An Extra’s POV

Fear of the UNKNOWN.

It is a popular term coined by those who lived in the world.

But how true is it, really? Do humans really fear the unknown?

What of children—babies, even?

They know nothing, yet fear is such a distant emotion for them.

For most, fear is taught… alongside pain, in a way to determine the difference between right and wrong.

… Good and evil.

The fear of the unknown does not exist.

Ignorance never breeds fear—at least not directly. Instead, it is the catalyst for a process that eventually leads to fear.

When we come into the world, we know nothing.

We fear nothing.

But, we grow curious. Then, we learn. We receive the taint of knowledge, which then brings us to a particular point.

The point where we know that there are things that we do not know—blots in existence that hide forbidden truths from us.

This is what breeds fear.

And so, as they stood before overwhelming gates that lead to a place none of them understood, the Adventurers weren't scared because of their ignorance.

No, they were frightened because they had knowledge.

They knew what had happened to their predecessors who took on this impossible task. They knew how fatal Miasma was. They knew what it meant to feel pain… to suffer… to watch others die, and to nearly die themselves.

That was what caused the fear to sprout.

They were not innocent lambs being led to the slaughter, neither were they babies who embodied ignorance.

they were, none of them would flinch at the slightest sign

who braved themselves

they couldn't escape the

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~CREEEAAAK!~

massive gates opening caused everyone's excited faces to turn

smiled

energy the leaked out from within the place caused many to

come this far for

almost fifty meters in height alone, and it was so wide that a hundred people could walk in,

Dungeon itself was already a massive fortress, so

Then—

first Grand Calamity Class Dungeon Conquest since three hundred years ago!" Guildmaster Richard's voice filled the

hold on their weapons

was too late for those having second thoughts to

forward at the signal of the Guildmaster.

"CHARGE FORTH!"

the crowd dominated the space and everyone

power… for wealth… for

matter what their motivations and inclinations were

in front of them, and the sole

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'The Miasma is bearable…'

stepped into

was too large that massive felt like an understatement in describing

burned eternally atop vials that hung on the walls, so it wasn't entirely dark. Yet, the looming shadows around

created an air of unease as Rey

the entire space around felt overwhelmingly big—even for the

Just as with the 99th Floor

this was simply the influence of some kind of Magic

Rey couldn't tell.

to occupy the room,

made from some sort of black stone, and the ancient walls

of sorts, with an unbelievably large flight of stairs standing