Night Ranger

Chapter 159: Demon

p>”Rumble!”

An earthquake-like noise spread through the wilderness!

Most barbarian tribes living on the plateau were alarmed. They looked at the ancient iceberg in shock.

A crack appeared on that iceberg.

The Barbarians ended up kowtowing while muttering quietly.

There was also a Legend Barbarian wildly charging toward the iceberg.

But before he could even arrive near the iceberg, he was stopped by a frightening force.

The Legend Barbarian watched with horror.

The iceberg split open, and a girl wearing a blue skirt coldly looked out at the world.

There was a snake tattoo on her forehead.

This snake was faintly inked and had eight heads on the sides, and one head still growing in the middle!

Five-Headed Crimson Patriarch. Nine-Headed Azure Matriarch.

This was something widely spread by the players of Feinan Continent.

While there are many people who wanted to slaughter the Crimson Patriarch, no one had this thought about the Azure Matriarch.

She was still sleeping in the ice before the Great Calamity, practicing her secret technique.

But the Crimson Patriarch’s death changed everything.

She woke up earlier than before.

She took a step forward when suddenly two lightning bolts appeared from the Ethereal Plane and ruthlessly struck her body.

Her body immediately began to spasm, continuously twitching.

Her face was full of pain!

“Why!”

“Why aren’t you letting me avenge him!”

The woman’s expression was extremely angry.

But there was only silence.

…

The Legend Barbarian was carefully watching, puzzled. He had already heard the elders of the tribe say that the ice was suppressing a demon.

Ever since he became a Legend, he took up the role of Protector of the Northern Wilderness.

But this woman emerging from the ice made him feel threatened for the first time!

A really terrifying threat!

She didn’t even look at him. He was a Legend! When was the last time people looked down on him?

But that feeling seemed very natural and the Legend Barbarian didn’t dare to move.

He just continued to quietly observe the situation.

At that time, a low snake hiss echoed, coming from the Spirit Plane.

The Barbarian didn’t understand that sound, but he knew that this was the language of an Ancient God.

Gods…

His scalp felt numb.

Not every Legend had the courage to stand off against gods.

He even wanted to stealthily run away.

But unexpectedly, the girl calmed down after hearing that hiss.

She took a glance at the Barbarian before completely disregarding him.

Her body slowly sank back down before the ice ponderously closed itself.

“Slam!”

After a moment, everything was restored to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

The Barbarian was left staring in a daze.

At that time an old man carrying a small jar of wine suddenly walked over.

He patted the Legend’s shoulder and sighed, “Go. She won’t come out.”

The Legend Barbarian froze. He knew that old man. He was a poor old wretched from the tribe he was protecting.

How did he suddenly appear here?

Everything that happened today seemed so incredible that the Barbarian’s brain couldn’t completely follow.

He asked, “That woman, isn’t she the rumored demon?”

“Her? Just a small snake.”

The old man took a sip of wine. His red face displayed a hint of regret, “What a shame. A real shame.”

“It would have been great if she was more impulsive…”

“Eight heads, I could still chop them one by one.”

“With nine heads… I won’t be able to handle it.”

…

In an underground cave in the north, a young lady stood respectfully.

Her body was covered with fragrant oil, and in front of her was a shallow pond.

She slowly stepped into the burning hot pond.

The next instant, a powerful consciousness descended on her body!

Pictures flashed one by one in her head.

The Crimson Patriarch’s death, the Azure Matriarch awakening from the ice along with the warning from the World Ending Twin Snakes from the Spirit Plane!

“These five people… I understand.”

“Azure Matriarch, I will definitely not disappoint you.”

“Ah… This Divine Power, my body…”

The girl’s voice suddenly spread through the entire cavern.

Half an hour later.

The young girl stepped out of the cave, wearing a thin silk dress.

Two guards wearing blue gowns bowed their heads and gave their respects.

“Lady Bamboo…”

Bamboo’s hair was in disorder, showing that on her forehead was the mark of a snake with eight heads.

She cheerfully said, “I’ll go south.”

…

White River Valley.

Marvin was bidding everyone farewell.

Yesterday at noon, Marvin took the chance to announce that Wayne would be the Overlord Proxy in front of all the territory’s inhabitants.

When Marvin wasn’t there, he would have Marvin’s authority.

The 9 year old Wayne was naturally very excited to be trusted by Marvin. He read the thick letter that Marvin left more than a dozen times that very night. He remembered each of his brother’s words.

That part of the territory would be left as is for now. He had to wait for Marvin to launch an attack to eliminate the ogre tribe occupying that mountain in the east. Making rapid progress would be difficult.

But the important thing was still to create a strong foundation. Marvin was fully aware that establishing power was a necessity for the chaotic times ahead.

Even though White River Valley was currently very barren, in his plan, this place was bound to become Feinan’s jewel, especially after the Calamity!

At the moment, it was Marvin making great efforts to build White River Valley. But in the future, it would be White River Valley giving Marvin endless support.

A loner has no future. This isn’t a game anymore. This is reality.

…

Today was the day Madeline’s army gathered to attack the Scarlet Monastery, and Marvin had to go to honor his agreement.

In any case, Hathaway was in his territory, so he wasn’t worried of anything coming to cause trouble.

The only inconvenient thing was that yesterday Anna had left White River Valley. She didn’t leave without reason. That soldier sent by Marvin to get Lola had yet to return. She could find him in on the way. Marvin had already told her about the Spider Crypt path.

Naturally, the most important reason was still Anna needing to advance.

After that battle, the butler also felt that her strength was too lacking. Her strength had already reached the peak of level 5 and it was because of having to deal with all kinds of issues in the territory that she hadn’t had time to advance. Now that she had some rare free time, she immediately requested a week off from Marvin.

She could arrive to the south of the Moonlight Forest during that week and find a half-elven teacher to let her advance to 2nd rank, before finding that guard and bringing him back.

As for Lola, it would depend on luck. After all, that swindler might have already fled with the gold.

With Anna leaving, a lot of things in the territory suddenly became a bit complicated. There was naturally no issue on the garrison side. After getting rid of a spy and with the leadership of Gru and Andre, the territory’s order had been properly maintained. But when it came to internal affairs, Wayne alone couldn’t handle it.

Fortunately, a common carriage arrived in the evening. The old butler had returned from Magore Academy. With his help, Wayne should have an easier time.

…

Marvin left the castle, riding a horse toward the west.

Suddenly, a woman descended from the sky, barring the way.

“What about saying goodbye to me?” Hathaway was sitting on a pink magic carpet, looking at Marvin.

Feeling somewhat speechless, Marvin answered, “If a Legend Wizard wants to hide, I most likely won’t find her.”

Hathaway curiously looked at him and said, “To be honest, I’ve never seen an Overlord running all over the place like you. Even pushing the territory’s affairs onto your nine year old younger brother.”

“What are you thinking after all?”

“Becoming stronger,” Marvin immediately answered, “White River Valley isn’t as rich as the Ashes Tower. This Overlord can only run around the place. Trying to find an opportunity.”

“The Scarlet Monastery isn’t a good place,” Hathaway sneered. “Madeline’s plan will most likely fail.”

“Perhaps.” Marvin smiled. “I don’t care.”

“I am only temporarily working with her, checking if I can get some profits.”

Hathaway stared at him, coming to a realization. “You fancy that Lich’s Divine Power?”

Marvin calmly said, “I have a rare False Divinity, so not using it would be a waste.”

“Madeline won’t let you succeed.”

“She is a crafty woman full of ambition.”

Hathaway’s magic carpet suddenly rose up and disappeared in the sky, only leaving a sentence behind.

“Friendly reminder. Half of that woman’s blood comes from the Abyss.”

‘Abyss…’

Marvin solemnly pondered.

Hathaway told him so much, it was already giving him a lot of face. It wasn’t easy for a prideful Legend.

If Madeline had an Abyssal Bloodline, then which one was it?

Marvin felt a little annoyed. There were too many Demons in the abyss after all.

But even if he knew, he still wanted to go.

He was familiar with the structure of the Scarlet Monastery structure anyway.

Hathaway was worried he would be used by Madeline but perhaps it hadn’t occurred to her: why wouldn’t he use Madeline?

Although a 4th rank Half-Legend was difficult to deal with, as long as it wasn’t a direct battle, Marvin was resourceful enough to find ways around it.

Thinking of this, he sped up, heading onward to River Shore City.

…

West of River Shore City. An army had already finished gathering.

Madeline was lazily sitting in a carriage with the door open. Her exposed pure white thigh could be seen from the outside.

It was late summer and the weather was sizzling hot. Lots of soldiers gulped, but they didn’t dare to look for too long.

They had seen the methods of the City Lord.

“Dame, Baron Marvin arrived,” a female servant respectfully said.

“Have him come.” Madeline’s eyes shone as she gently put a fresh and tender lychee into her mouth.

Marvin walked over, step by step, and arrived in front of the cart.

“Come up,” Madeline said in a soft and tender voice.

Marvin suddenly felt countless murderous gazes converging on his body!

Chapter 160: Innate Assassin

p>Madeline was really a source of trouble!

Marvin could feel that among the forces she gathered outside River Shore City, many men admired her.

Some nobles from a vassal territory even rushed over to help, bringing along many of their family knights.

But these people didn’t even get a glance from Madeline.

Instead, it was the unknown Marvin who actually got the City Lord’s personal invitation and was able to ride in her carriage!

This definitely made people jealous.

It’s safe to say that Marvin wanted to avoid being in the spotlight. But he looked at these people and they were mostly good for nothing guys.

They wouldn’t pose a problem.

He wanted to know Madeline’s plan, so he didn’t hesitate and directly entered the carriage.

Madeline snapped her fingers with a smile on her face.

The carriage automatically closed and no one knew what would happen inside.

“Set off!”

At the City Lord’s command, the whole army slowly marched toward the northwest.

That small nameless mountain in the heart of the Hall Mountain Range was bound to receive a group of unwelcome guests.

…

The cart was quite spacious.

It could be seen that this place had been remodeled by Madeline. The inside had been expanded at least five times.

Her carriage was divided into multiple rooms, and Marvin faintly made out signs of alchemy.

This was a mobile laboratory!

Marvin sat on a velvet sofa, yet didn’t feel the summer heat.

There was definitely a [Cold Air] enchantment. Marvin took a rough look at this luxurious carriage and could see the idea behind it.

‘The cost must be considerable…’

Marvin was envious.

In this Wizard Rule Era, Wizards really possessed resources that were far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

This carriage’s cost… Even if the entire White River Valley was sold, it would still not be enough to afford it.

“Want a drink?” Madeline’s voice echoed from a room.

Marvin didn’t have to answer before Madeline suddenly came out of that room.

She had a bottle of red wine and an empty cup in her left hand, and a cup of wine in her right hand!

She brought the cup of wine to her lips and sensually played with it while flames slowly covered her sensual and curvy body.

The wine slowly entered her mouth as the flames started raging.

The seething flames looked like they wanted to engulf Marvin.

Marvin shivered and suddenly closed his eyes!

Purple hair… Flames… Abyssal bloodline…

Everything fit together.

Wayne’s vision!

Marvin suddenly felt that his decision to get on the carriage was a bit careless.

“Are you afraid?”

Madeline walked over, looking magnanimous. She put down the wine and cups and sat down, cross legged while looking at Marvin.

“It’s a long trip, aren’t you bored?”

“Or… You aren’t a man? Let me see your reaction…”

Madeline sensually laughed.

Suddenly, she threw herself at Marvin.

…

But, at that time, something flashed in Marvin’s mind.

He suddenly felt a hot sensation in his chest.

It was the ornament, Vanessa’s gift!

‘Damn, an illusion!’ Marvin cursed inwardly.

He suddenly understood and hurriedly took out the Holy Grail!

With the Holy Grail in his hand, an extremely calming sensation spread through his body. He broke away from Madeline’s illusion in an instant.

This was one of the Holy Grail’s powerful properties.

Resistance to illusions of Legend level or less.

Marvin opened his eyes only to see Madeline wearing a sexy nightgown, coldly watching him.

Seeing the Holy Grail appearing, she smiled, “You finally took it out.”

Then Marvin felt his hand become lighter as the Holy Grail unexpectedly left it.

Grab!

An invisible force wrapped around the Holy Grail and brought it to Madeline’s hand.

That was her true goal!

Using an illusion to put Marvin on guard and thus forcing him to subconsciously rely on the Holy Grail to escape the plight.

Marvin was startled. Maybe she didn’t plan to keep the Holy Grail, but at least for this expedition, she wouldn’t return it to Marvin!

‘Can’t let her snatch the Holy Grail.’

Marvin’s reaction was very fast.

He suddenly rushed toward Madeline, using Burst!

“Bang!”

A powerful force suddenly sent Marvin flying!

He was pushed against the carriage wall, his body twisted!

Madeline held the Holy Grail while smiling. She looked at Marvin’s painful appearance and licked her lips, “I do want to eat you now.”

“But before I settle the problem of the Scarlet Monastery, you’ll have to stay patient.”

“Be at ease, I’m only borrowing your Holy Grail. You don’t need to participate in this fight, you can do what you want in this carriage, or you can also take a nap.”

“Wait for me to return victorious…”

Madeline was very pleased with herself.

Fury flashed through Marvin’s eyes.

This woman had no sense of honor. Both sides had clearly came to an agreement, but how could he have expected her to change her mind!

As expected from the Abyssal bloodline… No wonder Hathaway told him to be vigilant.

Fortunately, he still had a card to play!

Marvin’s expression became calm.

After he obtained the Holy Grail, and before he left the Three Ring Towers, he had Hathaway ask a Wizard from the Craftsman Tower to add a minor enchantment.

This was a temporary enchantment which only lasted three months. But it would always be active during those three months.

This enchantment was called [Return to Rightful Owner]!

Within three months, even if someone stole Marvin’s Holy Grail, he only needed to chant an incantation and the Holy Grail would automatically return to his hand!

Unless the other side was a Legend.

But Madeline wasn’t, she was a Half-Legend. A level 20 Wizard.

She couldn’t impede this enchantment.

…

Marvin said in a low voice, “Since it’s like that, can you let me go?”

Madeline took a surprised glance at Marvin.

She thought Marvin would still flip out. Her Calm and Sleep spells were already ready. But Marvin’s reaction was surprisingly composed.

“Didn’t you cheat me into getting in your carriage for the Holy Grail?” Marvin looked her in the eyes.

“Now that the Holy Grail is in your hand. Isn’t it meaningless for me to stay here?”

Madeline rolled her eyes. “No. For your safety, I think you should still stay in the relatively safe carriage.”

“I know of your Legend friends. I dare not let you die at my side.”

‘House arrest?’

Marvin sneered. He now had some understanding of Madeline.

This City Lord was really not that easy to control.

He had to think of a way to leave this carriage.

Unfortunately, the carriage was completely sealed, locked by magic. Unless Marvin could use Blink or Vanish, he wouldn’t be able to escape at all.

‘Looks like I can only risk it.’

He already thought of something.

But an unexpected person appeared just as he was about to act.

…

A little girl walked out from another room of the carriage.

The girl was very young, her eyes were crimson and she had a vacant expression. She slowly walked over dressed like a maid.

Marvin’s pupils shrank.

Madeline didn’t notice this change. She handed the Holy Grail to that girl and told her, “Put it away.”

The girl whispered a “yes,” turned around and walked toward the back.

She didn’t even glance at Marvin.

But Marvin suddenly asked, “How is your mother?”

Silence suddenly appeared in the carriage. A bad feeling suddenly appeared in Madeline’s chest.

Marvin’s sentence seemed irrelevant. Only he and the little girl understood!

Isabelle.

Marvin still clearly remembered that name. The deep red irises along with her bold stubborness in the face of overbearing bullying.

This was something very rare for a 6 year old little girl.

Isabelle suddenly raised her head. She heard Marvin’s voice!

She reacted very quickly, “This item is yours?”

“Isabelle!” Madeline shouted in a stern voice before pointing at the girl!

She instantly cast a Bind to catch that girl.

Marvin was worried, but he soon relaxed.

Because the girl suddenly disappeared!

Madeline’s Bind missed.

Isabelle appeared next to Marvin and the Holy Grail once again returned to Marvin’s hands.

“Mom died,” she said.

“The money you gave me was also taken away by bad guys.”

…

“That’s how you thank your benefactor!?”

Madeline angrily looked at Marvin store away the Holy Grail in the Void Conch once again.

Even if she stole the Void Conch, she couldn’t get the things inside.

Storage items could self-destruct and her way of handling things wouldn’t work..

Isabelle calmly said, “Sir Masked Twin Blades is my benefactor.”

“Lady City Lord, you aren’t.”

“I’m grateful for you sheltering me. But you’re not my benefactor. You simply want to train me into one of your weapons.”

“I’ll give back what I owe you. Your training did help me uncover my gift. As for today… Sorry.”

She then grabbed Marvin’s hand under Madeline’s furious gaze and the two disappeared from the carriage together!

…

In a carriage that was even more luxurious, a middle-aged Priest was sitting upright. The entire carriage was completely deserted.

Suddenly, two shadows appeared in the carriage.

The middle-aged Priest opened his eyes, only to see a young man and a little girl.

Isabelle’s body suddenly turned limp. Marvin helped her up. She was sweating!

It was clear that using this kind of mystical secret skill was too much of a burden for a young child.

“You…” The Priest suspiciously looked at Marvin.

“We will pay,” Marvin concisely said, conveniently giving the Priest a wizard gold.

He knew that this was enough for Priest of the Silver Church.

As expected, the latter immediately stopped talking.

His gaze focused on Isabelle who was almost unconscious.

Marvin hadn’t expected that the girl who never showed up to his territory would be in Madeline’s carriage.

‘As expected, she was a descendant of that bloodline…’

‘That group of people hailed as [Innate Assassins] in the myths…’

Chapter 161: Deal

p>The carriage was steadily moving forward.

Isabelle was very weak. Even though her potential had been unlocked, leaving Madeline’s carriage while bringing Marvin was obviously very taxing.

She had overworked herself too much.

Marvin looked at the pale stubborn little girl and felt pained.

This child was truly too outstanding.

He carried her in his arm and and gently asked her what she went through. The latter slowly recounted what had happened to her since they parted ways.

…

After Marvin single-handedly annihilated the Acheron gang, he gave her some money.

She was about to use this money to save her mother’s life. But things didn’t go as expected.

Her mother wasn’t able to hold on until Isabelle brought a Priest of the Silver Church. She had already died in her small slum house.

“When she died, a man suddenly rushed in. If not for the Priest protecting me, I might have already been taken away.”

“They stole all the money you gave me, saying my mother owed them a debt when she was alive. This was simply impossible. My mother never owed anyone money.”

“The young Priest didn’t have a solution. Those people were very powerful, it was another gang. He kindly offered to help me bury mom, in that lousy cemetery. I refused.”

“I wanted to get money to properly bury my mother.”

The girl’s voice was very calm, but the story became more and more frightening.

“Roughly at the same time, there was a man in the slum a lot older than me. He drunkenly tried to catch me for reasons I ignored, so I fought back.”

“I used the dagger you gave me to kill him.”

“This was my first kill. But I didn’t feel very disgusted. I got money from his body.”

“That was when I suddenly realized that killing was a good way to make money.”

“Thus, I started killing.”

Her two crimson eyes began to blink. There wasn’t any change in the girl’s expression.

Killing, it seemed to be something very casual to her.

Marvin shook his head in silence.

“Killing is bad,” the Priest to the side interrupted.

“I paid the transportation fees.” Marvin glanced at him. The latter shrugged and closed his eyes to rest.

…

There wasn’t much to say about what happened next. The originally gifted Isabelle soon became like a fish in water in the muddy slums.

Marvin had trouble imagining how a 6 year old little could transform into a frightening killer under the pressure of cruel reality.

She managed to get enough money to bury her mother by killing gang members.

Later, she was found and fancied by The River Shore City Lord during the city’s reorganization. She was brought back to the Wizard’s tower and was trained as a maid, and a true Assassin.

In the Wizard’s tower, there was even a 3rd rank Assassin acting as her teacher. Madeline clearly saw through Isabelle’s talent.

But she might have not known the meaning behind those crimson eyes.

…

A quest he did in his past life flashed in Marvin’s mind. That boy crazily rushing into the enemy lines while recklessly killing left a deep impression. And like Isabelle, that boy also had a pair of crimson eyes.

Killing might be the fate of that race.

They were Innate Assassins, the successors of Shar’s will. They had a trace of the Ancient God’s power in their blood. This power made them stand out from the masses right from their birth.

They claimed to be “Hammons”. Three hundreds years ago, this race lived in the island of Hammon in the north and had very little contact with the outside world.

But something unexpected happened and a great Wizard clan was attracted by the favorable terrain on Hammon Island, and intended to develop it. The inhabiting race naturally strongly resisted.

Both sides fought a frightening bloody battle and ultimately, the Hammons were wiped out by magic, with only a few of them left alive because they had been away.

And that Wizard clan also greatly suffered after that battle and could only barely manage to occupy Hammon Island and their original territory. The development wasn’t too good.

The reason was very simple: Hammons were Innate Assassins, they were an unprecedented threat to the Wizards.

Isabelle for example was merely a 6 year old little girl, but she knew a skill that could let her enter and leave a carriage enchanted by a 4th rank Wizard.

In that battle, the Wizard lost too many experts.

Ever since then, Hammons had disappeared from Feinan’s history, only coming out occasionally. And if they met people from that Wizard clan, they would carry out their revenge. Later on, those who had the Hammon bloodline gradually forgot all of that.

There weren’t many God Players who knew about this part of history.

Marvin just happened to be one of them. He had participated in a quest called [Hammons’ Vengeance]. In that quest, he had to join hands with a Hammon ally and directly bomb Hammon Island.

Countless Wizards died by his hands, but that Hammon boy still killed twice as many Wizards as the Ruler of the Night Marvin!

And that boy was only at the 4th rank.

If he advanced to Legend… He would have been unimaginably powerful!

Marvin had seen some records saying that it’s very difficult for Hammons to advance to Legends. Many of them would be stuck at the 4th rank. Occasionally some would show signs of advancing but they would be eliminated by the Shadow Prince. Hammons were the most likely people to replace his position as a god. Thus Marvin even had suspicions that the conflict between that Wizard Clan and the Hammons might have been instigated by that bastard.

Marvin knew that after Hammons advanced to Legend, they would gain a legendary specialty, [Boundless Blink]!

This ability was stronger than that of the [Nether Lightning Spirit] from the Celestial Plane who could disappear to unknown places.

The only flaw was that Hammons would easily become bloodthirsty. They could effortlessly end people lives, making them easily feel indifferent toward life.

Marvin was equally murderous, but he loved life.

And Marvin could see pure indifference in Isabelle’s eyes.

This gave him a headache.

…

“Be at ease, since we met again, follow me.”

“I won’t let Madeline get a hold of you,” Marvin softly said as he gently pet Isabelle’s head.

The latter slightly nodded before suddenly asking, “Sir Masked Twin Blades, I still don’t know your name?”

“Masked Twin Blades is White River Valley’s Baron Marvin. Everyone knows.” That Priest interrupted once again.

Marvin glanced at him and tacitly agreed.

Isabelle exclaimed, “Oh.”

From her expression, it seemed like Masked Twin Blades being Baron Marvin didn’t really matter.

What mattered was to remember this name.

In fact, she couldn’t forget the scene when she was beat up by the two hoodlums that day and Marvin appeared, and nimbly took care of them.

For this precocious girl who was forced to grow up under dire circumstances, Marvin was the only person who had extended a helping hand.

She remembered every word Marvin said. She even remembered how he gave her the dagger, and his smile as he said, “Hold on to it, Isabelle. We have a common enemy tonight.”

At that time, she secretly pledged an oath in her heart.

Her world was originally grey, but because of this oath, it became a bit more colorful.

‘Masked Twin Blades, White River Valley, Baron Marvin…’

She deeply looked at Marvin, as if she wanted to carve his looks in her heart.

Marvin sighed, thinking of a way to deal with Madeline.

He hadn’t expected the Priest to suddenly say, “Someone wants to come in. If you don’t want her to come in, you’ll have to pay extra.”

Suddenly, a Teleportation Portal appeared in the middle of the carriage.

Madeline!

Marvin’s eyelids twitched, his heart in chaos.

But that middle aged Priest suddenly reached out with his hand and softly pushed on it, unexpectedly closing the Teleportation Portal.

“I closed the first door for free,” he said.

This move seemed so easy that it shocked Marvin!

‘This guy…’

‘He was able to close Madeline’s Teleportation Portal so easily?’

‘What kind of strength is that?’

‘Hold on…’

Marvin stared at the Priest in front of him before finally thinking of something, “You are Sir Collins?”

The middle-aged Priest calmly nodded, “The next door will open in 8 seconds, Madeline seems very angry.”

White Gown Collins!

The highest ranked member of River Shore City’s Silver Church, 4th rank Half-Legend Cleric!

Marvin had been paying attention to Isabelle’s situation and actually hadn’t noticed that Isabelle sent them to the carriage of this high ranked Cleric!

This guy didn’t have the air of a powerhouse, so Marvin had just paid the money and overlooked him.

“How much to not let her in?” Marvin quickly asked.

Collins thought, and said, “It’s expensive.”

“Half the right to a gold mine. No smaller than the one that was found in the north of River Shore City,” Marvin quickly replied.

Collins sized up Marvin and doubtfully asked, “There is a gold mine in your territory?”

“There will be soon,” Marvin calmly answered, “A month at most.”

“Deal.” Collins smiled as he closed the door that just appeared.

Madeline’s roaring voice could be heard from the outside, “Collins, you bastard! What are you doing?!”

“Let this Lord in!”

…

“First tell me where the gold mine is.” Collins seriously watched Marvin.

Marvin answered, “Under the asses of a bunch of ogres…”

Collins immediately opened his eyes wide, and swiftly stood to open the door and let Madeline in!

Marvin immediately said, “Give me three minutes, three minutes are enough.”

“Don’t try to cheat an honest businessman,” Collins warned. “I’ll help you block her for three minutes in exchange for the right to mine that gold mine.”

“Deal!”

Marvin grabbed a scroll from the Void Conch and then used a lousy curved dagger to cut his own finger.

He then started writing something on the scroll.

Chapter 162: Contract

p>Outside the Silver Church’s carriage.

Madeline was crazily knocking on the door.

But the middle-aged Priest remained unmoved.

Other people were looking at this scene, extremely shocked. They had no idea what was going on!

Who could provoke this City Lord? And make her so agitated?

“What are you looking at!?” Madeline turned around and glanced at them.

“Keep moving forward!”

Everyone suddenly went silent and busied themselves with progressing through the Hall Mountain Range.

Collins was leisurely sitting in the carriage. He indifferently said, “Lady Madeline, wait three minutes, and then I would have honored my end of the deal.”

Madeline’s complexion turned red. She was also quite shocked by Isabelle’s instincts.

Out of all the forces of the Scarlet Monastery expedition, only the man in that carriage could block her.

It was this loathsome Collins!

‘Nonsense… This guy only thinks of money… Could Marvin have given him a high fee?’

Madeline quickly thought and said, “Collins, open the door.”

“No matter what he offered, I’ll double it!”

Madeline simply didn’t believe that Marvin could have more resources than her!

Sure enough, Collins immediately opened the carriage window after hearing Madeline’s words and seriously looked at her. “A gold mine, you are serious?”

Madeline immediately froze.

Gold mine?

What gold mine?

Before she could react a “Bang!” was heard. Collins had directly closed the window.

“Turns out it was fake,” he sighed.

“This wretched guy…” Madeline angrily stomped her feet.

As the City Lord of River Shore City, she was almost the strongest in the city. But it was still “almost”.

That Collins guy, even though he was also a Half-Legend, his strength was absolutely no weaker than Madeline’s. In this era where gods couldn’t access Feinan, only the Silver Church could grow so big. Accordingly, the Silver Church’s Priests were very powerful.

Madeline didn’t make friends with Collins, but the other guy pressured her a lot.

She invited him to join the expedition and had spent quite a bit of money.

But she didn’t expect to meet this kind of situation.

The Holy Grail wasn’t in her hand, and everything was controlled by Marvin at the moment. This went against her nature.

‘This won’t do, seems like I’ll have to use force.’ Madeline had a strong temper. Looking at the sturdy carriage, she was about to start using spells.

But then the carriage door suddenly opened.

“Lady Madeline, please come in.”

“Regarding today’s matter of the Scarlet Monastery, I believe we have to talk.”

This was Marvin’s voice.

Madeline coldly snorted before entering.

She couldn’t have guessed that what awaited her was a page of parchment written in blood.

“Sign this contract, or else I won’t stay.” Marvin was hugging Isabelle as he calmly talked.

…

Madeline looked at the contents of that contract with an ashen face.

Marvin’s requirements were mainly what both sides had agreed on last time. After learning of Madeline’s true nature, Marvin wouldn’t easily trust her.

This blood contract had a special binding restriction toward those with the abyssal bloodline. It was fortunate that Marvin was knowledgeable enough to be able to write it in such a short time.

If Madeline didn’t agree with his conditions, the Holy Grail would stay hidden.

He would also leave this expedition.

He was convinced that Madeline didn’t dare do anything to him. After all, she had certainly watched that fight between the Legends.

She still wasn’t a Legend, so she wouldn’t dare to do anything excessive.

“Apart from taking away Isabelle, I can accept the rest.”

Madeline was very gloomy.

“That is non-negotiable,” Marvin calmly said, “I’m taking Isabelle away.”

“Why?!” Madeline sneered, “Is it because she saved you?”

“No, it’s because I’m the one with the Holy Grail,” Marvin sneered back. “Your previous behavior has already seriously harmed our partnership. I’ve already lost my trust in you.”

“This contract is the only way we can barely work together. And Isabelle is my friend. You owe me compensation from your previous attempt to snatching my Holy Grail. In short, she will leave with me.”

Madeline tightly clenched the contract, her fingernails lengthening. “You are really too arrogant.”

“A 2nd rank class holder actually dares to speak like that to me?”

Marvin sneered, “If you haven’t gone blind, you should be able to see that big shot sitting next to me.”

Collins shrugged as he responded, “Don’t look at me like that. I am now standing on his side, Lady Madeline.”

Madeline opened her eyes wide in shock. She couldn’t imagine what kind of benefit Marvin had offered for that old money grubber to change sides. Surely he didn’t actually have a gold mine?

“There is a Legend inside my territory. You know her methods.”

Marvin continued, “You also saw the fight that night. Demon Hunter Constantine, Legend Monk Inheim, Shadow Thief Owl, Endless Ocean. They are all friends of mine.”

“I may only be a 2nd rank class holder, but ask yourself. Am I able to negotiate with you? What do you think?”

He then leisurely looked at Madeline.

Madeline was a very rational person. Marvin using his powerful connections to intimidate her would certainly be effective.

Sure enough, she hatefully looked at Marvin with an extremely unsightly face, before nodding to the contract.

She carefully examined the contract, making sure there weren’t any gaps or pitfalls, before finally signing it.

The contract was set.

Marvin relaxed. This meant that Madeline wouldn’t do anything too excessive for the rest of the expedition.

A hint of craftiness flashed through his eyes.

This contract actually had a very unfair one sided restriction. It constrained Madeline to make sure Marvin was safe. She couldn’t act against Marvin and so on. However it didn’t restrict Marvin from taking the initiative to act towards Madeline. Although if Marvin chose to act, Madeline could strike back. But the initiative was in Marvin’s hands.

It would seem that Marvin was unlikely to pose a big threat to Madeline.

But in fact, there were some wonderful areas in the Scarlet Monastery…

Thinking of this, Marvin silently put the contract away. Regarding Madeline’s previous offense, he would soon pay it back.

…

After signing the contract, Madeline furiously left Collins’ carriage.

Soon, the sound of a woman’s anguished wailing could be heard from Madeline’s carriage.

Marvin acted as if he didn’t hear it.

To make Madeline give up on Isabelle while also enduring that much, it could clearly be seen that there was something extremely important to her in the Scarlet Monastery.

Marvin carefully thought about it and had an inkling as to what it could be.

For the current Madeline, the most important thing was to become a Legend.

She had already been staying at the peak of 4th rank for quite a long time, and she longed for power.

This was a woman full of desires and ambitions.

And there was something that could fulfill her goal in the Scarlet Monastery.

Madeline’s expedition should have failed and they would have retreated because of the excessive losses.

But this time there was Marvin’s Holy Grail, so everything would be different.

Marvin began thinking, would Madeline get that thing?

At that moment, Collins on the side reminded, “Let’s talk about that gold mine.”

“I’m very interested in what you just said.”

…

That gold mine.

It was under a mountain occupied by an ogre tribe, but these fools were clueless about it.

As for the gold mine’s records, Marvin had found them when he read the documents in his father’s study.

He had once sent scouts to investigate the region before ultimately finding an ore vein containing huge amounts of gold with extremely high purity.

But those ogres and monsters on the mountain stopped his father from being able to extract the gold.

He could only record the information, setting it aside for future generations.

Marvin had always been someone that wouldn’t suffer a loss. And it wasn’t without reason that he promised half of the gold mine to the Silver Church.

The current White River Valley was too weak.

The Silver God was an Ancient God that didn’t impose too many requirements on his followers. As long as you used money, it would generate a lot admiration and faith for him. His Divine Power came from many fields.

And the Silver Church was a rare non-exclusive church.

Most churches required followers to believe in one god. But it wasn’t like that for the Silver God. After all, you could believe in love while also believing in money.

The two didn’t conflict.

Therefore Marvin wanted to rope in the Silver Church. And this time he’d incidentally entered Collins carriage, giving him an opportunity.

What’s more, Collins was clearly not a fool. He had definitely noticed that night’s battle. Even in the face of Marvin’s empty promise, he still steadily helped him stall Madeline for three minutes. It was proof that he very strongly wished for cooperation.

Both sides hit it off.

Marvin wanted to borrow the strength of the Silver Church to eradicate the ogres, while Collins naturally had some plans of his own.

In the carriage, a big fox and a small fox were fiercely negotiating.

…

Two hours later, the troops arrived at the small mountain.

Everyone including the horsemen could only go up the hill on foot.

The great group of soldiers opened the path and scared away the small monsters.

Marvin helped Isabelle who had difficulty moving and slowly advanced.

The party finally arrived in front of the Scarlet Monastery.

The two Pain Monks suddenly raised their heads.

“Baron Marvin!” Madeline’s voice was exceptionally cold.

Before she said anything, Marvin had already started using one of the Holy Grail’s halos.

[Curse Dispel]!

The Pain Monks’ buffing curses were suddenly reduced by a third!

Even though these Pain Monks were at the 3rd rank, their strength had reached the level of Half-Legends due to the various curses put in place by the Lich!

But if there was a way to lift the cruses, their strength would drastically drop.

This was the reason Madeline looked for Marvin!

The Holy Grail’s halo kept shining.

Before those two monsters could react, Madeline’s Wizard corps made a move!

Chapter 163: Heavenly Sword Saint

p>River Shore City’s Wizard Corps consisted of twenty-two high level wizards, with eight at 3rd rank and fourteen at 2nd rank.

Facing a monster like that Pain Monk, Madeline naturally didn’t need to act. Six of the 3rd rank Wizards made a move.

They used the same spell, Dissociation!

Due to the light of the Holy Grail, the resistance of those Pain Monks dropped considerably and the Dissociation spell that normally would have had a low success rate instead had a powerful effect!

As expected, before the Pain Monks could counterattack, the six 3rd rank Wizards successfully turned them into ashes!

Green light flickered at the closed entrance of the Scarlet Monastery, while inside it was completely silent.

River Shore City’s guards took the lead. A few Guardians with great strength holding huge shields suddenly charged towards the door.

“Boom!”

Severals Guardians’ shields collided against the closed door, one after the other. The door appeared to have slightly moved.

“Keep hitting it!” Madeline’s voice was authoritative.

The first group took a few steps back and a second team of Guardians took over!

“Rumble!”

This time, one corner of the door was knocked open free, revealing the fog from the Scarlet Monastery.

Marvin knew that if it was another place, Madeline would have brought a battering ram.

But there was no good way to bring a battering ram up this small mountain, so she could only use the Guardians to knock the door open.

Thieves did have the Unlock skill, but the door was both magically and physically locked. Using the Wizards’ strength wasn’t worth it, as they could only cast a limited number of spells per day. Having the Guardians attack one after the other was the best solution.

After roughly four waves of impact, the monastery’s huge door was completely forced open!

The monastery shrouded in mist appeared before everyone’s eyes.

“Squad of rogues, forward.”

“Wizards, follow me. Sir Collins, please have the Silver Church’s Paladins and Clerics protect our sides.”

“River Shore City’s Guard squadron, ready yourselves!”

It could clearly be seen that the City Lord wasn’t just pretending. This woman had some decent commanding abilities!

The entire army seemed very organized under her commands.

At that time, Marvin had no choice but to temporarily leave Collins’ side.

His Holy Grail was a key point in the battle of the Scarlet Monastery, so he had to be at the front lines.

He asked Collins to take care of Isabelle and took the initiative to stand next to Madeline.

The group slowly entered the misty Scarlet Monastery.

…

“I thought you wouldn’t dare leave that old man’s side,” Madeline softly mocked.

“Sir Collins is a good person,” Marvin said indifferently. “At least he has integrity.”

“This is the basis for trade or cooperation.”

Madeline displayed a wicked smile. “You are really disappointing me, Mister Masked Twin Blades.”

“I assumed that we were the same type. This world is full of variables. I thought that surely someone who could kill his own uncle would be a courageous guy.”

“I didn’t expect you to be so inflexible… And I never thought you would actually trust me.”

“To trust a woman too easily, this is probably the biggest weakness of men, isn’t it?”

Marvin smiled and shook his head. “I’m willing to trust anyone.”

“But that doesn’t mean I am easy to bully.”

“Don’t be complacent, Lady Madeline. After this fight, we will have many things to keep us busy.”

The glint in Madeline’s eyes disappeared.

Marvin’s sentence was simply a threat.

If not for that thing in the center of monastery, she would have dealt with Marvin already!

Unfortunately… she had already signed that contract.

She had carefully read the contract. It was flawless. It wasn’t something an ordinary human could write. Marvin completely saw through her abyssal bloodline, though she wasn’t surprised. The news of Hathaway advancing to Legend had already secretly been spread among the southern Wizards.

Madeline had seen her in Marvin’s territory, which made her extremely jealous.

Both of them were more or less the same. They both had outstanding gifts, and quickly broke through ranks, only to be stuck at the Half-Legend boundary for a long time. They couldn’t do much about it. Lance’s Universe Magic Pool limited the Half-Legends from advancing to Legend.

Hathaway had now stepped into the Legend realm ahead of her, making her sense of urgency grow stronger.

‘Hateful… He is actually using Hathaway to pressure me.’

‘Wait till I get that thing. After advancing to Legend, I’ll carefully train this tasty little man…’

There was no visible change on Madeline’s face, but she inwardly made a decision.

…

The party continued forward. After going through the entrance, there was an are covered in mist.

There were two cliff walls on both sides, leading to a really steep cliff above them.

After passing by a rock, Marvin subconsciously looked up. This was the path he had taken when he came to the Scarlet Monastery last time, directly avoiding the two Pain Monks and easily reaching the Ghost Hallway leading to the First Hall.

The faint outline of a building appeared before them.

“Dame, this is the map of the monastery.”

A Wizard of the Wizard corps took out a one meter long map of the Scarlet Monastery and spread it in front of Madeline.

This was a very incomplete map, many places had been erased due to time, but some small areas had been redrawn, filled with some signs.

The Scarlet Monastery was very huge, and moreover, there were monsters everywhere.

But the most frightening thing was still that Lich asleep in the 2nd underground floor.

Everyone thought he was already dead, but he had only pretended to die after failing to ascend to godhood and was in a timeless sleep.

He was saving his strength during his slumber, in preparation for his comeback. He deployed a large amount of monsters inside and outside the monastery.

Some were loyal, but some weren’t, like the Third Hall’s boss [Avenger Fegan]. From what Marvin knew, this guy had always been aiming at the Lich’s Divinity. Moreover, he was now building his relationship with an Evil Spirit Overlord.

This guy had to be eliminated. He was a lot more troublesome than the Half-God Lich.

…

Madeline carefully read the map. Even though she had looked at it countless times before, she still had to carefully compare it with the surroundings.

Some rogues had already carefully gone ahead at her command.

Their goal was to check the area before the First Hall.

But Marvin knew that they would most likely come back empty handed.

Because he had already cleaned that place out.

As expected, the rogues soon returned to the army waiting outside the building. They reported that the rooms ahead were completely empty.

This left Madeline rather stunned.

According to her information, there should be many mortals mind controlled by Demon God Enforcers in the Scarlet Monastery… Where did those people go?

A strange atmosphere filled the entire army.

Only Marvin knew that the Scarlet Slaves he killed had probably been found by the Demon God Enforcers, and then dragged to the Fifth Hall to feed that monster.

That guy would eat and eat, but would never be full.

‘The Scarlet Monastery has five halls. The first one is mainly filled with Corpse Seekers, and the boss is an elite Corpse King. The strength of River Shore City’s guard is enough to eliminate it, not to mention the Silver Church.’

‘The Second Hall is mostly Gargoyles and Sirens. The Holy Grail can restrain these monsters, so it shouldn’t be too hard to wipe them out.’

‘The Third Hall is the most troublesome as Demon God Enforcers don’t suffer from the Holy Grail’s halos. And Avenger Fegan is a Half-Legend. Victory would depend on Madeline and Collins.’

‘From what was said in the game, they suffered terrible losses in the Third Hall and met an enemy they couldn’t beat in the Fourth Hall, and thus they could only retreat.’

The lore of the game appeared in Marvin’s mind.

‘But I joined this time, so it will definitely be different.’

‘The crucial part is the Fourth Hall…’

That tall and steady shadow flashed in his mind, making him sigh.

The matter of the Fourth Hall wasn’t something he could control. They might be stuck there, as it was just the nature of the place.

That man was too frightening after all.

Even if Hathaway or Constantine acted, they might not necessarily be able to defeat him. Let alone just Madeline.

If they wanted to forcefully push forward, they would need someone on the level of Inheim.

Thus the Lich was reassured when he had him guard the Fourth Hall.

Because entrance to Scarlet Monastery’s underground area was in the Fourth Hall.

Only Marvin knew this secret.

That map was intentionally misleading. There was no entrance after the Fifth Hall; it was just an endless abyss!

The real entrance was in the Fourth Hall!

Marvin clearly remembered the spot. He had almost never succeeded when he attacked Scarlet Monastery in the past.

All the players were stuck in that Fourth Hall because no one could find a way to deal with that man.

Even if you used human wave tactics, it wouldn’t scare him in the slightest.

But he also took it pretty easy. As long as you didn’t do too much, he wouldn’t take the initiative to act against you.

This was his principle.

That man was called the [Heavenly Sword Saint] many years ago, and he was the strongest person in the Scarlet Monastery.

He appeared there not because he was corrupted.

But because he had something to protect.

Something more precious than his life.

…

“If there are no mortals, just advance!” Madeline ordered.

“Attack!”

This time the rogues didn’t go in first, and instead the guards took the lead.

They entered the Ghost Hallway.

The paintings on both sides were coldly watching them.

Madeline looked at these paintings and suddenly sneered. A flame appeared at the end of her finger and flew toward the paintings.

“Aaaah!”

Shrieks echoed from the paintings. The Ghost Hallway suddenly transformed!

Chapter 164: Grudge

p>Those strangely smiling figures in the paintings began to distort.

However, they could only watch as the flames burned their bodies!

Because they were sealed within the paintings. These paintings protected them, but also restricted them.

And Madeline’s fire could directly pierce the defenses, burning their main bodies.

In an instant, besides the Headless Girl’s painting which wasn’t affected because it was completely empty, the inhabitants of the rest of the paintings were cleanly burnt.

Miserable shrieks could be heard. It seemed like countless people were buried in the fire.

The soldiers were extremely motivated.

Madeline’s expression didn’t change as she disdainfully said, “Filthy things.”

Marvin inwardly ridiculed, ‘It’s not wrong to say that Evil Spirits are filthy, but Madeline has an abyssal bloodline. It’s like the pot calling the kettle black.’

In a short ten seconds, the Ghost Hallway paintings had been cleaned out. The picture frames were still there, but the people in the paintings were nowhere to be seen.

Marvin was aware that these people were probably servants of the Evil Spirit Envoy Morris that were sealed inside.

Morris thought that no one would find them in these paintings.

Unfortunately, Madeline’s eyes were very fierce!

The flames she just used clearly weren’t from an ordinary spell, but a special spell, probably originating from her abyssal bloodline.

“Let’s go,” said Madeline after all the Evil Spirits were burnt to death.

Everyone was preparing to advance toward the First Hall, but before they could, an angry voice rang out.

“You have the cheek to burn my servants!”

“Great Lord Diggles won’t forgive your provocation!”

A tall man came out of the last painting and angrily stood in front of everyone.

His gaze was directly locked onto Madeline.

…

‘Idiot…’

Marvin felt somewhat helpless.

He naturally knew that tall old guy, Evil Spirit Envoy Morris. He had been chased by that guy’s crows and dark knights when he entered the Boknin World to help Vanessa the Headless Girl retrieve her head.

‘These Evil Spirit Envoys really do have brain issues.”

Marvin looked at Morris with some pity.

He actually had the courage to jump out of Boknin and directly provoke Madeline…

Wasn’t this courting death?

Marvin could already predict his fate!

As expected, Madeline squinted at him. “Evil Spirit Envoy?”

Morris proudly raised his head, proclaiming, “Correct, I am Lord Diggles’…”

But before he could finish, Madeline had already opened her five claws and a powerful force pulled Morris toward her palm. The lively Morris was lifted from the ground and she took hold of him.

“Idiot,” she muttered in a low voice.

A fierce and frightening flame rose up from her palm. It looked like Morris wanted to do something, but there was no time!

“Whoosh!”

In the blink of an eye, he was burnt to ashes.

A flame shone brilliantly in Madeline’s eyes.

‘Not just a Succubus bloodline!’ Marvin shivered.

Although Madeline was only a Half-Legend Wizard, the type of magic she used was quite fierce. This meant her abyssal bloodline was also very outstanding.

Ordinary Succubi didn’t have this kind of magic ability.

The others stayed silent, as they already somewhat knew of Madeline’s strength. Otherwise, the chaotic River Shore City wouldn’t have been gathered once again under her strength.

In this world where only power reigned, politics were useful, but not as useful as a legendary spell.

Strength was the law.

…

“He seemed to want to say something,” Marvin reminded. “Killing directly doesn’t sound like you.”

Madeline displayed a splendid smile. “Don’t be afraid, Baron Marvin. I am actually a very gentle person. The reason I didn’t give him the chance to open his mouth was simply because I hate Evil Spirit Envoys, nothing more.”

“Just a grudge, no need to care about it,” she said.

Marvin shrugged. This didn’t quite look like a grudge.

But regardless, the strength Madeline so easily displayed greatly raised everyone’s confidence.

After the Ghost Hallway was cleaned out, the rogues were sent ahead and came back to report that they found traces of a Corpse Seeker.

Madeline waved her hand for them to advance when they were suddenly obstructed for the second time!

…

A huge shadow was cast from a distant place.

The shadow twisted in the Ghost Hallway, turning into a huge face.

“How dare you provoke me…” the face said in a low voice.

When that face suddenly appeared, every person who looked at it turned completely stiff!

Only a few people could resist this negative effect, including a few 3rd rank Wizards, Madeline and Collins.

Of course, Marvin wouldn’t be affected, as he had the Holy Grail.

“Evil Spirit Overlord Diggles!” Madeline’s expression became quite serious.

“Correct. That’s me…”

The face was missing its eyes.

But somehow it made everyone feel insignificant, like everything was seen though.

“Humans are such filthy creatures. You actually have the nerve to…” Diggles sneered.

Unfortunately, someone wasn’t willing to listen to that large projection of the Evil Spirit Overlord!

The white gowned middle-aged businessman took a step forward, raised the scepter in his hand and chanted!

In a flash, a twisting void appeared in the Ghost Hallway.

“You are…” Diggles’ tone suddenly rose, but at that time, the void fissure contorted and sucked the face in!

“Bang!”

The hole closed and the Ghost Hallway once again recovered its peace.

Everyone immediately relaxed. Some looked at the white gowned Collins with worship.

Marvin was very surprised when he looked at him!

He knew that spell. It was the 4th-circle Divine Spell, [Banishment]!

This Divine Spell could banish most entities of Legend rank or lower that were from a different plane.

Even though Diggles was troublesome, he was from the distant Underworld. This temporary projection should only be at the 4th rank and could be directly banished by this Divine Spell!

But it also used up a good amount of Divine Power, so it was surprising that a stingy guy like Collins took the initiative instead for asking for a price.

Furthermore, this was simply humiliating the Evil Spirit Overlord. Both sides’ bridges could be considered burnt.

What was that about?

Marvin looked at Collins.

The latter smiled back. “Don’t mind me, Baron Marvin. I’m actually a very gentle person. The reason I didn’t let him say too much nonsense was simply because I didn’t like him, nothing more.”

“Grudge. Grudge.”

Madeline took a glance a Collins, clearly dissatisfied at him for shamelessly copying her own lines.

But Collins had acted and dealt with a trouble for her, isn’t that good enough?

She gave a command to calm down everyone who had been intimidated by the Evil Spirit Overlord.

…

In front of the First hall, three open paths branched out.

In the darkness of the hall, light slowly appeared as River Shore City’s guards cautiously lit the braziers on both sides.

The flames rose a bit as a rough breathing sound could gradually be heard in the distance!

A tall figure dragging a rusted iron sword slowly came out of the darkness.

He was putrefied all over, his lower jaw was hanging down, and his face only had a thin membrane of sieve-like skin left.

His adam’s apple was continuously wiggling, and his chest was heaving up and down randomly, while his breathing sounded like a bellows.

[Corpse Seeker]!

The Corpse Seeker’s appearance was more or less the same as zombies from the zombie movies he saw in the past.

This was a group of very pitiful people!

They were all living beings at first, but they were pushed into special coffins, and were transformed into this kind of half dead monster through some horrifying secret techniques.

Like the Pain Monks, they were always in an state of intense pain.

Killing them was actually the best way to free them.

“Clang!””Clang!””Clang!”

Coffin doors from the neat row of coffins were slowly pushed open.

Corpse Seekers silently crawled out of the coffins, one after the other.

Under the faint flames, the soldiers also started tensing up.

Madeline squinted, meticulously looking over these Corpse Seekers before making a sign.

Then, the Silver Church’s Paladins took out their swords!

“Clang!”

The sharp sound of the swords being drawn dazed some people. The Divine Power enchanted into the swords emanated a warm radiance.

A faint silver color spread to every soldier, focusing especially on those at the front line.

Their panic immediately disappeared.

It was replaced by great courage and confidence.

This was the effect of the Divine Spell. Sometimes it could attack people’s wills, and sometimes it could give them courage!

“Forward!” Madeline ordered in a low voice.

The first row of soldiers immediately rushed out.

Collins also nodded.

A small team of Silver Paladins rushed forward with them.

For a moment, the two parties seemed like two torrents breaking into the mobs of the slow Corpse Seekers!

“Crash!”

Swords slashed at them, but only the sound of flesh being cut could be heard.

The Corpse Seekers’ movements were very slow, but they had no vitals!

Even if you cut every piece of flesh, as long as they still had their skeleton intact, they would still be able to fight.

This was the reason these zombie-like monsters were so frightening.

“Cut their knees!” a Paladin loudly yelled.

Everyone automatically listened.

In the Hall, a chaotic fight was underway. Madeline calmly watched over the battlefield.

At that time, a huge coffin suddenly stood up in a corner of the hall!

The people who noticed it were startled!

Only Marvin was pleased with what he saw.

‘Corpse King!’

He quickly handed the Holy Grail to Isabelle, and then his body flashed forward, like an arrow leaving a bow.

“This guy is mine.”

“The loot is also mine!”

Flicker!

A shadow split from Marvin’s body as he directly jumped on top of the coffin!

Chapter 165: Corpse King

p>Marvin’s move was really too fast, startling everyone.

The nobles and soldiers from River Shore City originally thought that Marvin was a sort of gigolo that Madeline wanted to keep around.

When Marvin got on Madeline’s carriage, they looked at him in contempt.

When the Magic Holy Grail appeared, it made them realize that the City Lord had searched out that noble from the countryside for this reason.

In fact, news in River Shore City spread pretty fast, and Marvin’s display in the Battle of the Holy Grail had already spread through the East Coast.

But the main characters from the previous Battle of the Holy Grail were always Wizards, so the rumors about Marvin were dismissed by most people as him deliberately showing off.

They preferred to believe that Marvin’s younger brother Wayne had an outstanding performance, winning the brothers the supreme honor of getting the Holy Grail.

So, while some could understand the importance Madeline placed on Marvin, most of them still didn’t put that countryside noble in their eyes. After all, although Marvin was carrying two daggers, he really was too thin.

A year of blacksmithing had given him some muscle, but compared to those strong Fighters or Knights, he was really too weak.

Together with his delicate face, there would inevitably be some people thinking of despicable things.

But right now, everyone saw Marvin in a new light!

25 Dexterity! Flicker specialty! This wasn’t something that just anyone could reach!

…

Among the Paladins, Gordian beheaded a Corpse Seeker before turning to witness Marvin’s shocking speed!

‘That guy…’

‘As expected, it’s him!’

When they joined hands against the Plague Envoy in the underground path, Gordian was somewhat impressed by Marvin. The mouth mask wasn’t enough to hide him from the Paladin’s perception.

When he saw Marvin appear next to Madeline, he was shocked.

But what shocked him most was that Marvin’s strength had surprisingly risen so quickly.

If he wasn’t wrong, when they faced the Plague Envoy that night, Marvin was still about 1st rank.

‘Now he has already reached level 10!’

‘And it looks like he can break through to 3rd rank at anytime. How could this be!?’

‘How could such a talent exist in Feinan?’

As Gordian was distracted, a Corpse Seeker on the side found a gap and attacked.

Fortunately, an ally helped him block before yelling, “Leader! What are you doing!?”

Gordian hurriedly reacted and no longer looked at Marvin. He clenched his teeth instead and focused on dealing with those hateful Corpse Seekers.

He was one of the treasured Paladins of the Silver Church!

He had been lingering at the bottleneck at the peak of 2nd rank for a very long time.

He was certain that after tempering himself at this Scarlet Monastery and going back to receive the Silver God’s Blessing, he would definitely advance to 3rd rank!

Gordian held his breath and attacked even more fiercely!

A moment later, a gap opened up in the Corpse Seeker swarm!

…

On the other side, Marvin was comfortably standing on the coffin.

“Bang!”

An oppressive sound thundered out as the cover of the coffin fell to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. Marvin’s expression didn’t change as he did a backward jump, landing noiselessly on the ground.

At the same time, the Shadow Doppelganger took his place, creeping on top of the coffin.

This move was so skillfully executed that it couldn’t be reproduced at will.

Everyone watching the battlefield began to shift their attention to Marvin’s side.

The battle between the Corpse Seekers and the soldiers wasn’t very interesting.

Even though the Corpse Seekers were unafraid of death, they were completely suppressed under the number advantage and level superiority of the soldiers. These Corpse Seekers were fated to die.

What made the watchers curious was this extremely bold Baron Marvin. What was he doing in the end?

This huge stone coffin clearly contained an elite level character. Did he want to kill it by himself?

“Reckless or brave? I actually want to see if that Baron Marvin is as the rumors say, the most outstanding young Ranger of the South.”

In a group of mysteriously dressed men, a man wearing a black cloak spoke in a low voice.

This was a group of special helpers Madeline invited. They only had to act when Madeline requested.

They were a lot more mysterious than ordinary mercenaries.

“Needless to say, I think he is screwed.” A purple masked man on his left disdainfully dismissed, “A 2nd rank Ranger challenging a monster which is at least of the 3rd rank. The outcome, isn’t it obvious?”

“Let us bet,” the cloaked man said in a low voice. “If he deals with that monster, that blood slave you recently got a hold on, give it to me.”

“Hmph, I know you have bad intentions,” the purple masked man sneered. “What are you betting?”

“Ancestor Fang,” the cloaked man concisely replied.

Without having to even consider, the masked man accepted. “Deal!”

He was full of confidence. He had studied a bit about this stone coffin.

There wasn’t an ordinary Corpse Seeker inside. It was a Corpse King!

Its constitution was extremely fierce. To kill it, you would need extremely good stamina.

The masked man wasn’t an idiot. He had already clearly seen through Marvin’s movements. He was a Dual Wielding Ranger, and would burst an enemy with a flood of attacks.

The Corpse King didn’t have any vitals. Even if Marvin cut down the Corpse King’s head, that thing still might be able to jump around.

Insta-killing the Corpse King?

This wasn’t something a 2nd rank Ranger could do.

‘Ancestor Fang, you are mine.’ The masked man was sure victory was in his hands.

Unfortunately he didn’t know that compared to ordinary Rangers, Marvin had the advantage of experience!

…

As a fourteen year old Ranger, not many people would have hope in Marvin’s battle experience.

But the Scarlet Monastery’s Corpse King could be practically be considered an acquaintance of Marvin’s.

He had farmed this instance a lot of times, and although he was blocked at the Fourth Hall, those few halls ahead of him weren’t complicated.

And the Corpse King was singled away by Marvin.

Marvin already knew the Corpse King like the back of his hand!

‘Is his first step going to be with the left foot or right foot?’

‘Left foot is poison mist, right foot is [Twisting Bandages]…’

Marvin crouched behind the coffin, lazily thinking.

He could share the sight of his Shadow Doppelganger and could clearly see the first move of the Corpse King.

“Pshhh…”

Some noise could be heard coming from the dust cloud.

Marvin watched attentively…

It was the left foot! That was the poison mist!

Sure enough, after the Corpse King took a step outside the coffin, a poison mist was emitted from his tall figure.

This poison mist didn’t spread, and only revolved half a meter around the Corpse King.

Even so, this was a very troublesome ability!

Because this kind of poison mist was very frightening. If one was infected and not treated with a Divine Spell on time, it would end in death!

But Marvin had a trick!

‘The back of the stone coffin is out of the range of the poison mist!’ Marvin stayed at the back and started controlling the Shadow Doppelganger.

Thus, under everyone shocked gaze, the Shadow Doppelganger suddenly leapt from the top of the stone coffin!

He actually directly threw himself at the Corpse King!

…

“That guy isn’t dead?” someone exclaimed.

Marvin switching places with his Shadow Doppelganger was too skillful. Many people missed it and still thought the one standing on the coffin was Marvin.

But a few people clearly saw Marvin stealthily change positions with the doppelganger.

“It’s a doppelganger.” The masked man frowned.

Obviously, Marvin’s move was out of his expectations.

What was this guy thinking?

Even if it is a doppelganger, there’s no need to throw it away at the Corpse King? Isn’t that just a waste?

“Clever.”

The cloaked man at his side exclaimed in admiration.

“Clever?” The masked man froze as Marvin’s doppelganger immediately gave him the answer!

…

The Shadow Doppelganger was carrying two small and extremely sharp knives

This kind of knife was really far from enough to kill, but they were sharp enough and actually more suitable to be used to cut ropes and other things.

When the Shadow Doppelganger was pouncing on the Corpse King, its knives were already moving!

“Crack!”

The weakest part of the bandages covering the Corpse King were severed.

Under the effects of the poison mist, the Shadow Doppelganger’s HP quickly declined.

Marvin crouching behind the coffin slightly smiled.

‘Run!’

As everyone watched in surprise, the Shadow Doppelganger suddenly grabbed one end of the severed bandage and burst into a sprint!

Even though the Shadow Doppelganger only had half of Marvin’s attributes, its speed was still quite fast.

In an instant, he ran ten meters!

The Corpse King was caught off guard, lost a bit of balance and rotated for half a circle before managing to stop himself .

And at that time, the poison finished off the Shadow Doppelganger!

But this also created an opportunity.

Behind the Corpse King a small exposed area around his neck was revealed.

A lump of rotting flesh was exposed at that area and didn’t have the protection of bandages.

In Marvin’s eyes, this was an enormous gap.

He suddenly started moving and directly jumped on the coffin.

The next instant, a syringe appeared in his hand!

This syringe had a diameter of 5 centimeters and could be considered as a product of alchemy that each major guild sold. The syringe had an extremely sharp end. It was different from the syringes used on earth to cure or prevent human illnesses. In Feinan, those things were used to kill!

Assassins would fill them with poison and stab their enemies with it so that it could quickly spread through their bodies.

And Marvin was using it to deal with the Corpse King.

Waiting for a break in the erratically rotating poison mist, Marvin grasped an opportunity and flung the syringe!

At such a close distance, the syringe easily pierced through the exposed area.

“Pop!”

The syringe was stabbed in. The Corpse King felt something fishy and slowly tried to turn around.

Unfortunately Marvin had already fiercely jumped over.

He flipped in the sky, and his right foot ruthlessly pressed on the back of the syringe.

The liquid in the copper syringe was injected into the Corpse King’s body!

Marvin quickly got out of the way.

And the next moment, the Corpse King’s painful howl could be heard spreading through the entire First Hall!

“What’s in the syringe?” The cloaked man couldn’t help but mutter.

This was also what all the other people wanted to know.

What is in the syringe after all?

Everyone was blankly watching the Corpse King struggle in pain.

Only the old fox Collins was all smiles as he looked at Marvin dodging around on the side, apparently knowing something.

Chapter 166: Loot!

p>A miserable shriek echoed through the First Hall!

Even more surprisingly, the poison mist around the Corpse King started gradually disappearing.

Its HP rapidly declined, with a third disappearing in mere seconds.

Its body was close to falling apart, and many holes appeared in the bandages covering it.

‘As expected, even if #11 Holy Water isn’t the strongest, it has some wonderful effects against the undead.’

‘That old fellow Collins sure has a lot of good things in hand! Next time I’ll have to find the chance to profit a bit more,’ Marvin snickered inwardly.

Other people would put frightening poisons in syringes. But what he poured in his syringe was pure Holy Water.

This Holy Water was also part of a deal between him and Collins. This was a small bottle and was considered an advance payment.

Without the #11 Holy Water, with its extreme efficacy against the undead, how could Marvin dare to attack this freakish Corpse King?

But it was all good now. The thorniest problem, the poison mist, had already disappeared.

Marvin began his performance!

…

“It is Holy Water… I can smell that disgusting smell,” said the cloaked man in the group of mysterious people said.

“This kid’s way of thinking is really novel.”

“Based on the stakes, your small blood slave is mine, isn’t it?”

The masked man was furious, but could only helplessly nod.

But his expression while looking at Marvin became even more ruthless.

That guy actually made him lose a rare tender blood slave he had just earned. He would definitely look for a chance to teach him a lesson!

…

In the other man’s eyes, Marvin performance could be described as magical.

After the syringe was used, the corpse king completely lost its initial overbearing aura.

Marvin was like lightning, coiling around him at high speed.

His blade skills left others dazed.

Cold light kept flashing from his daggers as the Corpse King tried to angrily counterattack. But it was originally sluggish, and after losing the poison mist’s protection, it simply couldn’t follow Marvin’s speed.

The bandages!

In Marvin’s opinion, this Corpse King’s most valuable possessions were the bandages twisting around its body.

Other people wouldn’t know, perhaps thinking these smelly and disgusting things were only the Corpse King’s ornaments, but he knew they were a Magic Item.

He had to completely take it off the Corpse King’s body, or else it would be a waste of resources, and a waste of his Holy Water too.

For this reason, Marvin was very careful.

He used the Armor Strip skill he had used last time on the summit to take off the Guardian’s armor.

Both daggers acted simultaneously, doing all sorts of movements which had been brought to the point of perfection.

In just ten seconds, the Corpse King’s bandages were gradually undone.

And Marvin was continuously rotating around the Corpse King.

Everyone felt dizzy.

Shortly afterwards, Marvin finished perfectly taking away the bandages.

And the current Corpse King was like an arrow at the end of its flight.

The #11 Holy Water was flowing inside its body. To those undead monsters, this was simply the most frightening nightmare.

It was naked all over and was just a mass of rotting flesh. Now this Corpse King wasn’t too different from those ordinary Corpse Seeker, besides having a bigger build.

“Bang!”

Marvin firmly pulled the bandages to him before carefully putting them away in his Void Conch, as if he had gained the most precious treasure.

Everyone’s view of Marvin suddenly changed a bit.

Admittedly, this guy was actually not that bad at fighting.

But his taste… Look at the Corpse King. Even if we pretend it was a beautiful woman when it was alive, it was now rotten beyond recognition.

He wanted to keep this corpse’s putrid clothing?

All kinds of filthy ideas appeared in everyone’s mind as Marvin boldly resumed his attack!

This time he was truly launching a fierce assault.

Reckless Dual Wielder and Burst were continuously used as he frantically slashed his daggers, completely cutting apart the Corpse King’s rotting flesh!

“Crash!”

Marvin crouched and broke the Corpse King’s kneecap.

He then turned, taking advantage of the angular momentum to hit the shoulder blade!

“Bang!” The Corpse King’s arm was cut off.

What followed was like a show.

Marvin once again revealed his exquisite dagger skills.

He seemed like a chef that required perfection, as one slash after another directly cut the Corpse King apart into eight pieces!

Following the Corpse King’s final bone falling, Marvin slowly stretched and let out a long breath.

Fighting a duel with the Corpse King still put some pressure on him.

It was a battle that required high focus after all. Without the help of Holy Water, he wouldn’t have had any hope.

Even so, to cleanly get rid of the Corpse King without any injury, and without showing any of his cards apart from his dagger skills was also a kind of challenge.

Fortunately, not only did he manage to do it, he did it perfectly.

He even faintly felt that his Dagger Mastery was about to breakthrough.

This was a fantastic feeling, but he was unable to find it on the logs so Marvin thought it might have just been imagined.

But he still had this feeling.

Soon.

….

The scene of Marvin killing the Corpse King so neatly and easily was seen by everyone, leaving them astonished.

They finally began to acknowledge that this Baron Marvin really had skill.

Being able to join an army and receive Lady Madeline’s recognition was really because of his ability.

After all, apart from the Wizard corps, who else here would dare to say they could win a duel against a monster like the Corpse King?

Even if they were given #11 Holy Water!

Sprinkling Holy Water on the Corpse King would have next to no effect because of the protection of the bandages.

Even if they managed to find an exposed spot and get the holy water on its skin, the effects would be quite minor.

Only a move like Marvin’s could forcefully pour Holy Water into the Corpse King’s body, bringing out its full effects.

But this action which looked so easy was in fact extremely hard.

Only someone like Marvin who had killed that thing many times could do it.

After getting benefits, Marvin quickly returned to the army.

Madeline nodded. “Great job. You have the right to loot first.”

Marvin froze, before secretly rejoicing.

When he mentioned loot earlier, he had been referring to the Corpse King’s bandages. He hadn’t expected Madeline to misunderstand him.

From what she said, it seemed he would have priority in looting the First Hall!

Since that was the case, Marvin wouldn’t be polite.

He certainly wouldn’t tell Madeline that the Corpse King’s bandages were already a Magic Item. And not just any Magic Item, but an extremely rare one.

He simply nodded silently.

…

The battle concluded soon after.

The Corpse Seekers clearly lost their will after the Corpse King’s death.

With the Paladins and the guards working together, the Corpse Seekers were wiped out.

The entire First Hall was swept clean.

The squad in charge of logistics began to gather the loot. This squad was composed of Madeline’s trusted aides, or maybe slaves, and would definitely be trusted, or maybe controlled.

Under Madeline’s orders, the First Hall was quickly cleared.

Most of the loot consisted of three things. One was the Corpse Seekers’ weapons, or items on their bodies. These were basically of little value. The second was those coffins. There were a total of thirty coffins, including the Corpse King’s stone coffin. These were enchanted with dark magic and should bring have some value if sold to the Necromancers of the Despair Hill. As for the third thing, it was treasure chests the rogues found. There weren’t many of them, but they might hide precious objects within.

Madeline took a glance at Marvin, hinting that he should go first.

Marvin mumbled, pretending to look at the treasure chests for a moment, but when everyone thought he would pick the treasure chests, he pointed at the other side.

“I’ll take these.”

His finger was surprisingly pointing at those coffins!

Everyone looked at Marvin with their expressions becoming more and more confused. Was this guy a fool, or did he have another plan?

Could he be a Necromancer? Could he want to turn living people into Corpse Seekers?

This shouldn’t be… There was no mention of any ghosts coming and going through White River Valley.

As for selling them, who knew how much those Necromancers could fork out? This was surely far less profitable than the treasure chests which could bring tangible benefits, and without any risks.

After all, dealing with Necromancers could easily lead to them attacking you to take your treasures..

“You want these coffins?” Madeline was also surprised.

Marvin nodded. “You can decide on the distribution.”

Since he said this, Madeline had to give him a fair amount.

Marvin had definitely established a great service in that fight. Anyone could see the strength the Corpse King displayed. If not for Marvin bravely rushing out and single-handedly killing the Corpse King, they might have lost a few people.

In the loot distribution, she had to satisfy Marvin.

Therefore she hesitated a moment and ended up giving half of the thirty coffins, including that stone coffin, to Marvin.

Marvin had no objection to this. He was already very satisfied with half of the coffins.

These coffins might be useless to others, but for him, it would be an experiment.

He had a way to turn a malicious coffin into a cultivation tank. Through this cultivation tank, he could slightly increase a human’s constitution.

After some improvements, it would be perfect for raising his garrison’s strength.

But he couldn’t do this by himself. He needed someone good at Necromancy to help him.

As for that person, Marvin naturally already had a candidate in mind.

…

The loot was quickly split, and the First Hall was also swept clean, to ensure there were no monsters left.

After overcoming the First Hall, Madeline didn’t rush to attack again. Instead she ordered Guardians to tear down the entrance of the monastery and block the passage from the First Hall to the Second Hall.

They began setting up camp in the First Hall.

Steady progress was the key to victory.

“It’s already nightfall. We will rest for the night and attack the Second Hall tomorrow,” Madeline ordered.

Everyone began busying themselves and tents were slowly set up inside the Scarlet Monastery.

Marvin and Isabelle were assigned to a separate tent.

…

Very late at night, Marvin left the tent, careful to not wake the little girl.

He quietly walked along and soon arrived at a corner of the First Hall.

But he couldn’t have guessed that a mocking voice would suddenly call out behind him.

“You think you can deceive everyone?”

Chapter 167: Blood Race

p>Marvin suddenly turned around, only to see a masked man standing there, coldly glaring at him.

The area was shrouded in darkness, but Marvin could naturally see the other man clearly thanks to his darksight.

But it seemed like the masked man could also clearly see Marvin.

Marvin was startled.

“Blood Race?”

He knew that there were some Vampires living in the Deathly Silent Hills, north of River Shore City. These guys were members of the Bright Party and had some dealings with the higher ups of River Shore City.

This time, Madeline had definitely gathered every force possible to attack the Scarlet Monastery. So it wasn’t strange that the Vampires had joined.

The man was slender, and his movements were quiet. To be able to tail him but not be detected, apart from this special lifeform, Marvin didn’t know who else could hide from a Night Walker’s perception during the night!

The masked man seemed surprised. But he soon sneered, “Madeline is pretty good to you isn’t she? She tells you everything.”

“She didn’t tell me, I made a wild guess.” Marvin retreated half a step, both hands pressing on his curved daggers.

This was a bit different from what he’d planned.

In his plan there was no crazy Vampire suddenly coming out to play tricks.

Though he had left secretly, he had intentionally not completely concealed himself. But the one he was trying to draw out was a different person!

The one he expected didn’t appear. What appeared instead was an odd Vampire.

“Your distinguished self apparently has some enmity toward me,” Marvin said in a low voice, “I don’t understand.”

The masked man arrogantly declared, “You made me lose a fresh blood slave. Isn’t that enough?”

Marvin frowned. “I am clueless as to what you mean.”

“Wait until I turn you into my blood slave, you won’t be so clueless then,” the masked man said with a low laugh.

The next second, he pounced at Marvin.

Marvin saw a flash before his eyes. ‘So fast!’ His eyes surprisingly couldn’t keep up.

…

In a corner of the First Hall, a battle quietly began.

“Woosh!”

The assailant abruptly swept past Marvin. If not for Marvin dodging and sending out a rather threatening reverse slash, the Vampire’s fangs might have already bitten into his neck.

That guy’s speed was too astonishing; his Dexterity should be at 27 points!

‘Damn, there is actually someone with Dexterity rivalling mine here.’

‘Definitely a 3rd rank Vampire Count.’

‘Night Walkers aren’t afraid of Vampires, but my level is too low. I’m being suppressed.’

Marvin was somewhat annoyed.

27 points of Dexterity was only a conservative estimate. From the masked man’s sudden increase in speed, he should definitely have some secret methods.

These Vampires weren’t to be messed with. Vampires were inherently a lot stronger than humans.

Marvin’s daggers protected his vitals and then he took the initiative during a gap in the Vampire’s attacks.

Burst!

Anti-Gravity Steps!

He leapt onto the stone wall and ran across it like a deft acrobat.

Competing in speed? Night Walkers would never be afraid to do so!

In an instant, Marvin leapt out of the Vampire’s attack range.

But the masked man disdainfully said, “Anti-Gravity Steps?”

“Mankind is only a second rate race after all. If not for the Wizards, this world would have already belonged to us, the Blood Race.”

“So what if you have Anti-Gravity Steps? Today you won’t escape!”

He suddenly jumped, his body actually flying up.

Marvin was completely defying gravity by running on the wall, while the Vampire Count flew towards him!

[Low Flight]!

3rd rank Blood Race’s racial specialty. This specialty let them fly in their regular form at a low altitude for some time.

In Feinan, there weren’t many ways to fly. Wizards had magic carpets, and 2nd rank spells could let them fly at a low altitude. Most classes couldn’t fly even at the Legend rank.

This was also a reason Wizards could lead this world.

– One flying in the sky, one chasing on the ground, unable to touch even a feather – This was what the players used as a mockery in the past.

It clearly showed the importance of flight in battle!

Legend Monk Inheim could crush the Shadow Prince’s avatar thanks to the help of the Void Boots.

And the 3rd circle Low Flight of the Blood Race could similarly suppress other classes and races.

But as the Vampire rushed over, Marvin wasn’t flustered.

Other people were afraid of the Blood Race, but he wasn’t worried. In fact, if he had known about this fight and prepared for it ahead of time, he might have been able to easily get rid of this Vampire Count.

It was night, the time when Night Walkers were the tyrants.

‘Even if I can’t kill him, I should still be able to teach him a lesson.’

A light flashed through Marvin’s eyes. The next second, he kicked off the wall with his left foot!

…

‘Anti-Gravity Steps should end about now!’

The masked man flying using Low Flight sneered. He calculated Marvin’s path, sped up and pounced at him.

But something shocking happened.

After Marvin lost the Effect of Anti-Gravity Steps, he actually crawled up the wall in a weird way!

His body had twisted eerily and his footsteps were exceptionally strange but he moved up the wall as if he was defying gravity!

[Demon Hunter Steps!]

This was the beginner part of the strongest footwork of Demon Hunter Constantine that Marvin had learnt.

He deliberately used Anti-Gravity Steps to lure the enemy just for this moment.

In fact, relying on the Demon Hunter Steps while indoors, he could completely toy with the Vampire Count!

The Vampire Count pounced at an empty space.

Moreover, Marvin turned his body to kick off the wall with both feet!

The next instant, the masked man howled in pain as Marvin leapt at him, making him fall to the ground!

Low Flight wasn’t a true flying skill.

At that moment, he was like a hammer being swung, reaching the highest point in the middle before crashing down!

“Crash!”

The Vampire awkwardly fell on the ground. His white skin turned extremely bloody as Marvin stomped on his waist and his two daggers emitted a “Clang” as they were stuck into his neck.

“It’s rumored that Vampires can’t be killed.”

“Do you think I should try?” Marvin asked in a low voice.

The masked man was unable to restrain his anger, but the two daggers were lodged in his neck, making him unable to move!

The Blood Race wasn’t like that freak Corpse King who had no vitals.

The Vampire would die if he was beheaded.

He didn’t dare to move!

What depressed him the most was that the Blood Race had a secret technique that could let him transform into a bat to escape, but he couldn’t use it right now.

Because Marvin foot was placed on his lower back.

That place was where the transformation would start.

Only people who knew a lot about the Blood Race would know this weak point!

As long as this place was restrained, they couldn’t use the secret technique.

This bit of general knowledge, how could Marvin forget?

But dealing with this Vampire Count was truly bothersome.

Killing him was clearly not a good idea, since Madeline had clearly invited many Vampires and it could be troublesome if he angered that crowd.

Not killing him also wouldn’t do. This guy took the initiative to provoke him. Even if Marvin humiliated him, releasing a tiger back to its mountain wasn’t in his nature.

While Marvin was hesitating, a lovely voice suddenly emerged.

“Turns out the arrogant Vampire has to lie on the ground today.”

Marvin was inwardly relieved. The person he was expecting finally arrived!

This would be properly handled now.

…

Madeline.

Marvin’s goal in stealthily slipping away from the camp was in order to draw out this City Lord.

This scheming woman had nearly pushed Marvin into a hole before, and Marvin would definitely retaliate.

The difference in strength between both sides was extremely great, so Marvin could only use some special means.

And turned out there was a way to teach Madeline a lesson in this First Hall.

As for this Vampire, he had come to get beaten all on his own.

Marvin faintly laughed and retrieved his two daggers before decisively retreating.

Woosh!

The Vampire Count angrily got up from the ground and threw himself at Marvin.

But then his body was firmly locked in midair.

[Hold]!

Madeline gently said, “Karnoth, haven’t you lost enough face already?”

“Baron Marvin left you a path to survival and you are still ungrateful? To be frank, in the current generation of the Blood Race, even though your talent is among the best, your strength is far from enough to rival Gwyn’s. What brings you down is your heart.”

“A loss is a loss, scram. If something like this happen again, I’ll kill you.”

Karnoth’s body suddenly flew out!

Not far away, another shadow flashed across.

That was the cloaked man. He grabbed Karnoth who had been sent flying by Madeline and bowed his head to her.

“Thank you Lady.”

He then glanced at Marvin in the shadows and hesitated for a moment, before unexpectedly smiling. “Baron Marvin, my younger cousin is too arrogant. I’ll thank you on his behalf for not killing him.”

“You are someone very interesting, I hope we could become friends.”

“Oh right, I am Gwyn.”

After Gwyn finished talking, he directly carried Karnoth and disappeared from where they stood.

Leaving only Marvin and Madeline in a corner of the First Hall.

…

“If they are cousins, how could the differences be this huge?”

Madeline walked over with a smile.

The way she walked created a mysteriously attractive atmosphere.

Marvin kept retreating.

“Bang.”

He knocked his head against the stone wall.

“What are you doing here?” Madeline softly asked.

“Nothing much…” Marvin gave a hollow laugh. “It’s quite late, I think I should go back to bed.”

“There is only a six year old little girl in your tent, don’t tell me you want to sleep with her?”

Madeline slowly walked closer as she smiled.

Her clothes were very loose, from this angle Marvin could see the mountains hiding.

Night Walkers’ vision being too good was a bad thing here…

Marvin’s hands were pressed against the stone wall as he gulped.

Madeline’s hand softly touched Marvin’s body as she said in a low gasp.

“Tonight, you are mine.”

With a weird expression on his face, Marvin suddenly said, “Sorry?”

“Maybe you meant it the other way?”

He glanced at her and corrected, “Tonight, you are mine.”

His right hand then pressed an unstable brick while his left held Madeline’s waist, pulling her toward him!

The two suddenly lost their balance.

Because both of them fell through a secret door!