An Extra’s POV

Adonis was strong.

He was extremely intelligent, handsome, charismatic, and most of all… he was kind.

He had the qualities of a good leader, and he was easily the perfect leader of the Otherworlders.

"Not for long, though. Hehehe…" Adam chuckled as he imagined punching out Adonis' perfect white teeth.

The silhouette before him nodded.

"Killing him won't be easy, but I have just the thing for it."

"H-hold on… killing? We're killing him?"

Adam was shocked to hear all of this. When he heard the word "eliminate", he simply thought they would remove him from the position of leader.

… Sort of like a social sabotage or something of that nature.

"Oh? Are you scared?" As soon as he heard the voice, Adam stiffened.

He could sense some measure of condescension, and he didn't like it one bit.

"No! Of course not. I just thought you meant it the same way 'destroying someone' could mean ruining their reputation."

He wasn't a softie or anything!

'I'll do anything for my goals. As long as it is necessary…'

"Is killing Adonis really necessary, though" Adam asked with a raised brow.

"Yes, it is. And killing him now, while he still has a low Level, is the best time."

Adam already knew it would be difficult to compete with Adonis with the way things currently stood.

Adonis was perfection itself, while he had fallen from Grace in a lot of ways.

'I guess I have no other choice, huh?'

"Once you kill him, you'll be able to get his EXP, but I have a special Item that can allow you to convert the EXP into specific forms of power."

As Adam heard this, his ears perked up.

"S-specific forms of power…?"

"Yes. Like Class or Skills."

"You mean…"

"Yes. You can obtain Adonis' Hero Class, or even get his Skills."

Adam's eyes widened as soon as he heard this. He didn't realize it when his teeth were already being displayed as a sign of excitement.

"Now do you see why he has to die?"

"I do indeed! He'll be a stepping stone for my rise to power!"

Adam started to chuckle, and then began to laugh so hard that his throat hurt and he coughed.

easy…" The silhouette

"Thanks, man."

two of them was purely driven by self-interest, but the more Adam conversed with this anonymous stranger, the more

you doing all of this, though? Helping me and

to go outside. If you become the leader, you'll be able to guarantee my

slowly, but he was still a bit puzzled

for that? I guess he

been in contact for about a week now, and everything seemed to flow exactly as

He was clearly smart.

guess I'm still the one with the most cards. He needs

just from

"Here. Take this."

blackish mist appeared in mid-air, as if it was made from thick smoke—the very same material that shrouded the hooded

this mist, a

is the

to kill Adonis and focus on the aspect

already licking his lips as

his Class and one

get at least

this still wasn't

do you think I should go far?

it's up

an SS-Tier Skill, but he

However, a solid Class would mean Adam's overall

didn't really have enough Mana to handle an

Class. 'Hero' doesn't sound too

a

some more. He really was brilliant if

with this Ite…

about the silhouette's goals, and cross-referenced it with the plan at hand,

did you get this

Items outside class. The only way he could have gotten an item as potent as this was either by going outside,

"I stole it."

figured."

was his

like you recognize the plan. You'll strike the night before our

that time is the best?" Adam responded

so he's been pretty stressed out. I'm sure he'll want to have a good rest before

heard this,

leave the rest to me."

Skills to get close and finish

"I'm counting on you."

exchanged understanding glances, and the silhouette began to make his

swirled around

"Wait. One last question…"

almost as if

"What is it?"

voice of the silhouette sounded the same, though something about how he was suspended made it clear that Adam was bothering

did the future leader

a nobody, right? Wouldn't using someone with a higher profile

"…"

the shadow