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.

him and seeing everyone staring in my direction,

heard, it

"Under attack?"

caused Smallsnake and the others to

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

do we do now? Should we take cover? Or

not sure myself, but leaving is

told me beforehand, escaping this place was no longer

end result would just be us against thousands

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

shit, I still

properly rested as I ran around the whole city ever since arriving

luck really that

me on the shoulder disrupting me out of my

"...What is it?"

what do you suggest we

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

I don't

taking out my sword from my dimensional space, I put

of the city appeared

for a moment, I soon came

It'll be good training for

that, but it would also

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

we're about

others could respond, I had already

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large mountain

spot from a distance,

the bigshots were, and the lower areas, where the weaker

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

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

contrast to the lower level, the higher level was more restricted for the stronger individuals. One could see from the

"Oy you over there!"

to my side. Turning my head, I instantly recognized

"Elluid."

dwarf that I had previously met at the entrance

greeting me nor waiting for me to reply, Elluid shouted onto a

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

shouting ye fucker, I'll be there in a

the volume of the device, I could pretty much

did ye say ta

what be ye

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

turning his attention towards me and the others, he

nae bad. This will do

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

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

faced an expansive forest and was on the opposite side of

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

the other hand, 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, however, it had

geographical advantage was

the demons were coming from. In short, that place was

also the place where

ye guys specialize

Orimdus suddenly asked.

around, I briefly gave him a

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

Smallsnake's and Ryan's capabilities, Orimdus instantly became

that the two of them could match the dwarven

could

just what

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

I should get

"Did ye say something?"

just thinking

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

I had not taken

what

I swiftly responded without hiding

D-/D rank

pretty much everyone was now rank and above. Sort of shocking given that not too long ago, everyone was barely

strong for your age,

pointed towards an

tha tower be?