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.

of them would flinch

men and women who braved themselves

they couldn't escape

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~CREEEAAAK!~

the massive gates opening caused everyone's

one smiled any

the leaked out from within the place caused

didn't come this far

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

already a massive fortress, so

Then—

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

on their weapons

too late for those having

to march forward at the signal of the Guildmaster. It would be

"CHARGE FORTH!"

sprang forth, a thunderous yell from the crowd dominated the space and everyone rushed forward in

for power…

what their motivations and inclinations were

front of them,

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'The Miasma is bearable…'

team stepped into the massive hall

massive felt like an understatement

vials that hung on the walls, so it wasn't entirely dark. Yet, the looming shadows around could not be

of unease as Rey carefully observed

the entire space around felt overwhelmingly big—even for the size

phenomenon that goes on in energy-dense areas.' Just as with the 99th Floor of the Royal Dungeon, where

influence of some

Rey couldn't tell.

more than enough to occupy the room, and their numbers didn't even exceed the first half of the

from some sort of black stone, and

an unbelievably large flight of stairs standing an impossible distance