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.

I just kill

the most logical

think sparing them can

I could do with their cores, and I

perfect opportunity for

great additions

the

mind rather quickly, I placed my hand against the sheath of the sword. A white film covered my palm, allowing it to move through the slowed-down

at which they were coming from before slightly increasing

Click―!

echoed within my head as time returned to normal and

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

had to squint my eyes a couple of times to get used to the scene that was in front of

gore, what lay before

get this

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

should be

amount of time, and once I had collected all twelve of them, the demons disintegrated into dust, and I inserted the cores into

"That's that done."

of the demons was gone, and

C..crack…

sound was a testament

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

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments of the barrier fell from above and crashed against the ground

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

demons as

orcs charged headlong into the city with all of their strength, their

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

two opposing forces collided with one another, sparks erupted into

my investment in Immorra

stood out as a significant disadvantage for orcs, it would have to be the fact that they did not make use

spite of the fact that their use of aura gave them a distinct advantage over the other races in terms of their physical prowess, one of the most significant drawbacks of their use of aura was

turned my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs that were

the orcs wouldn't be in

only reason the orcs were in a situation where they requested backup was because they

a direct consequence of this, a great deal of their forces were now noticeably weaker than

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

best for them

want to see them in such a

about the situation. At least, that was

like I'll soon have to reveal to

was no way I'd be able to explain the sudden appearance of Silug and the

already knew about the planet

"That's that."

back and shifted my attention toward

end this as quickly as

Prince Kuzma's direction,

themselves, I made the decision to take advantage