An Extra’s POV

Silence.

That was what came first.

Uncomfortable, overwhelming silence that sank into the depths of the minds of everyone who was witnessing what the fallen ones saw.

Then, once silence was all worn out… the next thing that came was horror.

Within the darkness of the Royal Dungeon, the fallen heroes could only helplessly watch as an overwhelming shadow stood before them.

The silhouette of a massive monstrosity that radiated nothing but sheer malevolence.

This would be the first time they were encountering such a thing.

And from the looks of it… it was fated to be their last.

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[Several Days Earlier]

A few days had passed since the entire incident with Adonis.

Everyone was initially horrified and perplexed by what they saw, but after Adonis collapsed before them—barely breathing as he explained the situation—they could all understand better.

It seemed one of their own—Adam Sanchez—had plotted to kill Adonis.

His Skill responded in automatic self-defense and killed Adam before even the Hero could tell what was happening.

As Adonis described what had happened, it felt like he was sleep-walking.

The sensation felt unreal.

Of course, none of these explanations that were given took away the weight of a classmate's death.

It was still a tragedy.

However, learning that Adam was going to kill Adonis, and that Adonis wasn't in control of his actions, was enough to change the reactions of everyone.

The look of horror they gave Adonis soon faded, and the uncomfortably image of their beheaded classmate eventually took on a different flavor.

deserved it,

after? Why would he attack

he was working for

words that now went around the lips and ears of the

long, Adam was seen as no more than a

later… so much had

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"So, what now, Rey?"

in the latter's room. There was only one reason why these

to discuss

for three days now. Ever since A… that

still a few who found

was one of

killed by Adonis? Say

came from none

as if none of this

away as he casually

Rey! Someone died, you know?" Noah snapped, a bead of sweat

what he had done. Rey's sharp gaze now rested on

my

can't allow ourselves to be bogged down by

Rey's perspective, Adam had been nothing more than

was also a stranger to

no need to let his demise affect

that his death has affected business in

had even activated the Grand Barrier—a protective dome of energy that encased the entire Estate in

and sophisticated version of what was used

they were meant to be accounted for at all

and Noah could not continue business

this was ridiculous, but Grandmaster Conrad and the rest of the Council personally pleaded for

a few days…"

and extreme reactions to

An Otherworlder was dead.

were the Nation's only chance at facing the Dragons, and they had just lost one valuable

keep their barrier up and running while breaching the liberty of the very champions they had previously

thing—especially when met with a sense