Thinking it was all over, Axel began to walk away, casually and coolly.
However, in the next moment, his senses tingled. Something dangerous was coming from straight above him. Axel turned his head at breakneck speed, staring up.
"...!"
Even with his quick reflexes, a fist was already just before his eyes.
Time seemed to slow down as he assessed the situation.
The enemy, Wrath, who should have been blasted to pieces by Axel's Mana Arrows, was now right in front of him, his fist cloaked in a mysterious black energy that resembled raging flames, poised to strike his face squarely.
Everything after that was pure instinct. Axel didn't think; he reacted.
In an instant, Axel pushed his Overdrive from a standby output of 5% to a staggering 1000%! This was a consumption that would drain even his 10x mana pool in just one second. However, the duration was short-lived.
Just a split second—equivalent to a tick on an atomic clock, less than 0.2 nanoseconds.
