Night Ranger

Chapter 200: Eternal Night Imprint

p>”How could this be!”

“What’s going on?”

“Why am I so old!”

Marvin was looking at himself in the pond, quite startled. He made great efforts to stay calm.

Logs!

He couldn’t see his own data panel.

Marvin thought of something. ‘Could this be an illusion?’

But what kind of illusion could make him unable to see his logs?

He could feel his own vitality slowly fading away.

Each step on the mountain slowly aged him.

This was the Endless Mountain, and it was evidently a Death Mountain!

A bewildered feeling appeared for the first time in Marvin’s heart.

This was an unfamiliar situation.

He had been able to distinguish everything ever since he transmigrated thanks to the logs.

But now he was unable to look at his logs on this strange Endless Mountain.

What was going on after all?

He raised his head and looked at the Endless Mountain. Only silence came from the peak which still couldn’t be seen.

Marvin rested for a while, managing to recover a bit.

He stopped near the pond for a short time before clenching his teeth and making a decision.

Regardless, since he chose this path, he could only go forward. There was no going back.

Even if he died he wouldn’t retreat.

‘I don’t believe the Night Monarch would set a deadly hurdle for those who passed!’

Marvin threw caution to the wind and no longer cared about his body deteriorating. He continued walking step by step, laboriously climbing up.

…

Next to the furnace, the old blacksmith had already stopped forging.

The two silhouettes were seriously looking at Marvin’s small silhouette as it continuously climbed!

This also was their first time seeing the rumored Endless Mountain!

“This… Is it real?” O’Brien nervously asked, “Why do I feel that his vitality is really crazily flowing away!”

The old blacksmith remained silent.

“I haven’t seen any information about this!”

“No one has ever gone as far as Marvin.”

“It looks like he is really becoming older as he crawls up. He will turn into a gray-haired old man soon.”

O’Brien made a decision. “I can’t let him die there.”

“What if it’s part of the test?” the old man suddenly asked. “Knowing it’s a test, but facing the threat of death and helplessly watching oneself becoming old extremely fast. This is something very few people could accept, right?”

“But what if it’s not a test, but a punishment from the Night Monarch for breaking the rules previously?” asked O’brien with a frown.

The old blacksmith clenched his fists and didn’t say anything else.

His eyes were filled with worry.

Because he also didn’t know what would happen next!

…

Marvin was still trudging up the Endless Mountain.

He had already forgotten everything in his mind, or maybe he had thrown everything else to the back of his mind.

He only remembered one thing.

And that was persevering.

This was the path he chose. He had to keep walking forward till the end.

Even gambling with his own life.

Gradually, the aging of his body began to accelerate.

After a while he rested again, and noticed that his hair had already become grizzled.

His skin was wrinkling all over, his body started to shrink, and his bones were becoming weak.

As he kept climbing up, his rest breaks became longer.

Fortunately, this mountain wasn’t steep, and there were even some flat areas.

Otherwise, Marvin, who was gasping for breath, couldn’t keep going forward.

He dragged his old and weak body and kept going forward step by step.

Gradually, a type of wonderful feeling rose up from his heart.

His soul seemed to separate from his physical body. He looked at his body and slowly climbed up before collapsing on the mountain.

He drifted across the mountain, watching his body gradually wither, his skin shed, and then his bones gradually turn into fine powder.

He became one with the mountain.

‘Really? Dying like that?’

He was muddle headed and already had nothing to keep his brain awake.

But he still went up.

His soul was still doing its best to go up, to go forward and not retreat.

At that time, a voice suddenly echoed in his heart. “What meaning is there? This kind of pointless perseverance can’t possibly succeed.”

Marvin was in a daze, and couldn’t think of how he should answer.

He only kept going forward.

This kind of attitude seemed to anger that powerful existence.

Wind blew, almost dispersing his soul!

He suddenly became clear-headed.

That voice echoed once again, “What meaning does it have?”

Meaning?

Marvin silently thought in his heart, ‘Not every perseverance has to have meaning.’

‘If you make such a decision, you must follow it to the end.’

His soul was weakening, almost dissipating.

At that time, a golden light suddenly appeared from the darkness!

A Golden Eagle flew down in circles from the sky, and the world suddenly radiated light.

The whole Eternal Night Kingdom was illuminated with this kind of radiance for the first time. The Great Eagle’s feathers were glistening and dazzling, illuminating everything.

It quickly flew down and grabbed Marvin.

The next second it flapped its wings and flew up to the sky!

The Great Eagle carried Marvin through the clouds.

This time, Marvin felt his vitality gradually rising as they went up.

His physical body returned, his hair turned back to its original color and his wrinkles began to disappear.

His mind became clear again.

The Great Eagle gently held him. He could easily see all kinds of scenery in the black clouds!

It felt different from the dull gray he imagined. Each cloud was flickering with all kinds of colors.

Marvin couldn’t clearly see what it was, but he felt it was very beautiful.

After passing through the final layer of clouds, he raised his head and saw the peak.

‘Turns out the Endless Mountain actually does have an end,’ he thought. Suddenly, the Great Eagle sped up and gently put him down on the peak.

He stood at the peak of the Endless Mountain, overlooking everything. In the distance was a silent pitch-black sea.

At that time a pair of eyes shone in the darkness.

Marvin knew it was the will of the Night Monarch.

‘That bet was successful after all!’

He saw everything on the logs and excitedly clenched his fists!

…

By the furnace, the two generations of Night Walker Leaders, who had weathered countless storms, were speechless.

They had already lost track of Mavin. But from the moment the Golden Eagle appeared, they knew Marvin succeeded.

They knew he received the Night Monarch’s approval.

Because they actually knew that Great Eagle.

He was one of the best companions of the Night Monarch.

After the Night Monarch left, the Golden Eagle went into the Eternal Night Kingdom. It pledged to protect this place for eternity.

“Looks like I should retire soon,” O’Brien mocked himself, “You are right, he really is outstanding.”

“He is qualified to be the leader of the Night Walkers.”

However, the old blacksmith patted his shoulder. “The time hasn’t come.”

“Marvin is our hope, he is the future.”

“And you are our present. Without you, the Night Walkers in Feinan would lose a very important pillar. You understand?”

O’Brien nodded.

“Let us watch how many miracles that kid will create.”

…

On the peak, Marvin and that pair of eyes were watching each other.

That deep voice once again echoed, “Are you my successor?”

Marvin expressionlessly replied, “I don’t know. This depends on you.”

The eyes blinked before the voice said, “By passing my tests, you have the qualifications to gain my inheritance.”

Then those two eyes fused, turning into a strange imprint and merging into Marvin’s chest.

A large amount of information about this imprint appeared in his mind.

This imprint was called [Eternal Night Imprint].

It was the symbol of the Night Monarch’s heir.

With the Eternal Night Imprint he could freely go in and out of the Eternal Night Kingdom!

And he could summon the Great Eagle Belas to help him inside the Eternal Night Kingdom.

What made him even more pleasantly surprised was that when the Eternal Night Imprint entered his body, the Night Monarch gave him a temporary blessing!

This temporary blessing’s effects were extremely frightening!

[Night Monarch’s temporary blessing: Strength +15, Constitution +15 (Duration: 3 minutes)]

Only three minutes!

Marvin was quick-witted and understood what it was for.

The next second he used the Eternal Night Imprint to quickly summon the Great Eagle Belas!

At Marvin’s call, the Great Eagle quickly dove down. Marvin ran a few steps and jumped on the Great Eagle’s back.

“Let’s go to the Sea of Darkness!” Marvin gently caressed the soft feathers on the Great Eagle’s neck as he said this.

“Woosh!”

The Golden Great Eagle rushed forward like a sharp blade, toward the Sea of Darkness!

…

A minute later, the Great Eagle landed on the beach.

On the border of the beach was an extremely heavy stone sword stuck in the ground.

Marvin understood what this sword was for thanks to the Eternal Night Imprint.

‘Two minutes left…’

The Strength and Constitution bonuses were very time-limited!

He had to hurry!

Thinking of this, Marvin immediately rushed next to that stone sword and grabbed the hilt before firmly pulling up!

This sword was very heavy. Without those 15 points of strength from the Night Monarch, Marvin wouldn’t be able to get it out!

The stone sword didn’t have any attributes, and only had one special effect.

That was to split the Sea of Darkness in two!

Marvin took a deep breath and through the Eternal Night Imprint he could feel a response from the stone sword.

He then rushed to the seashore and ferociously slashed down.

The seawater immediately moved away.

It split into two large waves going away from each other!

Statues looking like petrified people slowly rose up from the sea!

The nineteen slumbering warriors who had been dormant for countless years had once again awakened!

The stone sword fell to the ground as the warriors opened their eyes one after another, attentively watching Marvin.

They knelt on their knees, just like they did in those days toward the Night Monarch.

They might not have their Legend strength from before their sleep, but they were still invincible warriors.

Marvin let out a long sigh of relief.

With these warriors, he would definitely win this war!
…

“What?!”

“White River Valley’s Baron Marvin is out of the territory?”

Inside a cooled carriage, a girl wearing luxurious clothes frowned. “If you don’t want to see me then just say you don’t want to see me. Why use such a crappy excuse?”

“I really don’t know what father’s thinking to actually want to marry me off to this kind of countryside area!”

A knight outside the carriage gently soothed, “Young Miss, please calm down. This reason might sound like it is just for show, but this subordinate has heard that Lord Marvin apparently liked to roam around outside.”

“Master personally ordered us. We can’t go against his orders, thus we still have to wait here.”

“Wait wait wait, wait till when?” The girl grumbled in a terrible mood, “If for not this thing, I would definitely not come to this god forsaken place!”

“Young Miss still needs to be a bit patient,” the Knight replied with a light chuckle. “In those years, Lord Marvin’s paternal’s grandfather stole the most valuable thing from the family and left Lavis. We tried to look everywhere but couldn’t find him.”

“Finding his descendant was unexpected. We must tread carefully.”

“Regardless, we have to retrieve that treasure. This way you could account to Master.”

The girl couldn’t help but suggest, “How about we snatch it with force?”

“I saw that this territory doesn’t have many people, so there shouldn’t be an expert. With our Knights, we could easily take over this castle. Then we could slowly look for it.”

But the Knight smiled gently. “Young Miss, in any case, Lord Marvin is also a descendant of the Cridland.”

“Even if his grandfather made a mistake, this mistake is unrelated to him. He might not even know about it.”

“What’s more, from a bloodline point of view, your bloodlines are extremely suitable.”

“According to the clan’s rules, the two of you getting married is an unalterable fact. You really want to attack your own fiancé’s castle?”

The girl felt speechless and could only punch the carriage’s cushion.

At that time, a person walked past the carriages and looked at them in curiosity.

The girl yelled moodily, “What are you looking at!?”

Marvin was stunned. “It’s my territory, don’t tell me I can’t look?”

Chapter 201: Dark Knights

p>Marvin had just roused the warriors slumbering in the Eternal Night Kingdom.

Instead of seeking help from the old blacksmith, he tried to leave the Eternal Night Kingdom through his Eternal Night Imprint.

But it was the first time he used it after all, so there was a bit of a deviation when locating White River Valley.

He brought these warriors out and arrived in the dense forest between River Shore City and White River Valley.

Marvin could only bring them back in.

He didn’t know how long the time spent in the Eternal Night Kingdom lasted in the outside world. It shouldn’t have been too long.

But when he noticed it was noon, he felt something wrong.

There seemed to be a discrepancy with the flow of time. This made him hurry back to the castle.

But surprisingly he once again saw some luxurious carriages at the border of his territory.

They were remaining in place, and actually had an air of nobility.

And Marvin remembered something about that half new moon flag.

But when he looked around, a very fierce girl started shouting a him from inside.

This annoyed Marvin so he immediately answered back.

…

“This is your territory? You are that wandering Marvin?” The girl looked at Marvin with extreme surprise.

“You are in obviously in your territory. You actually deceived me in saying you were out!?”

Marvin was confused. “What are you talking about?”

At that time, a Knight quickly dismounted and hurried in front of Marvin.

He followed standard knight etiquette. “With respect to Lord Marvin, we came from Lavis Dukedom.”

“I am the Head Knight, Oren. Please allow me to make introductions. This young lady in the carriage is the respected Lady Daniela, she is your cousin.”

“At the same time, she is also your fiancée. We came representing the Lavis Kingdom’s Royal Family. When we previously paid a visit to your castle, we were told that you weren’t inside your territory, and thus we waited on the outskirts.”

“It looks like you came back from River Shore City. We didn’t know if it was something routine.”

Oren’s attitude was very friendly and very poised, like a genuine knight.

Daniela sitting on the carriage seemed a bit small-minded compared to him.

Marvin immediately frowned after listening, and rubbed his temples. “Hold on, what did you say?”

“Another fiancée? And a cousin?”

Before the Knight could answer, Dianela couldn’t help but ask in a stern voice, “What do you mean ‘another fiancée?’”

“Do you already have another woman?”

Marvin stayed silent. He felt he wouldn’t be able to communicate with this rude woman.

He looked at Oren.

The latter was a bit troubled, asking, “Lord Marvin, do you need me to confirm our identities?”

Marvin finally noticed what he’d missed.

Now he remembered that the half new moon flag was the flag of Lavis Dukedom’s royal family.

When the fake Bamboo came to his territory she didn’t have any flag, and only said she was paying a private visit.

Marvin carefully checked this group.

Including Oren, these Knights looked well trained.

White River Valley’s guards were definitely not their match.

If it was before, he would still have some apprehensions, but he didn’t need to be so prudent now.

He thought for a bit and then said, “In that case, Ladies and Gentlemen, please go to my castle.”

“I wasn’t in the territory before. If there are matter to discuss, we can take our time.”

Oren nodded, he hesitated before offering, “Do you want to borrow a horse…”

Marvin laughed, thanking him for his kindness. “There is no need for now.”

After saying that, without caring about Daniela’s meaningful glance, he sped up toward the castle.

His speed was frightening, he disappeared up the hill in an instant.

“Amazing ability,” Oren immediately praised.

“What. It’s just an ignorant child,” Daniela said with disdain. “Let’s go, Knight Oren.”

“Yes, Young Miss.”

The carriage slowly moved forward, and the group from Lavis Dukedom finally entered White River Valley.

…

Marvin quickly rushed through his territory on his own.

He intended to go to the castle first to ask Wayne and Anna what was going on.

But at that time, he noticed an incident in the northeast area of White River Valley!

Marvin looked at the large amount of adventurers gathering and the few guards in front of them.

‘What happened? Why are the guards and adventurers fighting?’

Marvin’s heart sank.

Something like that happening at this time was a bit beyond his expectations.

Logically speaking, ever since Constantine kept watch, the adventurers should have known their place.

‘What’s going on today?’

He had no time to think, because there were more than a hundred adventurers gathered!

The guards were heavily outnumbered. There was Gru in the middle, apparently trying to persuade the adventurers, but those rude and unreasonable guys couldn’t listen to reason, and they pushed the guards as a provocation!

Marvin was angry, and immediately rushed over.

…

North of a few farmhouses was a wide field.

That field was filled with pumpkins, but those adventurers were actually wantonly destroying everything. A few startled inhabitants were looking at these boorish barbarians running wild in the pumpkin field, but they didn’t dare to stop them.

They didn’t stop until they were blocked by a group of guards.

“Stop! What are you doing!”

A strict voice echoed as Marvin immediately appeared at the scene.

He stared at this group of more than a hundred adventurers. They clearly had malicious intentions!

“I am White River Valley’s Overlord, Marvin. What the hell are you doing!”

Facing this many adventurers, Marvin wasn’t afraid. He looked straight at a few adventurers who were clearly leading this group and asked strictly.

When Gru saw Marvin, he said in a low voice, “Lord Marvin, I also just arrived. These people are new. They seemed to have deliberately came here to cause troubles… Want me to notify Sir Constantine?”

“No need.”

Marvin waved his hand and took a step forward.

“I clearly explained in this wilderness clearing order.”

“I won’t be lenient if any adventurer dares to break my territory’s laws.”

“I’ll give you one chance to explain.”

He stood alone, but it felt as if he had an army behind him.

Those few adventurers glanced at each other as disdain flashed through their eyes. “You are Marvin?”

“We aren’t doing anything. We only want to get some pumpkins, that’s all.”

“We aren’t on your recruitment list, we came but we had nothing to eat. Naturally we had no other choice but to help ourselves.”

After saying that, that group of adventurers immediately roared with laughter.

Marvin shook his head. “I already gave you a chance.”

Then, killing intent flashed through his eyes.

“Dark Knights, leave no one behind.”

Nineteen tall people suddenly appeared behind him!

Each of them was expressionless and held a greatsword. They suddenly charged toward those adventurers.

Chapter 202: Crimson Cross

p>The carriage slowly moved up the hill.

A knight pulled on the reins and the first rate steed immediately stopped.

“Oren, what happened over there?”

Daniela who was bored to death was trying to see what happened to White River Valley’s pumpkin fields from her open window.

The Head Knight Oren said with a serious expression, “Looks like an adventurer riot.”

“On our way, we heard that Baron Marvin issued a wilderness clearing order and recruited many adventurers.”

“But this kind of situation would usually attract too many adventurers, and they aren’t the type of people to stay calm.”

Daniela excitedly asked, “You mean, people are looking for trouble?”

Oren helplessly said, “It is indeed like that.”

“Baron Marvin seemed to be short on manpower, the guards behind him are lacking. Even if he pretty skilled, he is alone.”

“Young Miss, how about…”

Daniela coldly snorted, “He made me wait outside his territory for so long and there wasn’t even a grand welcoming ceremony. I’ve yet to forgive him! You actually want to go help him?”

“You are family after all,” Oren firmly said. “Could you have forgotten Cridland family precepts?”

Daniela’s expression changed. “Oren, you are almost as annoying as my dad.”

Oren laughed, reassuring, “I wouldn’t dare, everything is for Young Miss to decide.”

Daniela squinted, looking in the distance.

Marvin was only one man on that pumpkin field, apparently scolding the adventurers.

Those adventurers didn’t retreat, and from their vantage point, they could see that some adventurers hidden behind others had already taken out their weapons.

“They want to harm Baron Marvin,” Oren solemnly observed.

“Young Miss, please give the order and we will hurry over. There should still be enough time.”

They were first grade Knights from the North. Oren was certain they could scatter that group of adventurers with a charge.

Daniela also realized that point.

She bit her lip and muttered in dissatisfaction, “Well, it would be annoying if he truly died to these adventurers.”

“That would make me a widow.”

“Oren, take ten men and charge. Scatter these adventurers.”

Oren nodded and was about to pick the men.

He hadn’t expected a frightening killing intent to be emitted from the pumpkin field!

“Clang!”

All the Knights couldn’t help but draw their swords!

This was an instinctive reaction to danger that had been drilled into them!

“What’s going on? Oren?”

Daniela was shocked.

Oren was startled. “These people… Who are they?”

The nineteen Dark Knights appeared out of nowhere.

They were each carrying a two handed greatsword. Their movements were identical as they charged toward the adventurers!

They had appeared in a split second. An indescribable pressure affected everyone in the surroundings.

Even the Knights on the hill were affected, causing their reaction.

But in reality, the power of these warriors wasn’t targeting them.

The Dark Knights’ pressure was targeting those reckless adventurers!

“Even the incidental killing intent is so heavy…” Oren dazedly looked at those Dark Knights who were like sharp blades piercing through the group of adventures, casually slaughtering them. He mumbled, “This kind of killing intent… How many people did they kill!”

As for Daniela, she was dumbstruck.

Marvin obviously only had nineteen people, but it looked like an army.

Each Dark Knight’s body was carrying the remaining brave souls of their fellow soldiers who had died on the battlefield during those days.

Thus, every time they attacked, the enemy would have to face the pressure from the wills of countless souls.

This pressure might be a lot inferior to a Dragon’s might, but it was enough to make ordinary people lose their ability to resist.

They couldn’t stop.

They were natural killing machines!

…

Dark greatswords were slashing through that crowd, as the warriors were wantonly slaughtering the reckless adventurers.

Gru and the other guards froze.

The Mysterious Lord Marvin, who knew when he had hidden such an army away?

As for those adventurers, 80% of them lost control of their bodies right at the start!

[Brave Souls Pressure]: Enemies will undergo a high willpower test every three minutes. Failing that high willpower test would make them panic and lose control over their bodies.

This was the strength of the Dark Knights!

Marvin coldly looked at the scene.

The adventurers were howling in grief, begging for forgiveness, but the Dark Knights didn’t care about this.

They could only slaughter.

They were born to slaughter!

Even if an adventurer knelt on the ground, discarding his weapon, they still wouldn’t hesitate to slash down.

They were drenched in blood.

They didn’t know what stopping meant.

Because the order Marvin gave them was – Leave no one behind! –

…

This was a completely one sided fight.

Nineteen people against a hundred. But the nineteen didn’t suffer the slightest bit of damage while those hundred people were being slaughtered as they tried to make a run for it.

When the fight between both sides began, the battle was completely one sided!

This was because of the powerful [Brave Souls Pressure].

These nineteen people were clearly only 2nd rank Armored Fighters, but they had dexterity on par with Rangers, the Strength of high level fighters, and the nature of the grimmest murderers.

Their fighting style was very simple and cruel. It was to kill the enemy at all cost.

The adventurers fled in disorder.

Escape was their only choice.

Regardless of what kind of game they were playing before, under this absolute strength, they were already scared witless.

They also couldn’t understand, from where did Marvin get this group of frightening killing machines!

But only Marvin knew that these seemingly 2nd rank warriors were once Legend powerhouses!

They followed the Night Monarch in helping humanity and other livings being to resist the monster powerhouses of the malicious wilderness.

They were a corps at first, personally founded by the Night Monarch.

They were born with a goal, and that was to kill!

Killing all kinds of monsters during the wilderness’ Eternal Night.

At that time, there wasn’t a clear division of planes. There would be frightening Celestial Beasts every few days on Feinan. Beholders and other monsters would also come by!

The Dark Knights were thus born in order to protect Feinan.

But their way of protecting was different. They chose the path of slaughter.

To kill every enemy to protect their own backs. This was the goal of the Dark Knights.

…

At first, the Dark Knights Corps had a total of ten thousand people.

During the endless battles in the Eternal Night, people kept dying.

Their bodies died but their brave souls were everlasting. That was the law created by the Night Monarch.

Whenever a Dark Knight died, his soul would be attached to his comrade, on his fellow soldier’s body!

They would keep fighting alongside their comrade-in-arms.

Guarding Feinan together.

As the battles kept happening, the Dark Knights’ numbers kept decreasing.

In the end, when the battles were over, only nineteen of them were left.

These nineteen carried the brave souls of ten thousand martyrs from ancient times.

Thus, they were invincible.

But when the battles ended, the Night Monarch left this world.

The Dark Knights whose sole purpose in existence was to slaughter would lose control over their abilities without the Night Monarch’s control. They would turn into a group of slaughtering monsters!

In order to protect their own families, they sacrificed themselves.

They entered the Eternal Night Kingdom after the battles ended.

They froze themselves in the Sea of Darkness, slumbering for eternity.

They made a pledge. Only if this world faced a true frightening disaster and if the Night Monarch’s heir came to the Sea of Darkness, would they rise up once again.

These remaining nineteen Dark Knights would follow the heir to battle!

They were born to protect Feinan, slumbered in order to save strength, and now, once again awoke with only one purpose.

That was to protect the continent they once protected.

For this purpose, they wouldn’t hesitate to do anything.

Even if their power was restrained quite a bit due to the passage of time.

The former Legends were now merely at the 2nd rank.

But Marvin knew that with time, their power would once again return.

In at most five months, they would have recovered to Half-Legends.

As for whether they could return to being Legends once again, who knew.

He could order them through the Eternal Night Imprint.

With these Dark Knights, his territory had a real foundation!

They could freely travel from the Eternal Night Kingdom to and from Marvin.

Thus he could directly summon them from the void.

…

In a short eight minutes, a bit over a hundred adventurers were cleanly killed.

Rivers of blood flowed on the pumpkin field.

Those few farmer families were thoroughly terrified. Fortunately Marvin was protecting them, because ordinary people would definitely not be able to handle such cruel methods.

“You clean up the dead bodies,” Marvin told the guards.

“Gru, go to the only road people can take from the Spider Crypt to White River Valley and set up a checkpoint.”

“From now on, every adventurer wanting to enter White River Valley must go through a check.”

“If there are troublemakers.”

“Kill.”

Marvin said this casually.

But it terrified Gru and the other listeners.

“Lord, isn’t it too ruthless?” Gru cautiously asked.

Marvin pointed at the ground. “This is my territory.”

“This is the place I want to protect. Whoever dares mess around will drop dead. It’s that simple.

“Alright, these hundred or so adventurers, go borrow a few oxcarts and gather those bodies at the side of the checkpoint.”

“I want to make a [Crimson Cross].”

Marvin’s tone was firm and resolute as he declared, “From now on, I don’t want there to be any adventurers that dare to cause trouble in my White River Valley.”

Chapter 203: Ice Empress

p>Crimson Cross!

This was an ancient tradition from the North. Few southern nobles would use it because the South Wizard Alliance considered this method to be too bloody, ruthless, and uncivilized.

At least on the surface.

But Marvin knew that the current White River Valley was at the heart of the struggle.

If White River Valley was likened to a boat, then it was facing a huge storm.

Whether it would brave the wind or sink depended on this military campaign.

He knew that ever since the wilderness clearing order was released, a small place like White River Valley wasn’t low key anymore.

Adding Marvin’s previous display, his strength had already soared rapidly.

At least in East Coast, and even some other places in the South, Baron Marvin was already the hottest topic of the summer.

There were too many rumors about Marvin to count.

Having a high reputation didn’t necessarily bring benefits though.

White River Valley’s rise led to many people feeling pressured.

The only thing Marvin was pleased about was that White River Valley was located in a remote area. It wasn’t like those inland territories and those territories bordering the South Wizard Alliance.

White River Valley only had Madeline’s River Shore City in the surroundings, as well as Jewel Bay, which didn’t belong to any noble.

That was the South Wizard Alliance’s eastern headquarters, directly belonging to the council.

And the Three Ring Towers were different. Although these towers were part of the Alliance in name, in reality, the way they were divided was entirely different.

This was the advantage of remote areas.

At least they wouldn’t be suppressed by surrounding powers during their development.

Despite this, the attention and pressure White River Valley recieved was exceptionally high.

This was a relatively backward territory after all. The inhabitants, guards, and even Marvin himself weren’t prepared enough.

White River Valley itself couldn’t bear this kind of pressure.

Fortunately, Marvin had many friends, and after experiencing all kinds of adventures, he had obtained support from all sides.

But it was other people’s strength in the end. He had been feeling unsteady before obtaining the Dark Knights today.

There would inevitably be a time when others’ strength would be unreliable.

Only your own strength is the most stable.

…

These people weren’t careless when they read the clauses of the wilderness clearing order Marvin released.

But they still chose to do it.

This meant there were many people who had evil intentions toward Marvin and White River Valley.

These people were hired by enemies to disturb the order of White River Valley.

And Marvin couldn’t allow any slip-up to happen during this military campaign.

Thus, he ruthlessly acted.

Desperate times called for desperate measures.

Even if he would come to have a ruthless reputation, Marvin didn’t hesitate!

Thus, no matter what Gru said to persuade him, Marvin eventually set up the Crimson Cross!

One kilometer from the Spider Crypt, the adventurers who rushed over from Jewel Bay would first see this frightening and conspicuous cross!

The cross was five to six meters tall and those reckless adventurers’ heads were hanging on top while headless bodies were piled up at the bottom.

A wooden tablet was erected on the side, with the cause of death of these adventurers written on it. – Not complying with the territory’s laws, breaking into a pumpkin field to wreck havoc. –

Regardless of the country, this was a harsh punishment for this crime.

But for the current White River Valley, Marvin’s method was the best way to strengthen his rule.

He made Gru assign two quick-witted guys to defend this place. They were in charge of registering and informing the adventurers who wanted to enter White River Valley.

Each adventurer would receive a number plate. The adventurers without plates would be expelled by the guards.

If there was any rebel, kill!

Obviously, the guards would be unable to handle this part.

The one who would was a Dark Knight standing behind them.

He was called [Eighteen].

He would defend this place and become the power protecting these guards’ backs.

Indeed, the nineteen Dark Knights didn’t have their own names.

Marvin simply gave them numbers. The leader was [Zero], continuing this way until [Eighteen].

The Dark Knights had no objection to this and this was convenient for Marvin to order them.

…

After the Crimson Cross was set up, it created a stir in the territory.

Adventurers who had yet to move from the river bank were scared witless. Many people began to secretly spread words of Marvin’s brutality.

Even more people quietly packed their luggage and escaped White River Valley.

And the news soon spread to the temporary camp in the front line.

That group of adventurers didn’t have much of a reaction.

After all those in the temporary camp were adventurers already directly recruited by Marvin, 2nd rank experts. Some were discharged from military and knew what must be done in times of war.

In addition, they also hoped there wouldn’t be any infighting during the war.

They would be facing frightening Ogres after all!

That race had always been known for being fierce in battle.

Instead, Marvin’s actions made them feel more relieved.

In any case, the war preparations were cleanly progressing under Marvin’s orders.

Large amounts of adventurers simply moved to the temporary camps.

Some built their own camps while some joined a camp and helped build it. It was buzzing with activity.

The logistics groups were also crazily busy, constantly delivering water and food to the front line.

Under Anna’s directions, everything was tightly regulated.

…

In the evening, inside the meeting room.

“I’m very sorry to make you two wait.”

“I had to handle some matters.”

Marvin sat on a chair and apologized to the refined Oren and to Daniela, who was still in a bad mood.

“It’s all right,” Oren hurriedly said.

Apparently this Head Knight’s position was a bit higher than the Young Miss Daniela’s in their group.

The two also sat down.

“You must have heard from Anna about what happened previously in the territory?”

Marvin looked at the two and went straight to the point. “That woman also claimed to be my fiancée.”

Daniela snorted, “That was someone from the Twin Snakes Cult. They attacked us when we were heading to the South. At the same time, they appeared to have some ties to some territories’ overlords. We had no other choice but to change our route.”

“This made us arrive at White River Valley a lot later.”

“Someone actually dared to pass herself as me. Wait till I see her, I’ll kill her!”

Marvin was speechless.

Did his own cousin believe things were this easy?

He couldn’t help but tap on the table with his finger. “Bamboo was very strong. Even if she wasn’t a Legend, she still had the strength of a Half-Legend. And she had the Divine Power of the Azure Matriarch. An average person couldn’t kill her.”

“But she isn’t a problem anymore, she already died.”

He didn’t expect Daniela to craftily smile. “Oh yeah?”

She put both hands together and a snowflake descended before turning into an ice mirror.

Surprisingly, there was a hot spring shown in the mirror.

There was a cave in the background.

“This is?” Marvin was shocked.

That Daniela woman could actually use magic? When he previously used Inspect, he couldn’t perceive the existence of a battle class!

‘Don’t tell me she is much stronger than me?’

‘No way, right?’

Marvin shivered and began to take another look at this cousin.

But his attention shifted back to that ice mirror. A well-shaped figure suddenly came out of the hot spring.

Her hair was hanging down on her face, and her hands spread out, exposing her fair body.

Marvin frowned after one glance. “Impossible!”

Suddenly, the woman raised her head, apparently realizing something!

“Bang!” The mirror shattered.

“Damn woman, pretending to be me and not allowing me to peep!” Daniela shamelessly said.

Marvin was left speechless.

But the shock in his heart had yet to disappear, because the woman in the mirror was really Bamboo!

‘She didn’t die?’

“Surprised?” Daniela sneered, “The Azure Matriarch’s Chosen aren’t that easy to kill.”

“She is the same as her master. They can be reborn. You need to kill her at least three times to completely kill her!”

Three times?

Marvin’s frown became even more pronounced.

Bamboo didn’t die. This was an unprecedented news to him.

Even if Constantine was keeping watch in his territory, with Bamboo’s abilities, she could cause terrible destruction.

Especially during this military campaign, who knew what she would do!

“You are worried about her?”

Daniela looked at Marvin, all smiles, “Dear Cousin, even if I really don’t like you, I dislike that woman pretending to be me even more.”

“As I just said, as long as she appears, I’ll kill her!”

Oren nodded in agreement. “Since Young Miss said so, she would definitely keep her promise. Lord Marvin, even if our Young Miss is sometimes rude, willful and unreasonable, she has a strong point, which is that she keeps her promises.”

“Knight Oren!” Daniela snapped angrily from the shame, “Who is rude, willful, and unreasonable?”

Oren seriously said, “Young Miss, Master told me before leaving that I must let Lord Marvin know everything about you.”

“It would only work out if he is willing to marry you after knowing everything. Otherwise we can’t force him to marry you. The Cridland clan doesn’t force marriages.”

Daniela flipped out! “Oren! I don’t want to hear you speak for an hour!”

Oren had yet to speak again when Daniela opened her hand and a frightening cold was emitted from her palm. The pitiful Oren was immediately frozen into an ice sculpture!

Marvin saw this and was dumbstruck.

This kind of strength… she wasn’t a Legend, right?

Daniela was apparently very satisfied with Marvin’s expression, and arrogantly raised her head while looking at him. “Ice Shaping magic, not bad huh?”

“Wait a bit until I become a Legend. The Ice Shaping magic will transform into [Ice Angel Shaping], and when the time comes, I’ll be able to change the entire continent into a winter climate!”

When Marvin heard Daniela’s words, a famous name from his previous generation popped in his mind.

“Ice Empress?”

“Ice Empress?” Daniela apparently heard this name for the first time.

“I like this name. Hmm, I’ve decided, this will be my awe-inspiring name in the future!”

Chapter 204: Cridland

p>Marvin froze.

He didn’t expect that by blurting out this name, Daniela would hear of her future name in advance.

At that time, he finally remembered why he kept having this familiar feeling when looking at Daniela.

He had thought it was because of bloodline resonance.

Many bloodlines would have this kind of resonance in Feinan after all. Marvin felt she was different when he first saw her.

But this actually had nothing to do with bloodline. It was because he knew her!

But Marvin knew “that” Daniela wasn’t the current her but the Ice Empress from after the Great Calamity!

Even if Daniela was also extremely beautiful at that time, she was a bit different from how she was now.

After thinking back, Marvin guessed that it was most likely because when he saw the Ice Empress, it was Daniela in the Ice Angel Shape!

After reaching a certain level, Shapeshift Sorcerers could choose a shape that would replace their main human shape.

Daniela would most likely change it to be an Ice Angel, making her appearance somewhat different.

…

Thus, Marvin was now looking at Daniela in a different way.

Such a fierce powerhouse was actually his cousin?!

In Marvin’s memory, the Lavis Dukedom in the North was one of the few countries that weren’t destroyed by the Calamity.

Not only that, but Lavis’ Queen, which was the young lady in front of him, still took advantage of the Calamity to keep expanding her territory.

She was the ruler of the North. Ultimately, she had a conflict with the Ice God and, in their anger, both were said to have fought for no less than a month!

And during this month, all of Feinan suffered from a winter freezing all living things.

Daniela wasn’t merely boasting. The future her truly had the ability to change the entire Feinan’s weather to a freezing winter!

This was the frightening strength of a Shapeshift Sorcerer, the Numen’s strength!

In contrast, Marvin’s two shapes, whether it was Beast-shape or Shadow-shape, were a lot inferior to Daniela’s Ice Angel Shape.

This also had something to do with the purity of the bloodline.

Marvin’s awakening was forcibly hastened by the Fortune Fairy. Otherwise it would have been almost impossible to awaken the thin and almost non-existent Numan bloodline in his body.

‘It seems that this younger cousin and fiancée isn’t a fake.’

‘They must have sent people to investigate me because the news of me transforming into an Asuran Bear finally reached the North.’

‘But then again… Even if I showed Shapeshift Sorcerer’s abilities, why is Lavis Dukedom’s family giving me so much importance?’

‘Marrying the future Ice Empress to me?’

‘There must be a reason behind this.’

Even if they gave him such a pleasant surprise, Marvin didn’t let it get to his head.

There must be a bigger reason for them to look for his grandfather and end up coming to White River Valley.

Just as expected, they discussed for a while, and soon, Daniela talked about the main reason for this trip.

…

Ten minutes later, Daniela silently watched Marvin.

Marvin was thinking.

Daniela was quite straightforward.

Or at least, she seemed to be.

For this trip to White River Valley, she represented Lavis Dukedom for two things.

First was to get engaged with Marvin.

Second was to retrieve something.

The first stemmed from an ancient tradition of the Cridland clan.

The huge and mysterious Cridland clan had numerous branches and relatives, among which was Lavis’ royal family which was one of the most outstanding.

Every descendant of this clan might be able to awaken their Numan bloodline to become a Shapeshift Sorcerer.

Of course, there wasn’t a high probability.

In order to ensure the purity of the bloodline, the Cridland clan always had a strict rule stipulating that they had to intermarry. Also, in order for the later generations to be born with even stronger Shapeshift Sorcerers, there was an additional rule, which was to marry with the closest bloodline of the opposite sex.

But Daniela’s branch in this generation only had women!

If she wanted to get married, she had to look for men from other branches. This was something intolerable to the royal family who attached great importance to the purity of their bloodline.

When they were troubled about this, Marvin’s existence became known.

Marvin and Daniela had a common great-grandfather, so they were from the same branch.

Thus, according to the clan’s rules, they were bound to get married.

But rules are dead while people are alive, and furthermore, not every Cridland descendant was willing to be bound by those damn rules.

Marvin’s grandfather was a good example. He was extremely rebellious when he was young. In order to defy the rules, he left the North to head to the South.

But for the Lavis royal family, the most important thing was that he took away one of the most valuable treasures of the Cridland clan.

From Marvin’s point of view, the main purpose of Daniela’s trip to White River Valley was to retrieve the treasure for the Lavis Dukedom.

As for the engagement… Who knew whether she would directly run away from it after getting that treasure?

With Daniela’s temper and extremely high strength, Marvin came to the conclusion that he couldn’t handle her for the time being. Moreover, he didn’t have much of an interest in this kind of random engagement.

…

“I’m very sorry, Miss Daniela,” Marvin answered after pondering, “But I don’t know anything about the treasure.”

“My father was killed by the Twin Snakes Cult’s people, and he didn’t tell me anything about a treasure. As for my grandfather, I have even less memories of him.”

“I’m afraid I cannot help you with this matter.”

He had his own way of thinking.

This treasure was something his grandfather took out of the clan, so it was bound to be extremely valuable.

The Lavis royal family attached so much importance to it, and it was linked to the Great Devil. It involved too many things.

Marvin wouldn’t give away the things his grandfather had set aside for his descendants.

“You can’t?”

Daniela squinted, “Since that’s the case, I have a request.”

“Go ahead.” Marvin was very courteous.

“Could I search your castle? Maybe that treasure is hidden somewhere.”

“If you are willing to return this treasure, you’ll obtain more wealth and resources from the Cridland clan that you could imagine.”

Daniela was surprisingly very calm while negotiating, totally different from that rude girl earlier.

Marvin was silent for a moment.

“Impossible,” said Marvin categorically.

“This is my castle, I won’t let anyone randomly search for things.”

“And as you can see, I am in the middle of war preparations. At least during that time, I won’t allow it to happen.”

Daniela frowned.

Marvin’s unyielding attitude went beyond her expectations.

“Don’t tell me you think your White River Valley can contend with the powerful Lavis Dukedom?” she lightly pressured.

A snowflake was already forming in Daniela’s palm.

Marvin didn’t say anything.

Because at that time, a handsome middle-aged man suddenly jumped in from a window.

He shook his brand new windbreaker and casually said, “Marvin, why do all your fiancées think of attacking you?”

The snowflake suddenly dissipated as Daniela showed an expression of disbelief!

Constantine casually took a seat in the meeting room, looked toward Daniela and commented, “However, they are all outstanding beauties.”

Marvin faintly smiled, nodding to Constantine to express his thanks.

With this person keeping watch, Daniela who had yet to to become a Legend didn’t dare to be impudent!

He was a lot more confident while negotiating.

“Allow me to introduce this person. This is Sir Constantine.”

Marvin shrugged, continuing, “White River Valley has no intention to go against the Lavis Dukedom. I am really busy at the moment, I have a war to prepare.”

“Thus, allow me to take my leave for now. I’ll make proper arrangements for your people, but please don’t overstep your boundaries. Otherwise, you and I know that the outcome would be very awkward.”

“Also, if you feel like you lack real combat practice due to your long distance travel, Sir Constantine might be willing to keep you company.”

“You mean?”

He looked toward Constantine.

The latter casually took a wine cup in front of Marvin and took a sip before smiling at Daniela. “Of course, this would be my honor.”

…

In the bedroom late in the night, Marvin had yet to fall asleep.

The negotiations during the day were simply the start of troubles. Even if Constantine could temporarily obstruct Daniela, Marvin knew that his younger cousin wouldn’t be that easy to handle.

This meant Constantine had to remain in the castle.

This war was becoming more challenging since he lost a Legend.

But Marvin wasn’t worried.

He still had another friend after all.

“Hu…”

‘Thankfully there is still Ivan.’

The fighting strength the Elven War Saint could display on the battlefield would definitely not be weaker than Constantine’s!

‘Tomorrow I’ll go to the temporary camp, and officially prepare for the war.’

‘Anna and Wayne will still take care of White River Valley’s daily needs. Leaving one Dark Knight with the two Phantom Assassins in case of emergency should be enough.’

‘Constantine would take care of Daniela and Oren.’

‘I have to go meet Ivan earlier.’

Things kept popping in Marvin’s mind, and thus, he kept thinking over and over and didn’t manage to get any sleep before it became dawn.

‘Damn… I actually pulled an all-nighter.’

‘Hold on, there is still something I didn’t take care of.’

Marvin brought up his character window and looked at the pile of undistributed skill points and attributes points and patted his own head.

He was really too busy recently. After advancing he actually hadn’t spent his skill points and attribute points!

His Ranger class had 24 points. Marvin thought for a moment and spent them on Listen. This skill was very extremely useful. Moreover, 50 points of Listen would enable [Eavesdrop], making these 24 SP very worth it.

As for Night Walker’s 36 SP, Marvin hesitated but ended up spending another 20 in [Night Jump] and setting aside the remaining 16.

As for the Battle Gunner class he recently got, unfortunately Marvin couldn’t spend the 30 points because his skills were temporarily unusable, as they were related to firearms after all. After returning Brilliant Purple to Constantine, he still didn’t have his own pistol.

As for the most important two free attribute points…

Marvin was puzzled.

Keep stacking Dexterity? Or balance everything?

Chapter 205: The Day Before the War

p>When he advanced to 3rd rank, Marvin’s level rose up from 10 to 13, obtaining 2 free attribute points at the same time.

But now an issue came up. His Dexterity had already reached 25 points and he already had the two threshold abilities, [Anti-Gravity Steps] and [Flicker].

It could be said that his Dexterity was already very fierce, and the next threshold was at 29 Dexterity.

29 was the attribute limit of all humanoid lifeforms. To break this limit, one had to use various methods to raise their level of existence.

Acquiring a Divine Fragment was one way.

Marvin had a False Divinity which had the Divine Fragment of the World Ending Twin Snakes, so breaking through the 29 point limit wasn’t an issue.

The main point was that his Dexterity already far exceeded his other attributes.

Of the other main attributes, his Strength was only at 15 points thanks to the Rock Giant Belt’s bonus, and his Constitution was only at 13 points.

Strength influenced a Ranger’s Attack Power. Even if Marvin’s daggers were faster, if they couldn’t break through the enemies’ defenses, they were useless.

And Constitution also restricted the effect of his Dexterity.

Without enough Constitution, his super high Dexterity would be useless, not displaying the full effect.

Marvin faintly remembered that 1 Constitution could support 2 Dexterity.

It was more or less a 1 to 2 ratio.

In other words, with his 13 points of Constitution, Dexterity could only effectively reach 26. If Marvin put his two points in Dexterity, then even if his Dexterity reached 27, he could only display the effects of 26 points.

This was the restriction of Constitution.

This was the reason why no powerhouse had an abnormal growth. The six attributes complemented each other. There was some specialization, some emphasizing, but they couldn’t be too far apart.

Marvin was very clear about the reasons.

But the problem was that Marvin felt it was a pity to assign precious attributes points to other attributes.

Free attribute points were very rare.

Constitution and Strength could be raised with other methods.

He thought for a moment and ultimately put one point in Dexterity, raising it to 26, the highest he could make use of with his 13 Constitution.

As for that remaining point, he temporarily put it aside.

After the end of the war, he had to properly raise his Strength and Constitution.

‘Strength needs to reach at least 20 points to get the threshold ability.’

‘Constitution needs to reach 17. Only with that much could I make full use of my Ranger and Night Walker classes.’

Marvin made up his mind.

After spending that attribute point and those skill points, Marvin once again examined the logs.

His Path of Darkness quest had already disappeared, and he had received his mission reward.

10000 general exp.

Nothing else.

This outcome didn’t shock Marvin. He had that feeling that the game system on his body was equivalent to a guide. Its existence was mainly to help Marvin blend into this world as quickly as possible.

It didn’t have another effect.

But regardless, Marvin was already very grateful for this data system, or else he wouldn’t have been able to know what to do after transmigrating.

And Marvin was very satisfied with 10000 general experience.

Getting experience was very difficult in Feinan. That Red Dragon he shot down only gave him 16000 experience.

Leveling up would become harder and harder.

Marvin currently had about 30000 exp with 20000 of those being battle exp and 10000 being general exp.

Despite this, it still wasn’t enough to level up his Night Walker class. Level 5 Night Walker needed 35000 experience.

And to advance to Ruler of the Night from the Ranger path, his first requirement was Ranger level 8 and Night Walker level 9. His subclass could fill in for the total level, up to 4 levels.

Even if Marvin used the most cost effective way to advance to Legend, he would at least need Ranger level 8, Night Walker level 9, and Shapeshift Sorcerer level 6 (Half of the levels count toward the total level).

8+9+3=20.

That would just reach the peak of 4th rank, Half Legend, and then for the next step he would need to level up Night Walker again.

Thus, the main point was still to level up these two main classes. After all, his second subclass [Battle Gunner] not only had an experience penalty, but it also wasn’t counted in the total level.

The most efficient path was still to focus his experience on Night Walker and Ranger.

However, as for his other subclass, who knew when he could get his Shapeshift Sorcerer to reach 2nd rank… This depended on his awakened bloodline.

With Marvin’s natural talent, he wouldn’t have been able to awaken his Shapeshift Sorcerer bloodline without the Fortune Fairy. It wouldn’t be strange if he was stuck at 1st rank all his life. Thus he didn’t have much hope that this subclass would be too much help on his road to Legend rank. Only if…

‘Only if I find a way to break through 2nd rank.’

‘In that case, I’ll need to deal with the Cridland clan. They are the ones who understand the Shapeshift Sorcerer class the best after all.’

Truth to be told, Marvin was a bit conflicted with the sudden appearance of that clan.

But he mostly accepted it.

If he wasn’t a Cridland, he wouldn’t have awakened the Shapeshift Sorcerer bloodline. White River Valley’s inheritance had always been a bit strange. From his grandfather’s time, the family only had a name, no family name. When Marvin asked his father, he didn’t give any details.

Thinking about it, his grandfather probably had been in a dilemma. He didn’t want to choose another family name to inherit, but if he used the Cridland surname, it would easily be found out by the Lavis’ royal family.

Thus he simply didn’t use a family name.

‘Marvin Cridland?’

Marvin leaned on a pillow and thought in a daze.

‘Not a bad name.’

…

The temporary camp was taking shape on the east end of White River Valley.

This place was about 8 kilometers from the Ogre mountain and there was a wide open field between the two. It would be very difficult to mount a sneak attack there.

The adventurers worked with the logistics team to build all kinds of facilities.

The war mobilization order issued by Marvin clearly explained the enemies’ circumstances.

More than 40 Ogres!

That was a very frightening number.

Each Ogre was already an elite type of monster. They were born with the strength of a 2nd rank.

Most Ogres would quickly mature and when they grew older, they would take the initiative to leave the tribe and choose a place they liked to slowly finish their days.

Thus, there were rarely infant or elder Ogres in a tribe.

More than 40 Ogres, most of which were at the 3rd rank.

There also should be some 4th rank Ogres. As for Legends…. The adventurers didn’t know much about it.

But the information Marvin had clearly showed that this Ogre tribe had a Legend.

And most likely an Ogre Mage!

This was a very troublesome matter, especially after Daniela paid a visit.

Hathaway was far away in the Three Ring Towers. She recently started studying a secret spell, completely not looking after Marvin. Otherwise, if they had a Legend Wizard, this war would have been a lot simpler.

‘The Ogre Magi, Ivan should be able to deal with it, or at least restrict it.’

‘But the others, including the monsters on the mountain, can only be dealt with our own forces.’

Marvin rode a horse and slowly toured the camp.

Each person who saw him gave him a salute.

The matter of the Crimson Cross had already spread. Now, every adventurer was looking at Marvin with respect.

Before getting ready for this war, he had already made the best arrangements for White River Valley.

Anna and Wayne were still in charge of the territory. He ended up leaving half of the guards behind, along with a Phantom Assassin and a Dark Knight.

They should be enough to deal with all the issues that might arise in the territory.

Constantine was stuck dealing with Daniela and Oren. The only thing worth celebrating was that his cousin and that poised Knight seemed to be very patient.

Oren even passed a message from Lavis to Marvin: The matter of the treasure was a family matter in any case, so waiting for the war to end was fine.

As for how much of that message was real, Marvin didn’t know.

In any case, Constantine’s strength couldn’t be used.

But fortunately… [Brilliant Purple] was once again borrowed by Marvin.

This thing was a Legendary Item able to kill a Dragon. Constantine was also quite helpless; he was tied to this pirate ship known as Marvin, so he could only make a gamble.

As for Marvin himself, he was actually very calm. If White River Valley and that future territory could be considered as a business company, then Constantine and the others could be considered as investors. He himself was a shareholder and the person in charge of the company. In any case, he had already given many empty checks. So what if there were a few more?

The Red Dragon’s corpse, the gold mine, and the rare materials under the Ogre Mountain. Marvin had already shown the ability of those subsidiary companies’ founders fighting for venture capital.

The project had yet to start that their prospects seemed already within reach.

He gathered all the forces he had.

…

The Silver Church’ Knights and Clerics were ready. White Gown Collins was already leading them.

River Shore City’s two armies also reported to Marvin, bringing along six trebuchets and twenty-five people to use them!

The Ashes Tower’s Wizard Corps also arrived at the battlefield today. Their leader was that witch wearing a purple gown who had almost killed Marvin at the entrance of Magore Academy. She was called Shirley.

This 2nd rank Wizard corps was made up of eighteen people and strictly consisted of battle casters Hathaway chose. Each of them possessed impressive strength.

As for White River Valley’s side, apart from the adventurers Marvin recruited, more than ten guards and some militia followed Marvin.

But most of them would take the duty of messengers. At the same time, Marvin wanted to toughen them.

The core of his strength was still those seventeen Dark Knights following behind Marvin!

While Marvin was riding on his horse, he saw the smoke in the distance. This was a symbol of provocation from the Ogres.

Obviously, it was impossible for the humans’ large scale constructions to not alert them.

The Ogres weren’t fools.

They already made preparations to fight.

War is coming.

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– Character Window –

Name: Marvin Cridland

Race: Human/Numan

Attributes:

[Strength] – 16

[Dexterity] – 26 (?+1)

[Constitution] – 13

[Intelligence] – 15

Wisdom – 16

[Charisma] – 15(+1)

Life Classes:

[Noble] lv4 (0/800)

[Blacksmith] lv3 (32/600)

Battle Classes:

[Ranger] lv7 (0/20000)

[Night Walker] lv4 (0/35000)

[Shapeshift Sorcerer] lv4 (0/23000)

[Battle Gunner] lv1 (0/4800)

Titles:

[Chaotic Battle Expert]

[Newborn Ranger]

[Rope Master]

[Legend Killer]

[Dragon Slayer]

[HP]: 667

[Exp]:

0 (Noble)

19211 (Battle exp) [Available]

10000 (General exp) [Available]

[Skill Points]:

0 (Ranger)

16 (Night Walker) [Available]

30 (Battle Gunner) [Available]

Attribute Points: 1 [Available]

[Divinity]: False Divinity

[Divine Fragments]: 1 (World Ending Twin Snakes)

[Divine Power]: 0

[Specialties]:

[Classes Specialties]:

Two-Weapon Fighting (Ranger)

Reckless Dual Wielder (Ranger)

Nocturnal (Night Walker)

Night Kill (Night Walker)

Superior Reflex (Night Walker)

Quick Study (Noble)

Boundless Shapeshifting (Shapeshift Sorcerer)

[Personal Specialties]:

Versatile

Endurance

Burst

[Class Skills]

Noble:

Dignity (27)

Management (31)

Awareness (16)

Diplomacy (19)

Accounting (28)

Horsemanship (30)

[Ranger]:

Hide (46+9)

Stealth (101)

Inspect (37)

Climb (20)

Listen (49)

[Night Walker]:

Eternal Night (50)

Summon Night Crow (22)

Night Jump (70)
Shooting Blades (10)

Personal Skills:

Hidden Weapon – Darts (26)

Hidden Weapon – Throwing Knives (5)

Hidden Weapon – Flying Needles (5)

Cutthroat (56)

Shadow Step (43)

Edge Snatch (42)

Demon Hunter Steps

[Personal Spells]:

1st-circle – Vine Metamorphosis

Shadow Doppelganger (Book of Nalu, Bloodline)

Night Tracking (Blessing of the Night Monarch)

Shapeshift Basilisk

Origami

[Shapeshift] (Human Form)

Charming Looks

Transforming Magic Cube

Disguise

[Shapeshift] (Beast Form)

Asuran Bear – Skills:

Intimidating Roar

[Shapeshift] (Shadow Form)

Shadow – Spells:

Shadow Bind

Shadow Arrow
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[Equipment]:

[Sika Deer badge]

[Pair of Curved Daggers Fangs]

Blazing Fury

[Ghastly Gloves]

Ring of Wishes

[Wishful Ropes]

[Mark of the Moon]

[Vanessa’s Gift]

[Mask of the Deceiver]

[Magic Holy Grail]

[Wristband of Gratitude]
[Thunder Ring]

[Rock Giant Belt]

[Contracted]:

[Wind Fairy]

[Items]

Deepwater Gems – Engineering Blueprints – Gold Bars – Ancient Book (Unknown/Scarlet Monastery) – Annihilation (Black Jack’s weapons) – Treasure Map (Great Devil Head).

[Forces]:

White River Valley

Southie

Chapter 206: Iron Ogre

p>Next day. The temporary camp was officially completed.

All the forces settled in according to Marvin’s arrangements.

And even more adventurers were lingering outside the camp, ready to pick up some benefits after the battle began.

Noon.

All soldiers who were about to participate in this war had gathered outside the camp.

Indeed, no matter what your identity was before, when participating in a wilderness clearing military campaign, your identity would be that of a soldier.

You had to listen to the overlord’s orders.

Regardless of what you thought, you at least had to show that you were doing your work.

Everyone gathered outside the camp grouped with the power they belonged to.

Marvin rode a horse and slowly rode over from the north.

He had a saber at his waist. This was the sword his grandfather used in those days to clear new territory.

It was his turn now.

This kind of pre-battle mobilization was mostly to boost morale. But the problem was that Marvin’s troops were formed from all kinds of people.

Apart from a few people, they didn’t have any loyalty to Marvin.

Marvin estimated that regardless of what he said, it wouldn’t be very effective in encouraging them to fight bravely.

Thus, he simply drew his saber and figuratively locked swords with the soldiers at the front line before turning back to return to his previous position.

Then, he raised his sword high and shouted.

“Glory!”

“Wealth!”

“Development!”

His voice was loud and clear, echoing in everyone’s ears like a thunder clap.

That was because he used a magic scroll.

Apart from those Wizards, everyone’s mind shook. Their sight all gathered on Marvin’s body before focusing on the edge of that saber.

Marvin looked at this scene with satisfaction, as he looked over all the forces.

“Warriors.”

“Our elders explored the wilderness countless times, continuously clearing out safe pieces of lands from the monsters.”

“Now it’s our turn to follow their glory, to set out in the wilderness.”

“I, Baron Marvin, according to the wilderness clearing order issued by the South Wizard Alliance, will guide you to clear new lands!”

“Today’s battle is only the beginning. We can obtain wealth and resources far beyond what you can imagine.”

“We can’t stop.”

“Every monster will be cleanly slaughtered by us. Five years, ten years later, this place will be extremely prosperous. And we will be rewarded for helping the Alliance open up new territories.”

“Nobility titles, owning a territory, money, beauties… Everything would be readily available.”

“Now, join me and draw your weapons!”

Marvin was roaring as he reached the final sentence.

“Clang!”

A chaotic but clear sound of iron immediately echoed!!

Everyone drew their weapons.

They were silently looking at Marvin. It didn’t matter what kind of goal they previously had for participating in this war. Since it was a battlefield, they only had one goal, and that was to beat down the enemies!

Their enemies were frightening Ogres after all!

One small team of humans might not necessarily match an Ogre.

At that time, thinking of casually fighting would simply lead to death.

Marvin lifted his sword and slashed it down toward the tall mountain!

“Woosh!”

A slashing sound could be heard.

“Set off!”

The army slowly started marching.

…

On the Ogre mountain, huge but inflexible silhouettes were frantically busying themselves.

They were building fortifications.

Ogres weren’t just wild monsters. Some of the Ogres had high Intelligence and were able to speak Common language.

They had also heard some things about the wilderness clearing order.

Along with that black clothed old man’s warning, they were already making proper preparations.

That entire Ogre tribe had forty-five Ogres, and each of them was in the prime of his life.

They had migrated from the Shrieking Mountain Range in order to survive, and they hadn’t attacked White River Valley because the monsters of the Shrieking Mountain Range were restricted by a powerful binding force.

This force was created by shackles that God Lance had set up in those days.

But this binding power would stop working when outsiders came to attack them.

All the Ogres were very excited!

They had always wanted to go down the mountain to taste the flavor of humans, but they never had an opportunity before.

Gnoll meat was really too bitter, they simply couldn’t swallow it.

And now, Marvin issued a wilderness clearing order, launching an attack on them first. This meant they would be able to freely retaliate.

They could wantonly rush into human territory and occupy their domain.

This was something every man-eating beast yearned for.

In fact, if not for their boss strictly preventing them, most of the Ogres would have already rushed down and swung their weapons to crush these weak humans like pieces of meat.

They had been holding back their desire for blood for a long time.

They clearly couldn’t understand why their leader insisted on defending the mountain. Wasn’t rushing down to kill better?

These humans couldn’t be the match of the powerful Ogres!

Every Ogre was born with a racial specialty, Innate Divine Strength, which meant that their Strength wouldn’t be lower than 20 points!

This was a very frightening number.

There was also their overwhelming recuperative abilities and their fierce Constitution. Apart from their Dexterity being inferior, Ogres were almost the perfect fighters.

What about humans?

Humans were only a type of food in the Ogres’ eyes, and it tasted pretty good.

But the leader’s orders were greater than anything else in this Ogre tribe. They knew of his power, so they wouldn’t easily offend him.

Since the leader said to defend their position, they would defend their position.

In any case, their boss also promised that there would be a day when he would lead them down the mountain to rush into the human territory to wantonly feed on their favorite prey.

…

Three kilometers west of the Ogre Mountain.

At Marvin’s sign, the army stopped moving.

Both sides could see each other from this distance.

Moreover, a handful of minutes was enough for an adult Ogre to rush into the group of humans. Thus, keeping a certain distance was necessary.

But tight fortifications could be seen from the bottom of mountain till halfway up.

This wasn’t usual for Ogres.

Marvin frowned.

If they forced an attack, the battle might turn very miserable. The Ogres occupied the high ground and they had a lot of rocks on hand. With their frightening arm strength they could throw rocks half a kilometer away!

If they tried to climb the mountain, they might be crushed to death before even being able to attack an Ogre!

‘This is just wonderful…’

Marvin noticed the fearful expressions of the people behind him. Their physical bodies were ordinary, and they would definitely die if they were smashed by a rock.

‘There must be a way to get these monsters down the hill.’

Marvin brandished his sword and immediately issued his first command.

Soon, the six trebuchets, under the protection of the River Shore City’s guards, slowly moved forward.

The other troops also scattered, keeping their distance while slowly moving to encircle the hill.

Since the Ogres didn’t want to come down, they didn’t have to worry about the Ogres charging for now.

Marvin’s strategy was simple. Regardless of how, they had to force the Ogres down!

Forcing them to fight on level ground was the only way to achieve victory.

And Madeline’s six trebuchets seemed to be the key to victory.

Ordinary trebuchets would have an effective range of somewhere from 1/4 kilometers to 1/3 kilometers.

But the trebuchets Madeline sent weren’t ordinary.

They were enchanted and their range was doubled.

Each trebuchet had 4 soldiers in charge of operating it, while the last one acted as the commander.

The logistics group was in charge of moving a cart with rocks. The rocks were covered with pine resin and warm oil.

Even if it was a probing attack, Marvin still wanted to reveal as many of the Ogre’s cards as possible.

Under the everyone’s protection, the army arrived about 800 meters away from the foot of the Ogre’s mountain.

Six trebuchets were at a fixed distance from each other as the soldiers nervously adjusted their angle while beginning to aim.

And the Ogres on the mountain were clearly uneasy.

Some Ogres violently threw rocks from the mountain.

They were thrown very far, but they were still some distance away from the human group.

Under Marvin’s command, everyone got ready. Once Ogres rushed over due to being enraged, the army would fight according to Marvin’s strategy.

Only in that way could they use the least amount of casualties to take over the mountain.

“Lord Marvin, the trebuchets are done preparing!” the commander loudly yelled.

Marvin’s saber pointed at the “fort” the Ogres established halfway up the mountain and gave the order, “Fire!”

Then, bouncing sounds echoed as dozens of crushed rocks were sent out from the human front line. With the enchantments, each rock flew very far.

On top of that, because the rocks were smeared with oil and pine resin, they ignited themselves in the air as a result of friction!

“Rumble!”

The rocks were scattered as they hit the Ogre fort. In a short time, chaos began to appear on the mountain.

“Keep going!” Marvin firmly said.

Soon, another batch of projectiles were ready.

Everyone was extremely nervous as they watched the scene.

After three volleys, that spot in the mountain had already transformed into a sea of fire, and the Ogres were extremely angry.

Although these flames couldn’t harm them, it still enraged them.

They bellowed one after another, wanting to rush down the mountain while baring their teeth.

But what shocked Marvin was that this group of Ogres still hadn’t come down to fight!

‘Who is their boss after all?’

Marvin tried to find clues, but since the Ogres all looked alike to him, he couldn’t find out who was giving orders.

“Lord? Do we continue?” asked the trebuchet commander.

Marvin had yet to answer when an Ogre whose skin was light-black showed up at that spot!

He bellowed and directly jumped down the mountain!

“Bang!”

After a huge noise, a trebuchet had been pulverized into pieces.

And the Ogre was safe and sound.

Everyone was frightened.

The corner of Marvin’s mouth twitched… [Iron Ogre]?

A Legend Ogre?!

Chapter 207: Legend Ogre

p>The Iron Ogre was a relatively outstanding variant Ogre.

This kind of Ogre was usually very overpowered in melee battles, and had a very resistant body.

And this ogre up there was clearly one of those.

Legend Ogre!

Marvin frowned. He already knew that there was a Legend in this Ogre Tribe, but he thought it would be an Ogre Mage. He hadn’t expected it to be an Iron Ogre!

This creature’s attack power was really too frightening. It was also known as the “King of the Battlefield”!

In a few seconds, he had already destroyed two more trebuchets!

The soldiers next to the trebuchets weren’t spared.

This guy falling from the sky was too exaggerated, and the others were shocked by his frightening strength.

The army Marvin gathered suddenly showed signs of falling apart.

‘This Legend Iron Ogre’s goal is to destroy all the trebuchets!’

‘But, is it his idea, or someone else’s instruction?’

This group of Ogres were determined to not leave the mountain. They want the humans to go up.

If that Iron Ogre was the leader, it would be manageable. As long as they got rid of him, the other Ogres would definitely go out of control.

Marvin would be victorious at that time.

But if it wasn’t the case, it would be huge trouble.

Marvin couldn’t tolerate the changes on the battlefield, so he quickly made a decision!

No matter what, this Legend Ogre needed to be stopped by someone!

He suddenly raised his voice and shouted, “Ivan!”

The next instant, the Elven Prince’s athletic silhouette jumped down from another mountain on the side.

His jump was even more outrageous than the Iron Ogre’s!

And his action was smoother than the Ogre’s. He charged toward the Ogre in a flash!

“Bang!”

The Iron Ogre reacted, abruptly turning and sending a fist toward Ivan.

But the fierce Elven Saint didn’t meet the Ogre’s fist with his own. He adjusted his body in mid air and grabbed the Ogre’s arm.

At the same time, he rotated his body, spinning in the air before landing on the ground.

“Roar!” The Iron Ogre snarled.

There was no change on Ivan’s face. He used his hold on the Iron Ogre’s arm to throw him away with a shoulder throw!

He sent him toward the uninhabited area in the north.

He clearly understood Marvin’s goal, which was to send this Iron Ogre away from the battlefield!

They couldn’t allow him to keep destroying the trebuchets!

Because apart from magic, this was the only way to force the Ogres down.

Ivan’s strategy was very successful, as the Iron Ogre was sent hundreds of meters away. Not waiting for him to get up, Ivan frantically attacked him.

Even if the Iron Ogre was a Legend, his fighting ability couldn’t compare with the Elven Saint.

In their fight, the Iron Ogre immediately fell in a disadvantage and was beaten down by Ivan’s fists.

In a few instants, he was blown a few kilometers away by Ivan, far from the battlefield and unable to come back.

…

“That’s the Elven War Saint, Sir Ivan!”

“Heavens, it turns out Lord Marvin still has these kinds of allies. No wonder he dared to issue a wilderness clearing order.”

People gasped, extremely surprised.

Ivan’s appearance gave that group of people someone to rely on.

Their morale rose up once again.

Marvin coldly said, “Keep firing!”

At that time, a group of guards from River Shore City and a group of knights from the Silver Church went next to the trebuchets.

They knew that those remaining three trebuchets definitely couldn’t be destroyed.

They also didn’t believe that the Ogre tribe had a 2nd Legend Iron Ogre!

The trebuchets’ soldiers weren’t just mildly scared.

The soldiers they fought shoulder to shoulder with were crushed by the Iron Ogre in an instant.

That wasn’t the type of shock that average people could support.

Fortunately, these soldiers sent by Madeline were elites among elites.

Even under such dire circumstances, they still clenched their teeth and persevered to complete their own assignment.

They kept firing the trebuchets.

Volleys after volleys of burning rocks kept exploding on that fort halfway up the mountain. This time, the Ogres seemed to be unable to keep waiting.

They began to become extremely angry and no longer dodged those rocks.

Some Ogres angrily used their fists to smash those rocks out of the air. But even with Ogres’ strong physical bodies, they would still be harmed from flying burning rocks.

Many Ogres began to loudly wail.

Marvin squinted, sneering in his heart, ‘I don’t believe the Ogres will be able to keep enduring for long in this kind of situation.’

…

Based on his experience, the arrogant and easily enraged Ogres should have already come down.

This kind of creature, even if they knew that defending their position would be quite favorable, they would still choose a direct and tenacious battle against the humans. This was their fighting style.

There was definitely someone restraining their behavior.

And from the current circumstances, it wasn’t the Iron Ogre.

‘Could it be…’

‘There is another Legend!?’

This kind of thought appeared in Marvin’s mind just when a red cloud suddenly formed above the three trebuchets!

‘Shit. That’s a [Burning Firerain]!’

‘These Legend Wizards have no creativity. Even the Ogre Mages are the same!’

Marvin immediately became frustrated. He was about to order the soldiers to run away from the trebuchets, as running away with the trebuchets would have been impossible. They should save as many lives as possible!

This was a reduced version of Burning Firerain, but it had a good goal, which was to destroy the remaining three trebuchets!

For a spell to be cast from this far and form this fast… The caster must be a Legend!

The Wizards from the Three Ring Towers couldn’t interfere with the casting!

But at that time, an extremely dark cloud flew over from another corner of the sky!

This black cloud came in contact with the red cloud, and instead of the expected exploding sound, the clouds merged together, extremely docile.

The two clouds smoothly fused and the Burning Firerain ended up as ordinary rain.

Marvin heard an unfathomable snarling voice coming from the top of the mountain.

He looked over there and saw a relatively small Ogre. He was holding a long scepter in his hands. The Ogres at his side were looking at him with fear etched in their eyes.

‘That’s the Ogre Leader!’

Everyone had realized.

But what happened with that failed Burning Firerain?

Marvin’s heart was moved, as he looked toward the south.

A luxurious carriage had stopped there without anyone noticing. The adventurers gathered closed to it didn’t dare to approach.

There was also a Knight next to the carriage.

Daniela.

She was the one who sent out that black cloud.

At the moment she was floating above the carriage, a pair of ice wings had solidified on her back and slowly spread open.

She had a few other changes. She became colder, and lively ice particles twisted and moved around her body. And she wasn’t looking at that Ogre Leader.

‘Is this the Ice Angel Shape?’

Marvin was also a bit stunned.

The Daniela in front of him already had some of the imposing manner of the future Ice Empress. As someone that controlled ice, quashing a Burning Firerain wasn’t too difficult for her.

Marvin was about to thank her, but before he could, she turned and flew up north without a word!

On that side, a woman wearing an azure dress was leisurely approaching.

Bamboo!

…

Marvin had already expected today’s fight to not be simple.

But he hadn’t expected so many things to happen before the battle even started.

Ivan was facing the Iron Ogre, yet the reborn Bamboo was quietly approaching. If not for Daniela, he wouldn’t have noticed her yet.

His younger cousin was true to her words. If she saw Bamboo, she definitely wouldn’t rest until she killed her.

The Ice Angel filled the sky with snow and crazily charged toward Bamboo. The latter sneered and released a great amount of Divine Power.

An incredible battle was about to begin.

…

Everyone behind Marvin was foolishly looking at what happened.

Even the experienced and knowledgeable Collins couldn’t help but force an awkward smile.

A simple wilderness clearing actually attracted so many Legends and Half-Legends. How could these 2nd rank and 3rd soldiers influence the outcome of the battle?

Fortunately, Marvin also had many people backing him.

“Rumble!”

At that time, the Ogre Mage took advantage of everyone being focused on Bamboo and the Ice Angel Daniela to send out a few Lightnings, destroying the remaining trebuchets!

This guy was apparently determined to not leave the mountain.

Marvin angrily grit his teeth and brought out Brilliant Purple’s suitcase.

Since it came to this, he couldn’t worry about money.

They wouldn’t be able to fight unless that group of Ogres left the mountain. He couldn’t miss!

But suddenly, a pair of steady hands landed on that suitcase.

“Let me.”

Constantine.

He took the suitcase from Marvin’s hands and opened it. In a mere handful of seconds, and to everyone’s shock, he assembled [Brilliant Purple]!

This frightening killing device was facing the Ogre Mage.

“Let this Legend explode the mountain to see whether they will run down or not.” Constantine sneered, ready to fire.

But that Legend Ogre Mage apparently felt the threat.

His magic staff suddenly aimed at Constantine and he casted three Dissociations in a row toward Constantine!

Instant Casting, Long Distance Casting, Multi Casting!

Three powerful Legendary Specialties!

Marvin felt worried. This Legend Ogre Mage was a lot more troublesome than he’d imagined.

He was so far away, yet was still able to cast three Dissociations!

Constantine was also startled. He clenched his teeth and carried Brilliant Purple as he tried to dodge.

“Bang!”

At that moment, a tall shadow appeared from nowhere and blocked in front of Constantine.

The three Dissociations exploded on that person’s body.

But the latter came out unscathed.

That person softly laughed and turned around to say, “Shoot, Constantine.”

“This Legend Ogre is a bit annoying.”

Chapter 208: This Round is on Me

p>Three Dissociations cast by a Legend!

Unscathed!

Marvin couldn’t help but open his eyes wide, carefully sizing up that man in front of him.

His figure wasn’t especially sturdy, but it was perfect. He was wearing simple black clothes all over which didn’t have the aura of Legend or Magic items.

He had brown eyes and his appearance was a bit bashful.

He gave out the feeling of the older guy next door.

But a man like that was able to resist three Dissociation spells. Even his clothes suffered no damage.

This was simply inconceivable.

Seeing Marvin’s puzzled look, that man laughed. “Hello Marvin.”

“I am O’Brien. Don’t worry, spells have no effect on me.”

O’Brien.

Marvin naturally knew this name!

This generation’s Night Walker leader, the most mysterious and low-key Night Walker. Rumors said that he was fighting against evil forces all year round in the north. Why did he take the time to run over to White River Valley today?

‘Could it be because I awakened the Dark Knights?’ Marvin guessed.

Constantine on the side actually let out a long sigh of relief after O’Brien appeared.

Marvin noticed that Constantine was somewhat uncertain when facing the Ogre Mage.

He might not be able to deal with that opponent.

A Legend Ogre Mage was a powerful existence, and the biggest feature of Constantine who relied on Night Walker and Battle Gunner to advance to Legend was being an all-rounder, but that wasn’t enough. Unless he had Endless Ocean’s help, it was very difficult for him to handle powerful casters. This was why he needed the help of the Great Druid when he chased the Crimson Patriarch.

And this Ogre Mage’s burst power seemed to be a bit stronger than the Crimson Patriarch’s.

In any case, after O’Brien’s silhouette appeared, Constantine immediately became a lot more relaxed.

He glanced at O’Brien and greeted, “Long time no see.”

“Yeah. Long time no see.” O’Brien didn’t go toward them, walking toward the Ogre Mountain instead!

“It has been many years since we fought side by side.”

“Help me with a small favor. I’m now interested in raising a Legend Ogre as a pet.”

Marvin listened, dumbfounded.

This Night Walker leader was too fierce. He dared to say those words?

With the Legend Ogre’s power, he could clearly hear each sentence.

As expected, the Ogre Mage on the mountain suddenly became enraged.

In an instant, spells began raining down.

Every spell was targeting O’Brien.

The latter had no change in his expression, he walked forward step by step.

“Legendary Spell Immunity?” Marvin struggled to say those words.

The Ogre Mage’s casting speed wasn’t slow. If a spell hit Marvin, he would be finished.

But O’Brien was firmly resisting so many spells without any issue!

This was too exaggerated.

That was a Legend Caster!

“Hey kid, don’t be so surprised.”

“This guy’s brain is really simple. If his body wasn’t good enough, how could he be our leader?’ Constantine joked, very relaxed.

Marvin was speechless.

O’Brien who was still walking forward turned around. “You know I can still hear you?”

“Forget it, I won’t bicker with you, I’m indeed not that crafty.”

Constantine seriously said, “Leader, I am praising you.”

He turned to Marvin and said, “See, this is also one of his few advantages. He recognizes his own shortcomings.

“Thus, even though I didn’t understand why everyone chose him as the leader, I didn’t shoot him with Brilliant Purple.”

Marvin coughed, refusing to comment.

Constantine more seriously suggested, ” Let your people retreat three kilometers.”

Marvin nodded.

He immediately ordered that besides himself, everyone had move back three kilometers.

No one questioned Marvin’s command. Everything that happened today already toppled their understanding of this world.

There was surprisingly a Legend in the Ogre tribe? And it wasn’t just one? An Iron Ogre and an Ogre Mage? Could people still open a new territory?

The Elven War Saint was Lord Marvin’s friend? And that recently appearing angel-like woman, who was she?

The adventurers didn’t need to think too much to realize that those two people with frightening auras standing at Marvin’s side were Legends.

Wasn’t it supposed to be a regular wilderness clearing military campaign? Why did it suddenly turn into a war between Legends?

They all silently retreated, and even those unsolicited adventurers standing on the sides began to retreat.

They weren’t fools. They noticed that those powerhouses intended to go all out.

They came to get benefits, not to be caught in the crossfire.

…

“What’s your plan?” Marvin asked in a heavy voice.

“Helping you flatten that mountain.” A hint of killing intent flashed through Constantine’s eyes.

Those three Dissociation spells had also frightened him. If not for O’Brien, he might have had no other choice but to block with Brilliant Purple!

This made him very angry.

He set up Brilliant Purple and adjusted the angle in an instant, aiming at the summit!

“Many thanks.” Marvin put his hand on his chest. “This round is on me.”

After all, since the six trebuchets were ruined, only Constantine’s long distance firepower could force the Ogres down.

Ever since he became a Night Walker, he hadn’t helped the organization and only asked for help. He felt a bit embarrassed about it.

This dragon tooth artillery shell could obviously be put on his tab.

Constantine asked with a strange expression, “Really?”

“Of course.” Marvin looked at O’Brien resisting fierce spells one after the other and wondered what kind of classes and specialties that guy had, or if it was a magical ability that could let him accomplish this. He naturally wanted to know.

Constantine mischievously laughed,” Worthy of Lord Marvin, rich and overbearing. I had originally planned to foot the bill.”

“After all, one round of [Dawn Light] is more expensive than a round of [Dragon Tooth].

‘Hold on!’

‘[Dawn Light]?’

Marvin’s expression instantly changed and he stared at Constantine. “What did you say? You aren’t using Dragon Tooth?”

“Of course.” Constantine seriously informed, “Dragon Tooth munitions are very powerful, but they are linear, and the scope of damage is limited.”

“I just talked about flattening that mountain.”

“[Dawn Light] is the best artillery shell for that.”

Marvin gulped. He had a bad feeling. “Wait, don’t act so quickly. I want to know, how expensive is a Dawn Light round?”

“A bit more expensive than Dragon Tooth.”

Constantine took out a spotlessly white artillery shell from a storage item and resolutely inserted it in Brilliant Purple.

He readied the lever as he aimed at the summit.

“How much!?” Marvin loudly asked.

“Snap!”

Constantine unhesitantly shot with Brilliant Purple.

The next second, a huge rumbling sound drowned out Marvin’s voice while also shaking Marvin’s eardrums. A white shooting star was shot from the cannon.

It had a different shooting pattern than Dragon Tooth. Dawn Light was shot in curve, flying toward the mountain’s summit.

It wasn’t that fast!

…

“What’s that!”

“Such a frightening sound.”

“Is that Lord Marvin’s secret weapon?”

Three kilometers away, everyone was looking at that scene, dazed. They might never see such a shocking scene again in their lives.

Dawn Light quickly rose before splitting into countless tiny fragments that fell toward the summit.

Halfway up the mountain, the Ogre Mage felt something wrong. He raised his magic staff and tried to intercept these bullets carrying a frightening force.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

O’Brien suddenly roared and the Ogre Mage’s spell was interrupted!

Counterspell!

Marvin stood still next to Constantine. The previous shot almost made him deaf, and the following roar left him dazed.

‘What’s that guy class? Lion Roar? He can interrupt the enemy cast from this far?’

Marvin was looking at O’Brien full of awe.

Among all the powerhouses he met, that guy was an existence able to contend against Nicholas.

And compared with him, Inheim might be a bit inferior!

…

The Ogre Mage wasn’t able to block Dawn Light. The next instant, those falling bullets suddenly burst with bright rays of light!

“Bang!”

Each bullet penetrated deeply into the mountain before exploding!

The entire mountain exploded. Countless rocks flew and rolled down as the whole mountain shook!

A cloud of dust flew up. Marvin narrowed his eyes, focusing his gaze to see through the obstruction. He saw that one third of the mountain was gone!

Such a frightening destructive power!

A huge amount of rocks rolled down, smashing onto the Ogres who were hopping around.

Finally, they rushed down under the Ogre Mage’s bellow!

They already had no way out. If they kept hiding on the mountain, as soon as Constantine shot another Dawn Light, they would be buried alive!

Marvin’s goal was finally reached. He took a deep breath and nodded, “This round is on me.”

…

O’Brien turned his head. “Let’s go Constantine. I can’t catch him alive alone.”

Constantine quickly put away Brilliant Purple and took out a shotgun before hanging it on his body. He equipped handguns on both hands and quickly went up.

The two men disappeared in the cloud of dust.

Marvin made a decision.

With these two great Legends dealing with the Ogre Mage, he should be able to deal with the rest of the Ogres.

“Everyone! Get ready to fight!”

Marvin urged his horse and circled back. The army was naturally looking at the scene. Even if that cloud of dust was huge, these Ogres’ huge bodies couldn’t be hidden in it.

They were all properly prepared and split up in groups, following Marvin’s strategy.

“Lord Marvin, they are charging!”

The person in charge of the Silver Church was still the familiar Gordian. This guy was already at the 3rd rank.

He solemnly said to Marvin, “If we don’t start a counter charge, we might not be able to handle it! Our defensive line will be ripped apart.”

“It’s fine, you guys follow behind us. The others, surround them! Don’t let any escape,” Marvin lightly said.

Then he turned back and dismounted. He shockingly rushed over toward the Ogres!

“Roar!”

Along with the tall Asuran Bear silhouette rushing into the cloud of dust were sixteen Dark Knights silently holding onto their greatswords as they followed Marvin to kill Ogres.

The most intense melee battle started at last.