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.

I didn't doubt

now, please

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

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

with time flowing at a faster rate than on earth, secretly building my forces for when the demon

have my parents come here for the sake of safety. Who knows, in the near future I might even be able to

away from my ambitions which were spiraling out of proportion, I looked

head downstairs and get ready to

"Got it."

nodded his head once his eyes met mine. He immediately headed downstairs

him from behind was Angelica, who was now essentially acting as his

just hold back

placed his hand over the fortifications, ready to jump down at any

my chin when I looked

be a problem if

over the others and

apart from Hein has to hold themselves back. You

attract some attention, but it wouldn't be to the level

use the Gravar style at all if you can. If you do that, you'll end up getting way

one person that would stand out the most,

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

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

not think about

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

"Alright, let's go."

of the castle,

followed right

***

Boom—

battlefield, where the leaders of both sides were engaged in combat, enormous energy blasts shot back and forth between the two camps, obliterating everything that was within their vicinity. Be it allies or

was a brutal sight to anyone

hiding?! Where are you

mayhem, a voice that was both frantic and angry could be heard. It belonged to none other than Azeroth, whose fingers collided with Silug's enormous

was clear from this exchange that Silug was a notch

"Khhh…"

ground, Silug groaned in pain and glared in Azeroth's general direction. He remained silent throughout their conflict, much to the annoyance

moment!? Do you have any idea for how long I've planned this? My target used to be just you, but now that I've found

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

Azeroth was already by his torso and had

Bam—!

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

Boom—!

around him turned silent as the orcs within the vicinity all

"Ukhh.."

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."

himself up. Hearing the muffled and desperate cries of his kin, he

was only going to leave after he killed

'At least him...;

"Stay down."