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

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

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake

the side. His experience was starting to show, as he remained

Should we take cover? Or should

not sure myself, but leaving

escaping this place was no

be us

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

I still didn't

had not properly rested as I ran around the whole city

my luck really

the moment, Smallsnake tapped me on the

"...What is it?"

do you

at the

I don't care

my dimensional space, I put it on my waist and tapped on

map of the city appeared

soon came

help out. It'll be good training

but it would also raise our reputation amongst

needed this to distract my mind off of the

about

respond, I had already

*

inside of a large mountain within a massive

spot from a distance, towering walls erected from

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

area were many different

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

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

"Oy you over there!"

my side. Turning my head, I instantly recognized

"Elluid."

met

to reply, Elluid shouted onto a small device

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

shouting ye fucker, I'll

the volume of the device, I could pretty much hear

fuck did ye say ta

be ye

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

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

nae bad. This will do for

fingers, I, along with the others, followed Orimdus towards

along, he gave me and the others a brief overview of the walls defensive structure. The

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

guiding me and the others, was the one that

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

geographical advantage

there was the Southern gate, and that was where most of the demons were coming from.

also the place where most bigshots

do ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

briefly gave him

commanding, and these two

my mentioning of Smallsnake's and

didn't believe that the two of them could

I could only shake my

going to see just what

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

I should get

"Did ye say something?"

thinking

made me realize that I needed to get a long-ranged damage dealer in my

serious flaw that I had not taken into

reminds me, what be

thoughtlessly to which I swiftly responded

others are D-/D

above. Sort of shocking given that not too long ago, everyone was barely at the entry-level of

pretty strong for your age,

an area in

over there, right where tha tower be? go