The Author's POV

"Whooooo!"

The Abyssal Mammoth raised its tusk into the air and let out a ferocious cry, much like the way a trumpet would sound. Simultaneously, its body raised up on its two legs―exposing its fluffy underbelly in the process—with its legs smashing down against the ground when coming down.

Rumble! Rumble!

The cave began to shake as a result of the mammoth's violent movements, and the color of the mammoth's eyes shifted to an ominous crimson hue.

"Not good; it's agitated!"

"The cave will collapse at this rate!"

Confronted with an unexpected circumstance, the demons began to panic a little. However, the panic didn't last too long. After all, they were all seasoned veterans.

It didn't take long before the order was restored, and immediately after, every demon began forming formations and barking orders at each other.

"Aim for the underbelly! That's its weak point!"

"Make sure you don't kill it!"

"Coming!"

Boom―!

The cave began to shake once more, and the combatants on both sides—the mammoth and the demons—engaged in a struggle with one another.

'This is worse than I anticipated..."

As I turned my head to look at Amanda, I heaved a sigh of exasperation and gazed at her with a frown.

It wasn't just her; everybody else was affected by it as well. They were getting to the point where they were a real pain to deal with.

...but I couldn't really blame them, to be honest. It was my choice to bring them along, and I was aware from the very beginning that the more mana, or demonic energy, they used, the more their minds became corrupted by the demonic energy.

It was also the reason why I avoided using my powers as much as possible.

Really...

If there was anyone to blame, it was me.

Xiu―! Xiuuuu―!

"Whoooooo!"

Amanda's arrows tore through the air as she continued to shoot in the direction of the mammoth. They rode through the air like silver bullets, arriving at the beast in a matter of seconds.

Ca―! Clank!

Unfortunately, when they collided with the mammoth's hide this time, unlike her first attempt, the arrows were deflected away and sent careening aimlessly toward the ground.

I wasn't surprised by this.

After all, there was a significant gap in the level of strength that existed between the Mammoth and Amanda. The simple fact that she had been successful in obtaining a hit in the first place was mind-boggling in itself.

Of course, it would have never occurred if it had not been caught off guard. But that was the whole point.

"Are you not going to make a move?"

the

it will take quite a while for them to get rid of

"I guess..."

nodded, agreeing with her

move from my position and continued to observe from the back. My eyes currently

If she were

as strong as the

to omit the

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Clank―!

"Whooooo!"

flew into the air as weapons and claws struck against the hard fur of the mammoth, which further enraged it and caused it

stalactites that hung above the ceiling of the cave began to fall like

of the rock that was used to construct the cave, held

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

was not a pretty one as dark blood spattered all over the cavern, and the demons didn't even get a chance to scream

fact that their cores were not damaged, but those

stalactites made sure that no demon survived, smashing their cores alongside

demons have

asked, overlooking the entire battlefield from a safe

the mammoth as her eyes her glare became colder with each

we've lost about ten Marquis

replied, seemingly prepared for

"Ten already?"

features as her brows momentarily moved

than she

is due to none

"Enough!"

remaining the same. The same couldn't be said for her voice as a bone-chilling coldness accompanied

If it

be wary of. Sure, if she were alone, it'd prove to be an annoying

was enough to appease her uncle

as he once again opened

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

gaze focused on the hooded figure

a close eye on the

wasn't out of spite or annoyance. It

The hooded's figure style was

it didn't mean she liked reckless ones. Had the individual

miss their shot, they did nothing wrong. For those who

their level, a soldier had to adapt

one eye lost, they had gained a good advantage. It was now up to them to exploit that advantage and

for its right side! At

shout coming from the distance that once again caught Priscilla's

'Another hooded figure?'

that the person who had yelled was donning a black hood, the same kind of hood

belonged to a woman based on how clear it was, and the instructions that she was giving seemed to be directed toward another hooded figure who had managed to get on the right side of the beast in some

fuckwit! That's where

were

up to it, and then made its

the chaos, or the figure's skills, or perhaps both, but much to her surprise, he stood

SHAAA!