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

I've heard, it looks like the city will

"Under attack?"

words instantly caused Smallsnake and the

from the side. His experience was

we do now? Should we take cover? Or

sure myself, but leaving is not an

beforehand, escaping this place was no longer an

be us

at the others who seemed well-rested, I cursed

still didn't sleep

still had not properly rested as I ran around

my luck really that

on the shoulder disrupting me out of

"...What is it?"

you suggest

at Smallsnake straight in the eyes and looking back at the

whatever, I

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

holographic map of the city appeared in front of

moment, I soon came up with

help out. It'll be good training

that, but it would also raise our reputation amongst the

mind off of the things that Malvin

about

others could respond, I had

*

large

from a

were divided into two areas, the upper areas where the bigshots were, and the lower areas, where the weaker

area were many different defensive

own races and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up as

restricted for the stronger individuals. One could see from the level of security around the area that brought towards

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning my head, I instantly recognized

"Elluid."

I had previously met

reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device in

who be right for tha

I'll be there in

the device, I could pretty much hear whatever they

did ye say

be ye gonna

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

turning his attention towards me and the

This will

me to follow him with his two fingers, I, along with the others, followed Orimdus

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

directly faced an expansive forest and was on the

and the others, was the one that

and Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal

this, the geographical advantage was

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

place where most bigshots

ye guys

Orimdus suddenly asked.

I briefly gave him a rundown of our

good at commanding, and

and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly

didn't believe that the two of them could match the dwarven

I could

just

was hoping for a long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition be still good for

I should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking to

me realize that I needed to get a

a serious flaw that I had not taken into

me, what be

which I

the others are D-/D rank with those two at around

much everyone was now rank and above. Sort of shocking given that

strong for your age, I'll give ye

pointed towards an

be? go