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."

***

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 my

sure, but from what I've heard, it looks like the city

"Under attack?"

words instantly caused Smallsnake and the

who listened attentively from the side. His experience was starting

Should we take

sure myself, but leaving is not an

had told me beforehand, escaping this place

end result would just be us against thousands

staring at the others who seemed well-rested, I

still didn't sleep

not properly rested as I ran around the whole city ever since

luck

on the shoulder disrupting me

"...What is it?"

do you suggest we

Smallsnake straight in the eyes and looking back at the others who

whatever, I don't

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

the city appeared

a moment, I soon came

out. It'll

also raise our reputation amongst

of

about

the others could respond,

*

a large mountain within a massive mountain

from a distance, towering

the upper areas where the bigshots

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

they only talked amongst their own races and kept to themselves, but the

to the lower level, the higher level was more restricted for the stronger individuals. One could see from the level of security around the area that brought towards to the higher level, that highly classified

"Oy you over there!"

side. Turning

"Elluid."

that I had previously met at

reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device in his

who be right for tha job. Quickly come ta pick

I'll be there in a

bother lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty

ye say ta

be ye gonna

Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle finger and flipped him

his attention towards me and the others, he began to size

nae bad. This will do

to follow him with his two fingers, I,

overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls had four gates, which

an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of

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

normal occasions, those sides would've been the easiest to defend against, however, it had

geographical advantage was

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

was also the place

do ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

I briefly gave him a

a swordsman, he's a tanker, she's a beast tamer, he's good at commanding, and these two can help with a

of Smallsnake's and

the looks of it, he didn't believe that the two of them could

could only

was soon going to see just

damage dealer, but your composition be still good for when those bastards

I should

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

words made me realize that I needed to get a long-ranged damage dealer in my

flaw that I had not taken

reminds me, what be your

I swiftly responded without

and the others are D-/D rank with those two at around G

Sort of shocking given that

strong for your age, I'll give ye

pointed towards an area

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