She had really managed to kill the demon, and not just any demon—a variant demon. It wasn't something she thought possible, not for her, who had spent so many years living in the mountains where demons seemed to make their dens here and there.
Those places had always seemed impassable. But after delivering the fatal blow to a high-ranking demon, a fleeting thought crossed her mind: maybe she was capable of far more than she had ever imagined.
Unfortunately, the essence stone had been destroyed. By striking the demon's heart, she had accidentally shattered the stone. Next time, she would need to calculate her precision and control her strength better.
If there even was a next time.
But what to do now? Aside from waiting...
This small squad of creatures they had just fought seemed isolated, but it also meant there could be many more scattered throughout this labyrinthine network of tunnels.