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

not too sure, but from what I've heard, it looks

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the others

experience was starting to show, as he remained coolheaded

we do now? Should we take cover?

not sure myself, but

me beforehand, escaping this place was

would just be us against

the others who seemed

I still

them, I still had not properly rested as I ran

luck really

on the shoulder disrupting me out of

"...What is it?"

do you suggest

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

I don't care

from my dimensional space, I put it on my waist

the city appeared in front of

I soon came up with

It'll be

also raise our reputation amongst the

mind off of the things that

we're about to

respond, I

*

was built inside of a large mountain

it harder to spot from a

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

many different defensive structures and artifacts, with

the impending attack from the demons

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!"

buff dwarf yelled over to my side. Turning my

"Elluid."

met at the entrance

for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device in his

some people here who be right

shouting ye fucker, I'll be there in a

lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty

fuck did ye say

what be ye

Glaring at Elluid, he raised

towards me and the others, he

bad. This will

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

overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls had

gate that I was currently at, directly faced an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of where the main demon force was. As such, it was supposedly the easiest

the others, was

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

of this, the geographical advantage was

that was where most of the demons were

place where most bigshots

ye guys specialize

Orimdus suddenly asked.

him a rundown of our

a swordsman, 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

that the two

could only shake

going to see just what those two were

for a long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition

should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking to

made me realize that I needed to get

I had not

me, what be your

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded

and the others are D-/D

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

strong for

towards an area in

be? go there, an' one o'