Oh shit…
After huge explosion of fire and wind magic, that Orc Emperor has fallen. But that only lasted for a few seconds. It got burnt on its face and several other places in its body, but that monster is still alive!
"It's still alive! Shoot more magic!"
I shouted the status of the Orc Emperor who started to slowly stand up from the ground. Other than the fire and wind magic combination, there's no other damage that it took. Well, damn…
What should I do now?
I look around to see that everyone already exhausted again. That short rest doesn't mean much if they use this much magic. Even Kron is starting to get tired. That means the only one who can defeat it is me.
Fine. This time, I'll fight it seriously. No more clowning around.
"Kron! Throw me to the sky as high as you can with your wind magic!"
"What?"
"Do it! This might be our only way to win!"
"Fine! I'll believe you! I'll use all my magic power that I have left to blow you away! If this doesn't work, we'll die!"
"Good!"
Then I jumped as high as I can, and when I was about to slowed down due to gravity, Kron use wind magic to boost me faster higher into the sky. If only I could walk on air already...
I fly to the sky leaving everyone on the ground fighting. Everyone looked at me who was blown away for a moment, but they returned to shoot magi at the Orc Emperor. They can't afford to get distracted.
The Orc Emperor still can't do anything yet. I guess I wasted some of its stamina while stalling for time. This mean the Orc Emperor can no longer use 100% of its strength. As for whether it still has a secret move or something, I won't let it do that.
"Hey, Victoria. You're there?"
"Yes. I'm still Victoria."
"What's the chance of me killing that Orc Emperor?"
"With everyone else exhausted, you're the only one left to fight. And with what you're planning to do, at most we can only injure it a lot. But that doesn't mean it will be defeated. The real battle will begin after that."
"My guess is the same. In the end, I have to be the one who finished it huh?"
"I thought if it's you, you will not even try to fight it. Is it because of Daniel and the other still in Melk?"
"Yes. If they weren't there, I would escape already. This Orc Emperor is too dangerous to left alone."
We chatted as I flew through the sky. My speed is starting to fall down and soon, I will start falling.
"Ready, Victoria?"
"Sure. Let's call this 'Meteor Hammer'!"
"Whatever you say… Meteor Hammer!"
Victoria transformed into a giant hammer, and her weight also adjusted to the heaviest she can. I grabbed the handle and swung it down. Trying to aim at the Orc Emperor from high above.
With the weight of the giant hammer and gravity helping me, I'm pretty sure we can manage to injure the Orc Emperor. But defeating it? It will be difficult.
I can make it into an axe and chop the Orc Emperor into two. But an axe is easier to dodge. With the Orc Emperor's strength, I'm pretty sure it can dodge the axe even under heavy attack by the mages. That's why I choose a hammer with bigger surface area.
With all my strength, I try to control the handling of the hammer. Just a slight error will make it a miss from the target.
"Do you know the term 'Terminal Velocity'?"
As we were falling down, Victoria asked something.
"What's that?"
"It means the maximum velocity attainable by an object as it falls. I feel like the speed of our falling is not increased by much anymore. Which mean we will reach terminal velocity soon."
"Does that mean it's impossible for this attack to be faster and stronger?"
"Yes. After this, it's all up to you. Good luck?"
"Yeah… I needed it."
Using my Divine Vision, I can see that the Orc is now able to endure the magic barrage and can walk. But then when the surrounding turned dark, it looked up and see a giant hammer is falling.
"Please don't dodge."
Seems like the Orc Emperor noticed that it was me above the sky. And then its instinct kicked in to compete in strength instead of dodging.
Seems like that Orc Emperor hasn't been intelligent for long if its instinct kicked in just like that. But that's a good thing for me.
Now is the time for impact!
BANG!!
I see everyone shocked with me suddenly falling while carrying a huge hammer out of a sudden, but they seemed to notice that this might be the final confrontation between us and the Orc Emperor. They just watched in awe.
Surprisingly, the Orc Emperor can handle this much weight and speed. It still standing with both arm crossed above it to block the hammer, while the hammer still haven't touched the ground at all. And I'm still hanging on the handle of the hammer trying to put more strength in it.
It turned into a stalemate for a second, but the Orc Emperor did something unthinkable.
It focused its strength only on one arm to defend itself from the hammer, while the other hand is aiming at me. It tried to attack me with Fireball!
I who was still holding on the handle with both my legs in the air to increase the strength of the hammer, had no other choice but to let go unless I want to be burned by that high level Fireball.
I let go of the handle and run on it to the other side of the hammer that's hitting the orc.
I raised my leg and stomped down as hard as I could. Using the chance when the orc is just guarding with one hand. The Orc Emperor can't take that much power with one hand so it fallen to the ground with a loud sound.
But I haven't finished yet. I continued to stomp on the hammer. It was because I can see the Orc Emperor is still alive.
"Good! Just like that! Continue with your Tap Dancing!"
"Can you shut your mouth, Victoria?! Now it seems like I'm stepping on you and you're enjoying yourself being stepped by me!"
"…Just do your best!"
While I'm Stomping on the hammer, the others just watching and cheered when they saw the Orc Emperor has fallen. They thought that it has finally been defeated. But they are also confused why I'm dancing.
Well, I'm not dancing!
Other than Angela and Kayla who knows me well, everyone is confused, including Sophie who still doesn't know everything about me yet.
"That thing is still alive!"
And so, Angela yelled to make everyone realize the situation.
Then, I feel that the hammer I'm stomping is shaking. The Orc used all its strength to lift the weight pressing it and throw the hammer along with me still on top of it.
I balanced myself mid-air and land on the ground. I'm not hurt at all.
The Orc is fuming. Its left hand and right leg both broken because of that attack. But it can still fight.
"Those who still have some strength! Attack that thing!"
I shouted an order to other hunters. Then everyone continued their barrage of magic attack.
Unfortunately, the orc is prepared this time. It used a non-elemental barrier magic. It's a magic that all mage in advanced level or higher can use. But because it's a non-elemental magic, the consumption of magic is high. Which is why most mages just use a barrier/shield with elements they mastered.
But this orc used this for its protection. At least it means the orc will exhaust its magic with this barrier.
I also helped by shooting Air Cannon at the Orc Emperor. But the barrier is still standing strong. That Orc Emperor has a lot of magic to spare.
But still, the barrier won't last long. And everyone soon will exhaust all their power. Which means the conclusion will be settled in a physical battle.
"All of you continue attacking! I need to restore my strength."
After giving an order, I retreated to where Kayla is. I drank about half barrel of water on my own. It seems like I'm also exhausted by this battle.
"I'll heal you first."
"Thanks. I'll go rest for five minute. If anything happen, wake me up."
"Okay."
Although I don't have any injury, her healing magic helped relaxing my muscles. So it helped a lot for the final battle between me and the Orc Emperor.
Somehow I feel like everyone started to put their trust in me. Including Kron. They were trying to waste the Orc Emperor's magic instead of finishing it. They only use low level magic instead of powerful ones like before. I guess that's what makes them an experienced hunters. They are good at making decision in split-second.
Five minute later, I opened my eyes and ready to fight!