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

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

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the others

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

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

sure myself, but leaving is

had told me beforehand, escaping this place was no

be us against thousands of

staring at the others who seemed well-rested, I cursed out

still

I ran around the whole city ever since

luck

me on the shoulder

"...What is it?"

what do you suggest we

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

I

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

holographic map of the city appeared

for a moment, I soon came up

out. It'll be

only that, but it would also raise our reputation amongst

this to distract my mind off of the things that Malvin had

ready, we're about to

could respond, I

*

was built inside of a large mountain within a massive mountain

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

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

were many different defensive structures and artifacts,

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

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!"

side. Turning my head,

"Elluid."

had previously met at the entrance of the

me nor waiting for me to reply, Elluid shouted

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

shouting ye fucker, I'll be there in a

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

fuck did ye

what be

at Elluid, he raised his middle finger and flipped

his attention towards me and the others, he began

This will

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

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

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 easiest

guiding me and the others, was the one that oversaw

On normal occasions, those sides would've been the

of this, the geographical advantage

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

the place where most bigshots

ye

Orimdus suddenly asked.

gave him a rundown of

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

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

the

I could

just what those two were capable

dealer, but your

I should

"Did ye say something?"

thinking

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

that I had not taken

reminds me, what be your

which I

the others are D-/D

rank and above. Sort of shocking given that not

for your age, I'll

an area in the

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