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.

the Sixth Level had been subjugated, they would have gone to the

They were sure to explore

was how Rey had expected the whole thing to turn

they're done with all that already. I knew they'd be fast,

if he had underestimated the capabilities of the

as soon as he thought that, a

though. Why do they

faces were awful—almost as if they

the opposite? They should be rejoicing that they found so much

by him, but the minerals there were still going

the

the Sixth

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

… All for free!

disappointed that we won't be able to train with the fodder of those Floors, but I'm sure they'd be more overjoyed about what they

any doubts that they could lead him and his

was with this

'Something is definitely wrong.'

from the gates, Rey decided to

was when he heard

is serious. I can't believe all

out someone did it. However, since

a powerful Monster. Nothing else

as Lucielle

was by no means a

that he was recognized as someone powerful by

they were brutally slaughtered can only be the work of

'… Eh?'

point that Rey realized that something was

'What Hobgoblins? What NightWolves?'

a Skill, so he was sure they

did they just

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

were removed too. It's clearly