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,

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

"Under attack?"

words instantly caused Smallsnake and the

side. His experience was starting to show, as

we do now? Should we take cover? Or should

but leaving is not an

beforehand, escaping this place was no

end result would just be us against thousands

forehead and staring at the others who

I still didn't sleep

had not properly rested as I ran around the

luck

me on the

"...What is it?"

what do you

in the eyes and looking back at the others who were also waiting

I don't

I put it on my waist and tapped

of the city appeared in front of

soon came

help out. It'll be

it would also raise our reputation amongst the

distract my mind off of the things that Malvin had told me

about to move

the others could respond, I had

*

built inside of a large mountain within a

spot from

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

many different defensive structures and artifacts, with dwarves, elves, and orcs

talked amongst their own races and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the

One could see from the level of security around the area that brought towards to the higher level, that highly

"Oy you over there!"

over to my side. Turning my head, I

"Elluid."

dwarf that I had previously met at the entrance

for me to reply, Elluid

people here who be right for tha job. Quickly come

shouting ye fucker, I'll

volume of the device, I could pretty

did ye say ta

what be

Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle finger and flipped

turning his attention towards me and the

This will do

him with his two fingers, I, along with

overview of the walls defensive structure. The

the opposite side of where the main demon force

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

the other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've

the geographical advantage was almost

the demons were coming from. In short, that place was a living hell for whoever

also the place where

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

briefly gave him a rundown of our

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

and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly became

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

that, I could only shake

soon going to see just what those two were

noted...I was hoping for a long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition be still good for when those

should get

"Did ye say something?"

thinking

words made me realize that I needed

I had not taken into account

what be

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded without hiding

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

much everyone was now rank and above. Sort of shocking given that not too long ago, everyone was barely at the entry-level of

guys be pretty strong for

towards an area in the

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