Everyone's Class: One Effort, 10,000x Bonus Reward!-Chapter 293: Special Item, Aiden’s Nerves
First up, the Bane of All Races Ring got a major upgrade. After killing the Scorpion-Tailed Demon and the Black Smoke Demon Philip, the ring’s damage bonus against the Demon Clan jumped to 92%.
Now, that bonus has skyrocketed to 132%! 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶
That is an absolutely terrifying increase. If Aiden runs into a Mythic Rank Demon Clan genius now, as long as their levels aren’t too far apart, he will definitely be able to kill them much easier!
Aiden took a deep breath and carefully checked the log messages.
[Defeated level 55 Mythic Rank Demon genius Raphael, Experience +9 million]
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[Defeated level 55 Mythic Rank Demon genius Raphael, Experience +900 million]
[Gained Mythic Rank Gaunt Demon’s Heart ×1000, Mythic Rank Gaunt Demon Skin ×1000...]
[Obtained Item: The Second Heart of the Abyss Demon God Theodore (Mythic Rank)]
[Obtained Mythic Rank Skill Enhancement Stone ×1]
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[Defeated level 55 Mythic Rank Demon genius Draw, Experience +8 million]
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[Defeated level 55 Mythic Rank Demon genius Draw, Experience +800 million]
[Gained Mythic Rank Bug Demon’s Heart ×1000...]
[Gained Skill Book: Earth Glide (Legendary Rank)]
[Gained Skill Book: Sensory Link (Epic Rank)]
Setting aside the rest, just the experience points alone made Aiden extremely satisfied.
This massive amount of experience was enough to raise his four stats to terrifying levels and also to upgrade his precious soul strength.
Once his soul strength hit a certain threshold, he could finally use that special item, the Grudge Heart.
Thinking of this, Aiden checked the info on Grudge Heart.
[Grudge Heart: Unique Hidden Quest Item, Epic Rank. A special heart condensed from the lingering resentment of tens of thousands of vengeful corpse bodies. When your soul strength meets the requirement and you encounter a Reclasser who can make the Grudge Heart beat faster, it triggers the Unique Hidden Quest: "The Punishment of the Vengeful."
Before the Unique Hidden Quest is triggered, this item boosts mana recovery speed and increases life recovery speed by 10%. If actively activated, it forces a target to randomly experience one extremely painful death torture. If the target breaks down, their soul enters a weakened state.]
He couldn’t help but let out a sigh and muttered, "I have too much gear and stuff on me. I completely forgot to use the Grudge Heart before killing Raphael to make him suffer even more."
Aiden really just didn’t remember to use it. His storage space was almost full again.
But unlike last few times, this time it was because there were simply too many Mythic Rank materials.
"It seems I’ll have to switch Faye’s food to Mythic Rank stuff from now on. That way, she’ll grow much faster!" Aiden thought to himself.
He was already worried about how to handle all this abundance of Mythic Rank materials.
For other Reclasser, this kind of treasure is incredibly precious. But for him, there’s so much of it that he’s almost numb to it.
Soon, Aiden spotted the special item Raphael had dropped.
He picked it up and checked its info.
[The Second Heart of the Abyss Demon God Theodore: Mythic Rank, Special Item. It contains a massive amount of dark Force of Laws and even a fragment of Theodore’s consciousness. If you place it inside another Abyss creature’s body and wait until that creature fully adapts, Theodore can turn them into one of his avatars and control them.
Beyond that, this item has other uses. It can be used to brew the highest-tier potions or craft Mythic Rank equipment... Because it holds the dark Force of Laws mastered by Theodore along with part of his consciousness, powerful individuals could use it to severely injure even Theodore himself. If extremely difficult requirements are met, it might even kill Theodore!
Note: If you take this item out of your storage while within a certain range of Theodore, he will sense it immediately.]
Aiden’s hand shook uncontrollably as he read this.
Raphael’s new heart... was actually the Second Heart of the Abyss Demon God Theodore?
Did Theodore intend to turn Raphael into his avatar?
And this thing could even severely wound or kill Theodore?
Aiden felt like his own heart was about to stop beating.
That was Mid-Tier Demon God Theodore!
He could never forget the terrifying pressure Theodore had unleashed on the frontline battlefield back then.
"Phew, stay calm," Aiden told himself.
"Let’s think logically. The Abyss Heartspire must be far from Demon Clan territory. Otherwise, Theodore should have sensed me the moment I was about to kill Raphael."
"Wait... maybe he already sensed it?" Aiden’s eyes widened in panic. "Maybe he’s on his way right now?"
Without any hesitation, he instantly shoved the Second Heart of the Abyss Demon God Theodore back into his storage. Then, he shouted at Hazel:
"Quick! Hurry back to Suncrest Mercantile! Make sure to erase all traces! No one can know you’ve run into me again!"
"If possible, take a break for a while and stay hidden!"
Hazel’s eyes were dazed, but she nodded immediately without hesitation.
Aiden quickly pulled out the invitation to the Abyss Heartspire Auction. A teleportation array began to form rapidly beneath his feet.
"Don’t worry, I’ll come back someday. You have to be careful and protect yourself!" Aiden said.
He was just preparing for the worst-case scenario: that Theodore was already en route.
Facing a Mid-Tier Abyss Demon God, you must be at the peak of caution, or you will die!
As for Hazel, she shouldn’t face too much danger. After all, the Second Heart of the Abyss Demon God Theodore was on Aiden. Theodore’s attention would surely be fixed on Aiden.
"I’ll wait for you!" Hazel said, her eyes lingering on Aiden. She gritted her teeth and turned to leave immediately.
Watching Hazel’s retreating back, Aiden took a deep breath.
This human woman was truly pitiful, and she had stirred a bit of pity in him. If there was a chance in the future, he would return.
The Heartspire was very important. Once the humans from the Elephant Empire in the Black City grew stronger, perhaps they could be allowed into the Heartspire to develop.
But that was something to worry about later. Right now, he needed to return to the Black City.
With the mysterious and powerful Wraith Jack there, even Theodore shouldn’t dare to make a move.
Maybe through Wraith Jack, he could even figure out how to use the Second Heart of the Abyss Demon God Theodore in his hand to severely injure or even kill Theodore!
As he thought of this, his tension vanished, replaced by an almost uncontrollable excitement.
"That’s a Mid-Tier Demon God! If I manage to kill one, there’s definitely going to be a 10,000x critical hit!"
"I can’t even imagine the experience points or the materials and equipment a Mid-Tier Demon God would drop!" Aiden took a few deep breaths, looked at the already-formed teleportation array, and vanished.
Thousands of kilometers away in the sky from the Abyss Heartspire, black-red light flooded the entire land.
Theodore’s face was pitch-black, his eyes filled with pure rage.
"Trash!"
"What the hell happened to Raphael? How did he die!"
"Damn it! I had just placed my Second Heart inside him, and now this? It’s absolutely infuriating!"
"Wait... I can’t sense the Heart’s location anymore!" Theodore’s eyes shot wide open.
The black-red light in the sky instantly snapped forward like countless weapons.
On the ground, the trembling Abyss creatures that hadn’t dared to move a muscle crumbled like brittle cookies in the face of that light.
A single ray of black-red light gently brushed against a monster, and its body instantly turned into a pool of blood.
"Who is it!"
"I’ll find you, and I will kill you!" Theodore spun his head around, scanning the area frantically.
His rage had reached its peak. His Second Heart was vital. He had spent so much time and effort, pouring in a vast amount of dark Force of Laws, and even fused a fragment of his own consciousness into it.
Once Raphael merged completely with the Second Heart, a second "Theodore" would be born in the Abyss.
Then, once that clone grew strong enough, Theodore could absorb and fuse with him to break through to the Upper-Tier Demon God!
It was such a perfect plan, but now, everything had gone wrong.
He had even sent Demon Duke Ethan to accompany Raphael to the Heartspire!
"Damn it! Once I find out who took the Second Heart, Ethan is going to pay for this too!"
"And all Demons close to Raphael will be punished!"
"I’ll make the one who stole my heart suffer in the most agonizing way possible! I’ll tear out their soul and torture it!"
Just as Theodore was plotting this, he suddenly sensed the Heart’s location again.
The feeling was faint, but it was enough to pinpoint the direction where the Heart lay.
Theodore didn’t hesitate for a second. He immediately turned and sped toward the location he had sensed.
Soon, a black city came into view.
He took a deep breath and focused his senses, confirming that the Second Heart was indeed inside the city ahead.
"The Black City? I heard the ruler is named Catherine. Her strength is reportedly decent."
"Whatever. I’ll just kill everyone. Since Raphael is dead, the Second Heart needs energy to recover. All the Abyss creatures in this city can serve as fuel," Theodore said coldly.
He extended his hand gently. The vast, boundless black-red light behind him swirled wildly, converging into his palm. It formed a spear that looked completely ordinary, yet it was so powerful it made the surrounding space unstable.
Theodore pointed the spear directly at The Black City!
But the very next moment, his action froze abruptly. His eyes narrowed sharply.
