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

one that existed, there had to be a

conquered, and the Bosses were gone. However, considering everything else hadn't been fully explored,

So far, I've been encountering nothing

the more powerful the monsters that one would encounter

pretty much the law of

"Let's keep advancing…"

ensuring he had proper attention placed in his

more on

be

his target, he noticed the Mana Crystals around him had gotten

bigger than before, but they could be

Mana Crystals. They have the

of them in one

knew he would make a small fortune if he took them all for

why

focus on

"KUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR…"

Rey heard a grumble.

and merely the sound of it caused his skin

stood on began to tremble slightly, and Rey found saliva forming at the end

this is a little

had special space dedicated to them—Boss Rooms, as one would call

all of

in the open, with the

That was the case with

noticed the hulking figure in front

I detect it earlier? Does it have the

the other small fries that Rey had encountered. It was at least twice as

Rey, and they

felt like prey the more he looked into

currently seated, but once Rey stopped moving, he began to stand to his

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

careful with this one…" Rey mumbled as he gulped down the saliva that had

"GUUUURRRRRR…"

risen to his feet, he lifted his leg to initiate an

Once he moves,

~WHOOSH!~

seemed like

a blur, because the next thing that happened was the Kobold

'C-crap!'

and

Rey

that instant, a very powerful beam of transparent light covered his immediate

As a result…

~WHOOOOSSSHHH!!!~

protect himself from the first strike of