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.

level of obstruction was no match for

his eyes and sent his senses across the door one

couldn't see all the details, but as long as the outlines were revealed to him,

was only one creature

it a little difficult

be a Boss Room either. Just one large expanse that stretches for

things a little longer, he decided

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

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

out to do. The Minerals that Ater

the moment. Not only were the materials he found in the Dungeon

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

than those, though, Rey

in Mana. Even unrefined, it can serve as a Mana Recovery potion. If

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

Monsters despite being curious about how their Mana Cores would

Monster Cores of those previous Monsters. I really

flickered, and he chose to keep his gaze on the world before

laid eyes on the untouched garden that was the Final Floor

it was just that—in every literal sense of the

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

with flowers like this growing in all areas of the

but the very center,

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

of them left the ground and found themselves swimming