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

go in, though…' Rey closed his eyes and sent his senses across

white world, he couldn't see all the details, but as long as the outlines were

was only one

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

Boss Room either.

a little longer, he decided

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

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

set out to do. The

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 in the Western Continent. Mythrill was commonplace too, among other well-known

those, though, Rey found

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

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

of the Monsters despite being curious about how their Mana

those previous Monsters. I really should stop

and he chose to keep

on the untouched garden that

just that—in every literal

space. Some were bright yellow, while others a dull

flowers like this

areas but the very center, where a certain

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

them left the ground and found themselves