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

out a lot more difficult than

as long as I don't use mana

if I could use my mana. After all, with the aid of [Eyes of Chronos], I

"Here you go, Chief."

front of Silug and handed him an

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

with each unwrap of

a question while he continued to unwrap the

to take out

"Weapon?"

my head and stared at my waist where my sword usually

wasn't there at the

moment, I

good for

here to test the limits of my

"Are you sure?"

Silug questioned.

confidently nodded my head

"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

a whiff of the

'It smells like blood.'

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

Krr….

stopped and rested the top of his arm on the bottom end of

pressure slowly started

"Are you ready, human?"

asked while deeply gazing

a deep breath and

[Body Hardening]

[Mind and Spirit connection]

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

that my body's muscles were pulsing oddly. And

This one…

as though I could control every single muscle inside of my

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

that

be more noticeable during battle…which I was about to

"Alright, I'm ready."

under my breath as

was able to move at such speeds with such a big physique as his entire body disappeared from

'Swing to my left.'

his movement as I

Boom—!

side, Silug appeared in the same spot I was in before. He vertically swung his axe toward the

beneath the orcs' full-scale assault, as one might

that anyone within a couple of kilometers could hear

others, however. I was currently in

Indifference, but with my

least bit as Silug

step to

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

probably the chip which was running at full throttle

and use your left hand

inside of my mind, I raised my left

Smack.

on my hand,