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

out a lot more

I don't

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

"Here you go, Chief."

orc knelt down in front of Silug and handed him an

with his arms, Silug brought it up and slowly unveiled the

stirred with each unwrap of the

question while he continued to unwrap

not going to

"Weapon?"

and stared at my waist where my sword usually

wasn't there at the

a moment, I shook

good for

test the limits of

"Are you sure?"

Silug questioned.

confidently nodded my

"Yes, I'm confident."

"Okay."

soon as the final piece of cloth was taken off, a menacing atmosphere swept through the square, and the scent of

of the smell, my brows

'It smells like blood.'

this sort

Krr….

axe on the ground; sparks flew in the air until Silug stopped and rested the top of his arm on the bottom

started to come out

"Are you ready, human?"

asked while deeply gazing my

deep breath

[Body Hardening]

[Mind and Spirit connection]

like an electric current

it had appeared, but just then, I noticed that my body's muscles were pulsing oddly. And

This one…

it felt as though I could control every single muscle inside of my body with

muscles inside of my body were one. I didn't even need to think before

I could describe the sensation that I was feeling. It wasn't something

effect would be more noticeable during battle…which I was about

"Alright, I'm ready."

my breath

to move at such speeds with such a big physique as his

'Swing to my left.'

I was able to easily read his movement as I took a step to

Boom—!

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

orcs' full-scale assault, as one might anticipate, and a huge,

sound was loud enough that anyone within a couple of kilometers could hear

the others, however. I was currently in a state where everything

in Monarch Indifference, but with

noise didn't bother me in the least bit as Silug was the only thing that was in

step to the right, and

easily avoided by me. I felt a little sting in my head when I dodged, but it wasn't

probably the chip which was running at full throttle

the right again and use your

the steps inside of my mind, I raised my left

Smack.

flat surface on my hand, Silug's axe