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.

protected, even now that

time. I thought, after everything—all those sacrifices—there

future. He had

that he cared

the reward

echoed from him as

not afford to mourn the dead just yet.

many comrades who fought alongside

when he remembered the times he spent

or Adventurers—he could not help but feel an

could not move

arriving here, in this City, I've decided to make a much more concrete goal!" Adonis remembered what Eric told him when they were

his mind, taking the form of

the 9 Great Dungeons of the world. We already conquered the Royal Dungeon, so once the war is

that Eric made as he talked about those dreams

all of us to do it together, you know? Kind

another—words that Adonis

retire… I'll return to the Alliance and become the

skeptical about those words. Lucielle indeed seemed unimpressive by Otherworlder standards, but she was considered the

was by no means a feat just anyone

Adonis realized that those words—at least, the

he had the potential

become the greatest Grand

more tear left in his moist eyes as he stared at

I couldn't

friend and master did for him, he thought he could help everyone around him. He became a Hero to save the world, but also prevent the

So why…?

get this right?!"

"Why…?"

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recollected the past—or rather, a future that once

faces of his two surviving comrades;

going to change everything!" Those were the

back then, there was a certain

heartwarming smile, filled with confidence and encouragement—like a hero—Adonis felt

words were soon followed

~BOOOOOOOM!!!~