The moment the system message appeared, Axel understood what it was trying to tell him. He didn't need to read the rest. Infernal Core overloading.
All of a sudden, his heart started pounding harder and faster, like it was trying to break out of his chest. That same familiar hot energy surged through his body, not like fire on skin, but like something alive moving inside him.
This time, it was quite different. The last time Axel had an Infernal Overload, he was still a halfling. His Infernal Core was a level 1. But now he was a demon with a level 2 Infernal Core. The difference was vivid.
Something raw twisted deep inside him, something dark and undiluted, rising fast and refusing to be pushed down. It was Rage.
It filled his chest, clouded his thoughts, and sharpened everything he looked at. Up ahead, Luke Fern looked like a mess. His burned body was laying across the dome but Axel could barely see him due to his blurry vision.
