Ch.113Chapter 113: A Bad Situation

A result achieved with just two strikes.

While it might be a stretch to call it magic, the enhancement of Valt’s arm was indeed magical in nature.

The combo magic “Avalanche” created through his combination was bound to have an extraordinary effect.

An avalanche, once triggered, naturally grows in scale and range due to the mountain’s weight.

Rocks striking rocks, mountains pressing upon mountains, causing more stones and earth to cascade down.

In that sense, the avalanche magic Valt created was nothing short of a catastrophe for the orcs.

But the same applied to allies as well.

Fortunately, since it occurred inside the ravine, the expedition force wasn’t directly impacted, but the massive boulders that fell from above naturally rolled and flew beyond the ravine.

Boom! Kaboom!

Rumble rumble!

“Run!! Run, you bastards!! Run!!”

“Holy shit!! What the hell is that?! What the hell?! What kind of avalanche is this!!? Did breaking that cause a whole mountain to collapse?”

Both allies and enemies scattered from the battlefield in panic at the bizarre sight of a solid rock mountain crumbling down.

Even the orcs, whose eyes were bloodshot with madness, had their attention stolen by the magnificent spectacle of the avalanche, only to be flattened like dried fish under the rocks.

“Mister over there!! Move!! Move!! Hey!! Get out of there!! Haaaah!!!”

Crack!!

Crash!!

Ivan, running at the front, releases all his aura and splits a boulder chasing behind him.

He could have dodged it himself, but leaving it would have caused considerable casualties.

Though Ivan usually maintained his squinted eyes and composure, the current situation was enough to make even his eyes open wide.

“Huff! Huff! Huff! What are you doing?! Get out of the way, everyone! We don’t know when another house-sized boulder might roll down!”

“Th-Thank you!”

Thankfully, thanks to Ivan, they were able to prevent Valt from team-killing.

“What kind of barbaric savage is he?! Breaking a mountain with a punch? That’s something only dragons do!! And he calls himself a mage!!”

Rather than complaining, it was a hundred times better to quickly leave the area.

Ivan glanced at the ravine where house-sized boulders were pouring down like rain, then turned and started running again.

***

Valt was watching the situation from above the ravine.

Though the mountain had collapsed, it was so massive that there was still plenty of space for Valt to stand.

Liris could have created a platform for him, but maintaining such a magic platform for long would consume considerable magical power.

Standing beside him and watching the chaotic scene below, Liris spoke.

“It’s the first time I’ve felt sorry for orcs…”

“Haha, I didn’t know the effect would be this tremendous either. I saw a house-sized boulder rolling toward the expedition force, but fortunately, Ivan handled it well.”

“…It truly is a magical situation. Really.”

Since Valt sometimes used proper magic but other times insisted on calling strange things magic, Liris, who had thought this might be one of Valt’s jokes, now reconsidered the different meaning of the word “magic” in light of the scene before her.

We often describe events that defy common sense as “magical,” and the current situation fit that description perfectly.

Boom-

Kaboom-

Boom-

Crack-

Who would have predicted that an orc army of 30,000 would be neutralized by two punches from the Barbarian Prince?

Though there were some initial casualties due to the unexpected strength of the orcs, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the expedition force’s losses were far less than anticipated thanks to Valt’s performance.

The commander-in-chief, who had expected at least several thousand casualties, was dumbfounded at the loss of barely a thousand men.

And this was assuming the orcs were ordinary orcs.

In truth, had the battle dragged on without Valt, the 15,000 troops stationed here might have been completely annihilated.

Thinking of it that way, a few boulders rolling toward the expedition force seemed like a cute mishap.

Kaboom-

Boom-

Thud-

Patter-

Thud-

Eventually, the rock avalanche ended, and the ravine grew quiet.

The path through the ravine was completely obscured by the thick dust raised by the countless fallen rocks.

The expedition army, which had been retreating when rocks were falling into the ravine, now launched an attack against the remaining orcs.

Naturally, the situation was resolved in an instant.

The mere few thousand orcs were all slaughtered without a chance to respond.

Watching from the mountaintop, Liris finally commented.

“Are they… all dead? Surely some orcs must have survived…”

“Well, people survive even when bombs explode, so why not orcs too? There are probably quite a few orcs still breathing.”

But they would obviously be incapacitated.

At that moment.

Valt’s eyes caught sight of an orc staggering.

“Oh? It’s moving? Liris, let’s go down.”

Though the dust had mostly settled and visibility was no longer impaired, Valt still fanned his palm to create wind and clear away the remaining dust as he descended.

Whoosh-

Swish-

Thud-

Arriving on the ground and climbing onto a rock, Valt looked down to see a bizarrely shaped orc staggering with severe injuries.

“Hmm… Is it the chief orc? It looks a bit different from the others.”

Liris, being a reclusive vampire who had never seen orcs before, tilted her head in confusion.

“Seems so. Let’s finish it off.”

“Yes, you finish it.”

At Valt’s words, Liris created three Blood Spears and instantly pierced the giant orc’s forehead, neck, and heart.

“Blood Spear.”

Splutter!!

“Gweeeek… kruk…”

The orc, which remained standing for a moment even after being hit by the Blood Spears, finally collapsed and died.

Only then, looking around, it seemed that no orcs had survived.

Even if some had survived, they couldn’t possibly be unharmed after an avalanche of this scale, so it was fair to say that the orc army of 30,000 had been completely suppressed.

“Total annihilation. Nothing more to see. Let’s go back.”

“Yes, Valt.”

And thus, the 30,000-strong orc detachment that had worried Greyace was completely wiped out by just two punches from Prince Gerungtu.

***

“So… you’re saying it was magic?”

The commander-in-chief, now more cautious after witnessing Valt’s prowess, was asking him for details.

“Yes, an earth magic called Rock Slide.”

“Rock… Slide…”

“Literally a magic that causes an avalanche. Ah, Commander, since you’re a warrior, you might not know much about magic.”

Hearing Valt’s words, Lisa, Arias, and Liris, who were standing behind him, all thought the same thing.

‘Even mages don’t know about that!’

An avalanche magic… For such a thing to be possible, it would require at least 7th circle, no, at least 8th circle magic.

Earthquake, the most famous offensive earth magic, is a 7th circle magic, but this avalanche, in terms of destructive power, actually surpasses it.

Valt’s circle level is only 5th circle, so the commander and the magic division leader were simply dumbfounded at how this was possible.

Moreover, earth magic is less popular compared to other magics.

It’s perceived more as a utility magic than an offensive one, which made the commander’s shock even greater.

But the power of earth magic that Valt just demonstrated was truly a natural disaster.

A miraculous destruction that humans could perform.

It was the embodiment of the destructive magic that was now the talk of the expedition force.

At the very least, the perception of earth magic within this expedition force had been completely transformed.

The commander-in-chief sent by Greyace is actually a powerful figure from the 7th floor.

So he concentrated his aura to clearly observe what Valt was doing.

Wasn’t it just a punch?

But since Prince Valt claimed it was magic, the commander was in no position to argue.

“I-I understand for now. I’ll report it to Princess Greyace as such.”

“Hmm, I’m worried about the other areas. If the orcs were this strong, other regions must be struggling as well.”

The commander also expressed concern, showing an anxious expression.

“Sigh… Indeed. News should arrive soon, so let’s wait a bit. Since our battle ended so quickly, we might have to wait a few days.”

Given the scale of the forces involved, battles often take days to resolve.

Both humans and orcs need rest during combat.

But after seeing today’s orcs, one wonders if they even need such things.

While this side had an irregular like Valt to resolve matters so easily…

The regular expedition troops might be in a festive mood now, but the concerns of the leadership were only deepening.

Magic-using orcs and red-eyed berserker orcs.

These two were not issues to be taken lightly.