The Last Lock
Author: Megawise
last update2026-09-15 18:16:16

Chapter 30:

​The stone ceiling of the deepest holding vault did not crack under standard kinetic force; it simply ceased to be a barrier.

​With a quiet step, Austin’s Omniversal Sovereign Realm (Stage 1) aura expanded like an ink-stain through the physical foundation of the outer city. The miles of reinforced obsidian plating, the millions of guard towers, and the golden gates of Sector 4 evaporated into a soft, glowing mist as Austin materialized raw inside the golden apex throne ro
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