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 my direction,

what I've heard, it looks like the city

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake

from the side. His experience was starting to

we take

not sure myself, but

Waylen had told me beforehand, escaping

just be us against thousands of

my throbbing forehead and staring at the others who seemed

I still didn't

had not properly rested as I ran around the whole

my luck

Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder disrupting me out

"...What is it?"

do you

my head and looking at Smallsnake straight in the eyes and looking back at the others

whatever, I

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

the city appeared

I soon came

help out. It'll be good training

it would also raise our reputation amongst the

of the things that Malvin had told me

we're about to

the others could respond, I had

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a large mountain within

making it harder to spot from

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

on the lower area were many different defensive structures and artifacts, with dwarves, elves,

to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up as they all

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 level, that highly classified meetings were being held

"Oy you over there!"

buff dwarf yelled over to my side. Turning my head, I instantly

"Elluid."

that I had previously met at the entrance of

waiting for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto

right for tha

fucker, I'll be there in a

of the device, I

ye

be ye gonna

Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle finger

me and the others,

bad. This

with his two fingers, I, along with

a brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The walls had four gates, which were named after the cardinal points.

was currently at, directly faced an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of where the main demon force was. As

dwarf that was guiding me and the others, was the

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

of this, the geographical advantage was almost

demons were coming from. In short, that place was

the place where most

ye guys

Orimdus suddenly asked.

briefly gave him

swordsman, he's a tanker, she's a beast tamer, he's good at commanding, and these two can help with a

Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus

believe that the two of them could match the dwarven analytical

could

was soon going to see just what those

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

should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking

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

flaw that I had not taken

reminds me, what be your

I swiftly responded

rank, and the others are D-/D rank with those

rank and above. Sort of shocking given

for your age, I'll give ye

towards an

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