The Death Mage that doesn't want a fourth time

136 The king, the prince and the emperor

The Noble Orc frontline position that had been discovered by dispatching several Lemures, familiars created through death-attribute with the forms of transparent skulls.

Vandalieu attacked this position to gain the things needed to treat Prince Budarion and the other wounded.

Though it was a frontline position, it had nothing but watchtowers and storehouses, and was poorly constructed overall other than its size. There was no need to prepare beforehand. There weren't many enemies stationed there, so it would be enough to wipe them out via a sudden assault with overwhelming strength.

Borkus ran with enough force to crush the ground beneath his feet, and once he got within a certain distance... within fifty meters of the Noble Orc that had fired the arrows, he swung his sword sideways.

"First, I'll be taking your parts! Flying Dragon Slash!"

Borkus activated the Sword King Technique martial technique that he had recently created, a more powerful version of the Swordsmanship martial skill 'Sky Rend,' which released a slashing attack.

"BUGOOOH!" the Noble Orc General roared.

The slashing attack released by the greatsword that had been made by combining a fragment of the Demon King and Death Iron cut through the Noble Orc General's Archery martial skill, Spiral Arrow. And then it went on to cut through the Noble Orc General's bow and decapitate him.

"BUGYAAAAH?!"

"BUMOFFUGOBUBUBUH!"

Unrest spread among the Noble Orcs after having seen one of the fort's commanders killed instantly. For monsters, commanders were the strongest individuals of their respective groups. Due to this fact, the defeat of their commander had a far greater effect on them than it would have on human armies.

But this fort had one more commander other than the Noble Orc General; there was the Noble Orc Mage Buburin.

"BUKYAKYABUH! Slaves! You stay there where you are!" he shouted.

And then he calmly evaluated the strength of Borkus, the one who had defeated his comrade, and decided to retreat.

Buburin was confident that they would be able to defeat an enemy that was a single Rank higher if the Noble Orc General was in good health by sacrificing some of the Orcs.

However, Borkus wasn't that kind of enemy. With just a single hit, he had decapitated a Noble Orc General who had plenty of Vitality, from a far distance as well.

He wasn't a weak enough enemy that could be defeated through tactics and coordination.

Buburin had to use the Orcs, the members of an inferior race, and the slaves that would only become burdens to buy some time and retreat to the empire. Since the enemy was an Undead, it would likely prioritize killing the slaves rather than giving chase.

"Alright! I've secured enough parts for the prince!"

"Now then, we will move to the second stage. I will let everyone out."

Before the Orcs could follow Buburin's orders and take up battle formations with building materials in their hands instead of clubs, Vandalieu, who was clinging to Borkus's back with the Demon King's suction cups, made his move.

"It's fine to kill all of the Noble Orcs, right?"

"Time to test how much stronger I've become from the time I fought against Bugogan's sons!"

"To be able to transport even Arachne and Empusa... Is Shrine-Maiden-dono a ninja?"

"No, a bushi?"