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.

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 Randur's

That being said…

that things are a bit more complicated than

a distance; however,

his words, Randur's expression changed to

are you about

"Not very."

his head before giving him a rough rundown of

see, that

what should we

the human to figure out what the next step in the process is. We have finished our part, and it is now time for

"Well, alright..."

then indicated his

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

"Yes."

nod before turning his attention toward a specific corridor. Jomnuk followed him quietly

***

coming, I can

opened his eyes and began walking off into the distance. As

level of dread as he did at the moment. Not even when he was standing at the frontlines of the war that had occurred a few days

had the distinct impression that death itself was drawing

passed, it would

"Are you ready?"

beside him

spared him

"No."

He shook his head.

the matter with Omgolung, who at the time had his

are at that much of a disadvantage in this war. Excluding the food supplies, the sheer numbers of our enemies

thought occurred to Omgolung as he turned to look

about the human, can't he

with the

on Omgolung as he cut him

that he was aware that Ren was a capable individual, at the end of the day, based on what he observed, he was stronger

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

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 the

"Get ready for battle."

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

forget to say a few more words to Omgolung who was still

should at least make

gradually faded away into the background

***

"Ukh..."

mouth as I felt a sweet sensation rise from the back

this is much harder than I

task than I had originally anticipated. Despite the plentiful mana that was around me, for some unknown reason, my body refused to

body when I felt that

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

not too

Ten minutes...