An Extra’s POV

No one wants to die.

The Young Ones were by no means an exception to that.

They each had dreams and hopes--one of which was to meet the Oracle one day, and perhaps sacrifice themselves for Nature or their Sisters.

Dying had to be done after their purpose had been achieved.

Not like this.

As all the Elves pounded on the barrier, now desperately desiring to return to the haven they previously rejected, they could feel the tremors growing louder, and the growls of the Monsters drawing nearer.

It was a frightening scene, one where the Elves could see death approaching while being unable to do anything about it.

The truth was that the Young Ones had never had recourse to fight a Monster before. Such tasks were left up to the Elders.

And, even the Elders would rather avoid fighting Monsters than confronting them directly.

For example, the Elder in charge of them--Gratiana La Shanagari--would often navigate the forest with her Ranger Class senses, so they could spot Monsters a long distance away.

Avoiding these things was easy with Gratiana around.

Even in situations where avoidance was impossible, she would use her [Territory] Skill to shroud them, while also applying [Camouflage] to cover everything within it. Using that, they were always able to avoid the savage beasts.

But now... things were different.

There was no Gratiana to help them out, and the Young Ones were pretty low on Mana to properly fight so many Monsters.

"T-they look like A-Tier Monsters..."

"They ARE A-Tier Monsters!"

"We are gonna die here, aren't we?"

"Uwahhhhhh!"

The Elves knew their fates were sealed. Not even their Elder could kill so many Monsters, especially not if they spotted her first.

Elder couldn't do it, what chance

dependent and subservient. None of them

A voice suddenly emerged from the other end of the barrier,

had slick dark hair, with an eyepatch covering his left eye. A gentle, but somewhat cold smile graced his lips as he stared at the desperate Elves with a certain

outfit too casual for such an intense scenario. Not only did he remain calm despite the heavy pressure, but both hands were in his pockets as he spoke to

"Do you require assistance?"

the obvious "Yes" or

Elves did not--or rather, could

rules were explicit, and by garnering the aid of this human, they

who attacked them and rendered their Elder unconscious. For all they knew, he

they rather die than

"Arghhhh!"

by one of the Monsters. Another had her leg completely severed, and the other was wounded by a

be affected, but it

"Uarghhhh!"

"Gahhhhhh!"

"Aaaarhhhh!"

until the Elves couldn't take it anymore.

"P-please help us!"

the barrier and

merely based on how

her

finally spoke up. "Very

another word—perhaps in gratitude or skepticism—they found themselves already inside the barrier that

injured ones began to recover at a frighteningly rapid rate. Their lost limbs were restored, and all the blood and injuries were seemingly reverted to a point

perfectly intact—all within

"H-huh…?"

"H-how…?"

"W-what just…?"

they stared at the exterior of the barrier and found their benefactor standing outside

fear for

atrocities against them. Perhaps

no way he'll

so many A-Tier Monsters at