Chapter 679 – I'm Still Paying The Price
Corvus sighed. "Boss… you're in a bad position."
Lux tilted his head. "You mean the position where I'm alive?"
"The position where everyone wants you not to be."
The grin faded from Lux's lips. His tone dropped, quieter.
"Well…"
A beat.
"CFOs tend to have that problem."
He turned back to the hall, hands sliding into the pockets of his slacks.
"Celestials want me erased because my contracts break their sanctity clauses."
Another finger.
"And demons? Especially demons?"
He stopped walking.
His voice grew colder. Softer. Heavy with something Corvus rarely heard from him: fatigue.
"They want me dead… because I didn't ask for power. I earned it. Faster. Sharper. And with less blood. With a lot of contracts. I weaponized Greed more than any Lord of Greed in the past."
Corvus stayed quiet. His claws tapped faintly against the iron frame.
"You're tired of this kind of life," he finally said. "Aren't you?"
