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

the enemy, but was there

operation, and the heart of

turned to his classmates, but

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

scared as they stared off into

shaking as

think… I want to go

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

another Dragon? I… can we

the moment they heard the questions of Eric, their faces showed even greater

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

didn't want to abandon all those innocent

he also didn't want

everyone, he was surrounded by tons of Death Knights and Liches. His Mana Level was running low, and he saw

die!' Those were his thoughts back

amazing new world, one where all of his fantasies were real. He had Magic, reliable allies,

relevant to the world, and

have with his friends, all the places he would visit

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

clouds… something told Eric that those dreams

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

he looked pathetic, but he just couldn't control his instincts. He

want that.

a sigh escaping his lips as he looked

had similar frightened expressions on their faces, though not as

Everyone was thinking the

Dragon waiting for us

Dragons taught them anything, it

supreme—the apex predators of the world. Against such entities,

all of

us to die, but…