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,

he after? Why would he attack

was working for

that now went around the lips and ears

as no more than a

three days later…

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"So, what now, Rey?"

Rey sat in the latter's room. There was

was to

to sell Monster Cores for three days

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

was

was killed by Adonis?

from none

on his face, almost as if none of this fazed him in

far away as he casually addressed the very incident

say it like that, Rey! Someone died, you know?" Noah snapped, a bead of sweat

the moment he realized what he had done. Rey's sharp gaze now rested on him, instantly prompting him to take a

raising my

but we can't allow ourselves to be bogged

Adam had been nothing more than a stranger to

a

no need to let his demise affect the relevant areas of

death has

Grand Barrier—a protective

and sophisticated version of what was used for the

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

to that, Rey and Noah could not

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

just for a few days…" They

extreme reactions to the

An Otherworlder was dead.

only chance at facing the Dragons, and they had just

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

dangerous thing—especially when met with