An Extra’s POV

It first happened when Ralyks died, and then re-emerged from the dead.

All of the Otherworlders, as well as the Kingdom's Strongest, were relieved to see the re-emergence of their champion.

They prayed—hoped—that he would emerge victorious this time.

Dagon was not an opponent any of them could even think of beating. It was an entity that far surpassed the capabilities of a Dragon Lord—an entity beyond reason.

Ralyks was their only option for victory.

But… the one who emerged from the depths wasn't Ralyks at all. It was a much shorter, less attractive version of the man they all revered.

He had dark hair, sure, but his plain face and slightly above average stature gave a much different vibe from the Dark Adventurer.

What's more… he resembled a classmate of theirs—one who was supposed to be dead.

At that moment, the audience was no longer looking at Ralyks. Instead, their gaze was on the most unexpected man behind the mask.

—Rey Skylar!

And so, as the tremors continued throughout the fight between Rey and Dagon, they tried to reconcile what they saw with their pre-existing notions.

"B-but how…?" One asked.

~BOOOOOOOOM!~

"R-Rey is dead, right? Why is he…?"

~VWUUUUUM!~

"Why does Sir Ralyks look like Rey? T-that makes no sense…"

~BOOOOOOOOM!~

"What is going on exactly? Is that really him?"

Confusion ran amuck among the students and their teachers, with eyes wide and faces worn thin. They were all too exhausted to join the battle, and even if they were at top form, their weakness made it impossible to contribute in any meaningful way.

They were meant to be spectators only.

Much to everyone's concerns, the only one who was still unconscious was Alicia. Perhaps it was because of the Summoning, or some other reason beyond that, but she hadn't yet opened her eyes.

on her, while the rest were charged with

be the case, which was why they had

But—

~BOOOOOOOOOOOM!~

his body flung in front of them, almost like a ragdoll, and once again… they were met with

and bloody

his body was indescribable. It was a miracle that he

As they whispered this, the hulking form

saw this, all

frozen rock solid as his eyes witnessed this sight. A million thoughts were going on in his mind, but he couldn't focus on a

just blankly stared as the

of everyone else was the same; a

exception had trembling hearts—one that gazed upon the bloody

… He didn't.

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his swollen

his surprise, his allies

but he raised

his eyes, mixing with the blood that occupied his

'... Please help me.'

longer, not after his legs had been broken by the enemy more than a

even moving his hand was all he could

'I'm scared…'

His naked body

'It hurts…'

one could hear these thoughts.

he could feel the experience the hellish sensations that kept on torturing his body despite his pleas for

wanted to run away… to save

someone

that at this point. He couldn't save the

current moment, they all shared the

he felt the dark shadow of

the air,

Beast pulled him by the hair, almost as if he was nothing but a filthy rag. Compared

coat on a rack,

hint at amusement, but Rey's barely listening ears couldn't process emotions right

of a

trailed as his brain pounded and his

he didn't do anything