"You damn human, don’t think I’m going to thank you!"

"If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have ended up like this! And on top of that, you stole the Pure-blood Dragon Egg that should have been mine!" Ethan could not help shouting.

While he had been trapped inside the golden birdcage, his hatred for Aiden had only grown stronger.

If Aiden had not been there, the Red Dwarves would never have found out that the Demon Clan did not really have the Scarlet Skull Goblet.

The Demon Gods of the Demon Clan who gave him this mission were certainly hateful, but Aiden, this human, was the real reason everything was exposed.

Before Aiden could respond, Malcolm immediately shouted angrily,

"Shut up! If you don’t want to go back, then stay in the golden birdcage!"

Hearing this, Ethan instinctively pulled his neck back a little, and his arrogance weakened a lot.

He gritted his teeth and thought to himself, "Calm down. Escape first!"

"No, I can’t just run like this. What if those damn Red Dwarves attack me on the way?"

"I need to contact Lord Theodore first and have him send Demon to pick me up!"

Ethan’s mind raced wildly. Facing the threat of death, he thought of all kinds of possible dangers. He became even more certain that Lord Theodore’s return was the reason things had turned out this way.

After that, Ethan asked to contact the Demon Clan.

Malcolm had originally planned to refuse, but then he saw Aiden nod at him.

"Very soon, you’ll understand what real despair is."

Aiden looked at Ethan, and a faint smile slowly appeared at the corner of his mouth.

With Damian there, even if the Demon Clan sent a Demon God-rank expert, nothing unexpected would happen.

Ethan was definitely going to die.

What Aiden looked forward to most now was what good items Ethan would drop after dying, and how much experience he would give.

...

At the edge of the Red Dwarves’ territory, Ethan carefully watched his surroundings, staying alert for any possible danger.

After contacting the Demon Clan, Ethan had left the Red Dwarves’ Undercity as quickly as possible.

Things were almost exactly as he had guessed. Lord Theodore, who had been missing for some time, had indeed returned to the Demon Clan’s territory.

"If Lord Theodore hadn’t come back, those other Demon and Demon God experts would never have cared whether I lived or died."

"I have to stay alive and keep getting stronger. One day, I’ll make them understand how terrifying my anger really is!"

Ethan took a deep breath and kept repeating these thoughts in his heart.

In the cruel world of the Abyss, only the strong can live freely without becoming sacrifices.

And that human named Aiden deserved to die too.

"Once I fully recover from my injuries, I’ll definitely find a chance to kill him! Just wait!" Ethan’s eyes were full of hatred and madness.

He waited there for quite a while. Only when he saw a Demon figure appear in the distance did he finally let out a sigh of relief and shout excitedly,

"Lord, I’m here!"

This was a lower Demon God-rank expert sent by Lord Theodore. With this person protecting him, nothing unexpected would happen next.

"Trash!" When the lower Demon God came in front of Ethan, he could not help frowning as he spoke coldly.

Ethan’s face changed at once, but he said nothing and stayed silent.

"Speak. What exactly happened?"

"I heard that you were captured by the Red Dwarves just because of a human?" the lower Demon God asked slowly.

Ethan took a deep breath and tried his best to keep his expression calm as he replied,

"It really was because of a human named Aiden. He’s the one who killed several Mythic Rankgenius on the front-line battlefield."

As he spoke, Ethan’s eyes suddenly lit up.

This was actually a perfect chance. If he could convince this Demon, who had the strength of a lower Demon God, to ambush Aiden, then Aiden could definitely be killed on the spot.

Ethan still remembered the first time he met Aiden. Back then, Aiden had been like a mouse seeing a cat, running away wildly the moment he saw him.

But only a short time had passed, and Aiden had already caused him huge trouble.

If Aiden was allowed to keep growing, what would happen in the future? Even Ethan was not sure.

After hesitating for a moment, Ethan finally gritted his teeth and said what he was thinking.

As soon as he finished speaking, the lower Demon God frowned deeply and said in a mocking tone,

"He’s just a human, and yet you’re already this afraid of him? You really are useless, Ethan."

In order to kill Aiden as soon as possible, Ethan did not argue at all. Instead, he kept trying to persuade the lower Demon God.

After quite a while, the lower Demon God finally nodded impatiently and said to Ethan,

"Fine. But first, we need to leave Red Dwarves Clan territory, or it could cause diplomatic trouble."

"Don’t worry. As long as that human named Aiden shows up, he will definitely die." Ethan was overjoyed and nodded again and again.

Very soon, he followed the lower Demon God from the Demon Clan out of Red Dwarves Clan territory. They found a place with a wide, open view and hid themselves there.

Although this place was no longer within Red Dwarves territory, it was still underground in the huge mountain range.

If they moved any farther away, they would not be able to set up an effective ambush.

Time passed little by little. Ethan was not anxious at all. The hatred in his heart toward Aiden made him wait quietly for his prey like a calm hunter.

At that moment, in the direction Ethan was watching, a figure suddenly appeared—one that made him excited at once.

"He’s here! Hahaha, my luck really is good. Aiden showed up so quickly!"

Strong excitement immediately appeared in Ethan’s eyes, and he could not help laughing.

He had thought he would need to wait a long time before Aiden appeared.

The lower Demon God beside Ethan slowly rolled his neck and said,

"So this tiny human is the one who made you end up in such a miserable state?"

"Tsk, tsk. I really don’t even know how to judge you anymore, Ethan."

"Hurry up and deal with him. Stop wasting time."

The lower Demon God had no interest at all. A human who was only level 50 was not even worth making a move against.

Facing the lower Demon God’s mockery, Ethan’s mouth twitched slightly. He turned to look at Aiden, and the killing intent in his eyes grew stronger and stronger.

Just as Ethan was about to attack Aiden, Aiden suddenly stopped walking, looked in their direction, and said calmly, "Come out, Ethan."

Hearing this, Ethan was shocked, and a bad feeling immediately rose in his heart.

"Did he find us?" Ethan muttered in a low voice.

He glanced at the lower Demon God beside him, and the uneasiness in his heart quickly faded.

Without any hesitation, Ethan stopped hiding and flew openly into the air.

"How did you find me?" Ethan looked at Aiden with a dark expression and asked slowly.

He noticed that there was not even a trace of panic or fear on Aiden’s face. Aiden looked completely calm.

That instantly made Ethan frown. He felt that something was starting to go wrong.

"Could it be that Aiden has some special method to escape instantly?" Ethan thought to himself.

At that moment, Aiden suddenly smiled and said,

"And the other one? Stop hiding."

As soon as those words fell, the lower Demon God, who had not planned to take action, also realized something and instantly appeared beside Ethan.

He frowned and stared hard at Aiden before asking,

"Human, I’m curious. Where does your courage come from?"

Ethan was a level 90 Demon Duke, and he himself was a lower Demon God.

Normally, the moment a level 50 human saw them appear, he would already be so frightened that he would not know what to do. But this Aiden in front of them was completely different.

Maybe it was just his imagination, but the lower Demon God felt that Aiden’s eyes were full of an indescribable excitement and anticipation.

It was as if Aiden was the hunter, and they were the prey.

"Hmph, you’re just trying to scare us!" Ethan snorted coldly and prepared to kill Aiden at once.

However, at that moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently.

Then a calm voice slowly rang out.

"Divine Domain, Vital Loam World."

In an instant, a terrifying aura poured toward Ethan and the lower Demon God.

"This is bad!" The lower Demon God’s face changed sharply, and his eyes filled with panic and fear.

Without any hesitation, he turned and ran, completely ignoring Ethan.

"You want to run? Stay here!"

Damian’s huge figure suddenly appeared. He lightly snapped his fingers, and the surrounding soil instantly turned into giant hands that flew toward the fleeing lower Demon God.

Ethan, meanwhile, stood frozen in place, staring blankly at everything happening in front of him.

"Surprised? Didn’t see this coming?" Aiden said with a smile.

It was like Ethan had just been jolted awake. His body trembled violently, and when he looked at Aiden, his eyes were full of fear. In a shaking voice, he asked,

"Y-you... where did you find such a terrifying helper?"

Aiden smiled but did not answer. Instead, he quickly pulled out the Abyssthe Flame Demon Staff.

Only then did Ethan suddenly realize that the staff in Aiden’s hand felt strangely familiar.

"Is that a staff forged from my rib?"

Ethan’s eyes widened at once.

Aiden nodded and said,

"There’s nothing more fitting than using it to kill you."

"Ethan, face your death."