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.

behind him and seeing everyone staring in my direction,

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

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the

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

take cover?

but leaving is not

beforehand, escaping this place was

be us against thousands

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

still didn't sleep

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

my luck really that

the moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder disrupting me out

"...What is it?"

do you

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

whatever, I don't

space, I put it on my waist and tapped

map of the city appeared in

for a moment, I soon came up

go help out. It'll be good training for

also raise our reputation

this to distract my mind off of the things that Malvin had told

about

respond, I

*

inside of a large mountain within a massive mountain

to spot from a distance, towering walls erected from outside of

the bigshots were, and the lower areas, where the weaker

make up the disparity, built on the lower area were many different defensive structures and artifacts,

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

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

"Oy you over there!"

yelled over to my side. Turning my head, I

"Elluid."

met at the entrance

greeting me nor waiting for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto

right for tha job. Quickly

shouting ye fucker, I'll

the volume of the device, I could

did ye say ta

what be ye gonna

Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle finger

me and the others, he began to size

This will do for

I, along with the others,

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

directly faced an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of where the main demon force

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

Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been

of this, the geographical advantage was almost

of the demons were coming from. In

the place where most

ye guys

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 a

mentioning of Smallsnake's and Ryan's

the two of them could match the

could only

see just what

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

I should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

words made me realize that I needed to get a

flaw that I had

what be your

asked thoughtlessly to which I

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

rank and above. Sort of shocking given

guys be pretty strong for your age, I'll

towards an area in

area over there, right where tha tower be? go there, an' one o' tha people shou' make arrangements