An Extra’s POV

"ERIC, NO—!!!"

As Adonis stretched out his hand, the moment he saw that Eric had been stabbed by the Dragon General, he felt a dangerous crackle around the boy.

Then—

~BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!~

—An overwhelming explosion surged through the area, covering all of Eric's immediate vicinity.

The blast stopped short before reaching the positions of Clark, Alicia, Billy, Trisha, and Justin. Instead, it ascended high into the heavens—like a blazing pillar.

The inferno swirled around and within each other—almost like a torrent of unstoppable power.

"E-Eric…" As Adonis witnessed this, the roaring heat reflecting in his eyes, he had a dazed expression on his face.

He felt instantly ashamed of this thought, but the first thing that came to his mind once he saw the blazing display of power was awe, rather than sorrow.

'To think… he had this much power… so much potential.'

Not all Mages had an equal allocation of latent Mana within them. This pool of dormant Mana was varied in quality and quantity; theorized to be based on the potential of a person.

As such, various Mages harness their respective pools by casting Forced Magic Activation, yet their output would be varied from one another.

Based on what Adonis was seeing alone, Eric could have very well reached the S-Tier as a Mage.

But… all of that was in the realm of memory.

Once the awe wore off, the only thing Adonis felt at that point was grief.

Tears flowed down his eyes as he watched the burning pillar of flames slowly die out, reducing to mere vestiges of sparks and miniature explosions.

"I'm sorry, Eric…" He was reminded by Eric's warnings.

"… I'm so sorry!"

If it wasn't for his hubris, his obsessive desire with saving everyone, then perhaps this wouldn't have happened.

'W-why…? Why did you have to die?'

More tears flowed down Adonis' eyes as he descended and knelt on the ground.

did people have to die around him? Why was he constantly protected,

this time. I thought, after everything—all

so much power. He had the knowledge of the future. He had

nobody that

the reward for all

from him as he shuddered with cold

the dead just yet. He should have known

countless wars, and he personally witnessed the deaths of many comrades who fought alongside

when he remembered the times he spent with

they talked, whether about Magic, Dungeons, or Adventurers—he could not help but feel an overwhelming weight paralyze

not move

this City, I've decided to make a much more

word echoed in his mind, taking the form of

Royal Dungeon, so once the war is over… I'll return here and explore the one in this city. After that, there'll be just 7

that Eric made as he talked about those

it together, you know? Kind

coming, overlapping with one another—words that Adonis had smiled and nodded

the Alliance and

seemed unimpressive by Otherworlder standards,

her was by no means a feat just

that those words—at least, the intention behind them—was

he had the potential to

and become the greatest Grand Mage in

tear left in his moist eyes as

it. I couldn't do it like

everyone around him. He

So why…?

I get

"Why…?"

**********

he recollected the

of his two

look so gloomy, my friend. We're going to change everything!" Those were the words he

there

give such a heartwarming smile, filled

words were soon followed

~BOOOOOOOM!!!~