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... nothing

absent eyes, its wide grin stretching even more like the monster that

rid of its obstacle, it was finally time to kill

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

of light erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it

it shot right above into

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

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

had been eliminated. It was certain that there was

How was this possible...?

behind it, about a few meters away, was a naked human who stared down at it with a look of

frowned as it instantly cast all of its attention

was overriding its previous

stood in its

one came

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

murmurs from the insignificant

the ground, easily creating cracks and potholes wherever

it arrived right

... Rey.

distracted. As if blankly staring at something right in front of him,

~WHOOOSH!~

act at all,

~BOOOOM!~

area was destroyed as a result of the force that the blow generated, and the shivering humans were blown away

pieces, and the buildings that were

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

… Much smaller.

the hot fist of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on his

feet had caved in significantly, but his heels were

side, but his eyes were still on the

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

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

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

far

uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even more of the surrounding

finally able

the pain from

held