An Extra’s POV

"So… I was thinking…"

Rey was currently surrounded by Monkey Monsters, yet the way he was conversing felt like he was pitching an idea to humans like himself.

An excuse he gave himself was that he was simply doing this out of boredom, but Rey failed to consider the possibility that maybe… just maybe he was going insane.

"… Instead of picking up your Cores after killing you, couldn't I just bring a few Hobgoblins with me to do the job?"

"GRRRRRRRRRR!!!"

In response to their loud growls, Rey swiftly raised his hands, as if trying to pacify them and further argue his point.

"Now hold on… hear me out! They'll just be a few. Maybe even one who's very intelligent and quick on their feet."

The rationale behind this was simple.

While Rey was busy exterminating these creatures, the Hobgoblin would be busy harvesting the Cores.

A win-win!

… Well, except for the Monsters being slain.

"ROOOOAAAARRRRR!!!"

The group of Monkey Monsters—about five of them—leaped from their respective positions at the same time, all of them desiring to get a taste of his flesh.

Rey couldn't help but sigh.

"[Blindness]."

The moment he said this, darkness shrouded the bright eyes of the Monkey Monsters.

With their sight—the primary sensory organ they had—gone, they couldn't clearly accurately locate him.

However, since they already had a decent idea of his position, they did not falter.

Hesitation was not allowed in the Dungeon, and as apex predators, these beasts were fine examples of the primal laws.

Unfortunately for them, Rey wasn't quite finished.

"[False Pain]."

The moment he snapped his fingers, every single one of them collapsed on the ground, groaning in sheer agony.

"G-GURAAAAAHHHHH!!!"

"UROOAAAGHHHHH!!"

"K-KURGHHHH!!"

phantom pain they were experiencing was further amplified by

not used to

had avoided for so long soon spiked to

… And then despair.

like my pitch. Oh well…" Rey's disconcerted voice was

then, their lives

*******

fingers as he looked at the deceased

he could already

personally don't think it's a bad plan…" He mumbled, thinking about his

a possibility he couldn't protect the Hobgoblin

Core harvester

unpredictable place, so I

himself was a given,

don't see why I should

words like this, they made him seem like a monster. However, he had long outgrown those sorts of

they should be smarter than the young

was that all the females were

young and

how he looked at it, either option would slow him down while he

only one method Rey

I'll assign the Hobs to fetch the

didn't leave any single Core alone, but afterward, he didn't see a problem in letting them do the work while he advanced to a deeper

'That works…'

to finally have that topic behind

the Monkey Monsters, and

that affect them directly and do not use a tangible wave of

dispatching them—especially if they came to him in

they were easier

more I know, the

like [Blindness] and [False Pain] came

have enough focus to activate their Skills, so I can just finish them

It was that easy!

take some people a bit of

like this was due

was some other person, they wouldn't be

the best weapon I

where monsters with varying abilities

to keep building my

the massive entrance that was

a nice setup…' He found himself leaking a