Night Ranger

Chapter 433: Old Alliance of the Seven Orders

p>Facing Marvin’s doubts, Tiramisu only smiled and took out a contract.

Marvin looked through it once very cautiously.

There didn’t seem to be anything wrong with this contract.

In the past, he had crossed paths with Devils numerous times, and as such, he was very experienced with contracts.

This contract was very straightforward. It stated that Tiramisu would help Marvin return to Feinan, and then Marvin would have three years to think of a way to get the Wormhole Pearl to Tiramisu.

Three years would be enough for Marvin to become very powerful. By then, Marvin should be able to find ways to get the unfathomable Mark 47 to give him the Wormhole Pearl.

He had some slight hesitation, but ultimately, he thought about the grave crisis in Feinan.

If he could reappear, it would surprise Dark Phoenix and contribute to the victory.

He understood Dark Phoenix. That woman was like him, always keeping a lot of hidden cards.

If the Sea Elven Queen arrived on schedule and Inheim brought the Old Alliance of the Seven Orders, the Legends might be able to gain an advantage.

But if Dark Phoenix wanted to escape, few of them would be able to catch up!

Only with Marvin’s Night Tracking would they be able to pursue that woman to death.

And Dark Phoenix had to die.

It wasn’t the time to bargain with Tiramisu to try to get more benefits.

And maybe he would get some benefits from saving him.

Thus, Marvin agreed and signed the contract.

The Dragon happily handed Marvin a crystal and explained, “This has the plane coordinates of this space.”

“When you get the Wormhole Pearl, as long as you follow these coordinates to look for me, I’ll be able to notice it.”

Marvin nodded. “It’s time for you to honor your end of the deal.”

“Take me back to Feinan.”

Tiramisu looked quite giddy as he pointed outside with his claw. “Of course, of course.”

“First, go out…”

Marvin felt a bit doubtful, but he left the light ball.

He instantly felt a powerful force calling out for him!

Tiramisu’s voice echoed in his ears, “Quickly answer her call. Your friend is using [Trace Back] to look for you. As long as you choose to answer her call, she can take you back to Feinan!”

“Ugh!”

Marvin almost spat a mouthful of blood!

So that was it.

Marvin had thought that Tiramisu himself would bring him back to Feinan. No wonder the Dragon had seemed a bit treacherous. He actually made a deal to profit from someone else’s work!

Although Ding had been using Trace Back for quite some time while he was in the Eternal Time Dragon’s cage, Marvin hadn’t been able to hear it.

But apparently, Tiramisu could sense it. This deceitful guy must have been afraid that Marvin wouldn’t save him so he swindled Marvin into signing a contract.

Thinking of this, Marvin could only force a smile.

He had been duped. All he needed to do was to return to the Astral Plane and he would have been able to hear that strong call.

“Marvin, you big idiot!”

“You are finally here!”

“I’ve been exhausting myself looking for you!”

“Wuwuwu… There was no trace of you for so long! You don’t know how exhausting it is to keep using Trace Back!”

“Next time we meet, I’ll use Lightning Storm to ravage you!”

Ding’s voice echoed nonstop in Marvin’s mind.

Marvin didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He hadn’t expected this little thing to seek him so desperately with Trace Back.

Since Ding was there, one of the three sisters must have come to help too.

Was it Jessica? Or Kate? It definitely couldn’t be Lorie.

The power of Wisdom wasn’t suitable for battle, and moreover, Lorie wasn’t strong enough.

Marvin quickly answered, “I’m here!”

In an instant, that voice cursed, “You wanted to be a Hero and ended being sealed in the Astral Plane?”

“And after being sealed, you didn’t answer when I searched! It should have taken only a second for me to find you!”

“Do you know how much Magic Power I wasted!”

Facing Ding’s angry remarks, Marvin only lazily answered, “Get me back.”

Ding coldly snapped, “No can do!”

The next second, he lost the connection.

Marvin felt a bit worried.

No way?!

Would the little Fortune Fairy really throw a fit at such a critical time?

She wouldn’t take him back because he answered late?

Wasn’t this too exaggerated?

…

Feinan, in the southern suburbs of Steel City.

With the Old Alliance of the Seven Orders and the Sea Elven Queen joining the fray, the situation had swung yet again.

They certainly wouldn’t be overwhelmed by the Wizard Monsters and Divine Servants now.

Dark Phoenix’s expression sank; the situation had deteriorated a lot.

There were really too many Legends now.

At the same time, Dark Phoenix was still at a relatively dangerous part of her ascension!

She had been lavishly using her Divine Power to inspire new followers. She was trying to reach the highest level of Divinity in one go, which required a huge amount of followers!

She needed to have enough followers to stabilize her Divinity within three days, or else she simply wouldn’t be able to keep going!

Her mind was also focused on the Magic Godhood.

She could only rely on her Wizard Army and Divine Servants at the moment.

She only had 2-3% of her power available!

At her peak, Dark Phoenix was about a hundred times stronger than an average Legend!

Even now, she was still far beyond ordinary Legends, but the ones she was facing weren’t ordinary!

Legend Monk Inheim!

One of the strongest on the continent! And although he wasn’t on the level of the Great Elven King and the other Plane Guardians, he had previously defeated the Shadow Prince’s avatar on his own!

The Leader of the Night Walkers, O’Brien!

He was more powerful than even Inheim, and no one even knew exactly how strong he was. Besides his Legend Night Walker class, he had benefited from many other opportunities. His body was as strong as a Dragon’s and his close combat ability was first-rate. If he hadn’t been alone on the front line holding off the Wizard Monsters, Marvin’s plan might have been successful.

Fate Sorceress Jessica!

The Sea Elven Queen, the 4th recorded [Admiral] born from the Sea Elven clan, a pinnacle caster class!

There was no need to say more about how incredible these two were.

And Constantine’s fighting ability became outstanding after he obtained Glorious Wind.

Most others might not know, but Dark Phoenix had thoroughly investigated him.

Although on the surface this guy was only a Legend Night Walker with a Battle Gunner subclass, he also had extremely adept swordsmanship.

But the type of swordsmanship he’d learned was a taboo one. It had a very large price, most likely costing his lifespan.

Additionally, the conditions to use it were very harsh. It required a specific type of double-edged sword.

Constantine had used this swordsmanship before when killing the Crimson Patriarch.

At that time, he had used the Demon Slaying Sword, which he had borrowed. Unfortunately, the Demon Slaying Sword had a limited number of uses before it would return to its owner. After being used against the Crimson Patriarch, the sword went back and Constantine no longer had any opportunities to display his swordsmanship.

But now, Ivan was letting him borrow his mother’s memento, Glorious Wind, one of the Nine Elven Swords.

Constantine could use that fierce swordsmanship once more. Although it wouldn’t be accurate to say that his strength had advanced by leaps and bounds, the explosiveness of his attacks would be very frightening.

After all, the Elven part of the [Nine Elven Swords] wasn’t referring to Wood Elves, but High Elves!

The High Elves had controlled this world for an entire era. It was said that every High Elf could live for more than a thousand years. If not for the Ancient Elven God’s oracle, they wouldn’t have retreated to hide in a Sanctuary.

The Nine Elven Swords were exceptionally powerful, and in worthy hands, they would display absolute supremacy.

…

And the others weren’t common powerhouses either.

Inheim was late because he had gone to invite the comrades of the Alliance of the Seven Orders.

In fact, Marvin had told Inheim to start his trip before the Great Calamity began. But the members of the Alliance of the Seven Orders were scattered in various parts of the continent and reaching them was hard.

But fortunately, he managed to arrive.

The Alliance of the Seven Orders was originally made up of six people: Guardian Monk Inheim, Great Caster Anthony, Dryad Chloe, Volcano Giant Woodhead, and two other Blue Mountain Guardians. Besides Anthony and Inheim, the others weren’t humans, but they were all peak Legends.

Dryad Chloe and Volcano Giant Woodhead were both Legend casters and could take care of two totems.

As for the Blue Mountain Guardians, they were the Protectors of the Dwarves. They lived in seclusion in the core of the Millennium Mountain Range, guarding the peace of the mountain range.

These people together were enough to startle Dark Phoenix.

But she didn’t want to give up.

She looked quite grim as she mentally gave an order:

“Rouse all the Divine Servants!”

“You must block them.”

After a slight delay, two lights flashed from her hands. None were able to stop them and the two rays of light soared into the horizon.

After the messages were sent, Dark Phoenix’s eyes were filled with resolve.

Marvin wasn’t the only one who had friends… She also had some, and even if they weren’t necessarily reliable, with the promise of enough benefits, they would still help her.

Dark Phoenix was furious.

She had never been forced into such a situation. These Legends had to die!

…

They all finished gathering under the totems.

At that time, Ding angrily informed them, “Found Marvin. That kid is quite alright, very lively. He just can’t return by himself.”

Everyone was pleasantly surprised.

Jessica’s eyes shone. “Tell him to be ready! We will make a move!”

Ding didn’t understand. “Ready for what?”

“For what? Obviously, killing a God!”

Chapter 434: God-Slaying

p>Although unwilling, Ding still relayed Jessica’s plan to Marvin in the Astral Plane.

Hearing that Jessica was there, Marvin felt relieved.

What he had been most afraid of wasn’t a lack of Legends, but the lack of a leader able to coordinate everyone’s strength.

Inheim and O’Brien were very powerful, but they weren’t particularly good at organizing people and ordering them around. O’Brien became the leader of the Night Walkers simply because of his immense strength.

The Sea Elven Queen was more of an outsider and wouldn’t be able to hold much sway over the group.

But Jessica was different. Her character and reputation made it easy for others to trust her.

Although she preferred using her fists rather than planning things, that didn’t mean she was all brawn and no brains.

Jessica gave Marvin only one mission:

Be ready to kill Dark Phoenix at any time!

…

In the southern suburbs of Steel City, everyone received instructions from Jessica through her Fate Power.

Although they were unfamiliar with each other, no one spoke out against Jessica being the temporary leader.

They were all smart and the important thing now was to kill Dark Phoenix.

And to kill her, the four totems would be vital.

Endless Ocean and Marvin’s coordinated attack had failed because Endless Ocean was alone. But they still decided to attack because Dark Phoenix was gradually getting stronger, and they didn’t know when reinforcements might finally show up.

The Legends had now arrived, with four casters among them: Dryad Chloe, Volcano Giant Woodhead, the Sea Elven Queen and Jessica.

These four Legend casters could each take care of one totemic pillar, and with their combined effort, the effect of the Boundary would be increased many times, reliably cutting off the source of Dark Phoenix’s power.

The Legends also had their own methods to deal with the attacks of the transformed Wizard army and Divine Servants.

With Inheim and O’Brien joining hands, these two peak powerhouses would be able to handle the Legend Wizard Divine Servants.

Their bodies were extremely strong and Inheim’s Quivering Palm could subdue the Wizards’ Magic Armor!

Together, the two of them held off those few Divine Servants.

And after Constantine got hold of Glorious Wind, he was also able to tear through the Wizard Monsters.

He killed his way through the army of transformed Wizards by relying on the power of the Elven Sword.

With his Demon Steps and his devastatingly deadly swordsmanship, even Dark Phoenix felt a bit apprehensive!

Some of these could have become her future followers but they were slaughtered by Constantine.

But despite her distress, she didn’t blindly move.

In her eyes, the actions of the Legends were futile.

She still had Divine Servants at her side protecting her.

And although the four casters were sealing the source of her Divine Power, with her current Divine Power comprehension, she could still find a loophole.

Moreover, the other side’s strongest people had to either take care of the totems or fight her Divine Servants.

Constantine was killing the Wizard Monsters very fiercely, but in the end, he was pushing forward pretty much alone.

As for Shadow Thief Owl, his class simply wasn’t suitable for assassinations.

Dark Phoenix didn’t have much Divine Power available, but she was still confident.

As she saw it, despite her seeming to be at a disadvantage at the moment, as time went on, the scales would slowly tip toward her victory!

‘Only five minutes… Those two should be able to arrive by about then, right?’

‘Ten minutes at most, and I’ll be able to try to break through the totemic boundary, or at least regain some Divine Power.’

A confident smile appeared on Dark Phoenix’s face. It seemed that victory was drawing within her reach.

At that time, Jessica suddenly said something and Fate Power burst out!

In a flash, a Teleportation Door appeared next to Dark Phoenix, giving her a jolt of shock!

She was familiar with this aura.

This was the aura of the Astral Plane.

‘This is bad!’

‘The Astral Plane Seal… It’s Marvin!’

Dark Phoenix had no time to wonder about how Jessica was able to take care of her Astral Plane Seal because a shadow was already rushing toward her!

[Divine Spell – Space Annihilation]!

A small light shot out of Dark Phoenix’s fingertips and flew at the shadow.

But after suffering the past loss, Marvin was extremely focused. After he got Jessica’s notification, he made sure he was ready to use his skill the split second he returned to Feinan!

[Night Beheading]!

His silhouette merged into the darkness and with the help of Night Boundary, the ice cold [Azure Leaf]s slashed toward Dark Phoenix’s head!

Blood flew out and bizarrely condensed in midair.

Dark Phoenix glared at Marvin while saying, “Gods can’t die!”

A light began to radiate from the depths of her body!

That was her Divine Source!

Gods can’t die.

Not unless their Divine Source was completely obliterated!

Dark Phoenix’s body strangely moved backward and her head attached back up!

“No matter how many times you revive, I’ll kill you!”

Marvin followed closely and kept up his momentum, slashing with his daggers again!

Under the seal of the boundary created by the four totems, Dark Phoenix without her Divine Power was no different from a Legend Wizard!

The only difference was that as a God, she could resurrect numerous times.

As long as she had an opening, she could attack and kill Marvin!

But Dark Phoenix underestimated Marvin.

Others might make a mistake and give her opportunities to flee, but Marvin, who had been entangled with the Shadow Prince for two lives, definitely wouldn’t.

He knew how fearsome Gods were. One needed to be ready to kill them at least eight times to finish the job!

And that was for Low Gods.

And although Dark Phoenix had yet to succeed in her ascension, she had chosen a very powerful Godhood.

From the Divine Source that was radiating from her body, killing her even twenty times might not be enough!

This was the frightening strength of the Gods.

But Marvin was fully prepared.

He had no intention of giving Dark Phoenix any opportunities.

As Dark Phoenix’s body reconstructed, Marvin quickly leveraged his Desperation Style to ruthlessly press the assault!

Dark Phoenix didn’t even have time say a word before her entire body was sliced into pieces!

Bright radiance emitted once again.

The pieces hovered into the air and suddenly turned into a mist rising toward the sky.

“I won’t give you the chance!”

Marvin’s cold and ruthless voice echoed out. Then, Dark Phoenix was met with a terrible attack once again just as her body reformed.

The fierce pain almost made Dark Phoenix go crazy.

She couldn’t accept being ravaged by Marvin’s blades.

She was the great Goddess of Magic! How could a mere human bully her like this?

As long as she got an opportunity, just the slightest opportunity, she would tear Marvin apart!

But Jessica’s voice coldly rang out from her position at a totem. “Focus all your power into the totems.”

“Don’t hold back now!”

The totems shone brightly and the space within became even more restrictive!

Chapter 435: Torture

p>Within the boundary of the four totems, the flow of magic almost came to a stop and her Divine Power had also been completely cut off!

If not for the four totems’ boundary seal, Dark Phoenix’s resurrection wouldn’t have been as difficult, and Marvin wouldn’t have been able to kill her as easily each time.

Now, at Jessica’s command, the four Legend casters desperately poured Magic Power into the totemic pillars.

These totems were very powerful artifacts that only needed a steady flow of Magic Power to resonate with each other, creating a complete magic-restraining field. Even Gods wouldn’t dare enter an area surrounded by the lights of the four totems.

At this time, Dark Phoenix’s power was greatly suppressed.

She could only rely on her Divine Source to struggle.

Those Divine Servants who should have been protecting her were even more miserable.

Although the four casters intentionally focused on targeting Dark Phoenix with the totems, there was still enough energy to suppress those Divine Servants, who drew their Divine Power from her.

Thanks to that, Inheim and O’Brien managed to kill a Divine Servant.

Even if those Divine Servants wanted to save Dark Phoenix, they weren’t able to even try.

Because they were already helpless!

…

Marvin pushed his senses to the limit and the Earth Perception skill that Kangen had imparted to him proved to be quite powerful.

He could follow Dark Phoenix’s every movement. Her Divine Source was very rich, but her resurrection process was very bitter.

Others wouldn’t bear looking at this scene.

The whole process was simple and dull, and involved a hint of blood:

Dark Phoenix resurrected and was killed by Marvin, she kept resurrecting, and he kept killing.

In a short minute, this powerhouse who stood at the pinnacle of the continent was killed no less than eight times by Marvin!

After continuously killing Dark Phoenix so many times, Marvin was covered in her golden blood!

And while he had Dark Phoenix suppressed, Marvin marked this golden blood so that he would be able to use Night Tracking if Dark Phoenix managed to escape.

It had to be said that Marvin was currently also experiencing great pressure.

Although slaying a God was something many Legends yearned to do, those who’d never tried it simply didn’t know how hard it was.

While it was true that Dark Phoenix seemed to be in a very difficult situation, she had a large number of chances to pull something off.

Marvin only had one chance.

Dark Phoenix had been careless earlier, or perhaps blinded by overconfidence, and chose to seal Marvin in the Astral Plane to use him as a hostage against the rest of the Legends. This time, if she managed to get her hands on him, she would definitely go all-out to kill him.

Because she was very clear about the current situation. Among all the Legends present here, only Marvin could keep killing her so precisely with the totems’ help!

Inheim and O’Brien were powerful enough and could certainly kill Dark Phoenix once or twice.

But only Marvin could continuously kill her without giving her any opportunity to bounce back and retaliate.

This was due to his outstanding perception as well as his fighting experience, and the unique characteristics of the Ruler of the Night.

He could lock on Dark Phoenix just as she resurrected and immediately use the quickest and most effective way to slaughter her at the early stage of her resurrection!

The others wouldn’t be able to pull it off so well.

After all, the ability to quickly attack a target’s vulnerabilities was one of the strengths of peak rogues.

This was one reason why a powerful Fate Sorceress like Jessica would choose a supporting role and give the task of killing Dark Phoenix to Marvin.

There were many Legend rogues, but finding one with such powerful assassination and fighting abilities like Marvin in Feinan was nearly impossible.

…

Within the boundary.

The torture was still ongoing.

With a simple look over the battlefield, people could see a completely unfair battle.

O’Brien and Inheim showed great power, and Constantine alone killed a thousand Wizards.

Meanwhile, Marvin was continuously cutting Dark Phoenix down!

Sitting in the light of the totems, Ding was counting in a perfunctory tone, “16… 17… 18…”

But the more she counted, the more astounded the Legends were.

It looked like the outcome of this earth-shattering war had already been decided, and the title of God Slayer seemed to already be in Marvin’s hands.

At least most of the ordinary people in every corner of Feinan thought so.

Someone ascending was a world-shaking event.

Due to the malicious Gods, Dark Phoenix’s ascension could be seen in the sky. Thus, the scenes of this war entered everyone’s eyes.

Especially the more lucid Wizards, since they were given a choice between choosing faith and turning crazy.

Many civilians looked for a safe place to hide.

When she had interceded, most people were grateful to Dark Phoenix.

In the midst of their desperation, Dark Phoenix used the name of the Goddess of Magic to protect them. And although most of them weren’t used to worshiping the Gods, after such a disaster, having some faith wouldn’t hurt.

Gradually, many ordinary people had opened up their minds to Dark Phoenix.

They contributed their own Faith which in turn condensed and transformed into Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power, and although it was a very small amount, enough drops could eventually form an ocean, growing to become a formidable power.

These people tightly watched the process of Dark Phoenix’s ascension.

Although they didn’t clearly understand Gods, they could still sense the awe-inspiring power of the Goddess of Magic.

Many people were wavering… After all, Dark Phoenix was a God.

And this calamity had been created by the Gods. Even the Great Elven King and the other Plane Guardians were fighting a battle against them around the Universe Magic Pool. When Dark Phoenix suddenly appeared, even people who weren’t that smart also knew that the great Goddess of Magic probably wasn’t the benevolent person she said she was.

Most people chose to wait and see.

They wanted to see the outcome of the battle of the Great Elven King and the others. In their hearts, they recognized that Gods were incomparably powerful, but since they had lived in an era without the rule of the Gods, the people lacked reverence toward Gods.

They only revered Wizard God, who had established the Universe Magic Pool. As for the Plane Guardians who pledged to protect the Universe Magic Pool, they naturally greatly respected them too.

They hoped that the Great Elven King and the other Plane Guardians could keep defending the Universe Magic Pool.

After all, no one liked great change.

But they still didn’t know how it would turn out on the Plane Guardians’ side, and Dark Phoenix’s ascension was full of twists and turns.

Marvin and Endless Ocean’s attack had shocked everyone.

Marvin was one of the most famous figures in Feinan.

Dragon Slayer, Magic Marvin… His titles were innumerable.

He was the first to ignite the Source of Fire’s Order in Feinan when the Great Calamity started, and then he stood out and publicly set himself against Dark Phoenix. No one would criticize or condemn Marvin.

They only hoped that the outcome of the battle would be favorable for their survival.

And then they saw this spectacular performance.

Chapter 436: Variable

p>The scene of Marvin and Endless Ocean failing their attack had been too fast so many people couldn’t understand what happened, but the current scene of the grand Goddess of Magic being killed close to twenty times within the boundary of the four totems was clearly seen by everyone in Feinan.

Even the Gods who were fighting outside the Universe Magic Pool and occasionally glancing at Feinan were left dumbstruck.

As high and mighty Gods, they didn’t believe that this world had many people who could harm them.

Even though the New Gods weren’t happy with Dark Phoenix’s attempt to ascend, they were blocked outside the Universe Magic Pool and couldn’t do anything about it, so they’d resigned themselves to seeing a new competitor rise.

They had no expectation that someone in Feinan would appear and finish Dark Phoenix.

But Marvin’s group stepped out.

Four-totem boundary!

It was even feared by Ancient Gods in times long past.

The pitiful Dark Phoenix was killed more than twenty times by a mere human. This wasn’t a matter of just dignity anymore, but a matter of life and death!

Normally, as long as Gods had enough Divine Source, they wouldn’t die.

But the scene currently happening in the Steel City’s southern suburbs made the Gods feel terrified!

This was Dark Phoenix, who was ascending to the almighty Magic Godhood! If they had been attacking an ordinary God, Marvin would have already killed him off for good!

Even so, nobody knew how many times Dark Phoenix could resurrect.

Theoretically, she only needed one chance…

But from Marvin’s skillful display of killing techniques, it didn’t look that guy was inexperienced.

Would he give Dark Phoenix such an opportunity?

But despite their shock, they couldn’t afford to be too distracted. After all, Eric was still wreaking havoc among them. Although the three Great Gods were already attacking him, destroying an Astral Beast’s physical body was very challenging, comparable to dealing with the barrier of the Universe Magic Pool.

They were caught in a stalemate.

For the Gods with weak Divine Power, the consequences of being distracted would most likely be getting injured by the Astral Beast and losing some of their Divine Source!

Astral Beasts were extraordinary creatures and some even had the ability to swallow Divine Source.

If Eric could do that, then dying just once could be the end!

Although Eric had yet to display such an ability, all the Gods were on guard against this.

…

Steel City’s southern suburbs.

It was bound to end up in a bloodbath.

Marvin flickered like a shadow and cut Dark Phoenix in two once again!

23rd time!

Marvin’s grip on his daggers was slightly weakening!

His expression was still tranquil like water and he forced himself to abandon all distracting thoughts. He only had one thing in mind: Killing.

At this moment, all unnecessary emotions were disturbances.

He entered a strange and fantastic state, as if he were a crafty hunter facing a vicious beast in one of those ancient colosseums.

Although the beast was wounded all over, it had an outstanding constitution and could deal a fatal blow to the hunter at any time.

Marvin was that hunter.

His body and mind were at their peak and his full attention was locked on Dark Phoenix’s body.

A layer of golden blood had already condensed on the blades of the daggers. The smell was even thick enough to make people feel sick.

Twenty-three kills and Dark Phoenix was still reviving. Marvin didn’t know how many times it would take.

The only thing he knew was that he would keep killing her whenever she resurrected.

Up until her Divine Source was used up!

…

Marvin’s elevated state was wonderful, but Dark Phoenix was miserable.

Each time she resurrected, she didn’t even have time to fully regain her consciousness before she was ruthlessly slashed down by Marvin.

She could only feel acute pain.

If not for the possibility that Dark Phoenix could still counterattack, this would simply be torture!

This was even worse than just death. It was an endless cycle of birth and death. The fierce pain could definitely cause one’s mind to collapse.

Dark Phoenix was someone very patient and resilient. Otherwise, even if she had enough Divine Source to resurrect endlessly, she would still become a lunatic.

The Divine Servants already had no way to help her.

Under the combined efforts of the others, Dark Phoenix’s helpers were having problems of their own.

The four totems were crazily consuming the Magic Power of the four Legend casters.

It had to be pointed out that Marvin was reaping the fruits of their efforts.

For a matter like killing Dark Phoenix, the ones who deserved praise were those four Legends powering the totems.

Without them sealing off Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power, Marvin might not even be able to kill her once!

But after such a long time, even if she was in a bad state, Dark Phoenix’s vitality made everyone feel alarmed!

The Legends’ Magic Power was obviously limited.

Dryad Chloe and Volcanic Giant Woodhead seemed to be nearing their limits.

They didn’t know how much longer this would last for.

If they ended up exhausting their Magic Power while Dark Phoenix still had Divine Source remaining, the results could be disastrous!

At that time, Dark Phoenix would be the one suddenly taking advantage of the situation.

Unfortunately, they had no way to pull back.

Kill or be killed, it would be decided in the next few minutes.

This battle hinged on Dark Phoenix’s vitality, and on whether the Legend casters could handle the huge consumption to keep supporting Marvin!

…

The time continued ticking.

29th time!

Dark Phoenix’s painful howl echoed in the Steel City suburbs.

A small shudder appeared in Marvin’s hand…

Jessica frowned… this wasn’t a good sign.

And at the same time, two of the totems seemed to have an issue!

Dryad Chloe had completely reached her limits and couldn’t keep the totem powered.

It was the same for the Volcano Giant.

The Sea Elven Queen and Jessica could still barely maintain the barrier, but it wouldn’t last for long!

The boundary seemed to be weakening.

Jessica bit her lip and increased her Fate Power output, forcibly making up for the other two casters.

But speeding up her consumption of Fate Power like this could be dangerous!

Worry flashed in everyone’s eyes.

The Divine Servants were almost all dead, and Constantine was gradually getting closer to wiping out the army of Wizard Monsters.

But if Dark Phoenix didn’t die, this would all be meaningless!

“Woosh!”

A dagger flashed again.

30th time!

A hint of weariness also appeared on Marvin’s face.

His arms were already aching.

‘Damn! How could Dark Phoenix be so overpowered!’

‘Thirty times… How many more times left?’

At this time, Marvin was already having to act just on instinct.

They were all relying on their willpower to keep going.

But there was a huge question gnawing at the back of their minds!

How many more times could Dark Phoenix resurrect?

But at that time, a cold wind suddenly blew over them!

Everyone felt chills down their spines!

“Hehe… Dark Phoenix, you seem to be very miserable,” a cold voice ridiculed.

Chapter 437: Eve

p>As this voice echoed, everyone suddenly discovered that the entire area in the southern suburbs had become extremely cold.

Cold winds whistled by as the surroundings came to resemble a dead world.

“This is…”

“The aura of Necromancy?”

Constantine looked around in bewilderment while gripping Glorious Wind.

They were all on guard.

A sound came from the ground.

Red-clothed skeletons began crawling out from the earth!

The auras of these monsters were quite frightening and the boundary was surprisingly unable to seal their power!

In the distance, they could see a man wearing a long black cloak unhurriedly approaching.

He had a short build and a very sharp tone. “I guess everyone has bad days. I did tell you that you should never underestimate your enemies.”

“People who set themselves against the world rarely have a good ending.”

“Didn’t you accept my condition in the end? My Corpse Servants are a lot more useful than your Divine Servants!”

As that man laughed, a huge number of skeletons launched a fierce attack on the Legends.

Some humanoid red-clothed skeletons even seemed to nibble on the totems’ light!

In mere moments, the boundary was on the verge of collapse!

“You are that slumbering Necromancer Monarch from the Despair Hills!”

Constantine had figured out the newcomer’s identity.

The latter didn’t deny it and showed a slight smile. “My other identity is rarely mentioned… Dark Phoenix’s former husband.”

“Although we only stayed married for three days, we are still related in that way.”

His voice was exceptionally icy, making everyone feel cold.

They hadn’t thought that at such a critical time, there would be such a mighty powerhouse coming to her aid.

And it was a Legend that could contend with Gods!

“This guy… You’ve been hiding like a corpse in the Despair hills because you feared the Great Elven King!”

“Now that Nicholas went to the Universe Magic Pool, you actually dare to come out?”

“And hah, what a former husband… I remember that before Dark Phoenix married you, she wasn’t aware that you had become a eunuch!”

At such a time, maybe only Ding would be able to mock him with such harsh words.

The Fortune Fairy glared disdainfully at the Necromancer Monarch.

It was clear that she knew a lot about his past. Fate Tablet fragments had special abilities, so it wasn’t too strange for Ding to know about the story behind the Necromancer Monarch.

But this piece of gossip wouldn’t be able to influence the outcome of the battle.

The Necromancer Monarch simply glanced at Ding and decided that he didn’t feel like bickering with her.

The red-clothed skeletons he summoned were such frightening lifeforms!

These monsters looked exactly the same, but some of them had incredible power, close to that of Legends, while some were weak, shattering in one hit. A few others had special abilities and were able to swallow the light being emitted by the totems!

In less than ten seconds, the four totems would no longer be able to handle it.

And in that period of time, Marvin was able to successfully kill Dark Phoenix once more!

But she was still alive! Although her Divine Source was a lot bleaker, her physical body was starting to reconstruct yet again!

Marvin and the others were vexed by this development.

Inheim quickly approached the Necromancer Monarch, striking out at him with Quivering Palm.

“Bang!”

The black-clothed man was shattered!

But a sneering voice echoed once again. “Brainless guy. I didn’t come with my main body. A few Corpse Servants are enough to handle you guys.”

On a mound nearby, a red-clothed skeleton mischievously laughed, “You can’t kill me.”

“But Dark Phoenix can kill you.”

Everyone was startled after hearing those words.

The next moment, the four casters on the totemic pillars felt the boundary collapsing!

Dark Phoenix’s body finished reconstructing just then, and Marvin was about to kill her for the 32nd time…

“Woosh!”

Azure Leaf slashed through empty air. Marvin stopped and looked at Dark Phoenix.

She was giving him a withering scowl while a powerful force was quickly condensing!

“Those who blaspheme the Goddess of Magic will inevitably suffer a punishment worse than death!”

“Your soul will suffer for all eternity!”

Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power burst out in a split second and she used her fiercest Divine Spell to attack Marvin!

He took a deep breath. He had already expected a situation like this.

There was no chance to run right now.

He could only stake it all.

Taking her down with him would be fine!

He had a determined look as he launched Night Beheading once again!

At this time, a few kilometers north of them, a girl carrying three swords suddenly came to a stop.

A strange light flickered in her eyes as she drew a glittering purple sword and vanished into thin air!

…

The sky depicted the scene of Dark Phoenix escaping Marvin’s torture.

The frightening Necromancer Monarch’s interruption left many feeling distraught.

All of those who could understand the situation felt sorry for Marvin’s group after that last-minute failure.

The four totems and a battle formation of more than ten Legends weren’t able to stop the ascension of Dark Phoenix.

Then how powerful could a real God be?

Many people could feel despair creeping into their hearts.

They glanced at Dark Phoenix’s cold face and domineering attitude and they felt compelled to acknowledge her strength.

It seemed like there was a voice in their minds constantly whispering, “Swear allegiance.”

“Resisting is meaningless. Gods are almighty. Mortals can only worship them and gain blessings and redemption.”

Many people with weak willpower were once again about to lower their heads to Dark Phoenix.

But much to their surprise, a sharp sword suddenly pierced through Dark Phoenix’s chest.

A girl full of resolve appeared behind Dark Phoenix out of nowhere.

She had two swords on her back and was holding another one in her hand.

It was that brightly glittering purple sword… It managed to pierce Dark Phoenix’s heart from a few kilometers away!

Marvin’s Night Beheading hadn’t even landed.

Dark Phoenix’s eyes were wide open with shock. She didn’t even know what happened and was killed yet again!

…

Marvin was also startled.

He only saw a purple light, and then Dark Phoenix lost her life with a sword through her chest.

Her body once again hovered away as her Divine Source restored it.

Marvin instinctively rushed closer to the newcomer.

This girl’s hair was light brown with some slight shades of purple. Five cuffed servants appeared noiselessly behind her.

“Eve?”

Marvin called out to the girl.

Surprise filled her eyes.

How could that man know her name?

But this was a battlefield, after all, so she couldn’t ponder this or take the time to get acquainted.

Dark Phoenix was regenerating.

“We will never see the end of it,” Marvin muttered in annoyance as he activated Night Boundary and rushed to the place where Dark Phoenix was resurrecting!

Chapter 438: One More Time

p>Even though the power of the four totems boundary was already weakened and couldn’t completely seal Dark Phoenix’s Divine Power now, Eve’s intervention managed to catch Dark Phoenix off guard while giving Marvin a chance to catch his breath.

He accurately grasped this chance and once again, killed Dark Phoenix just as her body reconstructed!

His daggers danced crazily and Dark Phoenix let out a miserable howl as golden blood flew out!

She had now died no less than thirty-three times, and out of those, thirty-two had been caused by Marvin and the last one was due to the Valkyrie, Eve.

And after the last death, the Divine Source in Dark Phoenix’s body began weakening at an easily noticeable speed!

“Seal her one more time!” Ding loudly shouted, “That woman can’t resurrect anymore!”

With Ding’s prompt, the Legends went all-out.

Glorious Wind danced among the red-clothed skeletons, sweeping away a large number of the Corpse Servants.

O’Brien and Inheim also used their own methods to hinder the enemies and give Marvin space to attack!

Even Dryad Chloe and Volcano Giant Woodhead, who couldn’t support themselves anymore, used their last bit of strength to try to restabilize the boundary.

At that second, Dark Phoenix’s Divine Source flared up, as if trying to catch a second wind.

Marvin’s gaze was stern as he shouted, “One more time!”

As long as he landed one more attack, he would be able to completely erase Dark Phoenix from this world!

His already sore arms regained their strength and he focused hard to predict where Dark Phoenix would be reborn!

The boundary made by the four totems was truly a lot weaker now.

Though she was on her last legs, this time, Dark Phoenix was clearly able to mobilize her remaining power much more easily! Her body was reforming very close to the edge of the boundary!

There, the effect was a lot weaker!

Clearly, she was worried enough about her Divine Source being extinguished to be willing to suspend her ascension for now!

She wanted to escape!

With victory just around the corner, everyone was frantic and desperate.

But Marvin forced himself to stay calm.

He knew that the closer he got to the end goal, the more cautious he needed to be.

It would be an immense shame if he let Dark Phoenix escape after everything that they had accomplished.

She would only need to find a place to hide and slowly accumulate Divine Source all over again before eventually taking another opportunity to rise up!

Marvin would definitely not allow this to happen!

Dark Phoenix had forced Hathaway to seal herself on the Black Coral Islands and then sent an army to attack White River Valley. She and Marvin were mortal enemies.

He would kill her even if it wasn’t to protect Feinan.

In an instant, Marvin scrunched his brows and focused his mind… his daggers started to shiver a bit as a sharp sound came from them.

This was a sign that his Desperation Blade Technique Style was reaching a certain state.

…

Feinan, at the second layer of the Universe Magic Pool.

Everyone made sure to pay some attention to the battle in the suburbs of Steel City.

This battle kept having so many reversals and really left them feeling dazed.

First, Marvin’s attack failed and he was sealed in the Astral Plane. Then, many Legends arrived as reinforcements and Marvin miraculously returned, landing a killing blow on Dark Phoenix. Shortly after, the Necromancer Monarch appeared and Dark Phoenix seemed to regain her momentum. Lastly, Eve arrived. Would the back-and-forth never cease?

Nobody there had heard of the name of the North’s Valkyrie.

This girl with short brown hair had a unique and resolute character. Although she was a young girl, she was just like the holy sword in her hand, sharp and unstoppable!

If Jessica could be considered fierce and domineering, then Eve was sharp and unstoppable.

She was like a peerlessly sharp blade and she pierced Dark Phoenix’s heart, triggering the crucial 32nd resurrection and changing the situation.

Now, Dark Phoenix had resurrected thirty-three times.

She only had a total of thirty-three resurrections.

So her 34th life was her last. She couldn’t afford to die anymore.

If she died, her Divine Source would be completely extinguished and her Divinity shattered. After all, she still hadn’t successfully ascended!

Dying during the ascension ritual would result in the destruction of the soul, dissolving into the plane with nothing remaining.

Dark Phoenix and the Necromancer Monarch were clear about what would happen.

The former exhausted all her Divine Power to make sure the location of her final rebirth was as far as possible from the center of the boundary. And the latter also didn’t care about the expenditure and summoned a large group of special Corpse Servants to crazily consume the power of the totems.

By this point, it was clear that Dark Phoenix’s ascension ritual had failed. She could only escape and bide her time to retaliate!

Whether she would survive or die depended on Marvin’s next move!

If he succeeded, then it would be the end of the Great Calamity’s first big crisis!

It would let the Gods know that Feinan wasn’t just a juicy piece of meat they could divide as they wished.

Mankind and the other races weren’t going to just foolishly worship them.

Facing the unreasonable disaster, the Gods’ so-called trial, the people of Feinan would resist!

If he failed… everything would become very difficult.

If Dark Phoenix could endure patiently as she had before, it would be a war of attrition between them and it would be very difficult to get another chance to finish her off!

Even if she didn’t attain Godhood, she was this world’s most powerful Legend Wizard.

This was unquestionable.

In fact, if she hadn’t taken such a big risk in hopes of catapulting herself into one of the most powerful Godhoods, Marvin and the others almost certainly wouldn’t have had a chance to kill her!

Thus, this last exchange would decide the course of the situation in Feinan for the next half a year or so!

Everyone focused on Marvin!

…

At this time, Marvin’s eyes and mind were completely locked onto Dark Phoenix’s soul mark.

This was a mysterious feeling, and even the interface didn’t reflect it.

He once heard about this special state when Kangen was teaching him the Blade Technique Style.

Desperation Style was a very formidable achievement of the Martial Path, and when coordinated with the [Azure Leaf]s, it would burst with frightening power.

Marvin was wholeheartedly focused and felt like his senses were working on overdrive.

Time seemed to come to a stop as he focused on that Divine Source slowly mending the wounds in Dark Phoenix’s body.

Right then, he stopped frowning in concentration…

Now!

He judged it perfectly, and right at the split second when he made his move, Dark Phoenix also finished reviving!

Marvin’s silhouette was behind her!

At that moment, she was just regaining her consciousness.

Some of those watching already started to feel sorry for Dark Phoenix.

Among the Gods, some were rejoicing in her misfortune.

They didn’t expect that Dark Phoenix would be killed while ascending in Feinan!

But the second Marvin made his move, a cold shadow became visible behind him.

A long chain instantly wrapped around Marvin’s ankle and pulled him back!

Chapter 439: Pursuit

p>A strong force pulled Marvin back!

Marvin’s heart was burning! Just as he was about to finally finish off Dark Phoenix, he was thwarted!

Who was it?!

He turned to look and froze.

It was actually one of the five masked and cuffed servants!

What the fuck did they want?

Even Eve seemed puzzled.

The servant holding the chain haughtily declared, “Only the Valkyrie’s successor is worthy of killing a God.”

“Miss Eve, please quickly end Dark Phoenix’s life.”

“These others simply don’t have the qualifications.”

Marvin burst with anger!

He didn’t have much contact with the Valkyrie in the past and he didn’t know much about her people, but he hadn’t expected that something so absurd would happen at such a crucial time.

Was that guy freaking deranged?

Marvin didn’t say anything and just slashed down, severing the chain.

But he had already lost the best opportunity.

Dark Phoenix had already resurrected!

…

Let alone Marvin, even the others who saw this were stunned.

Could it be that the girl was not here to help? Why would her subordinate suddenly stop Marvin from killing Dark Phoenix?

After hearing his reason, the Legends who had been trying so hard to kill Dark Phoenix felt that it was even more ridiculous!

Valkyrie?

Qualifications?

Why would they need to be qualified to kill a God?

Eve herself was hesitating and was about to say something, but Jessica suddenly went berserk!

She suddenly disappeared from her location and burst out with Fate Power, punching that masked servant!

Before the latter even made a sound, he was sent flying into the woods, knocking down many trees!

“Hey, Girl, you need to manage your subordinates better!” Jessica snarled while unhappily glaring at Eve.

Eve’s embarrassed expression suddenly changed, as she snapped back, “What did you say?”

“Could it be that you are working together with Dark Phoenix?” Jessica shouted.

Eve tightened her grip on the sword and slashed down. “My people don’t need you telling them what to do!”

Thus, while everyone was left flabbergasted, these two powerful women started fighting then and there!

Marvin was extremely angry and exasperated at them.

The fight between the Fate Sorceress of Power and the Holy Swords Valkyrie should be quite even and could possibly last for entire days.

But the thing was that although they didn’t like each other in the game, they weren’t enemies either!

Even if you have issues with each other, do you really need to take care of it now?

Dark Phoenix is at her last life, how about we kill her first and deal with the rest later?

All this happened in mere moments.

But it was already enough for Dark Phoenix.

With Jessica leaving her totem, the boundary immediately collapsed under the attacks of the Necromancer Monarch.

Dark Phoenix recovered her freedom!

Marvin wished he could have some time to ruthlessly scold these two idiots.

With their tyrannical strength, not many people on the continent could boss them around. Although Marvin was a Ruler of the Night, he was also a newly advanced Legend and was far from being able to contend with them.

“Dark Phoenix is fleeing!” Ding shouted.

As it turned out, the two women were still rational enough to break off their fight and rush over.

Sure enough, after the four totems boundary collapsed, Dark Phoenix began using Teleportation Doors.

With a series of Teleportation Doors, Dark Phoenix escaped a kilometer away from the battlefield!

“We can’t let her escape!” The servant who had been punched away by Jessica had returned at some point.

Strange chains flew out simultaneously from all the servants’ hands!

This time, the chains didn’t seem to be the same kind used to snare Marvin. The material looked different, with some translucent luster!

The chains went through the void and bound Dark Phoenix’s body despite her being a kilometer away.

“Miss, please do it now,” the five servants said respectfully.

The Goddess of Magic bellowed angrily. She used more than a dozen Divine Spells and was still unable to escape or break the chains!

It could only be seen from the servants’ shuddering bodies how much of a toll it was taking on them to restrain Dark Phoenix.

Eve drew her sword and rushed over.

Jessica snorted coldly, unwillingness flashing through her eyes.

Her Fate Power flickered and Marvin nervously held her back.

It didn’t matter to him who killed Dark Phoenix.

As long as she died today, it would be all good.

This was the most basic rule of the joint Legend battle.

Although Eve’s servant broke that rule, Marvin hoped that no further issues would arise.

He’d have no problem with letting Eve kill Dark Phoenix.

But just to make sure, Marvin went into the Shadow Plane and quickly approached Dark Phoenix, considering how many things had gone wrong already.

If Eve failed, he would be able to provide help.

Sure enough, just as Marvin had feared, something went awry. Although Eve’s silhouette was as fast as lightning and the holy sword was about to extinguish Dark Phoenix’s last life, a deep Dragon roar suddenly burst out!

“Hehehe… Tidomas, you came late,” the Necromancer Monarch chuckled gleefully.

Tidomas’ huge Dragon Head appeared out of nowhere and bit the chains, allowing Dark Phoenix to use a Substitution spell to avoid Eve’s killing blow!

The five masked servants puked blood!

Dark Phoenix took the opportunity to continue fleeing.

In the sky, a door slowly opened and Tidomas’ laughter began to echo through Steel City’s southern suburbs. “Get ready to welcome the Evil Spirits’ celebratory feast!”

“Feinan’s Pigs!”

Meanwhile, Dark Phoenix pulled out a flying carpet and escaped on it!

…

It was a last-minute failure!

Everyone’s hearts were filled with frustration!

They actually let Dark Phoenix escape after being so close.

Now, Tidomas led the Evil Spirit army to descend and they couldn’t even consider trying to catch Dark Phoenix anymore. Rather, they had to focus on self-preservation.

“Dark Phoenix is gone.”

Jessica glared fumingly at Eve.

The latter expressionlessly muttered, “You want to fight?”

“Fuck you!” Jessica was extremely angry. Shortly after, she repurposed her anger and she burst toward Tidomas with her Fate Power flaring out!

Eve snorted coldly and also lifted her holy sword to attack.

Before going, she gave the arrogant servant that had interfered a dissatisfied glance.

The wails of Evil Spirits and the sounds of Corpse Servants spread across Steel City.

In the midst of the chaos, no one noticed that Marvin wasn’t there.

…

Dark Phoenix fled like a fugitive through the boundless sky.

She had never been in such a pitiful state before. If not for the timely help from the Necromancer Monarch and Tidomas, she would have died!

That fear of death… She had never felt so terrified before.

She didn’t want to die!

She wanted to live!

As she passed over a mountainous area, she caught sight of a figure on one of the peaks.

It was a girl that looked about twelve years old.

Dark Phoenix felt that the girl seemed somewhat familiar.

Chapter 440: Fall

p>The moment she noticed the girl, Dark Phoenix felt a chill.

Suddenly, her flying carpet came to a standstill, as if time had stopped.

The girl’s eyes felt like vortexes, able to draw people in and make them lose themselves!

“Hathaway!”

“It’s you!”

Dark Phoenix broke free from her stupor as she recognized that person.

But the panic in her heart was even more intense.

This was a God’s instinct. Even though this girl looked somewhat young, she was definitely Hathaway.

Dark Phoenix had stolen a drop of Hathaway’s blood and mixed it with her Divine Source to create a Fake Hathaway.

Thus, she had some understanding of Hathaway.

Back when Hathaway’s ashes had been taken by the twelve Anzed Witches of the legends, Dark Phoenix felt very uneasy, but she had too many things to handle and could only temporarily put it aside.

She hadn’t expected that Hathaway would shockingly appear to block her escape path.

…

While glaring at Dark Phoenix, Hathaway parted her red lips and calmly said, “[Witchcraft – Locust]!”

In an instant, countless locusts appeared in the sky.

Dark Phoenix felt a bit dizzy when seeing this swarm of locusts.

These locusts were actually [Ghost Locusts] from the Astral Plane!

Not only was the amount of locusts humongous, but the individual strength of each one was also extremely fierce. The most frightening part for her was that they were good at absorbing Divine Power!

The current Dark Phoenix’s Divine Source had reached its limits and she could only muster a very limited amount of Divine Power!

Seeing the army of locusts rushing to overwhelm her, Dark Phoenix discarded her flying carpet and crazily flew toward the east!

Another Witchcraft had hit Dark Phoenix just as she started escaping, and although it didn’t really affect her, the flying carpet lost its spirituality and fell down.

The Ghost Locusts surged after her and soon formed a storm tailing Dark Phoenix before finally engulfing her.

A faint Divine Power Armor flickered on Dark Phoenix’s body. She was at her worst and truly didn’t want to fight Hathaway.

She clenched her teeth and used a few of her last-resort Divine Spells.

She instantly appeared hundreds of kilometers away.

But just as she managed to break away from the Ghost Locusts, Hathaway’s cold silhouette appeared on a peak ahead of her, leaving her in despair.

“You can’t escape.”

Hathaway’s smile was quite strange.

Dark Phoenix suddenly felt something wrong. She instinctively reached out and pulled off a paper with a smiling face that was attached to her back!

‘Ancient Witchcraft of the Anzed Witches?’

Dark Phoenix knew about this.

The power attached to this white paper had the [Pursuit] property. As long as it remained attached to Dark Phoenix, no matter where she escaped, Hathaway would be able to find her.

“Shrrr!”

Dark Phoenix immediately tore the paper apart.

She calmed down.

She had already escaped so far away, so the others shouldn’t be able to catch up.

Even if she only had one life remaining, she should be able to easily handle a newly advanced Witch.

She didn’t necessarily need to escape.

It wouldn’t be too late to look for a hiding place after quickly getting rid of Hathaway.

Having made her decision, she suddenly smiled. “You sure are confident.”

“Tell me, how many Witchcrafts do you have left?”

Hathaway’s smile suddenly contorted a bit, as if an important secret had been revealed.

Seeing this reaction, the look on Dark Phoenix’s face became even more brilliant.

“Or have you already run out of them?”

Hathaway snorted coldly, her eyes flickering.

…

The Anzed Witches’ casting system was completely different from that of ordinary Wizards.

They resorted to a method called [Witchcraft] to cast and it needed a lot of mediums.

However, each was unique and could only be used once a day.

In general, the older the Witch, the more Witchcrafts they could use and the more flexible her attacking methods would be.

As for young Witches, they normally wouldn’t walk in this world because of the casting system. The girls were very powerful, yet also very fragile.

Witches less than 20 years old mastered about six to seven Witchcrafts.

Once their Witchcrafts were used up, they would be like an ordinary person and could get trampled on.

Since they met each other, Dark Phoenix estimated that Hathaway had used four Witchcrafts.

The first one was Intimidation.

When she first saw Hathaway, the fear that struck her heart was induced by a Witchcraft.

The second was similar to an ensnaring spell. But Dark Phoenix had high resistance toward that kind of spell and Hathaway didn’t succeed, only affecting her flying carpet.

The following two Witchcrafts were [Locust] and [Pursuit].

As such, she had already used four Witchcrafts and had at most three more remaining.

Three Witchcrafts; could that pose a huge threat to Dark Phoenix?

Dark Phoenix didn’t believe so.

The next second, she pointed at Hathaway and used a powerful Divine Spell to counterattack.

Hathaway opened her mouth and said, “[Witchcraft – Ashes]!”

It suddenly felt as if heaven and earth darkened. Dark Phoenix felt an immense power severing the connection between her and her followers.

Her Divine Power was draining as a formless storm rushed forth from the darkness.

She was drawn into the storm and the armor formed from her Divine Power crumbled!

Soon, a mournful howl came from the storm.

Dark Phoenix’s skin slowly peeled off. The bloody mess below her skin could be seen!

Her skin was torn apart, and her bones were also forced out!

Hathaway’s complexion was a bit unsightly.

With her current strength, forcibly using the Ashes Witchcraft was still a bit difficult.

But under its frightening power, Dark Phoenix’s life was in imminent danger.

Only a tiny amount of Divine Source was left protecting the most important parts of her body, her head and her chest.

Barely hanging on, she looked like a ghost.

Though she was disintegrating in the storm, she managed to push her way to the edge of the storm and used that final drop of Divine Source to escape the storm’s area of effect.

She awkwardly fell on a tree’s branch, only her head and chest remaining.

Blood was leaking out of her mouth. She suddenly laughed maliciously.

Because at that time, Hathaway was extremely pale.

It was due to using a Witchcraft that was beyond her abilities. She was temporarily unable to move.

This state was similar to Dark Phoenix, as both had temporarily lost their fighting strength.

But Dark Phoenix estimated that her own abilities clearly surpassed Hathaway’s.

Because Hathaway was just a Human.

And Dark Phoenix was a God!

The scene of her losing the war and fleeing was seen by countless people, but there were still some pious followers supplying her with Faith.

Although that Faith was a pitiful amount and Dark Phoenix normally would have never paid attention to it, this power was now extremely crucial.

As long as she recovered an instant earlier, she could throw a random spell and end Hathaway.

The two were caught in a stalemate.

The seconds ticked by.

Dark Phoenix’s Divine Source was slowly recovering and began to heal her destroyed body. As long as Gods didn’t die, their Divine Source would be able to restore their bodies, unless the Divine Source was completely exhausted.

And the Faith Power of those followers was slowly recovering her Divine Source.

Dark Phoenix couldn’t wait; she only needed one Divine Spell to kill that Anzed Witch Seer.

Even the Divine Spell that would use up the smallest amount of Divine Power could take Hathaway’s life!

But her thoughts were bound to remain as thoughts.

A shadow appeared out of nowhere!

His face was also quite pale. He had been continuously jumping through Shadow Vortexes, using their gravitational forces to propel him as he chased Dark Phoenix. This took quite a toll on his body, as the Shadow Vortexes were harmful to human bodies, especially when used like this.

But Marvin still rejoiced because he managed to catch up.

And Dark Phoenix’s appearance was very miserable.

Marvin didn’t hesitate. He didn’t care about the reason for this sudden change in her state.

There was only one thing on his mind.

Kill Dark Phoenix!

“Woosh!”

In a flash, Night Beheading successfully landed.

“Slash!”

Her head fell down from the branch, her eyes wide open!

Her Divine Source struggled before ultimately disappearing.

All the people throughout the continent who believed in Dark Phoenix suddenly felt something.

They saw the scene of Dark Phoenix’s miserable body hanging on a branch as Marvin ruthlessly slashed down, ending her life.

The Divinity was shattered, the Divine Fire stopped burning, and the ascension ritual was truly terminated.

Many pious followers spat a mouthful of blood, while some fell to madness.

As for the remaining Divine Servants, they directly died.

The first person to try to ascend since the start of the 4th Era had fallen.

A storm raged through the hearts of Feinan’s inhabitants!

…

But at the scene of the battle, Marvin felt like a viper was looking at him.

He was startled and quickly turned around.

Then he saw the girl on the peak.

“Hathaway…?”

Marvin was dumbstruck.

Although her age was different, that feeling couldn’t be mistaken.

He almost immediately rushed up.

But what shocked him was that Hathaway was looking at him with a gaze full of enmity. “You stole my prey!”

Marvin froze for a moment and then smiled at her. “Is that important?”

Hathaway gave him a strange look before nodding heavily and saying in a bad mood, “My enemies can only be killed by me. You killed her, so your life will be the replacement.”

Facing such a murderous gaze, Marvin chose to ignore it. Instead, he grinned and playfully asked, “What’s up with your body?”

“Why can’t you move?”

Hathaway’s face turned green.

Chapter 441: Plane Will

p>”You are dead if you dare touch me!” Hathaway fiercely warned.

But her young face didn’t seem very threatening. In fact, it looked rather adorable.

Marvin simply didn’t consider her a danger.

In his eyes, although the Hathaway in front of him had changed, she was still the woman who chose to seal herself on the Black Coral Islands in order to save him.

Most might not be able to notice it, but with his Perception as a Ruler of the Night, Marvin could clearly tell that Hathaway was currently growing at a very fast pace.

Perhaps she would look like an adult in a few days.

Marvin guessed that the speed of this growth would slow down until it became normal as Hathaway reached a certain age.

The Great Elven King’s message said that Hathaway had broken the curse, but things might not be the same.

Marvin wanted to see what was different.

“It feels as if you don’t know me?” Marvin asked curiously.

Hathaway frowned. “Ignorant mortal, why should I know you? I am the great Queen of Ashes. The Anzed Witches’ ultimate leader. Stay away!”

“If you dare to do anything disrespectful…”

Her voice suddenly came to a stop.

Because right then, Marvin stooped down and softly kissed her forehead.

An icy feeling surged up and Marvin felt cold all over, almost getting frozen into a sculpture.

But the current Marvin was a lot different from the past. He had extremely high Resistance to magic.

After passing several checks, he recovered.

Hathaway was dumbstruck, as if she couldn’t believe that Marvin would actually do something like that.

Marvin laughed. “Is that considered disrespectful?”

“I will crush you!” Hathaway angrily shouted with her eyes wide open, “You actually dare to defile me…”

Marvin rolled his eyes. “Can this even be considered defiling? Surely you didn’t really forget who I am?”

Hathaway glared at Marvin. “You are a dead man.”

Marvin felt speechless.

In the end, he had a headache.

It seemed like Hathaway was hit by something melodramatic like amnesia when she removed her curse.

‘What kind of thing was the Anzed Curse in the end?’

‘She just mentioned snatching her prey… then…’

“Dark Phoenix was seriously hurt by you?” Marvin suddenly asked as he sat cross-legged.

Hathaway looked at Marvin with derision. “Yes, and you cheaply took advantage of it. If not for me, how could she have ended up being so miserable?”

Marvin felt surprised because he could feel that Hathaway’s power kept increasing as she was growing older. But she already had so much power at this moment?

Although Dark Phoenix had been an arrow at the end of its flight, she was still a powerful Half-God, yet in the end, she was almost killed by Hathaway.

It looked like they couldn’t decide a clear victor, but it was still very frightening.

“I already killed her thirty-three times before you,” Marvin explained, “and who killed her isn’t the most important thing, is it? Our goal was to make sure she truly died.”

“Not important?”

Hathaway was still resentful. “In your words, the favor of the [Plane Will] is something [Not important] in your mouth?!”

“I’ve never known a man as shameless as you.”

Marvin shook his head as he muttered, “Your words make it sound like you have known many men.”

Hathaway couldn’t think of what to say as her face turned red with anger. But because she had overtaxed her Witchcraft, she was still unable to move.

“What happened to your body?” Marvin asked in concern.

“None of your business!” Hathaway bluntly snapped. “You should take the opportunity to run as far as you can!”

“Or you’ll kill me?” Marvin helplessly massaged his temples as he guessed Hathaway’s next words.

“Of course,” she answered unhesitantly.

Marvin stood up with a grave expression.

He went closer and sat down while looking at Hathaway, gently stating, “I won’t leave.”

Hathaway frowned. “Why?”

Marvin answered very naturally, “Leaving you alone here is too dangerous.”

“I’ll protect you.”

“Just like you protected me in the past. But it’s different now.”

“I am finally powerful,” Marvin said with a sincere smile.

“It’s my turn to protect you.”

Hathaway looked at Marvin in a daze, her eyes flickering with a strange brilliance as she didn’t know what to think.

Marvin didn’t say any more.

Even though he didn’t know what had happened to Hathaway’s body, or why she would consider herself the Queen of Ashes, he definitely wouldn’t leave.

He finally managed to find her. He would never leave her in danger.

He just sat there, looking at the sky while feeling a bit bored.

In the sky, he could see that the fighting in Steel City’s southern suburbs was reaching its end.

After Dark Phoenix fell, all the Wizards lost control, and the Divine Servants directly died.

Chaos burst out as the Wizard Monsters, Corpse Servants, and the Evil Spirits fought a messy battle with the Legends.

Seeing this situation, the Necromancer Monarch withdrew first.

He had made a deal with Dark Phoenix, so if she was killed and her ascension failed, he had no reason to continue fighting.

And the Evil Spirits were hard to handle.

Tidomas’ avatar came to the plane in order to take advantage of the crisis for personal gains, hoping to establish a stronghold here.

But although Marvin left, there were still too many powerhouses remaining.

Especially the two who had been at the point of trading blows.

Jessica’s seven layers of Fate Power burst out at the same time and kept forcing Tidomas’ avatar back.

Valkyrie Eve seemed to be extremely angry due to the shame caused by her subordinate, and she decided to focus that anger on Tidomas, showing her incredible strength.

The three holy swords with different unique properties and abilities were used in turn. Her swordsmanship reached the limit as the repeatedly stabbed avatar was close to crumbling.

The berserk Jessica alongside the furious Eve… surely even Gods wouldn’t be able to resist this kind of brutal assault.

Tidomas’ avatar was quickly destroyed by the two women.

And the Evil Spirits became cannon fodder, some of them even getting killed by Wizard Monsters. When Tidomas’ avatar was killed, the portal he had opened naturally sealed, leaving the Evil Spirits to perish.

With all of this taken care of, the Legends had no other reason to stay.

After all, Steel City had already fallen to ruins, killing everyone off.

The Legends withdrew one by one.

Eve and Jessica had issues with each other and were eager to fight it out.

But with the Great Calamity underway, the two managed to hold it back and left too.

Seeing all this, Marvin felt at peace.

Even the few clouds in the sky cleared up.

This event was directly linked to a God’s fall, and the impact on Feinan was far-reaching.

At the very least, it would be a wake-up call to the Gods who were fighting outside the Universe Magic Pool.

Feinan wasn’t a place where they could come and freely slaughter.

Dark Phoenix’s strength during the ascension ritual wasn’t inferior to that of most Gods. They might have already died to Marvin in the four totems boundary.

This also gave many people hope.

Regardless of the disasters they were facing, there would still be people that would come forth to protect this land.

This was their land, their land of freedom.

No one could cover up the sky.

…

However, although Dark Phoenix died, chaos was still running rampant throughout Feinan.

Besides those that had a Source of Fire’s Order, other places were abysses of suffering.

With this one disaster, Feinan’s population was cut by more than half.

Most of the survivors escaped to the surroundings of a Sanctuary.

Marvin also sighed when seeing those scenes.

He glanced at Hathaway and suddenly thought of her words again. He couldn’t help but ask, “You mentioned the Plane Will, what is that?”

…

“The so-called Plane Will is the consciousness of the Plane itself. Although this consciousness’ spirituality is the embodiment of the Laws, and is controlled by the Laws, it has a very far-reaching influence on this land.”

“That Fate Sorceress you fought alongside earlier, she has the favor of the Plane Will. This is one of the reasons Gods are jealous of Fate Sorceresses.”

“The relationship between the Plane Will and Gods is very subtle. Gods control Plane Laws. Through Godhood and Domains they wield formidable strength. But their control had been limited to only the Plane Laws and Domains of the rest of the Universe. Due to the Universe Magic Pool, Feinan’s Will hadn’t been disturbed for a long time.”

“Now they want to return to this land, and the Plane Will, which had been slumbering for so long, isn’t happy about it.”

“It holds enmity toward Gods, so if you could kill Dark Phoenix, you would become a true chosen, obtaining more favor from the Plane Will.”

That servant kneeling in the snow explained the reason behind his previous mistake.

Eve glowered at him coldly. “You think I need that kind of thing?”

The servant remained silent.

“If Dark Phoenix hadn’t died today, I would have been a sinner.”

Eve calmly said, “Fortunately, that Marvin guy killed her.”

“You, leave.”

“Wait no, all of you leave.”

The servants were frozen in shock as they stared at Eve rushing toward the North alone.

“From now on, I’ll only believe in my sword.”

Her voice drifted from the distance, echoing in the snow.

…

“Eh? So I really stole your Plane Will?” Marvin was also stunned after hearing about it.

He had heard some things about the Plane Will, but he hadn’t expected it to have such a profound relation to the Gods.

So by killing Dark Phoenix he gained the favor of the Plane?

What would this thing specifically do?

But before he could ask, Hathaway shouted, “What did you say?”

“Drop dead!”

Witchcraft – Azuk Fist!

In a flash, a huge fist condensed and exploded against Marvin’s stomach!

Chapter 442: Witch Tears

arvin felt intense pain in his lower abdomen. He didn’t expect that Hathaway had already regained her mobility.

Moreover, the first thing she did after recovering was to ruthlessly attack him!

Even though Azuk Fist was a formless spell, it could be condensed for a long time and used repeatedly.

Marvin ate a direct hit from this fist and was sent flying down from the peak, crashing into the ground below.

Fortunately, he was a Legend now and his body was a lot stronger. Otherwise, he could have ended up on the verge of death from this.

Still, the impact left Marvin feeling dizzy.

He doubled over in pain as he gasped for air, unable to say anything.

His interface let him know that he had three broken ribs and was suffering from some internal bleeding!

Thankfully, his Constitution was quite decent and with his Resistances, it wouldn’t be a lasting injury.

Someone with another rogue class, like Shadow Thief or Pale Hand, might have ended up near death after receiving this fist.

Marvin was completely caught off guard by Hathaway’s merciless attack.

“Woosh!”

A silhouette suddenly appeared in front of Marvin.

Hathaway had an indifferent expression as she swung her Azuk Fist at him once more.

Marvin gritted his teeth and wanted to say something, but he was punched before he could!

This time, Marvin braced himself in a defensive stance and tried to forcibly withstand the punch!

“Bang! Bang!”

His arms fractured!

Marvin spit up blood and tumbled through the air like a broken kite!

On the way, he knocked against two unlucky trees.

Marvin felt painful all over. If not for his Endurance and Major Tenacity specialties, he might have already fainted.

Even so, he wasn’t having an easy time.

Although he had used his arm to block, this fist hit him in the chest quite hard.

[Serious Injury]!

The crimson characters appeared on the interface.

Marvin smiled bitterly as blood seeped from his mouth. ‘Isn’t this laughable?’

Never would he have guessed that after dealing with Dark Phoenix, he might actually be killed by Hathaway.

“Woosh.”

Hathaway was very fast and appeared in front of Marvin once again.

But she didn’t act immediately this time, instead asking him while frowning, “Why aren’t you resisting?”

Marvin gasped painfully for air and couldn’t even speak.

Facing Hathaway’s question, he only forced a smile and shook his head.

Killing intent flashed through Hathaway’s eyes. “Good, then die!”

Marvin sighed, he couldn’t dodge this one. He might truly die this time.

He considered escaping to the Shadow Realm.

But the Azuk Fist suddenly collapsed on its own.

Hathaway stood there in a daze, with tears appearing at the corner of her eyes.

A tear dropped and remained on Marvin’s palm.

The tear surprisingly condensed and turned into what seemed to be a pearl.

“Why… Why am I crying?”

Hathaway was at a loss.

Marvin relaxed slightly, but he still couldn’t quite get any words out, so he only forced himself to raise his head to look at Hathaway.

“You glib-tongued guy, you snatched my Plane Will and took advantage of me. Don’t tell me you still hope to survive?”

Even though Hathaway only looked like she was twelve years old, her tone was extremely despotic. She seemed like a Queen overlooking the land before her.

At this time, Marvin finally managed to open his mouth and speak out. “You can kill me. Because this life… has been saved by you, and belongs to you. However, saving me first, then killing me, isn’t that a contradiction?”

Hathaway felt even more muddled after hearing this.

“I saved you?”

Marvin nodded.

She started walking in circles for two revolutions before suddenly turning and punching Marvin in the face!

“I won’t believe a smooth-talker like you!” She coldly snorted.

Marvin was caught off guard and had no time to dodge or escape to the Shadow Plane. He passed out from the punch!

…

When he opened his eyes, he saw a bunch of green leaves in front of him.

He looked around silently and was able to tell that this was a very common Elven room.

It was filled with common furniture used by Wood Elves. A silhouette was writing something while sitting on the window ledge.

Marvin checked his body and found that he was in a very miserable state.

With the Serious Injury, his overall capability was at less than a tenth of its usual.

If something happened now, he wouldn’t be able to escape even if he wanted to.

After advancing to Ruler of the Night, his body had been substantially improved, so he would be able to slowly recover even in this state.

The problem was that natural recovery needed a lot of time. Especially his broken ribs. Without restorative spells, it would be very troublesome.

Marvin forced himself up and turned toward the Elf on the window ledge.

Marvin was surprised when he realized that the person who saved him was actually the messenger, Butterfly.

Butterfly looked at Marvin serenely as she commented, “You are really hard to kill.”

Marvin felt quite baffled. “What’s with those words?”

Butterfly pointed outside and explained, “I saw you getting violently beaten up by that woman.”

“But I am no match for her, so I didn’t dare to show myself.”

“I waited for her to go before checking if you were still alive.”

Marvin blushed with shame.

Turned out Butterfly was in the surroundings when Hathaway beat him up.

“What are you writing?” Marvin asked casually.

He figured that since Butterfly had saved him, Hathaway must have left already.

She didn’t kill him in the end.

Although he didn’t know what exactly had happened to her, Marvin vowed to restore her memories.

He owed her this much.

…

“Eh… A letter to ask White River Valley for help. I wrote that their Lord was paralyzed by a crazy woman… and that they should quickly come to get you.”

Butterfly bit her pen and blinked a few times. “I am only a messenger, I can’t bring you back. Moreover, my Blackie can’t carry both of us.”

After she said this, a cry came from outside the wooden cabin.

A shadow flashed outside.

It was clearly that Golden Griffin. He seemed a bit dissatisfied with this name, or by Butterfly’s words.

With the Golden Griffin’s great strength, let alone just two people, carrying three, or even five adult men wouldn’t be an issue.

Butterfly was clearly talking nonsense.

Marvin forced a smile.

This Wood Elf was indeed a bit special.

Thus, he changed the subject and inquired, “Did you see which direction she went?”

Butterfly wrote a few more words before answering, “No. After she was done with you, she muttered for a bit before suddenly disappearing.”

“I’m rather timid, so I waited about half an hour before poking you with a twig and finding out that you weren’t dead.”

Butterfly suddenly realized something and turned to ask, “Would you like to talk about this with His Highness Ivan?”

Marvin remained silent.

“No need… What does this have to do with Ivan?”

“Of course it’s related to him. All the Elves in Thousand Leaves Forest know that the person His Highness Ivan likes the most is you,” she said, seeming to think this was completely obvious.

“I’ve never seen anyone so close to him in the past. Oh, I’ll certainly be scolded for letting the future King’s spouse… Uh… I’ll certainly be scolded for letting you lie on the ground for so long!”

Marvin was stunned.

He stayed silent. He had no intention to continue this worthless discussion.

This woman had quite the ability to earnestly talk nonsense. Moreover, her expressions were very realistic and seemed to come naturally, making it hard to retort.

In any case, with Butterfly sending a letter to White River Valley, there should be someone coming to help him soon.

He leaned back in the simple wooden bed when he suddenly felt something burning in his palm.

It was that tear.

Marvin held the tear in front of him and a series of information flashed before his eyes:

[Witch Queen’s Tear (Treasure)]

[Property: Death or Power]

[Description: If taken by a person close to the Witch Queen, it will give substantial power. If taken by a stranger, it will cause death.]

…

Witch’s Tear?

Marvin’s heart moved.

This was Hathaway’s tear. He hadn’t expected it to become a Treasure.

Could she have truly gotten the legacy of the Ancient Anzed Witches and become the Witch Queen?

‘Is this a test?’

Marvin couldn’t shake the feeling that two eyes were watching his every movement.

He smiled and put this tear in his mouth, biting it like a piece of candy.

It was bitter.

The next second, logs flashed in front of him:

[You have taken the Witch Queen’s Tear…]

[Willpower +3]

[You obtained the right to use Witchcraft]

[You gained the basic Witchcraft – Flight]

…

A smile appeared in the corner of Marvin’s mouth.

Hathaway’s tear had such a good effect.

Just the +3 Willpower was enough to be considered amazing. But he even obtained a Witchcraft that he could use once a day, [Flight]!

This was such a cheat.

“What are you giggling for?” Butterfly was looking at Marvin strangely.

Marvin thought of something and suddenly jumped out the window, leaving the Elven cabin!

Not far away, a delicate figure was standing on a mountain peak, staring into the distance.

Despite being in pain, he sped up and arrived in front of that shadow.

Hathaway still had a frigid expression. “Didn’t get punched enough?”

Marvin asked with a happy smile, “Do you believe me now?”

Hathaway sneered, “What about believing you?”

“Maybe we had some sort of relationship before, but that is all. It ceased after I became the Witch Queen.”

“I didn’t kill you, but don’t think that I won’t do it next time.”

“Stay away from me!”

Marvin put away his smile and said, “If that was true… then why are you standing here?”

“Why didn’t you leave after I fainted?”

“Or to be more exact, what are you looking forward to?”

Hathaway froze.