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.

everyone staring in my

but from what I've heard, it

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake

experience was starting

do we do now? Should we take cover? Or should

not sure myself, but

told me beforehand, escaping this place was no longer

end result would just be us against

at the

I still didn't

them, I still had not properly rested as I ran around the whole city

luck really

on the shoulder disrupting

"...What is it?"

you suggest

looking back at the others who were also

whatever, I don't care

space, I put it on my waist and

city appeared in front

for a moment, I soon came

out. It'll

that, but it would also raise our

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

about

could respond, I had already

*

a large mountain

spot from a distance, towering

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

to make up the disparity, built on the lower area were many different defensive structures and

the

for the stronger individuals. One could see from the level of security around

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning my head, I instantly

"Elluid."

previously met at

me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device

be right

shouting ye fucker, I'll be there in a

the device, I could pretty much

did ye say ta

be ye gonna

at Elluid, he raised his

me and the

nae bad. This will do

me to follow him with his two fingers, I, along

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

currently at, directly faced an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of where the main demon force was. As such, it was supposedly

that was guiding me and the others, was the one

other hand, the other two sides, 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

of this, the geographical advantage was almost

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

place where

do ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

I briefly gave him a rundown of

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

of Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly

the

could

soon going to see just

but your composition be still

should

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

I needed to

I

what

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded without hiding

D-/D rank with

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

guys be pretty strong for your age, I'll give

pointed towards an area

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