An Extra’s POV

"Fire Brid."

~VWUM!~

"Flame Wall."

~FWUUSH!~

"FIame Arrows."

~WHOOSH!!~

Rey advanced as he utilized the only three Fire Spells he could properly use.

The other Spells related to Fire Magic either drained too much Mana or would not be very optimal to use in an underground structure.

'And this isn't really so bad.' Rey told himself as he traversed the cavernous space.

As he trampled atop the burned bodies of his victims, Rey felt something curious tugging at his heart.

'Why am I not really moved? Isn't it odd?'

From what he had read or learned about situations like this, most first-timers ended up being very scared or nervous when confronted with monsters.

That was why Dungeon exploration was usually done in teams.

Experienced individuals would often lead the team in order to prevent an absolute breakdown or chaos among their ranks.

'Yet here I am, completely alone, yet I'm not losing my shit…'

Rey didn't even have a passive Skill that told him he had to be calm or anything, and it wasn't like he hadn't been jumpscared a few times since he began this adventure.

But, for the majority of the time spent here, he genuinely didn't feel nervous or scared.

'Is it because I read up so much about them that seeing the real thing didn't bother me anymore?'

That couldn't be the case, considering how many scholars often froze up when confronted with the real-life manifestations of the things they studied.

Rey explored various explanations, but after everything he settled on one.

"I don't know." He sighed.

All he knew was that he was enjoying himself, and it felt good to do so.

After Rey walked further for a while longer, he finally encountered an area with a lot more Mana Crystals than the previous areas.

The stones gleaned so brightly that it made Rey's Brid obsolete.

"There's lots of energy here. I guess that means I'm close to the Boss." He grinned.

operated practically the same

one that existed, there had to be a Boss occupying

and the Bosses were gone. However, considering everything else

far, I've been encountering nothing but

closer one got to the Boss Room, the more powerful the monsters that one would encounter

was pretty much the

"Let's keep advancing…"

guard up, ensuring he had proper attention placed

[Stealth] would be useless because Kobolds rely more on their sense of smell, and the Skill only

only be a waste

target, he noticed the Mana Crystals around him had gotten

but they could be found practically littering

nearly transparent Mana Crystals. They have

of them

small fortune if he took them all

once again, he reminded himself why

just focus on the task

"KUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…"

Rey heard a grumble.

sound of it caused his skin to

began to tremble slightly, and Rey found saliva forming

is a little

space dedicated to them—Boss Rooms, as one would

not all of them operated

liked to stay in the open, with the rest

That was the case with

noticed the hulking figure in

Does it have the

than the other small fries that Rey had encountered. It was at least twice as tall as Rey, with fur so black that it seemed like he was coated in the

on Rey, and

more he looked

was currently seated, but once Rey stopped moving, he

legs made its bipedal form seem more nimble than usual, and its sharp claws were

gotta be careful with this one…" Rey mumbled as he gulped down the saliva

"GUUUURRRRRR…"

his feet,

he

~WHOOSH!~

eyes, it seemed

thing that happened was the Kobold Boss was right in front of Rey, with his hand

'C-crap!'

too fast for his eyes to properly register, and now his

Rey yelled

very powerful beam of transparent light covered his immediate

As a result…

~WHOOOOSSSHHH!!!~

properly protect himself from the