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.

staring in my direction, my brows

not too sure, but from what I've heard, it looks like the city will be under

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the others to

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

we do now? Should we take

sure myself, but leaving is not

told me beforehand, escaping this place was

result would just be us against

my throbbing forehead and staring at the

I still

I ran around

my luck really that

moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the

"...What is it?"

what do you suggest

back at the others who were also waiting for my

I

dimensional space, I

map of the city appeared in front

a moment, I soon came up

go help out. It'll be good

that, but it would also raise our reputation

this to distract my mind off of the things

ready, we're about

the others could respond,

*

a large mountain within a massive

with the environment; making it harder to spot from a distance, towering

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

lower area were many different defensive structures

races and kept to themselves, but the impending

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!"

to my side. Turning my head,

"Elluid."

met

waiting for me to reply, Elluid

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

ye fucker, I'll be

bother lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty much

did ye say ta

be ye gonna

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

turning his attention towards me and the others, he

nae bad. This will

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

brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls

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

and the others, was the one that oversaw the operations

the 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 demons could

of this, the geographical advantage

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

the place where

ye guys

Orimdus suddenly asked.

briefly gave him a rundown of

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

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

the two

that, I could only shake

to see just what those two

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

should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

needed to

flaw that I had not

reminds me, what be

I swiftly responded

the others are D-/D rank

rank and above. Sort of

be pretty strong for

towards an area in the

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