An Extra’s POV
chapter-454

'Alright. I've taken care of most of them on this end, so I think I'll go for the Archers next.'

Rey's thoughts were a constant flowing stream, the same as his body, as he darted towards the direction of the Skeleton Archers in the rear.

His blade was in his hand, and he could easily extend it to cut even more Monsters, but he wasn't doing that.

They weren't worth any EXP to him, so he left them for the fodder who badly needed it.

Even his two Skeleton Knights were killed by Esme through her use of the Lightning Elemental attribute, though he made it seem like it was him.

'The goal is to make her stronger. It would be better if she was actively participating in the fight, but…'

Esme had to stay on defense. If she didn't, so many people would die.

'That's why I better handle all the Archers. At least, somehow disable them so she can finish them off and then join the fight full-time.'

There were over three-thousand Archers. He could easily cut them all down in seconds if he used the full power of his [Ascended Godspeed], but for the sake of keeping his power in check, he chose to go with about three minutes.

"Huu… let's go!"

~ZZZTZZZZZ!~

He began his race, cutting their limbs so they couldn't fire arrows, and their legs, so they couldn't walk.

EXP went to the one who had the last kill, so all Esme had to do now was strike their heads, and all the EXP would be as good as hers.

'I doubt C-Tier Monsters would do much for her, but in such a large quantity, it should be fine.'

~WHOOSH!~

His blurring body raced past even more Skeleton Archers, disabling them just as easily as before. Other Adventurers were already showing signs of exhaustion, but he really didn't feel anything.

'I'm tempted to end things quickly, at least for their sakes, but no.'

There was a good reason for his caution, even amidst the chaotic state of the current battle.

'I can't discount that Adrien is watching all of this. I can't give him any reason to think I'm Ralyks, or Rey.'

For all he knew, Adrien Chase could be anywhere.

He could be looking down on everyone, watching from a much higher Floor, while all the Adventurers struggled with the mobs.

There was nothing stopping them from being his Undead soldiers, though Rey highly doubted that, given their overwhelming number and the existence of the easier explanation of them being Dungeon spawns.

The fact that this was a strange Dungeon—down to its layout—even caused Rey's previous suspicion of Adrien being responsible for the entire thing, but he quickly dismissed the thought.

'I can't afford to give him too much credit. It would influence my actions too much.'

Overestimating someone was just as dangerous as underestimating them.

'For all I know, he could be pretending to be an Adventurer.' Hiding in plain sight was a brilliant tactic that he was sure Adrien could utilize.

'Plus, It's not like I can just check every single person's Status Window.'

That would be nearly ten thousand screens of people who were running around. No matter how diligent Rey was, he didn't think he was capable of such.

'It could even be a waste of time, as he could send a proxy or be controlling people to do his bidding.'

That meant he would have to account for Negative Status Conditions when looking at every single person's Status Window, not just stopping at their names.

It was too much! Especially when there was the existence of other possibilities that could be employed.

Hiding in plain sight was just one of many means of observation.

Rey found it unwise to waste his time on that one route, considering how it could lead him to a dead end.

'He'll reveal himself in due time. I just have to wait.'

Three minutes were over in no time, and once he was done with all the Skeleton Archers, he yelled out.

"LUX!"

She nodded in response, stretching out her hands to control the arrows that were suspended in the air, all in front of her.

They weren't just 3,600. No, that would be the number of just one round.

The Skeleton Archers were automated—same as pretty much every other Undead in the floor—which meant they had no ability to learn or make decisions of their own.

They couldn't adapt, so they never broke out of their pattern and kept firing arrows at set interval.

Perhaps if they had a mind, they could have changed their targets a little—maybe firing a bit lower, so they could reach their targets who were now closer.

The smartest option would be to stop firing entirely, especially after the first few rounds of being intercepted.

Unfortunately for them, they had no such capabilities.

They performed their actions faithfully, and thanks to that, there was an absurdly high number of arrows floating in the air—all of which now turned in their direction.

So far, Esme had intercepted nine rounds of arrows.

That was 32,400 arrows in total.

~WHOOOOSH!~

The rain of destruction descended upon the helpless Archers as their bodies were rendered into broken shards.

Not only were the arrows to fast and powerful, thanks to the force of wind behind them, but their numbers were too overwhelming for a mere 3,600 to escape.

To make matters worse, they were also immobile.

Their demise was inevitable.

~BOOOOMM!~

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The hard fought battle came to a close with the victory of the Adventurers.

It lasted a little over an hour, an impressive figure considering the numbers of the enemy. Most of the time was spent in the first half of the fight, but the close was just a speedrun.

Once the Heroic Rank Adventurers were done with their allotted enemies and joined the battle, it was pretty much over.

Still, every single Adventurer had to admit it—without any argument or dissent.

The stars of the battle were none other than Jet and Lux.

There were simply phenomenal!

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Thanks for reading!

It was a little drawn-out, but what did you think of the battle?