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

most logical answer,

sparing them can have

do with their cores, and I

perfect opportunity for me

great additions if tamed

the decision is

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 was processing things, and I positioned

were coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure that

Click―!

familiar clicking sound echoed within my head as time returned to normal and over a dozen heads came rolling on the ground in front of

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

my eyes a couple of times to get

gore, what lay before my eyes

this over

composed, I moved

should be

once I had collected all twelve of them, the demons disintegrated into dust, and

"That's that done."

major force of

C..crack…

was a testament to my

in the direction from which the sound was coming from, I

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

and within a couple of seconds, the entire barrier shattered like

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

many demons as

of their strength, their deafening shrieks reverberated

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

the two opposing forces collided with one another, sparks erupted into the air, and dark

looks like my investment in Immorra wasn't for

disadvantage for orcs, it would have to

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

I turned my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs

the orcs wouldn't

in a situation where they requested

the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence of this, a great deal of their forces were now noticeably

races, which were able

the best for them since we were soon going to

see them in such a

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

have to

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

about the planet but

"That's that."

back and shifted my attention toward the city walls

as

and Prince Kuzma's direction, I made my way toward the

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