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

with its absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even more like the

of its obstacle, it was

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

the

it

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

back, its grin vanishing completely as

the enemy had been eliminated. It was certain that there was not a single remain of its

How was this possible...?

was a naked human who stared down at it with a

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

overriding its previous

the human who stood in its way was only secondary.

one

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

lot of murmurs from the insignificant worms, but none of those mattered to

easily creating cracks and potholes

time at all, it arrived right

... Rey.

at something right in front

~WHOOOSH!~

Rey could even act at all, Dagon sent

~BOOOOM!~

shockwave that seared through everything around them. The entire area was destroyed as a

pieces, and the buildings

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

… Much smaller.

fist of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on

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

turned to a side, but his eyes

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

Rey sent his own blow from his

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far

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

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

pain from that hit was still incredibly

he held it