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

Dagon stared at Alicia with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even more

rid of its obstacle, it was finally time to kill its

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

erupted from right behind the

and it

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

Dagon slowly looked back, its grin vanishing completely as it became struck with

was certain that there

How was this possible...?

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

triggered Dagon. Its own monstrous face also frowned as it

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

one

kept growling as it left the vicinity of the gasping,

from the insignificant worms, but none of those

on the ground, easily creating cracks and potholes wherever they

no time at all, it arrived right in front of the

... Rey.

if blankly staring at something right in front of him, and

~WHOOOSH!~

could even act at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow towards

~BOOOOM!~

powerful shockwave that seared through everything around them. The entire area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the

and the buildings that were close-by were

of

… Much smaller.

fist of the Divine Beast

caved in significantly, but his heels were planted very

but

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

a much swifter manner, Rey sent his own blow from his

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far

result of the uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even

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

face hardly showed it, but the pain from that

held it