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

most logical

think sparing them can have its

lot of things I could do with their cores, and I was also short on

was a perfect opportunity for me to find some

great additions if

the decision is

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

me and measured the angles at which they were coming from before slightly

Click―!

head as time returned to normal and over a

Thump! Thump! Thump!

"Did I overdo it?"

to squint my eyes a couple of times to

what lay before my eyes was

get this over

moved toward their bodies and collected

be all

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

"That's that done."

them gone, a major force of the demons was gone, and what

C..crack…

was a testament

head to look in the direction from which the sound was coming from, I noticed

'It's starting…'

Cr..crack!

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

Crash―!

"Attack!"

"Attack!"

as many demons as you

the city with all of their strength,

"Akkkhh!"

"Arghh!"

Clank! Clank!

collided with one another, sparks erupted into the air, and

looks like my investment in Immorra wasn't

for orcs, it would

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

in mind, I turned my attention to the rotting remains of the orcs

Aura on earth… the

in a situation where they requested backup was

direct consequence of this, a great deal of their forces were now noticeably weaker than they had been

was in stark contrast to the other races, which were able to grow in the time they spent

I wanted the best for them since we were soon going to be

see them

pity, but there was nothing I could do about the situation. At least, that

have to reveal to

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

knew about the planet but were rather clueless about its current

"That's that."

and shifted my attention toward the city

as quickly as

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

take advantage of the situation