NOVEL FROG Chapter 325-332
Chapter 325: Plan and Alliance
p>After Marvin cruelly massacred the first ship, the Hellhound and the Wind Fairy also finished with their ships.
The pet and the servant had each attacked their own pirate ship.
Marvin gave them a simple command. Dispose of the enemies!
The fate of the pirates on the Wind Fairy’s ship was a little bit better. The Wind Fairy had grown to be quite powerful and could already control the wind very skillfully.
It flew gracefully on the pirate ship and blew a gust of wind that capsized the ship!
This pirate ship was originally light and its center of gravity was quite unstable, as it had been kept empty to store more loot. The Wind Fairy’s gale made the pirates howl in grief as all of them were blown far away into the sea!
Although most pirates who hit the water died, compared to the pirates who met the Hellhound, they could be considered rather fortunate!
…
A low roar burst from the Hellhound’s mouth.
In front of Marvin he was very docile, but his nature as a lifeform from Hell hadn’t changed!
After swallowing the Shadow Prince’s avatar and Divinity, the Hellhound’s strength sharply increased. That middle head had already fully developed and a bulge seemed to be appearing on the left side as a second head had began to grow.
Although the current Hellhound wasn’t at the 4th rank yet, it was more than strong enough to deal with the group of pirates!
He charged crazily on the ship, tearing these unlucky frightened pirates apart!
Every bite would suck blood from these poor people.
And most frightening of all, their souls would also be swallowed!
At that moment, it looked like the shadow of a death god was surrounding that ship.
…
The 4th ship had a lot more luck.
Aragon was very kindhearted, and although Marvin had him lend a hand to end these bandits, he didn’t go all out.
Storm Swordsmen could display a lot of power on the sea.
After he beheaded the captain of the ship and a few leadership figures, the rest of the pirates immediately chose to surrender.
Aragon didn’t exterminate all of them and only made them tie each other up.
The pirates didn’t hesitate to do as they were told.
Because they saw the tragic fates of the other three ships.
…
Sword Harbor 1. Everyone remained silent.
Although they already knew Marvin was powerful, they hadn’t expected him to end four pirate ships in an instant!
It didn’t even take ten minutes before two ships had their crews exterminated, one was capsized, and while the last one was okay, its crew was all tied up.
As night fell, the four pirate ships were like ghost ships floating on the sea’s surface.
Marvin wasn’t surprised by Aragon’s way of handling it. In fact, he intentionally let Aragon act.
If all the pirates were killed, who would spread White River Valley’s name?
Moreover, even if Marvin wanted to vent, he already made proper plans.
The Black Sails Fleet was a very good opportunity, a chance to probe Dark Phoenix. He couldn’t miss out.
While Dark Phoenix was very powerful, she was extremely cautious when acting in public. She definitely wouldn’t reveal her true identity until that key moment. Thus, Marvin made a plan in advance.
He definitely would not be careless this time.
“Let’s go. These people should consider themselves lucky.”
“Next time another pirate ship dares to think about attacking our White River Valley merchant ship, I will completely destroy them, even if I have to wipe out their headquarters!”
Marvin’s words seemed to be addressed to Aragon, but it was in fact for these surviving pirates.
He was certain these pirates would carry his words to Pirate King Pietrus.
With Dark Phoenix’s character, she would either choose to endure, or wage war.
‘Her attention is on Hathaway, so she shouldn’t make a move against me. On top of that, there are many Legends on my side, and if she acts directly, it would definitely reveal her identity, which would be extremely detrimental for her.’
‘The best outcome for her would be if she could use Pirate King Pietrus’ identity to get rid of me.’
‘The bait has been delivered in front of you. I don’t believe you won’t bite,’ Marvin mused.
…
The two men returned to Sword Harbor 1 and Marvin immediately ordered Roberts to head toward Bass Harbor at full speed.
As for himself, he had other arrangements.
Even if Anna and Aragon were a bit worried about Marvin’s plans, after he showed the magical abilities of the Sea Emperor’s Crown, they were relieved.
In the still of the night, Sword Harbor 1 sailed straight toward Bass Harbor.
As for Marvin, he dove into the sea alone.
Those pirate ships were of course not his targets.
He entered the sea and immediately used [Eye of the Sea].
Just as he expected, shadows were frolicking at the seabed.
A smile appeared on Marvin’s face.
That was a group of Sea Elves!
The Sea Emperor’s Crown quickly and secretly carried him down there and he soon arrived beside the Sea Elves, startling them.
Marvin used the Sea Emperor’s Crown and communicated with them.
Not long after, Marvin followed them to a cave in the seabed.
After a while, a light shone before his eyes.
The water pressure was removed and a sumptuous palace appeared in front of him.
…
“Good little kid, you snatched away my man and still dare to appear in front of me?”
A tender scolding voice echoed beside his ears as Marvin smiled bitterly before quickly entering the palace.
There were few people in the palace, but they were all female Sea Elves.
And sitting at the end was a young and beautiful Sea Elf, the Sea Elven Queen Marvin had met before!
It was already known that the Sea Elven race was a matriarchy and was relatively more open-minded, but this sounded so wrong!!!
Who the hell snatched away your man?
Marvin coughed and calmly replied, “That was Ivan’s own decision, Your Highness. It had no relation to me, right?”
The Sea Elven Queen was clearly brooding over this matter and looked at Marvin with some dissatisfaction. “Then why did you come this time?”
“Lying to my clanmates about giving me the most valuable treasure of the Sea Race like that….”
“How could a human like you have the Sea Race’s most valuable treasure?”
Marvin nonchalantly took out the Sea Emperor’s Crown.
In an instant, the entire palace became lively!
“The Sea Emperor’s Crown!”
“It really is the Sea Emperor’s Crown!”
“Is this Human crazy? He just took it out like this? Isn’t he worried we will snatch it?”
“No, apparently he came to give us the treasure… Hold on, Humans are crafty, he certainly has a plot.”
The group of Sea Elves kept chattering. Not only did Marvin get somewhat annoyed, but even the Sea Elven Queen sitting on the throne frowned.
“Quiet!”
The main hall immediately regained its peace.
The Sea Elven Queen watched Marvin coldly. “What do you want?”
“To form an alliance,” Marvin answered concisely. “In the near future, I might have a war at sea with my enemy, and thus I need your help.”
“An alliance?” The Sea Elven Queen revealed a tender smile. “Actually, I don’t care much about the Sea Race’s most valuable treasure.”
“If you can make Ivan marry me willingly, never mind just a war, even if it was ten wars I would help you!”
Chapter 326: Path to Legend!
p>After leaving the Sea Elven Queen’s palace, Marvin was drifting alone in the sea.
The Sea Emperor’s Crown was producing a faint light as it controlled the sea currents.
The current was carrying Marvin comfortably toward Bass Harbor.
But when he thought about the agreement he reached with the Sea Elven Queen, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
The Sea Elven Queen had always been one of the huge powers in the sea. All the queens of the Sea Elves had aimed to unify the Sea Races during their lifetimes, and the set of three Sea Emperor’s items was a shortcut to reach this goal.
It was rumored that after gathering the entire set, one could control the sea.
Marvin had thought that offering a gift as precious as the Sea Emperor’s Crown should be enough to show his sincerity.
But he didn’t expect that even though those Sea Elves yearned for the crown, the Queen herself didn’t seem to care.
Marvin was greatly taken aback.
What he felt was particularly absurd was the agreement they eventually reached: As long as it was within the waters of the Sea Elves, the Queen would definitely lend a hand in the fight between Marvin and his enemies.
The prerequisite was…
‘Well, can’t really do anything about it. Seems like I can only sell off my friend.’
‘Ivan, I’m sorry. The Sea Elven Queen truly is devoted.’
Marvin smiled bitterly.
Just thinking about the startled and restless expression Ivan got whenever the Sea Elven Queen was mentioned gave Marvin a headache.
How could he match this pair of Elves together?
Marvin felt that it would be very difficult even for a Master Matchmaker!
Fortunately, the Sea Elven Queen didn’t give Marvin a hopeless task.
She only asked Marvin to create three opportunities to be alone with Ivan.
Three opportunities. It shouldn’t be too difficult.
Marvin felt relieved. It shouldn’t be considered betraying Ivan?
But when thinking about the Sea Elven Queen’s possessive smile, Marvin couldn’t help but shudder.
He imagined the scene of the two alone together… and the Sea Elven Queen forcing herself onto Ivan.
Uh… Nothing he could do, he needed the queen’s strength.
‘I don’t know if the Great Elven King will secretly interfere…’
Marvin suddenly thought of how during the battle of the Decaying Plateau last time, the Great Elven King seemed to have been wounded. In this trip to Thousand Leaves Forest, he had to see if he could take a look.
…
Marvin left straight for Bass Harbor with the Sea Emperor’s Crown.
Only the Sea Elven Queen and another beautiful girl remained in the Sea Elven Palace.
“Big Sister, why didn’t you want the Sea Emperor’s Crown?”
“Even if Brother-In-Law is an Elven War Saint, if you two join hands, you still wouldn’t be able to rule the seas, right?”
The young girl had a puzzled expression on her face.
The Sea Elven Queen smiled, “The Sea Emperor’s Crown is quite good, but it is currently sealed. Unsealing it is very difficult. It would violate our ancestor’s oath as we can’t leave too far from these waters. But he can. Maybe one day this human will be able to unseal the Sea Emperor’s Crown. It wouldn’t be too late to request it from him at that time.
“As for your brother-in-law… This involves our clan’s biggest secret.”
“The requirements of the [Sea Elven Rebirth] skill are rather harsh…”
The Sea Elven Queen smiled as an azure radiance flashed on her chest.
If Marvin was here he would recognize that heart-shaped stone hanging around her neck. It was known as the Sea Emperor’s Heart!
Sea Emperor’s Heart, Sea Emperor’s Crown, Sea Emperor’s Scepter… these were the items in the Sea Emperor set.
…
The morning sea in Bass Harbor was peaceful. More than a dozen ships were anchored at the dock, and the sailors were already busily making preparations.
These cargo ships were to leave for the North. They still had to pass through the Great Devil Strait before it froze due to the winter.
They would stay in the North till the 4th or 5th month of the next year, waiting for the Great Devil Strait to melt so they could return.
Thus, this was a pressing matter. The captains were analyzing the weather while the merchants kept urging everyone to work faster.
And on a temporary pier not far off, a rather dazzling ship was docked.
[Sword Harbor 1]!
No one knew the origins of this ship. It had apparently arrived the night before. The people on the ship showed a few proofs of identity and were welcomed with a smile by the official in charge of the harbor.
This wasn’t the treatment an average ship would get. Only the most favored people in the Alliance could enjoy this kind of polite reception. This made the rest of the sailors and captains on the dock curious about their identity.
But nobody came down from the ship, so they couldn’t ask.
…
When Marvin arrived at Bass Harbor, it was already noon. Anna had already made all the important contacts. This time, the Alliance’s inspection and approval was extraordinarily quick and efficient.
This might be related to Hathaway previously organizing things. Even though Hathaway had already turned into an ice sculpture at Dark Phoenix’s island, few people in the South knew about this. Even in the Alliance, only a few high ranked people were aware of it.
With Hathaway’s prestige, Marvin and his White River Valley received the best treatment.
A temporary shipping route was quickly set up, and from now on, Sword Harbor 1 could hang the South Wizard Alliance’s banner if they wished.
Marvin was very satisfied about this.
And Lola was also finalizing the matters with the cooperating trading company, so they should be able to unload tomorrow.
Aragon was very curious about the life at sea. He asked Marvin’s opinion about staying on the ship for the time being.
That was something that suited Marvin just fine. Although there were already two Dark Knights overseeing the ship, how could he be against adding a level 18 Storm Swordsman?
Ever since Aragon came to Feinan, Marvin kept examining him.
He made him act last time as a probe.
According to Marvin’s observations, this peak genius of Arborea might be close to having a breakthrough!
He had always been a talented genius on the path of swordsmanship. At a young age, he reached the limits of the plane and if he hadn’t been blocked by the plane’s laws, he might have already progressed further.
Now that he arrived in Feinan, the limitation holding him back had been removed so he would surely progress soon!
It was just a matter of time before he became a Legend.
This was the result of knowledge and experience he accumulated for many years.
…
Marvin didn’t stay too long in Bass Harbor. After making sure that Sword Harbor 1 wouldn’t have any issues, he left for the Adventurer Guild, Ranger Guild, and other great powers to put up a pearl gathering quest along with some information.
The contents of the pearl gathering quest were very simple.
He offered high prices for strange pearls.
According to Marvin’s request, these pearls had to have liquid inside, and inside the liquid there would be a small lifeform moving around!
That was exactly the description of the Cursed Pearl he obtained before! In the past, he had carefully collected the pearls one by one.
Who knew how much time and effort he had spent gathering the six pearls?
Even if he didn’t have as much time now, he had resources and prestige!
This was the advantage of being an Overlord.
This gathering quest was released so that others could do this task on his behalf.
In any case, the story behind the [Cursed Pearls] wasn’t known by many.
With Marvin’s fame, this quest would definitely make countless people frantic and eager.
Even if they didn’t do it for the considerable reward, being able to get in contact with the “famous” Viscount Marvin was also good.
Everyone could see that White River Valley was thriving in the South.
Not only was it supported by Hathaway of the Ashes Tower, but River Shore City had apparently been annexed by White River Valley, along with a great piece of land in the South.
After a few years of development, if Marvin wanted to, he could easily establish a Dukedom!
The quest caused a sensation in Bass Harbor after it was issued. Quite a lot of adventurers took the quest and started looking for the Cursed Pearls.
A strange pearl was worth 500 Wizard gold!
This kind of reward definitely made the adventurers crazy.
…
As for Marvin, he had already rented a horse and gone on his way to Thousand Leaves Forest before the matter of the pearls created a stir.
Bass Harbor and Thousand Leaves Forest weren’t far apart. He soon went past the villages where Humans and Half-Elves co-existed and arrived at the edge of Thousand Leaves Forest.
After dismounting, he followed his memories and soon found the place where he originally advanced.
The Night Monarch’s Tomb.
When he advanced to Night Walker, he had only been an insignificant level 5 Ranger.
After a short period of time, he now returned here as a level 18 expert.
Thinking of this, he suddenly took out the Fate Tablet fragment from his Thousand Paper Crane.
Seven light yellow flowers were peacefully laying on the Fate Tablet fragment.
Twin Fate Flowers.
The Holy Flower of Arborea’s Shadow Shrine. When Marvin was recovering, he’d ordered people to find these flowers. He then took out the half filled with Chaos power and used the light yellow half filled with the power of Order to nourish the Fate Tablet fragment.
From the look of it, the effect was decent.
The aura of the Fate Tablet had been strengthened a bit. It shouldn’t take long before Ding reawakened.
Marvin let out a deep breath and put away the Fate Tablet fragment.
He then bypassed the Night Monarch’s Tomb to look for a small cave.
He cleared away the vegetation and dust outside the cave, exposing a small door.
Marvin took out the old blacksmith’s key and gently opened the door.
Behind it was a dark bottomless abyss.
This was a strange place.
Stones were floating in the void, and even if Marvin pushed his eyes to their limit, he couldn’t see the end of the abyss.
‘I’ll reach the Night Monarch’s Tomb by following the slate.’
‘Only there can I obtain the [Ruler of the Night] inheritance.’
‘… as well as the [Path to Legend] quest!’
After thinking of this, Marvin didn’t linger any longer and jumped right in.
But he hadn’t expected that after he stepped on a stone, it would start to disintegrate in two seconds!
Thankfully, Marvin reacted instantly and jumped onto another stone, avoiding a disaster.
‘Not good. These stones actually break after being touched!’
Marvin was a bit depressed. The old blacksmith hadn’t mentioned this.
He could only clench his teeth and speed up, continuously skipping further into the darkness!
Chapter 327: Advancement Manual
p>In the pitch black abyss, Marvin could be seen hopping around.
Since the stones kept disintegrating, he had no choice but to keep moving forward.
He didn’t know what would happen to him if he fell.
Even the sight he got from the Night Monarch couldn’t see through the darkness.
This was clearly a special space.
Marvin skipped across the floating stones for a while before finally noticing a glimmer in front of him.
It was a bonfire.
– Bonfires represent hope. During that era of wilderness, only bonfires could dispel the people’s fear in the endless darkness. –
The words Marvin heard from the old blacksmith before he set out echoed in his mind.
His eyes shone as he rushed toward the bonfire!
When Marvin reached it, he could clearly see that it was a large floating platform.
The four corners of the platform had bonfires piled up.
There were several rooms on the platform, some filled with books, and some with all kinds of weapons arranged inside.
‘This is the Night Walkers’ headquarters?’
Marvin subconsciously looked down.
But he was shocked to discover that there were nine such platforms layered from top to bottom in this space.
‘The Ruler of the Night’s Advancement Manual is said to be in the 3rd floor!’
Marvin heeded Sean’s suggestion and controlled his body to land on the 3rd platform.
But after landing, it felt like his body had become sluggish.
There was no trace left of his Godly Dexterity.
‘Such a powerful restriction.’
‘It is worthy of being a vestige of a place personally arranged by the Night Monarch,’ Marvin admired inwardly.
He didn’t stop as he kept searching, room after room.
Just as the old blacksmith had said, the 3rd platform was mostly rooms of books.
These books were sealed by a mysterious power and Marvin, as a member of the Night Walkers, could only take one thing when he left.
If he didn’t follow this rule, he would lose the Night Monarch’s Blessings.
Marvin naturally wouldn’t act foolishly.
The purpose of this trip was the Ruler of the Night Advancement Manual.
The reason he chose the Night Walker class at the start was because he knew that the Night Walkers had a Ruler of the Night’s inheritance.
Marvin was making preparations to advance to Legend, which wouldn’t be easy. He needed to prepare a lot of things. And although Marvin had an exceptional memory, he couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t overlook a minor detail.
Moreover, even though it was the same Ruler of the Night class, he had previously advanced from being a Thief and Assassin, while this time it was from being a Ranger and Night Walker, which naturally changed the circumstances.
It would be good to get a hold of an Advancement Manual first.
He made a trip around the rows of shelves and soon found a huge bookshelf!
On the bookshelf was a tag: Legend Manual.
Marvin’s eyes widened!
This entire bookshelf was filled with Legend class manuals?
Wasn’t the Night Walker Organization too outrageous?
Marvin couldn’t wait to start searching.
The first row was for Fighters. Marvin’s hand passed over them as each name echoed in his mind: Blazing Guardian, Stone Breaker, Mountain Lord, Sword of the Arcane Order.
These Legend Classes were already hard to find in the current Feinan.
On one hand, there were few Legends, and on the other hand, it was very hard to find the inheritance of a Legend class!
Thus, in an ordinary advancement to Legend, one of their current classes would become their Legend class.
For example, Marvin was currently a Level 9 Ranger, Level 6 Night Walker, and Level 6 Shapeshift Sorcerer. He was thus level 18 (due to the sub-class penalty).
But after reaching the Legend realm (level 21), sub-classes wouldn’t be taken in account in his total level. Only his basic and advanced class would count.
If Marvin advanced while he was a Level 10 Ranger, Level 8 Night Walker, and Level 6 Shapeshift Sorcerer, he would indeed become a Legend.
However, his Legend class wouldn’t be Night Walker or Ruler of the Night, but rather [Legend Ranger].
This was why few people would level up their basic class too much. Upon advancing, the highest levelled class would be chosen as a Legend class by default, gaining additional Legend specialties.
Legends were split into different kinds of Legend classes.
But of course there was another way, which was to refuse to advance as a Ranger through the usual process and instead choose an advanced Legend class.
Because of the nature of these Legend classes, they weren’t subject to the highest class restriction.
In other words, as long as Marvin completed everything required for the Ruler of the Night’s advancement, his Legend class would be Ruler of the Night, and he would gain the specialties rewarded from it, rather than from the Ranger class.
As for the Legend class specialties, they would usually be a lot more powerful than those from the basic or advanced classes.
Ruler of the Night was simply not on the same level as the basic Legend classes!
The importance of obtaining an inheritance could be seen from this.
Many Legends could only helplessly choose their advanced class as their Legend class because they didn’t find a true Legend class.
Even if reaching Legend was a lot simpler this way, their strength would also be a lot weaker.
…
‘I didn’t expect the Night Walker’s to have so many Advancement Manuals for different Legend classes!’
‘If I could take them out to sell them, even if those Half-legend had to empty out their family property, they would still be willing to buy them!’
Greed flashed in Marvin’s eyes.
But he knew that this was accumulated by the organization over countless years.
He should be satisfied with being able to get the Ruler of the Night’s inheritance.
Thinking of this, he directly skipped the Fighter and Wizard shelves, and looked in the rogue section.
Marvin noticed the book with a single glance!
– Night Book: Ruler of the Night Advancement Manual –
There it was!
Just as Marvin grabbed the book, the platform faintly quivered.
‘Sean said that I have to leave immediately after getting what I need. This place is also too strange. I’m definitely a Night Walker, yet the conditions are so strict,’ Marvin thought. After choosing his Advancement Manual, he turned and ran toward a corner of the platform.
There was a small Teleportation Array there, and Marvin stood on it.
But before he was teleported out, Marvin suddenly noticed a faint scroll page on the last bookshelf!
He couldn’t see the contents of the page clearly, but his heartbeat accelerated.
‘Book of Nalu! 1st page!’
A glimmer of understanding flashed through his mind.
This was the resonance between the 6th page in his possession and the 1st page on the shelf.
The two pages seemed to be calling to each other.
Marvin calmed down. The 3rd page of the Book of Nalu was sealed by Hathaway in the Ashes Tower, the 6th page was in his hands, and he now found the 1st page… it was actually in the Night Walkers’ headquarters.
Could he have the chance to restore this strange and powerful book?
Thinking of this, Marvin felt a bit impatient.
But he knew that it wasn’t the time yet.
He needed to advance first before doing anything else.
As he was thinking about this, Marvin got teleported out of the Night Walkers’ headquarters and arrived in an unknown location somewhere in Thousand Leaves Forest.
He didn’t think much of it, as it was a random teleportation array.
But who would have guessed that he’d see a familiar face before him?
“How could it be you?!” That person was shocked.
Chapter 328: Curved Dagger – Azure Leaf
p>Marvin was even more shocked.
He hadn’t thought that he would bump into an acquaintance in this vast Thousand Leaves Forest right after leaving the Night Walkers’ headquarters.
It was one of the captains of the Elven Iron Guard, who was also Ivan’s fiancée, Ollie.
Ollie’s expression was very strange.
Marvin was a Night Walker, and the Night Walkers had maintained a good relationship with the Wood Elves for many generations, but appearing at this time in this place, how could it not make people doubtful?
From her eyes, it could be seen that she was on guard. “How did you come in?”
Marvin asked in confusion, “Where is this place?”
Ollie frowned. But at that time, a gentle voice could be heard not far from there. “I dragged him over.”
When Marvin heard this voice, he was puzzled at first, before quickly realizing.
The Great Elven King!
…
Wood Elves’ Secret Grounds.
In the center of the Secret Grounds was a deep blue lake. Nine crystal trees spread from the lakeside, ultimately converging at the center of the lake.
An extremely handsome man was soaking in the middle of the lake with his upper body bare.
Marvin stood at the lakeside looking at the handsome Nicholas in a daze, and had a faint feeling that he was losing his mind!
He’d seen many handsome men since he arrived in Feinan. Even if Ivan was the son of Nicholas and quite handsome, he didn’t take much care of his appearance and was a little unkempt. The Vampire Gwyn was also a beauty; when he first saw him, Marvin almost thought he was a woman.
But the Great Elven King was completely different.
From what Marvin remembered, he was always indifferent. He wore a crown and had an ice cold gaze which made everyone have a feeling of reverence when looking at him.
But at this moment, when the Great Elven King appeared in front of him wearing nothing, Marvin was truly stunned.
Without his usual kingly presence, his handsomeness was shocking. He was probably the ideal man all women dreamed of!
Marvin took a deep breath and composed himself, his gaze ultimately settling on that burning hole in Nicholas’ chest!
If not for this hole destroying the Elven King’s perfect frame, his body would have been a masterpiece!
But Marvin also took note that Nicholas’ eyes seemed weary, and a hint of grey was beginning to grow on the sides of his temples!
This made him look quite ill and tired.
It also made one feel… pity.
‘Damn!’
‘How could I think like that!’
Marvin was startled by his thoughts.
How powerful was the Great Elven King, how could he pity him… Moreover, what kind of charm was he under, how could it forcefully twist his sexual orientation?
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help but sweat.
He stealthily took a glance at his status window, but there was no entry about a charm effect.
Marvin felt very awkward.
To the side, Ollie seemed quite baffled with Marvin’s strange expression.
Fortunately, Nicholas, who had summoned Marvin, unhurriedly remarked, “You are a lot more daring then I imagined.”
“I didn’t have a chance to talk to you after you destroyed the Decaying Plateau before you rushed to Glynos’ Secondary Plane. What was the outcome?”
His eyes were extremely clear. Without his kingly aura, he looked like an old friend chatting with Marvin.
Marvin stayed silent for a while before responding, “A victory within expectations, but a price outside expectations.”
Nicholas nodded slowly. “A price has to be paid for success.”
“Hathaway sacrificed too much for you. This isn’t something she should have had to handle. Lady Dark Phoenix’s behavior is quite unreasonable. The reason I didn’t join the South Wizard Alliance was because I couldn’t see through her.”
“Rescuing her is going to be extremely difficult.”
Marvin shook his head, his eyes filled with determination. “I’ll definitely save her. This is what I promised her.”
The Elven King looked into Marvin’s eyes for a while before saying, “Very good, I hope you can succeed.”
“But I didn’t summon you today because of the matter between Dark Phoenix and Hathaway, but because of Ivan.”
“Ivan?” Marvin froze. What a coincidence, he was actually planning to look for Ivan.
After all, without this guy, the Sea Elven Queen wouldn’t help him, and the chances of success in the war at sea wouldn’t be nearly as good.
“He thinks that there is a medicine that can cure me in that Dead Area west of the Pambo Sea, but it’s actually false. It was an enemy’s trick,” the Great Elven King explained dully.
Marvin noticed that when he said enemy, his right hand’s forefinger faintly pointed upward.
The Astral Sea.
The enemy was very clear.
Marvin nodded.
“Ivan will come across many dangers. Originally I wanted to use them as stepping stones for him, but he will meet dangers surpassing what he can handle this time.”
“I should save him.”
“But this isn’t the time for me to leave.”
The Great Elven King’s face was firm. The hole in his chest was still constantly burning, and while the lake in the Hidden Ground could apparently suppress it, Marvin could still feel a frightening power from the wound.
That was a god’s power!
It wasn’t an avatar, it was the power of a god’s body!
Marvin suddenly recalled that when they left the Decaying Plateau, even though the Great Elven King managed to rescue the Legends, he was sneakily attacked by a few gods!
This wound was left at that time.
Shame appeared on Marvin’s face. The plan had been his, but Nicholas had paid the price.
He had truly been underestimating this world’s gods. He needed to work on his plans more before acting in the future.
“I need you to go to the Pambo Sea.”
“Only you can save Ivan.”
“And I happen to know that you recently planned on looking for Ivan anyways, right?”
Marvin felt a bit awkward.
The Great Elven King was quite the schemer. Marvin guessed that he had used some Divination-type spells or something like that. He even knew about his own journey… Wait, then wasn’t his deal with the Sea Elven Queen completely exposed?
Nicholas always had a bad temper. Wouldn’t he fly into a violent fury because Marvin tried to scheme against his son?
He looked apprehensively toward the Great Elven King.
But he hadn’t expected that the Great Elven King would actually smile. “It doesn’t matter. I wouldn’t mind Ivan getting married.”
“It’s good as long as it is a woman.”
Marvin suddenly felt speechless.
The father and son duo were truly special.
However, Marvin wouldn’t reject the mission given by the Great Elven King.
They had both already helped him quite a bit and he was originally looking for Ivan anyways, so accepting the mission entrusted to him by the Great Elven King was a matter of course.
“No problem,” he agreed.
Nicholas nodded.
He then raised both hands and two azure lights burst out from the lake, landing in front of Marvin.
“This is…”
Marvin looked at these two lights in hesitation. They were really too dazzling, to the point that he couldn’t make out what was inside.
Under Nicholas’ encouraging gaze, Marvin stretched his hands forward.
The azure light suddenly dimmed and Marvin’s hands were grasping something.
‘It’s actually a pair of curved daggers.’
‘Legend Daggers!’
Marvin was overjoyed.
“These are the blades I carried when I toured Feinan in my youth. Your daggers were damaged, and they aren’t suitable for your current strength.”
“These two daggers could be considered as a reward for helping to find my son,” the Great Elven King said relaxedly.
Marvin held the pair of daggers, unwilling to let go of them.
This pair of curved daggers was very light. He could hardly feel anything when holding them!
But their properties were heaven-defying!
[Curved Dagger – Azure Leaf]
[Quality: Legendary]
[Attack Power: 45-?]
[Property 1: Magic Penetration +30]
[Property 2: Divine Restraint +30]
[Property 3: 50% chance of ignoring Fatal Injuries Immunity]
…
Marvin’s eyes widened!
This pair of daggers had attributes that completely overpowered most Legendary items!
The three effects could be considered a bug. They were perfect for Rangers, and were the bane of Wizards, Clerics, and other fierce classes!
[Magic Penetration] was simply ruthless. As the name imply it could directly destroy all kinds of Wizards’ defensive Barriers.
[Divine Restraint] was also extremely practical. It was mostly the same as Magic Penetration, but instead of Wizards, it targeted Clerics, Apostles, and gods’ avatars.
And the third property was the one Marvin felt most deserved to be called a bug.
What was most troublesome when dealing with class holders of 4th rank or above?
Naturally, it was when they had Fatal Injuries Immunity.
For example, when Marvin had his heart stabbed by the Shadow Prince, he could still move decently well thanks to the specialty.
But this pair of [Azure Leaf]s had one chance out of two to ignore Fatal Injuries Immunity.
This meant that Marvin would have an easier time killing!
At the same time, it reminded him to remain vigilant. Although the Azure Leaf daggers were part of the Great Elven King’s collection with outstanding effects…
Others’ weapons might also have this effect.
He couldn’t become careless just because he had Fatal Injuries Immunity.
…
After thanking the Great Elven King, the [Azure Leaf]s replaced Blazing Fury as his primary weapons.
Nicholas grew somewhat tired, and after explaining a few more matters, he let Marvin leave.
He ordered Ollie to take Marvin to the Elven King City, where there was a large scale Teleportation Array that lead to [Ruins City] in the Pambo Seashore.
Once he got there, surviving through the frightening sea depended on Marvin’s own abilities.
Nicholas gave Marvin a crystal ball that would show the whereabouts of Ivan every day at a fixed time. Marvin could rely on this thing to find him.
‘Dead Area…’
‘I remember dying several times in that place. The place is too strange.’
‘But there should be a lot of good things in the Dead Area.’
Marvin gradually started recalling things about the place, and formed a plan in his mind.
Finally, under Ollie’s hopeful eyes, Marvin awe-inspiringly set foot on the Teleportation Array to Ruins City.
Chapter 329: Vestige
p>Gray.
This was the main color of the coastal area around the Pambo Sea.
Because the Pambo Sea itself bordered the gray Dead Area.
The climate here was abnormal. The sun rarely shone and most of the time, large black clouds circled the sky.
Through the long distance Teleportation Array, Marvin arrived in a small house in Ruins City.
“Sir Marvin, I am the leader of the Wood Elves stationed in Ruins City. My name is Joan.”
A good-looking Elven woman greeted Marvin.
Marvin nodded.
He chatted with the Elf for a bit and found out that they were guarding this Teleportation Array. Once he found Ivan, he only needed to come back here to quickly return to Thousand Leaves Forest.
‘The Wood Elves really go far for their family, and as the most powerful Elven King, Nicholas’ arrangements are far-reaching.’
Marvin originally thought that there would only be traces of Wood Elves in Thousand Leaves Forest.
He didn’t think that the Elven King’s hand would stretch far into the Pambo Sea to the northwest.
…
From Joan’s words and Marvin’s previous understanding of the Pambo Seashore, he more or less understood the situation.
The Pambo Sea was one of the various seas of Feinan Continent, but it was a lot more frightening than the other seas.
Apart from the ever present black clouds and fog, there were all kinds of frightening sea monsters roaming around. Perhaps because of the Dead Area’s influence, the sea frequently had some strange phenomena.
[Ghost Ship], [Skeleton Ship] and other myths spread through the western seashore’s populace.
This region actually didn’t belong to the South. It was considered as part of the South-North border.
Pambo Seashore had many independent city-states, imitating the city-state system of the North. The South Wizard Alliance was very powerful, but for some unknown reasons, they didn’t get involved with this place.
In short, the Pambo Sea’s surroundings were a lot more chaotic than the East Coast.
Naturally, this was also a place with many opportunities.
…
Ruins City was the most typical kind of city in Pambo Seashore.
This city was established on countless ruins and all kinds of adventurers occupied the place, looking for rumored treasures of the Ancient Gnomes.
Many people found treasures and were able to soar from their adventurer status as they became rich.
Obviously, a lot more people ended up as skeletons and left this dreary world.
Marvin explored the Pambo Sea several times and visited many of those dungeons. The countless adventurers’ corpses he met inside made even him feel cold.
How could it be so easy to explore the Gnomes’ ruins? Even the brightest Thief in their ranks was easily buried alive by a Gnome’s trap.
It used to be a huge Gnome empire.
…
Marvin went in the city by himself. The streets were very lively, not inferior to Jewel Bay’s Six Pearl Harbors.
A lot of ships were anchored at the docks, but these ships were mostly travelling between the various city states and didn’t go toward the Dead Area across the huge Pambo Sea.
Marvin’s top priority was to find Ivan. and to do so, he needed to leave for the Dead Area.
While Marvin knew some tricks and shortcuts to go to the Dead Area, he still needed a ship for the first part of the trip.
“What boat is going to [Sunrise Island] soon? And any boat is okay?” On the docks, a clever-looking boy was sizing up Marvin.
Marvin slightly smiled and casually tossed him a silver coin. The boy took the coin and frowned. “Southerner?”
Marvin remained calm. “I won’t cause trouble.”
The boy put away the silver coin. Even if this was a silver coin from the South Wizard Alliance, it was also valuable in the Pambo Seashore’s cities.
He immediately pointed to a lousy ship near them and said, “The Parrot fits. Captain Aru will set off in ten days. This is the soonest.”
After Marvin thanked the boy he went to the Parrot.
He walked around casually and found that not only was the boat down, but the sailors were also not present. They must have gone ashore to enjoy themselves.
Only a navigator was on the ship, studying a sea chart conscientiously.
Marvin asked, and confirmed that this ship was really setting off ten days later toward his destination, Sunrise Island. He quickly paid for his ship expenses and scheduled a cabin before leaving the dock.
Since they would set off ten days later, Marvin didn’t want to waste his time.
For the current him, every second was very important.
…
Marvin walked through the streets, looking for an inn.
But he suddenly noticed a crowd not far from there, apparently watching something exciting.
Marvin was curious and went over.
Approaching, he saw that the people were crowding around a courtyard’s door. Posted on the door was a notice with [Wolf Spider] written on it.
“I heard the Wolf Spider mercenaries found the entrance of some new Gnomish ruins. They are recruiting experts of the 3rd rank and above.”
“What Gnomish vestiges would force the Wolf Spiders with their powerhouse team to hire outsiders?”
“Who knows. From the rumors, it’s [Saruha]…
The people on the sides were discussing spiritedly while Marvin had a heavy expression.
Saruha?!
That was strange strange… Saruha was a high level instance that didn’t open until one year after the Great Calamity!
It was on the same level as the Scarlet Monastery, but was a more troublesome challenge!
This Gnomish vestige was truly a remnant of the Ancient Gnomes’ empire. The most frightening things inside weren’t the traps, but the large amount of constructs and Evil Spirits!
Without proper preparations, exploring Saruha would only bring about one’s own destruction.
Why was Saruha’s entrance discovered earlier? Could it be because he had changed history?
Marvin frowned.
From the notice, it seemed that these [Wolf Spider] mercenaries found Saruha’s entrance.
They found the way to freely enter and exit the remains, and a map of the area. But they estimated that they weren’t powerful enough to clear it out themselves, so they decided to hire outside help.
The notice was very clear. The outside helpers would temporarily enjoy the same loot distribution as the internal staff.
At the same time they would be rewarded considerably.
They would hire ten 3rd rank experts.
As for the 4th rank experts, they would hire three or more, the more the better.
They didn’t expect to hire any Legends of course. Legends weren’t weaklings, and they weren’t people that the Wolf Spider mercenaries could afford to hire.
Many of the people surrounding the door wanted to participate in this exploration.
The Wolf Spiders were a well-known and outstanding mercenary team in Ruins City. They wouldn’t hire people that weren’t genuine experts.
Thus, anyone who wanted to sign up to join the excursion would have to go through their test.
The test was very simple: a peak 3rd rank Barbarian was standing at the doorway. They needed to be able to fight him.
Barbarians had a lot of stamina and were perfect for testing people.
Many people had participated in the registration process and fought with the Barbarian one by one.
But most people weren’t a match for the Barbarian!
It was clear for Marvin that this Barbarian was extremely powerful. He could almost hold his own against a 4th rank expert.
An ordinary adventurer simply wouldn’t be able to keep blocking his axe. Although he most likely started off leniently, many adventurers were sent flying.
This scared away a group of people and those that remained were most likely the ones with real ability.
The notice said that they would set off for the remains the next day and it was estimated that they would take seven to eight days to finish exploring.
And from his understanding about Saruha, it wouldn’t take that long. This vestige wasn’t that big. It just had a crazy amount of monsters inside.
What he cared about most was that a majority of Saruha’s monsters were constructs.
He vaguely remembered that there was a special existence among these constructs, Saruha’s Big Boss, called [Chaotic Memory Construct].
This construct possessed a certain amount of intelligence and could communicate with people, yet from time to time it seemed to have an issue with its memories.
If not for coming across this by chance, Marvin wouldn’t have recalled this matter.
‘Chaotic Memory Construct…’
‘Lost Memory Chip…’
‘Could they be related?’
When this occurred to him, Marvin instantly made a decision.
Might as well register for this expedition into the historical remains!
Even if Saruha was dangerous, with Marvin’s current strength, how could there be an issue?
In any case, he had ten days to waste in this ruin city, so he’d better make the most of it.
Moreover, he now had the Legend Advancement Manual, but to advance to Ruler of the Night, he needed a huge amount of battle exp!
With his current levels, he wanted to advance to Ruler of the Night by becoming a Level 8 Ranger and Level 10 Night Walker. Marvin’s Night Walker was still level 6, and if he wanted to reach level 10, the amount of battle exp he needed was frighteningly high.
For this trip to the Dead Area, he was prepared to kill ruthlessly to gather battle exp.
And Saruha’s monsters also gave relatively good amounts of experience. At the same time he could take a look at this Chaotic Memory Construct to check whether it had Mark 47’s Memory Chip. Three birds in one stone. Marvin naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity.
Thus he also restrained himself and lined up obediently.
Others froze momentarily when they saw Marvin stepping forward, and then were startled.
The Barbarian defeated someone and casually looked at the line of people with a slight frown.
But his gaze stopped on the last man!
This was a tall middle-aged man with a face marked by the experiences he’d been through.
The Barbarian exclaimed, “Dragon Slayer, Sir Robin!”
The crowd immediately reacted to those words.
“The Robin who tore the Black Dragon apart with his bare hands?”
“He actually came to apply?”
“Hold on, he could tear apart Black Dragon Clarke with his bare hands, that’s the strength of a Legend! That Wolf Spider mercenary group is lucky!”
The people were discussing spiritedly.
They had noticed Marvin’s disguise but didn’t dare point it out because they feared they might be wrong.
After all, the story of Rocky Mountain’s Robin already spread through the Pambo Seashore, but most people only had a rough impression of his appearance.
But this Barbarian had personally seen Robin!
Thus he recognized him with a single glance.
He humbly came over and asked, “Did you come to participate in this exploration?”
Chapter 330: Swing Inn
p>”Sir Robin?” Marvin was a bit distracted.
But he quickly recovered, remembering that his current appearance wasn’t just a nobody in the western seashore.
Dragon Slayer Robin!
This name had spread through the Pambo Seashore a while ago. With Marvin and Jessica’s rise in fame, Hope City and Rocky Mountain once again drew the eyes of many people.
Although Marvin left Hope City soon after getting rid of Clarke, many people described his looks and accomplishments and spread the information.
‘I actually wanted to be inconspicuous…’
Marvin smiled bitterly.
When he left the Wood Elves’ cabin he used Disguise subconsciously. Thus, he didn’t really think about it, but he had actually used his famous Robin disguise.
No wonder people gave him a strange look when he lined up… they recognized him.
Marvin rolled his eyes. It was time to show off his acting skills.
A surprised expression appeared on his face. “Robin? Who is Robin?”
“My name is Kerry.”
“You mistook me for someone?”
After saying that he tilted his head and turned his body while quietly adjusting his disguise.
This was a slight adjustment that happened at a lightning speed. Marvin barely modified his appearance, making his current disguise about 70% similar to Robin.
Just as expected, the Barbarian was in a daze and sized him up once more before awkwardly laughing. “My bad, I made a mistake.”
The people on the side laughed and relaxed.
Of course!
How could a Legend powerhouse like Robin care to look at the small Wolf Spider mercenaries?
They just looked really similar.
The Barbarian wasn’t angry after admitting he was wrong. He looked down at Marvin’s waist.
In the rumors, Robin used a spear, and his other weapons were Sha firearms.
But this “Kerry” was obviously using a pair of curved daggers, and seemed to be a Ranger. They weren’t using the same weapons, so he shouldn’t be Sir Robin.
Thinking of this, he felt a bit embarrassed at his mistake.
Marvin inwardly laughed. Being too high-profile wasn’t always good. Fortunately he had the Disguise skill, or else he would be the focus of attention everywhere he went.
Whether it was Marvin or Robin, these two identities had very high fame. It was time to make up a new one.
…
Since it was confirmed that it wasn’t Robin, the test was still required.
“Mister Kerry, if you want to participate in tomorrow’s expedition, you need to handle at least ten of my moves.”
The Barbarian was clearly very confident in his own strength as he kindly advised, “If you aren’t strong enough, you might not be able to withstand my attacks.”
If some random person said the same words, the bystanders would have hissed in displeasure.
But everyone saw the previous tests. Most of the adventurers weren’t close to being the Barbarian’s match. This guy was innately overpowered, so putting it this way wasn’t pride, but a sign of goodwill.
“Bull isn’t one of the Vice Leaders of the Wolf Spiders for no reason.”
“Yes, even if he is only at the 3rd rank, many 4th rank experts might not necessarily be his match.”
“This test was without [Ancestors Blessings] and [Berserk Bloodline]. People say he is the Barbarian with the greatest prospects of advancing to Legend in Ruins City.”
“Since that Kerry isn’t Sir Robin, he shouldn’t be Bull’s opponent. Look at his thin arms and legs, and those daggers that look like tree leaves. He won’t be able to block Bull!”
The test continued and everyone couldn’t help but chat about it.
There was no shortage of people who failed the test. They fought with Bull and knew that guy’s strength.
Barbarians’ bodies were pretty strong. Overall, they would only be second to the Underdark’s Dark Elves. However, most Barbarians worshipped their ancestors. Worshipping their ancestors meant that they could obtain power from the spirits of their ancestors. At the same time, Barbarians could also have a Berserk Bloodline. With both, a strong 3rd rank Barbarian wouldn’t be inferior to an ordinary 4th rank expert.
When he reached the front of the entrance, Marvin slightly nodded.
The curtains opened on their fight!
The Barbarian roared loudly before pouncing over. He lifted his huge axe, leaving an afterimage as his powerful presence spread over!
But some people couldn’t help but cry out in surprise at that time!
In a flash, Marvin brushed past the axe very nimbly.
He wasn’t harmed at all.
Under the Barbarian’s shocked gaze, Marvin’s dagger lightly pressed against his neck.
“Passed?” he asked gently.
The area turned silent.
Marvin’s ghost-like movements and reaction speed made people completely unable to keep up!
The Barbarian blinked three times before recovering.
“Passed, of course you passed…” He gulped, his eyes filled with fear!
Marvin smiled and drew back his dagger.
Such a joke, he was a level 18 Ranger! How could he not deal with a level 15 Barbarian?
Marvin didn’t need to use a trump card and only relied on his physical abilities to crush and overpower the Barbarian.
This was the fearsomeness of Godly Dexterity!
By the time audience recovered, Marvin had already taken care of the formalities with the Barbarian.
He had to gather at the appointed location before tomorrow night.
The exploration would start at nightfall. This was exactly what Marvin wanted.
After he was accepted into the exploration group, Marvin quickly sneaked into the crowd and disappeared.
The Barbarian followed Marvin with his eyes and quietly wiped his sweat.
In that split second, he had truly felt killing intent.
If he really made a move, he might have died.
‘This guy… So frightening.’
The Barbarian felt cold. Even if this guy wasn’t Sir Robin, he was a very terrifying powerhouse.
As he was pondering, he was surprised by someone suddenly patting his shoulder.
The Barbarian turned around, stunned.
It was a man hidden in a cloak, his voice sounding very pleasant. “I also want to participate in tomorrow’s exploration, can I pass the test?”
The Barbarian nodded.
“What should I call you?”
The cloaked man glanced at Marvin’s shadow disappearing in the crowd and soon answered, “I am Gwyn.”
…
Marvin didn’t know what happened at the entrance of the Wolf Spider mercenary group’s courtyard after he left.
He wandered in the city for a bit before ultimately choosing an inn as his temporary resting place.
[Swing Inn]. A very interesting name.
Marvin walked past the green leafy entrance and found out that all the seats inside this inn had been replaced by thick and solid swings.
The business of this inn seemed average, and the hall only had a few people.
The inn owner was a middle-aged woman. Her eyes seemed old. A beautiful face seemed to be hiding behind the passage of time as her wrinkles reflected the years that had passed.
Marvin took a glance around and widened his eyes in shock.
‘It’s her?!’
Chapter 331: Holy Blood
p>The shock on Marvin’s face promptly disappeared.
Although he met an “old acquaintance”, she didn’t appear until a year later in the original timeline. From what he remembered, the [Bloodthirsty Witch] shouldn’t have matured yet.
He calmed down completely and observed her, appreciating the nice surprise.
Perhaps because the Swing Inn hadn’t had a new client for a very long time, the owner greeted Marvin passionately.
Marvin casually asked for some food and hot soup along with a peaceful room before going there to rest.
The owner was followed by a very shy little girl. The girl seemed to be as old as Isabelle.
She hid timidly behind the owner. From time to time she would look at Marvin with her big curious eyes.
And when Marvin smiled at her, the little girl would hide again.
She was a really beautiful girl.
…
Nightfall. Marvin stirred from his sleep.
On the table, some bread and a plate of shredded meat had cooled down. He grabbed a cup of milk as he began to ponder.
Encountering the opening of Saruha could be considered lucky, but meeting the Bloodthirsty Witch earlier made Marvin a bit suspicious.
If he wasn’t wrong, this owner of the Swing Inn was called Barbara and wasn’t someone ordinary. She was previously part of the Dark Side!
And that little girl was even more special. Although she wasn’t a Vampire, she was actually shouldering the Dark Side’s revival mission.
The little girl was said to have the Holy Blood of that Vampire Duchess, the bloodline of the primogenitor [Yin].
That bloodline power was extremely powerful. As long as it was aroused, the little girl would obtain strength comparable to that of the Duchess, Legend strength.
In the plans of the Dark Side, that girl called Jo was to become their leader and rule the entire western coastline.
After all, because of the interaction at the North-South border, the current South Wizard Alliance already didn’t pay attention to the western side.
This was their opportunity to break away from the rule of the Wizard Alliance.
The Dark Side had always been actively plotting this matter. And they succeeded in the game.
Although Marvin didn’t know about the course of events, he knew that there was a powerhouse in the Dark Side that could match the Bright Side’s Duke William.
This was the only piece of information about [Dawn of the Vampires: Dark and Bright].
In that expansion, the Vampires officially entered Feinan’s core stage. It began in the chaotic world after the Great Calamity as they started killing their way out.
It was just that the Bright and the Dark Sides had their own ideals. And the two sides couldn’t coexist.
As for the players, they always chased after benefits for themselves. Coupled with the fact that the Dark Side was indeed a bit crazy, most players chose the mission to help the Bright Side, ultimately annihilating the Dark Side, only leaving some smouldering embers behind.
In this event, Marvin, as a Ruler of the Night, also made great efforts. He had previously fought side by side with the Bright Side’s Duke William to clear out who knew how many Dark Side nests. This let him know the Vampires’ bodies like the back of his hand.
As for the Bloodthirsty Witch Jo, she had her Holy Blood removed by the Great Duke William and went insane.
…
That was the end of his memories on the matter.
From what he knew, Jo’s foster mother, Barbara, had been someone of the Dark Side. But because of some matters, she turned over a new leaf and intended to live in seclusion in the mortal world. While hiding from the Dark Side’s pursuit, she made great efforts to suppress Jo’s Holy Blood. But she ultimately failed.
The power of the Holy Blood was too great, and blindly suppressing would only lead to a bigger rebound.
In the end, the Dark Side found their hiding spot. Barbara could only helplessly hand Jo over, making her change from an innocent little girl into a witch driven by the Holy Blood.
Anywhere Jo went would end up filled with corpses. No one could prevent her bloodthirst and slaughter. Only Barbara could slightly suppress it and let her return to that little girl.
But it was only a slight restraint.
Marvin faintly remembered that before Jo was at death’s door, she had accidentally killed her foster mother. Maybe her crazy actions in her final battle were because she hoped for salvation.
These things shouldn’t have been shouldered by a little girl.
Marvin didn’t know what happened to Jo before, but he was certain that now that this matter bumped into him, he could completely change the situation.
‘Although the Bloodthirsty Witch appeared a year after the disaster, that was when she awakened from a deep slumber.’
‘Thus it could be inferred that the bloodline on her body had already activated before that.’
‘I just don’t know when the Dark Side will make a move…’
Marvin sat on the chair, pondering.
He also wasn’t that kind of pure samaritan. Although Jo was innocent, the Holy Blood she had was what Marvin valued the most.
Holy Blood didn’t have only one property. It could make someone crazily powerful, or turn someone insane.
It was similar to the Book of Nalu. Without enough wisdom, there was no way to handle this power.
Jo’s mind was pure and it had a lot of room for growth. If she received guidance she could receive the strength of the Holy Blood without falling into the Dark Side’s [Bloodthirst]. And Feinan would have one more rational Legend.
The Vampires were also a very important part of Marvin’s plans.
Resisting against the gods wasn’t something he could do alone. For that, the Barbarians and the Vampires were Marvin’s most natural allies.
Because these two races didn’t worship gods, but their ancestors!
Their beliefs were in their bloodlines, their ancestors, their descendants.
Thus, their races were like a blasphemy to the gods!
After the gods established their power in Feinan one after the other, the Vampires and Barbarians were among their first targets. The normal Humans and other races had it slightly better.
Because those without faith could still be won over.
As for those believing in their ancestors, the only path for them was eradication.
Naturally, the Vampires and Barbarians weren’t weak, so even if the gods joined hands, they didn’t manage to thoroughly exterminate them.
These two races were indeed the natural targets for White River Valley to form an alliance with.
Unfortunately, Marvin’s path didn’t really intersect much with these two races. For the Barbarians, he got to meet a Legend Barbarian that was frightened by his friends back when he went to that icy region in the North. He seemed to be a protector of a Barbarian tribe. As for the Vampires, Marvin only crossed paths with that Gwyn guy.
He had no memory of that person before, so he guessed that he must have died before the Great Calamity.
It was a bitter struggle between the Bright Side and the Dark Side. A genius like Gwyn would definitely be on the Dark Side’s blacklist.
‘Seems like it’s time to contact Great Duke William once I’m done with the matters of the Pambo Sea.’
‘We fought side by side in the past… but unfortunately, I don’t know how I’ll convince this greedy old ghost this time.’
Marvin sighed inwardly.
But he hadn’t expected that he would suddenly feel his heartbeat speed up!
…
In the ice-cold basement.
Covered in a few blankets, the little girl’s frozen lips were purple. Her eyes were wide open with an innocent gaze.
“She, she came to look for me again,” the little girl whimpered.
The middle-aged woman hugged her gently. “Don’t be afraid, Jo, Mom is here. No one will harm you.”
Jo calmed down a bit.
“Mom, I’m cold,” she muttered in a low voice.
Worry could be seen on Barbara’s face.
“I want to drink something hot,” Jo said naturally.
Barbara’s expression changed!
Jo had never said before this when the Holy Blood flared up!
“Do you want to drink warm cow milk?” She forced herself to stay calm and asked in a low voice.
Jo said blankly, “Warm milk? I want to drink red, warm stuff…”
“Mom, I’m so thirsty… I want to drink warm…” Jo was pleading.
Barbara’s heart sank to the bottom.
But she hadn’t expected that Jo would suddenly cry in alarm, “There is a bad person!”
Barbara instinctively raised her head toward a hovering shadow!
This was Low Flight, the Vampires’ innate skill!
Alarm filled Barbara’s face. “Still found by you?!”
In her eyes, someone using Low Flight was definitely a Vampire.
The Bright Side’s Vampires didn’t dare operate in the western coastline. The current struggle between the two sides was already reaching its climax. If the Bright Side’s Vampires appeared here, they would be attacked by groups of the Dark Side’s experts.
Those who came here would definitely be the people of the Dark Side she had been hiding from for years!
Thinking of this she couldn’t help but bite her lip.
She couldn’t let Jo fall into their hands!
She fished out a small silver dagger from her sleeve.
But then a gentle voice echoed behind them. “It should be very exhausting to hide from the Dark Side for so many years while caring for this kind of little girl, right?”
Barbara turned in fright and saw a youth calmly standing behind them.
He moved like a ghost. With this kind of movement, he was probably at least a Half-Legend Vampire!
Barbara was pained as she stepped in front of Jo to protect her. “What do you want? Let Jo off, I’ll give you anything you want.”
Jo’s little head came out from the blanket as she glared toward Marvin. “You can’t do anything bad to mom!”
“Or Jo will bite you to death!”
After saying this, her adorable canines started growing, turning into bloodsucking fangs!
Barbara and Marvin frowned. Jo was already somewhat unable to restrain the Holy Blood’s power!
Marvin said a little awkwardly, “What do I want to do? Could it be that you don’t know about me?”
Barbara froze. Soon, a flame flickered in the basement and Marvin’s appearance could be seen clearly.
“You are… You are White River Valley’s Viscount Marvin!?” Barbara let out, stunned.
Jo blinked, her fangs disappearing. She was about to say something when a gust of air suddenly rushed in the basement!
“Woosh!”
A few shadows flashed over.
“Holy Blood… I smell Holy Blood,” a shadow said in a low voice.
Chapter 332: Pursuers
p>”Barbara, you fled with the Holy Blood for so many years, but we finally found you!”
The shadows completely ignored Marvin, instead all focusing their gazes on Barbara and Jo.
Marvin noticed that there was a faint imprint between their eyebrows.
Bloodthirst!
The five newcomers were all Vampire experts from the Dark Side.
“[Pursuer] Huntson!” Barbara’s expression suddenly changed.
The Vampire at the lead looked handsome and delicate, but unfortunately for him, a frightening scar crossed his eye, making him look particularly sinister.
He was a Pursuer!
Pursuers in the Dark Side were in charge of tracking down and killing traitors.
There weren’t more than fifty Vampires with this title in general, and the western seashore was considered to have numerous experts.
…
‘4th rank Pursuer.’
‘The rest are 3rd rank and more or less similar to Karnoth.’
Marvin’s expression didn’t change.
These guys completely ignored him, which made him feel like laughing.
It was mostly due to him being a Human. The Dark Side clearly differentiated between Humans and Vampires, and Marvin looked like an ordinary Human standing there.
Although he had a faint aura like a Vampire’s, it was most likely because he had stayed with these two for a long time.
Huntson didn’t know that his overconfident judgement would be his greatest mistake!
…
Their attention was completely focused on Jo’s small figure.
All of the Dark Side’s Vampires showed greedy expressions.
That was Holy Blood, the pure bloodline left behind by the first Primogenitor! If they could swallow this power, they could turn into Great Duke Legend Vampires that could match William in strength!
Unfortunately, they couldn’t control the power of the Holy Blood after trying to devour it. Back when Jo was small, something like that had been attempted.
Any Vampire that tried to swallow the Holy Blood became a slave to its power and turned into a slaughter machine. They would completely lose their reason, and wouldn’t be able to distinguish between friend and foe!
It was a lot more terrifying than Bloodthirst!
Thus, they could only look on in desire while their reason reminded them that their life was more important!
If they could bring Jo back to a Dark Side base, the Elders would certainly give them a huge reward.
This was what they cared about, Pursuer Huntson included. He gave up the chance to slumber and strengthen himself to look for traces of Jo day and night before eventually sensing the aura of the Holy Blood.
How could this not make him excited!
…
“Child, follow us. We won’t harm you.”
Pursuer Huntson coldly reminded, “You know how grave the crime of betraying the Dark Side is.”
“But for her, we can forgive your previous actions,” Huntson mentioned to Barbara.
The Elders of the Dark Side were no fools. Jo was the key to the rise of the Dark Side, but if they hurt her adoptive mother, once her bloodline awakened, she would definitely not let it go.
Moreover, controlling Jo through Barbara had always been the goal of the Dark Side.
Huntson’s order was very simple. It was to bring them back without harming the mother and daughter duo at all.
This mission was very troublesome, but Huntson’s strength far exceeded Barbara’s. As for Jo, she was still a young child who had yet to suck any blood, so she simply couldn’t go against him.
‘Once this mission is finished, I could even get a Reverse Cross Medal, not to mention a Dense Blood Nucleus or two.’
Thinking of this, Huntson felt very satisfied.
…
Barbara gritted her teeth, intending to stake it all against these Vampires!
She knew the craziness of the Dark side. If Jo was left in their hands, the only path left would be a path of destruction!
She didn’t want to see Jo become a slaughtering monster like the Great Duchess from Castle Tulip that year!
But at that time, a voice behind the mother and daughter duo sneered, “Turns out the Dark Side’s Vampires only know how to bully women and children.”
Marvin’s words immediately attracted the attention of the five Vampires.
Huntson frowned, but before he could say anything, Marvin already approached!
Since he had already decided to change history, how could he let Huntson capture Jo?
Marvin’s body moved like lightning as Godly Dexterity showed its fearsomeness. In a blink, he was in front of Huntson!
Huntson was startled. Marvin’s speed already approached the limit of the human body.
He simply couldn’t dodge in this narrow room!
But the Pursuer was someone who had experienced countless battles. His body instantly scattered as he turned into a bat, avoiding Marvin’s cold dagger!
…
But the other Vampires didn’t have Huntson’s luck.
After Marvin missed his slash, he used Shadow Escape, instantly appearing behind a Vampire.
That guy didn’t have time to react before his head was cut by Marvin!
The first real battle for [Curved Dagger – Azure Leaf]. That light feeling made Marvin simply unable to stop himself.
He didn’t need to use any strength at all. The sharp edge felt as if he was cutting into tofu as it pierced through the Vampire’s head!
The remaining three Vampires were pale from dread.
Speed was the ability they relied on to survive, but they were now being completely overwhelmed by Marvin’s speed!
“Who is that guy!”
“Doesn’t he look a bit familiar?”
“Ah! He is Ma…”
The three hurriedly scattered and fled. One of them used Low Flight, seeming to have recognized Marvin’s appearance!
But unfortunately, he didn’t have time to finish his words before he was cut in two!
3rd rank Vampire. He didn’t have Fatal Injuries Immunity, and even if he did, in front of the pair of [Azure Leaf]s, they wouldn’t be able to resist three hits!
“Woosh!”
In an instant, Marvin went all-out and moved like a ghost as each of his attacks struck true!
After five seconds, the four Dark Side Vampires were already dead!
This was the power of his Godly Dexterity and Legendary Weapons. Marvin’s strength had already advanced by leaps and bounds!
3rd rank class holders were completely trivial for him to kill!
…
The basement was completely silent.
Four cold corpses were inert as scarlet blood spread on the ground.
Barbara hurriedly covered Jo’s eyes in fear that she would be stimulated by the blood.
But what surprised her was that Jo’s body temperature was returning to normal as the signs of the Holy Blood outbreak disappeared.
Marvin stood there warily, his perception focused on the changes in the darkness.
He knew Huntson wouldn’t give up so easily, even if the strength he displayed was enough to make most people cower.
After turning into a bat, Vampires were even better at hiding. Marvin’s perception was originally average, making it very difficult to find him hiding in the boundless darkness.
Marvin asked in a low voice, “Do you have a way to find him?”
Barbara froze. She didn’t know why Marvin helped them, but this legendary hero should be a lot better than these Dark Side Vampires, right?
She was once part of the Dark Side, but she broke away from the Bloodthirst using a special method, so she couldn’t get any reaction from Huntson’s hiding place.
Thus, she shook her head.
Marvin frowned. The Pursuer had reacted quickly enough that he was unable to grab something to use with Night Tracking, so that method was out.
‘Could it be a deadlock? No way! Huntson will definitely sneak attack. I can’t always be on guard.’
Gloominess flashed through Marvin’s eyes.
The Shadow Prince’s previous sneak attack was still vivid in his mind. Marvin wouldn’t make the same mistake twice.
Marvin definitely wouldn’t flush Huntson out of his hiding place!
But Jo suddenly pointed at a spot in the darkness and said, “He is there!”
Marvin quickly used Night Boundary!
The strength of Night Walkers’ Darksight was pushed to the limits. He focused his sight, and sure enough, he found a bat at the location pointed to by Jo.
The bat suddenly flapped its wings and tried to fly away.
But in such a confined space, it was difficult for him to escape!
Marvin’s storage was filled with countless things.
A fishing net flew over before Huntson could fly a few meters.
But rather than a real fishing net, it was actually a magic staff with the [Fishing Net] ability enchanted on it!
Compared to Spider Web, Fishing Net was more suitable to handle the flexible Vampires!
The bat was covered by the fishing net as a silver radiance flickered. A silver dagger was arranged on the fishing net!
This Fishing Net ability had been designed like this to restrain Vampires!
After Huntson fell to the trap, he hurriedly turned back to his Human-shape.
But Marvin had already approached, and they engaged in an intense melee struggle.
But despite Huntson being a noble Dark Side Pursuer, he was a lot inferior to Marvin with his Godly Dexterity.
The weapons in his hands weren’t common weapons, but under the assault of the fierce Azure Leaf daggers… They broke apart after three moves!
‘Although they don’t have Armor Break or Disintegration properties, there are definitely hidden properties!’
‘These are worthy of the weapons used by the Great Elven King, the quality is wonderful!’
Marvin was inwardly happy. His moves became even more ruthless. He took advantage of Huntson being off guard to use Night Beheading!
“Woosh!”
A cold ray of light flashed, and a head flew.
Huntson’s headless body seemed to become restless, but Marvin stomped his head.
After a moment, Huntson stopped struggling and finally died.
On Marvin’s interface appeared a log indicating that he had gained 1000 battle exp.
‘Killing 4th rank experts now only gives 1000 exp… the experience is getting worse and worse.’
Marvin shook his head.
Shortly after, he looked toward the mother-daughter duo. “You two, if you trust me, follow me.”
“This place has clearly already been exposed. It won’t be long before more Dark Side Vampires arrive.”
Barbara looked at Marvin in a daze, before glancing at Jo in her arms and ultimately nodding.
…
North of Ruins City, an ordinary ancient castle was towering on a mountain summit.
It was surrounded by a forest and copious amounts of fog.
Underground, in the Ancient Castle.
A Vampire Marquis slowly opened his eyes, muttering, “The Pursuer died.”
“He died while looking for the Holy Blood.”
“Some people are secretly coveting the strength of the Holy Blood. It might be someone from the Bright Side!”
An enchanting woman who also had the strength of a Vampire Marquis was sitting in front of him.
The woman frowned. “Huntson’s strength isn’t inferior to ours… could that Gwyn have made a move? Or a Bright Side Elder? It wouldn’t be that old William right?”
“The Bright Side is getting more and more savage. They actually dared to kill in our domain!”
“Fortunately we at least confirmed the location of the Holy Blood. It’s in Ruins City!”
“Increase the number of Pursuers!”
“No need!” An aged voice echoed beside their ears, “You don’t need to involve yourself with this matter. Let Stephanie handle it.”
The two Vampires’ faces turned cold, seeming to recall some memories they wanted to forget. “Stephanie?”
“When did she wake up?” the woman asked sharply. “Are you sure that madman won’t eat the carrier of the Holy Blood? And she was someone from the Bright Side in the past!”
Suddenly, a lovable laughter echoed in their ears. “Do you two need to be so afraid of me?”
“I won’t eat that little kid. But you two…”
Two mournful shrieks echoed in the Ancient Castle!
Ten minutes later, a bat flew out from the Ancient Castle towards Ruins City!
‘I’m a bit curious who can finish Huntson like that.’
‘I wonder how it’ll taste.’