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.

silhouette kindly retorted,

"Thanks, man."

driven by self-interest, but the more Adam conversed with this anonymous stranger,

of this, though?

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

nodded slowly, but he was still

that? I guess

contact for about a week now, and

He was clearly smart.

still the one with the

felt good just from

"Here. Take this."

in mid-air, as if it was made from thick smoke—the very

within this mist, a

this is the

Use it to kill Adonis and focus on the aspect of

already licking his

between his Class and

at least

this still wasn't a bad

you think I should go far? Class or

it's up to you,

Skill, but he had an

was much better. However, a solid Class would mean Adam's overall

enough Mana to handle an

the Class. 'Hero' doesn't sound

a good

really was brilliant if he

this Ite…

cross-referenced it with

did you

Enchanted Items outside class. The only way he could have gotten

"I stole it."

figured."

his guess as

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

that time is the best?"

stressed out. I'm

heard this, he nodded in

the rest to me." He grinned while

use my Skills to get

"I'm counting on you."

understanding glances, and the

swirled around him as he began to

"Wait. One last question…"

vanishing paused, almost as if it was stuck in

"What is it?"

about how he was suspended made it clear that Adam was bothering

future leader care about such

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

"…"

the shadow