The Author's POV

Chapter 630

I was in a real dilemma at the moment.

Azeroth's rank was approximately rank. It was an impressive rank, but for me, who was one rank ahead of him, his pressure wasn't anything that made me feel 'threatened'.

With all my skills and sword art, he couldn't kill me unless I let him hit me.

Not only that, but my current goal was to make it appear as if the battle had been hard fought.

That meant figuring out how to keep my strength in check while also displaying something good enough for the other demons to believe that getting rid of me now, rather than later, was the best option.

"How should I do this? ...Should I just let him hit me first and then attack, or should I just pretend to get hurt?"

Unknowingly, I began to blurt out my thoughts. Azeroth's glare made me notice this as his figure vanished and reappeared in front of me.

Unlike some of the opponents that I faced in the past, he wasn't one to talk much as he directly attacked after hearing my provocative words.

He was so quick that it appeared as if he had teleported to me.

Clang—!

I easily parried his blow by extending my sword to the right, where it collided with his sharp claws and produced a deafening metallic ring that reverberated through the air.

"Uek!"

I let out a loud 'groan' and moved back a couple of steps in the air.

"Pretend to be hurt? With this strength? "

Azeroth's furious voice reverberated throughout the air, and his figure vanished once more. The next instant, he was standing right next to me again.

"Pathetic!"

Swooosh—!

As his claws came hurtling toward my face, I felt a wind that was both chilly and acerbic blow past me.

In that split second, I saw a few strands of my hair softly fly in front of my vision, and at the same time, I felt a sharp sting on the area directly below my right eye.

Azeroth's figure materialized not long after.

"You dodged that?"

He asked in a tone that suggested he was somewhat surprised. In the meantime, I reached up to touch my face and felt a wet sensation on my palm.

'Blood...'

His last attack had caused me to bleed.

'This is much harder than I thought.'

Not engaging in conflict with him, but rather making the fight seem closer than it actually was. I would have been in a bit of trouble if the chip hadn't told me where to move in order to get grazed.

'He's coming again.'

I felt a sudden surge of demonic energy coming from opposite me. Without a doubt, Azeroth was pissed.

Once more, his form vanished and then reappeared in front of my very eyes. This time around, he was moving even more quickly than he had in the past. It wasn't just by a little bit; rather, it was by a quite significant margin.

'Right eye.'

my head to the left. His lanky arm materialized in the exact position where my head had

I never gave him time to think

Booom—!

was propelled backward at high speeds,

"Huek!"

out a painful groan. Shortly after that, pointing my finger in his direction, four more rings formed. All four pressing

with my hand, and his body collided with the

Booom—!

massive crater

"Haaa....Haaa..."

though I was having a tough time. What

paid more attention to

to use

only because of the chip inside my head that I

the hand that he was raising, I was able to figure out where exactly he was

It was a lifesaver.

'Let's finish this.'

a casual sweep of the battlefield, I noticed that the other three Marquis-ranked demons were fighting against

body began to

of Azeroth, who was being restrained by more than twenty distinct rings

'Will twenty rings do?'

my hand down in the air. A total of five additional rings materialized in the air

shaking came to a

"Khhh..."

hear Azeroth's groan echo as he struggled with all his might to break free

ground after using the second effect of [Ring of Vindication],

been able to escape if there had only been a couple of rings on

"You!...You!...You!"

of the restraints, Azeroth

distance, where Silug and Omgolug were, and there I saw them working together to stop the Marquis-ranked

I realized

a

Had it not been for

beneath me cracked. Azeroth's body buckled under the strain, and his core shattered with a flick

and the surroundings came

SHIIIING.

unconcerned about the reactions of those around me. Then, pressing my foot against

'...This much should do."

***

entirety of the battlefield from

the figure that stood at the far end of the room as an

had come to an end, with the orcs emerging

that precise instant, everyone's attention was drawn towards a particular figure with black hair and blue eyes that

pale, which was a clear indication that he was growing increasingly tired. However, with the assistance of Silug and Omgulong, he was able to continue reaping through the

that human's

demon. Almost immediately, he began to point the finger of blame for their defeat in

army that left was only a small portion of the real army they had, the demons that were present still held

been for him, Azeroth and the others

yeah, it's all that humans'

in, we would've been able to

demons joined in on the discussion, the room, which had been relatively quiet before, quickly

Tap.

noise could be heard reverberating throughout the entire hall. Immediately after that, a terrifying energy started spreading stealthily throughout the entire corridor, and it immediately rendered the

"Prepare yourselves for battle."

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