An Extra’s POV

'A dark hole under the ground, huh? Looks like Necromancy.'

That was the first thought on Rey's mind as he saw the bright purple light shine bright and felt an emergence from underneath the floor's surface.

He had seen Ater use the Skill before, so he understood how it worked.

"BRACE YOURSELVES, EVERYONE!" Richard's voice reverberated amongst his fellows, and the many that stood behind him.

"FIRST WAVE INCOMING!"

The Adventurers, at least the sensible ones, tightly clutched their weapons and spread themselves out. They took battle stances and readied themselves for the incoming horde.

Those who could used Buff Skills began to activate them, and the Magic Users swiftly chanted out their Spells.

The air of tension did not vanish, and with loud noise radiating all over, many did not hear the pulsating sounds emanating from the ground.

They felt like chattering—lots of chattering.

The disgusting sound of bone grating upon bone, almost as unpleasant as metal scraping metal.

Those at the forefront heard the sounds clearly, though, and they prepared themselves for the challenge.

Then—

~SHWUUUUUUUU~

—The creatures from beneath began manifesting.

They had darkened white bodies, their forms a grotesque and twisted representation of false life.

Skeletons, animated ones, faced the Adventurers, all of them having some kind of purple glow within their empty sockets.

"T-that is…!"

"No way!"

"Incredible!"

Miasma was associated with Necromancy, so this sight did not surprise anyone.

the sheer number that made

at least thrice—no, perhaps four times—as many as the Adventurers

like ordinary bony Undead, but

armor, obsidian black in color. They also had swords or spears in their hands,

and while they had no weapons equipped, it was clear that they had no use for one. Their clattering teeth made it clear who they

These were Caster Skeletons.

with light armor, having arrows in the quiver behind them,

These were Archer Skeletons.

last variant—smaller in number than the rest—yet having

and their weapons were a lot

count about ten of them, and each

had a long sword. The one beside it had a bastard

went on like

Skeleton Knights,

Monsters on just the ground floor…" Someone whispered, though no

essence, the entire army of Skeletons was

of them were

of them were

them were

of these were C-Tier Monsters,

Monsters—and the rest were mere Skeletons, which fell in the

thought they belonged in a lesser

since Undead were rare to come across, and they didn't feel pain, exhaustion, and couldn't really die unless you performed specific actions—in the case of Skeletons, crushing their

there were only about a hundred Master Rank (5 Star) Adventurers in the City, and about a thousand Expert Ranks (4

Adventurers belonged to the

total number of Adventurers in the City, and the ones that made it to the Conquest, it was

on what I can sense, only about three thousand of us are

but that didn't surprise

me more cautious, and they wouldn't throw their

thing were ignorant Adventurers or those who were desperate

bastards

any case, the stage has been set.' Rey smiled, dropping his

could easily kill all of them on my own, but… I guess we have

own, and just by stretching his hand downward, the blade within flew

that, the briefcase

voice echoed