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

that could only be used by a powerful Mage who had a

In essence, Lucielle.

this device was the duration of the spatial

behind, letting Adonis and the rest venture in to save

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

save their allies within that time, it was

say, that would

of all, Lucielle was currently the most skilled and experienced member of

was perhaps the most important factor

Adonis, of

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

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

"W-whoa…!"

gasps echoed in the air as the people looked around

of the Otherworlders had been to an actual Dungeon before, so the looks of awe and

even among the Knights and Mages, the expressions

had ever ventured this deep into

no way anyone could remain unimpressed by the expanse

the Royal Dungeon

covered in shimmering minerals of the finest quality,

precious of stones, and no luminous stone

the walls and extremely high and pointed ceilings… everything was filled with

Lucielle was distracted for a moment as she took in the sight before

a gold

of Mana Crystals, the Alliance would never run out

Enchanted Items and fuel more of their Magic

concoctions would

produced.

could even somewhat tilt the current tides of battle

The possibilities were endless!

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

made everyone remember the weight of responsibility that rested

soon as Adonis said

"T-that—?!"

from where he and everyone

mere

Monster Cores…" Adonis whispered, his eyes widening

could recognize those

'H-how are they… here?'

of thought,

"B-Brutus! There he is!"

piles of Monster Cores—there was an

body, and he shamefully hung in the air, levitating

danced thanks to the current of Magic that raised his body. Dried blood painted his bare