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.

he wasn't a specialist in combat, he had certain artifacts that could help him gauge just how strong Ren

That being said…

that things are a bit more complicated than what they seem to be on

picked up a powerful fluctuation coming from a distance; however, because it was so far away, Jomnuk couldn't be certain about the validity of

his words, Randur's expression changed

sure are you

"Not very."

his head before giving him a rough rundown

see, that

what should we

being. It is up to the human to figure out what the next step in the process is. We

"Well, alright..."

his head and then indicated

not to be too much for him to handle. Especially considering the large number of fresh faces he

"Yes."

specific corridor. Jomnuk followed him quietly from behind.

***

are coming, I can feel their

off into the distance. As he

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

passed, it would

"Are you ready?"

stepped beside him

spared him a

"No."

He shook his head.

who at the time

my estimates are correct, we won't last longer than a single day. We are at that much of a disadvantage

as he turned to look

the human, can't he

the

poured cold water on Omgolung as

of the day, based on what he observed, he was stronger than him, but not significantly

did completely subdue him and display a great deal of strength during the

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 the battlefield if he were facing off

"Get ready for battle."

of the horizon, Silug turned around

he was about to enter, he didn't forget to say a few more words to

should at least make it count. Don't die

gradually faded away into the background of

***

"Ukh..."

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

much harder than I

than I had originally anticipated. Despite the

weird tingling feeling running through my body when I

increase their rank. In any case, I

sensation not too long ago. What's going

Ten minutes...