As soon as Bella finished speaking, the wall in front of her began to tremble slightly.

The golden bricks melted rapidly and swirled together, taking the shape of a little girl who looked to be only five or six years old.

"How did you know I was still awake?" the little girl asked, her big eyes shining like stars as she looked at Bella in confusion.

Bella smiled gently. Instantly, the light around her grew brighter and softer. Even the wind blowing past seemed to slow down, as if it were drawn to her smile.

"Just a guess," Bella said with a smile.

The little girl stuck out her tongue, clearly not believing her.

She hopped lightly and sat on the wall of the Golden Great Wall, gazing at the distant scenery. "Honestly, I don’t know what that human has either. When he got close, I felt a very familiar presence, and that’s what woke me up."

"A familiar presence?" Bella’s smile slowly faded. Her expression grew puzzled, her eyes filled with confusion.

Yet Aiden had entered the Golden Great Wall for the very first time. So why would the Golden Great Wall feel such a sense of familiarity toward him?

Could it be what she suspected? Did Aiden carry something on him that made the Golden Great Wall feel close?

The most likely answer was an item of Mythic Rank.

"Wraith Jack, Golden Great Wall, Grudge Heart... Aiden, what exactly is your secret?" Bella wondered in her heart.

She had a vague feeling that Aiden’s secrets were huge—perhaps even tied to the future hope of humanity.

She couldn’t quite explain where this feeling came from.

Shaking her head, she decided this thought was too far-fetched. How could the hope for humanity rest on a Level 50 Legendary Rank Reclasser?

Even if Aiden could eventually become a divine powerhouse, it would take a very long time.

Right now, the crisis facing Earth was too great. The Demons might launch a full-scale invasion anytime soon, and the Swarm could appear again.

"Sigh," Bella murmured. "Did I make a mistake by trying to break through to Supreme God so urgently back then? If I had stayed and continued guarding the Golden Great Wall, there wouldn’t be spatial breaches in the Great Shaw Empire, and the Elephant Empire wouldn’t have been invaded by the Demons."

If she had been at the Golden Great Wall back then, none of that would have happened.

Normally, the Golden Great Wall severed the space between the Abyss and Earth. No matter how high-level a Demon was, or how many Demon armies there were, they had to pass through the Golden Great Wall to enter Earth.

But because she had gone into seclusion to break through, the Golden Great Wall’s strength had weakened slightly. A powerhouse from the Demon Clan had seized the opportunity to destroy a small section of the wall.

Even now, that specific area of the broken Golden Great Wall had not yet been reclaimed.

"I don’t know," the little girl said, swinging her legs lightly. "That’s a deep question. As you know, I’m not very smart and I’ve forgotten many things."

Suddenly, she stopped moving, turned her head to look at Bella, and said:

"But I sense you’re afraid."

Bella took a deep breath. Her pressure had become almost unbearable.

As the strongest on Earth, every move she made, every decision she reached for, would shape humanity’s future.

"Yeah," Bella admitted slowly, inhaling once more. "I’m terrified that because of some of my own mistakes, humanity could end up enslaved by the Abyss race, or worse—face extinction."

The little girl tilted her head. Her eyes clouded with a flicker of memory, followed by a touch of pain.

"Humanity was enslaved?"

"It seems like something that happened before, but... I can’t quite remember."

The moment those words left the girl’s mouth, the light surrounding Bella flared sharp and cold. She stared at the girl, her eyes wide with shock.

"Humanity was enslaved?" Bella’s voice rushed out, filled with urgency.

The girl nodded. "I’m pretty sure that’s right. I remember humanity was definitely enslaved back then."

"But... what was the name of that race that enslaved humanity?"

"I can’t remember."

Bella furrowed her brow, digging through the history she knew. But according to human records, such an event had never happened.

The Abyss invasion had taken place a thousand years ago, when the world became digitized like a game.

Before that, humans had always been the top predators on Earth’s food chain.

How could they have ever been enslaved?

Despite Bella’s relentless questioning, the little girl couldn’t recall any more useful details.

"I’m getting sleepy, I can’t hold on any longer," the girl suddenly yawned.

Bella watched her bright eyes closely. "Are you actually going to fall into a deep slumber, or are you just pretending to be tired?"

"Really," the girl replied. She pushed herself up against the Golden Great Wall’s surface and slowly stood on her feet.

Gazing out at the distant scenery, a hint of longing flickered in her eyes.

"By the way, that human named Aiden is very important."

"Absolutely, absolutely, we cannot allow anything to happen to him!" The little girl’s eyes suddenly turned ancient and weary, looking like the gaze of a white-haired old man.

Bella paused, surprised, before the girl’s body began to melt away rapidly.

"Once he reaches Level 90, you must make sure he comes back to the Golden Great Wall. At that moment, I will wake up again. This is crucial; you must remember it deep in your heart!"

Bella nodded. She watched as the little girl completely vanished.

Bella took the girl’s words very seriously because the little girl was the very embodiment of the Golden Great Wall.

Long ago, Bella’s master had told her that the Golden Great Wall existed far longer than human history.

Who actually built the Golden Great Wall remains a mystery to this day.

But one thing is certain: the Golden Great Wall’s purpose is to protect humanity and fight off invaders.

"Aiden," Bella murmured softly. "You have so many mysteries wrapped around you."

This was the first time she had ever felt such strong curiosity toward another Reclasser.

Ever since she awakened, the only thing that mattered to her was leveling up and getting stronger.

Once she became a Greater God, her world would only revolve around how to get Earth through this crisis.

She had never focused her attention on anyone else like this before.

...

At 7:00 AM the next day, Aiden was already eating breakfast.

He had woken up early to carefully plan out what he needed to do in the coming month.

When Victor and the others arrived, Aiden had already finished his meal and stepped outside to wait quietly.

Soon, the Reclasser from yesterday slowly walked over to Aiden.

Maybe it was just his imagination, but Aiden felt like there was a hint of a smile in the other man’s eyes.

"So, you’re the Aiden who gave Alexius a hard time?" the man asked.

"Hahaha, you’re incredible! Alexius is always acting so high and mighty, just because he’s a student of the Flame God Lord. He doesn’t even care about lower-level divine powerhouses."

"Who would have thought you’d actually knock him down a peg? Hahaha, that is so satisfying!"

The Reclasser briefly introduced himself. His name was Maximus. He was 27 years old, a Level 90 Mythic Rank Reclasser, and had been inside the Golden Great Wall for two years now.

"Twenty-seven years old, Level 90 Mythic Rank Reclasser?" Aiden was surprised.

Maximus lowered his head slightly. "You think my talent and potential are already good enough, right?"

Aiden nodded.

If this happened in a country on Earth, Maximus would be a globally famous genius.

"Sigh, actually, inside the Golden Great Wall, there are many geniuses stronger than me."

"There’s a saying here: if you just throw a rock randomly, you’ll hit a Mythic Rank genius Reclasser."

"Throw two rocks, and you’ll definitely hit a divine powerhouse’s student." Maximus said helplessly.

Inside the Golden Great Wall, there are no weaklings and no waste. This was a common belief among all Reclassers.

"Alright, no more small talk. It’s time to get down to business." Maximus took a deep breath. The smile instantly vanished from his face, and he frowned as he stared at the talented contestants who were still walking over slowly.

His eyes suddenly turned cold. His body disappeared from his spot, and he reappeared right behind those talented contestants.

"We were supposed to assemble at 7:30. I was very clear about that. It is now 7:30:05, and you’re still moving at your own leisurely pace." Maximus’s voice was icy. He suddenly pulled out a vertical flute and held it to his lips.

The next moment, the air vibrated, and a series of screeching flute sounds filled the air.

The faces of those talented contestants twisted in extreme pain, and they clutched their ears with both hands tightly.

Even like this, the flute sound did not lessen.

It wasn’t until one contestant couldn’t hold it anymore—trembling, he sat on the ground screaming—that Maximus stopped playing.

He held the flute in his hand and said calmly, "This is just a warning. If it happens again, I’ll ask the divine powerhouses to kick you out of the Golden Great Wall."

The pain on the faces of those talented contestants slowly faded. In their eyes, panic and resentment mixed together.

One of them was Elias, who came from The Amaranth Country.

He stared fiercely at Maximus, fists clenched, wanting to say something.

Just then, Aiden cleared his throat.

Elias turned to look at Aiden, took a deep breath, closed his mouth, and walked slowly back toward the group.

Maximus also shifted his gaze to Aiden, a look of surprise flickering in his eyes.

A single cough was enough to make a talented contestant silently swallow his resentment and anger. It seemed Aiden was truly the main pillar of these geniuses.

"Alright, everyone is here. We can move out," Maximus said. He directly led the group of talented contestants toward the city gate of the Golden Great Wall.

Just then, Alexius’s figure suddenly appeared.

"Wait." he said.