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.

of a battle maniac. I didn't doubt

For now, please do as I

there were a lot of things that I

to be engulfed in a war, it was

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

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

away from my ambitions which were spiraling

head downstairs and get

"Got it."

his head once his eyes met mine.

him from behind was Angelica, who

hold

the fortifications, ready to jump down at any

chin when I looked at

be a problem if it's

over

themselves back.

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

you

out the most, it'd have

the most reserved member of the group; however, this only applied to non-combat situations. His

of enemies, he might even be a

think about

It was only after I took a peek at the Gravar style

"Alright, let's go."

against the walls of the castle, I jumped down and started running toward the

others followed right after me

***

Boom—

leaders of both sides were engaged in combat, enormous energy blasts shot back and

brutal sight to anyone that

is he hiding?! Where are

the midst of the mayhem, a voice that was both frantic and angry could be heard. It belonged to none other than Azeroth, whose fingers collided

clear from this exchange that Silug was a notch

"Khhh…"

direction. He remained silent throughout their conflict, much

planned this? My target used

potent force erupted from within Azeroth's body, and at the same time, his body flashed through

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

Bam—!

hurled all the way back, slamming into

Boom—!

area in which he crashed, and the area around him turned silent as the orcs within the vicinity all stopped doing whatever they were doing for a moment. With their leader down, the

"Ukhh.."

ashen gray sky in the distance. At that moment, he had very limited control over his body. It seemed as though every single part of his body had been completely crushed, and

"No..t yet."

the muffled and desperate cries of his kin, he used

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

'At least him...;

"Stay down."