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 battlefield

for them to get rid of the beast. If you were to help out, I'd help

"I guess..."

agreeing with

didn't move from my position and continued to observe from the back. My eyes currently focused on

you could make the same argument for the Duchess. If she were to make

as strong as

chose to omit the last

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Clank―!

"Whooooo!"

the hard fur of the mammoth,

more violently, and the stalactites that hung above the ceiling of the cave began to fall like sharp

construct the cave, held an incredible amount of weight—came hurtling down toward a series of demons, impaling

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

all over the cavern, and the demons didn't even get a chance to scream before

to survive due to the fact that their cores were not damaged, but

size of the stalactites made sure

many demons have fallen so

the entire battlefield from a

linger over the mammoth as her

we've lost about ten Marquis ranked demons, with several already

replied, seemingly prepared for

"Ten already?"

appeared on Priscilla's pristine features as

more than she had

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

"Enough!"

be said

the 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 them to

nothing for her to be wary of. Sure, if she were alone, it'd prove to be an annoying foe for her...but she wasn't alone, was

appease her uncle for a brief

moment as he once again

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

gaze focused on

keep a close eye on

or annoyance. It was more

people to cowards. The hooded's figure style

liked courageous soldiers, it didn't mean she liked reckless ones. Had the individual missed, it would've been

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

soldier had to adapt to any situation

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

side! At

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

'Another hooded figure?'

the person who had yelled was donning a black

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

its right side, you fuckwit! That's where the mammoth's blind side

words were rather

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

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

SHAAA!