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 from beside

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

"I guess..."

nodded, agreeing with

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

she were to make a move,

strong as the normal

omit

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Clank―!

"Whooooo!"

fur of the mammoth, which further enraged it and caused it to trash around with

that hung above the ceiling of the cave began to fall

cave, held an incredible

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

all over the cavern, and the demons didn't even

fact that their cores were not damaged, but

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

demons have fallen so

battlefield from a safe corner of the

to linger over the mammoth as her

ten Marquis ranked demons, with several already heavily

seemingly prepared for the

"Ten already?"

pristine features

was more than

for the losses is due to none other than the premature

"Enough!"

be said for her

the beast. We're here to test them. If it were up to me, I'd

nothing for her to be wary of. Sure, if she were alone, it'd prove to

was enough to appease her uncle for a

a brief moment as he

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

uncle again; this time, her gaze focused on the hooded figure that had shot the mammoth

to keep a close eye

of spite or annoyance. It was

cowards. The hooded's figure style

reckless ones. Had the individual

wrong. For those who died...they

adapt to any situation

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

for its right side! At its belly! That's its

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

'Another hooded figure?'

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

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

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

words were rather

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

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

SHAAA!