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.

withstand Dagon... nothing at

eyes, its wide grin stretching even

had completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was finally time to kill its

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

erupted from right behind the Divine Beast,

white, and it shot right

around trembled, and the grounds shook in response to the birth of this mighty power--or rather, the being that was emerging

back, its grin vanishing

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

How was this possible...?

away, was a naked human who stared down at it with a look of complete

frown triggered Dagon. Its own monstrous face also frowned as

overriding its

stood in

this one came

left the vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans, moving

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

tail lashed on the ground, easily creating

at all, it arrived

... Rey.

blankly staring at something right in

~WHOOOSH!~

could even act at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow

~BOOOOM!~

shockwave that seared through everything around them. The entire area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the shivering humans were blown

pieces, and the

the dust cloud that tose from the point of impact, two

… Much smaller.

Divine Beast still remained plastered on

his heels were

neck was turned to a side, but his eyes were still

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

sent his own blow from

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far

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

into the sky, Rey was finally able to take a deep breath, spitting out

hardly showed it, but the pain

held