Chapter 180 – [Surveillance Detected]
Back in Sovereign Grand, the suite lights blinked as Lux appeared near the window balcony.
Except—he didn't step inside.
Not yet.
He paused mid-phase, half-teleported, half-hung between shadows and light. One foot still in the crackle of dimensional magic, the other hovering inches above the floor.
[Warning: Surveillance detected.]
Lux blinked once. His red eyes sharpened.
"…Talk to me."
[Two unauthorized micro-devices detected within the suite.]
"From which realm?" His voice was calm, but something cold curled at the edge of his mouth.
[Origin: Mortal realm. Corporate-grade technology. Analog stealth casing, wireless encrypted feed.]
"Not divine. Not demonic. Just… mundane?"
[A very expensive form of mundane.]
Lux rolled his neck.
"Where?"
[Camera one: magnetized to the back of the nightstand lamp. Angle suggests targeted visuals of the bed area.]
He clicked his tongue.
"And the second?"
