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

was working for the

words that now went around the lips and

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

days later… so much

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"So, what now, Rey?"

Rey sat in the latter's room. There was only

was to

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

still a few who found it

Sherlock was one

Adam was killed by Adonis? Say

came from none other

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

at something invisible far away as

Noah snapped, a bead

Rey's sharp gaze now rested

raising my voice…"

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

been nothing more than a stranger

was also a

to let his demise affect the

death has affected business in some

in lockdown, and they had even activated the Grand Barrier—a protective dome of energy that encased the entire Estate in hard

and sophisticated version of what was used for the

were meant to be accounted

and Noah could not

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

few

their sudden and extreme reactions to the event

An Otherworlder was dead.

the Dragons,

barrier up and running while breaching the liberty of the very champions they had

was a dangerous thing—especially when