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

had completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

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

pure white, and it shot right above into the

to the birth of this mighty power--or rather, the being that was

its grin vanishing completely as it became struck with

that the enemy had been eliminated. It was certain

How was this possible...?

few meters away, was a naked human who stared down

man's frown triggered Dagon. Its own monstrous face also frowned as

overriding its previous

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

this one

the vicinity of

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

on the ground, easily creating

arrived right in front of the

... Rey.

at something right in front of

~WHOOOSH!~

all, Dagon sent a powerful

~BOOOOM!~

around them. The entire area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the

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

of impact,

… Much smaller.

mumbled as the hot fist of the Divine Beast

in significantly, but his heels were planted very deeply on the ground so

a side, but his eyes were still on the Divine

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

much swifter manner, Rey sent his own blow from his right fist,

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

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

was finally able to take a

face hardly showed it, but the pain from that hit was still

held it