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.

though he wasn't as strong 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 being said…

bit more complicated than what

from a distance; however, because it was so far

hearing his words, Randur's expression changed to

are you about

"Not very."

shook his head before giving him a rough rundown of

that

should

the time being. It is up to the human to figure out what the next step

"Well, alright..."

and then indicated

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

"Yes."

toward a specific corridor. Jomnuk followed him quietly from behind. It wasn't long before the two returned back to

***

are coming, I

walking off into the distance. As he rose from his seat, he wore an expression of

level of dread as he did at the moment. Not even when he was standing at the frontlines of

had the distinct impression that death itself was drawing nearer

it would

"Are you ready?"

beside him and

him

"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

estimates are correct, we won't last longer than a single day. We are at that much of a disadvantage in this war. Excluding the food supplies, the sheer numbers of our enemies are

occurred to Omgolung as he

about the human, can't he

with the human

on Omgolung as

day, based on what he

great deal of

discussion at hand. What difference would it make if he were the strongest individual in

"Get ready for battle."

final look in the direction of the horizon, Silug turned around and entered

didn't forget to say a few more words to

at

into the background of

***

"Ukh..."

I felt a sweet

is much harder than I

Despite the plentiful mana that was around me, for some unknown reason,

be this weird tingling feeling running through my body when I felt that I was about to break through. At least, the natural

to increase their rank. In any case, I currently didn't feel

swear I felt the sensation not too long

Ten minutes...