The Author's POV

"We will be taking our leave, human."

Randur spoke out while Jomnuk stood by his side as they both stood behind the mana chamber.

It had been almost twenty days since the two of them had arrived on this planet, and unfortunately for them, it was now time for them to depart.

This news did not make them happy.

They would have remained on the planet had it not been for the situation in Henlour. However, their high positions made it impossible for them to stay, which was regrettable.

"Jomnuk and I will be the only individuals departing. As promised, the other dwarves will be staying here with you, and as previously mentioned, we will deactivate the portal and only reactivate it when we return."

"This is just a little precaution that we will take in order to ensure that the planet remains hidden. Of course, if you want to open it again, you can simply ask Ryan as he has the key to activate the portal."

Even though the dwarves who had come here were people whom both of them had put their full faith in, it was never a bad idea to be on the side of caution. It was always the person that you trusted the most that betrayed you.

As a result, Jomnuk and Randur arrived at the realization that it would be wise to close the portal upon coming out of the portal.

"In any case, even without Ryan, you did mention that you had another way out, so I won't say anything further."

Randur tapped on the large metallic door that separated him from Ren, who was still inside.

"I wish you luck with your breakthrough."

"Thank you."

Ren's voice could finally be heard from the other side of the door.

Randur returned a smile.

"Don't mention it."

He turned around after that.

Jomnuk followed him close from behind.

"We'll come back in at most a month...human time, which is around a year here? Ten months?"

Randur's brows furrowed, and he murmured to himself.

"Well, it shouldn't be a war that lasts too long. In any case, by the time we get back, everything should have been taken care of. Hopefully, the foundation of the city will already be built by then."

"...I honestly doubt Ren will need any more than half a year to completely finish the demons."

Jomnuk commented from the side.

He, too, was engaged in serious reflection regarding the issue with the demons. Due to the fact that this planet presented the dwarves with a wealth of opportunities, he was understandably anxious about the matter.

"Don't worry about it. If he manages to break through, the war should be a breeze."

"I guess you have a point."

Jomnuk finally nodded his head.

as Randur and he wasn't a specialist in combat, he had certain artifacts that could help him gauge just how strong Ren was, and after briefly using them to measure Ren's strength, he knew that Randur's words contained

That being said…

bit more complicated than

a distance; however, because it was so far away, Jomnuk couldn't be certain about the

hearing his words, Randur's expression changed to

sure are you about

"Not very."

him a rough rundown of

that makes

what should

what the next step in the process is. We have finished our part, and it

"Well, alright..."

bowed his head and then indicated his

much for him to handle. Especially considering the large number of fresh faces he

"Yes."

before turning his attention toward a specific corridor. Jomnuk followed him quietly from behind. It

***

I can feel

walking off into the distance. As

in his life felt the same level of dread as he did at the moment. Not even when he was standing at the frontlines of

impression that death itself was drawing nearer to him in the distance at

it would only leave

"Are you ready?"

stepped beside him

him a

"No."

He shook his head.

and candidly shared his viewpoint on the matter with Omgolung, who at the time had his thick arms crossed over each other and was staring off into

a single day. We are at that much of a disadvantage in this war. Excluding the food supplies, the sheer

occurred to Omgolung as he turned to look

the human, can't he help? If

the human

poured cold water on Omgolung as he cut him

a capable individual, at the end of the day, based on what he observed, he was stronger than him, but not significantly stronger than him. At least not

completely subdue him and display a great deal of strength during the first war, Silug believed that

was aware that the foe that was approaching might not be significantly more powerful than Ren...but that was irrelevant to the discussion at hand. What difference would it make if he were the strongest individual in

"Get ready for battle."

one final look in the direction of the horizon, Silug turned

say a few more words to Omgolung who was still quietly staring into the

war...but we should at least

away into the background

***

"Ukh..."

groan escaped from my mouth as I felt a sweet sensation rise from the back of my

harder than I originally

had originally anticipated. Despite the plentiful mana that was around me, for some

when I felt that I

when someone took a herb to increase their rank. In any case, I currently didn't feel anything at all which

the sensation not too

Ten minutes...