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.

it,

he after? Why would he

he was working for the

words that now went around the

no more than a scapegoat,

now… three days later… so much had

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"So, what now, Rey?"

There was only one reason why these

was to

able to sell Monster Cores for three days now. Ever since

students, there were still a few who found it difficult to properly articulate

Sherlock was one

killed by Adonis? Say it as

came from none other than

had a calm expression on his face, almost as if none

invisible far away as

you know?" Noah snapped, a bead of

eyes widened the moment he realized what he had done. Rey's sharp gaze now rested

raising my voice…"

you're saying, Noah, but we can't allow ourselves to be bogged down by something like

been nothing more

a

to let his demise affect the

his death has

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

version of what was used for

24/7, and they were meant to

and Noah could not continue business as

Conrad and the rest of

just for a few days…" They had

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

An Otherworlder was dead.

at facing the Dragons, and

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

was a dangerous thing—especially when met with a