Night Ranger - Chapter 393

Chapter 393: Ancient Gnomes

p>In the Dead Area, the strong had always been respected.

Although everyone looked at Ivan skeptically, he was the only Legend who came back out of the five Legends, after all, and they didn’t dare to offend him.

Even the Blackfire Lava Wizards who had blocked this place off couldn’t keep their prideful attitude because their only Legend Wizard had disappeared in the Secret Garden.

Even if all the people here grouped together, they weren’t a match for Ivan.

They all scattered, doubtful and depressed.

Marvin and Ivan didn’t linger in Breton Village for too long.

This place would soon be sealed by Astral Beast Eric, forever disappearing.

The next time Marvin summoned Eric would likely be the last time that youth would appear in this world.

Thinking of this, Marvin felt a bit of grief.

“Is it too selfish?”

“Eric is already pitiful enough, yet I still need him to do more. It’s simply exploiting him.”

“His soul has been destroyed so many times and should have already scattered. He most likely already knows this.”

“But…”

Marvin looked at the piece of white bone that seemed somewhat like a crescent moon and felt a bit sad.

Ivan patted his shoulder, understanding Marvin’s reaction.

With the Great Calamity looming over Feinan, he had to muster all the strength he could.

Elven races, Humans, Vampires, Sha clansmen, Night Walkers, Legend Wizards, those of Rocky Mountain, and even a mystical existence like Eric!

As for the Gods, Eric was a lifeform completely outside of fate.

If there really was a final battle, he was certain that the appearance of Eric would surprise them.

An Astral Beast could also greatly shake this world even if it was near death.

The Gods wouldn’t dare to provoke one!

…

The two left Breton Village but didn’t return to Thousand Leaves Forest yet.

Marvin took Ivan to an abandoned mine north of Breton Village.

This mine was also considered a dangerous place.

Few people in the Dead Area would set foot in it.

But faced with this powerful duo, the few constructs in the mine were torn apart.

Marvin got the second Memory Chip he was looking for.

They then returned to Xunshan Town.

Marvin wanted to check if Black Knight Sangore had attacked again, so he took a trip around Xunshan Town and learnt some things.

Sure enough, after he left, Sangore had led a Black Wizard here.

That Black Wizard was covered in a large gown, making people unable to see him clearly.

His spells were extremely frightening and he almost destroyed the town at the foot of the mountain.

At the crucial moment, the Cloud Monk and Blade Technique Master Kangen intervened.

The Cloud Monk seriously injured the Black Knight. This time he was furious and nearly killed Sangore.

But the Black Knight relied on a mysterious spell to escape.

The Black Wizard didn’t have that chance. According to what the people present saw, the Wizard was split almost in half by Kangen.

Marvin frowned.

This outcome had been more than he’d imagined.

Indeed, those that dealt with Devils always had some methods to preserve their lives.

That old Monk attacked seriously and still wasn’t able to completely kill Sangore, letting him escape.

Although Sangore was nearly dead when he escaped, with his special constitution as a Black Knight, he only needed some time to be able to recover.

As for that so-called “Black Wizard,” he was probably the strongest member of the Black Knight Monastery.

It wasn’t too unexpected for Kangen to be able to split him in two. Kangen was a man able to fight Gods during the Great Calamity.

But only his fake body died.

Marvin was sure of this because that guy was a Lich!

As long as his Phylactery wasn’t destroyed, his soul wouldn’t die.

These two guys were still a hidden danger that would strike sooner or later. But now wasn’t the time to handle this matter. Xunshan Monastery had saved him a lot of trouble.

He intended to visit Kangen but was informed by the Monastery’s Monks that he had already left.

He had departed together with the Copper Dragon.

Marvin was disappointed and could only prepare to leave the Dead Area Continent with Ivan.

But as he regrouped with Ivan at the bottom of the mountain, he noticed two figures next to the Elven Prince.

Ivan looked at the two with a smile and told Marvin cheerfully, “Look what I found. Two descendants of the Ancient Gnomes.”

“Their disguising potions are really effective, they tricked everyone.”

The two stood still, seeming frightened and uneasy.

Marvin took a sharp breath!

“It’s you!”

Marvin remembered these two guys!

He had bumped into these two guys in the Desolate Tower Ruins, using that strange piece of dirty rag to hide from his perception. At that time, they used a short distance escape tool. And now, they had unexpectedly fallen into Ivan’s hands.

“They really are Ancient Gnomes?” Marvin was very suspicious. “How did you catch them?”

“I lured them.” Ivan coldly snorted, “They were observing me from the distance while trying to stay hidden.”

The two suddenly complained, “We weren’t observing you, we… actually wanted your help…”

“Help?”

Ivan frowned.

The Gnomes looked at each other before taking Marvin and Ivan to a deserted area. They shed their disguises, reverting to their original appearances.

These Ancient Gnomes were a bit taller than their ancestors. Their heads seemed a bit bigger, but there wasn’t a feeling of anything being out of proportion.

Their eyes were a clear cerulean, seeming to shine with ingenuity.

Apart from that, everything was similar to a wild Gnome.

“Let us introduce ourselves first. I am Zac Rael, and this is my younger brother, David Rael.”

“We met some troubles and need help. But we don’t trust Humans.”

The older Gnome looked at Marvin vigilantly before saying, “But we are willing to trust Elves.”

“There are few Elves in the Dead Area, and most of those are corrupt Elves.”

“Thus, I hope you can help us,” he concluded.

Ivan scratched his head. It was quite a surprise to find a pair of Ancient Gnomes looking for him.

This wasn’t an ordinary race. The Ancient Gnomes were different from the current wild Gnomes. They were knowledgeable and had forged deep friendships with the High Elves.

There seemed to have been covenants between them.

Even his father Nicholas most likely didn’t remember these ancient covenants.

Ordinarily, he wouldn’t mind helping.

But they were rather pressed for time. He wanted to refuse, but Marvin suddenly asked, “What kind of help, can you explain?”

He was rather interested and it almost looked like the words “We’ll help if the price is right!” were written on his face.

Chapter 394: Return

p>The Ancient Gnomes’ descendants glanced at each other and turned back to Marvin, reiterating determinedly, “We don’t trust Humans!”

Marvin rolled his eyes.

From their attitude, the two must have definitely eaten a loss while dealing with Humans.

But fortunately, Ivan was there. He clearly saw Marvin’s interest and immediately interacted with them on Marvin’s behalf.

Zac and David really were Ancient Gnomes.

The great disaster that year destroyed the Ancient Gnome Empire but there were still some who survived.

They hid in a Sanctuary for who knew how many years.

They almost never communicated with the outside world because nobody knew whether the disaster mentioned by their ancestors in the records had passed or not.

The two Ancient Gnomes naturally wouldn’t mention the location of that Sanctuary even if beaten to death.

The Ancient Gnomes that had survived up till now knew that the era was different from the past. Humans ruled this era.

They had hoped that they could stay cut off from the rest of the world.

But there was an issue with their Sanctuary.

Everything was as the prophecy had said: The Sanctuary was on the verge of collapsing and they were about to face an even more frightening disaster!

…

“Prophecy? What prophecy?”

Marvin and Ivan’s faces were full of shock.

Zac elaborated, “In our tribe, there was a prophetic book page. No one knew when this page appeared. Someday after we moved to the Sanctuary, it suddenly appeared on our ancestral shrine’s altar. It was written in Ancient God Language, which only our High Priest could read, and he read the prophecy to us all.”

“This prophecy roughly meant that a disaster was unavoidable.”

“Although our tribe managed to survive the disaster that destroyed the Ancient Gnome Empire countless years ago, it was bound to suffer another one.”

“That’s what I’ve heard,” the Ancient Gnome finished, looking at Ivan with sincerity.

It seemed like the Wood Elf’s identity was quite useful. At least it could make many ancient races trust him.

Compared with the terrible Humans… Although mankind had no lack of heroes, it also had many who were despicable scum. The stubborn Dwarves and Ancient Gnomes clearly wouldn’t trust Humans so easily.

Ivan turned silent after this.

A ripple quivered through Marvin’s heart!

The Sanctuary collapsing meant that the Ancient Gnomes were on the verge of returning to Feinan.

This scene felt like déjà vu.

‘It’s… The next expansion.’

‘[Return]!’

Marvin took a deep breath.

When he transmigrated, there had been only a rough explanation of the storyline of the next expansion.

Not only did the Gods return to Feinan, but the ancient races would also return one after the other.

The Ancient Gnomes definitely weren’t the only ones.

It was the same for the High Elves who had left for the Eternal Country. They returned for the same reason as the Ancient Gnomes. The blessed High Elven Eternal Country was also on the verge of shattering.

They were forced to move back to Feinan once again, but this wasn’t their world.

There were other races, races that had disappeared in the 2nd and 3rd Eras like the Dark Iron Dwarves and the banished Numans, that would return from all over.

The entire plane of Feinan would be thrown into chaos.

But the issue was that it was something that was supposed to happen in the future!

What was going on with these two guys?

…

Marvin inquired impatiently but was treated as Human scum coveting their Sanctuary.

Fortunately, Ivan vouched for him so Zac unwillingly answered, “Our Sanctuary… can still last for a few years, but I don’t believe that prophetic page.”

“Yes! It’s clearly nonsense!” David interrupted. “I am an expert in plane structure knowledge. From my research, the Sanctuary is far from the end of its life. It only lacks energy.”

“We need to find some Purple Fire Crystals, which would be enough to keep the flame of the Sanctuary burning for… over a hundred years!”

Marvin nodded.

Sure enough, the Ancient Gnomes were using Purple Fire Crystals for energy.

This meant that the Mechanical Titan’s system also needed Purple Fire Crystals.

Ivan sighed. “It’s not that we don’t want to help you.”

“But do you know how many Purple Fire Crystals are left in this world?”

“None! It was all dug out by those wretched Dark Iron Dwarves!” Zac seethed while gnashing his teeth.

It seemed like these two guys did their research after leaving their Sanctuary.

“What about you?” Marvin asked.

“You went into the Secret Garden to look for Purple Fire Crystals? There’s no such thing inside.” Marvin looked at them strangely.

David shook his head. “Nothing we can do about it, we have to try. We obtained a piece of information saying that there might be some there.”

“The Elves are the only race left from the ancient times. If you don’t know where to look for Purple Fire Crystal, then we don’t know where we should look anymore.”

The two brothers were disappointed.

They had secretly left the refuge with the lofty goal of getting enough Purple Fire Crystals before returning home with honor.

But they didn’t know that the world had changed so much after all these years.

They even had to carefully hide their identity!

Marvin scratched his nose, thinking carefully before saying, “As far as I know, the Purple Fire Crystals in this world aren’t completely gone.”

The Ancient Gnome brothers suddenly became hopeful. “Where?”

“Your Ancient Gnomes’ vestiges,” Marvin explained. “Along Feinan Continent’s western coast, there are many vestiges of the Ancient Gnomes. There should still be Purple Fire Crystals remaining in some of them, in places like Saruha.”

“Saruha? You went to Saruha?”

Zac and David’s eyes shone. “Did that place have any Purple Fire Crystals?”

“None,” Marvin answered honestly, “only a Mechanical Titan, which I controlled.”

“It’s a pity it wasn’t designed for me; it was very uncomfortable to operate.”

A Mechanical Titan!

The eyes of the brothers were almost glowing!

They immediately pleaded, “Take us there!”

“Our teleportation had an issue when we left the Sanctuary and we somehow ended up on this continent.”

“Take us to see the Mechanical Titan!”

Ivan saw through Marvin’s sly expression and he couldn’t help but chuckle to himself.

Marvin was clearly leading the two brothers’ thought processes.

But he hadn’t been aware that Marvin had obtained a Mechanical Titan, and was also very interested in it. In any case, the scroll used to return would be very quick.

Adding two more Ancient Gnomes wasn’t an issue.

“Good, then let’s go.”

Ivan and Marvin each grabbed an Ancient Gnome and Ivan opened the return scroll.

“Woosh!” After a long five seconds, they appeared in a green room.

“Your Highness Ivan, you finally returned!” The Elven woman called Joan was full of admiration as she looked at Ivan.

Chapter 395: Purple Fire Crystal

p>The Elven woman’s enthusiasm was ignored by Ivan.

Marvin’s group left Ruins City and headed south to reach Rocky Mountain.

When the two Ancient Gnomes saw the Mechanical Titan set up outside Rocky Mountain, they almost went crazy.

They ignored everything else and crawled in, starting to toss around blindly.

Marvin didn’t care about them, because even if they had a way to activate it, it would still be useless. This thing’s energy had already been completely exhausted. Unless they found Purple Fire Crystals, this thing would remain an inert piece of metal.

This trip to Rocky Mountain was mainly to warn the three sisters.

He and Ivan didn’t stay long in there and most of the time was spent in secret talks.

The information about the Great Calamity clearly shocked the three sisters.

Rocky Mountain was in a remote region. If not for Marvin giving them information ahead of time, they might not have known about it when the disaster started.

Although Rocky Mountain had many Sorcerers able to communicate with Demons, none of them were at the level of Demon Overlords.

They only knew that a major event was about to happen.

Otherwise, the Source of Fire’s Order wouldn’t have come down.

Since Marvin told the information to the three sisters, with their intelligence and might, along with the Fortune Fairy’s buffs, they should be able to safely survive the early stages of the Great Calamity.

They had the Source of Fire’s Order in hand while the Shadow Prince, the only one who could steal them, had been blown up by Marvin, so they should be secure as long as they took proper steps.

But anything could happen during the Chaos Era, which Marvin warned them of repeatedly.

Rocky Mountain and White River Valley also formed an Alliance.

This time, Marvin was in quite a hurry. Lorie’s mood clearly showed her reluctance to see him leave, giving Marvin a bit of a headache.

He was very fond of this smart little girl.

But right now, he had someone very important that needed to be saved.

…

While Ivan and the two Ancient Gnomes were still exploring Hope City, Marvin took a trip further south.

Soon, he arrived at the Pearl Tower of the City of Knowledge.

Mark 47 was surprised to see him pay another visit. After all, how long had it been? And Marvin already found another Memory Chip!

After incorporating this Memory Chip, Mark 47 recalled some more things.

But this time, he didn’t have any relevant and useful memories.

This made Marvin feel a bit helpless.

50 000 exp was basically not as valuable for the current Marvin, so he asked whether he could change it for something else.

Mark 47 apologized for holding something back before and gladly agreed to Marvin’s request.

Marvin asked, “Is there any Purple Fire Crystal?”

This thing had already vanished from the continent and there was almost no trace of it in the Ancient Gnomes’ vestiges.

What he said before was in order to convince the two Ancient Gnomes to come to his territory.

Zac and David were genuine descendants of the Ancient Gnomes. If they agreed to work for him, with those Alchemy books he obtained in Saruha, White River Valley would have the support of the Ancient Gnomes’ science and technology.

As for that unreliable Alchemist, Marvin didn’t have much hope for him. That guy had wasted such a large amount of resources. It was already very nice of Marvin to not throw him out.

After all, that guy looked very pathetic.

He kept company with Necromancer Fidel and they were considered a pair of weirdos of the territory. They also made people laugh on ordinary days.

But if the territory wanted to develop technologically, it still needed to rely on a professional.

The Dark Iron Dwarves had already disappeared, while the Sha clans mostly just dabbled a bit and were only making firearms that weren’t that powerful.

The technology of the Ancient Gnomes was able to found an empire. Even if they couldn’t completely develop the territory, if they could make a few constructs to protect the territory, that would be more than enough.

The most important matter was still to tempt these two Gnomes.

Marvin believed that the key to that was the Mechanical Titan.

The Ancient Gnomes’ Sanctuary definitely didn’t have this kind of weapon. With the Ancient Gnomes’ infatuation with machinery, if the Mechanical Titan could be moved to White River Valley, these two would naturally follow.

As for the Sanctuary, it also needed Purple Fire Crystal.

Marvin had already asked and the amount of Purple Fire Crystal required for the Sanctuary and the Mechanical Titan were on two completely different levels.

When the two brothers decided to sneak out, it was only to try their luck.

If one said that the Mechanical Titan needed a Purple Fire Crystal the size of a fist, then the amount of Purple Fire Crystal the Sanctuary needed was the size of a small hill.

In this era, it was almost impossible to find so much.

In other words, the return of the Ancient Gnomes to Feinan was already inevitable.

The two brothers weren’t dumb and had realized this, so they merely followed Ivan and Marvin to the western coast of Feinan Continent for the Mechanical Titan.

…

In the Pearl Tower, Mark 47’s answer to the question was outside his expectations:

“Purple Fire Crystal, that thing is very valuable.”

“Sometimes I would have one as a snack when I was in a very good mood…”

Marvin almost spat blood.

Purple Fire Crystal, such a valuable thing was actually considered food by this strange construct?

How strong was this guy?

Sure enough, things related to God Lance couldn’t be measured with common sense.

The construct hesitated for a while before handing a chunk of Purple Fire Crystal the size of half of a fist to Marvin, while saying with a pained expression, “50 000 isn’t worth so much.”

Marvin laughed mischievously. “But since I didn’t get any information from your memories in this Memory Chip, this should make up for it.”

Mark 47 was at a loss. He seemed to be in an ill temper and grumpily sent Marvin away.

Marvin held the Purple Fire Crystal, and although he didn’t know what memory put the construct in such a bad mood, he still obediently left the Pearl Tower.

This wasn’t a place where he could behave as he wished.

Even after the Great Calamity, the Gods didn’t dare to take half a step into the City of Knowledge.

This place was also the first location in Feinan where a Source of Fire’s Order was ignited.

This was definitely related to Mark 47.

As for those secrets, if he kept helping him, he would certainly find a way to learn about them.

…

Marvin immediately left the Pearl Tower and returned to Hope City.

The appearance of the crystal almost made the two Ancient Gnomes go crazy, but when they found out that Marvin’s Purple Fire Crystal originated from the Pearl Tower, they were left in shock.

They no longer asked any more questions, making Marvin curious.

After Marvin inquired carefully, the brothers mumbled an answer that unsettled Marvin.

The destruction of the Ancient Gnome Empire that year was apparently related to the City of Knowledge.

They weren’t too clear about the specifics, but the elders of the Sanctuary kept warning them that they shouldn’t approach that Pearl Tower to the south.

Even for the Purple Fire Crystal, they wouldn’t dare to approach Wind Castle.

In the words of those Ancient Gnomes, a frightening Devil resided there.

Marvin didn’t believe those tales, but analyzed the information.

The circumstances of the empire’s destruction were very strange. When the High Elves arrived there, besides the Ancient Gnomes sealed in the Sanctuary, the others had all been exterminated.

No one knew what had happened.

In this regard, there was no mention from the nearby City of Knowledge. When the people dispatched by the High Elven King paid a visit, they also avoided the question.

The record on the History Calendar was also surprising:

[Eve of the 2nd Era, Ancient Gnome Empire destroyed overnight. Reason unknown.]

Regardless of which kind of Divination spell was used, the results were always useless, making everyone puzzled.

Marvin always thought that there was a big conspiracy behind this, just like the Great Calamity that was about to happen. It felt like there was a hand manipulating everything from behind the scenes.

Was his transmigration a result of someone manipulating the board too?

Thinking of this, Marvin couldn’t help but feel a bit bitter.

What he could do was very limited. He could only protect the people near him.

…

With the help of the Ancient Gnome brothers, Marvin loaded the Purple Fire Crystal in the Mechanical Titan’s energy system.

In the operating room, the screen regained its shine after a long time.

Energy Display: 68%. This was considered pretty decent. But with the scarcity of the Purple Fire Crystal nowadays and the consumption of the Titan, Marvin had to save everything he could.

After using his card and locking himself as the one with the highest authority, he magnanimously gave secondary rights to the Gnome brothers.

Zac and David were greatly moved. If not for the race and gender being different, they might have given him their hearts.

The Mechanical Titan was originally designed for Ancient Gnomes and Marvin couldn’t sit properly in it, preventing him from controlling it perfectly.

As for the two Gnomes, they almost mastered the Mechanical Titan’s controls after some time inside.

They also activated the enlarging and shrinking rune of the Mechanical Titan and reduced it to a tiny Titan that could fit on a palm, suitable to carry around.

With that, Marvin settled everything on the western coast.

After bidding farewell to the three sisters, Marvin and Ivan took the two Gnome brothers to the teleportation array in Ruins City.

The smell of the forest assaulted their senses. This refreshed Marvin, who had been wandering in the Dead Area for a while.

But the news the Elves told him didn’t let him relax.

While he had been gone, White River Valley received the highest sanctions of the South Wizard Alliance!

The reason was very “pompous,” with the White Elephant Chamber of Commerce appearing personally, testifying that Marvin stole one of their ships.

The South Wizard Alliance was thinking of taking away Marvin’s Viscount title and taking White River Valley under their jurisdiction.

Especially in the past week, the wording of the Alliance had become more and more severe.

Needless to say, this was a plot from Dark Phoenix.

Hearing this, Marvin knew that he had to return.

He felt a bit strange though. There should be many Legends supporting his territory. Was the South Wizard Alliance so blind?

Carrying these doubts, he used the Book of Nalu to contact Madeline to come and send him back.

But how could he have expected that after the Teleportation Door opened, she would come out with a very pale face and her white dress covered in blood?!

Chapter 396: Crisis After Crisis

p>Madeline’s injury was very serious but under the control of the Book of Nalu, she had to comply with Marvin’s order and open a Teleportation Door.

Marvin held his breath, coldness flashing through his eyes.

He left only for so long and something like this happened to his territory?

Even seriously injuring Madeline?

The South Wizard Alliance was indeed a puppet of Dark Phoenix.

He had overlooked this point before. After all, White River Valley was a genuine territory of the Alliance in name.

The Alliance gave Marvin his power and without him making a mistake, they couldn’t easily strip him of it.

But this time, with Dark Phoenix working behind the scenes, everything changed.

Most of the Legend Wizards didn’t know about the upcoming disaster.

Only a small minority knew some inside information, while the rest of the Wizards of the Alliance were tricked by Dark Phoenix.

This time, there were two Legend Wizards putting pressure on White River Valley, and there was military suppression from both the east and the west.

This was something neither Marvin nor the others had anticipated.

The entire Jewel Bay was alarmed and rumors were spreading that Viscount Marvin had offended a heavyweight of the Alliance, because otherwise there definitely wouldn’t be such a situation.

Some even whispered that Viscount Marvin had already died, claiming that his corpse had been seen. Because he betrayed the Alliance, he had been punished by a higher-up.

This rumor was most likely the work of Dark Phoenix. Due to the Book of Nalu, she had seen Marvin dying to the fake Hathaway.

But he hadn’t expected that Dark Phoenix wouldn’t be satisfied after supposedly killing him, still aiming at White River Valley.

They attacked on the basis of requiring Marvin to return the Southie, but Marvin knew that even if the Southie was given back to them, the Alliance would still act against his people.

When the time came, the soldiers wouldn’t be able to avoid fighting.

…

Marvin quickly bid farewell to Ivan and returned to River Shore City with Madeline.

The current River Shore City was also in a depressed mood due to the incoming trouble.

Many nobles had left the city at the call of the Alliance.

A huge army had been formed from the forces of the great nobles in Jewel Bay and the soldiers were already approaching River Shore City.

They demanded that Madeline open the main road since their target was White River Valley and not River Shore City.

That point was understandable.

The Alliance was controlled by Dark Phoenix and wouldn’t attack an unrelated Legend Wizard for no reason.

But Madeline was unyielding and wouldn’t allow any of them through the main road.

Because the Shrieking Mountain Range separated White River Valley from Jewel Bay, the army could only get to White River Valley through River Shore City.

River Shore City turned into a barricade to hold back the northern power.

But this barricade wasn’t secure.

The one leading the army was Dark Phoenix’s disciple, Legend Wizard Monica.

She had gotten a lot of pointers from Dark Phoenix and was regarded as one of the strongest people of the South Wizard Alliance.

Madeline had become a Legend quite recently and was then stripped of her evil side by Marvin, leading to her strength decreasing substantially.

Both of them fought outside River Shore City and Madeline got injured while going all-out to block the army.

She couldn’t hold on for too long.

On one hand, she was already wounded and on the other hand, her Barrier over the city wouldn’t last more than three days.

Two days had already passed when Marvin called for her.

Another day and Monica’s army would likely have invaded the city.

The situation in River Shore City was rather unstable right now.

Many people had already fled.

Most of those left behind were the people too poor to leave who could only resign themselves to their fates, and the rest were Madeline’s most loyal subordinates.

And this wasn’t the worst news.

The Alliance was attacking White River Valley from both sides.

On the sea, there was a fleet led by the White Elephant Chamber of Commerce, including slave-trading ships repurposed into warships, and even the shadow of the Black Sails Fleet.

The Pirate King had even appeared in person.

This news coming from Jewel Bay spread wildly to both White River Valley and River Shore City.

It was clear that they were preparing to land in Sword Harbor and pincer attack White River Valley.

This kind of move startled the entire South.

Everyone was speculating about the true motives.

What was the South Wizard Alliance doing after all?

Marvin was the most prosperous noble lately. He had met many Legends and had personally gotten rid of an Evil Spirit Plane!

This kind of person could be called a hero… and the Alliance was acting against his territory?

This was very baffling.

But not everything had an answer.

All they knew for sure was that this time, White River Valley was really in danger.

And at such a critical juncture, a piece of information came from White River Valley: Viscount Marvin truly wasn’t in his territory.

That guy had left for some unknown place.

…

In the tower, Madeline managed to recover somewhat and told Marvin roughly what had happened.

After Marvin finished listening, his expression was heavy.

For Dark Phoenix to do so much, she must have a goal.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have broken her millennium of lying low and enduring.

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that this move by the Alliance was Dark Phoenix suppressing Marvin.

And a few people had realized that Hathaway was sealed in ice in the Black Coral Islands.

Everyone could only sigh at the fate of Viscount Marvin and White River Valley.

If Hathaway was there, even if Dark Phoenix wanted to make a move on White River Valley, it would have been more complicated.

At least three Legend Wizards of the Alliance stood on Marvin’s side:

Ashes Tower’s Hathaway, Thunder Tower’s Leymann, and Madeline.

Unfortunately, Leymann had been sent on to a very dangerous place on an assignment, which was said to be a task given by Dark Phoenix herself.

With Leymann sent away and Hathaway frozen in ice, only Madeline was left, but it was hard for her to withstand alone.

Furthermore, Dark Phoenix chose the best moment to attack.

Before the Great Calamity, the Alliance’s strength could be exploited.

And after the news of the upcoming Great Calamity, the Legends who had been staying in White River Valley had left to start their preparations.

They all had friends or forces they needed to contact.

O’Brien went north to gather all the Night Walkers to the Thousand Leaves Forest. The old Shadow Thief went north, the Heavenly Deer disappeared, and the Great Druids also rushed north to the Migratory Bird Council. Even Constantine went to the Saint Desert to notify the remaining Sha clans of the upcoming danger.

White River Valley was facing a major crisis.

Moreover, the place was like a headless dragon, as Daniela and Wayne were unable to make the people feel at ease.

It could be said that White River Valley needed Marvin now more than ever.

But Marvin didn’t panic.

He thought about the situation carefully and then asked, “You said that your Barrier will fail tomorrow and Monica will be able to charge in at that time?”

Madeline nodded sharply.

Marvin revealed a cold smile. “In that case, Monica is dead.”

Madeline looked at Marvin in disbelief. The latter took out the Shadow Diamond.

His aura began to rise continuously!

His gaze was extremely firm.

It was time!

Advancement, Ruler of the Night!

Chapter 397: Ruler of the Night!

p>In the tower outside River Shore City, a frightening aura filled the air.

The aura of the Shadow Diamond was overflowing and even Madeline couldn’t approach.

A black star flickered in her eyes. The Book of Nalu seemed restless, as if wary of Marvin’s advancement.

She couldn’t get any closer because her injury was too severe.

This was also a reason Marvin dared to advance here!

After a short time, the Book of Nalu seemed to have understood the situation and allowed Marvin to advance to Ruler of the Night.

Madeline returned to normal and activated the Wizard Tower’s Barrier to stop the aura of his advancement from leaking.

…

In the eternal darkness, Marvin was standing alone.

These logs appeared in his interface:

[Shadow Diamond activated…]

[Absorbing the Shadow Diamond’s Domain power…]

[Advancement requirements met…]

[Advance to Ruler of the Night?]

Marvin confidently chose yes!

The next second, the Shadow Diamond’s power poured into Marvin’s body.

He’d already had enough experience and his classes had reached the requirements. He only needed an opportunity.

Marvin could feel his strength growing continuously, which felt rather enjoyable.

This was the reason he went all-out to get the Shadow Diamond in Glynos’ temple.

Without this artifact, he simply couldn’t advance to the powerful class, Ruler of the Night!

More and more power poured into his body and the interface was refreshing crazily.

All the logs were in chaos!

Fortunately, after some time, the interface stabilized!

[Advancement to Ruler of the Night successful!]

[You obtained a Legend attribute point]

[You successfully obtained the class: Ruler of the Night]

Marvin took a deep breath!

He had been waiting for this day, waiting for so long!

He finally had the strength to stand off against this plane’s Legends!

Now, his class list had changed:

[Ranger Lv10 – Night Walker Lv10 – Ruler of the Night Lv1]

[Subclasses: Shapeshift Sorcerer Lv6 – Battle Gunner Lv1]

After becoming a Legend, all the levels of classes below Legend rank were no longer counted in the total level. Level 20 would be the base before adding Legend levels.

The current Marvin had reached the level 21 Legend Realm!

But it wasn’t over yet. Although the advancement to Ruler of the Night had completed, the gains had just started showing up!

…

Another log appeared.

[Detection of Domain power in the Shadow Diamond, able to choose one:]

[Shadow/Mystery/Slaughter/Fear]

This was a unique characteristic of Legend Powerhouses, having a Domain!

A Domain was a Legend’s trademark and was also a part of having an understanding of the planar laws.

Naturally, he could choose other Domains besides the four offered by the Shadow Diamond. The Ranger class offered [Forest/Impartiality] while the Night Walker class offered [Night/Wind/Disguise]. All these Domains could be chosen.

Regretfully, he could only select one Domain to rule as a new Legend.

He unhesitantly chose [Shadow]!

He had been in contact with the Shadow Prince in both lives, and this Domain was very broad. It was also the Domain that Marvin understood the most.

But he hadn’t expected the log to pop out with this sentence:

[You already possess the Shadow Domain, choose another one.]

Marvin froze and checked his interface carefully. He was stunned to discover that after his advancement to Ruler of the Night, his Shapeshift Sorcerer class actually gave him an extra Domain, [Shadow]!

But he wasn’t too startled, because he could see how it happened.

When he got that page of the Book of Nalu, he gained the innate spell, Shadow Doppelganger. Later, when activating his Numan bloodline, he also obtained the Shapeshift Sorcerer’s Shadow-shape.

In other words, the trait of the Shadow Domain naturally flowed in his bloodline. During his advancement to Legend, the Shadow Diamond gave so much power that it directly activated his bloodline, giving him an extra Domain.

This was such a huge benefit!

Sure enough, some bloodlines were really worth it.

Marvin was overjoyed. A new Legend with two Domains! Surely no one would expect that?

Even a Seer like Hathaway only had [Ashes].

Ashes was a Domain of extreme destruction. If she could walk further in this Domain, she would have very frightening destructive power.

…

As for the remaining Domains, Marvin gave up on the three Domains of the Night Walker class. Whether it was [Night], [Wind], or [Disguise], they were either useless to him or somewhat redundant.

The Ranger’s [Forest] and [Impartiality] were even more incompatible with his development path.

He still needed to choose from the three Domains remaining in the Shadow Diamond.

[Mystery] was definitely a no go. This was the peak Domain of slyness and craftiness, but wasn’t suitable with Ruler of the Night.

Only two were left. [Slaughter] and [Fear] and both were very frightening.

Marvin hesitated a bit before ultimately choosing [Slaughter].

He was a territory’s Overlord. Everything he did was to guard his territory and protect the people around him.

He didn’t want to become cut off from others. If he wanted to progress in the Fear Domain, he would have to instill terror in the hearts of many.

This wasn’t something Marvin was willing to accept.

Slaughter was much better because with the upcoming Great Calamity, he would have many enemies to kill.

Moreover, this Domain could make his fighting strength soar. Originally, Ruler of the Night was famous for its capabilities in battle. With the addition of the Slaughter Domain, Marvin had the confidence to fight with those old Legends!

Even if Black Knight Sangore was there, he would destroy him!

…

After choosing his Domain, his next step was to choose his Legend specialties!

These were what the Legends relied on to stand tall above all others.

The number of specialties provided for Marvin to choose from as a Ruler of the Night exceeded sixty!

And he could only pick ten.

This time, he didn’t make a quick decision. He browsed each specialty’s description in detail.

He even made a draft and copied many combinations of specialties to get a better look.

After no less than two hours, Marvin let out a long breath.

He made his final decision and chose the following specialties:

[Astral Connection]: Each month you can make a trip to the Astral Sea (Not Astral Plane).

[Immemorial Darkness]: Eternal Night duration is increased (500%).

[Death Immunity]: Immunity to Instant Death spells.

[Curse Agreement]: Substantial increase in resistance to curses.

[Eternal Night Banish]: During the night, you have a certain chance of being able to banish someone that isn’t stronger than you into another space for some amount of time.

[Double Efficiency]: When using a skill or ability, there is a chance of having its effect doubled.

[Short Weapons Greatmaster]: You can use curved daggers and straight daggers interchangeably, and their masteries will be at least Greatmaster.

[Shadow Home]: The Shadow Plane has become your home, allowing you to move there freely.

[Shadow Sneak Attack]: You can freely appear and disappear in any shadowy region.

[Ruler of the Night]: During the night, all your attributes temporarily increase by 20%.

…

Ten Legendary specialties and each of them was extremely powerful.

Their specific effects would definitely manifest themselves in the upcoming battles.

But the might of the Ruler of the Night class didn’t only depend on these specialties.

Advancing to Level 1 Ruler of the Night, Marvin’s HP went up by 1000 and he gained 60 Legend skill points.

He instantly spent all of them on one skill.

[Summon Shadow Dragon (60)]: You can summon Shadow Dragons from the Shadow Plane to fight for you. Duration 15 minutes.

The quantity of Shadow Dragons depended on the skill points.

Marvin smiled. He knew the maths behind it. It was about 10 SP for one Shadow Dragon.

60 SP meant he could summon 6 Shadow Dragons to fight for him!

Each Shadow Dragon was at least level 18!

In general, summoning six things at the same time was the limit imposed by the plane’s laws.

But Marvin found a clever way to break through this limit.

Among his Legend specialties, there was [Double Efficiency]. This was something he chose after careful deliberation in order to match his skills!

If Double Efficiency was triggered, he would be able to break through the restriction of the plane’s laws and summon 12 Shadow Dragons!

And he had 19 Dark Knights!

A Ruler of the Night didn’t only mean being a Legend powerhouse, it also meant having an army!

Even a Legend with very powerful dueling abilities would have no choice but to withdraw when faced with Marvin’s group assault!

Twelve Dragons were enough to start a war!

Not to mention that he had other means too.

Moreover, even in duels, a Ruler of the Night wasn’t a bit inferior to a Pale Hand!

He had waited for this day for so long!

Marvin clenched his fists!

Dark Phoenix, it’s time to settle our debt!

…

The dark aura gradually disappeared from the Wizard Tower. Marvin remained sitting calmly on the ground. The Shadow Diamond in his hand had already become an empty shell.

Madeline was trembling in a corner.

She didn’t feel a powerful aura coming from Marvin, but her instincts told her that the current Marvin was very frightening!

This was the Book of Nalu warning her.

In the distant obscurity of the Underdark, a female Drow who was preparing a terrifying plot suddenly shook.

She couldn’t help but mumble to herself, “Master… So powerful…”

…

The next evening. The Barrier that covered River Shore City and the main road disintegrated.

In the eyes of River Shore City’s defenders, there was no hope.

Lady Madeline had already been injured, and they had nothing left.

Outside the shattered Barrier, a woman wearing flamboyant clothes smiled charmingly while looking at the pale Madeline. “Open the path obediently, little Succubus. Persisting will only result in throwing away your life.”

But at that time, a thin silhouette appeared at her side.

In a calm tone, he said, “I’d like to know, what is the reason for the Alliance to attack a legitimate noble’s territory?”

T/N: Don’t forget to shower us with stones. 😀

Chapter 398: Powerful!

p>The originally noisy battlefield went silent at Marvin’s sudden appearance!

He seemed to carry an aura that made people not dare to talk.

The Alliance’s punitive army led by Monica looked at Marvin in consternation.

This guy wasn’t dead?

Lady Monica had clearly confirmed that he had died!

Monica herself had a sudden change in her expression.

But as a disciple of Dark Phoenix, her ability to adapt to the change in situation wasn’t bad.

She sneered, “You finally appear now that the Arcane Barrier has shattered? Viscount Marvin, why didn’t you personally answer the Alliance’s previous order, letting your younger brother answer as a Proxy Overlord instead?”

Marvin nonchalantly answered, “I wasn’t in the territory.”

Monica smiled sweetly. “Such a coincidence, something like that happened and the Overlord wasn’t in his territory.”

“But regardless, the Alliance’s sanctions have already been issued. From now on, you’ll be deprived of your Viscount title and White River Valley will be returned to the Alliance.”

Marvin was still as calm as before. “You have no right to do so.”

“Hahahaha!”

On the battlefield, a Barbarian sitting on a very large wolf laughed loudly. “Kid, the right to do something is a matter of power.”

He smiled and pointed at the densely packed army behind him. “Kid, look. This is power.”

The complexion of River Shore City’s defenders flushed red.

This time, the South Wizard Alliance was determined to destroy Marvin and didn’t even bother to reason.

…

Marvin glanced at that Barbarian. “Who are you?”

“This great Lord is the general of the Hundred War Legion! A third of the land south of the Millenium Mountain Range has been opened up by this great Lord,” the Barbarian bragged.

“But a country bumpkin like you not knowing is very normal,” he finished with a sneer.

“I want to know your name,” Marvin said.

The Barbarian laughed as he replied, “Kid, you are really interesting. This great Lord’s name is Leonhardt…”

Suddenly, his laughter came to an end!

A shadow appeared behind him as fast as lightning and a blade fell down!

His head rolled!

Blood splashed around.

“Woosh!”

Marvin returned to his original position, his two daggers still at his waist as if they had never been unsheathed.

He had a cold expression as he drawled, “Good, the first to die was Leonhardt.”

“Who is next?”

…

Marvin’s words created a commotion!

Especially in the personal armies of the other Overlords. They were used to being tyrannical and overbearing in their own territories. Who would dare provoke them like that?!

That guy was threatening an entire army… alone?

There were no less than five thousand people, along with a 200-man regiment of Wizards gathered by the South Wizard Alliance!

He dared to make such a move under everyone’s eyes?!

Moreover, on General Leonhardt, who had some prestige in the South Wizard Alliance?!

This Barbarian not only led the troops bravely in battle but was also proficient in military management and was one of the rare heroes of the Alliance.

Although he hadn’t reached the Legend realm, he had been a Level 20 Half-Legend.

But Marvin killed him effortlessly!

Such strength was unfathomable.

…

The people that realized this held their breaths.

At that time, Marvin no longer bothered hiding his aura.

The sun was disappearing on the horizon as night was about to arrive.

On the dusky battlefield, a frightening aura covered the army!

It even startled those two hundred Wizards!

Legend!

This definitely was a Legend realm powerhouse and an exceptional one at that. He was releasing such an intimidating aura.

Monica blanched in shock again!

From the start, she hadn’t expected Marvin to appear. After all, Dark Phoenix had assured her that Marvin was dead. And furthermore, Marvin appeared in such a dramatic way.

A Legend powerhouse!

Even if he couldn’t win the war alone, he would easily affect the soldiers’ morale.

No person wanted to fight a Legend. In general, the status of Legend powerhouses was very high and few would want to come into conflict with them.

Besides the Legend who led the group, the South Wizard Alliance usually didn’t have an Overlord that was also a Legend.

But Marvin’s appearance broke this convention!

…

“Sir Marvin… He is already a Legend!”

“Heavens! This aura is too frightening…”

“We want to deal with a hero who destroyed an Evil Spirit Plane? A Legend powerhouse? I’m not dreaming right?”

These kinds of voices were faintly audible in the punitive army.

Leonhardt’s death not only failed to rouse their desire to fight, but triggered their fear instead!

Because the aura emitted by Marvin was not only his own; there was still a part of the aura inherited from the Night Monarch’s remnant soul.

What kind of person was the Night Monarch? The number of beings that died at his hands was immeasurable. His aura would naturally test the wills of most people!

Marvin was standing there while facing the whole army alone!

He had asked, “Who is next?”

But he was actually staring at Monica.

If the one leading the army to battle was Leonhardt, then Monica was the one leading the Wizard Corps.

It was also this Legend Wizard who injured Madeline.

River Shore City’s defenders had immediately felt some hope and their morale shot up!

They didn’t expect that after a few days, Sir Marvin would have already reached the unfathomable Legend Realm.

Many people present had attacked the Scarlet Monastery with Marvin and knew of his previous strength.

How long had it been? Yet now he was a Legend.

Such rapid growth could only be described as freakish.

…

Monica glared at Marvin as a bad feeling appeared in her heart.

This Marvin would always do such shocking things.

The destruction of the Decaying Plateau was an example.

And now, he was showing this strong attitude in front of a whole army.

Even a Legend powerhouse likely wouldn’t win against such an army!

What gave him such confidence?

Monica had always been suspicious. Marvin’s strength made her uneasy. He didn’t die despite Dark Phoenix’s assertion, after all. It would be better to report to her teacher.

But it was impossible to just retreat after mobilizing such a big army.

Today, they had to march on White River Valley no matter what, at least before the Pirate King landed at Sword Harbor.

Lady Dark Phoenix seemed to care a lot about this task and had promised a lot of rewards.

Monica was extremely interested in those.

Thus, after considering this, she sneered, “Viscount Marvin, could it be that you think you can contend with an army on your own?”

“Not to mention, we have powerful allies!”

After saying that, she took out a green bamboo flute and blew on it.

With a grave expression, Madeline informed, “No good, she wants to summon a powerful lifeform.”

But Marvin casually said, “Let her.”

Madeline froze.

She looked Marvin up and down.

The time the two had been in contact wasn’t insignificant, and she had always felt that this guy was hiding something.

Or perhaps, he was afraid of something.

The current him was completely different.

He looked like a blade that had been concealing its strength for so many years and was finally unsheathed, showing off its overwhelming might!

As he stood there, although he was by himself, he felt like an army!

This was a feeling that could only be felt from great Legends.

Yet Marvin had only just entered the Legend realm.

What heights would he reach? Madeline couldn’t imagine.

…

Outside River Shore City, the invading army and the defenders were facing off against each other.

Leonhardt’s direct subordinates were extremely angry and wanted to lead the assault, but they were blocked by others.

Most of the wars of the South Wizard Alliance relied on the guidance of the Wizard Corps.

Monica was deliberately probing Marvin’s strength, and the rest didn’t dare to make a move casually.

She watched Marvin closely, afraid he would attack her by surprise like he did to Leonhardt.

She knew Marvin was a Ranger, but Legend Rangers weren’t this overwhelming!

He certainly had a very powerful Legend class.

Monica didn’t want to put herself in danger, so she used a treasure Dark Phoenix had given her before she left.

Not long after, a thunderous sound came from the horizon.

A huge and imposing shadow was approaching!

“Roar!”

It was a Dragon’s roar coming from the distance!

It felt distant yet close, low in volume at first, before becoming increasingly more thunderous!

The entire battlefield was affected. The soldiers with weak willpower were even frightened into falling to the ground!

A Dragon!

Despair immediately appeared on the faces of River Shore City’s defenders!

They hadn’t expected the Alliance to be so ruthless to use the power of a Dragon!

This was a Black Dragon! His enormous form flew over while covering the horizon.

Even Madeline paled in worry!

With their current strength, they simply wouldn’t be able to resist a Black Dragon.

River Shore City’s defenders had just seen some hope before losing their spirit again. If not for being in a battle formation, there might already have been deserters!

That wouldn’t be shameful because this was a lifeform at the peak of the food chain!

A genuine Black Dragon!

The Dragon descended lazily on the battlefield, withdrawing his wings. “Who called me?”

Monica smiled courteously. “Respected Izaka, it is me.”

She raised the green flute in her hand.

The Black Dragon snorted and a gust spread through the battlefield. He muttered, “So it was this contract.”

“Very well, what do you need me to do?”

Monica smiled but didn’t speak as she pointed toward Marvin.

Who could have guessed that Marvin would suddenly address the Black Dragon with a smile as he approached?

“Turns out you are called [Izaka]…”

“Long time no see.”

A spear appeared out of nowhere in his hand.

The Dragon stopped his eyes on Marvin and suddenly let out a mournful shriek, “It’s you!?”

“Damn… Smelly woman, you fucking want to kill me?”

As he said this, the Black Dragon changed his previously domineering posture and hurriedly flapped his wings, wanting to escape!

His two vicious eyes were actually filled with fear!

“You want to flee? Isn’t that inappropriate?” Marvin taunted while pointing with his spear.

The Dragon responded, trembling, “Sir Robin, I was truly only passing by…”

Monica was watching the scene, dumbstruck!

The soldiers on both sides were at a loss.

They were rubbing their eyes in bewilderment. Were they really watching a Black Dragon trying to escape after being scared by a Human?

That’s not how it’s supposed to happen!

Chapter 399: Rise

p>The Black Dragon slightly lowered his head, his wings stiffening!

Although he was an Ancient Dragon, he was a Black Dragon!

Black Dragons didn’t have magic and could only rely on their strongest physical bodies to rampage across the land.

They rarely met any threatening nemeses.

But Marvin was an exception.

He was brandishing the Dragon Slaying Spear while his body was emitting an aura frightening enough to make Izaka shiver!

Others might not recognize Marvin, but he certainly couldn’t forget him!

Counting Clarke, a total of four Black Dragons had died at his hands!

And furthermore, he hadn’t even been a Legend at the time.

Now that he had advanced, as Marvin held Weeping Sky in his hands, Black Dragon Izaka had a feeling that if he wanted to escape, he wouldn’t get far!

This was a primal instinct but it was very accurate.

He shivered, not only because he could hear the bellowing of the souls of countless Dragons that had died to the spear, but also because of the powerful aura emanating from Marvin’s body.

Marvin was still walking over.

The Black Dragon hesitated and shockingly lowered his head.

Marvin followed along his head and slowly climbed on his back.

The Black Dragon turned to face the army of Jewel Bay’s nobles.

They were already completely terrified!

The sudden change in the situation left everyone unable to react.

“Of the Black Dragons, only you and a female Dragon remain, right?” Marvin asked casually.

The Black Dragon shook and softly whimpered, “Sir Robin, please be lenient.”

“As long as you can give me a way to live, no matter the conditions, I’ll follow them.”

“The Black Dragon race will thank you for the kindness of sparing us,” he said very sincerely. Only two Black Dragons were left in Feinan, so if Marvin killed one, their race would eventually be completely exterminated.

Everyone shivered when they heard this, finally understanding something.

“Dragon Slayer Robin!”

“Marvin is Dragon Slayer Robin?!”

“Heavens! How powerful is he!? Even a Black Dragon lowered its head!”

The soldiers from Jewel Bay were completely in disarray!

They weren’t a powerful unified army, but rather a temporary coalition of the personal armies of each big noble of Jewel Bay.

These troops were normally used to handle common people and would rarely fight monsters. Meeting such a disaster on the battlefield, they were simply unable to cooperate.

The nobles were only thinking of preserving their own forces, and even more so now that General Leonhardt died. The temporary leaders didn’t have any way of controlling them.

And the Wizard Corps was also acting like a restless nest of bees!

They were unlikely to desert since after all, they were led by a Legend Wizard, but the war was gradually deviating from its original path!

…

Hearing the Black Dragon’s words, Marvin didn’t say anything.

He only faintly smiled and pointed the Dragon Slaying Spear toward the punitive army.

Monica’s face became deathly pale!

She couldn’t help but berate, “Black Dragon Izaka! We have a contract…”

“Go fuck your contract!”

Izaka’s hate toward Monica had already reached an extreme!

If not for that woman, would he have been caught by this frightening killing monster?

He reminisced about when he rampaged across the entire continent as a majestic Ancient Black Dragon, an existence that couldn’t be threatened. But now he could only bow his head to a Human, which made him extremely depressed!

Not long ago, he had still been ridiculing those Dragon races that used Magic for being too weak, using their special skills to fight while the Black Dragons were overpowered with just their physical bodies.

Now, he hated it!

If he had some magic, he might have had a way out!

Although the Dragon Slaying Spear was pointed at the punitive army, he could feel that whenever Marvin wanted, it could come down.

At that time, his life would inevitably come to an abrupt end!

The Black Dragon was very irritated.

He could only vent on that woman and the army behind her!

What bullshit contract?

This Great Dragon doesn’t care!

An angry flame flickered in Black Dragon Izaka’s eyes as his stomach reddened!

“Drop dead!” the Black Dragon bellowed.

He raised his head and aimed at that woman in the sky!

Monica shouted in alarm, “No good! It’s a Lava Breath! Dodge!”

The Wizard Corps behind her was in disarray.

Besides Monica, who had a high resistance to Dragon Might, the rest couldn’t dodge quickly enough.

The lava spurted out of the Black Dragon’s belly like a volcano erupting!

In an instant, bright flames burst across the dusky battlefield, soon followed by mournful sounds.

What Arcane Barrier? In front of a Lava Breath, it became nothing!

Some didn’t even get to utter a sound before turning to ashes from the Lava Breath’s heat!

One Dragon Breath exterminated half of the Wizard Corps!

Monica was startled and angry, having trouble taking in what was happening. She didn’t know how the situation could have developed to this stage.

Everything had been going so smoothly, but it changed with the appearance of Marvin!

She gnashed her teeth in anger while glowering at Marvin and preparing a Legendary Spell.

…

“You go exterminate that army. Don’t play tricks with me. If you escape, I’ll catch you.”

Marvin lightly took a step and suddenly disappeared!

Black Dragon Izaka nodded hurriedly.

Marvin had entered the Shadow Plane!

That sense of death that had been pressuring the Black Dragon suddenly disappeared, relieving him.

He instinctively wanted to escape but unfathomably felt a pair of eyes watching him.

He didn’t dare to try to flee.

He could only vent his anger on the punitive army!

The Wizard Corps was already out. Facing the berserk Black Dragon, the Human troops were simply no match!

They had attacked White River Valley this time in order to easily earn some military merits. They didn’t even bring siege weapons.

If the army had at least a few ballistas, the situation would be a lot better.

Unfortunately, they had none.

As mournful voices cried out, the Black Dragon rushed into the sea of people, his wings harvesting many lives!

The tyrannical Black Dragon was just venting his rage!

No one on the battlefield could fight him.

The victory seemed to have been in their hands, but now everyone was fleeing, unable to escape the Black Dragon’s claws!

Large-scale massacres were common practice for Black Dragons.

In order to live, in order to vent, Izaka was going all out.

In few seconds, half of the army had fallen down on the ground, while the remaining people had scattered. The army had already collapsed!

Madeline and River Shore City’s defenders looked at all this with disbelief.

The one leading the Knights was rubbing his eyes as he forced a smile. “I swear, this is the strangest scene I’ve seen in all my life!”

A young soldier at his side pointed out, “Sir Gordian, you also said that last time Lord Marvin challenged the Heavenly Sword Saint in the Scarlet Monastery!”

Gordian was speechless.

The group of soldiers around him couldn’t help but laugh quietly.

The Black Dragon’s Dragon Might wasn’t covering them. It was only aimed at the enemies, and the defenders were also further away.

Thus, despite the terrible scene on the battlefield, they didn’t feel too scared.

These people originally planned to share the inevitable fate of Madeline and River Shore City.

They hadn’t expected the situation to end like that.

Regardless of what the Alliance decided to do to face Marvin’s rise, they felt that the situation wasn’t too bad.

Marvin had entered the Shadow Plane, and seeing Legend Wizard Monica’s grave expression, she was clearly feeling great pressure from their great Overlord.

When she fought with Madeline before, she had been very relaxed.

Gordian had a complicated expression.

He recalled the first time he met Marvin. They met in the Plague Envoy’s basement and the latter helped him behead the Plague Envoy.

At that time, Marvin was still wanted as Masked Twin Blades.

Now, Marvin was already a Legend he had to look up to.

‘White River Valley will rise…’

This was what everyone in River Shore City thought.

…

In the Shadow Plane, the distorted space kept flowing over Marvin.

This sensation made him feel like a fish back in water.

In the past, he’d frequently been in contact with the Shadow Plane. This world was very magical and had countless points of contact with the Prime Material Plane.

He could see Monica’s layers of defensive spells.

Legendary Distortion Field, Legendary Arcane Barrier, Legendary Undying Body, Legendary Ice Armor…

She was covered in all kinds of defensive spells, to the point that even her appearance was blurry.

‘Truly afraid of death…’ Marvin sneered.

But regardless, today was the day she would die!

After becoming a Legend, Marvin wouldn’t hold back any longer.

So what if it was Dark Phoenix? At most, she could be only considered a Half-God right now!

If he couldn’t defeat her alone, why not simply call up a group to beat her with numbers?

The Ruler of the Night class came with its own army!

Marvin knew that at level 2, the Ruler of the Night class had an aura that could buff armies! This must have been part of the reason the Night Monarch was able to fight his way through the Chaotic Era.

…

In the sky, Monica was staring at the Black Dragon wreaking havoc on the army and couldn’t help feeling sour.

After Marvin vanished, she had cast many defensive spells on herself, afraid to act carelessly.

‘He still hasn’t appeared?’

‘No good, I must let Teacher know. Marvin didn’t die and even advanced to Legend…’

‘I can’t delay.’

Monica was anxious and frightened.

She bit her lip and opened a Teleportation Door!

But suddenly, a shadow appeared in front of her!

“Don’t worry, your teacher will know about this.”

“But you…”

“You won’t be leaving this place!”

Before Marvin even finished his own words, he ruthlessly slashed down with his curved dagger!

Desperation Style!

Azure Leaf – Magic Penetration!