Gods Enter the Hall of Valor

White Giant Temple.

The building resembled the skeletal structure of a human upper body with its arms removed—ribs and skull.

It looked simple, but maintaining the operation of such a biological structure required an extremely complex energy supply network behind it.

The "Ventilation Duct" Novikov traveled through was actually an energy network hidden within the temple... In passages as labyrinthine as these, a moment of carelessness could lead to being struck by an energy torrent, causing enormous damage to organic life.

Yet Novikov deftly avoided every fork and reached the "Ninth Rib" by the shortest correct route.

Following the scent lingering in the passage, Han Dong, who trailed behind him, got to take advantage of the situation. It also confirmed that Novikov had deep ties to the White Giants.

"It can basically be confirmed that this guy must have encountered an important relic left behind by the White Giants during a previous Destiny Event and received some inheritance from it. He benefited greatly.

"But Novikov did not establish a 'friendly relationship' with the White Giants... Otherwise, there would have been no need for him to force his way in head-on.

"He may have stumbled upon that extraterrestrial inheritance, or seized it by force.

"On the other hand, he held some kind of 'bargaining chip.' Coming directly to the highest level of the temple, he was most likely planning to negotiate face-to-face with the White Giant elders.

"The most likely possibility was that he had gone through a Destiny Event in the 'Xenomorph' series. That series took place after Prometheus... He must have acquired some proof of identity in a White Giant ruin, along with detailed information about Scales Planet.

"It might even have been a linked event in Destiny Space.

"Like the Chain Event involving It... Linked events covered more