Chapter 398: Chapter 398: A Friendly Gesture from the Warrior God Guild

Aiden turned his head slightly. Golden flames flickered in his eyes as if they were real, and killing intent surged from him.

"Once I kill everyone behind the attack, your Hawthorne family will naturally be safe."

John froze for two seconds. Then wild joy filled his face.

He knew Aiden too well.

Once this man said he would "wipe them out," he would not leave a single person alive.

"Thank you! Thank you, Aiden! As long as we survive this, the Hawthorne family will follow your lead from now on!"

John was so excited that he could barely speak clearly.

"Enough talk," Aiden cut him off coldly.

"Give me every clue the Evil Demons Guild left behind after attacking you."

John did not dare waste a second. He quickly pulled a stack of bloodstained parchment reports from the lining of his clothes.

"These are tracking records our Hawthorne family’s dark web bought with more than a dozen lives!"

"After they looted the supplies, they split up into smaller groups and all slipped into several hidden locations on the outskirts of the Sovereign City!"

Aiden took the reports and swept his eyes over them.

He raised two fingers like a sword. Bright magical light shone at his fingertips as he quickly drew lines across the holographic map in the air.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Several red dots flashing with black light were added to the map by Aiden with perfect accuracy.

When he finished checking the last piece of information, a chilling cold smile appeared on his face.

The coordinates John had given him, the seven strongholds Luke had provided, and the black-gold mine where Alexius’s brother had gone missing...

When connected together, they formed a huge and evil Six-pointed Star Ritual Circle beneath the Sovereign City.

So this was not just a series of random revenge attacks.

This was a shocking plot that had been planned for a long time, aimed at the ley lines beneath the Great Shaw Empire’s Sovereign City!

With a single thought from Aiden, a pair of pitch-black Nocturnal Boots appeared on his feet.

The speed laws of the Legendary Rank equipment took effect, and black ripples of space began to swirl around his body.

"Go back and tell your father to rest and recover."

Aiden strode toward the door. At that moment, the terrifying pressure of a level 80 Legendary Magic Apprentice was released without restraint.

A strong wind lifted the hem of his robe, making it snap loudly in the air.

"I’ll deal with these Evil Demons Guild strongholds as soon as possible."

...

That night, the Sovereign City was stained with an invisible color of blood.

No one knew what kind of world-shaking magical storm had swept through the outskirts of the Sovereign City the night before.

Seven hidden strongholds, one abandoned black-gold mine, and thousands of loyal members of the Evil Demons Guild were all burned to ash under the absolute power of a Legendary Rank Magic Apprentice.

The evil Six-pointed Star Ritual Circle that had tried to destroy the Great Shaw Empire’s ley lines was wiped out completely before it could even cause the slightest disturbance.

When the first ray of morning sunlight cut through the mist, Aiden had already returned to his private villa.

His spotless black robe did not even carry the faintest smell of blood.

Just as he had washed away the cold killing intent from his body, a deep rumbling suddenly came from the street outside.

"Rumble—"

The ground shook. Ten armored heavy rhinos, each as powerful as level 60, pulled ten heavy magic carriages that looked like moving fortresses. They stopped neatly outside the villa gate.

The thick refined-steel doors of the carriages opened.

A beautiful and heroic figure jumped down from the first carriage.

It was Selena.

Today, for the first time, she was wearing an extremely elegant Warrior God Guild Guildmaster robe. Dark golden patterns flowed across it, giving off a faint glow of magic circles in the morning light.

Her high ponytail fluttered in the wind. Together with the robe that represented the highest authority of the guild, she looked like an untouchable queen.

"Aiden!"

Selena’s clear voice rang through the courtyard, filled with open joy.

Aiden pushed open the agarwood door. His deep eyes were calm and unreadable as he glanced at the scene outside.

Selena suddenly waved her fair hand.

"Whoosh!"

The heavy dust covers on all ten carriages were lifted at the same time.

Brilliant magical light burst out, instantly lighting up the entire street as bright as day.

Five pieces of Legendary Rank equipment, each giving off a strong aura of law, floated quietly in the air.

Beside them were hundreds of high-level potions glowing with emerald and crimson light. Every single bottle was worth a fortune.

Farther back, inside the carriages, countless Mythic Rank forging materials and high-level magic crystals were piled up like mountains, giving off an almost suffocating feeling of wealth.

"What is this?" Aiden raised his brows slightly, his tone calm.

"I’m here on behalf of the Warrior God Guild to bring you supplies," Selena said as she strode forward, her pretty face full of pride.

"This is my father’s decision."

"Those madmen from the Evil Demons Guild are going after the people around you. The Warrior God Guild will not just stand by and do nothing."

"These supplies are only the first batch. Everyone in the Warrior God Guild will support you fully and without condition!"

Hearing those firm words, a faint strange light flashed in Aiden’s eyes.

For the Warrior God Guild to send such priceless supplies so openly at such a sensitive time, this was no small favor.

"Please thank Guildmaster Li for me," Aiden said with a slight nod. He accepted the goodwill without hesitation. "I’ll take the supplies."

Seeing that Aiden had accepted them, Selena’s heroic expression suddenly softened.

She quickly took two steps forward. Ignoring the usual distance between men and women, she moved right up in front of Aiden.

A faint orchid-like fragrance quietly drifted into Aiden’s nose.

"Actually..."

Selena lowered her voice. A rare blush appeared on her beautiful face, which usually carried a wild and confident air.

"This is also my own wish."

The golden flames in Aiden’s eyes flickered slightly. He looked at her with some surprise."What do you mean?"

Selena took a deep breath and suddenly raised her head. Her beautiful eyes stared straight at Aiden, no longer avoiding him at all."I like you, Aiden."

"Not because you are the national champion, and not because of the power behind you. I like you simply because of who you are."

"Can you... consider me?"

As soon as she finished speaking, before Aiden could answer, a violent dark-red magic power suddenly erupted from deep inside the villa.

"Boom!"

Space itself seemed to be torn apart by brute force.

A slender figure filled with terrifying explosive power rushed out like a female leopard protecting her food, instantly turning into a blur.

"Whoosh!"

Cheryl forced her way between them and stood directly in front of Aiden, blocking him with her back.

This Abyss girl, who had awakened the Battle Miko class, looked as if dark-red flames of law were about to burst from her eyes.

Her violent level 75 pressure locked onto Selena without mercy.

"Consider what?!"

Cheryl’s voice was as cold as ancient ice. Like a little cat with its fur standing on end, she spread her arms and firmly protected the man behind her.

"Aiden is mine!"

She glared at Selena, her tone full of clear dominance and possessiveness.

Locked in place by this sudden killing intent, Selena was stunned at first. Then a strong hostility also rose in her eyes.

As the daughter of the leader of one of the Great Shaw Empire’s top guilds, she was not some weak, delicate girl.

"And where did you come from?" Selena crossed her arms and met Cheryl’s gaze without backing down, asking coldly.

The auras of two top-tier professionals crashed into each other in midair.

There were even faint popping sounds as their magic power rubbed against each other. The air instantly turned freezing cold, and a deadly showdown seemed ready to break out at any moment.

Aiden looked at the small but fierce figure standing in front of him and could not help rubbing his forehead.

"Enough. Put away your magic power."

Aiden reached out and placed his hand on Cheryl’s head. The terrifying Spirit power of a Legendary Rank mage instantly forced down the pressure from both women.

Although Cheryl put away the flames of law after her head was held down, she still glared angrily at Selena.

"Let me introduce you," Aiden said helplessly as he looked at Selena. "This is Cheryl, my... partner."

Hearing the word [partner], Selena raised an eyebrow.

She drew out her voice and gave a meaningful, "Oh—"

Her beautiful eyes moved back and forth between Aiden and Cheryl, and the smile on her lips became very teasing.

"So she’s only your [partner]..."

Cheryl immediately clenched her small canine teeth, and her dark-red magic power showed signs of going out of control again.

"Enough. Both of you, calm down."

Aiden spoke decisively, cutting off this strange confrontation. Then he strode past them toward the carriages.

"Unload the supplies first. I still have important business to handle."

...

At noon, the blazing sun hung high above the Sovereign City, but it could not drive away the killing tension slowly gathering in the air.

The mountain of supplies from the Warrior God Guild had only just been properly moved into the warehouse when another group of uninvited guests arrived outside Aiden’s private villa.

Heavy military boots struck the ground.Along with the sound came a thick, suffocating killing aura, pouring into the courtyard without any attempt to hide it.

It was the pressure of real soldiers who had fought their way through mountains of corpses and seas of blood in the Abyss.

It carried the sharp smell of gunpowder and dark demon blood.

The man who arrived wore a sharp dark-green military uniform of the Great Shaw Empire.

The general stars on his shoulder boards reflected a cold light under the sun.

It was the god of death who represented the will of the military—Sulla.

The front door stood open.Aiden sat calmly on a redwood sofa in the living room, holding a cup of freshly brewed premium spirit tea.

Facing the military killing aura surging in from outside like a tidal wave, Aiden did not even raise his eyes.

His terrifying Spirit power as a Legendary Rank Magic Apprentice was like the calmest undercurrent in the Abyss, silently dissolving all the violent pressure.

"Aiden."

Sulla strode into the living room. There was no false politeness on his hard face, and his voice sounded like metal striking stone.

"Sit."

Aiden pointed to the sofa across from him. His tone was calm, like still water.

Sulla did not sit down. Instead, he stood in front of Aiden like a spear, staring hard at the unfathomable young man before him.

"I’m here today on behalf of the entire military of the Great Shaw Empire."