An Extra’s POV

"Now then…"

Rey walked away from the Hobgoblin bunch and left them to their duties while he explored something else he had noticed in the process of fighting the Hobs and freeing the rest.

It was an opening that led somewhere else.

'I'm curious…'

One of the reasons for that was because the place was open. That meant it had to be available to the general populace.

Other than that, it was also glowing a little, so that meant it had to be special.

'Let's check it out!' Rey smiled as he approached the entrance.

He had to bend a little since it wasn't originally designed to fit a human. However, all things considered, the experience wasn't too uncomfortable.

The closer Rey approached the end of the hallway, he could sense what awaited him was.

'Don't tell me… no way!'

His eyes widened, but he quickly squinted them thanks to the light that radiated from the end.

Finally, Rey reached the end of the hallway and emerged into another massive clearing.

"Hehe… hehehehe…"

Rey slowly opened his eyes, ensuring he acclimated well to the light as he took in the ambiance that greeted him.

"Hahahahahaha…"

As his eyes now flickered open, he graced his sight with piles of Monster Cores.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"

His laughter echoed throughout the great clearing, and his eyes could not stop shedding tears as he watched the immense stockpile of Monster Cores.

It was insane!

'There's at least hundreds of thousands of them here!'

They were in so many piles, and it was crazy just how abundant they were.

them to have kept a lot of NightWolf Monster

this

expire, so they could

had come and

the more his head

things for? I have to

them over to explain this to

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"I-I see…"

between disappointment and

should have known…' His thoughts trailed as he watched the

are smart. But

was lying down on the Monster

is their resting spot.

in the night, and Hobgoblins derived

this entire clearing made for a very comfortable

by sleeping among the piles of Monster Cores, and since they had to close their eyes

room, they would put on blindfolds

morning arrived, they would leave the room

he nodded his head, but also shook his head

these guys knew how to refine, or even directly absorb the energy that is stored within those Cores… they

didn't think of

only a matter of time. If they were under some kind

was the mother

they never really thought

Rey, but it also

If I let myself be

chain, they ended up losing sight of what made them rise to that

can't let that happen to

had to keep improving—grinding—all so he wouldn't eventually be stomped down by some supreme power that he

thing he wanted was to become like the very Hobgoblins

can

and saw her

pretending to be asleep

She was actually sleeping!

'What the fu—!'

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I should