Sophia directly opened TikTok, and after just a little while, her eyes changed from doubt to anger, as if she had been deceived.
The Great Shaw Empire posted the full story on TikTok, and it was exactly as the audience had said â there was nothing fake about it.
When she was in the secret realm of the Fallen God, leading other Reclassers from the Azurecloud Empire to fight the three-headed dragon Ronald, Miles had indeed been slapped by Aiden.
But the reason wasnât what Miles had said. Instead, it was because Miles had not only delayed Aidenâs team from chasing the Demon nobles, but he had also threatened them with words and said some really rude things.
Sophiaâs fingers trembled as she clicked on the comments section of the video. After reading just a few comments, she suddenly gripped her phone tightly.
Comments on the video said:
"Disgusting."
"Exactly, the people from the Azurecloud Empire ran into a lot of Demons first and needed help. Then the people from the Great Shaw Empire came to help, but they left them behind."
"If I were in that situation, I wouldnât help the Azurecloud Empire Reclassers again, even if they were really in danger."
"Right, and that Miles is really disgusting. If he hadnât gotten in the way of the Great Shaw Empire Reclassers killing the Demons, maybe the Great Shaw Empire people would have changed their minds."
"Good for him! Aidenâs slap really made me feel good. You should treat people like Miles like that!"
"Now look at the video Miles postedâheâs a total clown!"
"Youâre right! The Reclassers from the Azurecloud Empire are all fools. They believed Milesâ words and should be the ones apologizing to Aiden!"
Sophiaâs face turned dark, and her fingers were so tight that they turned white.
She was full of anger and also felt guilty toward Aiden.
Thinking about everything she had done before, she wanted to run up to Miles right then and slap him a few times.
Miles, standing in the golden lotus, felt Sophiaâs eyes on him. He felt very confused and thought to himself:
"Maybe my teacher thinks I shouldnât have stopped fighting just now?"
Quickly, he took out his phone and typed a message to Sophia.
[Teacher, donât worry. Iâm not really scared of Aiden. Once the team competition starts, Iâll really show my power and lead the team to win the championship.]
Sophia was very important to Miles, because she was the daughter of a level 98 Reclasser from the Azurecloud Empire.
In fact, a big part of why Miles had become the most famous genius Reclasser in the Azurecloud Empire was because of Sophia.
When Miles saw Sophia look at her phone, he quickly typed another message.
Just as he was about to send it, he saw Sophia had forwarded him a video.
He just opened it for a few seconds and was completely frozen. His whole body trembled, and he felt dizzy. Everything around him seemed extremely unreal.
The Great Shaw Empire had actually shown the real story in such a way.
Everything he had said was proven to be a lie.
"No, this canât be true. I donât believe it!" His body moved on its own, and he took a few steps back. He almost fell off the golden lotus.
His teammates, seeing this, all reached out to catch him and asked with concern:
"Hey, captain, are you okay?"
"Aiden just won for now. Once the team match starts, weâll be able to..."
He didnât finish his sentence. One of his teammates saw the message on Milesâ phone and immediately froze.
The other teammates also realized something was wrong. Without thinking, they reached for their phones to see what was going on.
Miles jumped, quickly grabbed the phone of the teammate next to him, and knocked it out of his hands.
"Donât look! None of you look!"
"Itâs fake! All those videos online are fake!"
Miles finally understood why Sophia had looked at him like that earlier.
But that wasnât the worst part. If Calvin saw the video from the Great Shaw Empire, he was really in trouble.
Because back then, he had lied to Calvin, which caused the fight between Calvin and Aiden, and everything that followed.
"No way, I have to do something. I have to do something, or Iâm done for!" Milesâ mind was working fast.
If he didnât fix this, Sophia and Calvin would never forgive him.
And the people of the Azurecloud Empire who used to support him so much would now hate him, even despise him.
But after thinking again and again, Miles couldnât come up with any good idea.
"Damn it, if I could go back, I would have been much more careful and left no evidence at all!" Miles was full of regret.
He wasnât sorry for what he had done, but for not doing it better.
At that moment, the fans from the Great Shaw Empire in the audience also saw the video.
Their expressions were full of excitement. They shouted at the fans from the Azurecloud Empire:
"You guys are all fools. You were all tricked by Miles!"
"Haha, I always knew the truth would come out in the end!"
"Didnât you all shout your support for Miles just now? Why are you all silent now?"
"Yeah, look at Aidenâs performance! He did something no other genius could do! And look at Milesâhe didnât even fight Aiden yet, and he already gave up!"
"General Aiden is the real genius!"
"Now, all the viewers around the world will know the truth. They will all see how much potential and power General Aiden has!"
The fans from the Azurecloud Empire heard this, and couldnât help but turn around and shout at Miles:
"Monster!"
"Itâs all your fault! You were wrong, but you lied to us and led our opinions. You really went too far!"
"Miles, you have no right to represent the Azurecloud Empire in the Global Reclasser Exchange Competition!"
"Youâre right, youâre the most shameless and dirty guy!"
That wasnât enough. Some fans from the Azurecloud Empire even took off their shoes and threw them at Miles.
Even Milesâ teammates, who were not very smart, now probably understood what was going on.
They quietly took a few steps back, lowered their heads, and pretended not to see anything.
After all, they had also thought, for a long time, that things were exactly as Miles had said.
But now that they knew the truth, they also felt some anger toward Miles.
"Ugh, this way, we might get blamed too," one of the Azurecloud Empire players muttered quietly.
Miles didnât say anything.
He just slightly raised his head, watching Aidenâs backâthe back of a winner, the back that was being praised and accepted by the whole world.
"Why, why! Aiden, now everyone is cursing me, but you are standing under the spotlight, enjoying the praise and the applause!"
"Itâs all your fault! Itâs all because of you! Why couldnât you do what I wanted you to do?"
"Kill him!"
"I will kill you! Itâs all your fault!" Milesâ eyes turned red, and his nails dug into his flesh, blood slowly flowing out.
At that moment, hearing the crowdâs insults, Aiden clearly knew that Lukeâs side had already made their move.
He slowly turned his head, a small smile on his lips, and looked at Miles, who was in a terrible state.
Miles was slightly shocked, unsure of what the smile on Aidenâs face meant.
In the next moment, he saw a pair of huge metal wings suddenly appear behind Aiden, along with a red cloak.
Then, Aiden slowly rose into the air and, to Milesâ surprise, landed back on the golden lotus where he was.
Many cameras quickly turned to follow, and the big screen changed its view accordingly.
"What are you going to do?" Miles asked, his teeth clenched.
Aiden smiled and said directly, "What else can I do? I just came to mock you, of course. And maybe let more people see how pitiful, how shameful, and how much of a failure you are."
Aiden had never said he was a good person, or a kind one.
If he didnât humiliate Miles now, would he choose to forgive this damn guy?
Besides, if the situation were reversed, and it was Miles facing this, he would have been even worse.
That was certain.
"Are you being too cruel?" Milesâ eyes were full of hatred, but behind that hatred was a deep, hidden pain.
He was the most famous genius Reclasser in the Azurecloud Empire, how could he have ended up like thisâbeing cursed by his own countryâs fans, and now being openly humiliated by Aiden?
Aiden heard Milesâ words and shook his head slowly. "Not at all," he said.
"Compared to what you did, Iâm just here to make you feel even worse. Is that too much?"
"Some things you can do, why canât I?
Miles took a deep breath. He stared hard at Aiden. Suddenly, an idea came to him, and he said:
"Aiden, you and I are different. The reason I did those things was because I was desperate to save people. And at that time, you hit me, so I had some anger toward you..."
"Youâre a good person. Youâre a hero of the Great Shaw Empire, and a genius Reclasser everyone respects. People like you must be able to forgive the mistake I made because of my impatience, right?"
"Iâm sorry. I really know I was wrong now," Miles said, slowly bowing to Aiden.
He thought in his heart: "Stay calm. I must hold on! Itâs all worth it. Aiden has to die!"
Aiden, who was listening to Milesâ apology, slowly lost his smile. His expression turned serious and thoughtful.