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 in my direction, my

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

"Under attack?"

instantly caused Smallsnake and the others

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

do now? Should we take cover? Or should we

but leaving is not

beforehand, escaping

just be

the others

shit, I still

rested as I ran around the whole city ever since

luck really that

moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the shoulder

"...What is it?"

do you suggest we

the eyes and looking back at the others who were also waiting for my answer, I let out

whatever, I don't

I put it on

holographic map of the city appeared in

soon came up

go help out. It'll be good training for

that, but it would also raise our reputation amongst the

any case, I needed this to distract my mind off of

we're about

the others could respond, I had already

*

a large mountain

making it harder to spot from a distance, towering walls erected from outside of the

areas where the bigshots were, and the lower areas,

order to make up the disparity, built on the lower area were many different defensive structures and artifacts, with dwarves, elves, and orcs patrolling around

kept to themselves, but the

see from the

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning my

"Elluid."

dwarf that I had previously met at the entrance of

for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device in

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

fucker, I'll be

of the device, I could pretty much hear whatever they

fuck did ye say

be ye

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

towards me and the others, he began

nae bad. This will do for

follow him with his two fingers, I, along with the others, followed Orimdus towards

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

Northern gate, the gate 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

and the others, was the one that oversaw

and Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal

of this, the geographical advantage was almost

of the demons were coming

the place where

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

him a rundown of our

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

and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly

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

I could only shake

was soon going to see just what those two

but your composition be still

I should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

I needed to get a long-ranged damage dealer in my

I had not

what

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded without hiding

the others are D-/D

and above. Sort of

guys be pretty strong for

towards an area

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