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...

its absent eyes, its wide grin

rid of its obstacle, it was finally time to

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it

pure white, and it

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

back, its grin vanishing

the enemy had been eliminated. It was certain that

How was this possible...?

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

frowned as it instantly cast all of its

overriding its previous

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

this one came

the vicinity of the

he could hear a lot of murmurs from the insignificant

easily creating cracks and potholes wherever they

arrived right in front of the

... Rey.

if blankly staring at something right in front of him, and not the

~WHOOOSH!~

act at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow towards

~BOOOOM!~

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

earth around them broke into pieces, and the

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

… Much smaller.

as the hot fist of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on his slightly shifted

his heels were planted very deeply

neck was turned to a side, but his

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

his own blow from his right fist, coating it with white-colored

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

the air as a result of the uppercut that Rey dished out, causing even more of the surrounding area to get

as it ascended high into the sky, Rey was finally able to take a deep

showed it, but the pain

held