The Author's POV

"Cough…cough!"

I coughed several times before finally reaching the castle's upper levels. When I opened the doors that led to the top of the castle, I saw the others standing in the same place I had left them, solemnly and heavily looking into the distance.

"How is the situation?"

I asked.

After sparing me a glance, Leopold commented.

"...Not good."

He was the only one who bothered to acknowledge me when everyone else was too busy observing the situation in the distance.

Boom—! Boom—!

The ground continued to shake, and anyone who paid close attention could hear the agonizing screams of the orcs as they struggled for their lives.

Seeing the scene, I asked Leopold.

"How many losses have the orcs sustained?"

"They've lost a couple of legions, and are barely holding on."

It was Angelica who spoke this time.

"The orc's line of defense will break soon. I was just about to call you, but it's good that you came here in time."

She added, her eyes squinting and locked in the distance.

"Mhm."

I nodded my head slowly and moved towards the edges of the wall.

From my vantage point, which allowed me to survey the entirety of the battleground, I could see how dire the situation was. Indeed, it was exactly as Angelica was describing it.

At this point, the orcs were just about managing to hang on. The only reason they were able to survive at the moment was because of Silug and Omgolung, who stood at the front and repelled the Marquis ranked demons.

If not for them, the situation would have been extremely precarious, if not hopeless altogether, and every single orc would have perished.

"Is it our time to finally make a move?"

Liam's voice, which was tinged with excitement, echoed beside me. Sparing him a glance, I shook my head.

"There is no 'our' in this situation. The only one that will move is me."

"Huh?!"

Everyone looked at me with surprised expressions when I said that. Before they could air their grievances, I added.

"I know you guys want to fight, but now is not the time. The only one that the demons are wary of, right now, is me. You guys will fight, but you aren't allowed to display a strength that is greater than half of your actual strength."

As soon as those words left my mouth, everyone's expression took a sharp turn for the worse. This was especially true for Liam, who appeared to have completely lost his soul.

doubt

have plenty of time later to show off your skills. For now, please do as I say. It's the best way to end this farce

control of the world, there were a lot of things that I wanted to accomplish. Among these things, one of my

engulfed in a war, it was no longer as safe as it was in the

time flowing at a faster rate than on earth, secretly building my forces for when the demon king arrives was the most

of safety. Who knows, in the near future I might

my ambitions which were spiraling out of proportion,

head downstairs and get ready

"Got it."

met mine. He immediately headed

Angelica, who was now essentially acting as

hold back

over the fortifications, ready

massaged my chin when I looked

won't be a problem if

my gaze over the others and

has to hold themselves back. You can

tanker anyways. He might attract some attention, but it wouldn't

the Gravar style at all if you can. If you

that would stand out the

was the most reserved member of the group; however, this only applied to non-combat situations. His power was unrivaled in the heat of battle, especially when it

a lot of enemies, he might even be a lot more useful than I could ever be...and combined with his other body

not think

aroused a lot of jealousy. It was only after I took a peek at the Gravar style that I realized

"Alright, let's go."

hand against the walls of the castle, I jumped down and started

followed right after me from

***

Boom—

engaged in combat, enormous energy blasts shot back and

brutal sight to anyone that

hiding?! Where are you holding the

the mayhem, a voice that was both frantic and angry could be heard. It

exchange that Silug was a

"Khhh…"

the ground, Silug groaned in pain and glared in Azeroth's general direction. He remained silent throughout their conflict, much to the annoyance of Azeroth, who responded by attacking with an even greater level of

idea for how long I've planned this? My target used

Azeroth's body, and at the same time, his body flashed through the air before materializing next to

the time Silug was able to react, Azeroth was already by his torso and had his

Bam—!

erupted from Azeroth's palm, and Silug's body was hurled all the way

Boom—!

crashed, and the area around him turned silent as the orcs within the vicinity all stopped

"Ukhh.."

over his body. It seemed as though every single part of his body had been completely crushed, and he had a hard time moving around

"No..t yet."

and desperate cries of his kin, he used whatever

he ended up dying today, he was only going to leave after he

'At least him...;

"Stay down."