“Oh? What’s this?” I muttered from my position in the woods.The group of Hobgoblins had still not been completely killed and Adam’s team was currently handling the last batch.“Judging by their numbers, I’ll say it won’t take very long before they’re all dead…” I whispered.Still, it was a surprise that they weren’t done with the Subjugation. I could have sworn that I spent way more time than I had planned on my own end.‘It has been over two hours since the Subjugation started, and they’re still not done yet? Did I overestimate their abilities?’ No, that can’t be the case. I observed as the fighters faced off against the Demons. Their movements at this moment were different from when they first started.‘Ah, I see… they must have had to take breaks due to exhaustion and skill cooldowns as well.’After all, no one had unlimited vitality. Even Adam’s movements were a lot slower, and his Skill had vanished. That would make the fight considerably harder.I decided to pass my time by l

“Here! Have your meal!” She barked, glaring at me with her conceited eyes.An idea sparked in my head, causing me to take the plate from her. However, while I was still receiving it, she let go of the plate in order to intentionally spill my lunch. The moment I saw her hand slip intentionally, and the wicked grin on her face, I couldn’t help but feel amused. The bowl fell in such a slow fashion that it was merely child’s play for me to catch it easily.However, I had other plans for it.“W-whoah!” I pretended to slip forward, then used my hand to tilt the plate which caused it to change trajectory.Instead of falling to the ground, it went straight for Chloe, and instead of settling for merely her dress, my hand pushed the bowl upward, causing the porridge to spill all over her face and drip down her body. “Arghhhh!!!” She screamed.The creamy, watered-down porridge was all over her, and she was screaming due to the burning sensation on her body.A smile formed on my face, as the sig

“It looks like we’ve rested well enough… gather around people, It’s time for the second round!” Adam declared with vigor.The crowd was somewhat excited. After their first victory against the Demons, they all thought they had a chance.With more combat experience, they had built enough confidence in themselves and had the strength to raise their blades against the monsters they once feared.A part of me wanted to squash the hopes everyone had built, but I resisted the urge.“We will strike them after taking positions. The same strategy used in the morning will be repeated. Since these will be a new set of Hobgoblins, they won’t be aware of our tactics. By cornering them like we did the last time, we will kill them off once again.”The plan sounded easy enough for everyone to understand. They were all prepared to move out. With restored strength, we all marched to our positions. The close combatants followed Adam to lure the Hobgoblins to where the rest of us would be staying.As we mo