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?"

asked, observing the

will take quite a while for them to get rid of the beast. If you were to help out, I'd help save some

"I guess..."

agreeing with her

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

the Duchess. If she were to make a move, things would turn for

strong as

to omit

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Clank―!

"Whooooo!"

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

and the stalactites that hung above the ceiling

the cave, held an incredible amount of weight—came hurtling down toward

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

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

fact that their cores were not damaged, but those were

sheer size of the stalactites made sure that no demon survived, smashing their cores

have

from a

to linger over the mammoth as her eyes her glare became colder with

Marquis

seemingly prepared for the question

"Ten already?"

on Priscilla's pristine features as

was more than

uncle spoke, his voice brimming with caution. "I believe that the reason for the losses is due

"Enough!"

same couldn't be said for her

beast. We're here to test them. If it were up to me, I'd have killed the beast a while back. I don't need

the beast was truly nothing for her to be wary of. Sure, if

was enough to appease

he once

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

her uncle again; this time, her gaze focused on the

a point to keep a close eye on the

or annoyance. It

cowards. The hooded's figure style was

mean she liked reckless

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

a soldier had to adapt to any

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

side! At its belly! That's its weak

coming from the distance that once again caught

'Another hooded figure?'

black hood, the same kind of hood as the one that belonged to the person who had fired

instructions that she was giving seemed to be directed toward another hooded figure

side, you fuckwit! That's where the mammoth's

were rather harsh

figure leisurely approached the beast, walked up to it, and then made its way underneath it in the most

or perhaps both, but much

SHAAA!