An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

~BOOOOOOM!~

As Eric closed his eyes and enjoyed the wonderful breeze, just as he said he would, he heard the rumbles that echoed from the Capital.

"...."

He ignored it the first time, instead choosing to focus on his nice rest. Becoming perturbed would ruin the process of recovering his Mana.

How could he properly make his escape if he didn't have sufficient Mana for the journey?

As such, he did his best to shut everything out. He minimized conversations with Justin as they both remained under the canopies of the trees that surrounded them.

None spoke a word, and Eric was grateful for the silence.

But…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

… The explosions did not stop.

'That one sounded pretty loud.' Eric, with his eyes closed, found his thoughts trailing.

Was he worried? Did he feel concerned for his comrades that chose to head to a place of danger, despite all the warnings he gave?

'M-maybe just a little…' He couldn't help but think about all of them.

It had only been a couple of months, but he truly felt closer to them than all the other friends he ever had. They had gone on so many adventures—-from Dungeon exploration, to travels, to training… and many more.

The mere thought that they could die made his heart ache.

even though he felt this way, why wouldn't his body

thought that he could die made him

can't risk it. I can't risk

explosions. To drown out the sounds and strengthen his resolve to remain, he just kept it going

'I CAN'T RISK IT!'

he was right on his feet, walking close to Justin with a grim expression

his lips quivered, yet he stared

help our friends

coursed through his face and he slowly opened his eyes, witnessing the face of a boy who, despite being scared, chose to throw it all

was enough to inspire

as he jumped

"Let's go."

************

[The Present]

shallow after using Mana to use his [Grand

he had heard about the nature of their adversaries,

Dragon Commander, so he

myself. He can reflect your attack back towards you through troublesome mirrors. He also has Lightning-based Magic. He might have other tricks up his sleeves, but that's pretty much the gist of

present for most of Adonis' conflict with her, but they

her being a General meant that she

if there are multiple, then we need to brace ourselves for the possibility

done, the Dragon General was simply

if they found weaknesses to the abilities she displayed, there was always the likelihood that she would just show

these sorts of characters had the biggest asspulls in

no real way to strategize and

the two Dragons had immense regenerative

that they probably weren't good strategists or combatants,

the five slipped up, it would be

this information, Eric took responsibility and formulated what he