An Extra’s POV

Rey was pissed.

No, that felt like an understatement compared to what he was feeling at the moment.

His friends and allies were all gone, and he couldn't do anything to save them. All his classmates were also caught up in it.

'Alicia too… DAMNIT!'

The rage swelling from within him felt like it could explode him from within.

He hated how he was feeling. He knew he was being extremely insensitive to Esme, who was most definitely still confused about the whole thing.

But… he couldn't stop mulling over everything.

'What was that, though? A Dungeon Trap?' Rey wondered to himself.

If that was the case, then it made a lot of sense. This would be the first time something of this scale had happened—since such traps usually only transported one person or a small group—but that didn't discount the possibility of a much bigger trap.

This was a Grand Calamity Class Dungeon, so something of this scale had to be expected.

Yet… Rey wasn't satisfied with that explanation.

If it was a trap, then that meant there was no rhyme and reason to its effects. The Dungeon just reacted to their presence and used one of its defense mechanisms.

Plain and simple. But…

'It can't be that simple!' Rey found something gnawing at his heart.

He was tempted to leave things as they were, instead focusing on saving everyone, but he couldn't ignore an explanation that was rising from within his depths.

'Adrien! Maybe he… no, not maybe. He has to be the one behind this!'

Everything that had happened thus far couldn't have just been coincidences. Rey had tried his best to consider how they could all be natural, but this was the last straw.

Perhaps he was seeking out patterns where there were none.

just felt so frustrated that he needed some 'living' entity to vent on, rather than the automated 'Dungeon

was even possible that he

BUT—

think

any longer. He already knew Adrien was behind this, one way or the other, so something of this scale could also

do you

hearing Esme's question, he was too immersed in his thoughts to offer

What could he gain from doing this?' Rey gnashed his teeth as he considered the

of his games? How will this benefit anyone? How will it

perhaps this was never about benefiting

was merely just Adrien selfishly doing what was going to be beneficial to just

if thousands die

Just rooms that

a Zone that is a lot more dangerous than they can handle… maybe a Boss Room or

turned bloodshot. With his fists clenched,

Everything shook tremendously.

"… I'll KILL him!"

reach Esme, whose face seemed to

body was vibrating, almost as if it was being shaken

'H-huh…? What?'

stopped the intense bloodlust that was being released from him without

of air for so long. She collapsed to the ground and fell on her knees, gasping

this, and his

rushing close to her until

reach her, she raised

fine. Don't worry…" She slowly raised her head,

went on to break Rey's

"I'm so… so sorry."

are. But…" She placed her two hands on his shoulder, gasping for more air

Don't you ever do

dangerous, almost like she

so mad at him before, but it seemed like she genuinely was upset for

"Do you understand?"

his head, causing her to