The Author's POV

"Go ahead."

I averted my eyes from the Prince-ranked demon and took a few steps to the side.

"He's all yours."

When I saw Brutus swallow his pride and ask me for a chance to fight, despite the fact that I wanted to participate in the action, I decided to take a step back instead.

Because of the nature of our partnership, I didn't want to put unnecessary strain on our alliance over something like this.

In addition, I was aware that orcs had their own sense of pride, and I imagined that he must still be resentful toward the Prince for what he had done just a few moments earlier when he had ambushed him.

They were very proud of their power and had a deep-seated hatred for those who plotted or engaged in underhanded practices.

"Cough."

I suddenly felt like coughing.

Not sure why…

"Thank you."

Brutus gave me a single nod of his head, and then quickly turned his attention back to Prince Kuzma who was standing above us.

Cra…Crack―!

His calf muscles contracted, as did the muscles on his upper body, and like a bullet, his figure shot through the air and materialized next to the Prince ranked demon.

Swooosh!

A whistling sound swept through the air, and a pressurized wind force swept through the area beneath.

My clothes flapped, and my hair became a mess.

Booom―!

His fist came hurtling toward Prince Kuzma, who had long since forgotten his presence, and the two of them began to clash in the air above me.

'I don't think there will be any problems from here on out.'

Seeing how the situation was, I turned my gaze away from them and shifted my attention toward the dozen or so demons that were surrounding me.

I smiled at them.

"Hi, I-"

"Attack him together!"

Swoosh! Swoosh!

I didn't even get a chance to finish my sentence before they all pounced on me together. My brows furrowed, and time slowed down at that moment.

'One, two, three… twelve?'

I made a mental tally of each and every one of the demons that were coming closer to me. They all seemed to be in the Duke rank―although some of them were on the weaker side―and they were all reaching out with their claws for me.

Even so, they were not a threat in my eyes, as their figures moved at a snail's pace within my vision.

Suddenly, a thought popped into my head, and as I continued to look at them, I scrunched up my eyes.

just kill

be the most logical answer,

them can have its

lot of things I could do with their cores, and I was

for me to find some new

be great additions

the decision

it to move through the slowed-down space at the same speed at which

from before

Click―!

to normal and over a dozen heads came rolling on the ground in front of

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

to get used to the scene that was in

had seen my fair share of gore, what lay before

get this

best to keep myself composed, I moved toward their bodies and collected

be

was completed in a relatively short amount of time, and once I had collected all twelve of them, the demons disintegrated into

"That's that done."

force of the demons was gone, and

C..crack…

sound was a

the direction from which the sound was coming from, I noticed that a large crack had formed on the barrier

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

couple of seconds, the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments of

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

many demons as

headlong into the city with all of their strength, their deafening shrieks reverberated through the air like

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

another, sparks erupted into the air, and dark blood splattered

It looks like my investment in Immorra wasn't

for orcs, it would have to be the fact that they did not make

the most significant drawbacks of their use of aura was the fact that it was a rather uncommon source of power in a universe that was

to the rotting

on earth… the

in a situation where they

progressing the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence

was in stark contrast to the other races, which were able to grow in the time they

the best for them since we were soon

want to see them in such a

but there was nothing I could do about the situation. At least,

soon have to reveal

way I'd be able to explain the sudden appearance of Silug and the others

probably already knew about the planet but were rather

"That's that."

my hands once more, I stretched my back and shifted my attention toward the city

end this as quickly as

glance in Brutus's and Prince Kuzma's direction, I

made the decision to take advantage of