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.

the other wore a white hooded cloak with blue and gold designs strapped around

room—standing right in front

Rey

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"W-what just happened…?"

shock. One second, she was looking at the stairs, surrounded by people in all directions, and now she was all alone with

Guildmaster was gone. The Heroic Rank Adventurers

Why…?

only briefly experience it all, so

was speaking, it was clear that he was bothered. No,

was taken

don't know!" Rey slightly yelled, a lot of suppressed frustration bursting out through his

for a moment,

"S-sorry…"

it's fine. I just

her, and it seemed like a flash of light flashed before her eyes,

register in her brain since it was too fast to capture. Her Level and Stats were pretty much on the high end compared to

have reacted

No one but Rey.

"You were the closest to me, and the only one I could cover in such a short

being the only one to act, and the fact that he was able to save her, Rey didn't look

wasn't so flustered, I would have first of all activated my Buff Skills

been more

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

incredible Stats, would have made him capable of

happened so fast that I

"I-I see…"

and she didn't know what to say

could tell why he would be

were among the ones who were teleported away… including the