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, didn't

Why would

he was working for the

the words that now went around the lips and ears

long, Adam was seen as no more than

later…

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"So, what now, Rey?"

was only one reason why these two

to

sell Monster Cores for three days now.

a few who found

was

Adam was killed by Adonis? Say

sharp response came from none other

as if none of this

be staring at something invisible far away as he casually addressed the

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

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

raising my voice…"

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

Adam had been nothing more

a stranger

demise affect the relevant

has affected business

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

powerful and sophisticated version of what was

and they were meant to be accounted for at

Rey and Noah could not continue business

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

just for a few

for their sudden and extreme reactions to the event

An Otherworlder was dead.

at facing the Dragons, and they had just lost

waste valuable resources to keep their barrier up and running while breaching

was a dangerous thing—especially when met with a sense of