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...

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

gotten rid of its obstacle, it

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

the Divine Beast, causing it to

white, and it shot right above into

the birth of this mighty

Dagon slowly looked back, its grin vanishing completely as

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

How was this possible...?

human who

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

overriding its

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

this one

as it left the vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans, moving towards the

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

the ground, easily

it arrived right

... Rey.

right in

~WHOOOSH!~

could even act at all, Dagon

~BOOOOM!~

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 away

them broke into pieces, and the buildings that were close-by

point of

… Much smaller.

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

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

side, but his

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

swifter manner, Rey sent his own blow from his right

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

high into the air as a result of the uppercut that Rey

able to take a deep breath, spitting out blood-filled

the pain from that hit

held it