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 direction,

from what I've heard, it looks like the city will be under

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the others

side. His experience was starting to

we do now? Should we take

sure myself, but leaving

had told me beforehand, escaping this place was no

just be us against thousands

my throbbing forehead and staring at the

I still didn't

properly rested as I ran around

my luck really that

Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder disrupting me out of

"...What is it?"

you

at the others who were also waiting for my

whatever, I don't care

I

of the city appeared in

for a moment, I soon came up with

go help out. It'll

would also raise

off of the things that Malvin

we're about to move

could respond,

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was built inside of a large

from a distance, towering walls erected from

the

disparity, built on the lower area were many different defensive structures and artifacts, with

races and kept to themselves, but the impending

the level of security around the area that brought towards to the higher

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning my head, I instantly recognized

"Elluid."

previously met at the entrance of the

greeting me nor waiting for me to reply,

be right for tha

fucker, I'll be there

Elluid didn't bother lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty much hear whatever they

did ye

be ye

Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle

attention towards me and the others, he began

bad. This

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

gave me and the others a brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The

gate that I was 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 the easiest

and the others, was the one that oversaw the operations

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

of this, the geographical

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

also the place where most bigshots

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

him a rundown

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

my mentioning of Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly became

the two of them could match the dwarven

that, I could only shake my

to see just what those two were capable

noted...I was hoping for a long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition be still good for when those

I should get

"Did ye say something?"

thinking to

realize that I needed to get

was a serious flaw that I had not taken into

reminds me, what

to which I swiftly responded without

are D-/D rank with

Sort of shocking given that not too long

for your age, I'll give ye

towards an area in the

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