Right after Annella had taken down the seven monsters in mere moments, Lady Mirinae, who had been observing her from a safe kilometer away, dropped her staff to the ground with a dull thud.

"What… is this…?"

The overwhelming talent she witnessed didn’t seem like something that could belong to someone her own age. It was simply incomprehensible, a gap so vast it felt insurmountable.

"Was seven monsters not enough…?"

She had sent a swarm that would have overwhelmed even seasoned magic warriors, thinking it might push Annella to reveal her true strength. Yet, Annella had dispatched them effortlessly.