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

the most

I think sparing them can have

with their cores, and I

opportunity for me to find some

great

the

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

they were coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure that was being applied by my thumb over the

Click―!

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

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

a couple of times to get used to the scene that was in front

seen my fair share of gore, what lay

get this

myself composed, I moved toward their bodies and collected all of

should be all of

collected all twelve of them, the

"That's that done."

patted my hand in satisfaction. With them gone, a major force of the demons was gone, and what was left were

C..crack…

was a testament to my

the sound was coming from, I noticed that a large

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

grew by the second, and within a couple of seconds, the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

as many demons as

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

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

It looks like my investment in Immorra

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

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

to the rotting remains of the orcs that were scattered across

on earth… the orcs wouldn't be in the state that they

situation where they

direct consequence of this, a

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

I wanted the best for them since we were

want to see

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

like I'll soon have to reveal to the orcs about

I'd be able to explain the sudden appearance of Silug and the others without telling

the planet but were rather clueless about its current

"That's that."

more, I stretched my back and shifted my

this as quickly

quick glance in Brutus's and Prince Kuzma's

decision to take advantage of the situation and eliminate as many demons as