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.

didn't doubt

worry, you will have plenty of time later to show off your skills. For now, please do as I say. It's

lot of things that I wanted to accomplish. Among these things, one of my goals

domain soon to be engulfed in a war, it was no longer as safe as

earth, secretly building my forces for when the demon

here for the sake of safety. Who knows, in the near future I might even be able to build a city...ah, I'm getting too

which were spiraling out of proportion, I

downstairs and get

"Got it."

head once his eyes met mine. He immediately headed downstairs after he heard

from behind was Angelica, who was now essentially acting

just hold back

while he placed his hand over the fortifications, ready

chin when

be a problem if

gaze over the

back. You

attention, but it wouldn't be to the

if you can.

was one person that would stand out the most,

it came to socializing, he 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 came to encounters

might even be a lot more useful than I could ever be...and combined with his other

think

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

"Alright, let's go."

pressing my hand against the walls of the castle,

others followed right after

***

Boom—

where the leaders of both sides were engaged in combat, enormous energy blasts shot back and forth between the two camps,

a brutal sight to anyone that

Where are you holding

It belonged to none other than Azeroth, whose fingers collided with Silug's enormous axe, pushing him several

exchange that Silug was a notch

"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

this? My target used to be just you, but now that I've found out the truth, I'll make sure to eliminate everyone involved in your

Azeroth's body, and at the same time, his body

was able to react, Azeroth was already by his torso and had his hand positioned directly in Silug's abdominal

Bam—!

tremendous force erupted from Azeroth's palm, and Silug's body was hurled all the way back, slamming into the ground as

Boom—!

the area around him turned silent as the orcs within the vicinity all stopped doing whatever they were doing for a moment.

"Ukhh.."

his eyes to stare at the ashen gray sky in the distance. At that moment, he had very limited control over his body. It seemed as though every single part

"No..t yet."

of his kin, he used whatever was left inside of him

he was

'At least him...;

"Stay down."