An Extra’s POV

Adonis stretched out his hand, and his Divine Sword appeared out of nowhere.

As always, it glowed with indescribable majesty.

"Do you understand, Lucielle? It's you and me."

As Adonis said this, Lucielle felt her heart race. She realized just how dangerous the situation was, and how incredibly inadequate she was.

Yet, once he told her he needed her… she had no choice but to step forward and agree.

"Understood! Do you have a plan?"

A small smile formed on Adonis' face, and he gave her a very proud—almost melancholic look.

It felt different from the kind of gaze a student would give their teacher, or the kind that allies would share with each other.

This felt far more intimate.

"Thank you. And yes, I do have a plan…" Adonis took in a deep breath and heaved out a musty sigh.

"The plan is the same as always. To escape. The Item with me should allow us to travel to a higher Floor." As Adonis said this, he revealed a small cube that was hidden in his pocket.

It looked very similar to the 'The Gateway', but far smaller, with more intricate designs around it.

'He still hasn't revealed where he got that Item…' Lucielle's thoughts trailed.

However, as soon as it came, she dismissed the entire thing from her mind.

'There's no need to know that now. Besides, even if he says nothing, that doesn't remove the fact that it's all for our benefit.'

Adonis had already made it abundantly clear that he desired to help the world and save it from the tyranny of the Dragons.

Everything he did—whether it was what they understood or not—was to that effect.

He had Lucielle's full trust.

"We only have one chance to activate it, so we have to be very decisive and create the perfect window."

Adonis' plan was simple.

He and Lucielle would fight the Dragon Commander, getting all of its attention.

Once they had it distracted enough, they'd activate the portal to a higher Level and ensure their friends made it to a higher Level.

"The tricky part is what comes next." Adonis sighed.

Even after their friends escaped, they would have to leave too.

They couldn't do so if the Dragon Commander wasn't occupied in some way.

"We have to find a way to incapacitate him, or do something to that effect." Adonis said.

From what Lucielle could understand about the plan, though, she could see another alternative.

"One of us could stay behind." She said, her crimson eyes narrowing as she made the bold statement.

Based on Adonis' unsurprised reaction, it was clear that the thought had also occurred to him.

"I'll stay behind, Adonis. You should escape with the—"

say another word!"

it was

won't leave you here! I'm never

move, but she wasn't quite

little as her heart raced faster than it had ever

getting out! I'll make sure of

found herself smiling despite the

"Thank you, Adonis."

these words, but Lucielle knew they had reached an

leave this

All of them!

ready to fight. Unfortunately for you all, I've grown pretty

Commander said this, he

energy appeared above

~VWUUUUUUMMM!~

purple orb of compressed space

gazed down with its unfeeling eyes and had a cold

was a look

entertained me for long enough, but it's about

swirling purple orb had enough power to

knew that very

However…

"On my mark, Lucielle!"

"Understood!"

to give up that

"Die!"

~WHOOOSH!~

from their individual positions, with cackles of energy flashing all

she took off into the air,

his Divine Sword and called out a name that had

"[AVALON]!"

of golden energy, mixed with several other multicolored layers of

thing that descended from the Dragon Commander was met with this force of a

The result was inevitable.

Light triumphed.

~BOOOOOOMMM!!~

imploded on itself, and just as Adonis recoiled from the blast, pushed back by the sheer pressure, Lucielle had

she swung

She yelled, creating several flashes of lightning

smiled as he glided in the air, already

for his foe, who easily vanished from his position the moment he

the moment he teleported, a flash of lightning appeared in the

"W-what?!"

but the sudden electric current that coursed throughout the Dragon

that gave Adonis enough

to draw nearer, Lucielle used Wind Magic to propel his target

efforts, Adonis was able to get a

for him, he was

~WHUSH!~

right behind Lucielle this time, his grin widening as he reached

the moment

wasn't for nothing,

causing the air to grow remarkably heavy

wings were no longer able to keep up, so he was forced to

quickly approach him; this time making his way to the five teenagers who seemed