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.

seeing everyone staring in

it looks like the city

"Under attack?"

words instantly caused Smallsnake and

the side. His experience was starting to show, as

do now? Should we take cover? Or

but leaving is not an

escaping

would just be us against thousands

at the others who

still didn't sleep

I still had not properly rested as I ran around

luck really that

at the moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder disrupting me out

"...What is it?"

what do you suggest

in the eyes and looking back at the others

whatever, I

out my sword from my dimensional space, I put it on my waist and tapped on my

of the city appeared in

for a moment, I soon came up with

It'll

that, but it would also

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

about to move

others could respond,

*

of a large mountain within a massive mountain

the environment; making it harder to spot from a distance, towering walls erected from

were divided into two areas, the upper areas where the bigshots were, and the

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

to themselves, but the impending attack

could see from the level of security around the area that brought towards to

"Oy you over there!"

over to my side.

"Elluid."

previously met at

reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device in

right for tha job. Quickly come ta pick them

ye fucker, I'll be there

of the device, I could

ye

be

called Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he

towards me and the

bad. This will do for

to follow him with his two fingers, I, along with the others, followed Orimdus towards

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

the gate that I was currently at, directly faced an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of where the

me and the others, was the one

the Eastern, and Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been the easiest to defend against, however, it had to be noted that demons

the geographical advantage was almost

gate, and that was where most of the demons were coming from. In short, that place was a living hell for

also the place where most

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

gave him

he's a tanker, she's a beast tamer, he's good at commanding, and

mentioning of Smallsnake's and Ryan's

believe that the two of them could

that, I could only

soon going to see just what those two

dealer, but your composition be

should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

I needed to get a long-ranged damage

serious flaw that I had not taken

reminds me, what be

which I swiftly responded without hiding

are D-/D rank with those two at around

was now rank and above. Sort of shocking

for your age, I'll

an area in

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