Her admiration for him had been absolute. And now that he was here, standing not twenty meters away, cleaving through monsters as if they were mere weeds.
The Bee Queen's carcass lay behind him, its once terrifying body now a grotesque heap. Its multifaceted eyes were shattered, its wings shredded, its stinger broken. He had killed it in a single strike, where she had struggled despite the advantage of her Title.
The envy in her chest burned.
'Why do you always stand so far above?'
Song's shout pulled her back to reality. "Master! Watch out!"
A third-grade insectile lunged at her from the side, mandibles snapping shut with enough force to crush steel. She twisted instinctively, slashing upward, her blade biting through its underbelly. The monster collapsed, thrashing in its final spasms.
She exhaled slowly, forcing herself to refocus.
This wasn't the time to drown in her own emotions.
