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

wide grin stretching even more

its obstacle, it was finally time

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

light erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing

it shot right above into the skies

the birth of

back, its grin vanishing completely

It was certain that there

How was this possible...?

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

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

was overriding

the Tamer was its primary goal, while destroying the human who stood in its way was only secondary. But now, the whole thing had

one

of the gasping, shocked humans, moving

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

ground, easily creating cracks

no time at all, it arrived right in

... Rey.

blankly staring at something right in front of him, and not the Divine Beast that

~WHOOOSH!~

at all,

~BOOOOM!~

creating a powerful shockwave that seared through everything around them. The entire area was destroyed as a result of the

and the

cloud that tose from the point of impact, two silhouttes remained standing—one massive and the other

… Much smaller.

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

beneath his feet had caved in significantly, but his heels were

turned to a side, but his eyes

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

own blow from his right

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

air as a result of the uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even more of the surrounding area to get razed

ascended high into the sky, Rey was finally able to take a deep breath, spitting out blood-filled saliva from his

hardly showed it, but the pain from that

he held