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

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

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake and the

experience was starting to show,

do we do now? Should we take cover?

sure myself, but leaving is not an

escaping this

be

my throbbing forehead and staring at the

shit, I still didn't

properly rested as I

my luck really

moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder disrupting me

"...What is it?"

what do you

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

whatever, I don't care

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

the city appeared in front

I soon came up

out. It'll

also raise

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

ready, we're about to move

could respond, I

*

was built inside of a large

to spot from a distance, towering walls erected

where the bigshots were, and the

many different

to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up

the lower level, the higher level was more restricted for the stronger individuals. One could see from the level of security around the area

"Oy you over there!"

side. Turning

"Elluid."

dwarf that I had previously met at the entrance of the

to reply, Elluid shouted

got some people here who be right for tha job. Quickly come

ye fucker, I'll be there

device, I could

ye

be ye gonna

Glaring at Elluid, he

turning his attention towards me and the others, he began to size

This will

two fingers, I, along

of the walls defensive structure. The walls had four gates,

gate that I was currently at, directly faced an expansive forest and was on the

guiding me and the others, was the one that oversaw

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,

the geographical advantage

where most of the demons were coming from. In short, that

also the place where

do ye guys specialize

Orimdus suddenly asked.

gave him a

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

Smallsnake's and

he didn't believe that the

could only shake my

to see just what those two were capable

dealer, but your composition be still good for when those bastards come

should get

"Did ye say something?"

thinking

me realize that I needed to get a

flaw that I had not taken

me, what

to which I

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

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

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

towards an area

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