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 was no match

across the door one last

he couldn't see all the details, but as long as

only one

a little difficult to believe,

Room either. Just one

a little longer, he decided to

the double doors swung wide open,

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

set out to do. The Minerals that Ater spoke of…

jumping for joy 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

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 as well

those, though, Rey found

Mana. Even unrefined, it can serve as a Mana

so many possibilities that Rey had to explore with the Minerals in sight,

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

Cores of those previous Monsters. I really should stop

flickered, and he chose to keep his gaze on the

laid eyes on the untouched garden that was the Final Floor of the

every

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

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

areas but the very center, where a certain creature

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

them left the ground and found themselves swimming