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

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

"I guess..."

nodded, agreeing with

my position and continued to observe from

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

strong as

chose to omit

***

Clank―!

"Whooooo!"

the hard fur of the mammoth, which further enraged it

the ceiling of the cave began to

formations—which, given the dense nature of the rock that was used to construct the cave, held an incredible amount of weight—came hurtling down toward a series of demons,

"Argh!"

"Watch out!"

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

some luck, some managed to survive due to the fact that their cores

put, the sheer size of the stalactites made sure that

demons have fallen

from

mammoth as her eyes her glare became colder with each

ten Marquis

prepared for

"Ten already?"

pristine features as her brows

more than

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

"Enough!"

same couldn't be said for

beast. We're here to test them. If it were

her to be wary of. Sure, if she were

was enough to appease her uncle for

a brief moment as he once again opened

"Yes, I know, but—"

"Did the shot miss?"

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

eye on the individual

of spite or annoyance. It was more out

The

soldiers, it didn't mean she liked reckless

nothing wrong. For those who died...they were merely not good

a soldier had to adapt

they had gained a good advantage. It was now up

At its belly!

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

'Another hooded figure?'

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

a woman based on 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

fuckwit! That's

were rather

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

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

SHAAA!