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 he would've reacted

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

world, there were a lot of things that I wanted to

be engulfed in a war, it was no longer

on earth, secretly building my forces for when the demon king arrives was the most

sake of safety. Who knows, in the near future I might even be able to build

which were spiraling out of proportion, I

downstairs and

"Got it."

eyes met mine. He immediately headed downstairs

who

just hold back

asked while he placed his hand over the fortifications,

my chin when I looked

won't be a problem if

over the

Hein has to hold themselves back. You can

might attract some attention, but it wouldn't be

if you can. If

there was one person that would stand out the most, it'd have to

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

enemies, he might even be a lot more useful than I could

think about

only after I took a peek at the Gravar style

"Alright, let's go."

the castle, I jumped down and started

others followed right after

***

Boom—

in combat, enormous energy blasts shot back and forth between the two camps, obliterating everything that was within their vicinity. Be it allies

a brutal sight

Where are you

It belonged to none other than

this exchange that Silug was a

"Khhh…"

general direction. He remained silent throughout their conflict, much to

long I've planned this? My target used to be just you, but now that I've found out the

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

by the time Silug was able to react, Azeroth

Bam—!

from Azeroth's palm, and Silug's body was hurled all the way back, slamming into

Boom—!

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.."

very limited control over his body. It seemed as though every single part of his body had been completely crushed, and

"No..t yet."

desperate cries of his

today, he was only going to leave after

'At least him...;

"Stay down."