The Author's POV

"You coward!"

As a surge of anger rose within him, Brutus spat out the words.

He knew he was in trouble.

As the other orcs were busy fighting their own battles, he was left to defend himself against the onslaught of demons coming at him from all sides.

"Hahahaha."

Prince Kuzma chuckled while maintaining a firm grip on the axe. Brutus was rendered helpless as a dark hue emanated from the Prince's body, securing the axe and preventing it from moving.

"You're just trying to cover up your own stupidity by calling me a coward, so stop it."

Prince Kuzma retorted while clenching his teeth and making a fierce effort to keep the axe under control.

"Arghhhhhhhh!"

Brutus put forth every effort he could muster in an effort to pry the Prince's grip off of the axe, but it was too late. Over a dozen demonic creatures materialized in an instant next to him and began to pounce on him from all directions.

Even though Brutus was a seasoned warrior and knew how to handle himself in battle, the sheer number of demons that were attacking him was too much for him to handle alone.

"Damn, you!"

Swooosh―!

After letting go of the axe, he swung his massive fist with all of his strength, attempting to ward off the demons, but they continued to advance toward him.

Bang―! Bang―!

Brutus was knocked off balance in the air and was unable to regain his footing after being struck by demons coming from all directions.

"Argh!!!"

He felt nothing but frustration at the situation as he wildly swung his fist in the air, only to suddenly receive several blows on his body, sending him staggering back.

Bang―!

"Huak!"

Brutus let out a groan as he felt the impact of the demon's attack on his body.

'This can't go on.'

He understood that he needed to devise a different strategy, and he needed to do so quickly.

Looking around, Brutus's expression fell.

There were simply far too many demons for him to face, and he knew he had to think fast.

"Argghhhh!"

He let out a rage-filled roar as his entire body charged toward the closest demon to him.

In spite of his size and the fact that he wasn't particularly skilled at plotting, he was a quick thinker when it came to fighting.

Without giving it much thought, he made the snap decision to concentrate his efforts on eliminating the larger, more powerful demons first, with the expectation that this would weaken the others and provide him with an opportunity to fight back.

Brutus ignored the smaller demons that were following close behind him and charged straight for the largest demon that he could see.

So long as he caught them off-guard, he'd be able to kill them in one shot.

Swoosh―!

He swung his fist with all of his strength, and the air whistled around his fist as it aimed at the demon.

Unfortunately, the demon was too quick for him and managed to avoid his attack.

of the opening to attack him once again. He felt their claws ripping at his flesh and their teeth biting into

"Akhhhhh."

Brutus refused to give

fight, and he continued to swing

aware that, in order to win this fight, he would need to

Bang―!

"Argh! Damn, it!!"

he noticed something

down and he became more passive, a sudden sharpness

almost

"Attack!"

his body as a result. In spite of this, his gaze never wavered, and he continued to

'The way they're attacking...'

noticed that they appeared to be

they seemed to be attacking him from all sorts of

great detail, he noticed that each of their steps followed a particular

when

'This is it.'

vulnerability

step and watched the demons' movements more carefully

'Now!'

it, dispatching one demon after another with surgical

Bang―! Bang―!

"Arrgghhhh!"

"Watch out!"

demons off guard. They didn't expect him to be so quick on his feet and so nimble in his movements and were understandably starting to

tried to regain their

of a second too late, and Brutus was already

a bright light flashed in his eyes, and just

for it

"Huh?"

BOOOOM―!

felt a powerful force land in the middle of his abdomen, and at the same time, he heard a cracking sound and felt his body propelled into the distance, eventually crashing against the hard

force of the impact was so strong that he didn't even get the chance

heard… probably came from

"Ugh."

weak that he could hardly move

heavy, and everything hurt,

enough to make

green hue sprouted out from his body, and his injuries started

apart from every other race, it was the fact that they were

source of power that was unlike any other, providing them with a great deal of energy and allowing them to recover from

as a race that was always ready

as he prepared to

looks like you're still alive… As expected of your orcs. You're

was impossible for Prince Kuzma to give Brutus the time

his slender hand and attempted to grab Brutus by the

"Khhh…"

clenched his teeth in anticipation of the hand that was coming closer. He was on the verge of doing something when, all of a sudden, a voice

while now, and I think it's about time that I make

right in front of Brutus, and Prince Kuzma's figure blurred, retreating into the

"Who are you?!"

eyes warily swept

A formidable aura concealed itself within his body, causing the Prince to

for

started with

eyes, and yet, for some reason, he felt as

something unsettling about his gaze, but the Prince couldn't quite explain what it was that he found

question; what are you doing

again, but he was once again ignored. He was just about to explode when he suddenly recalled

eyes, human, black