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,

Why would

working for the

around the

long, Adam was seen as no more than a scapegoat, and Adonis was praised as

days later… so

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"So, what now, Rey?"

There was only

to

sell Monster Cores for three days now.

who found it

Sherlock was one of

was killed by Adonis? Say

from none other

on his face, almost as if none of this

be staring at something invisible far away as he casually addressed

snapped, a bead of sweat trickling down his cheek as he uttered

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

for raising my voice…"

you're saying, Noah, but we can't allow

nothing more

a stranger to

his demise affect the relevant areas

death has affected business in some

and they had even activated the Grand Barrier—a protective dome of

and sophisticated version of what was used for the

were

to that, Rey and Noah could not continue

protested that this was ridiculous, but Grandmaster Conrad and the rest of the Council

for a few days…" They

extreme reactions to the event wasn't too difficult

An Otherworlder was dead.

the Nation's only chance at facing the Dragons, and

enough to make them waste valuable resources to keep their barrier up and running while breaching the liberty of

when met with a sense of