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

be the most

think sparing them can

I could do with their cores, and I

was a perfect opportunity for me to

could be great additions if

guess the

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

at which they were coming from before slightly increasing the amount of pressure

Click―!

head as time returned to normal and

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

my eyes a couple of times to get used to the scene that

gore, what lay before my eyes

this over

composed, I moved toward their bodies

should be all of

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

"That's that done."

satisfaction. With them gone, a major force of the

C..crack…

sudden cracking sound was

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

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

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

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

as many demons as you

into the city with all of their strength, their deafening shrieks reverberated

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

like my investment

significant disadvantage for orcs, it

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

I turned my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs

not for the lack of Aura on earth… the orcs wouldn't be

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

to the other races, stopped progressing the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence of

stark contrast to the other races, which were able

best for them since we were soon

to see them in such a

I could do about the

have to reveal

the sudden appearance

knew about the planet but were rather clueless about its current

"That's that."

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

end this as quickly as

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

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