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

were a lot of things I could do with their cores, and I was also short on manpower back in

a perfect opportunity for

great additions if tamed

the decision

the sword. A white film covered my palm, allowing it to move through

front of me and measured the 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 on the ground in front of

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

to get used to the scene that was in front of

what lay before

get this

keep myself composed, I moved toward their bodies and collected

should be all

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

"That's that done."

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

C..crack…

cracking sound was a testament to

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!

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

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

as many demons as you

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

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

another, sparks erupted into the air, and dark

my investment in

a significant disadvantage for orcs, it would have to

their physical prowess, one of the most significant drawbacks of their use of aura was the fact

my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs

Aura on earth… the orcs wouldn't be in the state that they

were in a situation where they requested

progressing the moment they arrived on Earth; as a direct consequence of this, a great deal of their forces were now noticeably weaker than they

which were able to grow in

I wanted the best for them

to see them in such

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

I'll soon have to reveal to

explain the sudden appearance of Silug and the others without telling

probably already knew about the planet but were rather clueless about its current

"That's that."

stretched my back and shifted my attention toward the city walls in

as

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

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