Everyone's Class: One Effort, 10,000x Bonus Reward! - Chapter 408: Midnight Ambush, Demon Secret Letter
Aiden’s long fingers tapped lightly on the table, making a clear, steady sound.
In his mind, he quickly sorted through the conflict between the two main factions of the Red Dwarves Clan.
One side was the false king, Malcolm, who looked noble and righteous on the outside but was cruel and vicious inside.
The other side was Karls, the rightful heir who carried a deep blood feud and controlled the Bonerot Ghostflame.
“Since Darius has already taken power, why didn’t he just kill you both and remove the problem completely?”
Aiden asked straight to the point.
Karls took a deep breath and calmed his surging emotions.
“Because he needs the living bloodline of the royal family to open the Scarlet Skull Goblet left behind by the first king.”
“And behind him, there seems to be the shadow of an extremely mysterious organization in the Abyss—the Dawn Society.”
“The Dawn Society has been secretly collecting fragments of ancient weapons. Codex is one of their final targets!”
Dawn Society.
A sharp light flashed in Aiden’s eyes.
He had seen this name before in Earth’s top-secret files. It was a mysterious force that even gods feared.
It seemed that this small Red Dwarves Undercity was far deeper than he had thought.
“I understand.”
Aiden slowly stood up and looked down at Karls.
“I have no interest in giving you justice for your suffering.”
“But those who follow me prosper. Those who stand against me die.”
“As long as you can show enough value, I don’t mind changing who sits on the Red Dwarves throne.”
Hearing this, Karls slammed his forehead to the ground.
“As long as I can get revenge, I, Karls, am willing to serve you forever, my lord. I will never betray you!”
Fiona also knelt down, the fire of revenge shining in her eyes.
At the same time.
Outside Lava City, a hundred miles away, on the Blackstone Wasteland.
Thick demonic energy covered the sky, and countless Demon soldiers were setting up camp.
Demon Duke Ethan stood on a bone dragon chariot. His face was so dark and grim that it looked like it could drip water.
He stuck out his blood-red tongue, licked his sharp fangs, and held a Jade Message Talisman glowing with a faint dark light.
“Spies hidden inside the city, listen to my order.”
Ethan’s voice was low and carried a demonic power that allowed no disobedience.
“That human, Aiden, has a mass of the purest Crimson Blood. It is the key to my master’s promotion.”
“Tonight, at any cost, sneak into his room and take the Crimson Blood!”
“And while you are at it, bring me the head of that human genius!”
From the other end of the jade talisman came a hoarse, cold reply.
“As you command, Lord Duke.”
At last, night fully fell.
Inside Lava City, the sound of boiling magma slowly grew quiet.
Dead silence spread through the darkness.
Outside Aiden’s guest room, strange ripples suddenly appeared on the dark-red rock wall.
One figure. Then two. Then three…
Dozens of figures in black cloaks appeared. Their bodies were thin and dried-up, but they gave off a terrifying killing aura. Like geckos, they clung to the burning-hot rock wall and moved across it without a sound.
They were the top assassins of the Abyss. Every one of them was above level 80.
On their cold daggers, a poisoned gleam flashed briefly in the darkness.
Their target was the guest room glowing with faint magic light.
A deadly midnight assassination had arrived in silence.
…
A light breeze brushed across the dark-red rock walls, carrying a faint chill that was almost impossible to notice.
Inside the guest room, Aiden sat cross-legged. He slowly opened his eyes, and a cold smile curved at the corner of his mouth.
“Since you’re here, then none of you need to leave.”
He whispered, then gently tapped the air with his long finger.
Buzz!
Several faint lights flashed quietly in the air. They were part of an invisible magic formation he had set up long ago.
The next moment, the stone door and rock wall exploded with a loud crash!
Dozens of dark figures wrapped in thick demonic energy rushed in like snakes in the night. Holding poisoned daggers, they charged madly toward the bed!
“Die, human genius!”
The lead assassin’s eyes shone with cruelty and excitement.
But when his dagger was still three feet away from Aiden, it could not move even an inch farther.
Boom!!!
A blinding golden light suddenly burst through the entire room!
Divine Golden Sunflame!
This was not ordinary fire at all. It was a chain of flame traps that Aiden had prepared in advance!
The golden flames, filled with absolute purification power and extreme heat, instantly became a sea of fire. The whole guest room turned into a pure golden hell.
“Ahhh—!!”
Terrible screams tore through the dead silence of the night.
The Divine Golden Sunflame clung to the assassins like a deadly curse, instantly melting their demonic energy shields.
In just one clash, three Demon Assassins above level 80 were burned into ashes while screaming.
“Damn it! It’s an ambush! Retreat!”
The lead assassin’s eyes nearly burst with rage and fear as he shouted in panic.
“Run? Do you really think you can run?”
Karls stepped forward, and a cold, ghostly green flame rose around his body.
Bonerot Ghostflame!
The flame gave off no heat at all, but it released a rotting power that made the soul tremble.
“Go!”
Karls pushed both hands forward. The green ghostfire turned into two fierce fire pythons and instantly wrapped around two Assassins who were trying to escape.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—
A horrible burning sound rang out. The two Assassins melted in the green fire at a speed visible to the eye. Even their bones turned into green pus.
“This… This is the royal family’s Bonerot Ghostflame! You are…”
Before the last Assassin could finish speaking, he was completely swallowed by the ghostfire.
Fiona stood nearby, tears of excitement shining in her beautiful eyes. Her brother’s strength was finally starting to recover!
Seeing the remaining assassins scatter and flee, Aiden’s expression stayed calm and cold. He slowly stood up.
“You’re still too young to play with fire in front of me.”
He slightly clenched his right hand, and his passive skill, Magic Mastery, activated at once.
The golden flames flying through the air seemed to answer the call of a god. In an instant, they gathered above and formed a huge golden net that covered everything.
A net from heaven and earth. There was nowhere to escape!
“Close.”
Aiden’s thin lips parted, and he spoke one cold word.
Puff! Puff!
The giant golden net closed in at once. The sharp laws of fire turned into the sharpest blades, cutting all the remaining assassins into countless pieces.
In the air, only one person was left: the lead Assassin. His whole body was burned black, and his arms and legs were ruined. He lay on the ground like a dead dog.
Aiden slowly walked up to him and looked down at him from above.
“Who sent you?”
The Assassin leader spat out mouthfuls of black blood. A mad, twisted laugh appeared on his face.
“Heh heh… human… the Demon GodLord… will take revenge for us… You will all die…”
“Too much nonsense.”
Aiden raised his foot. A wisp of golden flame flowed from his toe into the Assassin’s body.
Boom!
The Assassin leader instantly turned into ash. Even his soul was completely purified by the holy fire.
Among the ashes, a secret scroll giving off dark demonic energy lay quietly on the ground.
Aiden bent down and picked it up. With a small movement of magic at his fingertip, he forcefully erased the Demon seal on it.
After reading the message on the scroll, Aiden’s eyes narrowed slightly.
[The main army of the Demon God has already moved. They are rushing to support Ethan at full speed. Within three days, they will surround Undercity and leave no one alive!]
“The Demon God’s main army will surround us in three days…”
Aiden let out a cold laugh. There was no fear in his eyes. Instead, a fierce will to fight rose within them.
He turned to look at Karls and Fiona.
“You two hide in the shadows first. Do not show yourselves without my order.”
“Yes, Master!”
Karls and Fiona bowed respectfully. Their bodies slowly melted into the shadows.
Holding the secret scroll, Aiden’s figure flashed and disappeared from the spot.
A moment later, inside the lava hall.
Red Dwarf King Malcolm (Darius) looked at the secret scroll Aiden had handed him. His face turned so dark and grim that it looked like it could drip water.
Syed, who stood beside him, also trembled. His eyes were full of shock.
“Put the whole city on alert! Raise it to the highest state of war right now!”
Malcolm roared in anger, his voice echoing through the wide, empty hall.
In an instant, the entire Red Dwarves Undercity fell into panic and chaos like never before.
Malcolm looked at the secret message with an extremely grave face, then turned to Aiden.
“Three days… We must strengthen the city defenses as soon as possible. But we are badly short on materials for forging weapons!”
…
“Short on materials?”
Aiden stood in the center of the hall, calm as ever. A faint trace of demonic energy still lingered around his fingertips from when he had crushed the secret message.
Malcolm paced back and forth across the hall in panic. Sweat covered his forehead.
At that moment, Syed, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly stepped out from the crowd and quickly walked up to Aiden.
His eyes locked tightly on Aiden. They burned with almost mad excitement and hope.
“Mr. Aiden, we may not have enough materials, but if we can raise the success rate of forging and improve the equipment tier, it can still solve our urgent problem!”
Syed’s voice trembled with excitement.
Aiden raised an eyebrow. “Oh? How so?”
“I just saw your Divine Golden Sunflame, Mr. Aiden. That is without a doubt one of the strongest holy sun flames in the world!”
Syed took a deep breath, cupped his fists, and bowed.
“If we use your holy flame to smelt the materials, together with my ’soul fire,’ we can turn the ordinary into the extraordinary!”
“Mr. Aiden, would you be willing to join hands with me and open the furnace in the core workshop of Undercity?”
The corner of Aiden’s mouth lifted slightly, forming a deep and unreadable smile.
“Why not?”
He had been wondering how to gain the greatest benefit from the coming war against the Demons. Now this forging chance had come straight to him. There was no reason to refuse it.
