The Author's POV

As he was returning from the tavern, Waylen suddenly heard the sirens of the city ring out.

Without wasting any time, he hurriedly ran towards the outer walls of the city where an elderly figure stood.

Deeply gazing into the distance on the top of the enormous wall outside of the mountain where Henolur resided; a terrifying wind blew from below the walls.

Oddly enough, despite the strong winds blowing, the old man's clothes remained completely still and didn't flutter the slightest.

Sensing something, the old man turned his head and greeted Waylen with a calm smile.

"Waylen, you're back."

"I just came back from a drink, what exactly is going on, Douglas?"

"Haaa."

Closing his eyes slightly, the old man, Douglas, looked towards the distance.

Waving his hand, the strong winds around them completely disappeared and silence descended.

He then pointed towards the distance, where a mass of black dots appeared in the distance.

"As you can probably tell, the demons are once again attacking. This time, they are attacking with a large number of troops."

Putting his hands on the battlements of the castle; The upright projections on the castle walls shaped to look like teeth, Waylen glared.

"Those bastards. Have they sent the big shots?"

"Not yet. It looks like they are still trying to gauge the defensive mechanism of the city."

"So they've basically sent the cannon fodder."

"Mhm, for now."

Douglas calmly nodded his head.

Stroking his long white beard, he softly reminded.

"We should still be careful. We might never know what might happen."

Nodding in agreement, Waylen suddenly thought of something.

"...Right, what did the dwarves say?"

"The dwarfs?"

"Yeah, are they allowing us to help them?"

Acting without permission could enrage the dwarves.

This was because their interference might have adverse effects on the dwarves who were perhaps planning on activating a specific defensive measure that required no interference.

If they wanted to act, they could only do so at the okay of the dwarves.

After all, they were here to please the dwarves, not antagonize them.

Understanding full well what Waylen was implying, Douglas shook his head before once again turning his attention towards the distance.

"Nothing yet, but I've already told them that we will assist them if anything happens."

"That's good enough for now."

Also turning his attention towards the distance, Waylen's eyes squinted and tangible bloodlust started exuding from his body.

"If they permit us to move, I'll slaughter each and every demon that comes my way."

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WHIIIIIII—! WHIIIIIII—!

The sounds of the sirens rang out throughout the whole city as the dwarves quickly closed up shop and hid inside of their homes.

From how unpanicked and organized this was, I could tell that this wasn't the first time that this had happened.

"Ren, what's going on?"

"Smallsnake?"

Regrouping with the others back at the lodgings, the first one to approach me was Smallsnake.

him and seeing everyone staring in my

not too sure, but from what I've heard, it looks like the city

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake and the others

but Leopold, who listened attentively from the side. His experience was starting to show, as

take cover? Or should we

sure myself, but

me beforehand, escaping this place was no

result would just be us

at the others who seemed well-rested, I

shit, I still

not properly rested as I ran around the whole city

my luck really

me on the shoulder disrupting

"...What is it?"

do you suggest we

and looking at Smallsnake straight in the eyes and looking back at the others who were also waiting

whatever, I don't care

out my sword from my dimensional space, I

map of the city appeared in front of

a moment, I soon came up

go help out. It'll be good training for

would also raise our reputation

any case, I needed this to distract my mind off of the things that Malvin had told me not too long

ready, we're about

the others could respond, I

*

built inside of a large

it harder to spot from a distance,

the bigshots were, and the lower areas, where the weaker

make up the disparity, built on the lower area were many different defensive structures and artifacts, with dwarves, elves, and orcs patrolling

but the impending attack from the

could see from the level of security around the area that brought towards to the higher level, that highly classified meetings were being

"Oy you over there!"

over to my side.

"Elluid."

had previously met at the entrance of the

to reply, Elluid

be right for tha job. Quickly come ta pick

fucker, I'll be there

bother lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty much hear whatever they

ye

what be ye gonna

called Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle finger

the others, he began to size

nae bad. This will do

follow him with his two fingers, I,

others a brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls had four gates, which were named after the cardinal

forest and was on the opposite side of where the main demon force was. As such, it was

dwarf that was guiding me and the others, was the one that oversaw the operations on

Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been the

of this, the geographical

most of the demons were coming from. In short,

was also the place

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

I briefly gave him a

tamer, he's good at commanding, and these two can help with a utility

Smallsnake's and

it, he didn't believe that the two of

that, I could only

was soon going to see just what those two

long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition be still good for when those

should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking

words made me realize that I needed to get

I had not taken into account

what be your

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly

rank, and the others are D-/D rank with those two

and above. Sort of shocking given that not too long ago, everyone was barely at the entry-level of

pretty strong for your age, I'll give ye

towards an

over there, right where tha tower be? go there, an' one o' tha people