The Author's POV

"Khhuakk.. auhk"

"It's futile."

Jezebeth beamed as he gazed at the Protector, who was in his grasp. The look of utter disbelief and despair on their faces brought nothing more than joy to Jezebeth, who wanted to savor the moment for as long as possible.

…There was once upon a time when he looked at them with the same gaze.

They reminded him of his past self.

"Hm?"

Shhhh―! He suddenly became aware of a powerful force moving in his direction from the right. Jezebeth didn't even bother to look at the attack and instead simply raised his hand in response to it.

Clank―!

The blade came to a stop on Jezebeth's hand, and dark blood dripped from his palm. Even though it hurt a little, Jezebeth didn't pay the slightest bit of attention to the discomfort.

He just wanted to take in their expressions.

…He couldn't get enough of them.

"Come now. Don't struggle anymore when the results are already set in stone."

He secured his grip on the sword and pulled it with his hand.

"Akh."

As the second Protector fell forward, he reached out with his free hand and grabbed hold of her neck, firmly securing it in his hand.

"Ah… Now, this… this is a sight I would die for."

Two Protectors… and they were both in his grasp.

Rumble―!

Just as he was savoring the view, the space around him began to warp, and four massive fissures appeared.

The massive sun that was facing him shrank, and within the cracks that were created, four figures materialized.

There were two orcs and two dwarves in the group.

Jezebeth experienced a tremendous amount of pressure almost immediately after they made their appearance. Greater than what the two Protectors he was holding in his hand had previously given him, and almost caused him to lose his hold on them.

"Demon King."

The space filled with the sound of a voice that was both ancient and ethereal. It belonged to one of the Orcen Protectors.

The sight of him made Jezebeth smile even more, and his head lowered.

"Ah, if it isn't the Protector of the Seat of Patience."

Ignoring Jezebeth's words, the Protector's icy gaze passed over Jezebeth before pausing on the two Protectors that he was holding in his grasp. His brows were drawn together, and the tone of his voice conveyed obvious dissatisfaction.

"Let them go."

"Oh."

As the eyes of the two Protectors in his hand changed, Jezebeth's expression shifted to one of obvious dissatisfaction.

…The despair and horror that were previously clouding their faces were gone.

'What pity.'

He nodded his head.

"Okay."

Crack. Crack.

they disintegrated into yellow particles that floated in the space in front of him, leaving two yellow orbs

"Come."

as he extended his thin finger, and he observed them in

what

but no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't figure out what it

attempted to absorb them, but they were not something that he could absorb, which was unfortunate given that the power that was concealed within them was something that could have helped him become

well. I might as well give this to

to absorb them, that did not mean they were

orbs, if one was capable enough and studied them properly, they'd be

managed to learn a bit about the

'But is two enough?'

and only two orbs… clearly, there

head and looked up at the other Protectors, whose expressions had become distorted after the deaths

and as a result, the skin on their bodies began to peel off. A tidal wave of power gushed forth from each of their bodies, and the space started to fluctuate

"You'll pay for that."

muttered in unison. Their voices

"Oh."

heard it

the four Protectors while he stuffed the two yellow

I need those yellow

***

[Planet Idoania]

verdant paradise was the planet where the elite elven force had decided to settle in. It was a strategic point, strategically positioned to hold back the demons and Jezebeth

It was a breathtaking

scent of wildflowers and fresh grass. It was an idyllic paradise, where the soft breeze

was not meant to

flowers faded, replaced by a repulsive, iron-like scent that slowly took over the entire

the verdant grass as limbs followed

"Huak!"

"Ehk!"

screams reverberated through the air, and the ground

taken over

the midst of this chaos, Angelica stood her

surrounded by three elven warriors, who seemed

mysteriously, and her brows furrowed at the sight of a silver streak

Xiu!

her head to avoid the arrow, and

she was about to retaliate, she sensed

"Tsk."

tongue and

hand forward, and a small barrier formed in

rather thick. The arrows came, and like the sound of someone tapping on a glass,

But that was it.

Tik. Tik. Tik.

"That's it?"

elven warriors who stared at her barrier with a

a nonchalant look before waving her

"Hey wha―huak!"

elven warriors turned

the atmosphere froze. The elf snapped

"What just happened?"

his eyes wide with

Puchi!

through his chest before he could figure out what

look filled with disbelief. His figure fell to the ground shortly after, and Angelica's gaze shifted toward the furthest

Thump!

eyes, he was

I handle

other elf, and thinking for a moment, a smile crept up on her pretty features.

"He―"

soon froze. She witnessed the elven warrior suddenly fall over from the tree branch they were standing on, and a head slowly