An Extra’s POV

~SWISH!~

That was the last sound Fenrir heard before his body turned into mincemeat and his consciousness was plunged into darkness.

Before dying, though, Fenrir could only ask himself one question.

'Why… did I ever think I killed a Dragon Commander…?'

He didn't understand the reason why. Perhaps… if he didn't have such thoughts, he wouldn't have been so careless with his actions.

'I… we were just previous soldiers drafted into war back then…'

The founding members of the Mercenary Gang were merely ex-military officers who decided to defect and become fugitives instead.

They stole a lot of resources from the Alliance—especially weapons—before defecting. This was instrumental in starting their own organization.

They initially started out as mere bandits, but slowly built their influence up to this point.

Sure, they spread the rumors of their exploits—killing Dragons being one of them—but even Fenrir hadn't killed anything above a Two-Horned on his own.

There was no way a single man could win against a Dragon Commander.

Sure, his squad had encountered a Dragon Commander in the past, but they were all wiped out—save for him.

It was all due to luck!

Yet, somehow his mind had interpreted it as him winning the battle somehow.

Why…?!

Fenrir didn't know why he thought that.

But, it was because of those foolish thoughts that he had made so many wrong decisions which led to this downward spiral.

In the end, his arrogance led to his fall, and the hubris of the leader caused the end of the Mercenary Gang.

'I really was… a fool.'

And so, Fenrir's head and entrails fell amongst the countless others that lay strewn all over the area.

They formed a grotesque landscape for the senses.

—A painting of death.

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Rey thought to himself, happy to have gotten something valuable from the entire

there were still a few members of the Heads of Destruction whose Skills

on their own, I

there was no use making a fuss of

long-distance communication Skill, so it's not possible to tell Ater to

personality, they would

do at this distance was feel what Ater was currently experiencing, and based on those vicarious

Rey was convinced that Ater was doing some pretty nasty things back in the

the bad

Kara, who were still

constantly protected by Rey, so none of the echoes of destruction

He asked, especially looking at Esme, who

based on her

frightened?

the result he was going for, but he could see how that could be a problem

family was brutally killed, after all. It's possible she still

seeing the people responsible for the death of her family would bring her some sort of satisfaction,

anxious. Does he have trauma

Ralyks… the remaining two are—" Rebal began, pointing at the seat that Scylla had previously

"I know."

glanced in its direction, he could only see a wrecked seat, with no one

her guard slipped away while I was

he was saying, Rey's voice didn't display any ounce of worry or anxiety. In

calmness coursed through

matters, I suppose

"I-I suppose so…"

to the Capital. As for you, Kara, I'll be reuniting you with the Alliance Forces that are

this, Kara's eyes widened a little

"On their way here?"

done with their thorough investigation of this city. Besides, my recent fight with Fenrir and the other two

course, Rey had ensured all of

a signal to the Alliance Forces so they could reach the location of

will happen…" Rey

you'll rendezvous with the Alliance Forces directly outside this building and explain what happened—of course, you'll tell

Kara nodded in

should I do?" Esme's voice was low, containing none of the life that they had

sounded like her voice was hoarse, almost as if she had been