The Author's POV - Chapter 620

Chapter 620 Submission [2]

“…It’s been a while since we’ve last seen each other, I hope you haven’t forgotten about me, Silug?”

I stood face to face with Silug in front of the castle’s central square, which had an opening above that allowed one to glimpse the sky above.

Six years.

That was how much time had passed since we had last met each other.

Staring deeply into Silug’s eyes, I started to reminisce about the time we met.

Back then, I was only at around or rank at the time. Silug was an existence that I could only look up to in those times.

I used to envy his strength.

Now…

Standing right in front of him and meeting his gaze, I felt his previous impression inside of my mind crumble.

He seemed less intimidating and impressive than he had in the past, which may have been due to the fact that I had to deal with more formidable opponents in the years that followed my trip to Immorra or simply because my strength had grown to the point where there were only a few people in the world that could pose a threat to me .

Regardless, that didn’t matter to me at the moment. I had a goal to accomplish.

“I have not forgotten about you, human.”

Silug’s low and deep voice echoed. The surroundings shook ever so slightly at the tone of his voice

I nodded my head slightly when I heard his words.

Taking a glimpse at my surroundings and seeing the central square sorrounded by several orcs, I mentioned.

“So you still remember that you’re working for me, right?”

The atmosphere froze over as soon as my words resounded in the air.

The orcs that were standing by the side all released their auras.

“How dare you?!”

“Who are you to speak to our chief like that?”

I ignored the enraged roads coming from the orcs and kept my gaze on Silug. My expression was extremely serious.

The tensions in the space rose to an all time high. It then all came crashing down when one of the orcs rushed toward me.

The charging orc was stopped in his tracks when Silug reached out his hand in his direction. The surroundings trembled as his thunderous voice reverberated throughout the area.

“Stop!”

‘He has indeed improved.’

Taking note of the power hidden behind the voice, I silently praised.

Nonetheless, I knew that this was just a cheap trick used by him to intimidate me.

“Chief?”

The orc, and the ones around us looked at Silug with questionable looks.

Silug glanced at them for a short moment before focusing his attention back on me.

“I remember our deal.”

“…Well isn’t that great.”

I clapped my hands.

Only to stop when I heard Silug speak once more.

“And…”

My eyes narrowed slightly.

Was he perhaps going to reject the deal?

His next words surprised me.

“..And I am not against it. Without your aid, I would’ve never been able to rise to my current position. It would be against my nature to repay your kindness with malice.”

“Honest, I like it.”

I guess I was worrying too much before.

Silug was really intending to keep his word.

“But…”

Or was he?

My eyes narrowed once more.

I continued to look Silug right in the eyes.

“But what?”

Seeing him struggling to say something, I kept an impassive look.

Actually, I already knew what he was going to say.

I was merely pretending to not know about his circumstances at the moment.

It became clear to me that Silug had his priorities elsewhere. The fact that the previous leader was here was a testament to this.

“…But I don’t think I will be able to meet your conditions. For the sake of my people, I cannot leave this place.”

“Is that so?”

‘As expected, I got rejected.’

So far, things were going as I had predicted.

Thump?!

Silug suddenly knelt on one knee on the ground.

“I understand my errors, but my priorities lie elsewhere. If you are unwilling to accept my decision, I can only resort to a more violent approach?”

“…Are you threatening me?”

I asked while tilting my head to the side. Not once did I ever release my pressure and let him know of my real rank.

All I wanted to gauge at the moment was his sincerity, and so far, he seemed to be doing well.

‘He’ll be a useful addition for when the war starts.’

The goal was to take over the entire planet and have the orcs build their forces in the meantime.

When the third calamity strikes, I planned to create a portal for the orcs to go through and enter earth.

…and for that to happen, I needed Silug’s complete loyalty.

Which was exactly what I was planning on getting a the moment.

“Hold this for me.”

Unzipping my hoodie, I handed it to Angelica. Then, stretching my shoulders, I asked.

“Where should we do this?”

I went straight to the point.

By a more ‘violent’ approach, he was clearly pointing toward a fight. I avoided wasting time by chatting about frivolous topics and got right to the subject. Plus, I wasn’t against this idea as I got myself ready.

“Here.”

Silug replied while he focused his gaze on the other orcs present.

“Urkan bulum!”

He deeply shouted, in his own language. We were previously speaking in demonic language, which was the universal language for all races.

Right after his words faded, all of the orcs around us moved away, clearing the space for the two of us to fight.

‘Should I use mana or not?’

Narrowing my eyes and staring at Silug, I eventually made up my mind.

‘Let’s not.’

I then took a stance.

‘It’s about time I tested just how strong my body became over the past two years…’

***

Silug stared at his adversary as he felt a range of emotions wash over him.

He was of course, grateful for the opportunity that the human before him had given him.

Without him, he would have likely continued to serve as one of the orcs’ generals and perished along the way without anyone ever remebering him.

Even then, despite the fact that he felt grateful, Silug had his own priorities, and unfortunately, couldn’t keep the part of his pledge he had made with the human.

‘I will not kill him, and send him away as a token of apology.’

Silug couldn’t quite tell the strength of the human before him. However, he could tell from a glance that he had undergone massive improvements.

He was definitely a lot stronger than he was when he first came here.

Even then, it wasn’t anything that made Silug feel threatened.

Taking into consideration how much time elapsed, Silug had a rough estimate of Ren’s strength.

‘It should be at around rank.’