"Sir," the leader soldier looked at George and said respectfully, "this man is George."

"George?" The old man was surprised, and said in disbelief, "You're the top student in the College Entrance Exam secret zone test, George?"

"Yes, that's me," George didn't hide anything. He could feel that this old man was no ordinary person.

The old man moved his body, and in the next second, he was in front of George. He grabbed George's wrist.

Lilia's face changed. She hadn't seen it coming. She was about to react, but suddenly felt herself frozen, unable to move.

Intellect power!

Her face turned slightly. This old man, who looked so ordinary, was a strong master of Intellect power.

"Don't move," George sensed the old man had no bad intentions. He quickly told Lilia to stay still.

"Huh? Demon mark!"

The old man felt the demon mark inside George and said in surprise, "How did you get such an evil curse?"

"A curse? Sir, do you know about the demon mark? Is there a way to get rid of it?" George asked curiously.

He already knew that the adventurers who had gone wild wanted to kill him, and it was because of the demon mark.

The old man's face turned serious. He shook his head. "This thing is almost impossible to remove. As long as there are demon races around, they will be attracted to your mark and attack you, nonstop until you die."

The old man sighed in his heart. He took his hand back and warned, "You should stay in the Sovereign City for now. Don't go out."

"Is there no way to remove it?" George frowned. Staying in the Sovereign City was impossible for him.

"I'll help you find a way, but for now, you can't leave the Sovereign City or enter any secret zones," the old man said seriously.

He hadn't expected George to get such an evil curse.

More than twenty years ago, the Human Federation had also had a genius who was marked with a demon mark. Every time he entered a secret zone, he would be attacked by a large number of demon race warriors.

He had no choice but to hide in the city, too afraid to go out.

But for a genius everyone had high hopes for, not being able to leave or enter any secret zone was the same as being killed.

That genius couldn't take it and entered the Abyss secret zone recklessly. He was surrounded and killed by a huge number of demon race warriors.

George might end up the same way.

The old man continued, "Do you have a place to stay?"

George looked at Liam and Anna. It was his first time in the Sovereign City. He didn't know anyone, and he had just arrived when he was locked up in prison.

"Mr. George, you two can stay at my place," Anna quickly said. "I have a house in the Sovereign City, but I don't live there much."

"George, you can stay at my place too," Liam added.

"I'll stay with Anna," George thought for a moment. Liam had a special identity, and he didn't want to draw too much attention right now.

"Okay, I got it. I'll come find you later. You can go now," the old man said, and then left the prison. The soldiers around quickly made way for him. No one stopped him.

This old man was clearly even more important than Liam.

"Sir, I still don't know how to call you," George asked quickly.

"Ares."

The old man's calm voice came from outside the prison.

Ares?

George was confused. He had never heard of this person.

Liam and Anna, on the side, had slightly changed expressions. They looked shocked.

"Is this guy famous?" George asked, confused.

Liam nodded. "George, you might not know him, but he has another name—Ares, the God of War."

God of War?

George swallowed hard, stunned. That unimpressive old man just now was actually a War God?

Liam continued. "Ares, the God of War, is really mysterious. Not only you, but I've never seen him before either."

George nodded. That's why Lilia couldn't beat him. A War God had to be at least level 70, a top-tier warrior.

"Master, let's get out of here," Lilia said, not interested in all this. The prison was dirty and smelled bad, and she hated it.

George and the others left, and the soldiers didn't stop them again.

As long as the night passed without any wildings, it meant no infection had happened.

They left the prison, and the world outside was still dark.

"George, after you get back, send me your address. I'll come find you tomorrow." Liam said goodbye to them. He had been away from home for a while and wanted to go back.

"Okay." George nodded, then went with Lily to the house Anna had arranged.

It was a bit remote, and the room wasn't big, but it was enough for the two of them.

"Mr. George, Lily, no one will bother you here. If you need anything, just contact me or Carol. I have to go to the Class Changer Association." Anna told them, then left in a hurry.

She had just taken over as the manager of the Class Changer Association in the Sovereign City and had a lot to do.

...

In the Sovereign City, the Ministry of Education.

It was already midnight, but the office was still brightly lit.

A old man suddenly appeared, and the guards at the door didn't notice.

The old man, who was sitting at the desk, didn't even look up as he said, annoyed, "Situ, can't you just come in properly?"

"Too much trouble." The man was Ares. He just sat down on a chair, took a big sip of coffee, and said, "James, I found out something."

"Oh?" James finally looked up. "Did you find out why the Bloodmist showed up?"

"No. I found out how it infects people." Ares said. "The Bloodmist is definitely the source, but only adventurers who are injured get infected. As for why the Bloodmist showed up in the first place, we'll have to go deep into the secret zones to find out."

"No way," James said immediately. "You can't take the risk. The Bloodmist is too weird. The infected become wild, and their power increases. If you get hurt, who will protect the Sovereign City?"

Ares didn't care. "I already told you, only injured adventurers get infected. I specialize in Intellect Power, and I can sense danger. I'll be fine."

"Can you promise you won't get hurt?" James said firmly. "No way. This is not up for discussion."

"If I get hurt in the Bloodmist, I'll kill myself. I won't let the Human Federation suffer any disaster," Ares said calmly, but with no room for argument.

"You can forget it. There's no way I'll let a War God take such a risk for a mystery like this," James said. He wouldn't risk a powerful warrior just to find out where the Bloodmist came from.

Ares gave him a look and sighed, finally giving up. "Fine. There's another way. You know that George, right? That kid got a demon contract."

"What?"

James gasped and stood up quickly.

He had high hopes for George, but being cursed with a demon contract would bring a whole bunch of demon race warriors after him. That kid would probably never grow strong again.

Ares said calmly, "Don't get so worked up. A demon contract isn't all bad. It's a double-edged sword. If used right, it can speed up your growth. That kid before us? It was because we interfered and because of outside pressure, his mind changed. That's why he ended up dying in the Abyss."

"You say that so easily," James said angrily. "Being chased by demon race warriors? None of us old guys can handle that. How can a kid even stand a chance?"

Ares knew that was true. He said, "Just listen to me. We don't interfere. If he dies by demon race warriors, we just pretend he never existed."

"Fine." James sighed quietly. He agreed with Ares, but George with the demon contract was almost definitely going to die if left alone.

Human Federation had just found a genius. To lose him like this was still hard for him to accept.

Ares continued, "I also found something. The adventurers who went wild after being infected are attracted to the demon mark. The area is huge. It covers almost the whole Sovereign City."

He briefly explained what happened in the prison.

James understood his meaning. He asked, "You want George to attract the infected adventurers?"

"No," Ares shook his head. "I want him to attract monsters from the Bloodmist. I think the Bloodmist came from a powerful and mysterious monster."

"This...," James hesitated. Letting George do this was too dangerous.

And George had the demon mark. It was their fault for not realizing his talent in time. He felt guilty.

Ares said, "I promise I'll keep him safe."

"Fine," James thought for a moment, then nodded. "School opening exams are coming soon. We have to solve the Bloodmist problem fast. Also, if he doesn't want to take the risk, you can't force him."

"Don't worry. I'm not that kind of person," Ares said, then stood up. His body flashed, and he disappeared without a sound.

James took out a file from his drawer and looked at it for a long time.

This was the file of the genius who had the demon contract twenty years ago. He had been killed by demon race warriors in the Abyss.

"Is the demon contract really unsolvable?" He put the file down and rubbed his forehead tiredly.

...

On the other side, George and Lily moved into Anna's place. After they finished cleaning up, they had just fallen asleep when someone knocked on the door.

"Who the hell is that this early?" George said, annoyed from his bedroom.

"George, I'll get it," Lily said from the next room.

Lilia had also gone into the Abyss last night to hunt monsters and level up.

"Ares, the God of War!" Lily gasped and stepped aside, letting Ares in.

"This place is really out of the way," Ares said without any hesitation, looking around the room. "The school's reward is ready. You just need to pack and move there."

George heard the voice and came out of his room quickly. He asked curiously, "Ares, the God of War, why are you here?"

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