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.

obstruction was

his eyes and sent his senses across the door one last time, doing his best to confirm the contents

all the details, but as long as the outlines were

only one creature

it a little difficult to believe, but his eyes had

seem to be a Boss Room either. Just one large expanse that

little longer, he

swung wide open, granting easy entry to Rey and

but he ignored them yet again. They weren't particularly

to do. The Minerals that Ater spoke of… they're

at the moment. Not only were the materials he found in the Dungeon at least a

had a tougher build than the strongest metal in the Western

those, though, Rey found even more

is really dense in Mana. Even unrefined, it can serve as a Mana Recovery potion. If it's refined, it can turn even more potent.

explore with the Minerals in sight, but he didn't do

Monsters despite being

accidentally destroyed the Monster Cores of those previous Monsters. I really should stop

flickered, and he chose to keep

as he laid eyes on the untouched

that—in every literal sense

almost as tall as an 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 some

'garden' that was this Floor seemed serene, with flowers like this

but the very center, where a certain

almost instantly. Slowly, his body began to float in the air,

left the ground and found themselves swimming in