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.

staring in my

I've heard, it looks

"Under attack?"

Smallsnake and the

side. His experience was starting to

we do now? Should we take cover? Or should we just leave this

sure myself, but leaving is

Waylen had told me beforehand, escaping this place was

just be us against thousands

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

I still didn't

rested as I ran around the whole city ever since

luck really that

at the moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder

"...What is it?"

you

back at the others

whatever, I don't care

again taking out my sword from my dimensional space, I put it

map of the city appeared in front of

moment, I soon

go help out. It'll be good

would also raise our reputation amongst

to distract my mind off of the things that Malvin

we're about to move

the others could respond, I

*

was built inside of a large mountain within

from a distance,

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

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

and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up as they all helped each

contrast 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

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning

"Elluid."

had previously met at the entrance

for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a small

some people here who be right for tha job. Quickly come ta

fucker, I'll be there in a

bother lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty much hear whatever they

ye

be ye

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

attention towards me and the others, he began to size us

This will do

I, along with the others, followed

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

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

was the one that oversaw the operations

ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been

the geographical

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

also the place where

do ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

around, I briefly gave him a

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

mentioning of Smallsnake's and Ryan's

didn't believe that the two of

that, I could

soon going to see just what those two were

a long-ranged damage dealer, but your composition

should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

previous words made me realize that I needed to get a long-ranged

that I had not taken

me, what be your

asked thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded without

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

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

strong for your age, I'll give

an area in the

tha area over there, right where tha tower be? go there,