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.

everyone staring in my direction, my

but from what I've heard, it looks like

"Under attack?"

Smallsnake and the others

side. His experience was starting to show,

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

sure myself, but leaving is not

had told me beforehand, escaping

result would just be us against thousands of

at the others who seemed well-rested, I

shit, I still

I ran around the whole

my luck really

at the moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the

"...What is it?"

what do you suggest we

back at the others who were also waiting for my answer,

whatever, I don't

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

city appeared

moment, I soon came up with a

help out. It'll be good training

that, but it would also raise our reputation amongst

off of

we're about

respond, I had

*

of a large mountain within a massive mountain

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

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

were many different defensive structures and artifacts, with dwarves,

they only talked amongst their own races and kept to themselves, but the impending attack from the demons sobered

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

"Oy you over there!"

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

"Elluid."

previously met

me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a

here who be right for tha job. Quickly

ye fucker, I'll be there in a

device, I could pretty much hear

did ye say

what be

Glaring at Elluid, he raised his middle

turning his attention towards me and the others, he

nae bad. This

me to follow him with his two fingers, I, along with the

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

and was on the opposite side of where the main demon force was.

guiding me and the others, was the one

the other two sides, the Eastern, and Western gates, directly faced the other mountain ranges. On normal occasions, those sides would've been the easiest to defend against,

the geographical advantage

the Southern gate, and that was where most of the demons were

was also the place where most

do ye guys specialize

Orimdus suddenly asked.

gave him a

he's good at commanding, and

Smallsnake's and Ryan's

didn't believe that the two of

I could only

just

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

should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking to

made me realize that I needed

a serious flaw that I had

what

I

others are D-/D

above. Sort of shocking given

be pretty strong for your age, I'll give ye

an area in the

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