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

them can have its

do with their cores, and I was also short on manpower back in

perfect opportunity for

could be great additions if

the decision is

up my 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 space at the same speed at which my brain

coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure that was being applied

Click―!

normal and over a dozen heads came rolling on the

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

times to

of gore, what lay before my eyes

get this

myself composed, I moved toward

be

procedure was completed in a relatively short amount of time, and once I had collected all twelve of

"That's that done."

satisfaction. With them gone, a major force of the demons was gone, and what was left

C..crack…

sudden cracking sound was a testament to my

from which the sound was coming from, I noticed that a

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

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

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

many demons as you

headlong into the city with all of their strength,

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

erupted into

like my investment

orcs, it would have to be

physical prowess, one of the most significant drawbacks of their use of aura was the fact that it was a rather

to the rotting remains of the orcs that were

of Aura on earth… the orcs wouldn't be in

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

contrast to the other races, stopped progressing the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence of

which were able to grow in the time they

for them since we were soon going to be fighting

see them in

nothing I could do about the situation. At least, that was what I thought

to reveal

the sudden

about the planet but were rather clueless

"That's that."

my back and shifted my attention

as quickly

quick glance in Brutus's and Prince Kuzma's direction, I made my way toward the

to take advantage of