Chapter 5: Change
[Hoo! Hoo!]
“…”
I narrow my eyes, examining the advancing orcs’ movements.
When the leader, who appeared to be the chieftain, gave a hand signal, the subordinate orcs began to enter the buildings on either side, filled with determination.
“This is crazy…”
I let out a deep sigh.
Orcs are originally a race of plunderers in Arising.
Even now, appearing in reality, they seemed to be trying to plunder, unable to abandon their instincts.
If I just stay still like this, it’s only a matter of time before they come to my house.
If I were to lose my parents’ house too, I would have nowhere to go, so I had to stop it at all costs.
“Haa…”
Laziness from the bone marrow surged.
It was a matter that concerned my dwelling, so I couldn’t leave it alone, and there were neither the military nor large guilds nearby, so I had no choice but to go out directly in order to protect my house.
“…Summon, Arc Devil.”
I stretched out my right hand and summoned the familiar, Arc Devil, who was of the same demon race as me.
And not long after, the Arc Devil, who was summoned from the red magic circle in the middle of the living room, slowly revealed its appearance.
「Arc Devil Rectaus, I greet the Highness.」
Rectaus, the Arc Devil, bowed on one knee and greeted me as soon as he was summoned.
This Rectaus Arc Devil was wearing a neat suit and was about 190cm tall.
With his slanted eyes, pointed ears, and dark skin, his appearance made him look evil to anyone, and he had two horns symbolizing a demon on his forehead.
His long, pointed tail was also swaying, as if he was looking at a dog meeting his owner.
「Is there a problem?」
He asked me with a smile.
Of course, it was asked with good intentions, in accordance with the duty of a vassal, but because of his impression, he kept feeling evil.
I replied to him in a vague tone.
“Well, orcs are rampant in the neighborhood, and it seems that it will take me a little time to handle them all.”
The orcs who entered the buildings to plunder, Even the orcs still wandering outside.
Since the army was divided into two branches, it seemed it would take quite a long time for me to handle everything by myself, going here and there.
Therefore, I ordered Rectaus to eliminate the orcs who entered the buildings, and I was going to go and cut off the head of the chieftain orc, who was directly commanding the soldiers outside.
「Yes, I will not spare a single one of those who have offended Your Highness.」
Rectaus replied, bowing deeply to my command.
I waved my hand and told him to go and come back safely.
「…Then.」
Rectaus’s body turned into black powder from below, and the clumps of powder then flew away on the wind through the open window.
“Hoo.”
As I confirmed that he was gone, I rummaged through the closet and took out a gray hoodie that my father used to wear.
Whether it was because my body had shrunk or not, my father’s hoodie was too loose, and it was just right to hide my face.
With this, I thought I would be able to avoid being discovered as Oxian, just like when I fought Gigantopia.
“I should finish it quickly and eat.”
Clutching my compact belly, which was beginning to feel hungry, I jumped out the window.
.
“Kyaaah!”
“Help, helppp!”
Would it be appropriate to use the expression, a battlefield?
Although only about 300 orcs had invaded, the people in the neighborhood, who were several times that number, began to fall weakly.
“U, ugh…”
“This way! Follow me!”
A few low-level users appeared from somewhere and were trying to resist as much as possible, but they couldn’t overcome the numerical disadvantage and were soon defeated by the orcs.
Gaining momentum from this, the orcs dragged out all the shiny objects and all the women from the buildings.
“No, no! Miyun-aaah! Ugh!”
“Dad!”
Fathers losing their beloved daughters to unidentified monsters, boyfriends forcibly separating from their loved ones, mothers forcibly separating from their sons, my neighborhood was truly being destroyed.
“That won’t do.”
No matter what, it’s my neighborhood that I’ve lived in for many years, so I couldn’t just leave it like this, letting it become a complete mess.
I covered my face with the hood of the hoodie so that people wouldn’t know that I was Oxian.
My horns were slightly protruding, but well, there are a few characters with horns, so it didn’t matter.
“…”
After roughly finishing the preparations,
I quickly ran toward the black-armored chieftain orc who was leading the group.
Orcs live in groups and have a clear hierarchy, so if I killed the leader, it would be much more convenient to dispose of the rest.
“Blood Fist.”
As I ran towards the chieftain orc, I muttered, and a liquid like blood began to gather in both of my fists.
Soon, the red liquid solidified, forming a boxing glove-like appearance.
Judging by the strength I felt, it seemed to exert more power than any ordinary sledgehammer.
“Get ready.”
[Ku-reup?]
I swung the greatly enlarged fist at the chieftain orc, who turned his head towards me with a question mark in his face.
[K-reoooork!]
A perfect surprise attack.
The chieftain orc’s head exploded right there.
His skull shattered, one eye popped out, and his brain was scattered everywhere.
The dirty brain matter also soaked my hoodie.
“Ugh, my clothes…”
Releasing the Blood Fist, I looked at the hoodie soaked with his blood and brain matter.
It seemed it would take quite a long time to clean it thoroughly.
[…]
“”……””
Unlike me, who was just grumbling as if this situation didn’t matter, the orcs and the people who were being dragged along began to stir, stopping their steps.
[?!?!]
“Hu, holy sh*t…”
“Who is it? A Ranker? In our neighborhood?”
The orcs seemed to be shocked that their strongest chieftain had been killed by a mere young girl, and hope began to flicker in the eyes of the people who were being held as prisoners.
“Hmph…”
I dusted off my blood-stained hands and thought about the next plan.
It’s not like the subordinate orcs would die on their own just because I killed the chieftain orc.
[Ku-rur-reup?]
[Kyaaak!]
However, as I expected, they didn’t know what to do, losing their command system and acting chaotically.
Originally, I would have used the large-scale annihilation skill called ‘Space Collapse’ to kill them all at once, but I had to think of another way since there were prisoners held.
…After thinking for a moment, I muttered one of the skills I had learned earlier.
“Gravity Field, target the orcs.”
Gravity Field.
A skill that increases or decreases the gravity of a desired target within a radius of 1km.
I increased the gravity of the orcs by 10 times, and as a result, the prisoners were standing still, and they could see a truly comical sight of the orcs themselves falling on the ground.
“Wow…”
“Who’s that hoodie guy?”
“So strong.”
“So cool.”
Everyone was amazed with their mouths wide open.
I felt good inside, but I didn’t show it and said indifferently.
“Come over here quickly.”
Mixing the extra skill, ‘Leadership’, and giving an order, the people who were being dragged by the orcs all moved to my back without any complaints.
Therefore, that means that there are only orcs in front of me now.
Also, they are squashed like dried squid by the 10-times gravity.
[Ku, kur-reureureup…]
[Kyaaak…!]
As the prisoners had also safely moved out of the way, there was nothing more to hesitate about.
I stretched out my right hand and activated Oxian’s trademark large-scale annihilation skill, ‘Space Collapse’.
Then, the road where the orcs, who were about to be crushed, were, began to ripple like a wave.
[K-raaaak!]
[Kiyaaaak!]
…As if they could even guess what would happen to them, they struggled as hard as they could, but they couldn’t move at all due to the gravity field,
“…”
They were sucked into the road.
Like being submerged in water.
Like being trapped in a swamp.
The space was undulating.
…The undulating space swallowed all the orcs and only then returned to normal, and only silence surrounded the surroundings.
“Finished…”
Wiping my hands, I mumbled.
At the same time, a tremendous cheer came from behind.
“”WaaAAaaAAaa!!””
“So cool!”
“Can I take a picture?”
“Are you a Ranker?”
“Your name, please!”
I felt fear and stumbled backwards at their fanatical reaction, as if they had seen a world star.
And, a question that came from someone among the tremendous cheers.
“That skill earlier, it was similar to Space Collapse, is that possibly Oxian… no?”
“Ugh!”
And, skill analysis in the middle of this situation?
What kind of guy is this?
“That horn sticking out and, you are really Oxian, aren’t you?”
People approaching me one step at a time, their faces filled with anticipation.
I stopped them, who were like hyenas, with a trembling voice.
“No, it’s not… I just customized it to look similar to Oxian…”
Then, suspicious glances flying from everywhere.
“Only Oxian can use such a wide-ranging annihilation technique, right?”
“Too similar to Oxian.”
“It’s okay, let me take a picture!”
“No, no…”
I tried my best to vehemently deny it, but no one believed me.
In addition, the voice of the confirmation that came from behind.
「Oxian, the buildings have been cleared of orcs.」
“…”
Goodbye,
My comfortable life.