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

he was working for

that now went around

than a scapegoat,

days later… so much

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"So, what now, Rey?"

in the latter's room. There was only

to discuss

able to sell Monster Cores for three days now. Ever

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

was

by Adonis? Say it as it is,

came from none other

his face, almost as if none of

something invisible far away as he casually addressed the very incident that shook their

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

realized what he had done. Rey's sharp gaze

raising my voice…"

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

had been nothing more than a stranger to

a

to let his demise affect the

has

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

a more powerful and sophisticated version of what was used for the

monitored 24/7, and they were meant to be accounted for at all

to that, Rey and Noah could not continue business

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

just for a few days…" They had

extreme reactions to the event

An Otherworlder was dead.

were the Nation's only chance at facing the Dragons, and they had just lost one valuable

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

a dangerous thing—especially when met with a sense