An Extra’s POV

~BOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

The earth beneath the students rumbled as a flash of lightning descended from the darkened clouds.

It was so far away—perhaps a couple thousand meters or so—yet the impact of the strike caused a violent quake where they stood.

Everything happened instantly too, causing every student to get startled.

"A-ahh…!"

"What was that?!"

"A dark cloud? A lightning strike? The Capital?"

Many students were already on the ground, having been knocked over by the tremors and their intense surprise once they heard the noise.

Still, they couldn't help but gaze in the direction where the lightning struck.

Then, before they could process their thoughts, or answer their questions—

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

—Another blast of the same lightning struck once more.

The ground did not respond to kindly, and it shook even more than it did last time, causing nearly all the students to fall.

Adonis and Billy were the only ones who remained standing, and Adonis' distracted face as he stared at the Capital said it all…

"Smoke."

… The horror that was to come.

Right in front of them, the right distance away, dense pillars of smoke began ascending to meet the dark clouds above.

All of this vivid imagery burned into the minds of the students, and there was no longer any confusion or ambiguity.

Capital is under

enemy, but

home—headquarters of their operation, and the heart of the United

his classmates, but found a different expression on their faces than what

optimistic and resolute faces—the kind that they had displayed before leaving for the Adventurers City—only dread could be seen

as they

their lips shaking as their bulging

I want

loud was Eric. He was one of the most adventurous of the group, but the look in his

another Dragon? I… can we

horrible experience that everyone faced in the Dungeon, the moment they heard the questions of Eric, their faces showed even

attack… we… can't we just escape?" Even though Eric said this, the look on

those innocent people—not again. He

didn't want to

he was surrounded by tons of Death Knights and Liches. His Mana Level

Those were

of his fantasies were real. He had Magic, reliable allies, and a mission to save the

the world, and he

night and dreamt of all the adventurers he would have with his friends, all the places he would visit with them… and how his life would

he would take over Lucielle's position as the Grand Mage of the Alliance. He could settle down, have a few kids of his

direction of those dark clouds… something told Eric that those

don't want any of us to die." He sobbed even more as he looked

his instincts. He didn't want to lose

want

Adonis said, a sigh escaping his lips as he looked

of the faces that stared back at him had similar frightened expressions on their faces, though not as pronounced

Everyone was

is a Dragon waiting for us at the

taught them anything, it

Against such entities, what could they do but

of

to die, but… I