An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

Alicia slowly opened her eyes.

Everything was so loud, and the world seemed to be collapsing on itself. As everything trembled and rumbled, she was slowly pulled out of deep slumber.

Casting her blurry gaze to the darkened sky above, she was met with a bombardment of voices from all her classmates and teachers.

"Alicia!"

"You're up, Alicia!"

"Are you fine, Alicia?"

"Take it easy! How do you feel?"

She remained still despite being overwhelmed by all of these questions. The faces of her classmates began poking into her field of vision, blocking her view of the evening sky.

'I'm still not dead, huh…?' Her thoughts trailed as she tiredly blinked, fighting back the urge to cry once again.

"I know you're just waking up, but I need to ask you something…" Adonis' voice echoed in the air as he drew closer.

"Hmm…?"

Tilting her head slightly, ignoring all the chaos and devastation that lay in the background, she looked at the Hero's troubled face.

"Did you know… about Rey? About his power and—?"

"R-Rey…?"

Painful memories began to surface, and she began to feel the urge to close her eyes once again—perhaps forget all about what she knew.

… What had just happened.

"R-Rey is—"

~BOOOOOOOOOOOM!~

grounds ominously shook, causing everyone who was standing to fall straight to

in the crowd

closer than last time, don't

scared… I'm so

sighed and looked at the two strongest denizens of the

and Lucielle returned hs gaze, and

sure we shouldn't retreat to

to stay out in the open like this.

and

it to that place. That would endanger even more lives, and fighting in

raised her brows as she trembled a little. "You're thinking about

succeed, then

thing is too strong for us to handle. You can hear the sounds. I'm sure half of the city has already been destroyed at this

shook his head as his resolute face clung to his

as before. Using The Unknown Box to awaken all our powers and win. We have more numbers

that meant there

their chances were

agree with Lucielle on this. I don't think we

heroes who will save the world! I… I can't… like last time… I… this world…" For the first time ever, Adonis was

an obsessive air surrounded him. With widened eyes, he seemed

were

the group to grow downcast. Some might have thought to abandon Alicia and simply save their own skins in the bunker, but no one was bold enough to

a much more feasible plan

other Dragons with just about the same level of ease—the same ones

then we

those have been effective on this creature, I don't see what we can do—even if we end up

"Lucielle, listen… I—!"

you mentioned earlier. The duration of this upgrade is also something that bothers me. All in all, Adonis… I do not think this is a good plan."