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

the enemy, but was there really a need

of their operation, and the heart of

to go… NOW!" Adonis turned to his classmates, but found a different

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

as they stared off

of them were trembling, their lips shaking as their bulging

think… I want

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

it's another Dragon?

everyone faced in the Dungeon, the moment

though Eric said this, the look on his face and the

want to abandon all those innocent people—not again. He couldn't bear

he also didn't

was transported into the forest and reunited with everyone, he was surrounded by tons of Death Knights and Liches. His Mana Level was running low, and he saw

Those

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

the world, and he

all the adventurers he would have with his friends, all the places he would visit with them… and

the Grand Mage of the Alliance. He could settle down, have a few kids of his own, and tell them all the crazy stories of his

the direction of those dark clouds… something told Eric that those dreams of his would

want any of us to die." He sobbed even more as he

but he just couldn't control his instincts. He didn't want to lose everything

don't want that.

said, a sigh escaping his lips as he looked at the group in

similar frightened expressions on

he understood it, regardless. Everyone was thinking the

a Dragon waiting for us

encounters with Dragons taught them anything, it was the

were supreme—the apex predators of the world. Against such entities, what could they do

of

us to die, but… I have to