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.'

while I began stretching

out a lot more difficult than

for as long as I don't use mana that

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

"Here you go, Chief."

front of Silug and handed him an item that was

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

each unwrap

a question while he continued to unwrap the

not going to

"Weapon?"

head and stared at my waist

there at the

moment, I

good

to test the limits of my body, not my skill with the

"Are you sure?"

Silug questioned.

nodded my head

"Yes, I'm confident."

"Okay."

appear to be anything noteworthy at first sight. However, as soon as the

a whiff of the smell, my

'It smells like blood.'

a weapon to have this sort of smell...It must've killed countless

Krr….

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

authoritative pressure slowly started to

"Are you ready, human?"

asked while deeply gazing

a deep breath and closed

[Body Hardening]

[Mind and Spirit connection]

like an electric current going through it as soon as I activated the two

as quickly as it had appeared, but just then, I noticed that my body's muscles were pulsing oddly. And if it wasn't odd enough, my body also experienced another strange

This one…

though I could control every single

body were one. I didn't even need to think before my muscles moved in the way

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

noticeable during battle…which I was about

"Alright, I'm ready."

muttered under my breath as I

wonder how he was able to move at such speeds with

'Swing to my left.'

was able to easily read his movement

Boom—!

to the side, Silug appeared in the same spot

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

loud enough that anyone within a couple

was currently in a state where

was in Monarch Indifference, but with my own body

noise didn't bother me in the least bit as Silug

to the right, and

was once again easily avoided by me. I felt a little sting

was probably the chip which was running at

to the right again and use your left hand

of my mind, I raised my left

Smack.

a cold and flat surface on my hand, Silug's axe came hurtling toward the ground beside