An Extra’s POV

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

That statement, or quote, could not have been truer for the Adventurers who marched forward, unaware of their fate.

The man who led them, Guildmaster Richard, stood at the forefront of the entire group, with the rest of the Heroic Rank Adventurers a step or two behind him.

Everyone else carefully moved in accordance to the ones who led them—like sheep, lambs to the slaughter. Their measured movements meant nothing.

The moment the Guildmaster placed one of his legs on the stairs, making the first attempt to ascend… everything changed.

~VWUUUSSHH!~

That single step forward caused a torrent of energy to instantly engulf the room, and a massive Magic Circle, unlike anything the world had ever seen before, instantly shone from below the unsuspecting Adventurers.

All of this happened in a mere instant that no one had any chance to react.

Before their bodies could fully comprehend the surge of energy, or their eyes fully capture the intricate patterns of the giant Magic Circle, it was too late.

~SHIIINGGG!~

The bright purple light that glowed from the complicated lines and drawings in the formulae burned bright, drowning everything within the room in its power.

Just from that single step, every single soul in the area was affected, and their bodies all vanished at once.

Their journeys, to whatever destination that the light took them, was all started by the Guildmaster's step.

And, in a twisted way to keep the poetic statement true, the old man has also vanished as well.

Everyone was gone.

Well… almost everyone. For amidst the remnant mist from the incredible energy that just burst forth, there were two who stood beside each other—completely unaffected by the displacement.

black hat, with his suitcase in hand, while the other wore a white hooded cloak

ones left in the vast room—standing right in front of the stairs—were

Rey

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"W-what just happened…?"

confused voice echoed in the air as she looked around her in shock. One second, she was looking

gone. The Heroic Rank Adventurers were gone. Everyone…

Why…?

mass teleportation. I could only briefly experience it all, so it makes sense that

the way Rey was speaking, it was clear that he was bothered. No, more than that,

Everyone was

lot of suppressed frustration bursting

startled Esme for a moment, and

"S-sorry…"

it's fine. I just want to understand

her, and it seemed like a flash of light flashed before her eyes, but that was pretty much

sensation didn't properly register in her brain since it was too fast to capture. Her Level and Stats were pretty much on the high end compared to other Adventurers, so she found it a little worrisome that even she could only

one could have reacted

No one but Rey.

thankfully, I activated my [Absolute Spatial Domain] and it worked just in time." Rey sighed. "You were the

the only one to act, and the fact that he was able to save her,

have first of all activated my Buff Skills and given myself

been more than fast enough—both physically

get this Skill by combining all of Snow's Skills into one, he

of those, combined with Rey's incredible Stats, would have made him capable of acting a lot

It all happened so fast that I

"I-I see…"

voice was a little low, and she didn't know what

why he

teleported away… including the girl he has