But he stood.
Then he raised his sword again.
Photon saw it…
And her rage intensified.
— “You still try to stand?”
She rose slowly into the sky.
Above the clouds…
Light began to gather.
The three of them widened their eyes.
Millions.
Millions of light swords appeared in the sky, all aimed at them.
Even the air became suffocating from the sheer pressure of energy.
Photon raised her hand.
— “Today… is your end.”
But before the swords could descend—
A panicked female voice echoed:
— “Photon! Stop!”
Everyone turned.
Talia was running toward them, gasping for breath.
She shouted with all her strength:
— “They already obtained Cloud’s authorization!”
…
Everything froze.
The swords vanished instantly.
Photon’s expression changed completely.
The anger…
Disappeared.
She descended slowly to the ground, then looked at the trio in strange silence.
Finally, she said calmly:
— “…Why didn’t you say that from the beginning?”
Genica stared at her in shock.
Moments ago, she was trying to kill them…
And now she was speaking almost gently, in a frightening way.
Talia began treating their wounds quickly, while Photon stood aside as if nothing had happened.
Dastan said, wiping blood from his mouth:
— “What exactly is Cloud…?”
Talia trembled the moment she heard the name.
Even Photon closed her eyes for a brief moment.
Talia said in a hesitant voice:
— “No… we cannot answer that.”
Photon continued slowly:
— “But Narquion can.”
Genica grumbled as she stood up:
— “Great… we’ve become official delivery workers.”
Photon completely ignored her.
Then she raised her hand.
Several glowing permits appeared in front of them.
— “Show me the permits you’ve collected so far.”
Dastan took them out one by one.
12…
17…
19…
20…
But the moment the fourth permit appeared— This chapter is updated first at g.com.
Photon’s entire expression changed.
— “…Even Leviathan?”
Silence fell.
The trio finally began to understand…
Cloud was not just a powerful person.
But something even the rulers of these continents feared.
Photon finally said:
— “Hold hands.”
The three approached cautiously.
But suddenly—
Photon appeared directly behind Genica.
She pressed herself against her from behind and grabbed her waist.
Genica froze completely.
Then her face turned completely red.
— “I-I’m sorry, I like men!”
Photon tilted her head in confusion.
But then she smiled.
— “You’re very cute when you panic.”
She placed her hand on Genica’s lower back and pressed lightly.
…
Silence.
Then—
Gravity exploded around Photon.
— “Five hundred times.”
Photon’s body slammed into the ground for a moment, but instead of getting angry…
She started laughing.
A genuinely sincere laugh.
And when the gravity was released again…
Photon hugged Genica once more, shamelessly sniffing her hair.
Genica screamed:
— “This woman went from a joke to a real danger!”
[Moments later — Teleportation]
Despite Genica’s screaming and desperate attempts to escape…
Photon did not let her go.
In fact, she held her even tighter, as if she had found a rare treasure.
As for Lucian…
He was starting to lose any desire to interfere at all.
He said tiredly:
— “Dastan… should we save her?”
Dastan replied immediately:
— “We passed the saving stage the moment Photon started sniffing her hair.”
— “Agreed.”
Genica shouted angrily:
— “You traitors!”
Photon chuckled softly, then raised her free hand.
In an instant—
The world disappeared.
The three of them felt as if their bodies had turned into pure light, while space around them distorted like a broken mirror.
Then…
Everything stabilized again.
They stood before a massive door.
Not just any door.
It was a mad masterpiece.
Pure gold.
Jewels embedded across its entire surface. This chapter was copied from g.com without permission.
Precious stones glowing in different colors.
Even the floor itself was golden marble reflecting their faces.
Genica slowly looked around.
Then placed her hand on her chest and said with complete sincerity:
— “Continue the journey without me… I’ve reached heaven.”
Lucian sighed.
Dastan closed his eyes, as if trying to stop himself from throwing her out of the nearest window.
But Genica wasn’t done yet.
She pointed toward the palace with childlike excitement:
— “If this is just compensation from Photon for her harassment… I’m ready for a second time, a third time, and even—”
The next moment—
Dastan’s shoe flew straight into her mouth.
— “Shut up.”
She pulled it out in tears of rage:
— “You’re too violent…”
Lucian finally stepped forward toward the massive door.
He placed his hand on it.
Slowly…
The door began to open.
The sound of massive golden metal echoed through the vast corridor behind it.
They entered.
And stopped immediately.
Everything here… was gold.
The ceiling.
The pillars.
The chandeliers.
Even the desk in the center of the hall.
And behind that desk…
A man sat.
Just looking at him was enough to feel your breath tighten.
Silky blond hair.
Shining golden eyes.
A face that looked like it had been sculpted in a non-human way.
Even the air around him felt unnaturally refined.
Genica stared at him for a few seconds.
Then—
Blood suddenly erupted from her nose.
She covered it while trembling:
— “T-this is illegal…”
But something made Lucian narrow his eyes.
Those features…
He had seen them before.
The golden hair.
The yellow eyes.
…
The girl who had bumped into them at the festival.
But the thought faded quickly under the man’s overwhelming presence.
The man smiled calmly.
— “Welcome.”
His voice was strangely soft.
— “You trio whose name has recently begun to spread.”
Narquion rested his chin on his hand and said:
— “Go ahead. What is the reason for your visit?”
“Could this be the Golden Lord?”