My SSS-Rank Clone Talent: I Level Up Endlessly! novel Chapter 101

Chapter 101: World’s First SSS-Rank Awakener: Lord of Light, One of America’s SSS-Rank Awakener, Is Eryke truly dead?

Geneva walked slowly, her steps heavy. Even her usual professional demeanor had crumbled, leaving a flicker of hesitation in her eyes.

She reached tremblingly for the door but seemed unable to summon the strength to open it.

Still, in the end, she twisted the knob and stepped inside.

"What’s wrong, Geneva?"

Inside, Rolf sat in his business chair, studying a set of files with a thoughtful frown.

"Sir," Geneva began. Though her face appeared composed, her hand trembled violently. "Eryke is dead."

Rolf froze, his eyes still fixed on the paper in front of him. For a long moment, he didn’t move at all. Then, he took a deep, steadying breath.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes. The gate has already opened," Geneva replied. "An anomaly gate only opens when there’s no Awakener inside."

"I... I see." Rolf’s voice was hoarse, and his eyes were bloodshot.

His gaze remained locked on the paperwork.

With trembling hands, he reached for his pen, signed the final document, then slowly stood, his legs unsteady.

"Where are you going?" Geneva asked, watching the man who had always seemed as solid as steel now appear hollow, like a shell of himself.

"To plead guilty."

He left those words behind as he walked out.

Only silence remained.

Geneva stood still, her eyes drifting to the desk cluttered with files.

"Father," she whispered.

A single tear slipped down her cheek.

***

The world had already descended into chaos.

Once news of Eryke’s confirmed death spread, all hell broke loose.

The President appeared on stage, delivering the announcement with a heavy heart. He offered his condolences and swore vengeance on those responsible.

Meanwhile, in a luxurious mansion, a man’s laughter echoed through the halls:

"Haha, that bastard is dead. Good, good." He sipped his beer with some walnuts at the table.

"Master, wouldn’t it be more trouble now that the SSS-Rank Awakener has died?"

"No, you fool. Although they are making an outrage out of it, in the end, the living are more valuable than the dead. They will find a scapegoat, but they will not kill the son of an S-Rank Awakener." The Water Emperor was clearly in a good mood as he sipped his beer with a wider smile.

"That would be..."

"The world works on power. If you have power, then everything will align with you. If you do not have power, then you are nothing more than a speck of dust that they will crush at will. Do you understand now?"

"I-I understand."

"If that SSS-Rank Awakener had come out of the gate, then it might have been the end of my son, and I myself would have gotten into trouble. But now, nobody can do anything."

***

A spark of light streaked across the sky.

A curious child pointed upward, tugging at his mother’s sleeve.

"Mom, look!"

"What is it, my child?" she asked, offering a sweet but tired smile. Then she followed his gaze—and her eyes widened in shock.

"What’s that?"

"Is it a bird?"