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

working for the

were the words that now went around the lips and ears of

more than a scapegoat, and Adonis was

days later… so much had

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"So, what now, Rey?"

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

to discuss

to sell Monster Cores for three days now. Ever since A…

still a few who found it difficult to properly articulate what

was one of

killed by Adonis?

sharp response came from

on his face, almost as if none of this fazed him in the

far away as he casually addressed the very incident that shook their entire

say it like that, Rey! Someone died, you know?" Noah snapped, a bead of sweat trickling down his cheek as he uttered those words

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

for raising my

I understand what you're saying, Noah, but we can't allow ourselves to be bogged

perspective, Adam had been nothing more than a

was also a stranger to

demise affect the relevant areas of

unfortunate that his death has

in lockdown, and they had even activated the Grand Barrier—a protective dome

more powerful and sophisticated version of what was

24/7, and they were meant to be accounted for at

to that, Rey and Noah could not continue business

but Grandmaster Conrad and the rest of

just for a few days…" They had

sudden and extreme reactions to the event wasn't too

An Otherworlder was dead.

facing the Dragons, and they had just lost one

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

when met