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.

behind him and seeing everyone staring in my direction, my

I've heard, it looks like the city

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the others to

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

now? Should we take cover?

sure myself, but leaving is not an

me beforehand, escaping this place

be

my throbbing forehead and staring at the others who seemed well-rested, I cursed out

I still didn't sleep

them, I still had not properly rested as I ran

luck really that

tapped me on the shoulder

"...What is it?"

you suggest we

the eyes and looking back at the others who were also waiting for my answer,

whatever, I

my sword from my dimensional space, I put it

the city appeared in front of

a moment, I soon came

go help out. It'll be

but it would also raise

off of the things that Malvin

ready, we're about to move

could respond, I had already

*

built inside of a large mountain within a

to spot from a distance, towering

were divided into two areas, the upper areas where the

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

general, they only talked amongst their own races and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up as they all helped each other

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

"Oy you over there!"

side. Turning my

"Elluid."

that I had previously met at

to reply, Elluid

right

fucker, I'll be there in a

Elluid didn't bother lowering the volume of the device, I

ye

what be ye gonna

Elluid,

and the

nae bad. This will

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

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

faced an expansive forest and was on the

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

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

the geographical advantage

that was where most of the demons were coming from. In

also the place where most bigshots

do ye guys

Orimdus suddenly asked.

briefly gave him a

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

Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus

didn't believe that the two of them could match the dwarven analytical

could only shake

see just what those

but your composition be still good for when

should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking to

previous words made me realize that I needed

flaw that I had not taken into

reminds me, what

which I swiftly

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

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

for your age,

an area in

be? go there, an' one o' tha people