Bloodline of Gods: The Genius at Olympus Academy!

The second Aiden's eyes turned purple, the raging flames seemed to stop, almost as if they had run into something much more terrifying.

They immediately retreated back into Aiden's heart, leaving only the mighty healing properties of his divinity to work on his body.

Soon, the wounds began to close up, and even as his skin regenerated and his flesh and muscles regrew, Aiden felt the change and got to his feet, stretching.

There was still some aching and pain coming from Aiden's bones, but it was bearable. At the very least, he was in a much better state than he had been a few days ago.

Seeing Aiden standing, Oliver approached and looked him up and down to get a better look.

"Are you really... okay?"

Aiden heard this and chuckled.

"Everything's okay. I'm as good as new," said Aiden confidently, waving his arms as if to show off his strength.

Oliver heard this and sighed in relief, full of fear.

"Thank the gods! In my recklessness, I almost killed you. I'm so sorry, Aiden."

Hearing this, Aiden just smiled and dismissed it.

"There's no need to be sorry. You ended up saving my life, after all."

Aiden wanted to continue talking for a while longer when they suddenly heard a loud crash.

All of a sudden, the ground and walls around them seemed to be trembling.

In that moment, the expressions on the trio of divine descendants simultaneously turned grim.

They were all smart enough not to need anyone to explain what was currently going on.

The Weeping Soul Serpent Emperor—it was nearby.

Gradually, the faint sound of hundreds of hisses could be heard coming from every branch and tunnel leading in their direction.

This entire underground tunnel system was swarming with Weeping Soul Serpents, and they were rushing toward them from all directions.

Without wasting a second thought, Aiden picked up Oliver and Raelia once again.

"The rank 2 divine beast is getting closer, and we have to run once again. But this time, you guys have to help me. Destroy any Weeping Soul Serpent that gets close."

As soon as Aiden said this, he didn't even wait for a response from his two friends and surged with divinity as he activated his divine technique.

[Sunlight Shuttle]

Aiden's figure began to surge forward. Despite moving in the complete opposite direction of the Weeping Soul Serpent Emperor, they quickly ran into a swarm of snakes.

If it had been like last time, Aiden would have had to rush forward recklessly, risking his own life. But this time, his teammates wouldn't leave him to handle everything alone.

As Aiden ran forward, two silver and golden flashes of light shot ahead of him!

Boom! Boom!

Two explosions sounded as the blasts tore through the group of Weeping Soul Serpents, exploding them apart like a display of monstrous fireworks.

Even as they ran, Raelia didn't let up.

Her hands transformed into a set of dazzling silver claws and stretched forward as she waved them around wildly.

She didn't even have to do much.

With the amazing speed Aiden was moving at, just a bit of contact with the Weeping Soul Serpents was enough to eviscerate them.

Even if there were a few serpents that managed to break past the attacks of Raelia and Oliver, just a few attackers didn't pose much of a threat to Aiden.

The combination of his wonderful footwork and divine technique allowed him to act like an otherworldly specter in front of these beasts.

They couldn't even lay a finger on him!

Seeing this, Aiden gradually smiled subtly.

If things continued like this, then their escape was inevitable!

If only Aiden knew at that moment just how wrong he had been...

...

Several unknown hours later, a golden figure could be seen speeding through the underground tunnels.

Compared to his confident and hopeful expression from earlier, Aiden now looked completely embarrassed.

His handsome features were nowhere to be found—only a body covered in hardened blood and torn clothes, looking like a complete beggar.

Sweat constantly dripped from his brow like a miniature waterfall, and with every step his legs took, they shivered and quaked. And yet, despite all this, his legs never stopped moving forward.

After all, the lives of him and his friends were resting on the back of this determined young man.

"Aiden, please stop and take a rest! There are no Weeping Soul Serpents nearby. You can rest, even if it's only for a moment!"

It was only when the loud and desperate cry came from his side that Aiden came to his senses and stopped. Stay updated via My Virtual Library Empire

Aiden put down Raelia and Oliver, and the trio rested against the wall, looking at each other.

Aiden's chest heaved up and down like a trembling mountain as he desperately tried to catch his breath.

Nobody spoke, but the atmosphere of despair was heavy.

At first, they had thought they could make it out...

But the Weeping Soul Serpent Emperor was too cunning!

The number of lesser Weeping Soul Serpents under his command seemed endless!

What's worse, they seemed to be spread out across every corner of the tunnels, and yet somehow always managed to lock onto them.

Nowhere was safe.

If they could get past two serpents, five would be waiting. If they could get past five, there would be ten, twenty, fifty, a hundred.

You get the idea.

With every step they took, nothing got better—only worse.

Aiden swore that if he managed to get out of here alive, he would definitely report the situation to the higher-ups at the trading camp and get a high-ranking divine descendant sent to annihilate these ugly beasts.

Aiden looked over toward Raelia and Oliver.

Although they weren't as bad off as him, Raelia and Oliver were also showing signs of exhaustion.

They had constantly used their divinity while making attacks to clear the way forward for him.

Right now, they were resting at an intersection where the tunnel seemed to branch off into two different sections.

The group had long since given up trying to map the tunnels.

In their desperate attempt to flee, they seemed to have only gone deeper into the tunnels and completely lost themselves.