Chapter 498 – Greed VS Greed [Part 1]
They were back to Nexus Prime.
Vault Nexus was quiet, which was weird. Eerily so.
The glass corridors refracted that otherworldly shimmer again—the kind you only saw when infernal pressure was thick enough to snap bones if you breathed wrong. They weren't even masking their auras this time. Both of them were still in battle form.
They stepped into the main corridor toward the High Office, and Seraphyne glanced up from behind the desk, eyes narrowing. Her usual playful calm cracked for half a breath.
"...What happened?"
Lux didn't answer. Not even a twitch in her direction. His eyes were locked somewhere else—somewhere far. Somewhere below.
Zavros waved it off with a smooth chuckle. "Nothing, darling. Just keeping up appearances. You know, for safety. Always best to stay in armor."
She turned toward Lux, arms folding. "Is that right, Lux?"
Still nothing.
He didn't even blink.
