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.

seeing everyone staring

not too sure, but from what I've heard, it looks like the city will be under siege

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake

listened attentively from the side. His experience was starting to show, as he remained coolheaded the whole

we do now? Should we take cover? Or

but leaving is not an

had told me beforehand, escaping this place was no

end result would just be us against

at the others who seemed well-rested,

still

not properly rested as I ran around the whole city

my luck

at the moment, Smallsnake tapped me on

"...What is it?"

do you suggest we

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

whatever, I don't care

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

city appeared in front

I soon came

help out. It'll be good training for

but it would also raise our reputation amongst the

distract my mind off of the things that Malvin had told me not too long

about to

respond, I

*

a large mountain within a massive

environment; making it harder to spot from a distance, towering walls erected from

areas, the upper areas where the bigshots were, and the

area were many

themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered everyone up

the stronger individuals. One could see from the

"Oy you over there!"

over to my side. Turning my head, I instantly recognized

"Elluid."

previously met

nor waiting for me to reply, Elluid

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

shouting ye fucker, I'll be there in

Elluid didn't bother lowering the volume of the device, I could pretty much hear whatever they

did ye say

be

called Orimdus arrived. Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle finger and flipped him

turning his attention towards me and the others, he began to

nae bad. This will do

with his two fingers, I, along with

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

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

and the others, was the one that oversaw the operations on the

ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been the easiest to defend against, however, it

geographical advantage was almost

the demons were coming from. In

was also the place where most bigshots

do ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

him a rundown of

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

my mentioning of Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus

that the two of

I could

going to see just what

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

should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking

realize that I needed to get a long-ranged damage

that I had not taken into

what be

asked thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded

are D-/D rank with those two

and Smallsnake, pretty much everyone was now rank and above. Sort of shocking

be pretty strong for

an area in the

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