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.

was the sheer number that made their

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

looked like ordinary bony Undead,

color. They also had swords or spears in their hands, making them

was clear that they had no use for one. Their clattering

These were Caster Skeletons.

was dressed with light armor, having arrows in the quiver behind them, as well bows in their dominant bony

These were Archer Skeletons.

number than the rest—yet having a much more dangerous

and their weapons were

them, and each

while another had a long sword. The one beside it had a bastard sword, while the next one had a

on like

clearly Skeleton Knights,

B-Tier Monsters on just the ground floor…" Someone whispered, though

army of Skeletons

of them

of them were

of them

C-Tier Monsters, just

Skeleton Knights—B-Tier Monsters—and the rest were mere Skeletons, which fell in

thought they belonged in a lesser rank, due

and they didn't feel pain, exhaustion, and couldn't really die unless you performed specific actions—in the case

there were only about a hundred Master Rank (5 Star) Adventurers in the

but the majority of Adventurers belonged to the Common and Novice Ranks (2 Star

when looking at the total number of Adventurers in the City, and the ones that

about three thousand of us are going

but that didn't

cautious, and they wouldn't throw their lives away on a

people that would readily sign up for this sort of thing were ignorant Adventurers or those who were desperate to make a name or fortune

arrogant bastards existed

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

on my own, but… I

stretching his hand downward, the blade within

that, the

voice echoed