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

the most

sparing them can have its

their

was a perfect opportunity for me to

could be great

the decision

the sheath of the sword. A white film covered my palm, allowing it to move through the slowed-down space at

me and measured the angles at which they were coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure

Click―!

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?"

had to squint my eyes a couple of times to get used to the scene

of gore, what lay before my eyes was

this over

myself composed, I moved toward their bodies

should be

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

"That's that done."

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

C..crack…

cracking sound was a testament to

I turned 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

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

the entire barrier shattered like glass. Fragments of the barrier fell

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

as many demons as

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

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

like my investment

a significant disadvantage for orcs, it would have to be the

spite 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

rotting remains of the orcs that were scattered across the

on earth… the orcs wouldn't be in the

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

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

contrast to the other races, which were able to grow

best for them since we were

didn't want to see them in such a

could do about the situation. At least, that was what

have to reveal to

able to explain the sudden appearance of Silug and

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

"That's that."

my back and shifted my attention

end this as quickly as

quick glance in Brutus's and Prince Kuzma's direction,

to take advantage of the situation and eliminate as many