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

be the most

think sparing them can

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

perfect opportunity for me to find some

be great additions if

guess the

it to move through the

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

Click―!

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

of gore, what lay

get this

to keep myself composed, I moved toward their bodies

should be all of

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

"That's that done."

a major force of the demons was gone, and what

C..crack…

sudden cracking sound was a

was coming from,

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

entire barrier shattered like glass.

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

as many demons as you

city with all of their strength, their deafening shrieks

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

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

my investment

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

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

attention to the rotting remains of the orcs

Aura on earth… the orcs wouldn't be

a situation where they requested backup

on Earth; as a direct consequence of

races, which were able to grow in the time they

them since we were soon going

see them in such

I could do about the

soon have to reveal to the orcs about

the sudden

the planet but were rather clueless about its current

"That's that."

my hands once more, I stretched my back and shifted my attention

as quickly

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

decision to take advantage