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... nothing at

stared at Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide

of its obstacle, it

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it to stop dead in its

was pure white, and it shot right above into the

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

its grin vanishing completely as it became struck with

been eliminated. It was certain that there was

How was this possible...?

naked human who stared down at

face also frowned as it instantly cast all of its attention from the initial

was overriding its

was its primary goal, while destroying the human who stood in its way was only secondary.

one came

left the vicinity of the

from the insignificant worms, but none of

the ground, easily creating cracks and potholes wherever

all, it arrived right

... Rey.

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

~WHOOOSH!~

at all, Dagon sent a

~BOOOOM!~

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

pieces, and the buildings that were

of impact, two silhouttes remained

… Much smaller.

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

caved in significantly, but his heels were planted very deeply on

neck was turned to a side, but his

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

a much swifter manner, Rey sent his own blow from his right fist, coating it with white-colored

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far more

forcefully sent flying high into the air as a result of the uppercut

into the sky, Rey was finally able to take

pain from that

held