An Extra’s POV

What does death feel like?

Those who know the answer to this question are not present with us, so it remains a mystery.

How swift is it? How painful is it? No one alive can say.

However, the fear of death is enough to give people incredibly accurate descriptions on how dying feels, or would feel like.

Perhaps a light at the end of the tunnel... or some sort of eternal void.

That wasn't what Rey felt as he supposedly sank into the world of the abyss--entering the grasp of death.

Rather than a world engulfed in sheer darkness, or some sort of afterlife that would claim his dear soul, there was something else.

It was a panel, spread out before his nonexistent eyes.

[SYSTEM NOTICE]

~You have suffered a fatal attack~

~[Near-Death Effect] will now be activated~

[As long as you don't die immediately, you can recover from a fatal attack--can only be used once a day]

[Initiating Recovery...]

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Dagon stood in front of the brilliant golden barrier that protected the humans--particulary its prey--from its grasp.

Its massive stature cast a dark shadow on the group, and its maw twisted to form a terrifyingly toothy grin. It had just elimited the strongest mankind had to offer, so it didn't particularly consider any of these ones to be threats.

The humans huddled together in a group, staying as far away from the creature as the barrier would allow.

Then--

~ZTTZZ~

--The creature of terror took a step forward, entering the golden haven that was supposed to have warded off all danger.

The barrier melted, like butter would when confronted with heat.

It seemed so easy for Dagon. Its silver scales merely glittered as the barrier crumbled before its might. Before long, its huge body was within the barrier--along with all the humans.

As soon as this happened, the golden haven vanished from sight, dissipating into nothingness.

could withstand Dagon... nothing

at Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching

it had completely gotten rid of its obstacle,

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

sudden explosion of light erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it to stop dead

light was pure white, and it shot right

response to the birth of this mighty power--or rather,

slowly looked back, its grin vanishing completely as

the enemy had been eliminated. It was certain that there was not

How was this possible...?

behind it, about a few meters away, was a naked human who stared down at

own monstrous face also frowned as it instantly cast all of its attention

was overriding its previous

stood in its way was only secondary. But now, the whole

one came

as it left the vicinity of the

from the insignificant worms, but none of those mattered to

lashed on the ground, easily

arrived right in

... Rey.

at something right in front of

~WHOOOSH!~

even act at all, Dagon

~BOOOOM!~

The entire area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the shivering

into pieces, and the buildings that were close-by

of

… Much smaller.

mumbled as the hot fist of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on his slightly

directly beneath his feet had caved in significantly, but his heels were planted very deeply on the ground so his body hardly

turned to a side, but his eyes were still on the

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

own blow

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far more

was forcefully sent flying high into the air as a result of the uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even more

as it ascended high into the sky, Rey was finally able to

face hardly showed it, but the pain from that hit was

he held