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

most logical

them can have

their cores, and I was also short on

perfect opportunity for me to find some

great additions

guess the decision is

my 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

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―!

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

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

squint my eyes a couple of times to get

of gore, what lay

this over

composed, I moved toward their bodies and

should be

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

"That's that done."

force of the demons was gone, and what was left were merely the

C..crack…

sound was a testament to my

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

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

a couple of seconds, the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments of

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

many demons as

of their

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

looks like my investment

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

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

I turned my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs that were scattered

for the lack of Aura on earth… the orcs wouldn't be in the state that

the orcs were in a situation where they requested backup was because they

as a direct consequence of this, a great deal

which were able

we were now allies, I wanted the best for them since we were soon going to be fighting against

didn't want to see them in such a

a pity, but there was nothing I could do about the situation.

like I'll soon have to reveal

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

already knew about the planet but were rather

"That's that."

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

this as quickly as

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

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