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?"

observing the battlefield from beside

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

"I guess..."

nodded, agreeing with her

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

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

as strong as the normal

omit

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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

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

used to construct the cave, held an incredible

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

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

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

sheer size of the stalactites made sure that no

have

asked, overlooking the entire battlefield from a safe corner of

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

lost about ten Marquis ranked

seemingly prepared for

"Ten already?"

on Priscilla's pristine features as her brows momentarily

more than she had

may add..." Her uncle spoke, his voice brimming with caution. "I believe that the reason for the losses is due to none other than the premature shot that was made at the very beginning. Had it not

"Enough!"

be said for her voice

them. If

truly nothing for her to be wary of. Sure, if she were alone,

answer was enough to appease her uncle for a

a brief moment as he once again opened

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

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

close eye on the individual ever since

annoyance.

people to cowards. The hooded's figure style was

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

they did nothing wrong.

their level, a soldier had to adapt to any situation that was presented to

a good advantage. It was now

right side! At its belly!

was a loud shout coming from the distance that once again caught Priscilla's attention as she slowly turned her

'Another hooded figure?'

she noticed that the person who had yelled was donning a black hood, the same kind of hood as the one that belonged to the person who had fired the first

it was, and the instructions that she was giving seemed to be directed toward another hooded figure who had managed to

side, you fuckwit! That's where the

were rather harsh

leisurely approached the beast, walked up to it, and then

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

SHAAA!