An Extra’s POV

"Haaa… haaa…"

A young, dark-haired man stood at the center of what appeared to be a corpse-party.

He had a dark mask on his face, and his eyes glowed bright crimson, even as his hair fell and covered his face.

In this hellish world, one filled with unimaginable heat, steam, and flaming geysers, the young man leaked out a musty sigh and chuckled.

"Hehehe… hahaha… hahahahahaha!!!"

Gleaning Monster Cores appeared around him, and the destroyed bodies of what appeared to be crimson-looking monkeys—a striking variant of the Monkey Monsters and BigFoot Monsters

These ones had very dark dirt and crimson bodies. Their bodies were a mess now, all of their innards strewn around and cooked by the intense heat in the area.

"Looks like I made it in time!" The cackling boy smirked as he looked ahead to see a crawling figure.

The Boss Monster—a massive Crimson Bigfoot—was trying to crawl away after three of its four total limbs had been severed.

Right now, it only saw one option… RUN!

Unfortunately for the beast, not even that was a viable option.

"[Force]."

The Boss Monster suddenly lost control over its battered body, feeling itself get pulled back despite all attempts to advance.

It screamed at the top of its lungs for help, but…

~FWUUSH!~

… There was no one to listen.

"G-gurrruk!"

It was the strongest in that Floor, and now it was the only one remaining.

~SQUELCH!~

A hand dug through its chest, causing hot blood to flow out like a faucet.

The monster could feel as its Core was grabbed and forcefully yanked out.

This was the end.

"G-gurrrr…k…."

plea it had to offer before it completely lost

always assumed that it would live long enough to challenge

now… that was too

perhaps it was a dream not worth having, to begin

as it

death

Once I pick up these Cores, I

for what he had

there was one

not bad, but I wanted Level 35 at

it off

this pace, I should be able to grow

end, that was what mattered

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the Royal

Walls, Light Crystals that were affixed on the pillars

of illumination, very similar to street lights, ensured that no one

this special feature, hardly anyone could be seen in the Estate's

only ones that walked about were the guards on patrol, as well as

and after tending his 'Pass' at the Gate before entering, he jogged inside the Castle's

Rey mumbled, realizing just how much he had gotten used to this

wasn't just

class had already gotten accustomed to this world in their own

almost considered it scary at

mind off the topic, instead focusing on what his plans were for the

shower… and

forming on his face as he strolled past a few guards while thinking about hanging out with his

'I better hurry, then!'

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tugging on his face as he

was always the place that gave

because of the books—though he enjoyed feasting on

was due

"Alicia…?"

looked around the Library

to Alicia's favorite spot, and all he

'Strange…'

a book lying around, so it surprised Rey to see something like this on her