[DING!]
[Combat Complete!]
[Calculating rewards...]
[+82,000 Death Tokens]
[+250,000 EXP]
[+4 Nightmare Cores]
[+20 Dread Cores]
[Level Up!]
[Lightning Apostle: Level 8 → Level 9]
[Current Progress: 177,800/250,000]
Jack's vision swam with notifications, each one appearing in rapid succession as the system tallied his gains from the fight.
Fighting Nightmare-class demons in groups was dangerous, but the rewards made the risk worthwhile.
He turned his attention back to the surviving miners. They hadn't moved from where they'd pressed themselves against the cavern walls, their glowing eyes tracking every movement Jack made.
Fear radiated from them in waves so thick that Jack could almost taste it.
Jack walked toward the nearest miner, his Lightning Spear still crackling with residual energy.
The demon flinched as Jack approached, its hands raised in a gesture that might have been surrender or prayer.
