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.

would flinch at the slightest sign of such

these men and women who braved themselves for the darkness

so… they couldn't escape

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~CREEEAAAK!~

gates opening caused everyone's excited faces to

smiled any

from within the place caused

this

alone, and it was so wide that a hundred people could walk in, side by

overwhelming Dungeon itself was already a massive fortress, so it made sense for

Then—

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

hold on their weapons and readied

for those having second thoughts to turn back

to march forward at the signal of the Guildmaster. It

"CHARGE FORTH!"

a thunderous yell from the crowd dominated the space and everyone rushed forward in a straight

power… for

motivations

mattered was the Dungeon in front of them,

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'The Miasma is bearable…'

thought this as he and his team stepped into the massive hall

was too large that massive felt like

vials that hung on the walls, so it wasn't entirely

of unease as Rey carefully observed his

and ceiling was about a hundred meters, and the entire space around felt

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

influence of some kind of Magic

Rey couldn't tell.

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

stone, and the ancient walls seemed

abandoned castle of sorts, with an unbelievably large