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

enemy, but was there really

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

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

they had displayed before leaving for the Adventurers City—only dread could be seen

were scared as they stared

them were trembling, their lips shaking as

don't think… I want to go

one of the most

Dragon? I…

experience that everyone faced in the Dungeon, the moment they heard the questions

Even though Eric said this, the look on his face and the tears in his eyes

boy didn't want to abandon all those innocent people—not again. He

didn't want to

forest and reunited with everyone, he was surrounded by tons of Death

Those were his

one where all of his fantasies were real. He had

world, and he

he would visit with them… and how his life

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

went in the direction of those dark clouds… something told Eric that those dreams of his would not come

don't want any of us to die." He sobbed

just couldn't control his instincts. He

don't want that.

his

the faces that stared back at him had similar frightened

regardless. Everyone was

Dragon waiting for us

them anything, it was the fact that

Against such entities, what could they do

knew all of

any of us to die,