An Extra’s POV

Death stared down at Anukus.

The Grand Fire Elemental was far taller than Anukus was, and its imposing build put his muscular physique to shame.

The weak, pathetic one was none other than him.

As he was forced to raise his head to meet the creature's gaze, he felt a sense of inevitability.

The fear he thought he had forgotten slowly began to rise to the surface.

His body seemed paralyzed; with both arms still outstretched and his form the same.

Perhaps he feared that if he took a single step, the creature would notice and strike him down.

He couldn't even tremble for fear that it would register it as movement and end his life.

The doubts that seared his mind weren't present any longer.

Now that he was up close with the thing… Anukus knew.

This was a Grand Fire Elemental.

'H-how…?! How did he do it!' Anukus thought about the masked man that summoned this monstrosity.

'Does this mean he's on par with the Grand Mage? No… could he be stronger?'

No… that was going too far.

'Ahh… I don't even know what to think anymore!'

The only thing he knew was that if he didn't do anything, he was going to die.

'I won't be dying, though…'

There was one other way he could win this fight that he hadn't yet forgotten.

'I admit that this monster is far behind my capabilities, but…'

Anukus' eyes turned to see the man who had summoned the thing.

He was just standing still, almost as if he was a statue.

'He must be exhausted after summoning this thing. Now is the perfect chance to strike him down.'

Anukus knew what he had said before—about how he would save him for later—but now wasn't the time to mess around.

anything drastic, he was going to

'But…'

activated an item that was disguised

of his mouth instantly flowed, and a swift warping of

the Grand Fire Elemental could strike him down, it was already

~VWUUSH!~

and appeared right in front of the

the Elemental Summon. I

face, his outstretched hand released the last ounces of Mana

here! He was going to use his full strength—going

how desperate he had

"DIEEEEEEE!!!"

~Fiery Severance~ was activated

on only one person—only

of unimaginable mass and numbers struck one after the other, and the flames attached to

this time it would

"Hahahaha! Hahahahaha! Haha—!"

~SPLOOSH!~

dismemberment of his two arms, with blood

'H-huh…?'

Anukus, in the form of two flaming projectiles—arrows—that sliced through his two arms in an

a few steps backward

Why…? I… I killed

annoying breeze, am I right?" The voice that came forth belonged to the man who was meant

soon discarded with the

"H-how…?!"

on his body. No damage

But that wasn't possible!

Elemental, and there was no

Yet… YET…!

me. I have barriers that protect me all the

No…

got past those barriers, you'd have to deal with my Resistance and Rapid

That couldn't be…

make it past [Damage Nullification] since you're

way he was hearing these words

Destroyer—was being

was that even

the ground, his weak knees

his dismembered hands made

"Fshuu…"