Even without looking, he could tell where the sound came from. The Orc Champion had swung its axe the moment Seol Jihu lost balance.

A disk just barely managed to block the blade, but the shockwave sent Seol Jihu’s hair flying back. The sharp winds pierced through the disks, and facing the merciless wind pressure ravaging his face, Seol Jihu shut his eyes.

When he opened them back up, he realized his body was in the air. He flew like a car frantically driving in reverse, until he eventually struck the wall.

Thud!

“Puhup!”

Blood spurted out of Seol Jihu’s mouth as he suffered internal damage. With his blurred vision, he could see the Orc Champion striking down with his battle-axe.

It was then… Click, click! Sharp sounds of a chain shot toward the monster’s neck. Just as a chained scythe was about to hit its neck, the Orc Champion struck it down with his arm without even looking back.

“…Chet.” A giant clicked his tongue and pulled his chain back. Ten or so arrows immediately followed.

The Orc Champion, which was about to end the puny insect’s life, couldn’t help but grit its teeth and fall back. But where had all these reinforcements come from?

Krrrr?

Its nose twitched, and then it quickly scanned its rear. After seeing that the old Orc had been decapitated, it finally realized the cause for the unusual change. The Orc Shaman had been killed while it was focused on the weakling who he mistakenly thought was strong.

When the Orc Champion saw Kazuki darting away from where the Orc Shaman used to stand, it let out an angry snort.

“Hurry up and take him!” The giant man swinging his chain in a circle shouted.

Lara Wolff ran in while being covered by others. She grabbed the legs of the sporadically convulsing young...