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.

again. He felt their claws ripping at his flesh

"Akhhhhh."

pain, Brutus refused to give

and he continued to swing his fists

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

Bang―!

"Argh! Damn, it!!"

he noticed

more passive, a sudden sharpness

He's almost

"Attack!"

demon's assaults became even more relentless, and more wounds began to appear on his body as a result. In spite of this, his gaze never wavered, and he continued to

'The way they're attacking...'

at the demons, he noticed that they appeared to be

him from all sorts of angles in an

he examined their behavior in great detail, he noticed

that's when it

'This is it.'

finally found a vulnerability

watched the demons' movements more carefully as he shielded his body

'Now!'

a window of opportunity and pounced on it, dispatching

Bang―! Bang―!

"Arrgghhhh!"

"Watch out!"

so quick on his feet

tried to regain their composure and formation,

fraction of a second too late, and Brutus was already standing in the

on the demons' faces, a bright light flashed in his eyes, and just as his fist was about to land on him, a soft voice began to

fell for it

"Huh?"

BOOOOM―!

of his abdomen, and at the same time, he heard a cracking sound and felt his body propelled into the distance, eventually

strong that he didn't even get the chance to groan as the air

he previously heard… probably came from the several bones he shattered

"Ugh."

was so weak that he could hardly move

incredibly heavy, and everything hurt, but he didn't give

nearly enough to make

green hue sprouted out

was one thing that set orcs apart from every other

providing them with a great deal of energy and allowing them to recover from their injuries in a short amount

people tended to view them as a race that was

as he prepared to stand

As expected of your orcs. You're

Prince Kuzma to give Brutus the time he needed to fully

materializing right next to him, the Prince stretched out his slender hand and attempted to grab Brutus by

"Khhh…"

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

now, and I think it's about

materialized right in front of Brutus,

"Who are you?!"

swept

short black hair and deep blue eyes. A formidable aura concealed itself within his body, causing the Prince to

for

started with

looked sincere in the Prince's eyes, and yet, for some reason, he

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

my question; what are

just

human,