Everyone's Class: One Effort, 10,000x Bonus Reward! - Chapter 320: Confident Alexius. How Could This Happen?

Chapter 320: Chapter 320: Confident Alexius. How Could This Happen?

Human gaze can carry weight under certain circumstances.

When Aiden was silently watched by a crowd that stretched endlessly like a tide, his breath nearly stopped.

It wasn’t that the gazes of these human figures were terrifying. Rather, Aiden could feel the complex emotions swirling within each one.

Despair. Helplessness. Confusion. Fear… but above all else, trust and hope.

How many human figures were there here?

Aiden couldn’t count them all.

If he had to describe it, it was like a sudden heavy rainstorm. Every drop of rain that hit the ground turned into a human figure.

“Zoey!” Aiden took a deep breath and whispered her name.

Zoey’s small body was completely swallowed up by these human figures.

Aiden had no idea what was happening; he could only try to figure out how to get Zoey back to normal.

But what happened next made Aiden’s eyes widen to their absolute limit.

Suddenly, all the human figures spoke in unison:

“I am here.”

This moment left Aiden completely stunned.

Before him stood old men, children, strong men, and tiny, frail kids.

Could it be that all of these people are actually Zoey?

“Level 90. Once you reach Level 90, you must come back to the Golden Great Wall again.”

“I can’t stay awake any longer, Aiden. Hurry up, grow strong fast. There is no time…”

In the next instant, Aiden’s vision went black, and he vanished without a trace.

When he opened his eyes again, he found his body drifting away from the walls of the Golden Great Wall.

“What’s going on? How did Aiden get out so fast?”

“Yeah, he’s been inside for less than ten seconds.”

“Jenna lasted for several minutes. Shouldn’t Aiden have lasted even longer?”

“This is weird. Did something go wrong with the baptism process?”

“I think so too. Otherwise, there’s no way to explain why he only lasted ten seconds.”

The murmurs of the other talented contestants drifted into Aiden’s ears.

He didn’t care about their gossip. Instead, he stared thoughtfully at the Golden Great Wall before him.

“Captain, are you okay?” Victor, Nellie, and the others rushed over.

Aiden shook his head to signal that he was fine.

The baptism he had just endured must have been different from what Victor and the others had experienced.

The other talents had to face all kinds of illusions. Even after their baptism ended, they were all spiritually dazed and in poor condition.

He, on the other hand, had only had a brief chat with Zoey before his baptism ended.

“I wonder where my name will end up,” Aiden sighed.

He had hoped to use this chance to get Alexius to reveal something about the top-tier Miko treasure.

Now it seemed that Zoey’s appearance had already put the situation a bit out of his control.

But there was no helping it.

Just then, Alexius, who had been staring with wide eyes at Aiden the whole time, watched with increasing brightness in his gaze. His smile grew even wider.

“Ten seconds? That means his baptism ended as soon as it began.”

“If a newly awakened Reclasser tried this, they’d probably do better than you, Aiden.” Alexius didn’t hesitate at all. He started walking directly toward Aiden.

He relaxed his body, straightened his back, and tilted his chin up slightly. Looking down at Aiden with a calm expression, he continued:

“Fakes can be created. They can even fool Lord Bella and my teacher.”

“But the Golden Great Wall’s baptism won’t play along with your lies.”

“Aiden, do you want to admit that you murdered innocent children to boost your soul strength? Or do you want to keep denying it until I finish my investigation, only to regret it and beg for mercy?”

At this moment, Alexius had regained the confidence that was uniquely his before Aiden even arrived.

Aiden wasn’t too bothered by Alexius’s words.

The Grudge Heart was proof enough of everything.

The only reason for the secrecy was to protect himself from high-level Reclassers who had harmed children and might try to assassinate him.

From the very start, Alexius was destined to act like a clown, putting on a silly show.

“Can you please stop?” Victor took a deep breath and spoke quickly. “The Captain has already been proven. Lord Bella has recognized him. Maybe there was an accident with the baptism that caused this.”

Alexius glanced at him dismissively, frowned, and replied with extreme impatience:

“An accident? The Golden Great Wall’s baptism has never had an accident.”

“Aiden lasted less than ten seconds. This means he is not as promising as you all think.”

“And besides, what right do you have to interrupt the conversation between me and Aiden?”

The moment he finished speaking, Alexius’s imposing pressure suddenly exploded. An invisible shockwave knocked Victor back several steps.

Aiden’s eyes instantly turned cold. He drew the Abyss Flame Demon staff immediately, aiming it straight at Alexius.

Seeing this, Alexius started to laugh.

“You seem to have forgotten my power, haven’t you?”

Aiden’s expression remained calm, with no hint of panic on his face. He slowly replied:

“Oh? Even if you’re strong, so what? You’ll kill me?”

“My strength isn’t as high as yours, but that doesn’t mean I lose the courage to draw my weapon.”

Choosing to fight when you know you’re weaker is often an irrational choice.

But they were inside the Golden Great Wall, surrounded by many divine powerhouses. How dare Alexius actually try to hurt him?

Besides, Aiden didn’t want to just sit back and watch Victor get bullied for speaking up for him.

“Hmph, foolish. The captain you trust is actually a despicable man who uses any means to boost his soul strength. You defending him like this is truly hopeless stupidity.”

Alexius glanced at Victor with pure disgust.

His hostility toward Aiden came from two places. First, he refused to believe Aiden’s talent and potential were truly greater than his own.

Second, he hated, even hated, those Reclassers who cruelly tortured innocent children, as well as those who ran away from enemies.

He wouldn’t even spare his own younger brother, Cassian.

“I’m foolish? You’re the one who’s truly stupid.”

“Is it not because the captain did something you couldn’t, that you’ve been targeting him all along?” Victor replied without hesitation.

Alexius nodded. “So what if it is?”

“Except for Selene, no one’s talent surpasses mine. That is a fact!”

“And before long, I will survive the divine ascension tribulation and become a divine powerhouse.”

Alexius said this with strong confidence in his eyes.

Nellie, standing behind Aiden, saw Alexius’s expression and frowned slightly.

Something about this scene felt familiar. It seemed like it had happened before.

Nellie thought hard and realized it was exactly the mindset she had when she first met Aiden.

Just as arrogant, just as high and mighty, just as filled with overconfidence.

But what was the result?

Before long, all that confidence would be shattered by Aiden.

Thinking this, Nellie sighed and said slowly, “You might not understand. What seems impossible for some might be a miracle to others, but for the Captain, it’s something he can do without any effort.”

“Anyway, saying this to you now is useless. You won’t listen. You’ll only believe me when you start doubting yourself.”

Nellie remembered her own past mindset. She knew clearly that no matter what she said, Alexius wouldn’t change his mind.

Sure enough, after Nellie finished, Alexius just glanced at her and replied casually,

“Looks like you’re a fool too. What good is the failure and regret of a fool?”

Nellie’s expression instantly turned to pure exasperation.

She quickly raised her right hand and flipped the bird, saying bluntly,

“Fine. I’m looking forward to you becoming the fool you claim to be.”

There are huge gaps between people, and an even bigger gap between people and monsters.

And Aiden is a monster.

“The baptism must have gone wrong. Let the Captain try the baptism again, absolutely…” Nellie turned to Maximus beside her.

“Alright, alright, calm down, everyone calm down,” Maximus said quickly, rushing to speak.

He, too, found it hard to believe that Aiden could only last less than ten seconds.

That was way too low.

Maximus quickly raised his right hand, pointing at the wall covered in names, and said fast,

“Let’s just find Aiden’s name first. Maybe he passed the baptism but just has a very low rank. That’s possible.”

He said that, but deep down, Maximus knew the chances were slim.

After that, all the geniuses in the room, along with Maximus and Alexius, turned their heads to look at the very bottom of the distant wall.

“Too bad, Aiden’s name isn’t here,” Maximus said, shaking his head with a heavy sigh.

Alexius shot Aiden a look full of disdain.

Just to be safe, he continued to check the other spots carefully.

A few seconds passed, and he still couldn’t find Aiden’s name.

That meant Aiden had absolutely failed the Golden Great Wall baptism!

Just then, a brilliant golden light suddenly blazed from the wall of the Golden Great Wall.

Alexius’s eyes instantly snapped toward the golden light.

He took just one look, and his face froze in shock. He instinctively stepped back, muttering in a low voice:

“How is this possible!”