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.

and seeing everyone staring in my direction, my brows furrowed

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

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake and the others to

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

Should we take cover? Or should we just leave this

sure myself, but leaving

told me beforehand, escaping this place was no

would just be us against thousands

the others who seemed well-rested, I cursed out

I still

them, I still had not properly rested as I

luck really that

Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder

"...What is it?"

do you

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

I don't

taking out my sword from my dimensional space, I put it

the city appeared in

for a moment, I soon came up with a

out. It'll be good training

but it would also raise our reputation amongst

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

ready, we're about to

the others could respond,

*

large mountain within a

from a distance, towering walls erected from outside of

divided into two areas, the upper areas where the

area were many different defensive structures

the impending attack from the demons

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

"Oy you over there!"

over to my side. Turning my

"Elluid."

met at

me nor waiting for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto

some people here who be right

ye fucker, I'll be there in a

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

ye

what be ye

long, the man called Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle

and the others, he began

This will

follow him with his two fingers, I, along with

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

and was on the opposite side of where the main

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

other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been the easiest to

of this, the geographical advantage was

was where most of the demons were coming from. In short, that place was a living hell

was also the place where

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

him a rundown

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

mentioning of Smallsnake's and

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

I could only shake

going to see just

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?"

just thinking

me realize that I needed to get a

flaw that I had not taken into

reminds me, what be

I swiftly responded

others are D-/D rank

was now rank and above. Sort of shocking given that not too long ago,

guys be pretty strong for your

towards an area in the

where tha tower be? go there, an' one