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.

is

didn't know the enemy, but

heart of the

turned to his classmates, but

and resolute faces—the kind that they had displayed before leaving for the

as they stared off into

their lips shaking as their bulging eyes struggled

think… I want

one who spoke out loud was Eric. He was one of the most adventurous of the group, but the

if it's another Dragon?

that everyone faced in the Dungeon, the moment they

just escape?" Even though Eric said this, the look on his face and the tears in his eyes made

those innocent people—not again. He couldn't bear it

didn't want

reunited with everyone, he was surrounded by tons of Death Knights and Liches. His Mana Level was running low, and he saw his life flashing before

die!' Those

all of his fantasies were real. He had Magic, reliable allies, and

the world, and he wanted

slept every 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 turn out after he was

over Lucielle's position as the Grand Mage of the Alliance. He could settle down, have a

dark clouds… something told Eric that those dreams

die, guys… I don't want any of us to die." He sobbed even more as he

instincts.

don't want that.

also don't want to die." Adonis said, a sigh escaping his lips as he looked at the group in front

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

understood it, regardless. Everyone was thinking the

there is a Dragon waiting

all their encounters with Dragons taught them anything, it was the fact that

world. Against

all of that, but

any of us to die, but… I