An Extra’s POV

[Earlier That Day]

"It seems we're all ready."

As the sun slowly rose in the horizon, Adonis' blond hair swayed with every instance his lips moved.

His handsome face greeted everyone who stood before him, and even the equally beautiful Grand Mage who was beside him gave him all her attention.

Right now, all fifty of the Knights and Mages that the United Human Alliance could offer stood before him.

Also standing in front of them were the five Otherworlders who volunteered for this dangerous expedition.

The determined expressions on their faces made Adonis smile a little.

He had said all that needed to be said, and they were already briefed by Lucielle, so there was no longer any need to keep the mission waiting.

"We depart now!"

~VWUUUSHH!~

A wormhole was opened right behind Adonis the moment he made this declaration.

It shone with multiple colors, and it came from a cube-like item that Lucielle held in her unoccupied left hand.

Her right hand had a staff on, and she was currently outfitted in a pure white and red military outfit befitting of a Grand Mage.

She had a cap on—the kind a sailor or a royal emissary would have—and gold buttons and linings decorated her red and white attire.

Her crimson eyes glimmered brightly as the box in her grasp began to vanish once the portal it created stabilized.

This Enchanted Item was called 'The Gateway' and it was a one-time use Item.

It could open the doorway to anywhere that they could pinpoint, as long as it was an actual location.

Since Lucielle already detected Brutus in the lowest Floor—the 99th Floor—of the Dungeon, this Item had just created a portal that led to that very place.

It wasn't a one-sided portal, though, so they had to hurry if they wanted to gain the upper hand.

"Let's go!"

In response to Adonis' orders, the men and women began marching closer to the portal.

As the Hero, Adonis bravely stepped into the portal first, and the rest trailed after him.

Lucielle was the last to enter, and as soon as she did, the portal collapsed.

One of the conditions of use when it came to 'The Gateway' was once its user entered the portal it made, the spatial rift would close, so no one was surprised by this.

In fact, if this was the only condition, then a random person could have been the one to activate it, allowing everyone to venture in and out without any need to ascend the Floors to escape.

that couldn't be

was an incredibly powerful device that could only be used by a powerful Mage who had a high level

In essence, Lucielle.

problem with this device was the duration of the spatial

letting Adonis and the rest venture in to

Magic consumed a lot of Mana, and it couldn't possibly be maintained

rest could save their allies within that time, it was possible that

to say, that

greatest potential of all, Lucielle was currently the most skilled and experienced member of the entire team, so having her absent in the

was perhaps the most important factor in

Except Adonis,

entered the Dungeon, the portal closed up, leaving mere sparks of remnant Mana floating

a second before vanishing entirely, leaving the group of fifty-seven

"W-whoa…!"

few gasps echoed in the air as the people looked around them to get a grasp of

the Otherworlders had been to an actual Dungeon before,

and Mages, the expressions of inevitable surprise filled their

ever ventured this deep into a

way anyone could remain unimpressed by the expanse that

Royal Dungeon was—in

entire area was covered in shimmering minerals of the finest quality, and

of stones, and no luminous stone or

extremely high and pointed ceilings… everything was filled with

Lucielle was distracted for a moment as she took

a gold mine

of Mana Crystals, the Alliance would never run out of Magic

Items and

concoctions would finally be

produced.

even somewhat tilt the current tides of

The possibilities were endless!

task at hand." As Adonis spoke, the "ooohs" and

serious tone made everyone remember the weight of responsibility that rested

as Adonis said this, even he became distracted

"T-that—?!"

where he and everyone else stood… there stood

mere stones,

whispered, his eyes widening in

could recognize those piles

'H-how are they… here?'

thought, though, a voice echoed

"B-Brutus! There he is!"

piles

he shamefully hung in

danced thanks to the current of Magic that raised his body. Dried blood painted his bare skin, and his bulging muscles