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.

none of them would flinch at the

and women who braved themselves for the

they couldn't escape

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~CREEEAAAK!~

noise caused by the massive gates opening caused everyone's excited faces to turn

smiled any longer—not

from within the place caused many to shiver. Still, they

come this far

so wide that a hundred people could walk in, side by side, without any

overwhelming Dungeon itself was already a massive fortress, so it made sense for its entrance to be

Then—

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

hold on their weapons and readied their

was too late for those having second thoughts to turn

was about to march forward at the signal of

"CHARGE FORTH!"

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

for power… for wealth…

what their motivations and

mattered was the Dungeon in front of them,

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'The Miasma is bearable…'

as he and his team stepped into the massive

was too large that massive felt like an understatement

so it wasn't entirely

air of unease as Rey carefully observed

and ceiling was about a hundred meters, and the entire space around felt overwhelmingly big—even for

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

perhaps this was simply the influence of some kind of

Rey couldn't tell.

the room, and their numbers didn't even

to be made from some sort of black stone, and the ancient walls seemed to consist of large bricks

sorts, with an unbelievably large flight of