Chapter 794 – Unwanted Reward
A ripple of nervous laughter moved through the nobles.
Forced.
Thin.
Lux turned his attention to the rest of them.
"Anyone else?"
Casual.
Almost bored.
He felt the Envy field trying to recalibrate. Trying to recover from the disruption. Trying to reignite competition.
But something had shifted.
The comparison had inverted.
They weren't measuring themselves against each other anymore.
They were measuring themselves against him.
And that?
Was dangerous for Vira's control.
Lux rolled his shoulders once, stepping back toward the center of the arena, relaxed, composed.
Son of Greed.
Son of Lust.
CFO of Hell.
And right now?
Impatient.
He glanced briefly toward the edge of the arena.
'Corvus,' he called silently.
A beat.
Then…
'Artifact's fully active. You have maybe minutes.'
Lux's expression didn't change.
But inside… the board had shifted.
And this little theater?
Was officially over.
No one answered him.
