The Author's POV

The area went completely still when it was revealed that I managed to stop the attack with one of my fingers.

"You…"

When Silug and the others turned to look at me, I could feel their shock. Everyone in the room was obviously astonished by how I was able to stop his attack with just a single finger—I would have also been astounded if I had been in their shoes.

It had to be noted that...it wasn't as 'effortless' as it seemed to be on the outside.

'I think I broke my finger.'

My body was strong.

Extremely strong at this point. Especially after I had been training in the martial body art that Han Yufei had given me.

The durability of my body was still considered inferior to that of an orc, which was much more resilient than my body could possibly be.

The only reason I was able to stop him was because I had cheated.

Sort of.

'…and just when I promised myself to no use mana.'

In the end, I was forced to use it. Silug's strength was far more terrifying than I had expected.

I was even starting to think that his strength was on par with that of Liam.

Well, that was at least what I managed to make out from this short exchange.

"Alright, let's go again."

Moving my finger away from his fist I took a couple of steps back.

'It hurts.'

I gestured for Silug to come my way with my other hand without showing any signs of pain on my face. In reality, I knew...I knew that my finger was definitely fucked.

Without saying anything, he nodded his head. Straightening his back and taking a deep breath, he extended his hand in the direction of the other orcs.

"Bring me my axe."

His loud voice causes the surroundings to shake.

His body was emitting an erratic, dark green color. I was astonished to see a crimson tint mixed within the green hue when I took a closer look at him. Taking note of this particular aspect, my eyes flinched wide a little.

'He's different from before.'

The aura around him…

How could it explain it? It was a lot different from before.

'Bloodlust.'

The cause of the change in demeanor became clear to me quickly. In the end, it came down to the fact that Silug's body was emitting a strong bloodlust.

It made me realize that he was finally taking this seriously.

'No, rather than being serious. He's betting his life on this.'

The way he was staring at me…

It gave me the impression that he saw me as one of his biggest foes, one with whom he intended to contend all the way until the end of his life.

'Interesting.'

I began stretching my legs and

more difficult than I had originally

as I don't use

a lot different if I could use my mana. After all, with the aid of [Eyes of Chronos], I didn't fear getting hit

"Here you go, Chief."

of Silug and handed him an

Silug brought it

with each unwrap

posed me a question while he continued to unwrap the

to take

"Weapon?"

at my

there at the

moment,

good

the limits of my body, not my skill

"Are you sure?"

Silug questioned.

confidently nodded

"Yes, I'm confident."

"Okay."

worn-out axe. It didn't appear to be anything noteworthy at first sight. However, as soon as the final piece of cloth was taken off, a menacing atmosphere

the smell,

'It smells like blood.'

this sort of smell...It must've killed countless

Krr….

the ground; sparks flew in the air until Silug stopped and rested the

slowly started to come out of his

"Are you ready, human?"

while deeply

a deep breath and closed my

[Body Hardening]

[Mind and Spirit connection]

tremble and I felt what felt like an electric current going through it as soon as I activated

then, I noticed that my body's muscles were

This one…

could control every single muscle inside of

though my mind and all the muscles inside of my body were one. I didn't even need to think before my muscles moved

sensation that I was feeling. It wasn't something that

more noticeable during battle…which

"Alright, I'm ready."

my breath

could wonder how he was able to move at such speeds with such a big physique as his entire body

'Swing to my left.'

his movement as I took a step to the

Boom—!

stepped to the side, Silug appeared in the same spot I was

as one

within a couple of kilometers could

others, however. I was currently in

was in Monarch Indifference, but

as Silug was the

to the right,

followed up with a vertical swing, which was once again easily avoided by me. I felt a little sting in my

probably the chip which was running at full

your left hand to slap in a

steps inside of my mind, I raised my left hand and

Smack.

my hand, Silug's axe came hurtling toward the ground beside