A few minutes before Scaly's arrival at the small port city, a large man with a majestic beard looked on at the chaos that was playing out all around him with a frown on his face.
"Why in the world are those monsters starting to gather at Fish Stone City!? Couldn't they just have stayed elsewhere- or did those other towns on the island perhaps already fall…?" The words barely leaving his lips before a loud explosion in the distance drew his attention towards an ongoing battle that was playing out between one of the stronger adventurers that had been placed in charge of guarding the city and a powerful monster that had recently emerged from the monster horde besieging the city.
"Huh!? That fool Kyle left the barrier to start a battle with that greater dire wolf lord! Really doesn't listen to anything his elders tell him to do! Our job here is to ensure this city remains intact until reinforcements show up. Not hunting down the stronger monsters to show off.
