An Extra’s POV

It didn't take Rey very long to reach the doorstep of the Royal Dungeon's compound.

He could see the tall buildings of the refineries and processing centers.

He imagined that most of these buildings had been rendered useless due to an absence of enough raw materials to process, but he didn't allow that to distract him.

'The Nation's impoverished state will soon improve once we start exploring the Dungeon.'

Right now, he just had to make sure he got a slice of the wealth before it was taken from him.

'It's been about two hours since Brutus and Lucielle left the Royal Estate to come here. I better hurry…'

Rey already knew that it was impossible for them to clear such a large supply of Monster Core within such a limited time, so there was no need to panic too much.

However, he couldn't help the bad feeling he was getting.

It felt like if he didn't hurry, he would lose everything he had worked for.

'Alright, then…'

As he slowly descended from his elevated height, he decided to go with the classic [Projection] trick with the guards.

They were all stationary and observant, but compared to his current state, they could pretty much have been sitting ducks.

The only ones he had to be worried about were Lucielle and Brutus, and those two were probably still in the Dungeon at this point.

'I'll make this quick!' Rey licked his lips and concentrated his energy.

'[Projec—]'

Before he could complete the activation of his Skill, the doors began to open from within, and two figures abruptly came out.

'W-what?!'

The duo was none other than Lucielle and Brutus, and they had disturbed expressions on their faces.

'They're done already?!' He was genuinely surprised, and for good reason.

they would have gone

explore

had expected

all that already. I knew they'd be

underestimated the capabilities of the Head Warrior and

thought

is off, though. Why

were awful—almost as if they

They should

Floor had been cleared by him, but the minerals there were still going to be incredibly

Especially the

the Orichalcum on the Sixth Floor, and the

it to the Seventh Floor, but if they did, they would have seen

… All for free!

mean, sure, they'd be disappointed that we won't be able to train with the fodder of

doubts that they could lead him and his classmates to the lower Floors

what was with this

'Something is definitely wrong.'

Brutus and Lucielle slowly departed from the gates, Rey decided to abandon his initial plan and instead

when he heard

is serious. I can't believe all

out someone did it. However, since evidence didn't point towards him, he knew

looks like the makings of a powerful Monster.

himself as Lucielle sang

monster part. He was by no means a

recognized as someone

but the way they were

'… Eh?'

realized that something was amiss

'What Hobgoblins? What NightWolves?'

currently a bird, and his senses were all heightened thanks to a Skill, so he was sure they hadn't detected

they

strange ape-like creatures. Their mutilated corpses were just. The burn

Monster Cores and teeth were removed too. It's clearly an