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.

this level of obstruction

though…' Rey closed his eyes and sent his senses across the door one last time, doing his best to confirm the contents

black and white world, he couldn't see all the details, but as long as

was only one

footsoldiers?' Rey found it a little difficult to believe, but his eyes had never

doesn't seem to be a Boss Room either. Just one large expanse that

little

swung wide open, granting

lots of groanings and complaints among the Elves, but he ignored them yet again. They weren't particularly his

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

the fact that he had to keep his emotions 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

that had a tougher build than the strongest

those, though, Rey found

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

that Rey had to explore with the Minerals in sight, but

didn't even slay any of the Monsters despite being curious about how their Mana Cores would look

Cores of those previous Monsters.

eye flickered, and he chose to keep his gaze on

the untouched garden that was the Final Floor of the

was just that—in every literal sense of the

they decorated the entire space. Some were bright yellow, while others a dull purple. Some

was this Floor seemed serene, with flowers like this

very center, where a

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

of them left the ground and found themselves