NOVGO.NET Chapter 54: The War Has Not Ended, Completing the Class Change
Chapter 54: Chapter 54: The War Has Not Ended, Completing the Class Change
A multitude of grateful eyes, filled with a touch of solemnity, fell upon Aiden.
He didn’t speak. Everyone around him remained in absolute silence.
Aiden couldn’t describe his current emotions. This was the first time he had experienced such a situation, and he had witnessed the cruelty of war firsthand.
Of the tens of thousands of survivors in The White City, only half had made it through.
Mayor Randy, Lucien from the The White City Reclasser Association, and Leo from the Warrior God Guild exchanged silent glances. They were concerned about Aiden’s current Spirit state.
Even they, who had seen their share of hardships, were now in a state of shock. After all, such a brutal war could shatter a person’s will.
But Aiden was different. He was so young, had just awakened not long ago, yet he had led the survivors of The White City to survive.
In the history of the Empire, only The White City had achieved an astonishing survival rate after falling into the Abyss.
Mayor Randy took a deep breath and stepped forward two paces, speaking in a low voice.
“General Aiden, no one could have done better than you. If it hadn’t been for you stepping forward and leading us in the rebellion, we would all have died here, becoming food for the demons.”
No one disagreed, for they all knew Randy was telling the truth. It wasn’t until the war had come to a complete end that they realized Aiden was, in fact, just an eighteen-year-old boy.
Aiden slowly turned his head, his gaze sweeping over one corpse after another. Most of the bodies were incomplete—some had been reduced to meat scattered on the battlefield, while others had ended up in the stomachs of demons and monsters.
“Has the war ended?” Aiden suddenly asked, his voice not very loud.
Those standing a bit further away didn’t catch what he said, so the people in front quickly whispered the words to those behind them.
“it’s over, general, we’ve won! All the demons and monsters from the abyss are dead!” someone shouted, raising their arms in excitement.
Aiden took a deep breath and shook his head.
“No, it’s not over yet.”
“The dead are dead. They won’t come back to tell us how painful, how helpless, how scared they were when they died.”
“Those of us who are still alive have something we must do for them.”
“What happened in the white city today will soon spread across the whole network. I need you survivors to tell every person in the great shaw empire…”Aiden paused for a moment, his eyes suddenly full of determination and a sharp, cold anger.
He continued.”The white city event is not the end of the war. It’s the beginning!”
“The beginning of the human’s war of revenge against the abyss!”
Silence. The survivors were stunned for a moment, then burst into a roaring, deafening cheer.
“Revenge!”
“Revenge!”
Their eyes were red, and their faces showed a special kind of expression.
Anger!
Hatred!
Those standing near Aiden—the top students, as well as Vespera, Vivi, John, and Kelsey—looked at him with a kind of admiration that was hard to describe, even a bit of worship.
Even the kind-hearted Kelsey couldn’t help but clench her fists and whispered along with the others:
“Revenge.”
There are many things that can change a person, but a brutal war is surely one of the strongest.
Vespera and Vivi took a deep breath. In their eyes, there was something different now.
At the most critical moment, with just his own strength, he turned the tide of the battle. That was something only a true hero could do!
Aiden was their hero, and also the hero of The White City!
…
About twenty minutes later, Luke and Sean, along with many medical staff, entered The White City.
When Sean saw that Kelsey was safe, he finally let out a big sigh of relief.
Luke quickly walked up to Aiden and said.”Aiden, no, General Aiden, the Empress has already heard about what happened here. She wants you to go to the Sovereign City to receive your reward.”
“To be honest, I just thought you could protect the princess until help arrived. I didn’t expect you to actually mobilize the survivors and start a counterattack. And you won!”
Luke looked at Aiden with admiration, and felt a deep sense of relief. Without Aiden, everything would have been lost!
Aiden slowly said.”At the time, I promised them that every enemy we killed would bring a big reward.”
Luke was a little surprised and replied.”Don’t worry. You’re the General of The White City. Your words are the will of the empire. Once we count everything, all the rewards will be given out.”
“And those warriors who died in battle should also get their compensation from the empire.”
Aiden nodded and continued.”When are we going to the Sovereign City?”
Luke said it could be anytime. The Empress had said the empire could wait.
That was how the empire showed respect to a hero.
But if anyone else heard this, they would have been eager to go to the Sovereign City to see the Empress right away.
At that moment, Evan also came over. He first bowed to Aiden and then said.
“General, things here are temporarily under control. The students who came to help need to return.”
Aiden nodded. Then he suddenly remembered that Evan was from Garvard University in the Sovereign City, so he asked:
“Did you take the College Testing last year?”
Evan gave a small surprise and replied.”Yes, General, I took the College Testing last year. My hometown is also Ironvale.”
Aiden thought for a moment. It had been only one year since Evan entered Garvard University, and he had already become a level 50 powerhouse.
Sure enough, a good university could speed up a Reclasser’s growth.
After Evan left, Luke suddenly remembered something and whispered to Aiden:
“The White City went through all this. The impact is huge. Maybe the College Testing this year will change too.”
Aiden asked, and Luke explained that the Evil Demons Guild had been acting more and more frequently. This attack on The White City was something completely new.
It was possible that the Sovereign City would move the College Testing up early to keep talented students safe.
The story of The White City spread online very quickly.
For the Great Shaw Empire, it had been fifty years since the last time the Abyss had invaded.
Many people, when they heard that The White City was about to fall into the Abyss because of the Evil Demons Guild, first thought that everyone in The White City would be killed by the demons and monsters.
But when the real news came online, they were completely shocked.
“Is this real? A eighteen-year-old boy, appointed as General by the princess, then leading the survivors to fight against the Abyss demons and turn everything around?”
“I think it’s fake. Such things only happen in movies.”
“Do you have no common sense? A temporary team, when the losses reach 30%, they should have already run away!”
“We have the right to know the truth! These fake stories are insulting to the people!”
These kinds of comments kept appearing online and quickly became the mainstream. But as the survivors from The White City proved it online and videos from different angles came out, the entire online community of the Great Shaw Empire fell silent.
“Wow, is this even human?”
“Since when has the Magic Apprentice become so powerful? Even with the help of many supporting Reclassers’ buffs, it’s still too strong, right?”
“If Aiden is a Magic Apprentice, then what am I, a Flame Mage? Am I just a waste of space?”
“No, this guy must come from a military family. Every decision he made was the best choice at the time. Just thinking of one or two of them and carrying them out is already enough to be considered a military genius.”
“What? Aiden just woke up not long ago? He hasn’t even taken the College Testing yet?”
“The princess appointed a general on the spot, and he actually beat the Abyss!”
A famous blogger with a million followers arrived at The White City right away, learned everything that had happened, and combined the stories that were spreading online to tell the full story.
He posted a video in the evening, and in just one hour, it had eight million views.
Many military experts started analyzing all of Aiden’s choices, and finally came to amazing conclusions.
“It wasn’t a coincidence, not just luck. It was a series of perfect strategies, plus Aiden leading from the front, that created this miracle.”
“The only thing that doesn’t make sense is Aiden’s base four attributes. They’re so high, they don’t match a Level 20 Reclasser at all. Even a Legendary Rank genius couldn’t reach that level.”
“Of course, it’s possible that Aiden has some powerful skill that can boost his stats in a short time.”
Soon, people started digging up everything about Aiden.
A lot of netizens were angry online, cursing May and Kael, and feeling angry on Aiden’s behalf.
Within just half a day, almost all the people in the Great Shaw Empire believed that Aiden was a true hero of the empire.
Especially after they found out that Aiden would soon go to the Sovereign City to receive the queen’s reward, tickets to the Sovereign City sold out instantly.
A huge number of netizens wanted to go to the Sovereign City, just to see the hero who had created a miracle with his own hands!
Meanwhile, Aiden was in the hall of the Reclasser Association in The White City, ready to submit his Class Change mission.
Besides him, there was only one staff member named Tinna. The others, on the other hand, stood outside politely and waited without being asked.
Tinna was operating the equipment while occasionally glancing at Aiden from the corner of her eye.
“Alright, General, it’s done.”
Another badge appeared. Aiden reached out and took it. He thought for a moment, then turned and walked into the small room, planning to absorb the Epic Demon’s Heart in order to increase his chances of a higher tier upgrade.