An Extra’s POV

'Right now, we need competent and trustworthy Adventurers who can be guaranteed to complete this mission.'

Conrad's eyes met Ralyks' crimson irises as he had this thought.

'He seems like a good fit to add to that equation.'

If they had him on their side—a powerful man who could be moved by sincerity—then there was hope to get even more Adventurers on board.

'Billy and Alicia won't recover on time, but if they do… then maybe we could enlist their help too.'

Conrad considered his last lines of thought and wondered if it was indeed the smartest choice.

What if the mission failed again?

Was it not better to conserve the Otherworlders they had left, rather than send them to their obvious doom?

Thinking logically about the current situation, wasn't it an impossible task they were about to give the Adventurers?

'If Lucielle, Brutus, Hero Adonis, and the other Otherworlders from Alpha Class could not make it… can we really say any other group has a chance?'

The answer was an obvious "NO!"

Despite this, Conrad didn't know why he was still clinging to a hope that maybe he was wrong.

Maybe there was a sliver of a chance that the problem would be solved.

After all, if it wasn't… then the end of humanity was certain!

"Tell me more about this job." Ralyks' voice woke Conrad from his troubling thoughts.

His eyes darted around, registering the pure white atmosphere, before eventually settling his gaze on the man of darkness.

"Well, the thing is—"

"Tell me everything." Conrad felt some kind of chill in his body the moment he heard that.

He knew he wasn't obligated to tell this Adventurer the details of National Affairs. He couldn't divulge some secrets to him.

However, Conrad didn't know when he began to open his lips and explain their desperate predicament.

… And how badly they needed someone to help.

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"I see."

Despite Ralyks—no, Rey—saying this so calmly, his thoughts were a jumbled mess

the hell? They haven't

his tough-guy disguise, but he was truly freaking out

even sent a message confirming the rescue?

to say

had incredibly powerful monsters

going to be

last Floors of a Dungeon usually contain A-Tier Monsters, right?' Rey learned all of this in the Royal

past, and never before had the monsters within

difficulty of the Monster—especially the Boss—depends on their Skill-sets and the kinds of abilities they have. Terrain plays a huge factor too, but still… they never

observed in the Royal Dungeon, it pretty much followed the expected patterns of

much confidence in

Boss might have been too difficult for Brutus to face alone, but if Lucielle, Adonis, and all his Alpha Class classmates ganged up on the thing, there was no way they

how was

have gone wrong somewhere.

Adonis, and how he had assured him he wasn't going

tense, but I'm sure he also knew what he was

reason this could have happened was an unprecedented

no one knew

the mastermind's work? I can't

before Conrad

out of the room and venture into the Royal

controlled his

didn't reveal their identities as Otherworlders,

the Alliance's most powerful force was inside the Royal

transparent position to

should

original plan was to build a reputation within the Royal

he could establish a proper connection with them, then it would be

be put on hold

relevant to the Alliance is in danger because of what's going on in the Royal Dungeon, then

was already in danger before Lucielle and Adonis decided to venture in to save

then everyone within the Dungeon could just as well lose their

'I have to hurry!'

go in and rescue them, right?"

Conrad and everyone else

I

the top Adventurers in

them, his tone

time

to a considerable extent, so he knew how vast

of the Western Continent, and while the rest of the one-third is the battlefield right now, there's still

their banner, the Adventurer City wasn't very

considerably closer to