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 logical answer,

sparing them can have

do with their cores, and I was also

was a perfect opportunity for me to find some

great additions if tamed

guess the

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 my

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

Click―!

within my head as time returned to normal and over a dozen heads came rolling

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

couple of times to get used to the scene that

seen my fair share of gore, what lay

get this

keep myself composed, I moved toward their

should be all

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

"That's that done."

a major force of the demons was gone, and what was left were

C..crack…

cracking sound was a testament

coming from,

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments of the

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

many demons as

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

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

like my investment

there was one thing that stood out as a significant disadvantage for orcs, it would have to be the fact that they did

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 the fact that it was a rather uncommon source of power in a universe that was predominately made up of

in mind, I turned my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs that were scattered across

Aura on earth… the orcs

a situation where they requested backup was because

the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence

contrast to the other races, which were able to

allies, I wanted the best for them since we were soon

see them in such a

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

soon have to reveal to

explain the sudden appearance

the planet but were rather clueless about

"That's that."

hands once more, I stretched my back and shifted my attention toward the city walls

this as

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

they were fighting among themselves, I made the decision to take advantage of the situation and eliminate as many