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

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

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake and the others to

His experience was starting to show, as he remained coolheaded the whole

Should we take cover? Or should

not sure myself, but leaving

Waylen had told me beforehand, escaping this place was no longer an

result would just be us against thousands

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

shit, I still didn't

I still had not properly rested as I ran around the whole

my luck really

me on the shoulder disrupting me out

"...What is it?"

do you suggest

straight in the eyes and looking back at the others who were also waiting for my answer, I let

I don't care

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

the city appeared in

I soon

It'll be

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, I

*

large mountain

to spot from a distance, towering walls

two areas, the upper areas where the bigshots were, and the lower areas, where the weaker individuals

lower area were many different defensive structures and

races and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up as they all helped each

stronger individuals. One could see from the level of security

"Oy you over there!"

dwarf yelled over to my side.

"Elluid."

dwarf that I had previously met at

for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a

here who be right for tha job. Quickly come

shouting ye fucker, I'll be

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

ye say

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 us

bad. This will do for

fingers, I, along with the others, followed Orimdus

the others a brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls had four gates,

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 side to

guiding me and the others, was the

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

geographical advantage

were coming from. In short, that place was a

place

ye guys

Orimdus suddenly asked.

gave him a rundown of our

at commanding, and these two can

mentioning of Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities,

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

that, I could only shake

was soon going to see just what those

for a long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition be still good for when those

I should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking to

that I needed to get a long-ranged

I had not taken into account

what be your

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded without

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

Sort of shocking given that not too long

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

towards an

be?