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

its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even more

had completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was finally

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

explosion of light erupted from right behind the Divine Beast,

light was pure white, and it shot right

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

its grin vanishing completely

was certain that there was not a single remain of its adversary.

How was this possible...?

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

Its own monstrous face also frowned as it instantly cast all

overriding its previous

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

this one

the vicinity of the gasping, shocked humans, moving towards the

behind it, he could hear a lot of murmurs from the insignificant

on the ground, easily creating cracks

arrived right in front of the

... Rey.

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

~WHOOOSH!~

act at all, Dagon sent

~BOOOOM!~

was destroyed as a result

pieces, and the buildings

amidst the dust cloud that tose from the point of

… Much smaller.

mumbled as the hot fist of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on

his heels were planted very deeply on the ground so his body hardly

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

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

swifter manner, Rey sent his own blow from his right fist, coating it

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far

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

as it ascended high into the sky, Rey was finally able

but the pain

he held it