I stepped forward to the Orc Emperor who's still protecting itself from everyone's magic attacks.
"Roy. That orc keeps watching our way all this time. Seems like it's wary of you."
"Thanks, Kayla. Go get some rest. I'll take care of it from now on."
Although it was just a five minute rest, thanks to Kayla healing magic, I feel good. Meanwhile, the Orc Emperor is wasting its magic protecting itself and haven't gotten a chance at all to catch its breath.
Some of the hunters, already can't use anymore magic. It was Sophie first who retreated and then Angela. That's normal since they are just beginner level mage. But for those two to last this long is praiseworthy. Let's hope the reward for this mission is at least a rank up for the four of us. That's the least of what the guild should do.
I grabbed the spear from my back with my left hand, and Victoria as grappling hook on my right.
Everyone's eyes are on me. And then, when I raised my spear, as if everyone already agreed, they all stopped attacking and retreated. And the Orc Emperor also undo its barrier and charged at me.
Thanks to my distraction before, the Orc Emperor already dropped its weapon during the juggling practice. Now it's unarmed with its left hand broken and its right leg also broken. But it still can stand and charged at me with its broken leg. What a horrifying creature.
Thanks to its broken leg, its speed is low. And it can only attack with its right hand now. Unless it can endure the pain of attacking with its left arm.
I dodged the orc's attack and then counter it with a kick to the broken arm. Although it's obviously way weaker than any of the attack that orc received, it still got damaged. Hitting a weak point is a must do to win a fight.
Knowing that I have made two weakness in Orc Emperor's body, I will aim most of my attack to its weakness. Which is its left arm and right leg.
I tried to stab it with my spear, but it was useless. Although the bone is broken, the muscle is still too thick for me to injure it. Since the spear is useless, I just dropped it on the ground.
Although we have wasted so much of its stamina, it still has good reflexes. It throws a quick punch toward me. I'm not fast enough to dodge that, but I have Victoria.
I shot the grappling hook to a tree and make it pull me toward that tree. The Orc Emperor is angry for missing its target.
But if I take too long in a distance, the Orc Emperor will start to use magic. So as soon as I landed, I run back toward that orc again. Then I transform Victoria into a sledge hammer and swung it to its right kneecap.
Although the broken bone is not the kneecap, the damage taken still hurt the broken bones. If I keep attacking the right knee, that orc won't be able to stand anymore.
I keep repeating my attack pattern. Mainly targeting its right knee, while occasionally attacking its left arm. Sometimes I also throw knives at its eyes although I know it's useless. It was just to block its vision momentarily.
But the Orc Emperor is smart. It soon learned my pattern and started to throw counter attacks. The battle gotten more difficult now.
"He's fighting on par with an Orc Emperor?"
"No. the Orc Emperor's injury makes them seems even. But seriously, who actually fight physically when you have magic?"
"Roy is different. His awakened element is weak. One is air element and the other is summoning element. And his summon is a transforming slime. So he thought it would be great if he use the slime as weapon. That's how he got this strong."
"I see. But to be this strong without magic… I feel sorry for him. It means no matter how strong he became, no one will recognize him if his level is low. This is how society viewed us hunters."
"Ask him if he cares. Don't forget he's a clown. Although it was just one night, he is a clown through and through. He can handle insults toward him."
"But I never thought that he's someone who fight. I thought he's someone who would choose to run away when he's in difficult position."
"You're right. I believe he did it because he has important people in the city that he wants to protect. It's thanks to one idiot that a whole army of orcs is attacking the city. Making the orcs find the location of Melk. If it didn't happen, he won't fight this hard."
I feel like I can hear Kayla and Kron talking. But I didn't hear much about what they are talking about since I'm busy with this Orc.
Our height is about the same, but the difference in weight is obvious. Which making it stronger than me by default. But I can outsmart it. That's the only way to win.
The Orc Emperor has gotten used to my pattern, but what it didn't notice is that this pattern is a trap for that orc to get used.
Then, as that orc thought that I will hit its knee again, I transformed the hammer into a rope and wrap it around its neck. With it thick neck, I don't think that I could choke it to death, but the rope is only for me to hang on to.
I got around to its back and poke its right eye with my left hand. I poke it around the eyeball and pluck the whole eyeball out of its face.
"ROAAAAAAAR!!"
I never heard an orc screaming in pain like that. But now, I have another target other than its broken limbs.
The Orc Emperor tried to shook me off of it, so I jumped and landed on the ground. Just next to where I drop my spear.
I grabbed my spear and aimed at its hollow right eye. Hoping that at least that area is weaker than the other parts. But it was stopped. Just before the spear touched its brain.
What the hell is this thing made of?
I let go of the spear as the Orc Emperor tried to grab it and pulled it out. But I won't let that happen. I transformed Victoria to a sword and cut the part where the orc grabbed. Making the spear stay there.
Then I transformed Victoria again into a hammer and smash it to the broken spear.
The Orc scream in pain again, but it still didn't kill that freaking monster.
And so I swung the hammer to its right knee and shatter its kneecap. Because of the damage accumulation, it shattered. Making the Orc Emperor falls forward.
It fell with the broken spear supporting it so its head didn't touch the ground. It still didn't die, but I already prepared for it.
I moved to its back and swung the hammer down with Victoria adjusted her weight to the max as I swung it down.
The broken spear finally broke through its head and pierced its brain. Then the spear also broke due to the weight of my attack.
Finally, the Orc Emperor is dead.
"WOOOOHOOOO!! YEAAAH!!"
I shouted in happiness as I finally killed the Orc Emperor.
Everyone also cheered when they saw the orc's head pierced and smashed.
Finally, after a long battle, the victory is decided.
"Good job. Thanks to this battle, I should have gained a lot of experience and will be able to stay for about 12 hour."
"Really? That's great, Victoria!"
"Yeah. But now I know why your summoning element hasn't raised at all. It was all because all the energy that should have got into you as I defeated monsters, somehow all sucked into me which makes me able to stay longer. That means you can only increase your level once my consciousness stay 24 hours a day. Well, good luck with that."
"What?! Doesn't that mean unless I defeat another monster with the same level as this Orc Emperor, I won't be able to raise my level at all?"
"Just your summoning element. Your air element need to be cultivated like normal."
"AAAARGH!"
"Don't worry. Now that I can stay for that long, I can go hunt some monster by myself. Then when you need me, you can just summon me. Well, now that I can stay that long, I will leave and go hunt some monster. At least I will go hunting for three hours every day. As for the rest nine hours, I'll go play with the girls. See ya."
"Don't run away!"
She's quick when she want to flee. At least the Orc Emperor is dead now.
I grabbed my broken spear and repair it back to its original form. I feel like I used this spear more when it's broke than when it's in perfect condition.
Everyone now gather around the Orc Emperor to see if it's truly dead.
"You did it, Roy! Where's Victoria?"
"Thanks to defeating strong monster, she can now stay for twelve hour a day. She will spend at least three hour to hunt some monster. I'll summon her later when we return home."
"Really? That's great!"
Kayla seems so happy to learn Victoria can stay for half a day.
So I need her to be able to stay conscious twenty four hour a day until I finally able to increase my level, huh? At least with her, I can raise my level quickly. But if I have to fight another mutated Orc Emperor… I think I'll pass on that.