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."

***

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.

everyone staring in my direction,

too sure, but from what I've heard, it looks like the city

"Under attack?"

words instantly caused Smallsnake

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

we take cover? Or should

myself, but leaving is not an

Waylen had told me beforehand, escaping this place was

end result would just be us against

the others

shit, I still didn't sleep

I

luck really

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

"...What is it?"

do you suggest we

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

whatever, I

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

city

soon came up with a

out. It'll be good training

but it would also raise our reputation

any case, I needed this to distract my mind off of the things that Malvin had told me

about to move

the others could respond,

*

a large mountain within a

making it harder to spot from a distance, towering

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

built on the lower area were many different defensive

only talked amongst their own races and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up as they all helped each

to the lower level, 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 higher

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning my

"Elluid."

met at the

greeting me nor waiting for me to reply, Elluid shouted

I've got some people here who be right for tha job.

fucker, I'll be there in a

device, I could pretty much hear

fuck did ye say ta

be ye

called Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his

the others, he

nae bad. This will do for

with his two fingers, I,

and the others a brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls had four gates, which were named

expansive forest and was on the opposite side of where the

that was guiding me and the others, was the one that

sides, the Eastern, and Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those

the geographical advantage was almost

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

the place

ye guys specialize

Orimdus suddenly asked.

around, I briefly gave him a rundown of our

commanding, and these two can help with a utility such

and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly became

the looks of it, he didn't believe that the two of them

I could only shake

just what those two

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

should get

"Did ye say something?"

thinking to

me realize that I needed to get a long-ranged damage dealer

serious flaw that I had not taken into account

reminds me, what be

asked thoughtlessly to which I swiftly

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

and Smallsnake, pretty much everyone was now rank and above. Sort of shocking given that not too

strong for

an

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