Fiona’s body trembled slightly. She took a deep breath and replied,

"There’s no need to return it. I don’t need an orc disguise mask..."

Before she could finish speaking, Aiden directly tossed the Orc Disguise Mask in her direction.

Fiona turned around on instinct and caught it.

Aiden smiled, then started walking toward her.

He went straight past Fiona, took the lead, and then turned to Cheryl and said,

"Let’s go!"

Cheryl suddenly looked up, her eyes full of surprise and joy.

Without the slightest hesitation, she followed right behind Aiden.

Since Aiden had made his decision, all she needed to do was support him.

This was not blind obedience. Cheryl simply had a clear understanding of herself.

"With my sister not here, I’ll listen to Aiden. That can’t be wrong!" Cheryl thought to herself.

Fiona stood where she was, watching Aiden and Cheryl’s backs as they walked away. Her eyes slowly turned red.

She took a deep breath, wiped the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand, and then shouted loudly,

"Wait for me!"

The Red Dwarves girl was like a small boat drifting on a stormy sea, helpless and full of despair.

And in her eyes, Aiden’s back looked like a lighthouse breaking through the dark and heavy sky.

"Meeting Aiden was probably the luckiest thing that ever happened to me," Fiona thought.

...

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"Tonight at eight! Half-price tickets for the bare-knuckle fighting ring! Buy now and get three craft beers!"

"Grand opening event! Forge something in our shop and get a free design from a Forge Master! Miss it and it’s gone!"

One rough voice after another echoed through the small town.

It was a town that looked a little small even by local standards. The streets were not very wide, and the shops were tiny too. A normal human would have to bend down to go inside.

"Forge Master? Should we go take a look?" Cheryl asked in a low voice. She was wearing a black cloak that covered her whole body, and she was forcing herself to hunch over as she spoke to Fiona, who was dressed the same way.

Fiona did not hesitate at all. She shook her head and said, "Fake. Greenvale is just a small town. There’s no Forge Master here."

"This place is on the edge of Red Dwarves Clan territory. The Red Dwarves living here deal with many other races, so they’ve become a little less like typical Red Dwarves."

After saying that, Fiona could not help turning to Cheryl and adding, "Could you bend down a little more?"

"Otherwise... that part of you is way too obvious."

To avoid drawing the attention of the other Red Dwarves, Fiona had given Cheryl and Aiden a simple disguise.

Their current look was actually pretty common in Greenvale.

Because for most Red Dwarves, the thing they cared about most was the height of humans and Miko.

"I can’t do it anymore. I’m already trying my best," Cheryl answered in a low voice.

More than hiding her hard-to-conceal huge breasts, what she really wanted now was to straighten her body.

At that moment, Cheryl was basically walking in a half-crouch, and every step felt very uncomfortable.

As Aiden listened to Cheryl and Fiona talking, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Because he was the same—wearing a loose black robe and moving forward in a half-crouch too.

"Just hang on a little longer. My friend’s house is just ahead. Once we get there, you won’t need to stay disguised anymore," Fiona said, trying to comfort them.

Before long, they crossed the street and arrived at a remote little courtyard.

Fiona knocked on the door and waited for a moment.

The small door slowly opened, and a Red Dwarves boy walked out.

"Who are you?" the Red Dwarves boy asked, looking confused.

Fiona looked around, and only after making sure nothing seemed wrong nearby did she answer in a low voice,

"Kora, it’s me, Fiona."

In an instant, the Red Dwarves boy named Kora widened his eyes.

He quickly let Fiona, Cheryl, and Aiden into the yard.

"Fiona, why did you come back at a time like this? There have been a lot more of Malcolm’s royal guards in town lately. It’s a good thing you weren’t seen, or it would’ve been over," Kora said.

Fiona pulled back her cloak, let out a helpless sigh, and replied, "Tomorrow is the festival, and Malcolm is going to kill my brother on the day of the celebration."

"How could I not come back?"

Cheryl could not help pulling back her cloak too. As she stretched her body, she said,

"This was killing me."

Aiden also did not want to keep walking half-crouched. He straightened up and began carefully looking around at the surroundings.

Meanwhile, Fiona and Kora kept talking about Malcolm and the major things that had happened recently in the Red Dwarves dungeon.

"Oh, right. A few days ago, a powerful Demon passed through here. I think his name was Ethan?"

"I heard our Red Dwarves Clan will soon form an alliance with Demon Clan," Kora suddenly said.

At once, Aiden’s eyes narrowed slightly, and he frowned.

If Red Dwarves Clan really joined forces with Demon Clan, the pressure on Earth would rise sharply.

And once that happened, no one could say for sure what would come next.

"There’s one more piece of news. Tomorrow, in the dungeon, Malcolm will randomly choose a few lucky people and give them wine mixed with Crimson Blood!"

"I heard Demon Clan found the lost Scarlet Skull Goblet, so they brought some Crimson Blood as a gift," Kora said in one breath.

After hearing that, Fiona’s expression kept changing.

To her, all of this was useless information. None of it could help her save her brother, Karls.

But at that moment, Aiden smiled.

Fiona, Kora, and Cheryl all immediately turned to look at him.

"What is it?" Fiona asked.

Aiden shook his head. The Scarlet Skull Goblet was clearly in his storage space, so how could Demon Clan possibly have a second Scarlet Skull Goblet?

Either Demon Clan was lying to Red Dwarves, pretending they really had the Scarlet Skull Goblet in order to achieve some goal.

Or this whole story was just a rumor.

Still, what a coincidence—Aiden had once again heard news about Ethan.

"Is the Scarlet Skull Goblet very important to Red Dwarves?" Aiden thought for a moment, then asked.

As soon as he said that, Fiona and Kora both nodded at the same time.

"Of course it is."

"The Scarlet Skull Goblet is one of a kind. Its tier may not be high, but the crimson crystal set on it is incredibly valuable."

"Some Legendary have said that the crimson crystal is tied to a huge secret of Red Dwarves Clan."

Aiden paused for a moment. He had not expected the Scarlet Skull Goblet to be so important.

Still, this came from Legendary, so it was not necessarily completely reliable.

"If I could get the Scarlet Skull Goblet, maybe I could save my brother," Fiona said with a sigh.

Right now, she had no idea at all how to rescue Karls.

"If nothing else works, then tomorrow, during the festival, I’ll make a scene and draw Malcolm’s attention. Then you can find a chance to..." Fiona said through clenched teeth.

Aiden shook his head. "That’s too dangerous. Tell me more about the Scarlet Skull Goblet. Maybe then I can think of a way."

Fiona’s eyes lit up at once.

But beside her, Kora frowned deeply. It was clear that he did not believe Aiden’s words.

"Why not just give up? With only the few of you, there’s no way you can rescue Karls."

"Really, I’m saying this for your own good."

"There’s no hope at all," Kora said seriously.

Fiona did not hesitate for even a second. "I won’t give up."

"All right then. You should rest first. I’ll go out and help you gather more information," Kora said, lowering his head as he walked straight outside.

Aiden watched Kora’s back as he left and felt that something was a little off. But he could not tell exactly what it was.

"Is your friend reliable?" Aiden could not help asking.

Fiona answered without any hesitation, "Of course. I’ve known Kora for many years. He’s different from most Red Dwarves. He’s very smart."

Very smart?

Aiden narrowed his eyes slightly.

"The smarter someone is, the less reliable they often are," Aiden thought to himself.

He directly summoned Faye and sent her into the air to watch the area around the courtyard.

Sensory Link!

Aiden directly used the Epic Rank skill, "Sensory Link," which he had learned before.

At once, his vision changed in a strange and amazing way. Not only could he clearly notice every small movement around him, but he could even tell the different smells in the air apart.

At the same time, his hearing became terrifyingly sharp. He could even hear insects crawling through the soil with complete clarity.

"Wow, this skill is even stronger than I thought. It would be perfect if I could use it in battle," Aiden thought, feeling a little regretful.

This kind of control over the environment and every small detail would be a huge help in combat.

The only problem was that when he used Sensory Link, he lost his own normal field of vision.

He did not know whether using a skill enhancement stone on Sensory Link could fix that weakness.

In the next moment, Aiden suddenly saw Kora.

He had just been about to cancel Faye’s summon, but then he suddenly noticed that behind Kora, there were a large number of Red Dwarves soldiers!