NOVEL FROG Chapter 243-249
Chapter 243: Celestial Stairway
p>Earlier, when Marvin saw that horrifying Astral Beast, he felt a chill.
He knew that the Astral Beast was very far from him and that it couldn’t threaten him…
But that kind of bad feeling made him very uneasy.
Thus, he followed his instincts and secretly used a hidden move.
Shadow Doppelganger!
Marvin’s main body had held the gold scissors for forty minutes, but then Marvin surreptitiously acted.
He jumped back to another tree branch and used Hide, leaving his doppelganger behind, still in his original position.
Rangers had immense affinity with the World Tree. In this place, his hiding skills would have unlimited bonuses.
He controlled the Shadow Doppelganger to continue his work. Though it didn’t have its own Divine Fragment, Marvin did, and he had already activated the scissors. As the remaining work was only physical labor, it could be done even without a Divine Fragment if it finished fast enough.
At the same time, the Shadow Doppelganger had most of Marvin’s abilities, so Marvin had it use Disguise to look perfectly like him.
Disguise was a powerful skill, enough to make a powerhouse like Bamboo unable to sense anything wrong.
After she “killed” Marvin, she still checked her surroundings.
Unfortunately, even though the World Ending Twin Snakes’ Divine Power forcefully raised her to the Legend Realm, her Perception was still unable to find Marvin hiding under the blessings of the World Tree.
This allowed Marvin to escape disaster.
He took a long breath as cold sweat trickled down his forehead.
This world really was crisis after crisis. If he wasn’t cautious enough, he would have already died!
Falling from here would really leave him no hope for survival. A place like the Void would even make gods afraid.
…
‘The World Ending Twin Snakes are worthy of being Evil Gods from ancient times. Despite their main bodies being sealed by Lance, they clearly still had a way to enter the World Tree Domain!’
‘This is something even the gods can’t do.’
‘There aren’t many tokens of the Ancient Nature God left apart from the Golden Scissors. They unexpectedly got their hands on one…’
‘There really is nowhere safe in this world…’
Marvin looked at the shadow of Bamboo disappearing from the World Tree, ruthlessness appearing in his heart.
There would inevitably be a day when he would pull those snakes out of the Ethereal Plane and chop them into countless pieces.
Making snake soup also sounds good.
As for that Bamboo, he would definitely not let go scot-free. After leaving, he would find ways to make her suffer.
He also had a lot of ideas to take revenge on the Twin Snakes Cult. Unfortunately, inside the World Tree domain, Marvin didn’t know that the Twin Snakes Cult was already being met with a lot of troubles.
…
Right now, the most important problem was for Marvin to find a way out of the World Tree domain.
In his original plan, Marvin would cut the rotten leaf and then return to the Decaying Plateau before leaving with the Legends.
But that obviously wouldn’t work now.
Marvin didn’t know what happened outside, but he was certain that the Shadow Prince and the Plague God had interfered.
Whether the Legends could survive would depend greatly on whether the Great Elven King was willing to make a move.
But based on the Great Elven King’s character, he would definitely not sit idle and watch Ivan lose his life. With Owl notifying him, their escape should be taken care of.
The Legends should definitely be able to go back, but Marvin… was in a bit of trouble.
He was trapped in the World Tree’s domain!
If no one came to get him, he wouldn’t be able to return via typically known methods.
But Marvin didn’t need to rely on others for this, because he had his own backup plan.
The [Celestial Stairway].
…
The World Tree wasn’t the only existence linking the multiverse’s planes.
Apart from the World Tree, there was the [Celestial Stairway] and the [River Styx].
Marvin wouldn’t think of using the River Styx. That thing went from the Astral Sea and split into two, one part going to the Abyss while the other part went to Hell, before ultimately converging in a bottomless abyss.
That was also a place where Demons and Devils fought countless bloody battles.
Without access to the [Boats of the Other Shore], there was no point even thinking of crossing the River Styx.
The Celestial Stairway was different. As long as he had the correct number, he could go back to Feinan.
‘If I’m not mistaken, Feinan plane’s code is 0420. As long as I don’t open the wrong door, it shouldn’t be a problem.’
Marvin thought of this and started caressing the World Tree’s surface.
The Celestial Stairway was inside the World Tree.
He just needed to find an entrance.
This was a very long process. Thankfully he had enough water and rations, and the World Tree naturally produced oxygen. He could survive in this place.
A whole week passed quickly.
He finally stood on a strange twig and found the entrance to the Celestial Stairway.
…
While looking for the entrance to the Celestial Stairway, Marvin was also quite bored, and checked his own stats window.
After such a crazy plan, it could be said that his stats window had undergone big changes.
Right at the beginning of the undertaking, he obtained more than eighty thousand battle exp just from shooting the Moss Prison. Along with what he had before, the total already exceeded one hundred ten thousand!
Such a huge amount of experience could let him reach level 15, a powerhouse on the verge of advancing to 4th rank.
But he was baffled by the fact that he couldn’t distribute his experience in the World Tree Domain.
It was probably related to this mysterious place.
But in any case, the experience was his. Once he left, he would be able to distribute it.
If he was lucky, he might advance to 4th rank directly!
In a bit more than two months, he advanced from a defenseless noble to a powerhouse about to reach 4th rank! This was something ordinary people wouldn’t dare imagine.
The training speed of the natives was a lot slower than Marvin’s.
This was a huge advantage.
And apart from a large amount of experience, Marvin gained the fierce [Plane Destroyer]’s title.
This title was similar to [Dragon Slayer] and would automatically be equipped. It was different from low-level titles, as most high-level titles were stackable.
For example, he could have both [Dragon Slayer] and [Plane Destroyer] at the same time.
This was different from [Chaotic Battle Expert] or [Rope Master], which he had to manually equip.
…
[Plane Destroyer]
[Description: You destroyed one of the Underworld’s planes, something many powerhouses have been unable to accomplish. Your actions will make the entire multiverse pay attention to you, because you might be someone drunk on bringing forth destruction. But there is good news. Most inhabitants of your plane (Feinan) believe you are the Savior.]
[Property (1): Planar Core Affinity +1]
[Property (2): World Fame +15]
[Property (3): Underworld Enmity +20]
[Property (4): Dignity (Noble) +30]
…
One title, four properties. And besides the Underworld Enmity, all of them were quite useful.
Hostility from the Underworld was something to be expected, since something like the fall of the Decaying Plateau would clearly be visible from the Evil Spirit Sea.
Many Evil Spirits should have seen Diggles fall past them.
When Marvin shot the Red Dragon, the reason he only gained a bit of Chromatic Dragon Enmity was because no other Dragon actually saw him.
But this time he destroyed the Decaying Plateau in front of the whole Multiverse.
It was obvious that the Underworld Enmity would raise like that.
As for Planar Core Affinity, this was very important.
Marvin opened his right hand, revealing an emerald crystal. This was the Planar Core of the Decaying Plateau.
Marvin had taken so long because he wanted to extract the Decaying Plateau’s Planar Core completely intact.
This thing looked so small, yet inside it were the Plane’s energy and knowledge. This Planar Core Affinity would help Marvin have an easier time controlling it in the future. The prerequisite was that Marvin had enough power to activate it.
From Marvin’s estimations, if he wanted to activate this Planar Core, he would need to at least be a Legend or higher.
Legend Wizards were definitely able to activate a Planar Core because they could already create their own Demi-Planes.
But Marvin wasn’t quite sure about Legend Rangers.
But regardless, Marvin wouldn’t ignore good things.
And of course, there was no need to mention World Fame. After all, Marvin destroyed the Decaying Plateau in front of all of Feinan’s living beings.
Even if it was only an illusion in the sky, and although a lot of people thought it was a hallucination, many people still believed it to be real.
His World Fame kept raising.
‘I became famous this time… I’ll need to disguise myself when I go out in the future.’
Marvin faintly smiled. World Fame was especially beneficial.
As for Dignity, it was also useful. Because the Noble class didn’t gain Skill Points when leveling up, these skills would only slowly increase.
This increase of 30 would make it a lot easier to manage his territory in the future.
The higher Dignity was, the less people would want to go against him. This was the most obvious effect. As for its other effects, Marvin was still only guessing.
…
The only thing that disappointed Marvin was that even if he destroyed the plane, the Evil Spirits inhabiting it didn’t count as being killed by him.
They didn’t turn into Marvin’s battle exp, or else with that much exp, Marvin would have directly advanced to Legend.
But regardless, he had earned a lot this time.
Even if the risk was high, the profits were even higher. Furthermore, half of the treasures Owl stole from Diggles’ treasury were Marvin’s!
Thinking of this, he was even more impatient to return to Feinan.
He pushed open that door and entered the World Tree.
It was a gorgeously colored space.
A floating flight of steps was in front of him. At the end of the flight of steps was a door. And on that door was a number.
Marvin intended to step on the Celestial Stairway, but who would have thought that a painting would suddenly fly over?
The man on the painting was very familiar!
‘Wizard God Lance!’ Marvin was very surprised.
But he couldn’t have imagined that what happened next would shock him even more.
Wizard God Lance on the painting suddenly smiled:
“Hello, Marvin.”
Chapter 244: 4th Rank!
p>Wizard God?
This surprised Marvin.
What shocked him was that the other side was actually talking to him.
In Feinan, paintings often had this mysterious ability. After Marvin transmigrated, he met many similar items, such as the Ghost Hallway’s paintings, and his grandfather’s.
In short, they were often enchanted.
As for why the Wizard God knew his name, Marvin wasn’t too surprised. After all, Feinan’s lore described Lance as something like a God of Creation.
“Hello? Sir Lance…”
Marvin didn’t know if this was the Wizard God himself or some remnant consciousness.
He tried to communicate with him.
But unexpectedly, Lance’s painting suddenly took quite a severe tone.
“You shouldn’t have come to this world!”
“You are a stowaway!”
“You don’t belong here, you should be exiled!”
Marvin held his breath.
The Wizard God on the painting suddenly became extremely sinister.
He instinctively felt something wrong.
“Could it be that you want to defy my words?” The Wizard God coldly declared, “You don’t deserve to step foot on the Celestial Stairway.”
“You should scram to the Void, and disappear along that Underworld Plane!”
Marvin froze.
Was this what the Wizard God thought of him?
He truly didn’t belong to this world, but… How could he know?
The painting kept floating near Marvin as the Wizard God represented in it kept glaring at him harshly.
Suddenly, Marvin had a realization!
‘Damn, I almost fell for that bluff!’
‘I heard there could be some spirit monsters near the Celestial Stairway that could reflect and confound people’s thoughts, but today is the first time I met one here!’
Ruthlessness filled Marvin’s heart as he suddenly stepped on the Celestial Stairway, grabbing that painting.
The “Wizard God” in the painting suddenly panicked. “What do you think you are doing? Quickly let go! You are profaning God Lance’s prestige…”
“Profaning God Lance’s prestige?” Marvin sneered, “Aren’t you the one doing that?”
After saying this, he unhesitantly and ferociously tore the painting apart!
“Woosh!” The painting shattered into pieces, and the “Wizard God” in the painting turned into a weird small thing.
It was a type of Imp. His main body was similar to a painting, and he could change its external appearance to bluff people.
If Marvin hadn’t experienced that test in the Eternal Night Kingdom, and suddenly recalled the existence of those things, he might have truly believed it.
After all, that thing would reflect a part of this heart. The things he saw or heard would be a reflection of his inner heart.
‘Haha… Is there really something to be scared of?’ Marvin laughed at himself.
His transmigration was an unfathomable mystery. Even if he quickly blended in this world thanks to the system, and busied himself with the Great Calamity that was about to happen…
There was still doubt and fear in his heart.
It was hidden deep within, and Marvin tried to not think of it as much as possible… but that didn’t mean they didn’t exist.
Why did he transmigrate? Was this incidental, or was it something planned?
This world was so real. Then why would it appear on Earth as a game?
Marvin wanted to know the answers to all these questions, but nothing could be done to clear them up.
But regardless, Marvin would eventually find the answers!
But not now.
He had to return to Feinan.
Tossing that small thing away, Marvin finally walked up the Celestial Stairway!
…
The Celestial Stairway was a long and twisted Stairway inside the World Tree.
Each door represented a plane.
And among these planes, only Feinan was the Prime Material Plane. The others were all Secondary Material Planes.
There were countless Secondary Material Planes, which also had continents and oceans, countless living beings and races.
When Lance formed the Universe Magic Pool, he only surrounded Feinan. Those Secondary Material Planes didn’t receive the protection and favor from the Universe Magic Pool.
The gods who rose up during the 3rd Era could only develop their own religions in the Secondary Planes.
And these Secondary Planes also had a flaw. The power of Faith that they offered were far from what the Prime Plane would give. This was the main reason why the gods were dissatisfied.
From another point of view, living beings from Secondary Planes had a limit to the power they could reach, and this problem didn’t exist in Feinan.
In short, countless Planes existed under Feinan. Before Marvin transmigrated, the game company released a trailer of the next expansion, the [Planar Wars].
Feinan was the center stage of the multiverse, but the other planes would also have their own stages.
The Planar Wars originated from fights over beliefs, from people thirsting for freedom, from all kinds of ambitions and desires.
The Great Calamity was only the beginning of a chaotic era. Marvin had a premonition: in the future, after Feinan lost the Universe Magic Pool’s protection, they would definitely be involved in the fires of war from the Planar Wars.
To this end, he could only start his preparations early.
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‘0420…’
‘0420…’
Restraining himself from opening doors to other random planes to take a look, Marvin patiently began looking for Feinan’s symbol.
He kept climbing the Celestial Stairway, passing by dozens of Secondary Planes before finally finding Feinan.
It was a golden door, and once he pushed it open, Marvin would be able to return to Feinan. But if he wanted to come back to the World Tree Domain, he would have to find another token of the Ancient Nature God.
He opened the door without any hesitation.
Then, a dazzling white light blinded him.
…
‘Feinan. I’m back.’
He was surrounded by flourishing trees. Marvin’s didn’t seem to have made a mistake when returning.
This place was outside the White Deer Cave in the Deathly Silent Hills, where Marvin originally set up a plane mark.
He had made proper preparations before going out to that Underworld plane.
If he hadn’t set up a plane mark, then who knew where the Celestial Stairway’s Teleportation Portal would have sent him, perhaps to that Dead Area, or even in the sea.
But what surprised Marvin was that there was no one in the White Deer Cave.
In fact, he couldn’t seem to contact anyone.
Hathaway’s token was a single-use item, and Owl’s Thousand Paper Crane had apparently suffered some damage. Thankfully, the storage function was okay, and the Red Dragon’s corpse was still there. Marvin didn’t know how to connect to the others.
At that time, he still didn’t know that the scene of him dying after taking out the Decaying Plateau had been seen by Feinan’s people, causing most people to mistakenly think he was already dead.
Thus he wasn’t anxious, and leisurely strolled around the Deathly Silent Hills.
This place was the same as before, but he wasn’t sure how much time had passed.
‘Whatever, I’ll head back to check on White River Valley. I need to figure out exactly what happened meanwhile.”
Marvin decided so and started his trip back.
…
He wasn’t idle on his journey home.
Since he had returned to Feinan, the mysterious power around the World Tree disappeared. He could spend his experience to advance.
Marvin carefully looked at his battle experience that had reached 110770 points!
This included the exp gained from shooting the Moss Prison, the Brain Eating Monsters, and so on.
But this battle experience was enough for Marvin to reach 4th rank!
Moreover, there was also the 20000 general exp, of which 10000 came from the Path of Darkness, and the other 10000 came from the Assassin Alliance quest which was shown as completed. It was clear that after he used the Night Crow to notify the Bai High Priest of the Brain Eating Monsters killing the White Deer, this quest had been completed.
Thus, his total experience reached more than 130000 points!
This was enough to let him reach 4th rank!
Marvin carefully thought for a bit and quickly spent his experience.
First was naturally his Night Walker class level up. After using 35000 exp, Marvin’s Night Walker successfully reached level 5!
That way, he not only got 36 skill points, 100 HP, he also received a new Night Walker specialty!
[Night Boundary]: During the night, you can freely walk inside an fixed area, and your footsteps can distort space. Nightly use: 3.
That was the ability Sean used to frighten Marvin in Thousand Leaves Forest!
A level 5 Night Walker had the ability to distort space during the night. Even if it wasn’t lethal, it could be compared to Ace Assassin’s Shadow Shift!
In a way, Shadow Shift was a skill that needed to be activated. Night Boundary was a specialty, a natural passive ability. As long as it was during the Night, Marvin could twist a small space and step across.
This was an extremely good assassination ability!
…
Then came the Ranger level up.
Marvin carefully pondered. Even if his goal was Ruler of the Night, his Ranger base class had to have a sturdy foundation.
Moreover, he vaguely remembered that there was a rumor in the game that he could get three extra specialties if he could raise his basic class to full level. This rumor wasn’t verified, but the degree of reliability was still quite high.
Thus he used about fifty to sixty thousand exp to level up his Ranger class twice!
His Ranger class immediately reached level 9 from level 7!
His Hp rose up by 156 points and he obtained 48 skill points. At the same time he obtained one attribute point!
Moreover, he obtained a basic specialty and an extra specialty!
It was [Ruler of the Wilderness] and [Tree Companion].
The former would substantially increase the effects of his skills in the wilderness while the latter would give him a beginner ability to communicate with trees.
The two were very practical specialties.
But most importantly, Marvin advanced to the 4th rank after leveling his Ranger class!
His total level reached 16!
(Ranger lvl 9 + Night Walker lvl 5 + [Halved] Shapeshift Sorcerer lvl 4/2 =16)
At the same time, his body was further strengthened with Fatal Injuries Immunity!
This was the privilege of 4th rank powerhouses!
Chapter 245: Profiting From Someone’s Misfortune?
p>Fatal Injuries Immunity!
This was a property of some 4th rank powerhouses.
Once they reached this level, their vitality would become extremely powerful. Even if they were hit in a vital, they wouldn’t die immediately.
The Ogres Marvin met before were like that.
Of course, not all classes had the Fatal Injuries Immunity ability.
It would be very difficult for the rogue classes such as Thief and Assassin classes to get this ability after reaching 4th rank. It was the same for Wizard and Sorcerer classes.
Among the rogue classes, Rangers were considered the most frontline class, with decent constitution, so they also gained this ability.
…
After advancing to 4th rank, Marvin needed to distribute his 2 attribute points and his large amount of skill points.
But he hesitated, choosing to set aside his attribute points for the moment.
Free attribute points were very precious. Generally speaking, he wouldn’t consider putting his attribute points in another attribute until he obtained the 30 Dexterity’s [Godly Dexterity].
But his Dexterity was currently restricted by his Constitution. If he couldn’t increase his Constitution by other means, he would be forced to spend his attribute points on it instead.
Marvin knew some fairly quick ways to increase his Constitution, though nothing that would give results as quickly as he’d like.
Once this matter was resolved, he wanted to take another trip to Rocky Mountain, hopefully less… eventful.
And on the way, there was a special hot spring that could raise one’s Constitution.
But there was a frightening monster guarding the hot springs. It wouldn’t be easy if he wanted to soak in it.
As for the skill points, Marvin quickly took care of it.
48 Ranger skill points. He didn’t choose to spend them on Hide. With his large increase in strength, this Ranger skill already had more than enough points in it.
Putting more points in Hide would be mostly unnecessary. Moreover, Hide and Stealth already had huge bonus effects from Ruler of the Wilderness and Nocturnal, so further skill points would have diminished returns.
Thus, he chose a passive skill, [Sleight of Hand].
He put all 48 points in it.
This skill could substantially increase the nimbleness of Marvin’s hands. This skill was essential for Thieves. Even though Marvin was a Ranger, he would soon advance to Ruler of the Night and would be able to switch between curved daggers and straight daggers, which would make this skill very useful!
It would make Marvin’s attacks even smoother!
…
After Night Walker reached level 5, he had received 36 skill points. With the previous 16 SP he kept last time, he reached a total of 52 SP.
Marvin again decided to spend most of it on one skill.
This time he chose to put 50 points in a level 5 Night Walker skill, [Shadow Escape]!
[Shadow Escape]: Shaded areas can be used to quickly flee.
This was certainly an escape skill, and what Marvin lacked the most before was exactly such an escape skill.
Shadow Escape, Night Jump and Night Boundary made Marvin’s offensive and evasive abilities exceed what ordinary people could even imagine.
The most amazing part was that unlike Night Jump and Night Boundary, Shadow Escape wasn’t restricted to a particular time of day.
Though it could only be used twice a day, it could also be used during daytime!
This increased Marvin’s survivability when in danger.
At the same time, those 50 points unlocked a pretty good hidden effect, [Quick Disappearance].
[Quick Disappearance]: Your speed when using Shadow Escape increases by 50%.
One shouldn’t look down on this 50%. Often, a mere instant could influence the outcome of a fight.
And the remaining two points were spent on [Summon Night Crow], since in any case, the skill was still quite practical.
…
On his way back, Marvin impatiently crossed River Shore City and quietly appeared in White River Valley.
When he arrived at White River Valley, it was already the afternoon.
But what shocked him was that there was an army bordering White River Valley!
Marvin frowned. He moved forward and used Disguise, pretending to be someone else.
He quietly rushed over and carefully took a look.
This was actually River Shore City’s army!
‘Madeline!’
Marvin took a deep breath!
He silently checked the command contract. As expected, days had passed, and the contract had already disappeared!
From this he could deduce that she had already become a Legend!
This woman was really ambitious. She advanced to Legend and was itching to settle the score!
Marvin sneered and quietly left.
…
White River Valley, in the conference room.
A messenger from River Shore City was speaking with assurance, “Viscount Marvin already met with misfortune. This is the outcome that everyone saw.”
“Even if I don’t understand those things, the Alliance already made a decision.”
“After Viscount Marvin fell, his position was naturally inherited by his younger brother, Young Master Wayne. But with Wayne being still a child, it is clearly not suitable for him to manage White River Valley.”
“Thus, our Lord, on account of her Friendship with the deceased Viscount Marvin, decided to bring White River Valley under her protection according to the rules of the Alliance.”
“This is a signed letter.”
“As long as Young Master Wayne signs and swears an oath of loyalty to Madeline, becoming her vassal, she would naturally protect White River Valley.”
The messenger arrogantly handed a scroll over.
Wayne didn’t even glance at it and rejected.
After that, he calmly said to the messenger, “I already said many times, my brother is still alive.”
The messenger faintly smiled. “Perhaps. Unfortunately, the Alliance doesn’t believe so.”
He took out a certificate of death issued by the South Wizard Alliance. On top of it was listed Marvin’s contributions: Opening new territories for the Alliance, and sacrificing himself for Feinan… After the verbose lines, Marvin’s death was finally printed.
His properties were to be inherited by his younger brother Wayne. This was the traditional way the Alliance would handle it.
But at that time, Madeline made a move. She cited a large amount of previous rules, and even if on the surface, it said that she was protecting White River Valley, she was in fact simply annexing this territory.
Wayne wasn’t a fool, and clearly understood what he should do.
That was to firmly deny Marvin’s death. Even if the hope was very slim, even Lady Hathaway went berserk and slaughtered all the Twin Snakes Cult’s strongholds throughout the East Coast. It was rumored that she was heading toward the North now.
White River Valley’s people sank into panic.
Even though Miss Anna released a claim saying that Lord Marvin hadn’t died but only temporarily lost contact, the next morning, all the inhabitants saw a notice informing them of Marvin’s death signed by the Alliance.
This made White River Valley become somewhat unstable.
This was definitely a crafty plan from Madeline.
A territory could not be without an Overlord.
An expanding territory couldn’t exist without an Overlord to stabilize his people’s hearts.
It was clear that even if Wayne was capable, he was way too young.
Ever since that happened, all the situations had been suppressed by Daniela.
Even though that girl originally came here for the Archdevil’s head, now that White River Valley had fallen into a real crisis, she didn’t withdraw and stood up to fight!
All kinds of upheavals sprung up in the territory, and Daniela took care of it herself, strongly suppressing them!
And today wasn’t any different.
In the conference room, in front of the messenger, the future Ice Empress moved forward and tore that scroll apart.
“I’ll give you three minutes to get out of here.”
“White River Valley doesn’t need protection,” Daniela rudely said.
The messenger gloomily replied, “The world isn’t safe recently, and bandits also appeared on the main road…”
But he didn’t get to finish his sentence before he turned into an ice sculpture!
An ice-cold aura spread through the entire conference room.
A surprised expression flashed through Anna and Wayne’s eyes.
Even if they wanted to start a war with River Shore City, it was a principle for the armies to not harm the messengers. Even if this messenger was indeed quite detestable and made people want to drive him away.
But Daniela’s action was like slapping River Shore City in the face.
But they didn’t say anything against it because these days, they had been holding themselves back quite a bit!
In any case, Daniela was an outsider who dared to throw caution to the wind and set herself against Madeline. Anna and Wayne naturally had no reason not to support her!
“Hey, blockhead, do you dare to send that ice sculpture to that cheap woman?” Daniela coldly asked the Dark Knight standing at the side.
The latter was silent for a moment, before grabbing the sculpture and slowly walking out.
Daniela left the conference room, and, after a short moment, she returned, solemnly telling Anna and Wayne, “Rest assured, I won’t let her have her way.”
“I bet the reputation of my Lavis Kingdom on this.”
Her expression was resolute.
…
‘Turns out I’m already dead in the Alliance’s eyes?’
After using Disguise, Marvin walked through White River Valley.
The adventurers apparently already felt that something was wrong and they all hid in the camp on the other side of the river.
There were notices from the Alliance announcing Marvin’s death all over the territory. And Marvin already found out Madeline’s purpose from those people’s mouths!
She actually wanted to take advantage of his “death” to annex White River Valley!
‘Hahaha, this woman is truly courting death.’
‘Did she really think that she has nothing to fear after becoming a Legend?’
Marvin coldly looked at the picture of himself and made his decision.
At that time, he sensed a Dark Knight approaching!
Marvin didn’t show himself and kept hiding!
This critical juncture was the best time to see what other people really thought.
Marvin straightforwardly hid, to see who was really loyal to White River Valley, and who was an opportunist.
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Boundary between White River Valley and River Shore City.
River Shore City’s army was solemnly standing at attention. On the side, the flag of the Silver Church could clearly be seen hanging down. There stood the Paladins of the Silver Church.
“Sir, do we really want to do this?” Gordian resentfully asked.
Collins leisurely answered, “The current structure of the South is already different. You should have noticed that Madeline is already a Legend. As for Marvin… That kid died too early.”
“Now he cannot pay, so we can only help Lady Madeline.”
“If his younger brother tactfully nodded, there wouldn’t be any need for a war, everything would go along nicely.”
“But… It looks like something bad is going to happen.”
Following Collins’ words, a Dark Knight carrying the iced envoy slowly walked on the main road.
“Crash!”
He suddenly threw the ice sculpture over. The target was that luxurious carriage inside the army!
Daniela walked behind him, alone, her face full of resolve.
“Bang!”
An exaggerated Fireball took shape and directly shattered the ice sculpture!
Ice and fire mixed together as blood and flesh sprinkled down on the army.
River Shore City’s soldiers were uneasy.
“Tsk… Killing my subordinate, do you want to start a war?”
Madeline’s seductive voice came over from the luxurious carriage.
Daniela slowly moved forward, a cold trail of ice appearing under her feet:
“Madeline, don’t think of taking one step in this territory.”
“Miss Daniela, I already know about you.” Madeline calmly sat in the carriage, lazily chatting with Daniela.
She really had the qualifications to act like that, because she already advanced to a Legend Wizard. And Daniela was only a Half-Legend!
“You are Lavis Kingdom’s princess. Even if you were engaged with Marvin, he is now dead. You don’t have to fight me,” Madeline said.
If it was someone else, Madeline might have already made a move.
But she was somewhat afraid of the retaliation of Daniela’s clan.
But still, she couldn’t understand Daniela’s stubbornness!
She coldly said, “I’ll repeat it once. You and your army, don’t think of taking one step in this territory.”
“I might not be fond of Marvin, but I’m quite fond of Wayne. In fact, I like having a cute little brother. Of course, most importantly, I actually like this place.”
“You and your army are about to enter the land which I worked hard to build up. Do you think I would allow you to trample it?”
Madeline turned silent.
After a long time, a helpless voice came out of the carriage, “In that case, do I have no other choice but to make a move?”
“Retreat or make a move.”
Daniela’s body began to slowly change, her skin becoming whiter as a great amount of cold air burst out of her body!
Ice Angel Shape!
“Ice Angel? Interesting.” Madeline’s joking voice suddenly came from behind Daniela!
A Teleportation Door had silently appeared behind the latter without anyone noticing.
Daniela was caught off guard by Madeline’s fire whip and heavily crashed on the ground.
Chapter 246: Insane
p>Madeline was very proud of herself.
She had trained hard for many years and finally reached the Legend Realm! Though, the Legendary specialties and abilities she obtained weren’t comparable to what other Legend Wizards obtained.
But in any case, she already become a Legend!
How many Legend Wizards were there in the entire South?
Legend Wizards were even qualified to hold a seat in the South Wizard Alliance’s assembly.
In these times, no one could easily provoke a Wizard. And everyone aspired to be a Legend Wizard.
Unlike other Legend classes, being a Legend Wizard meant true supremacy.
After all, this was the era of the Wizards!
When she split up with Marvin, she returned to her own Wizard Tower, dead set on becoming a Legend.
She immediately began to seek a breakthrough using that page of the Book of Nalu.
Sure enough, in less than two weeks, she miraculously advanced.
Even though she had yet to form her Demi-Plane and just started researching her personal Legend spell, she was itching to retaliate!
…
But Marvin died!
Madeline still felt a bit of regret at this news.
That crafty little guy forced herself into an humiliating command contract and died before suffering from her retaliation.
Madeline was rather annoyed.
But she was still pleased that she had enough reasons to take back the resources she was forced to give to Marvin.
She originally was someone full of ambitions and wouldn’t be able to be blackmailed by Marvin for long.
Using that page of the Book of Nalu to trade for River Shore City was merely a temporary peace treaty. It was a verbal agreement between both parties with Hathaway as a witness. But the current Madeline wasn’t worried about Hathaway!
They were both Legend Wizards, why would she be afraid of her?
Madeline also heard of Marvin’s Legend friends crazily retaliating against the Twin Snakes Cult.
This caused her to stay a bit vigilant.
Even though Marvin died, he still had many friends. She couldn’t be too fierce when taking White River Valley back.
Thus she used her relationship with the Alliance to make them issue Marvin’s death certificate ahead of time, leaving White River Valley without an Overlord.
The South Wizard Alliance stipulated that the official heir had to be at least 13 years old to inherit the land.
When Jean, Marvin’s father, died, Marvin was already 13 years old. Thus, it was logical for him to inherit White River Valley’s Overlord position.
But Wayne was only 9 years old. He would only be a future heir.
Besides Wayne, there wasn’t anyone qualified to inherit White River Valley’s Overlord position.
At that time, Madeline worked hard and found a convoluted old rule.
When an Overlord of a neighboring territory was unable to formally inherit his territory, a high level noble was entitled to annex the territory, supervising it on his behalf.
In other words, she could make Wayne her vassal.
As a result, White River Valley and River Shore City would become one and the same.
There were no issues with the Alliance’s laws. Those Legends also had nothing to say.
Marvin died after all. They weren’t overly emotional and wouldn’t help him take care of White River Valley.
In Madeline’s eyes, only Hathaway of the Three Ring Towers might interfere.
But as long as she dealt with that matter perfectly, and did everything out in the open, even Hathaway would have nothing to say!
This was Madeline’s plan.
…
But what made Madeline angry and annoyed was White River Valley’s attitude.
Unyielding and cold.
Whether it was Wayne or those ordinary inhabitants, even though these guys were restless, no one admitted that Lord Marvin died. They were convinced “Magical Marvin” would create another miracle. What’s more, they didn’t want to be annexed by River Shore City.
And Daniela’s appearance was something Madeline hadn’t expected.
This young lady was the princess of the Lavis Dukedom in the North. Even if she was alone right now, who knew when Knights of the North would come to protect this land? Moreover, there were those Wizards of the White Tower, who were existence that were a match for the South Wizard Alliance.
She had to solve this matter fast.
All this was what she had in mind.
Thus, she wouldn’t kill Daniela, but she also wouldn’t be lenient. She had to make her powerless as quickly as possible.
As far as Legend Wizards were concerned, this wasn’t very difficult.
After all, Daniela might be strong, but she was only a 4th rank powerhouse with her Ice Angel Shape.
4th rank and 5th rank, mortal and Legend. There was an insurmountable gap!
Daniela’s ice spells didn’t harm Madeline too much because she had a specialty that gave her high elemental resistance!
And Madeline’s Demon bloodline gave her all kinds of spells that could let her easily subdue Daniela!
That flaming whip in her hand kept cracking against Daniela, and each time it hit her, it would consume some of the Ice Angel’s power.
Soon, the Ice Angel’s body became riddled with scars.
She even scraped a part of her face.
Daniela ground her teeth with an unyielding attitude. She was a stubborn person and she would always do what she wanted to do.
She liked this White River Valley, and she had promised Wayne. She wouldn’t retreat!
These were her principles.
A frightening ice aura suddenly rose up from her body.
Madeline was startled.
“What are you trying to do?!” She flickered and kept her distance from Daniela.
“Hahaha… Madeline.” Daniela slightly tilted her head, blood trickling down from her neck, but she didn’t feel it. “You getting White River Valley is simply a dream.”
“I would rather destroy it than to let you obtain it!”
Madeline frowned.
Daniela’s spell really gathered a large amount of power, truly enough to destroy White River Valley in an instant!
This warm valley would turn into a cold and barren wasteland.
This was an all or nothing strategy!
Daniela coldly watched Madeline.
This was her final trump card.
She bet that Madeline wouldn’t dare to make another move.
Because she wouldn’t gain anything.
But she couldn’t have expected that Madeline would suddenly sneer, “All or nothing?”
“Have you even asked their opinion?”
‘They?’
Daniela froze.
She noticed a group of people coming from the main road.
Escorted by the Dark Knights were the Sean the old Blacksmith, Anna, Wayne, Andre and the other guards, Necromancer Fidel, and even that nameless Alchemist!
They stood together in front of the army of River Shore City, standing behind Daniela.
“We naturally agree.”
Wayne coldly looked at Madeline with clenched fists. “I already evacuated White River Valley’s inhabitants.”
“If you think of using military power to seize our land, we won’t yield.”
Madeline’s face ashened.
She hadn’t thought that this group would be so troublesome!
She obviously came to “protect” this territory, and her actions could be considered relatively gentle, but they actually didn’t know what was good for them!
White River Valley had lost Marvin; even if she didn’t take over, wouldn’t they be annexed by other Overlords sooner or later?!
Gloominess flashed through Madeline’s eyes.
Suddenly, everyone was a bit shocked to see a rune appearing in her eyes.
“Sure enough… Was I too gentle?”
“What made you think that a Legend Wizard was so easy to send away?”
“I originally wanted to treat you well on account of my friendship with Lord Marvin, and take care of White River Valley’s inhabitants.”
“But you have managed to make me angry!”
A huge amount of shadows gathered behind her back. It was a frightening power!
Wayne clenched his teeth. He held Anna’s hand tightly.
Daniela took a deep breath, the spell in her hand about to explode at any time!
At that moment, the old blacksmith took a step forward and loudly said, “Lady Madeline! Are you fearless enough to follow in the Twin Snakes Cult’s footsteps?”
Madeline’s hair was suddenly blown away by wind. She seemed deranged as she faced the sky while madly laughing. “Silly blacksmith. You actually dare to compare me with the Twin Snakes Cult?”
“Who would fight against a Legend Wizard for the sake of a dead man?”
“I didn’t kill Marvin. Everything I did was according with the Alliance’s rules!”
“You really don’t know what’s good for you. Since you are determined to go against me, I’ll let you experience the fury of a Legend Wizard!”
…
‘Insane.’
When that strange rune appeared in Madeline’s eyes, Marvin, who was disguised as one of the guards, clearly understood what had happened.
Madeline was only trying to find an excuse.
Even if he appeared, she wouldn’t give up. She might kill him and everyone!
Because she was already insane!
The Book of Nalu.
It was an artifact that could drive people insane. Madeline didn’t advance to Legend in the past because she didn’t have the aptitude!
This time, Hathaway kindly gave her the 6th page of the Book of Nalu and not the 3rd page.
This let her successfully advance to Legend. But the Book of Nalu still managed to cast a shadow in her heart.
She had already lost her sanity.
That rune was clear proof.
The power of the Book of Nalu was constantly corroding her reason.
‘This woman was full of ambitions and desires, but her willpower wasn’t strong enough.’
‘Even if she advanced to Legend, the signs of the Book of Nalu’s control are fairly obvious.’
‘Since that’s the case, there is no need for leniency.’
After thinking of this, killing intent flashed through Marvin’s eyes.
Legend Wizard?
It wasn’t as if he had never killed one!
Most 4th ranks and Legends had Fatal Injuries Immunity.
But the Wizard class didn’t!
Marvin had once successfully assassinated a Legend Wizard when he was still at the 4th rank in the game.
In this world, Marvin couldn’t afford to mess up.
Chapter 247: The Monarch’s Return!
p>A frightening cloud was gathering.
Marvin solemnly looked at the sky.
‘Damn, another Burning Firerain… Why do these Legend Wizards lack creativity?’
‘Why do they all have to choose Burning Firerain from among all those large-scale Legend spells?’
Apart from Hathaway’s Ashes Storm, all the Legend Wizards Marvin had met so far simply used Burning Firerain!
Daniela raised her hands, and a dense icy mist burst out of her body.
This was the power of the Ice Angel.
The berserk icy mist rushed up to scatter the black cloud.
But this time, Madeline seemed determined to fight it out against Daniela.
When Daniela countered that Legend Ogre Mage’s Burning Firerain, she succeeded because the other side had cast it quickly, controlled it from a long distance, and spent a lot effort to maintain the spell.
This let her gain the advantage.
But it wasn’t the same for Madeline.
Her magic power fiercely surged out as the black cloud mixed with flames and cut into the icy mist as if it it were insignificant.
Soon, the ice began to melt and turn into a warm drizzle, slowly falling on everyone’s face.
But no one withdrew.
Daniela’s face was pale as she mustered her strength!
But it had very little effect. The black cloud was still slowly gathering.
Madeline’s face grew even more sinister. “Want to fight with a Legend Wizard? Wait till your bloodline has thoroughly awakened!”
“The current you is no different from an ant in my eyes!”
Still hidden in the crowd, Marvin drew a deep breath and was about to act…
When suddenly, he noticed footsteps gradually approaching from behind them.
It was a group of people moving quietly.
Wayne’s group all turned around in shock, only to see familiar silhouettes appearing one after the other on the main road.
These were White River Valley’s inhabitants.
They should have already evacuated at Wayne’s command! Just like when White River Valley was in danger before, they should have gone to Green Village or other places to temporarily take refuge.
But this time, they didn’t leave.
They came over.
“Aunt Shili… You…”
“Little Rota…”
“Run away!” Anna’s expression suddenly turned to worry as she loudly yelled.
The usually well-behaved inhabitants didn’t listen to Anna’s command.
They silently stood behind Wayne and the others.
There were approximately seven to eight hundred of them.
“We already sent the young and the elderly to Green Village.”
A very plain looking middle-aged man said, “Every time White River Valley met with trouble, we hid and let Lord Marvin and Miss Anna protect us. Countless times, we said nothing and just went.”
“After hearing that this time, River Shore City wants to forcefully annex White River Valley, we came to take a look.”
“We also don’t know what to do, but we believe that Lord Marvin didn’t die. He will return.”
They all nodded.
These were White River Valley’s ordinary inhabitants. They silently farmed and carried out Marvin’s commands.
They believed that Lord Marvin would lead them to a peaceful future.
They also loved White River Valley.
This was their hometown.
…
More and more people kept appearing from the main road.
They calmly looked at Madeline, and calmly looked at River Shore City’s army. They all consciously stayed silent.
But every person that appeared would increase Madeline’s fury!
These mere ants actually dared to join forces and go against her!
She was a Legend Wizard!
These insignificant humans were actually unwilling to accept her protection and actually believed in that Marvin who was already dead!
Why!?
“No one can stop me from getting what I want.”
“Since you have so much faith in Marvin, so much faith in a dead person, then you can go keep him company!”
“Die!”
Madeline violently roared, “Knights! Listen to my command!”
“Kill them all!”
She pointed at those unarmed and defenseless civilians.
Those strange runes in her eyes were becoming brighter.
The Book of Nalu already completely deceived her mind!
She had already lost control.
But what happened next enraged her even further…
River Shore City’s army didn’t move!
All the Knights were silent.
Some of the guards had fought alongside White River Valley about half a month ago.
They just looked at those civilians, and no one urged their horse forward.
“What are you doing!?” Madeline’s hair crazily danced about as she bellowed.
The Head Knight bowed with a heavy face. “Madam City Lord, they are defenseless civilians.”
“I don’t care.” Madeline coldly watched him. “I told you to kill them!”
“Swish!”
The Head Knight let go of his sword and bowed. “Forgive me for being unable to comply.”
The spirit of a Knight made him unable to make a move on defenseless civilians!
Even if he once swore an oath of eternal loyalty to Madeline, the Head Knight couldn’t do something that completely went against his principles.
“Swish! Swish! Clang!”
All the Knights silently let go of their swords.
They said in low voices, “Forgive me for being unable to comply.”
On the Silver Church’s side, Collins frowned. “There is something wrong with the City Lord… Issuing such a foolish command is a bit weird.”
The actions of River Shore City’s Knights completely sent Madeline into an abyss of madness!
“You dare betray me!”
“Good! If you don’t make a move, I’ll clear out all this trash myself!”
Madeline’s body soared and in an instant, that black cloud expanded over everyone!
Including River Shore City and White River Valley’s armies!
Their expressions changed. Even Collins was startled and hurriedly had the Silver Church’s forces retreat!
The previous agreement with Madeline wasn’t like this. Everything should have been handled according to the Alliance’s rules without harming the population.
Who could have thought that the current Madeline seemed to have completely changed?
Where did that shrewd City Lord go?
Collins instinctively felt something fishy!
…
The black cloud on the sky had condensed.
Daniela’s icy mist was soon completely eradicated by the black cloud!
She let out a groan and then spat out blood, before falling limp on the ground!
The Ice Angel Shape began to gradually return to her original human shape.
This meant that she already used up all her strength and received a very serious injury!
Anna and Wayne promptly went to her side and supported her up.
But a hint of sorrow flashed through everyone’s eyes.
Now, no one could block Madeline.
All of Marvin’s Legend friends were in the North and fighting the Twin Snakes Cult. It was rumored that they were even preparing to challenge that Azure Matriarch sealed in ice!
Wayne bit his lips and muttered in a low voice, “I contacted Hathaway before this happened. But she has yet to answer.”
Anna forced a smile and shook her head, and looking at the gradually condensing firerain in the sky, she urged everyone to run!
But no one moved.
They silently stood there, using their own lives to convey their complaint to Madeline.
They were insignificant mortals, greedy for life and afraid of death, mere bystanders on the grand scheme of things.
But some things would give people the courage to disregard their own lives.
Some beliefs were worth using their own lives to defend.
White River Valley wouldn’t become part of River Shore City. This was their home, and was Lord Marvin’s territory, not Madeline’s.
This was their belief.
…
Flames were already burning in the black cloud, and in at most ten seconds, the frightening Burning Firerain would begin to fall down.
In fact, if not for Daniela’s efforts, it already would have happened.
Daniela bitterly smiled, “I didn’t think I would die at this insane woman’s hands.”
“No, You won’t.” A heavy voice could be heard at her side.
Daniela looked at that Dark Knight with shock. She faintly remembered that his name was Zero.
“Yes, we won’t.” Another Dark Knight lifted his head.
The Dark Knights couldn’t help but inexorably mumble:
“He is back.”
“The Monarch has returned.”
They all looked at those Dark Knights with shock!
They had never said a word since Marvin’s death, but they still carried out the orders given by Marvin before then.
The old blacksmith had tried to ask about Marvin’s whereabouts through them, but they seemed to be at loss.
This made him feel very helpless.
That candle representing Marvin’s life had disappeared when Marvin completed the [Path of Darkness].
From historical records, Sean guessed that the candle had shifted to some hidden place in the Eternal Night Kingdom, just like the Night Monarch’s.
But now.
All the Dark Knights repeated that sentence:
“The Monarch has returned.”
No one understood what they meant.
Then, under Madeline’s insane laughter, the Burning Firerain began to crazily down!
Pitiful civilians hugged each other, tightly closing their eyes.
And the Dark Knights were looking at the sky with expectation.
The burning rain of fire mercilessly approached!
But at that time, something happened.
A faint dark screen rose up from the crowd, and in a blink, it formed an oval-shaped barrier above them.
The Burning Firerain fell onto the dark screen and was stopped outside!
Everyone blankly raised their heads and saw the stars!
The sky had gone dark, as if night suddenly fell. But the everlasting stars were extremely bright.
That black cloud was still in the sky and Burning Firerain was still pouring down, but they weren’t harmed in the slightest!
“This… What happened?” Anna looked at this strange and unforeseen event, stunned.
At that time, a familiar voice echoed next to her.
“Sorry, I made everyone worry.”
“But it is fine now.”
“I have returned.”
Under the starlight, and under everyone startled and happy gazes, a guard walked out from the crowd.
Marvin removed Disguise.
A mark faintly appeared on his forehead.
The Eternal Night Imprint.
And in the dark screen above them, a pair of eyes flashed.
All the Dark Knights knelt down.
Their monarch had returned.
Chapter 248: Saint’s Strength
p>”Brother!”
Wayne looked at Marvin with disbelief and rushed over, excited. He tightly hugged Marvin.
Marvin smiled.
Daniela, Anna, Fidel, the Alchemist…
Everyone was looking at Marvin, startled and surprised.
He had returned!
Everyone’s pillar!
Marvin softly patted Wayne’s head. “Let me have a chat with the crazy woman above us, okay?”
Wayne very cleverly got out of the way.
Then, before everyone’s eyes, Marvin opened his arms and loudly chanted something.
The oval defensive barrier spread in an instant to over five kilometers, with night filling that entire area!
The stars were bright and the night wind was cold.
That black cloud over their heads was broken by that majestic power, leaving no trace behind!
This was the Night Monarch’s power!
This was the power of a Saint.
…
Marvin was about to act and deal with Madeline just before the Burning Firerain was cast.
He was now at the 4th rank, so his original plan was to assassinate Madeline, which wouldn’t have posed too much trouble.
But at that time, something unexpected happened!
His Eternal Night Imprint activated.
Some power poured into him from the Eternal Night Kingdom.
Marvin could feel that a powerful consciousness was slowly recovering inside the Eternal Night Kingdom.
Perhaps it was the resolve of White River Valley’s civilians using their lives to defend their territory, or it may have been another thing, but it apparently stirred something in the Eternal Night Imprint.
The spirit of the Night Monarch awakened.
It was as if Marvin had held an advanced ritual, and a part of the Night Monarch condensed in the Eternal Night Imprint.
There wasn’t much communication between them, but Marvin instantly understood the Night Monarch’s intentions.
Marvin was his heir.
His power was Marvin’s power.
Thus, under the guidance of the Night Monarch, he thoroughly stimulated the remnant power in the Eternal Night Imprint.
Marvin shortly transformed into a Legend powerhouse!
He looked at his stats and saw his Strength jump from 15 points to 30 points, and his Constitution rose from 13 to 28. Marvin felt that assassinating Madeline wasn’t needed anymore!
Even if he could have killed her from the shadows without this power, now he could completely deal with her out in the open.
His six attributes went through a world-shaking change, approaching the godly domain of 30!
At the same time, his Night Walker skills obtained a tremendous growth rate while a few abilities belonging to the Night Monarch appeared. It was enough to let Marvin deal with a newly advanced Legend Wizard.
Leading Feinan’s inhabitants just like the Night Monarch in ancient times.
In the night, he was the Monarch!
…
“Marvin! You didn’t die!”
Madeline excitedly licked her lips.
She ignored the change in her surroundings.
“Just in time. I’ll make you pay for the humiliation I suffered before!”
Evil intent flashed in Madeline’s eyes!
Before Marvin could say anything, a Legendary Dissociation already shot out!
Marvin coldly floated in the sky and stayed there, letting the Dissociation hit his body!
“Woosh!”
A dark light forcefully dispersed the Dissociation.
What a joke. After the Night Monarch’s power poured into Marvin’s body, he became immune to those instant death spells!
He could freely fly and maneuver in the darkness, and not many people could stop him.
“Madeline! You are already being brainwashed by the Book of Nalu!”
He loudly warned, “If you don’t wake up, only death awaits you!”
“You are being controlled!”
Madeline crazily laughed. “You know what? You know what I saw? I saw the future!”
“Marvin, ah, Marvin, really interesting, let me see, turns out you aren’t from this world…”
Marvin’s heart went cold!
What ability did this woman obtain from the Book of Nalu in the end?
But regardless, he wasn’t patient enough to let her continue!
He suddenly disappeared!
[Night Boundary].
Under the curtain of darkness, the entire area would bend to Marvin’s will and he could directly ignore the fetters of space.
A cold curved dagger ripped the air apart, ruthlessly chopping toward Madeline’s head!
Her words were forcefully interrupted.
His Strength which reached the godly 30 directly broke through Madeline’s defensive barrier!
She was startled and hurriedly entered a Teleportation Door.
But then, Marvin appeared once more behind her!
His cold dagger ruthlessly chased her and stopped on her neck.
Shadow Escape!
In the night, and filled with the Night Monarch’s power, Marvin was simply unequalled.
Leymann at his peak might not necessarily be Marvin’s match, let alone a new Legend like Madeline.
A cold left hand pressed against her neck.
She then felt her own magic power quickly disappearing!
“Noooo!”
Madeline painfully yelled, “You can’t do that!”
[Chaos Magic Seal]!
One of the skills of the Night Monarch.
This was a spell the Night Monarch used to seal the abilities of the monsters born from chaos.
But it was also suitable for use against Wizards, especially Legend Wizards.
In a few seconds, the power in Madeline’s body was completely sealed away!
She had already turned into a mortal.
Losing her power like that undoubtedly made her lose what little was left of her mind.
She ignored Marvin’s curved dagger and crazily grabbed her own hair!
“Please, give me back my power!”
“Please, don’t kill me!”
She kept howling in grief.
The onlookers couldn’t help but hold their breaths when seeing this scene.
Wasn’t the change in the situation too big?!
Lord Marvin appeared and casually subdued Madeline who recently advanced to Legend?
All the Knights of River Shore City were stunned!
And Collins turned tail and ran the moment Marvin appeared. The Silver Church’s Paladins followed him and slipped away.
White River Valley’s group was cheering excitedly!
…
In the sky, Marvin had successfully sealed Madeline’s magic power.
Facing the latter’s continuous begging, Marvin hesitated.
In the end, he made a decision.
People who tried to infringe on White River Valley couldn’t keep their lives.
Let alone Madeline who had been brainwashed by the Book of Nalu. She was no longer that City Lord of River Shore City.
She had to die.
Thus, the curved dagger ruthlessly slashed down!
Everyone silently watched Madeline’s head falling from the sky.
River Shore City’s Knights didn’t know how to react.
“Woosh!”
The dark shadow descended from the sky. Marvin appeared in front of the Head Knight.
“Madeline already lost her mind. As you just saw, she tried to violate the Alliance’s rules, using force to assault my White River Valley. I only defended my territory and people.”
“If you have any complaints, you can come look for me. But Misters, I advise you to return to River Shore City first and wait for the Alliance’s arrangements.”
The Knights looked at each other in dismay. They didn’t know why, but Marvin had a kind of charisma that made it hard for them to disobey!
His words made others feel as if they had no choice but to comply.
River Shore City’s main forces silently retreated.
No one paid attention to Madeline’s corpse sprawled in the wilderness.
Then, the curtain of darkness abruptly disappeared!
Everything returned to normal as the sky regain the color of an evening sky.
They all looked at Marvin slowly coming back from River Shore City’s side. Everything that happened today felt like an illusion.
…
White River Valley’s villagers who had been evacuated learnt of their Overlord’s return.
Thus, the notice of evacuation turned into a celebration notice!
People spread the news that Lord Marvin returned unscathed, and the news of him repelling River Shore City’s invasion by himself.
In the castle, despite Marvin explaining everything, he was still asked many questions.
For some details, Marvin could only fabricate a story as usual.
Unfortunately, those parts could easily trick Wayne, Anna, and the others, but they couldn’t trick Daniela.
The latter was looking at Marvin, panting with rage.
“You had already returned earlier. Why did you hide and not come out?”
“Your fiancée was beaten by that loathsome Half-Demon until she spat blood and you actually did not come out! Are you a man, Marvin?!”
Marvin could only bitterly smile and scratch his head.
Marvin had just hurried over when Madeline and Daniela fought. He was about to act when the Burning Firerain was forming, but the Eternal Night Imprint activated.
In the process, he wasn’t calmly waiting.
Facing Daniela’s reproach, Marvin could only bitterly laugh and sincerely apologize.
In any case, Daniela went all-out for White River Valley. If not for her, White River Valley might have already collapsed before his return.
…
On the castle balcony, Anna couldn’t help but cry out.
When Marvin disappeared, she was truly frightened all day long. She repeatedly told herself that Marvin was fine, but ice cold proof left her at a loss.
Now that Marvin came back, she lost control and was unable to hold back.
“Can you promise me that you won’t do something like that anymore?”
Marvin was silent when confronted with Anna’s request.
He knew he had been in great danger and frightened many people who cared about him.
But could he really not take any risks in the future?
Probably not.
“Anna, I can only promise you that I’ll try to take fewer risks…”
“I still have a strong grasp on what I plan to d…”
He had yet to finish his sentence when a meteor suddenly flashed in the sky!
Marvin’s eyes twitched!
The meteor was actually flying over.
“Careful…”
He pushed Anna away.
The meteor crashed against the balcony railing, and knocked into Marvin!
Marvin felt a sharp pain in his chest as he was sent flying from the balcony.
Soon, his body fell to the ground as a huge force grabbed him and dragged him up!
In an instant, Marvin felt the sky spinning and was dazed.
A familiar face appeared before Marvin.
Hathaway.
“Hel…”
Marvin barely managed to focus and intended to greet her.
“Slap!”
A ruthless slap fell.
Marvin froze.
Then, a warm feeling could be felt on his lips.
Chapter 249: Avengers Alliance?
p>Marvin’s silhouette could be seen falling down from the World Tree.
It was followed by Bamboo’s beautiful face and the Nine Headed earth-shattering silhouette.
After Marvin watched, he could only bitterly laugh and shake his head.
He finally understood why everyone thought he was dead!
He hadn’t expected that destroying the Decaying Plateau would cause such a huge upheaval.
He knew his fame rapidly soared and he that he would definitely be considered a hero, but he hadn’t expected that it would happen like this.
He had thought that the Fame was rewarded by the system. He hadn’t expected it to come from a live broadcast throughout Feinan!
This was something completely unforeseen.
That kind of special event seemed to have something to do with the plane’s laws, and Marvin, as a player, wasn’t too well versed in this field.
Thus, he made a mistake. He had thought that what happened in the World Tree wouldn’t be seen by outsiders.
Something like that happened because he couldn’t send a message on time.
Everyone thought Marvin already died, and took revenge on behalf of Marvin out of grief and rage while he was still leisurely strolling around the World Tree.
He wasn’t too worried when he returned to Feinan, and made his way back to White River Valley.
In fact, if it wasn’t for Madeline noisily making a move, he wouldn’t have learnt on the way that people already considered him dead.
This originated from an uncanny misunderstanding.
…
“I’m so sorry, I made you worry. I had no way to communicate inside the World Tree’s domain.” Marvin coughed twice and apologized in a low voice.
Right now, he and Hathaway weren’t in White River Valley, but actually in the Ashes Tower.
After that warm kiss that caught Marvin unprepared, Hathaway coldly and forcefully carried him away, only notifying Wayne.
Everyone knew Marvin was brought away by Hathaway and thus was at ease. Lady Hathaway was one of those Legend powerhouses that were friends with Marvin.
Marvin safely returned, so naturally he would have to chat with them.
Hathaway brought him back to Ashes Tower and then made him look at the scene through the crystal ball.
Marvin took another deep breath. “I am really sorry…”
“I am not angry. I just lost control of my emotions for a bit.” Hathaway had regained her calm demeanor.
She was in her appearance as a 16 year old young lady, and was a bit shorter than Marvin.
“Listen, Marvin.”
“You can’t do something like that again. This matter was too crazy. It was something that completely exceeded your abilities. This was something even gods couldn’t do!”
“You might be a special Seer, able to see farther than me, but something like the future is ever changing!”
Hathaway gave Marvin a serious look. “You fell in the abyss… That was the future I saw.”
“Fortunately, you came back alive. This was another potential future. But what if the future I saw really happened?”
“By all means! Don’t try something out of your means again!”
Marvin nodded.
That matter really was a bit crazy. Not only was it reckless and dangerous, but he also dragged many Legends into that danger.
From Hathaway’s words, if it wasn’t for the Great Elven King ultimately making a move, they might have not been able to escape the Decaying Plateau!
Destroying a plane wasn’t something he should have tried at the moment.
Everything had gone well after transmigrating, largely increasing Marvin’s confidence. But in reality, he had been dancing on the edge of a blade many times.
A moment of carelessness and he would have lost his life!
This wasn’t the game where he could revive after dying.
This was a real world.
“Yes, I promise.”
“Something like this won’t happen in the future,” he seriously said.
Hathaway gently nodded. She grabbed Marvin and led him to the roof of the Ashes Tower.
“Where are we going?”
Soon, Marvin reached the roof of the Ashes Tower and discovered a long-distance Teleportation Gate.
“The North,” answered Hathaway simply.
Then, a burst of arcane magic completely enveloped Marvin!
…
A cold northern wind that felt as sharp as a blade fiercely scraped Marvin’s face.
When he opened his eyes, a boundless field of snow spread in front of him.
A male Wizard was looking strangely at him.
He was a 4th rank Wizard wearing a pure white gown, a Wizard from the North’s Wizard organization, the Wizards’ White Tower.
“Lady Hathaway, you came,” the White Tower’s Wizard politely said, “I already made preparations for you…”
“No need,” she declined coldly.
Then, she gently grabbed Marvin’s hand.
The Wizard’s face reddened.
The magic carpet rose up and the two sped like a meteor, disappearing in the snow!
They kept going north.
Marvin was barely able to see the destination.
The magic carpet was flying extremely fast and Hathaway was ignoring the price to speed it up. They used over 20000 Wizard golds of magic powder!
Marvin was dumbfounded. This was truly flushing money down the toilet!
But before he could regain his focus, a world-shaking sound could be heard in front of them!
Hathaway suddenly slowed down!
Before them was a glacier from ancient times.
A black line could be seen on the snow south of the glacier. A few small shadows were standing on the southern side of the line.
From time to time, thunderous sounds echoed from the glacier.
Marvin squinted and was shocked to discover a familiar silhouette!
O’Brien!
He ripped through the glacier and was fighting with an azure shadow inside!
“Wait… This place is…”
Marvin held his breath. “Don’t tell me this is the place where the Azure Matriarch was slumbering?”
Hathaway nodded, a killing intent flashing through her eyes. “Indeed it is.”
“After that Azure Matriarch’s Chosen assassinated you, or at least tried to, we made a move. Do you want take a look at that Bamboo woman?”
Marvin was shocked, “You captured Bamboo?”
Hathaway silently took out a small bundle and handed it over to Marvin.
Marvin silently opened it.
It was Bamboo’s head.
She died with her eyes wide open, as if full of grievances.
“Rest assured, she thoroughly died,” Hathaway conscientiously explained.
“I found the place where she revived, and killed her a third time,” she said, all with a calm voice.
But Marvin could see the torment Bamboo had suffered before her death from the expression on that face!
He suddenly felt that Hathaway’s cold expression was very warm!
“Thank you… Thank you…” Marvin said.
He then looked at those silhouettes on the snow!
Shadow Thief Owl, White Deer Holy Spirit Lorant, Constantine, Endless Ocean, along with a strange old man, and a Legend Barbarian.
Hathaway rushed the magic carpet and the two of them quickly descended.
“You returned so fast? It’s not your shift yet…”
Owl casually turned around.
That guy’s expression suddenly changed.
“Fuck!”
“You bastard!”
Marvin instantly covered his head with his hands!
All the Legends immediately surrounded him, staring at Marvin who died and come back to life. As Marvin expected, those guys started beating him one after the other!
These guys were Legends!
Their moves weren’t light!
The White Deer Holy Spirit Lorant didn’t attack him though. That guy was constantly using healing magic to heal Marvin!
On the surface he was helping Marvin.
But Owl and Constantine became even more ruthless thanks to it!
If he was healed, then there was no need to worry that the kid would die!
…
A full ten minutes later, Hathaway saved Marvin from Owl and Constantine’s relentless attacks.
Lorant burst out laughing and cast a few more Legend level heals on Marvin. The latter completely recovered.
But the pain from that beating couldn’t be cured.
“I knew you wouldn’t die so easily kid!” Constantine heartily laughed. “I used quite a few Dawn Light to massacre cities before, so all of them are on your tab!”
Shadow Thief Owl chuckled, “Half of those purple gowned guys from the Twin Snakes Cult died by my hands. Making a Legend Shadow Thief make a move has a cost. You go calculate it.”
Marvin gave a hollow laugh. The way these two guys teased him was rather particular, but he still felt warm.
This was the feeling of friendship.
Everyone felt sincerely happy at Marvin’s “resurrection”. As for the Twin Snakes Cult, no one would mourn them.
“Let’s move on,” Hathaway said while waving her hand, “We should stop what’s happening inside.”
They all nodded.
Marvin looked at the black line in front of him. This was clearly a boundary.
He couldn’t help but ask, “How did he get in?”
Constantine shook his head. “Who knows. We can’t get in, only O’Brien could.”
“This is the slumbering place of the Azure Matriarch. She has the support of a steady flow of power coming from the World Ending Twin Snakes. We fear O’Brien might not be able to keep going, so we’re taking shifts to check the situation.”
“If it doesn’t go well, we can all give it a try at the same, to see whether or not we can fight our way inside.”
Hathaway looked at Marvin. “This was why I rushed you over.”
Marvin suddenly understood.
Time Molt.
This thing was still in his hands.
This was the world’s best artifact that could pass through all boundaries. It could even pass through the Universe Magic Pool. So what if it was the World Ending Twin Snakes?
Marvin immediately put Time Molt on his shoulder and went inside the glacier.
Only to see the Nine Headed Azure Matriarch being beaten down by O’Brien!
‘Damn…’
‘Four of the nine heads have exploded…’
Marvin looked at O’Brien tyrannically stepping on one of the heads and weakly shouted, “Leader, I’m fine…”
Hearing this voice, O’Brien suddenly turned around.
Happiness appeared on his face as he quickly kicked down on the fifth head!
“Bang!”
The fifth head exploded!
If not for the steady flow of power from the World Ending Twin Snakes, the Azure Matriarch would have already been killed by O’Brien!
“Let’s leave!” O’Brien greeted Marvin and the latter once again used Time Molt as they left the glacier.
“Uhhh…”
The Night Walker Leader panted as he reproachfully looked at Marvin. “Boy, you sure aren’t nice. You playing dead has made me use too much power, I almost exhausted all my strength…”
Everyone sweated.
This guy had displayed the vitality of a dragon and the fierceness of a tiger while in that glacer, how could he be exhausted?
Marvin could only bitterly smile. “I’m sorry. It was my fault.”
“No, I don’t blame you.”
At that time, the strange old man carrying a jar of wine suddenly walked over, looked at Marvin, and clicked his tongue. “If not for you, I might have never seen so many Legends working together with a common purpose during my life.
“I heard that they formed a temporary alliance to avenge you.”
“What was the name…?”
Marvin couldn’t help but blurt out, “It wouldn’t be the Avengers Alliance, right?”