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,

was he after? Why would he

was working for

around

seen as no more than

days later… so much had

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"So, what now, Rey?"

room. There was only one reason why these two would

to

sell Monster Cores for three days

few who found it difficult to properly articulate what

Sherlock was one

Adam was killed by Adonis?

from none other

had a calm expression on his face, almost as if

far away as he casually addressed the very

snapped, a bead of sweat trickling down his cheek

what he had done. Rey's sharp gaze now

my voice…"

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

been nothing more than a stranger

a stranger to

demise affect the relevant areas of their

death has affected

Grand Barrier—a protective

a more powerful and sophisticated version of what was

were monitored 24/7, and they were meant to be

Noah

that this was ridiculous, but Grandmaster Conrad and the rest of the Council personally pleaded for everyone's

a few

reason for their sudden and extreme reactions to the event wasn't too

An Otherworlder was dead.

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

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

a dangerous thing—especially when met with a