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.

Dagon...

at Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even

completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was finally time

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

from right behind the Divine

light was pure white, and it shot right

and the grounds shook in response to the birth of this mighty power--or rather,

Dagon slowly looked back, its grin vanishing completely as it

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

How was this possible...?

naked human who stared down at

triggered Dagon. Its own monstrous face also frowned as it instantly cast all of its attention from the initial

was overriding

stood in its

one came

vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans, moving towards

hear a lot of murmurs from the insignificant worms, but none of

on the ground, easily creating

arrived

... Rey.

he seemed distracted. As if blankly staring at something right in front of him, and not the Divine Beast that overwhelmingly overshadowed

~WHOOOSH!~

could even act at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow towards

~BOOOOM!~

destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the shivering

into pieces, and

from the point of impact, two silhouttes

… Much smaller.

of the Divine Beast

his feet had caved in significantly, but his heels were planted very deeply

but his eyes

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

own blow from his right fist, coating it with white-colored

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far

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

ascended high into the sky, Rey was finally able to take

but the pain

he held it