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.

a battle maniac. I didn't doubt he would've reacted this way

For now, please do as I say. It's the best way to end this farce as

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

war, it was no

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

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

from my ambitions which were spiraling out of proportion, I

please head downstairs and

"Got it."

met mine. He immediately

him from behind was Angelica, who was now essentially acting

just hold back in the

the fortifications, ready

when

won't be a problem if it's

my gaze over

from Hein has to hold themselves back.

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

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

that would stand out the most, it'd have to

the group; however, this only applied to non-combat situations. His power was unrivaled in the heat of battle,

he might even be a lot more useful

think about

took a peek at the

"Alright, let's go."

of the castle, I jumped down

right after me from

***

Boom—

the center of the battlefield, where the leaders of both sides were engaged in combat, enormous energy blasts shot back and

was a brutal sight to

Where are

that was both frantic and angry could be heard. It belonged to none other than Azeroth,

that Silug was a notch weaker than

"Khhh…"

glared in Azeroth's general direction. He remained silent throughout their conflict, much to the annoyance of Azeroth,

how long I've planned this? My target used to be just you,

erupted from within Azeroth's body, and at the same

to react, Azeroth was already by his torso and had his hand positioned directly

Bam—!

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

Boom—!

deep crater formed in the 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 orc's morale fell

"Ukhh.."

body. It seemed as though every single part of his body had been completely crushed, and he had a

"No..t yet."

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

was only going to

'At least him...;

"Stay down."