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

most logical

them can have its

I could do with their cores, and I

perfect opportunity for me to find some

be great additions if

the decision

allowing it to move through the slowed-down space

me and measured the angles at which they were coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure that was being applied

Click―!

clicking sound echoed within my head as time returned to normal and over a

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

to squint my eyes a couple of times to get used

I had seen my fair share of gore, what lay

this

I moved toward their bodies and

be all of

short amount of time, and once I had collected all twelve

"That's that done."

hand in satisfaction. With them gone, a major force of the demons was gone, and

C..crack…

was a

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

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

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

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

many demons

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

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

erupted into the air, and dark blood

like my investment

was one thing that stood out as a significant disadvantage for orcs, it would have to be

advantage over the other races in terms of their physical prowess, one of the most significant drawbacks

attention to the rotting remains of the orcs that were scattered across the

earth… the orcs wouldn't be in the state

orcs were in a situation where

arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence of this, a great deal

contrast to the other races, which were

wanted the best for them since we were soon going to

didn't want to see them in

do about the situation. At least, that was what I thought in

soon have to

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

fact, they probably already knew about the planet but were rather clueless about its

"That's that."

and shifted my attention toward

as quickly

and Prince Kuzma's direction, I made my

they were fighting among themselves, I made the decision to take advantage