The Author's POV

"Shit!"

Maylin's eyes widened the moment she witnessed the hand come down to crush the human's body.

Although she didn't want to believe it, Maylin knew that it was impossible for the human to dodge the attack, and in the last moment, she saw him give up and sit down cross-legged on the bridge of the Princess's nose.

Then…

As if swatting a bug, the Princess's large hand came smacking down against her face.

Smack—!

Shockwaves spread across the land as a result of that smack, sending all the nearby people scattering into the distance.

Maylin included as her body flung into the air several times. When she stabilized herself, a curse slipped from her mouth.

"Shit. Damn it!"

'Damn it, I had already warned him before hand that this was dangerous… why did he have to go ahead and kill himself like that?!'

Maylin was understandably angry at the situation.

It was never easy to see such a talented individual die, and the fact that this could've all been avoided made her even angrier.

'What am I going to do when he comes and finds out that his comrade has died?'

Staring at the Princess who towered over her, Maylin felt helpless by the enormous power gap between the two of them, but she could only grit her teeth and channel all of the mana inside of her body.

Knowing of just how wide the gap between the two of them was, Maylin could only use her most powerful move.

One after another, green magic circles appeared behind her.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The land beneath started to tremble, and out of nowhere, thick vines that numbered in the hundreds sprouted out and made their way toward Maylin.

The speed at which the vines were moving was extremely fast, and upon reaching her, they twisted and bent around her body.

Glowing with a yellow light, power started to filtrate Maylin's body as her silver hair fluttered forward and runes appeared all over her body.

Power that was unlike any other surface within every corner of her body. Letting go of Maylin, the vines around her turned around and pointed directly at the Princess whose attention was now focused on her.

"What powerful energy."

Princess Adephagia muttered, her deep voice rumbling throughout the rotten land.

She seemed rather impressed… perhaps even salivating at the power as she brought her arm to her mouth to wipe the saliva that leaked down from the corner of her mouth.

tips of the vines that were pointed at the Princess, who once again

"A lot of energy…"

the span of half a second, the energy that had gathered at

over the land, and the once

upward, and she pointed her hand at the

"Go."

soft voice echoed throughout the land for a brief moment, and the power she had gathered burst forth and headed directly for the Princess with

to come to a sudden stop at her attack, and even the Princess seemed to be

more than

she seemed even more excited as she pressed her foot forward and opened her mouth

Ooom—!

started

reached her mouth, and when it did so, the Princess was forced to take several steps

Thump! Thump!

took, the terrain beneath her began to crumble, and all of a sudden, her cheeks

had swollen to such an extent that she resembled a hamster

"Haaa.. haaa…"

descended toward the ground as she struggled to maintain her breath. Her expression was completely pale, and she struggled to keep

"I… I…"

in the distance, her gaze seemed to fog up out

when, to her horror, she witnessed the Princess

squirmed for a couple of seconds before the power that was contained within them

"I,impossible…"

sure how to feel at that moment. It felt as though the entire world

"Pftt."

hold back, she spat a mouthful of blood, and

"Damn…"

thought she had grown stronger over the past five years… strong enough to perhaps fight against one of the

they weren't something that the likes of her could even deal

"Cough. Cough."

but just as she thought everything was over, her

"W.. what? H,how?"

was feeling at the moment. With her gaze directed at

happened so fast that she barely had

spurted into the air

"Mhhhhhh!"

the figure that stood atop her eyes clung onto the bridge of her

of her

herself staring at the scene in the distance

is he still

***

works too,

bridge of the Princess's nose, Liam found his vision blocked by his hair, which fluttered in