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

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

"I guess..."

agreeing

didn't move from my position and continued to observe from

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

strong as the

chose to omit the

***

Clank―!

"Whooooo!"

the hard fur of the mammoth,

above the ceiling of the

used to construct the cave, held an incredible amount of weight—came hurtling down toward a series of demons, impaling their bodies from

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

dark blood spattered all over the

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

size of the stalactites made sure that no demon

have fallen so

overlooking the entire battlefield from a

gaze continued to linger over the mammoth as her eyes her glare

we've lost about ten Marquis

replied, seemingly prepared

"Ten already?"

on Priscilla's pristine features as her brows momentarily

than she

add..." Her uncle spoke, his voice brimming with caution. "I believe that the reason for the losses is due to none

"Enough!"

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

We're not here to coddle them into defeating the beast. We're here to test them. If it were up

might've been troublesome, but the beast was truly nothing for her to be wary of. Sure, if she were alone, it'd prove

answer was enough to appease her uncle for a

as he

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

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

made it a point to keep a close eye on the individual ever since they engaged the mammoth

wasn't out of spite or annoyance. It was more out of

The hooded's figure style was to her

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

wrong. For those who died...they were merely

soldier had to adapt to any situation

It was now up to them

right side! At its belly!

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

'Another hooded figure?'

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

voice belonged to a woman based on how clear it was, and the instructions that she was giving seemed to be

right side, you fuckwit! That's

were

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

it was due to the chaos, or the figure's skills, or perhaps both, but much

SHAAA!