After the ranged defensor was... incapacitated, the bolts of energy started raining down on the enemy. And now the imps were the ones trying to keep their opponents from reaching our back lines, meanwhile i just kept clear of the battle and observed the one who summoned us, namely, the walking, seemingly human, artillery. It seems that they were counting solely on being able to stall the summoner while wiping the imps and then going in for the kill, because without their backline it didn's seem they had anymore ways of defending against ranged attacks, as a result it wasn't long until they faltered. After they were killed, quite gruesomely, by the imps, the summoner yelled again.

"STOP! ***** ** *** ****... Pick that one up and bring him here."

After receiving a direct order i had no choice but to do as he said and pick up the still unconscious man and drag him with some help by the five imps that remained. 

"*****, follow me."

After some mumbling and a look of disgust directed to either us or our new prisoner, he just took off towards a dead end of the cave, or what i thought was a dead end, because after reaching it he just kept walking and passed trought the wall.

Huh, swords and shields but that level of concealment tech... this is one of those 'fantasy' weird worlds where everyone just forgets what 'research', 'test' and 'think' means ain't it? Well at least it isn't a 'me against the world because everyone i can't fuck is an arrogant idiot' world... I've just jinxed myself haven't i?

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"HURRY!"

As i pass the 'wall' with the others in tow i notice just how big this place really is, it's easily a hundred meters up and there are gigantic pillars with houses in them forming some sort of city i can't see the end of.

"FASTER YOU IDIOTS!"

After being hurried we descend to ground level using stairs carved on the cave till the opening we just got out of, one of hundreds i can now see all over the cave... After some time walking the streets we finally arrive at what appears to be the stump of a pillar long fallen which has been turned into a jail, as we enter to leave the fainted man to the care of what i assume to be guards, after that we are brought to the front of a massive mansion constructed of some kind of red stone.

"Alright, the one of you who took down the enemy caster stay, the rest are dismissed."

As soon as he finishes speaking the other imps simply vanish leaving me alone.

"I see you are not a half mindless beast, which, for the amount i paid, should be the case, so tell me, do you have combat training?"

"Yes."

"And do you have experience with small or large scale battles?"

"I do."

"Leading troops?"

"Not the best."

"Hmmm... alright, i will double the pay you receive this time if you agree to come to my aid next time i call for you."

"Pact?"

"No need, i am a warlock of my word, as are all hellspawn, right?"

"Catch?"

"You are smart, i will need that smart for a while, soon."

"Well... I suppose i have nothing to lose. Alright."

"Goodbye then. Dismiss."