Everyone's Class: One Effort, 10,000x Bonus Reward! - Chapter 314: Evidence? The Mysterious Treasure Map Fragment as Compensation
Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Evidence? The Mysterious Treasure Map Fragment as Compensation
When Robert saw Bella, The Flame God Ignis, and Kenneth standing beside Graham in the sky, his expression instantly relaxed.
“What’s going on? What happened?” The Flame God Ignis asked first.
Robert glanced at Bella, then quickly shook his head. “Nothing urgent.”
The Flame God Ignis frowned slightly but didn’t press further.
He wasn’t stupid; he could tell Robert had something important to report to Bella. He just hadn’t said it yet because Ignis was standing right there.
Just then, Robert also noticed the strange atmosphere at the scene.
Especially the look on Alexius’s face, as if he had just seen something he couldn’t believe.
“Strange. I’ve never seen Alexius look like this before. What’s going on?” Robert walked over to Graham and whispered.
Alexius was famous for his talent; among all the divine powerhouse’s students, he was only second to Selene. In the past, other students had looked at him with such expressions.
Graham whispered a few words, and Robert immediately understood what had happened.
He couldn’t help but shift his gaze to Aiden, let out a long sigh, and said:
“Alexius isn’t to blame. When I first realized Aiden had actually sensed the Dark Force of Laws, I was just as shocked.”
“Keep interacting with Aiden more, and Alexius won’t react this way next time.”
Hearing this, Alexius, The Flame God Ignis, and Kenneth all turned their eyes to Robert at once.
“What did you just say? Aiden also sensed the Dark Force of Laws?” Alexius widened his eyes, staring fixedly at Robert.
Robert instinctively glanced at Graham and asked in confusion, “Didn’t I explain it clearly just now?”
Graham shook his head slightly, speaking with a helpless tone. “I hadn’t even finished my sentence yet. I just mentioned that Aiden sensed the Killing Force of Laws when my teacher couldn’t wait any longer.”
“It’s not my fault; I never got the chance to finish.”
Kenneth didn’t care about Graham’s complaint. His face twisted in disbelief as he instantly teleported in front of Aiden, staring at him intently.
“You not only sensed the Killing Force of Laws but also the Dark Force of Laws?” Kenneth asked, unable to hold back his shock.
Even for someone known as the Martial God among other Reclassers, he found it hard to believe.
Aiden nodded calmly. Facts were facts; sensing the Dark Force of Laws and the Killing Force of Laws wasn’t exactly difficult for him.
So, he showed little emotion on his face.
“No… that’s impossible! Even with a soul stone, his soul strength couldn’t possibly be that high!”
“Unless he used some special method to boost his soul strength, like… torturing and sacrificing innocent children to absorb their souls!” Alexius suddenly thought of this possibility, and the shock in his eyes quickly vanished.
His eyebrows knitted together tightly, and his expression turned to extreme disgust as he stared fixedly at Aiden.
Graham and Robert were stunned for a moment. They instinctively glanced at each other, both seeing uncertainty in the other’s eyes.
“It can’t be,” Robert said, taking a deep breath. “Aiden once led the Reclassers of the White City in the Great Shaw Empire to resist the Abyss invasion. He is a hero of the Great Shaw Empire and was awarded the Elephant Empire’s Blood Beast Medal. How could someone like him be so cruel, using innocent children to boost his soul strength?”
Alexius sneered coldly. “So what? Even heroes can fall when faced with temptation.”
“Besides, this is the only way to explain why his soul strength is so powerful that he could sense both the Killing Force of Laws and the Dark Force of Laws at level 50!”
The atmosphere instantly grew heavy.
The talented contestants around looked confused, having no idea what was going on.
To boost soul strength by absorbing the souls of innocent children?
Would Aiden really do such a thing?
While the other talented contestants were still confused, Victor took a deep breath and spoke without hesitation:
“The Captain would never do something like that! Never!”
At the same time, Jordan, Cici, Jade, and Nellie all nodded in agreement, showing their trust in Aiden.
However, upon seeing their reaction, Alexius only sneered disdainfully.
“Come on,” he said coolly. “There are plenty of Reclassers who will do whatever it takes to get stronger. And as for your trust, I don’t think it holds any value at all!”
Then, Alexius quickly turned to look up at The Flame God Ignis and Bella in the sky. He bowed again respectfully and said seriously:
“Lord Bella, Teacher, I suggest we detain Aiden temporarily and conduct a thorough investigation!”
Hearing Alexius’s words, Aiden’s eyebrows immediately furrowed. Was this an attempt to restrict his freedom?
And even if they investigated, who knew how long it would take to find the truth?
“Did you misunderstand something?” Aiden asked, looking at Alexius with pure contempt as he spoke slowly.
Alexius paused, momentarily stunned. He carefully replayed his words in his mind but realized he hadn’t missed anything.
“So, you’re trying to change the subject? Aiden, with my teacher and Lord Bella here, you can’t hide the crimes you’ve committed!” Alexius said with a stern expression.
He felt that Aiden’s reaction was a sign of guilt.
Aiden took a deep breath, looking at Alexius as if he were a fool.
“You suspect I harmed innocent children and used evil methods to boost my soul strength, so you want to restrict me?”
“Shouldn’t the person making the accusation provide the proof?”
“Where is your evidence?”
“Is your so-called ’evidence’ just your opinion? Your guess?” Aiden took a few steps toward Alexius, his voice growing louder and more intense with every word.
Alexius didn’t back down. He took two steps forward to confront Aiden directly.
“Is there a problem? If you didn’t use that evil method to boost your soul strength, how could you have sensed two Forces of Laws?”
“Your soul strength is the evidence!” Alexius retorted.
Aiden was almost laughing from anger.
What kind of evidence was that?
“Enough.”Just then, Bella’s cold voice rang out from the sky.
The atmosphere instantly went silent; no one dared to speak another word.
Bella gave Alexius a cold glance, and Alexius immediately lowered his head.
She spoke slowly. “Ordinary methods cannot tell if a Reclasser used evil means to boost their soul strength. I do have other ways, but they would damage Aiden’s soul.”
“Alexius, if you truly believe Aiden is guilty, you can go to the Great Shaw Empire or the Elephant Empire to investigate right now.”
“When you find enough proof, Aiden won’t escape judgment. But until then, no one is allowed to restrict Aiden’s freedom or slander him.”
Alexius shot his head up, his mouth twitching, his expression full of unwillingness.
He looked over at his teacher, The Flame God Ignis.
Ignis silently tossed the coconut behind him and spoke calmly.
“Alexius’s suspicion isn’t entirely without reason. It has never happened before for a level 50 Reclasser to sense two Forces of Laws.”
“In my opinion, the best way is to investigate right here and now. Once we confirm Aiden is completely innocent, no one will care about this issue anymore.”
Bella slowly turned her head and gave The Flame God Ignis a calm look.
Ignis didn’t even flinch, staring back at Bella with a steady gaze.
After about a second, Bella spoke again:
“I told you, that method would damage Aiden’s soul. And Aiden is right: the one who accuses must provide the proof.”
“Let this matter end here. The contestants need some rest now. They have important things to do tomorrow.”
Bella hadn’t expected things to turn out this way. If it were any other talented Reclasser, she might have had her doubts.
But Aiden was too special. He had exposed Wraith Goust’s conspiracy and even received special treatment from Wraith Jack.
She had also reviewed all of Aiden’s files and truly believed he would never do such a thing.
“Wait,” Aiden suddenly spoke up. “I think what Alexius and his teacher said has some merit, even if just a little.”
Everyone in the crowd immediately turned to look at him.
“Doesn’t Aiden get it? Lord Bella already made her decision. If he stays quiet, this whole thing is settled.”
“Exactly. If it were me, I’d keep my mouth shut.”
“I’m really confused. Why would Aiden say something like that?”
“Could it be that he has proof to clear his name?”
“Why didn’t I think of that? Maybe Aiden really has powerful evidence!”
“Really? If he does, I’d love to see the look on Alexius’s face now.”
“Sigh, is this the burden of being a genius? Why doesn’t anyone doubt me?”
Amidst the murmurs of the contestants, Aiden gave Alexius a calm, flat look and said slowly:
“I don’t like you at all.”
“I haven’t spent much time with you, but I can already tell you’re the type who can’t stand it when someone else is better than you.”
“How about this? If I can prove my innocence, you’ll give me a fragment of the Mysterious Treasure Map as compensation?”
