An Extra’s POV

623 Deepest Depths

The Elves witnessed it all.

The sight of nature in its purest form was burned into their minds.

They saw how Monsters devoured fellow Monsters, and how cruel the entire process could be. The world within the Dungeon was unforgiving—certainly not for the faint of heart or weak in spirit.

It was a complete nightmare.

Rey took them through paths, traversing various Floors so they could see even more of the calamity occur right before their eyes.

Some of them protested, desiring more than anything to leave the horrid place, but they were all ignored.

"You can leave if you want." They were told, but none of them dared to step a foot outside the only shroud of protection that they currently had.

They also couldn't attack Rey. If they did, and the barrier collapsed, they were pretty much done for too. As a result, they all followed him obediently—like sheep in a herd.

Finally, after reaching the entrance to the Bottom Floor of the Dungeon, they finally halted their long and frightening journey.

"C-can we go back now?"

"I'm so tired… and hungry…"

"My legs hurt. This place stinks. I want to go home."

Rey tuned out their whinings and focused on the door that stood in front of him. It was a double door, one he had to push from both sides to open. The thick stony surface showed just how strong of a barrier it was—and how heavy the doors were.

of obstruction was no match

across the door one last time, doing his best

details, but as long as

there was only one creature

but with no footsoldiers?' Rey found it a little difficult to believe, but his eyes had

seem to be a Boss Room either. Just

contemplating things a little longer, he decided

go." In an instant, the double doors swung wide open, granting

were lots of groanings and complaints among the Elves, but he ignored them yet again. They

pretty much accomplished what I set out to do. The Minerals that Ater spoke of… they're all

joy at the moment. Not only were the materials he found in the Dungeon at least a dozen times purer than those of the Western Continent, but there also seemed to be more variety

Mana Crystals that were as tough as Adanantite, or Orichalcum that had a tougher build than the strongest metal

those, though, Rey found even more

as a Mana Recovery potion. If it's

Rey had to explore with the Minerals in sight, but he didn't

despite being curious about how their Mana Cores would look

of those previous Monsters.

flickered, and he chose to keep his

thoughts trailed as he laid eyes on the untouched garden that

just that—in every literal sense

adult human being, and they decorated the entire space. Some were bright yellow, while others a dull purple. Some had various colors on their petals, and

seemed serene, with flowers like

center, where a certain

he felt the effects of gravity diminish almost instantly. Slowly, his body began to float in the air, and the

and found themselves swimming