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 no match

sent his senses across the door one last

the details, but as long as the outlines

there was only one creature

with no footsoldiers?' Rey found it a little difficult to believe, but his eyes had never deceived him

either. Just one large

little longer,

doors swung wide open, granting easy entry to Rey and his

were lots of groanings and complaints among the Elves, but he

much accomplished what I set out to do. The Minerals that Ater

in check, Rey reckoned he would be jumping for joy at the moment. Not only were the materials he found in the Dungeon at least a dozen times purer

tough as Adanantite, or Orichalcum that had a tougher build than the strongest metal in the Western Continent. Mythrill was commonplace too, among other well-known

those, though, Rey found even more interesting

a Mana Recovery potion. If it's refined, it can turn even more potent. Like a cleanser

explore with the Minerals in

the Monsters despite being

Monster Cores of those previous Monsters. I

he chose to keep his

thoughts trailed as he laid eyes on the untouched garden

every literal sense of the

were almost as tall as an adult human being, and they decorated the entire space. Some were bright yellow,

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

areas but the very center, where a

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

and found