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

the most logical

sparing them can

with their cores, and

for me to find some

could be great additions

the decision

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 my

quickly scanned the demons that were in front of me and measured the angles at which they were coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure that was being

Click―!

to normal and over a dozen

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

times to get used to

I had seen my fair share of gore, what lay before my eyes was still not

this over

keep myself composed, I moved toward

be all

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

"That's that done."

gone, a major force of

C..crack…

sound was a

my head to look in the direction from which the sound was coming from, I noticed that a large crack had formed on the barrier that was surrounding the

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments of the

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

demons as you

charged headlong into the city with all of their strength, their deafening shrieks

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

looks like my investment in Immorra

disadvantage for orcs, it would have to be the fact that

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

attention to the rotting remains of the

Aura on earth… the orcs wouldn't be

were in a situation where

the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence of this,

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

were now allies, I wanted the best for them since

to see

about the situation. At least, that was what I

like I'll soon have to reveal to

was no way I'd be able to explain the sudden appearance of Silug and the others without

they probably already knew about the planet but were rather clueless about

"That's that."

back and shifted my attention toward the city walls

end this as

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

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