The Author's POV

Amidst the charred remains of the world, Ren stood still and looked around him with a lost expression on his face. His vision was obscured by the rising smog from the depths of the earth, which obscured the ruined landscape that surrounded him.

The surrounding surface had been stripped of all vegetation for some time now, and what was once a vast grassland filled with vegetation had been reduced to nothing more than a rocky surface that was covered in blood and the remains of various body parts.

Ren lowered his head to examine his trembling, bloody hands.

'Sh..hit, I've overworked myself.'

He struggled to take a breath and could hardly move his body as a searing pain spread throughout his entire body. He was helpless. His vision was hazy, and the only thing he could make out in his nose was a potent burning odor.

"Ukh.."

Ren fought through his discomfort as he extracted a number of potions from his dimensional space and promptly ingested all of them at once.

Tsss! Tsss!

His wounds started to feel better after a while, and he even managed to crack a smile. Even so, the severity of his wounds was such that it would take a considerable amount of time for him to fully recover.

"Haaa..."

Nonetheless, Ren was aware that a significant portion of the discomfort that he had been feeling was gradually disappearing.

As he finally began to loosen the tension in his brows, a pleasantly warm feeling spread throughout his entire body.

It wasn't long before he regained the ability to move his body, and his vision began to improve as well.

At that precise instant, his gaze paused in a particular direction, where he could see a large army of demons looking at him with great caution.

"Haha...I guess my job is still not done."

As Ren slowly stood up and turned his gaze toward the demon army in the distance, the look on his face became more worn and weathered.

He knew that he couldn't rest just yet.

Snap—!

Once he snapped his fingers, a powerful shockwave spread across the entire battlefield, attracting the attention of all demons and orcs.

After Ren had finally been successful in getting everyone's attention on the battlefield, he paused for a moment to look around him before slowly levitating in the air.

Resting on his extended hand was a large purplish core that glistened under the now exposed suns.

"…As you can see, I've defeated your leader."

When Ren spoke, he did so in a manner that suggested he was unfazed and unruffled, but as soon as those words left his mouth, the entire battleground fell silent.

"I'm sure you can tell from its size and energy that this is not a regular core…"

No matter the distance, Ren's voice could be heard in the ears of everyone present.

As they raised their heads to look up at the sky, they were confronted by the formidable figure of Ren, who was standing in the sky and watching over the entire battlefield with eyes that seemed to see through everything.

At that point, the focus of everyone's attention shifted to the sizable core that was sitting in his palm. As quickly as it had begun, a heavy tension descended upon the battlefield as the demons froze in place.

Ren, unperturbed by their gazes, turned his head to look below him and then opened his mouth once more.

"Let all the Marquis and Count ranked demons that have survived come to me."

The many demons that were there heard his words echo loudly and clearly inside their own heads.

This was especially true for the Marquis and Count ranked demons that were still present on the battlefield, as the pressure that Ren was putting off caused them to begin sweating profusely.

His words didn't sound like a request but rather an order that they couldn't dare hope to refuse.

"So?"

time that his gaze was fixed on a

point in hiding.

Swooosh! Swooosh! Swooosh!

of Marquis and Count reacted, and they all rushed in Ren's direction with terrified expressions on their

hundred distinct demons,

who had been oblivious to the situation up until that point were profoundly affected by the sight of his solitary figure

starting to get back to normal, Ren made a small turn of his head and pointed his finger in a particular

Thump!

The expressions of the many demons that surrounded him underwent a radical transformation, and they all

even understand how the

everyone is

toward the demons

the core in his hand and catching it repeatedly as though

than

"Here you go."

tossed him several

them up with his hand and then hurled the cores into the air, where they quickly morphed into a number of different demons. What was shocking

aura was noticeably weaker than that of a typical Marquis-ranked demon, one could still get

"W..what's going on?"

I

that they all turned around and looked around them. Their bodies froze completely the moment they saw Ren standing in front of them with the core

point, their expressions hardened as they finally understood what sort of situation they were

will do, for now,

thanked Angelica and the others before looking back at

his hand and

same offer that

eyes, Ren's voice

at me all at

tense atmosphere became even tenser,

at him

count... If they were to launch a full-scale assault on him

exchanged glances and secretly communicated with one another, every demon in the

was right at this moment that one of the demons

choose to submit to you, what do we

and gave

time, the atmosphere around him became filled with an eerie stillness. As he opened his mouth,

of demons present. What do you say we reduce the

Hiss~

the demons drew

clear. To demonstrate their submission, they were required to murder

accept the offer presented to them by

and not a single demon had still accepted

"Still not answering?"

toward a nearby demon and grasped it

"Heak! N-!"

that, the

even have time to react before they found out that a Marquis ranked demon had been wiped off the face of

Quickly make your decision before I decide to kill

Ruthless.

front of them was extremely ruthless. He did not

nothing short

Swooosh! Swooosh!

methods seemed to have stimulated something within the demon's mind, as evidenced by the fact that it caused them to shoot

"Haik!"

"What are you doing?!"

"What's going on?"

out, and Ren was there to witness it all as he languidly gazed at the demons with

mouth, he