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

that he was

BUT—

think

this, one way or the other, so something of this

do you

was too immersed

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

will this

perhaps this was never about benefiting

what was going

thousands die

no Floors here. Just rooms that

trapped in a Zone that is a lot more dangerous than they

With his fists clenched, the

Everything shook tremendously.

"… I'll KILL him!"

face seemed to be pale

body was vibrating, almost as if it was

'H-huh…? What?'

of his dark thoughts and stopped the intense bloodlust that was being released from him without his knowledge or

of air for so long. She collapsed to the ground and

saw this, and his raging heart instantly

Esme!" He swiftly apologized, rushing close to her

she raised a hand and stopped

She slowly raised her head, and streams of tears were falling from her

on to

"I'm so… so sorry."

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

Don't you ever do

dangerous, almost

but it seemed like

"Do you understand?"

slowly nodded his head, causing her to sigh