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

its absent eyes, its wide grin

it had completely gotten rid of its obstacle, it was finally time to kill

But--

~BOOOOOM!~

erupted from right behind the Divine Beast, causing it to stop dead

and it shot right above into

trembled, and the grounds shook in response to the birth of this mighty power--or rather, the being

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

was certain that there was not

How was this possible...?

about a few meters away, was a naked human who stared down

also frowned as it instantly

overriding

the human who stood in its way was only

this one

vicinity of the

could hear a lot of murmurs from the insignificant worms, but none of those mattered

the ground, easily

it arrived right in

... Rey.

something right in

~WHOOOSH!~

even act at all, Dagon sent a powerful blow towards

~BOOOOM!~

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

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

tose from the point of impact, two silhouttes remained

… Much smaller.

of the Divine Beast still remained plastered on

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

neck was turned to a side, but his eyes were still on the Divine

Then—

~WHOOOOOSH!~

blow from

The result…

~BOOOOOOOOOM!~

Was far more

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

high into the sky, Rey was finally able to take a deep breath, spitting out blood-filled saliva from his

pain from

he held it