‘How could this have happened?’

Although the leader of Group 7 probably didn’t realize it, the truth of the matter was like this. When his trap had triggered and fell, Marquis Maroon had noticed that the spear’s blade was lined up under her feet. She had also realized that she couldn’t escape the trap because of the enemies clinging to her feet. The moment she realized that… She moved intuitively and found a way out. She avoided the trap by using the two enemies’ bodies hanging on her feet as a foothold.

Smack Smack Smack!

The sharp spear stabbed through the bodies of her enemies, and she managed to barely survive the trap by standing on top of the dead bodies. Rather than using her head, her judgement in the moment of crisis had been the one to save her. It was a trap that had been prepared for her with great care, but Marquis Maroon’s responsiveness was much better than the trap. Now, there were no more traps prepared for her by the leader of Ghost Group 7. What remained was a situation in which it was a battle of pure strength.

After Marquis Maroon came out of the trap, she shouted towards the soldiers who were still fighting behind her.

“Don’t give up and keep fighting! I’ll get rid of all the enemy’s elite soldiers!”

Hearing their master shouting in such confidence and good health in even such a desperate situation,...