NOVEL NEXT Chapter 106-112
Chapter 106: Reckless Dual Wielder
p>Facing this kind of request, what could Marvin say?
Karel had already been half-killed by Ivan, becoming thoroughly unable to move. Marvin went up and simply beheaded him.
That Outlaw of the Crimson Road who had all kinds of skills and amazing specialties, apparently didn’t have an undying body in the end.
This was the highest class holder Marvin had killed ever since he transmigrated, a peak 3rd rank.
Thus, the amount of battle exp he received this time was a quite considerable 6400 exp!
He now had 9153 battle exp. Even if he couldn’t level up his Night Walker class yet, he could level up his Ranger class once!
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“Thank you, young man.” Nicholas smiled as he looked at Marvin. “Give me your ring.”
Marvin nodded and handed over the Ring of Prayers.
With the status of the Great Elven King, it was unlikely that he would deceive such a minor character.
He had thought that this Ring of Prayers he originally got the from the Grave Robber was a counterfeit made by a human smith, but it was actually a genuine item!
But it also wasn’t too surprising, as many items went through the special skills of a [Concealment Master], effectively hiding their original quality.
Even though Marvin had a rich gaming experience, he didn’t have a high appraising ability. Inspect could barely make out the attributes of a few items. But for the more advanced information, he needed a high rank or perhaps even master level appraiser to check them.
Wizards enjoyed exceptional advantages in this field. The spells passed down by the Wizard God had some affinity for appraising items, making things easy.
The Ring of Prayers in the Great Elven King’s hands began to emit a faint light, as the originally rough appearance slowly began to fade.
This ring which had been covered by dust for many years finally revealed its true form!
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While the Great Elven King was lifting the seal on the Ring of Prayers, Marvin unhesitantly spent 4800 battle exp.
His Ranger level went up to 6! He gained a total of 24 skill points, and at the same time his HP increased by 30 points.
Now Marvin had a total of 198 HP, so as long as he wasn’t dealt a mortal blow, he would be able to survive.
Most important was that when the Ranger class leveled up to 6, a random class specialty would appear!
Marvin attentively watched the logs. This specialty would be very important to him. If it was a specialty he couldn’t use, it would be wasted.
4800 battle exp wasn’t that easy to get after all.
[You gained a class specialty, (Ranger) – Reckless Dual Wielder]
[Reckless Dual Wielder]: When you are dual wielding daggers, your attack speed increases by 10%. Strength Modifier +3.
‘It’s actually Reckless Dual Wielder!’
‘This is practically the best outcome!’
Marvin was ecstatic as his specialties updated!
In the few specialties after Two Weapon Fighting, none were more suitable than Reckless Dual Wielder, especially considering the strength boost. His current power was still very weak. This specialty would completely make up for his strength deficiency.
What’s more, this specialty was not as simple as it looked.
Marvin knew that Reckless Dual Wielder had a hidden property!
When using two daggers to attack alternately, if he could make 10 pairs of strikes in one breath, this specialty’s hidden effect would be unleashed. The dual wielder would get a bonus: +6 strength for the next three attacks!
This meant that after twenty blows, Marvin’s daggers would get a +6 strength modifier!
This specialty also greatly upgraded Marvin’s current monotonous moves, prolonging his fighting time!
If burst didn’t trigger, he could try to stay in a constant melee with his opponent with no break in the fight, to trigger Reckless Dual Wielder’s hidden effect.
This fierce hidden effect was called “Qilin’s Arm” by the players.¹
When Marvin was a Ruler of the Night, he almost fell to the Qilin’s Arm of a dual wielding ranger.
If he hadn’t guarded well against it, that sudden burst of power would have taken him down.
He’d earned big!
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“The Ring of Prayers has been restored to its original form. This is a typical work of Fairy Turin, full of luck… and danger,” Nicholas slowly said.
He returned the ring to Marvin.
Marvin sincerely thanked the Great Elven King. After all, from his point of view, a dose of Dragon Strength in exchange for a Magic Item wasn’t too bad, let alone letting him deal the blow and receive so much battle exp effortlessly.
The current Ring of Prayers’ properties had already greatly changed. Along with the additional magic [Rainbow Jet], there was one more effect, [Turin’s Prayer].
[Turin’s Prayer]: Each month on Fairy Turin’s day at midnight, you can use Turin’s Prayer. It can bring you luck, but it can also bring you a disaster!
The effect of Turin’s Prayer was pretty good. Even if it was a random prayer, most of the time it had a positive effect.
It was said that someone once used Turin’s Prayer and summoned a heavenly creature to serve him!
Of course, there were also some unlucky fellows who got imps and other things.
In short, this thing was quite reckless.
Marvin estimated that Fairy Turin’s day was roughly six days later.
‘In six days, just at the time of the Battle of the Holy Grail, such a coincidence…’ He thought.
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“The matter of the Outlaw of the Crimson Road has come to an end.”
“I am quite thankful for your help. The friendship between the Wood Elves and the Night Rangers will forever exist.”
There was clearly the meaning of seeing a guest out in the Great Elven King’s tone.
Marvin felt the change, and looked at that father and son duo. Could there be a good show coming?
Ivan actually smiled to Marvin. “You saved Ollie, I’ll remember this favor.”
“If you have time, you can come find me in the Stone Giant territory.”
“But now, I’m going to challenge this old-fashioned old man!”
Ollie was worriedly looking at Ivan, while the latter was staring at Nicholas.
Nicholas calmly looked at Ivan. “Come.”
“Thirty years of tempering, I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of growth you had during that time.”
“I know you are a War Saint, but this is far from enough!”
‘There is really a good show to watch!?’ Marvin was excited.
But at that time, Nicholas suddenly waved his big hand.
“Please, Young Man. It is a duel among wood elves. It isn’t convenient for outsiders to watch.’
In an instant, a gate randomly appeared behind Marvin!
The whole Thousand Leaves Forest was under the control of the Great Elven King. He could appear anywhere, anytime. Of course he would also be able to send other people out!
Marvin dejectedly scratched his nose and bid farewell to Ivan and Ollie before entering the door.
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“What a pity…”
On the edge of Thousand Leaves Forest, Marvin couldn’t help but take a glance back.
He unexpectedly wasn’t able to watch this weird father and son duo’s catfight… Ah, wrong. “Duel”.
Such a pity. They were both powerhouses of the Legendary rank.
But carefully thinking about it, Ivan himself told him he could go visit in the Stone Giant territory. The outcome of the duel had probably already been decided.
Even though Ivan was a War Saint, he had just become a Legend. Few people in this world were aware of Nicholas’ true strength!
Most people thought he was a Legend, which was right.
But Marvin knew this guy’s frightening situation!
His strength was far from that of the ordinary Legends.
He was a Dual-Class Legend! Not a subclass, it was a dual-class!
If Marvin wasn’t wrong, Nicholas was a level 28 Wizard and level 21 Ranger!
A total of 49 levels! Almost comparable to the strongest gods.
This was a frightening existence that even made the weaker gods shiver during the Great Calamity.
He alone guarded Thousand Leaves Forest. The gods he killed could be counted on one hand.
And Ivan only just started to build some reputation during the Great Calamity.
The gap between both of them was too large.
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Marvin no longer thought about it. He stayed for a while in the surroundings of Thousand Leaves Forest and finally found that eternal flower the Mad Lich wanted.
The eternal flower grew at very random locations. It wasn’t a treasure, but it could resist the assault of negative energy.
Thus, he completed all his tasks in the north.
Advancement, Eternal Flower, Book of Nalu, all settled.
‘It’s time to return to the Three Ring Towers!’
It was dawn when Marvin got back to Oak Town.
He returned to the inn he originally was staying at and rested for no less than a day, before making the preparations for the journey back.
This time, his strength had greatly increased. It would probably shock a lot of people.
‘There will definitely be a lot of people who made preparations for me in this Battle of the Holy Grail.’
‘The Unicorn Clan, and there should be other hidden enemies…’
‘Unfortunately for them, I also prepared enough surprises.’
Marvin silently made his plans. He pulled on his horse’s reins, leaving Oak City and galloping toward the south!
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Two days later, at the Magore Academy magic training field.
“Woosh! Woosh! Woosh!”
Five fireballs fiercely shot out in succession from the sharp end of a snake-like magic staff, exploding into a thick piece of lead.
That frightening arcane power left a huge hole in the piece of lead.
Wayne wiped his sweat, displaying a relieved smile.
His strength had finally more or less recovered.
As long as his older brother returned, he wouldn’t be afraid of the next Battle of the Holy Grail!
Many people were looking at Wayne from outside the training field, running their mouths.
Most of them were Magore Academy’s students. They naturally were extremely familiar with Wayne, this apprentice who had displayed outstanding talent just after joining.
But as they watched Wayne, most of their gazes were full of envy.
Wizards were carefully chosen based on their talents. They didn’t have Wayne’s talent, getting to level 5 after just half a year of studying and being able to become a 2nd rank wizard.
Thus their voices were full of ridicule and evil intentions.
“Really stupid, what’s the point of practicing Chain Fireball? In the snow mountain terrain, fire magic will have its effect reduced by half!”
“Yeah, last time he relied on his unfathomable older brother to win the final round, it’s a Wizard’s disgrace! This kind of person can participate in the Battle of the Holy Grail?”
“Humph! The qualifying round was in the forest terrain. Even if he won, was it convincing? I don’t know what the higher ups thought.”
As these comments fell into Wayne’s ears, his face was expressionless.
When he was young and his strength was insufficient, he had learned that the best way to deal with it was to endure.
Who could have thought that at that time, a frightened shout could be heard in the crowd!
Those few mocking apprentices were suddenly kicked out of the crowd by a fast moving shadow!
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TL1 – Qilin (also Kirin) is a mythical creature. There are many different representation, but it’s most often depicted as creature with ox, deer, horse and eastern dragon features.
Chapter 107: Rise to Fame!
p>Everyone was in an uproar outside the magic training field.
They froze for some time. Who dared to use violence in Magore Academy!?
This was forbidden in the academy’s rules. Apart from the magic training field and the tournament area, students weren’t allowed to fight!
Those few apprentices wizards on the ground awkwardly crawled up, angrily looking at the culprit.
The latter merely stood there. “Whether me winning the match was convincing or not isn’t for you trash to discuss.”
Saying this, he put both hands on his daggers, a smile rising in the corner of his mouth. “If you have questions about my strength, I’ll happily welcome your challenge.”
“How about giving it a try?”
Marvin’s smile was very gentle, but in the eyes of those apprentice wizards, it looked like a devil’s grin.
…
“Fuck! It’s actually that Marvin! I wondered who dared to be this unruly…”
“Where had he gone, he seemed to have disappeared for a while. And he now suddenly appeared again.”
“This guy truly dares to act, but this place is the Academy!”
“This guy keeps provoking the wizards’ prestige, he must be punished severely!”
They all started discussing, but only in whispers. No one took the initiative to stand up and criticize Marvin.
On the contrary, after finding out that Marvin was the one who acted, these people hurriedly got out of the way.
No one dared clash with Marvin. The reason was very simple. This guy was a ruthless person able to kill someone at the gates of Magore Academy without any consequences.
Those apprentices on the ground saw that it was Marvin who kicked them flying and turned timid.
Challenge Marvin? There was no mistake, that guy personally killed White in a one versus two!
They were only apprentice wizards, many still level 3 or level 4 without instant spells. How would they dare face Marvin, this kind of powerhouse?
Wizards were indeed powerful, but it wasn’t absolute. A battle hardened wizard could naturally crush a class holder of the same level.
But even if this was Magore Academy, there were also quite a lot of incompetent guys. They were descendants of small nobles from all over the south who simply came to get a graduation certificate before going back to inherit their family’s property. After all, before the chaos that followed the Great Calamity, all of southern Feinan was very stable under the care of the South Wizard Alliance.
They had no sense of crisis.
In fact, if they were really experts, they wouldn’t group up to chatter around Wayne when he was training. Most wizards knew that their own time was very valuable. When did they have time to waste mocking and ridiculing someone? These people all wanted to hug the thigh of the useless Unicorn Clan.
Thus, Marvin unhesitantly gave them a lesson!
As for those apprentices on the ground, even if they were full of anger, they looked at each other in dismay and didn’t dare to say anything.
This was the strength of intimidation!
Facing Marvin’s rude attitude, no one dared to answer!
Of course, this was also somewhat linked to Hathaway. Since Hathaway testified on behalf of Marvin and then changed the terrain for the competition, a rumor about those two spread through the Three Ring Towers. Even though the difference in status between both sides was too high, there were always some people with a dirty mind who would link the fact that Hathaway was still unmarried to Marvin’s delicate and pretty face. They would spread a few extremely unpleasant rumors in private.
But despite those words being unpleasant, they formed an invisible protective umbrella for Marvin. In the Three Ring Towers, very few people would oppose the Ashes Tower’s Master.
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“Scatter.”
Marvin emotionlessly looked at those apprentice wizards patting their butt, awkwardly walking away.
This group of soft bones were cowards. They didn’t even dare to act even after being humiliated like that!
These people had lived peacefully for so long and already forgot the cruelty of a chaotic world. They bathed in their forefathers’ glory and were infatuated with wizards’ supreme authority. It was to the extent that after the Universe Magic Pool thoroughly collapsed, those corrupt rulers and their descendants were all caught unprepared.
The end of an era might have happened overnight. But the preparations had been ongoing for who knows how many years.
Under Marvin’s sharp stare, everyone hurriedly scattered.
“Brother!” Wayne excitedly walked over from the magic training field.
Marvin smiled.
The two brothers fist bumped.
This was an action they liked to do to encourage each other since they were kids.
“I already recovered!”
“I got more power from the Magic Pool, I can use one or two more spells each day.”
“Maybe it won’t be long before I advance!”
Wayne was very excited.
Marvin’s face still had a smile, but he began to frown inwardly.
Wayne’s training speed was faster than he’d imagined. It would be good if it was in the past, but that wasn’t the case now.
The Universe Magic Pool was about to collapse, and all Legend Wizards and below were unable to avoid its effects. As for those under Legend rank, the higher the level, the greater the impact.
He knew a way to help Wayne smoothly go through the night of the Universe Magic Pool collapse. But that was only if Wayne’s connection to the Universe Magic Pool wasn’t that close
If the connection was too strong, Marvin didn’t know if his method would work or not!
A real headache…
“Brother? What’s going on?” Wayne asked, somewhat baffled.
Marvin shook his head. “Nothing, I was only thinking of some matters.”
“When does the official competition start?”
Wayne answered, “Three days later. Snow Mountain terrain. Brother rest assured, watch me this time!
“You always took care of me, so this time, I’ll let you see my strength!” Wayne said, the urge to fight audible in his voice.
Marvin smiled.
This 9 year old younger brother was quite eager to win. The reason he studied magic so hard might also be because he wanted to be able to protect the people at his side.
The two brothers were very similar in this aspect.
“No problem, I look forward to your performance.” Marvin patted Wayne’s shoulder and then whispered, “We will talk again about it at night. I need to know the spells you have.”
“Good!” Wayne nodded.
At that time, he suddenly hesitated and mumbled, “Brother, I… there is a matter I want to discuss with you.”
“Small matter?” Marvin didn’t notice Wayne’s hesitation because at that time, a purple clothed wizard appeared besides Marvin.
“Baron Marvin, please pay attention to your words and actions.”
“Don’t do as you please in Magore Academy because of Dame Hathaway being lenient toward you!”
He was very resentfully looking at Marvin.
Marvin raised an eyebrow. “Is this your wish? Or Hathaway’s wish?”
“Is there a difference?” The man coldly said.
“Of course there is,” Marvin sneered. “But I’m more interested in knowing Hathaway’s reaction if I let her know that after she sent you to carry out a task, yet you wasted time in something else than your task, like jealousy for example. What would she think?”
The wizard immediately turned speechless.
‘The majority of wizards truly lack experience… Just a few words were enough to make you shut up.’ Marvin was laughing inwardly. ‘This guy has supposedly been in love with Hathaway for a long time and even recently became a 3rd rank Great Wizard. Tssk! … No chance. I guess he’ll be a Great Wizard for a lifetime.’
If that guy was switched for Ivan, with his unique badmouthing… Wouldn’t he ruthlessly strike back?
Thinking of this, Marvin’s heart itched a bit. He was still somewhat concerned about that father and son duo’s duel outcome.
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“Dame Hathaway asked you to make a trip to the Ashes Tower, this is her order.
The purple clothed wizard ruthlessly stared at Marvin before turning around to leave.
“Looks like I have to go first.” Marvin helplessly shrugged
Wayne nodded. He didn’t know why, but there was some relief in his eyes.
He went on ahead and returned to the dorms.
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Top floor of Ashes Tower, the same familiar brown wooden floor.
Hathaway looked like a 16 year old this time. She wore a pink long dress, and her blonde hair was tied up into two braids. She looked pure and lovely.
“This time’s harvest in Thousand Leaves Forest wasn’t small…”
“Worthy of being a seer like me, quite an amazing potential.”
Hathaway sized up Marvin a few times, displaying a stunned expression. “You met Nicholas?”
Marvin nodded.
“Your luck is really good, that stubborn old weirdo actually let you return alive. Looks like your advanced class has a pretty good relationship with elves.”
Hathaway narrowed her eyes, but she couldn’t see through Marvin’s advancement path.
This was very normal because Night Walker was originally a very secretive and rarely seen class.
“This is the page of the Book of Nalu you requested.”
Marvin got straight to the point, completing Hathaway’s task.
Hathaway solemnly inspected that page, confirming its status. “Good. Since that time, your White River Valley has been under the protection of the Ashes Tower,” she said, very pleased.
“I already released the news of the alliance previously. You are currently a celebrity in the South!”
Marvin blankly looked at her, before immediately checking his logs.
If not for Hathaway reminding him, he wouldn’t have remembered to look at state of the Myths he had neglected to check! Once he took a look, he became quite startled.
Because he now had a certain reputation throughout the South!
On the myth rating log, there was now a [Rise to Fame] part!
‘Hold on! How could it be so exaggerated?’
Marvin checked log by log.
[Your deeds have been widely discussed. Region Myth +1]
[Region Myth (Masked Twin Blades) (River Shore City)]: Regarding Masked Twin Blades’ reputation widely spreading, you are at least well known in River Shore City. A lot of bounty hunters are sharpening their swords. Many merchants travelling between Jewel Bay and River Shore City spread this news. You already have some bad reputation in East Coast.
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[Your Fame started improving. Region Myth +2]
[Region Myth (Masked Twin Blades) (River Shore City)]: Due to you helping Paladin Gordian to kill the Plague Envoy, confirmed by the Paladin himself, your fame rose up a bit. People are beginning to think that Masked Twin Blades was an expert leaning to the chivalrous side.
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[Your deeds have been widely discussed. Region Myth +1]
[Region Myth (Baron Marvin) (Three Ring Towers)]: After suddenly killing in Magore Academy, you took out the Ninth Month Medal in front the wizard law enforcers and then successfully overcame the arbitration and trial. Soon after, in the final qualifying round of the Battle of the Holy Grail, you successfully emerged victorious in a 1vs2. Baron Marvin from White River Valley entered the sight of the southern nobles because of his exquisite skill with daggers.
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[Your name has been widely discussed, Region Myth +2]
[Region Myth (Baron Marvin) (Three Ring Towers, River Shore City, Jewel Bay, White River Valley)]: Ashes Tower’s Master declared an alliance between the Ashes Tower and White River Valley, leading to an uproar among the southern powers. White River Valley formally entered the sight of every southern power, and as its Overlord, you also gained fame.
Chapter 108: Territory Situation
p>This was news!
A large power like Ashes Tower which had some say in the entire South, formed an alliance with the minor White River Valley. It was very ridiculous in itself.
If it wasn’t for Marvin looking for the Book of Nalu on behalf of Hathaway, and the fact that she mistook Marvin’s identity as a Seer, this would have never been possible.
In the eyes of outsiders, this was a very strange matter.
The stranger the situation, the more interest it would draw. Thus, this simple alliance declaration attracted a lot of attention.
At the same time, Marvin’s achievements came into view.
Adding on his previous rude and unreasonable display in the Three Ring Towers, it would be very difficult for people to not imagine things.
Most people thought Marvin and Hathaway had a special relationship. It was no wonder that the purple clothed wizard who admired Hathaway would display such hostile behaviour.
‘A tall tree attracts the wind, indeed.’
Marvin bitterly smiled.
Now he had some fame, but that fame wouldn’t necessarily be beneficial.
It had been many days. What he did in the Three Ring Towers might have already spread to River Shore City.
Anyone that paid attention should be able to speculate about the relationship between Baron Marvin and Masked Twin Blades. If they were smart enough, they might wonder whether those two were one and the same!
His identity as Masked Twin Blades might come under suspicion.
But Marvin wasn’t worried. This kind of thing wasn’t a big deal.
What’s more, there were plenty of people using two daggers in this world. Explaining that it was a coincidence wasn’t difficult.
He wrote a letter back then to have the two phantom assassins put on masks and deal with a few things in River Shore City.
Anyways, as long as he didn’t admit it, others would at most suspect him.
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After the Rise to Fame, Marvin could be considered famous in the south. This would be helpful for his following plans.
His Region Myth status had increased very quickly. There was one more at the end:
[Your name has been widely discussed, Region Myth +2]
[Region Myth (Young Night Walker) (Thousand Leaves Forest)]: You helped with the elves’ vengeance by killing two Outlaws of the Crimson Road. Your reputation among the Wood Elves quickly increased.
This was the Fame obtained by Marvin’s third identity. It could be of use when needed.
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“Regarding that Battle of the Holy Grail in three days, how confident are you?” Hathaway suddenly asked.
Marvin stopped focusing on the log window and decisively said, “100%.”
“Arrogant,” Hathaway disdainfully said. “Don’t think Seers are unrivalled. You don’t even know your opponents and still dare to come to this conclusion?”
“Did you know that the Thunder Tower and the Craftsman Tower made many preparations for you?”
Marvin shook his head and still said very confidently, “No one made enough preparations.”
“I am clearly more prepared than they are.”
“The snow mountain field is different from the forest field.” Hathaway frowned. “I am very curious. Where did you get that kind of natural confidence? Wizard is the strongest class…”
Marvin interrupted, “Only for now.”
Hathaway threw him a hateful glance. “Ok, for now.”
She also saw some part of the devastation after the destruction. Moreover she had recently heard from the Legend Wizard Assembly that this Calamity was already unstoppable. Even Sir Anthony had already fallen.
Wizards might really decline after the Calamity.
“But regardless, you’ll be facing the strongest from the other two Academies. Their casting ability are a lot stronger than your brother’s. Even If I’m unwilling to admit, Magore Academy is really the worst out of the three Academies. It’s probably related to my lack of management due to the peaceful times.”
Hathaway rubbed her temples for a moment. “Moreover, from what I know, the Thunder Academy changed their follower at the last moment.”
Marvin sneered, “Someone from the Unicorn clan?”
“Must be, they are aiming at you. They only have one purpose, vengeance!” Hathaway reminded him, “You killed White, and the Unicorn Clan would never leave it at that. And although the rules of the competition mention that the follower’s level cannot exceed the wizard himself by more than two levels, a 2nd rank powerhouse is still troublesome to deal with.”
“And the wizard from the other Academy, the Craftsman Tower, also switched his follower for a powerful Guardian. They will definitely switch to a full set of excellent quality equipment, highly restraining your daggers to the point that they wouldn’t have any effect.”
Marvin nodded.
This was within Marvin’s expectations.
His performance in the forest terrain was outstanding and was definitely noticed by his opponents. Wizards able to participate in the Battle of the Holy Grail weren’t fools.
“Many thanks for your intelligence. I’ll remember it.”
Marvin simply thanked her.
He had gained so many things in this trip in Thousand Leaves Forest. It was time to show his strength!
This Battle of the Holy Grail was bound to attract many people’s attention. Showing his strength would be beneficial to the development of White River Valley.
As for the Unicorn Clan, the day that the ancient red dragon would be awakened by a volcano was approaching.
It seemed to be on the day of the Battle of the Holy Grail.
He just had to deal with the killers and kamikazes they would send for him.
He had killed a 3rd rank, so why should he be worried about a trifling 2nd rank killer? Although the former was crippled by Ivan when Marvin made a move, it greatly increased Marvin’s confidence.
Marvin chatted with Hathaway for a short moment. She wanted to exchange more information regarding Seer’s knowledge but unfortunately, Marvin had never been a Seer. He could only say a few sentences to fool her before departing.
After this meeting, Hathaway would truly enter seclusion and not leave until she became a Legend.
Marvin remembered that in the game, Hathaway managed to become a Legend roughly a week before the Calamity.
It should be quicker now that she received the Book of Nalu.
A Legend Wizard as an ally was obviously a great thing.
…
He returned to Wayne’s dorm, but found that he wasn’t there. According to the old butler, he was discussing strategy with his teacher Hanzel.
“Young Master Marvin, here is a letter from White River Valley.”
“It was sent by Anna and arrived two days ago. Your personal seal is on it. Young Master Wayne and I haven’t looked at it.”
The old butler took out a letter.
Marvin nodded and opened the envelope, not suspicious, and read it on the spot.
The old butler was like Anna. Both were dedicated to White River Valley and were truly on their side. Even though he was too old and most of the time couldn’t handle much work even if he wanted to, there was no need to question his loyalty.
There was a lot written on Anna’s letter, roughly describing what happened in White River Valley during this time:
Gru had indeed followed his words and brought his Bramble Team to join White River Valley. This team of adventurers joining greatly increased White River Valley’s defenses.
Most of the territory’s inhabitants already settled down.
Autumn was very quickly approaching and the food issue was becoming extremely serious. The gnolls had previously set a lot of fires and as a result, the grains left were only enough for a month.
There was still a lack of smiths and craftsmen in the castle town. They couldn’t really do anything about that, as White River Valley was a rural area after all. And there was nothing special about the craftsmen that were interested. Even if Marvin posted notices of recruitment for a high price, very few people came.
The majority of craftsmen had a family to feed, so very few were willing to move. Most of those who moved were single people.
A rumor had appeared in the surroundings of White River Valley and River Shore City: [White River Valley’s Overlord, Sir Marvin, is Masked Twin Blades.] Even though Anna denied this and forbid the rumor from spreading, there were still a lot of people secretly gossipping. Anna couldn’t do anything about this matter, as she was only a butler after all, not the Overlord himself.
Fortunately, White River Valley’s population was fine with it. They knew that Masked Twin Blades himself had lead people to recover the territory. They probably saw it like this: If the Overlord is truly Masked Twin Blades, that was good. This powerful Overlord would be able to protect this territory.
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At the end of the letter, Anna mentioned several people:
That swindler named Lola had returned to White River Valley once again. This time she claimed to have reached an agreement with a chamber of commerce in Jewel Bay. They would sell at a price 30% lower than the market price on the premise that Marvin agreed to some of the chamber of commerce’s conditions.
Because this thing had to be decided by Marvin himself, Anna had let Lola stay for the time being, slowly dealing with this matter.
As for the little girl known as Isabelle that Marvin mentioned before, she still hadn’t appeared.
And finally, a strange man calling himself “The Greatest Alchemist in all History” had come to Anna with the hope of settling in White River Valley. Anna let him stay outside the castle town for the time being.
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There were too many matters pertaining to the territory and Anna could only make a few decisions. Marvin had left for quite some time, leading to some issues appearing.
He hesitated for a moment and then started writing an answer for Anna. Plans for every matter.
As for Isabelle, he was somewhat worried. This young girl’s courage had left him with a deep impression. Her eyes also had a faint dark red color, apparently a bloodline from a mysterious race.
‘Forget about it. I’ll take a look when I go back to River Shore City.’
Marvin wrote, quickly replying to Anna.
In less than half an hour, he carefully arranged for all the matters, big and small.
Magore Academy had special carrier pigeons. Marvin carefully sealed the letter with wax and let the old butler send it.
Before long, Wayne came back.
“Brother. Teacher gave me a few things. You might find it useful.” Wayne saw Marvin and immediately took out a few spell scrolls.
These were given to him by Hanzel, but he planned to give it to Marvin.
Marvin didn’t move. Instead, he looked at Wayne.
“You wanted to talk about something earlier?”
Wayne froze, and then began to hesitate.
His face was slightly flushed, apparently struggling to decide whether or not he should tell Marvin about this.
Marvin calmly waited.
Chapter 109: Universe Magic Pool
p>……
But after a long time, Wayne shook his head. “Forget it, this isn’t a big deal.”
“Let’s talk about something else.”
Marvin frowned.
Wayne’s expression was a little weird.
His little brother would rarely hide something from him.
Still, his look… Why was his face flushed? That guy was only 9 years old, what happened in the end?
He was actually unable to guess his own younger brother’s thoughts?
Marvin was a bit depressed. When he killed his girlfriend before, Wayne didn’t say much. But hesitating like that and stopping himself from saying something, this behavior was too suspicious!
But since he didn’t want to talk, Marvin wouldn’t question it, he would at best pay more attention in the following days.
…
“In that case, we should first make a plan,” Marvin said in a heavy voice.
“Were the rules of the Battle of the Holy Grail released?” He asked.
Wayne nodded and handed a scroll to Marvin.
The contestants were limited to two persons, the Wizard as the leader, and the follower. The follower’s level cannot surpass the Wizard’s level by more than 2 levels.
Marvin was currently level 7, meeting the requirements.
The other two opponents would both most likely also have a level 7 follower.
As for the place, as usual it was inside the incomplete plane of the Legend Wizard Leymann, Thunder Tower’s Master, at a snow mountain that stayed the same all year.
This time, it would be a lot more dangerous than the previous qualifying round. Because not only would there be stronger enemies in the snow mountain, there were also many more other dangers.
The rest were carefully written rules.
Marvin attentively read it once, to completely understand the nature of the competition.
It was similar to the Battle of the Holy Grail in the game. But there were countless instances in the game, allowing many players to participate. But there was only one chance in the current Feinan, so he had to carefully seize it. He must get that Magic Holy Grail.
The snow mountain terrain was really not beneficial to Marvin. They had to use strategy.
Marvin thought for a moment and suddenly asked, “How many spells can you handle now?”
Other Wizards would hesitate for a long time when facing this question.
But Wayne didn’t hesitate to let Marvin know his own strength.
It was clear that he trusted his older brother a lot.
…
Wayne’s Magic Point value (MP) was 150. That was enough to exchange for about eight to ten 0-circle spells, and four to six 1st-circle spells each day.
This kind of ability was a lot better than regular level 5 Wizards. Moreover, he had also learned [Quick Casting], [Mobile Casting], [Lucky Proc] and other powerful class specialties.
This kid was really talented in the Wizardry field. If the Universe Magic Pool wasn’t about to collapse, he might even be able to become a Legend.
Unfortunately…
After Wayne finished explaining, Marvin sank into contemplation.
The reason why the Wizards were this era’s rulers was because of the existence of the Universe Magic Pool.
The way the Universe Magic Pool worked was like this:
Wizards would meditate and their consciousness would connect with the Universe Magic Pool. Most people would end up being unable to connect to the Universe Magic Pool at birth, so they couldn’t become a Wizard.
And those able to become Wizards could refine their own spirit power through meditation, thus further connecting them to the Universe Magic Pool.
To get a simpler image, becoming a Wizard was like setting up two channels between themselves and the Universe Magic Pool.
The Universe Magic Pool was like a pond, the magic power inside like water.
Using the first channel, Wizards would draw the pond water to their body; this was the meditation part.
After this step, the Wizard’s body would have magic power. But Magic Power (MP) alone wasn’t enough. You needed to exchange spells.
That’s right, exchange.
Wizards had to decide every day which spells they would use the next day and then redeem them. It had to be done before the start of the next day.
The exchanging channel was the 2nd channel. Perhaps using channels to describe it isn’t very suitable, but it’s something similar.
The way to exchange was to use MP to receive the spell that could be used tomorrow. It was based on the Wizard’s level as well as how much power the Universe Magic Pool gave you.
These spells would appear in the depths of your mind, and then you could use them when you wished to.
For example, a level 5 Wizard could use 20 MP to exchange for one 1st-circle spell, but he could also use these 20MP to exchange for three 0-circle spells. This depended on your choice.
From this point of view, the Universe Magic Pool was not only a giant magic power pool, but also a spell pool.
With the Universe Magic Pool, Wizards didn’t need to research spells, and only needed to continuously raise their own spirit power. They would then attack the barrier between the Universe Magic Pool and their consciousness to make the Universe Magic Pool open up more power.
Going back to the image, the idea would be to enlarge the first channel to receive more magic power, and at the same time, the power they would get from the attack on the barrier would increase the scope of spells they could learn.
In spite of this, the spells each Wizard could learn were different.
…
It was because of the existence of the Universe Magic Pool, which established this kind of social order without outside help, that Lance became the Wizard God!
Because this saved Wizards a great amount of time, only needing to focus on meditation!
They had no need to research spells. They only needed to keep increasing their magic power and then charge at the Magic Pool’s spell system to exchange.
This greatly reduced the time spent in training and freeing it up for use in other fields, and thus better arming themselves.
Therefore, this was the Wizard Era.
But this Wizard Era also lacked creativity because of the excessive reliance on the Universe Magic Pool.
Only Legend Wizards could get away from the Universe Magic Pool’s restrictions and directly absorb Chaos Magic Power from the void, and then create their own spells.
But when a 3rd rank Wizard had already become used to being dependent on the Universe Magic Pool, it would be very difficult to get rid of this habit.
Thus, there were advantages and disadvantages to the existence of the Universe Magic Pool.
It made it easier for wizards to reach high ranks. But becoming a Legend was more difficult.
Because Legends needed to completely get rid of the Universe Magic Pool’s influence on them to create their own Magic Pool and Spell Pool!
…
In any case, the existence of the Universe Magic Pool was good news to all of Feinan. At least, ordinary living things wouldn’t be corrupted by Chaos Magic Power.
And creating spells was a very deep field.
After all, they had a limited amount of MP they could use each day, so if they made a mistake with their setup, or miscalculated the amount of magic power, it would be very troublesome.
“Brother, this is what Teacher Hanzer and I discussed.”
Wayne handed a spell list to Marvin.
There was a total of ten 0-circle spells and five 1st-circle spells.
The MP use was split in a 6 to 4 ratio, with 60% allocated to 0-circle spells, and the remaining 40% to 1st-circle spells.
There was no problem with this distribution ratio. This was a textbook golden ratio.
But Marvin only took a glance before immediately throwing away that document.
“Brother…?” Wayne was somewhat stunned.
“Switch to another setup,” Marvin said.
He grabbed another piece of paper and started writing.
He soon finished.
Wayne’s face turned more and more shocked.
“Brother, this kind of setup…”
Wayne couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t it a problem?”
Marvin shook his head, his gaze firm, “Just prepare according to this setup.”
“I need you do to this.”
Wayne was silent for a moment, before ultimately nodding. “Okay, I got it.”
“I believe in you.”
Marvin revealed a satisfied smile. He hadn’t needed to explain why, yet Wayne already agreed to his “Amateur”’s guidance.
Wayne’s trust in Marvin was really deep.
…
Next, the two brothers engaged in a thorough discussion about their strategies and Marvin explained a bit why he made Wayne choose this kind of setup.
After hearing everything, Wayne suddenly realized that Marvin really had his reasons for picking this setup.
Based on the circumstances, Wayne had to admit that Marvin’s choice would have a better chance of leading to victory.
They chatted late into the night.
“Go rest early.” Marvin put down a map and yawned. “Our plan is tough and we need to keep our energy for the competition.”
After saying this, he planned to go to another room to sleep.
Magore Academy’s dorms were very large. A student dorm had five or six single rooms. The old butler was sleeping in a room next door.
But Wayne suddenly pulled Marvin.
“Brother, we haven’t slept in the same room in a while.”
“I’ve recently been dreaming often, they are very strange dreams. Can you stay with me?”
After saying this, he looked at Marvin, hope in his eyes.
Marvin was stunned but smiled.
This kid was just a 9 year old child after all.
He was actually still afraid of some strange dreams?
“Okay,” Marvin promised.
Wayne sighed in relief, displaying a happy smile.
…
Thunder Tower, a quiet dorm’s balcony.
A female student wearing a bathrobe stood there, silently looking at the scenery.
At that time, a pair of strong arms covered her shoulders.
“Fuck off!” The student’s face flushed as she pushed that man away.
The latter was naked above the waist as he shrugged.
“I warned you last time, if you dare to touch me again, even the simplest touch, I’ll stop my collaboration with the Unicorn Clan at once!” the student shouted.
“You won’t. You lack money. And you are a very ambitious woman, I can see that.” The man laughed as if it was natural.
“At least I won’t sell my body,” The girl coldly said. “Now, as my follower, I order you to get out of my sight!”
“But your already sold your soul. Otherwise you wouldn’t have accepted our family’s price,” The man ruthlessly mocked.
The female student actually replied calmly, “So what? Killing a few insignificant people isn’t going to burden my mind as far as I’m concerned.”
“In my eyes, the men in this world are all filthy. In any case, I’ll also fight for that Holy Grail. That Marvin and his brother would just be killed in passing!”
“Good, I can leave.” The man sneered as he walked away, “As long as you remember what you said properly.”
“I don’t want any surprises in the competition. And I have to end that Marvin’s life, personally!”
“After all, he’s the man who killed my dearest White.”
At the end of his sentence, his voice turned into a woman’s voice!
The student threw a hateful glance at him and softly cursed “die pervert,” before shaking her head helplessly.
Chapter 110: Snow Mountain Summit!
p>Three days later, early in the morning, the Three Ring Towers’ Battle of the Holy Grail officially started!
The location of the Battle of the Holy Grail was still the same as the previous years, in the incomplete plane of the only Legend of the Three Ring Towers.
Wizard Leymann personally opened the entrance to the incomplete plane and let the competitors enter.
If others wanted to spectate, they had to gather in the three towers to look at the competition through a magic broadcasting screen.
On the eve of the competition, regardless if it was the Ashes Tower, the Thunder Tower, or the Craftsman Tower, all were filled to the brim with people.
The majority of these people were local wizards, but there were also wizards or other classes who would come to this place just to watch the competition.
The Battle of the Holy Grail had always been an exciting competition. It was said to decide the proportion of the benefits distributed among the three towers.
In the tall Ashes Tower, a temporary area was neatly set up with tables and chairs. Lords would take a seat based on their status.
And high level wizards would sit on hovering magic carpets to watch the competition.
The Ashes Tower would only be open to outsiders on the day of the competition. The Battle of the Holy was supposed to be a celebration for the Three Ring Towers, after all.
“Quick, look. The competition began!” A voice came from the crowd.
The tower immediately became endlessly noisy.
“Silence!” A team of experienced wizard enforcers from the Ashes Tower cast a Mass Silence spell.
In an instant, all the disturbances disappeared.
Everyone stared intently at the first wizard team appearing on the screen.
…
Marvin kept his eyes open as the snowy wind brushed against his face!
Despite being prepared, he was startled by this sudden arrival!
Because he had suddenly appeared at the summit of the snow mountain!
But just 10 seconds ago, he had still been in one of the huts in Leymann’s incomplete plane, talking strategy with Wayne.
And now 10 seconds later he was thrown into this world of ice and snow!
There was a golden key hanging around his neck.
The winds at the summit were bitterly cold. Marvin wasn’t wearing much in order to not influence his movements. Fortunately, Hanzel had prepared a few cold resistance medicines for Wayne and Marvin.
Otherwise, just this extremely low temperature would reduce Marvin’s fighting strength by a lot!
After drinking a bottle of cold resistance medicine, Marvin regained some vigor and cautiously studied his surroundings.
Because of the mountain’s snow and wind accompanying each other, the visibility was very low. Marvin could only see a stone platform standing to his right!
On the stone platform peacefully rested a gold Magic Holy Grail.
Faint green light fluctuated all around the stone platform. Those who knew the rules understood what it was. That green light was a solidified version of [Dissociation]!
If someone extended their hand to grab that Magic Holy Grail, his body would be shattered into pieces!
Under the stone platform were six keyholes. Only using the six keys together would remove the defensive measure surrounding the Magic Holy Grail.
Indeed, the six keyholes corresponded to six different keys.
Marvin had one of them hung around his neck.
Three Wizards and three followers were sent to this world of ice and snow. They would all fight each other to get the keys, with the final victor obtaining them all. They would be able to receive the Magic Holy Grail after getting the other two pairs of keys.
Thus, this Battle of the Holy Grail was a battle royale!
Even if you arrived to the summit in advance, it wouldn’t be useful without gathering all the keys.
Moreover, the Wizards and their followers were separated. Only the Legend Wizard Leymann and the audience knew where they were sent.
The competitors themselves didn’t know.
For example, Marvin was actually sent to the summit at the start.
He was surrounded by snowy slopes on all sides. He only saw an endless extent of snow when gazing downward.
‘The plan has changed, I didn’t expect to actually be sent to the summit.’
Marvin glanced to the side of the Holy Grail, frowning.
But at this time, he noticed something out of the corner of his eye. He actually saw a shadow!
That person kept climbing forward!
He seemed to notice Marvin at the summit.
‘Fuck! What luck. To meet that one already.’
Marvin was startled and couldn’t stop himself from cursing inwardly!
Because that was the Guardian!
…
“That Marvin finally ran out of luck?”
“Last time was on a forest field, so as a ranger it was natural that he could get a great advantage. But now it’s the summit of the snow mountain, he has nowhere to flee.”
“This is the follower of the Apprentice Wizard of the Craftsman Tower, a level 7 Guardian. His attack power is ordinary, but it would definitely make that kid suffer!”
After the Mass Silence was disabled in the Ashes Tower, people gradually began commenting in a low voice.
Because the competition was happening in Leymann’s incomplete plane, he would know everything that happened.
Through his sightseeing spell, and then another to broadcast to the screens, the three towers were able to show a clear image of the scene.
Marvin seemed to be in a quite big predicament!
He didn’t meet any Wizards when the competition started, instead meeting the bane of Rangers, a Guardian.
…
Those few Apprentice Wizards who had been lectured by Marvin began to chat in a low voice, their eyes full of the joy of revenge.
And those nobles who wanted to curry favor with the Unicorn Clan also opened their mouths, shaking their head and pretending to feel sad for Magore Academy as they would end up last once again.
Even the neutral audience and those were thinking highly of Marvin also felt that the brothers had started off poorly.
Class restriction existed after all. The tyrannical Marvin facing a Guardian of the same rank would certainly suffer!
Of course, there were also people supporting Marvin.
“Impossible! Baron Marvin will certainly find a way to get rid of that tin can!”
No one knew where that voice came from.
The older people shook their heads and smiled. Those words probably came from an ignorant young noble lady. Maybe because she admired Marvin’s previous wonderful display, or maybe because of something else.
But in the eyes of most people, Marvin was in huge trouble! This was indisputable.
…
‘Let me see what you prepared to deal with that issue.’
‘I hope you don’t disappoint me.’
In the Ashes Tower, Hathaway was lazily peeling an orange, eating while watching a screen.
In the picture, that Guardian from the Craftsman Tower had already reached the summit and was facing Marvin.
The area at the summit wasn’t big, and both were looking at each other from opposite sides of the stone platform.
…
Thunder Tower. A lot of people were also gathered.
Next to a table, a young man politely said to a young lady, “Miss Kate, please have a seat.”
“The Battle of the Holy Grail is a rare large-scale Wizard competition in East Coast. It is a competition made to honor the Holy Grail created by the great Wizard God.”
“Furthermore, this time, our Unicorn clan made preparations to eliminate a clown that dared to provoke our family.”
“See that Baron Marvin? His luck is truly bad. Our people have still not acted and he already met a Guardian.”
A hint of shock flashed through the eyes of the beautiful girl sitting there.
She had come across that person claiming to be an heir of the Unicorn Clan on her way back home. The latter was stunned at Kate’s beauty and kept inviting her to watch the Battle of the Holy Grail with him.
Kate remembered that her sister kept mentioning that to build a mighty force, they needed to befriend powerful allies. She had also heard in passing that the Unicorn Family was powerful in the East Coast and thus reluctantly agreed. She felt nothing for that man in front of her. But due to curiosity, she came to the Three Ring Towers.
But she hadn’t expected to see a familiar face in that Battle of the Holy Grail!
“Miss Kate? Are you okay?” The man apparently noticed Kate reacting oddly.
“Ah, nothing, it’s just that Baron Marvin seems to be a ranger, so that kind of situation doesn’t seem very favorable for him,” Kate answered.
Kate wasn’t a fool. The Unicorn family seemed to be at odds with Marvin, so she immediately pretended to not know Marvin and gave such an answer to test the waters.
The man regretfully said, “It would be a pity if he died at that Guardian’s hands!” He proudly added, “Our clan sent the strongest elite killer to deal with him.”
“We will let everyone in the East Coast know what happens to those who provoke the Unicorn Clan.”
Kate faintly nodded, staring at the screen intently.
She didn’t know why, but the scene of that night where the two were stuck in that jail tree, and Marvin’s embarrassing request, flashed through her head.
Thinking there, her cheeks flushed.
And the man on the side saw this and assumed it was the result of his own charm. Thus, he kept talking about some things that he found very interesting.
But in reality, Kate’s attention had been completely focused on that image of the snow mountain’s summit. She hadn’t listened to a word he said.
‘It should be fine, that guy is a lot stronger than ordinary class holder powerhouses…’ she thought.
…
Snow Mountain Summit.
“Give me your key!” The Guardian asked in a bored voice.
“Your dagger is unable to break my defenses!”
“I saw the recording of that competition. It was a very clever strategy, but I don’t have that kind of flaw and my armor has been specially remolded to have no gaps.”
“Give me the key and I’ll let you go.”
He slowly walked toward Marvin. He was carrying a huge shield in his hand, a small hatchet was hanging on his waist, and was covered in armor.
His feet would deeply sink into the snow at every step.
“You can’t escape! We are surrounded by precipices, so if you jump, you’ll only fall to your death!”
The Guardian kept pressuring him with words.
“Yeah?” Marvin sneered, “Maybe you are too confident!”
He grasped the daggers in his hands.
“Since that’s the case, don’t blame me!” The Guardian said.
He raised his shield and charged toward Marvin!
Chapter 111: A Special Skill
p>Charge?
It was clearly a fake!
In a flash Marvin already concluded.
The summit was only this large, and this Guardian was cream of the crop. He wouldn’t be this foolish.
Because with Marvin’s high dexterity, he would completely be able to dodge that Guardian’s Charge. If that happened, the Guardian might fall down from the peak due to his momentum.
Therefore, this Charge was definitely a feint.
…
In just an instant Marvin already thought through all this, and his body quickly acted!
The Guardian was troublesome! But the number of Guardians he’d slaughtered in the past was in the triple digits.
He didn’t unsheathe the daggers he was holding onto, and instead rushed toward the Guardian.
The latter was startled, not having expected Marvin’s reaction to be this quick. That Ranger had actually seen through his feint in a split second.
The distance between both sides was shortening, they would soon collide!
The Guardian let out a shout, quickly adjusting!
He put force against the shield, forcing himself to change the fake Charge into a real Charge!
[Shield Bash], Guardians’ signature skill, was the best way to interrupt their enemies.
With that added to his fierce strength, if Marvin hit the shield, he might be directly knocked dizzy!
But, as everyone watched, Marvin didn’t let the Guardian succeed.
Anti-Gravity Steps!
Moving like a graceful swallow, he forcibly stepped on the Guardian’s two meter high shield with his right foot, pulled himself up, and reached the top of the shield in an instant!
He then jumped on the back of the Guardian’s shoulders!
The Guardian remained calm and raised his shield above his head!
His helmet was also covered in sharp barbed tips, making his whole body look like a hedgehog. It seemed impossible for people to do anything to him.
He was very confident in his defenses!
But he was caught unprepared by the next actions.
He only saw Marvin taking out the wishful rope, and under the incantation, the wishful rope started shrinking!
Then Marvin jumped down the Guardian’s back.
…
“What is he doing!”
“Wishful rope? The Guardian’s armor has a very good protection for the throat. The wishful rope simply cannot strangle him!”
The audience stared fixedly at the scene happening in the magic screen. They didn’t understand the purpose of Marvin’s dazzling moves!
But the answer was displayed shortly after!
The wishful rope was already tied to the Guardian’s neck as Marvin pulled and crouched to tie the other end to the Guardian’s right foot!
The latter accurately kicked backwards!
But thankfully, Marvin’s dexterity was high, letting him narrowly dodge this move and successfully coil the wishful rope around the Guardian’s right foot!
“Left foot is next!” Marvin sneered.
He nimbly crouched again, dodging the angry Guardian’s shield while conveniently tying the rope around his left foot!
In a mere handful of seconds, Marvin managed to complete his plan!
The wishful rope firmly coiled around the Guardian’s neck and feet, making him lose balance and fall down on the floor!
As an uncommon item, the wishful rope’s toughness was extremely high. To break it, you needed at least 22 strength or it wouldn’t work.
Guardians usually don’t have such a high strength.
Marvin killed so many Guardians, his experience told him that no matter what, just tie those tin cans up!
Even if this wasn’t deadly to the Guardians, and only made them unable to move, it would undoubtedly create an opportunity.
“Shing!”
In the Snow Mountain, two daggers were unsheathed. A cold ray of light flickered.
The Guardian still had not released his shield. Even in this situation, his reactions and judgement were still correct!
To deal with a Ranger, the shield was a natural barrier. If he gave up his shield, the Ranger would be unrestrained.
This guy was really an elite.
Unfortunately, he met Marvin!
“I always thought that classes that only know how to defend were trash.”
“Even if you wrap yourself up like an iron fort, I can still kill you.”
“What’s the use of wearing many layers of armors? You are naked in my eyes!”
Marvin’s daggers turned and suddenly burst out!
“Clang!”
One dagger cut at the Guardian’s waist, while the other came in contact with the heavy helmet, sending out sparks.
“You attacks are ineffective!”
The Guardian in an awkward situation angrily shouted!
Indeed, that attack was ineffective. The dagger was simply unable to break through the heavy helmet’s defense.
But Marvin didn’t stop.
His dagger kept sliding on the Guardian’s heavy helmet, making some rumbling noise while sparks flew everywhere!
“What are you doing?”
Apparently sensing something wrong, the Guardian started moving impatiently.He waved his shield, but unfortunately, Marvin’s movements were too quick.
He not only escaped the Guardian’s attack, his dagger stabbed into the small chink in the armor at the waist!
‘It’s show time.’
Marvin smiled.
“Begin timing.” He said a sentence that sounded unfathomable to the Guardian!
The next instant, Marvin was like a ghost, coiling around the extremely worried Guardian, the curved dagger in his hand constantly flickering!
“Clank! Snap!”
All kinds of strange sounds echoed!
The Guardian wanted to counterattack when he saw Marvin’s frantic display, but he couldn’t follow his rhythm, or even properly move.
On the summit, two shadows were locked together in a chaotic situation.
…
“Eh? That’s interesting.” In the Ashes Tower, Hathaway was displaying a curious expression.
She was one of the few people able to clearly see what Marvin was doing.
“Worthy of being a Seer. This is a very skilled technique.”
“It’s getting more and more intriguing, even a restraining class like Guardian is unable to do something to him?”
As she was talking to herself, Hathaway couldn’t help but peel an orange and stuff it into her mouth.
It seems like she had been liking oranges more and more lately.
…
“This Marvin’s dexterity is pretty good. But what’s the use of having high dexterity when facing a Guardian?”
A few Apprentice Wizards were discussing, “It’s a complete waste of stamina.”
“Yeah, he can run around to avoid the Guardian for the time being, but his stamina won’t be able to keep up! When he is out of stamina, he’ll be done for!”
“If I were that Guardian, I would just stand there without moving, looking at what he is doing.”
These few people were clearly rejoicing in other people’s misfortunes.
But who could have thought that an ice-cold voice would suddenly echo next to them, “If you were that Guardian, you would have already died.”
The people in the audience were stunned, and looked at where the voice came from.
That was a Wizard Enforcer!
It was said that person had a lot of battle experience, and even if she was a woman, she was overwhelmingly better than most men in the battle field.
That day Marvin created a disturbance at the door of Magore Academy, it was her Enforcer’s team that rushed there.
“Greetings Dame Lucy…” The few apprentices lowered their heads.
“Watch carefully.” Lucy indifferently continued, staring at that magic screen, her eyes displaying the wish to battle, “This guy is far more powerful than you imagine.”
“A lot stronger.”
…
“Clang!”
The final cut was made and Marvin rolled to avoid another of the Guardian’s attacks. This time he rolled far away!
The Guardian blankly looked at him. He was very surprised that Marvin suddenly increased the distance between them.
But at this time, Marvin suddenly said, “32 seconds, a lot slower than before…”
He hadn’t even finished talking when the Wishful Rope automatically came off the Guardian’s body.
The next second, “Clang!””Clang!” could be heard from the Guardian’s body!
Under everyone’s shocked gazes, that full body armor that the Guardian was so proud of, unexpectedly fell to the ground!
It fell!
It turned into pieces of metal, scattering on the ground!
Marvin smiled.
“I’m not very good at taking girl’s clothes off.”
“But I’m very good at taking Guardians’ clothes off.”
…
In the Three Ring Towers, the audience who were watching the magic screen were in an uproar!
They blankly looked as the Guardian’s clothes fell on the ground layer by layer, leaving him in his undergarments in this world of ice and snow.
“Hey Mom! That uncle was stripped of his clothes.” From a corner, the young voice of a small girl echoed.
Everyone was taken aback!
It actually can be dealt with like this?
How exactly did that Marvin do it!
He really cleaned that Guardian’s clothes away completely!
“Fuck! This guy has done this before!? There is actually a special skill like this…”
“This skill, is too frightening, right?”
“Tsk. You see that Guardian? He appears tough on the outside with his armor, but his underwear is actually pink. Couldn’t tell before that it was someone cold on the outside but passionate in the inside…”
Everyone was chatting.
There was so much to talk about from that display!
Marvin was not simply fighting the Guardian, he was humiliating him!
All the Guardians watching felt cold. They felt that their strong and reliable armor turned into a layer of cloth that could be removed at anytime!
Those few Apprentice Wizards were thoroughly stunned.
They hadn’t expected the situation to end up like this!
Guardians were obviously the bane of Rangers, why was it the opposite with Marvin?
…
At the summit of the snow mountain, the Guardian was almost going crazy!
The snowy wind blew on his precious pink underwear, so cold it made him constantly shiver.
What made him unable to stand it the most, was Marvin looking at him with ridicule.
“It’s fine, I understand,” Marvin spoke first. “There are some people in touch with their feminine side.”
“Drop dead!” The Guardian was thoroughly angered.
He completely lost his reason, both hands raising his shield and fiercely rushing toward Marvin!
But this kind of action was exactly what Marvin expected!
Shadow Step!
A simple turn and Marvin instantly arrived at the Guardian’s back!
Cutthroat!
Perfect combo.
Blood spurted from the Guardian’s throat. He painfully covered his throat, but there was no use, because this slash had dealt a fatal injury!
The Guardian collapsed.
Dying such a depressing death at the summit of the snow mountain. His key fell into Marvin’s hands.
Blood dyed the snow red as the icy wind became stronger.
Marvin calmly sheathed his daggers. No one noticed that the dagger he used to strip the Guardian’s armor off was Blazing Fury, the gift from the old blacksmith!
‘Now Wayne and I already have half of the keys.’
‘But the competition has just started.’
Marvin standing at the summit gazed downwards.
Soon in the distance, he saw two people, one chasing the other!
……
Chapter 112: Gemini
p>”How did he do that!?”
In the Thunder Tower, the man who called himself the 6th heir of the Unicorn Clan was extremely shocked at the scene in the magic screen.
Due to his shock, he didn’t notice the girl beside him letting out a long sigh of relief.
‘This guy is so bad, actually using this kind of method to kill that Guardian.’
‘He is such a bad guy,’ Kate secretly thought.
She completely ignored that Lohart guy next to her.
“Eliminating Guardians was this easy? How did he strip the Guardian of his armor?” Lohart was puzzled.
He frowned as he saw Marvin taking away the Guardian’s key, feeling unhappy.
But subconsciously glancing at Kate, a smile shone once again on his face.
In front of a lady he liked, he at least had to show some calmness.
He coughed and told Kate, “There is nothing to worry about, the abilities of those killers trained by my family isn’t inferior to his.”
Kate slightly nodded.
But unknowingly, she already had a bad opinion of Lohart and his family.
Lohart obliviously kept talking, “This Guardian wasn’t one of our men, or else that Marvin would have already died.”
“Miss Kate, you see, that one is an elite killer of our family. Haha, he and that witch grouped up. That witch is also working with our Unicorn Clan. We provided her with a lot of supplies and tracking items. This Marvin and his brother won’t be able to escape.”
Kate’s attention was brought to another magic screen.
Indeed, in that screen the witch from the Thunder Tower, Celina, and her follower in name had grouped up. The latter was a very sturdy man, but he had mauve hair. What made people even more stunned was that in this world of ice and snow, he was wearing light clothes. And they couldn’t see where he hid his weapons.
“He is the 2nd best elite of the family.” Lohart saw Kate’s gaze focusing on that man and conveniently explained, “Don’t look down on him, this guy’s fighting skills are extremely frightening. He went through training ordinary people couldn’t imagine. He would be fine in that snow mountain even if he wasn’t wearing any clothes.”
“His cold resistance is comparable to a Barbarian’s. But his strongest point… hehe…”
Lohart stopped there, deliberately creating a cliffhanger.
Kate couldn’t help but frown, she softly asked, “Strongest point? What is it?”
Lohart pridefully said, “He is a Gemini!”
Gemini!
Kate was startled, and immediately became more worried as she watched Marvin’s expression.
…
On the summit, Marvin was focusing his gaze in the distance. The snowy wind was thinning.
He could finally make out who the two people were!
The one fleeing in front was his own younger brother Wayne.
And the one in the back was the Craftsman Tower’s Wizard named Bergner. The Guardian he just killed was his follower.
Wayne was running strenuously, blue light radiating under his feet. This was a pair of boots with a speed effect, specialized for snowy environments.
In fact, if not for these shoes, Wayne would have been overtaken halfway there!
‘A bit of bad luck.’ Marvin frowned.
He had encountered the Guardian earlier, and if not for that Armor Strip technique, he would also still be in trouble. And Wayne’s luck was the same; in the vast snow mountain, he immediately met a competitor.
Based on Marvin’s strategy, Wayne couldn’t use a spell now because he needed to save them for later!
Therefore, he could only run!
To outsiders, it felt very stupid and cowardly.
…
“What’s going on with that Wayne? Even if he is a child, he still is a Wizard, why is he inferior to his older brother?”
“Isn’t he a talented student of Magore Academy? Why is he fleeing from his enemy?”
“Weird, when I watched Wayne fighting in the qualifiers before, he had a very unyielding style. Why did it suddenly became so strange…”
The audience started discussing. They weren’t familiar with Wayne, they only felt that this guy had lost the Wizards’ face.
In this era, Wizard was the supreme class!
Every Wizard had their own pride. Participating in the Battle of the Holy Grail was like meeting rivals, they should stake everything!
But surprisingly, this kid saw Bergner and immediately started running.
The most important part was that he was running extremely fast! Bergner used various 0-circle spells on himself to raise his speed but still couldn’t catch up.
This kind of outcome was intriguing.
In the Ashes Tower, Hanzel looked at Wayne running like that with an ashen face. His friends nearby glanced at him with questioning looks.
“This is the strategy you gave your disciple? The Battle of the Holy Grail 1st rule: [Run as soon as you meet an enemy?]” One Wizard always at odds couldn’t help but ridicule him.
The others also had a strange expression.
Hanzel had previously promised them that for this competition, he and Wayne had planned a lot of strategies, choosing the optimal spells…
With this outcome, he didn’t know what happened to Wayne, changing his former unyielding style to directly running.
This made him as a teacher lose face!
“Hey, maybe this kid has a plan.” Another teacher who was watching the magic screen attentively suddenly said, “You guys, look at the route he is taking, it seems like there is a goal.”
“Come on. How could he have a goal in this vast snow mountain. I think he is afraid. But don’t blame him, he is a 9 year old child after all,” he mocked.
Hanzer stayed silent.
Everyone was firmly staring at the magic screen, unwilling to look away. At that time, some change appeared on the screen.
Perhaps Bergner felt vexed at chasing Wayne, but he took out a scroll covered in a lot of decorative pattern.
The next second, he used the spell on the scroll!
1st-circle spell, Lightning Speed!
A very strong support spell.
Bergner’s speed suddenly increased by more than 30% and the distance between him and Wayne was decreased in an instant.
“Let me see how you can escape!” Bergner coldly watched that back that kept running ahead of him.
Hanzel looked at his disciple with some worry. He wasn’t clear what had happened to Wayne.
But he was clear on one point, this kind of change was definitely because of Marvin!
Only Marvin could make Wayne change the plans he decided with his teacher.
‘This Marvin is too much. He would actually take risks with his own brother’s life!’
‘Who does he think he is? He knows nothing about magic! A countryside noble actually dared to randomly changed my plans!’
Hanzel had already cursed Marvin to no end in his mind.
If not for his self-restraint and not wanting to be the joke of those Wizards watching, he might have already exploded!
Such a huge loss of face…
And at that time, two shadows appeared in front of Wayne.
That was the Thunder Tower duo!
The witch Celina and that follower that had been switched to at the last moment who registered as… an Assassin.
But as an Assassin, that man was a bit too sturdy. His build felt like a muscular Fighter.
“Attacked from both sides!”
“He has nowhere to run!”
“What a pity, this boy looked quite lovely.”
The people in the audience shook their heads and sighed. The situation on the magic screen was very clear. Wayne was chased by Bergner when the duo from the Thunder Tower appeared in front of him.
Regardless of what happened, Wayne would definitely be surrounded by those three people.
And his elder brother Marvin was still on the summit, unable to come down to save his brother.
If he didn’t admit defeat, he might have to pay with his own life.
…
“By all means, don’t concede!” In the Thunder Tower, Lohart smiled while looking at the magic screen.
“In any case, my people won’t give him the chance to concede.”
Kate frowned, she couldn’t understand why Wayne had avoided fighting all this time. This was a very weak approach.
The Battle of the Holy Grail’s rules were already very clear, they needed to snatch the other keys to get that Magic Holy Grail.
They would have to fight sooner or later, why avoid it?
Now it was worse, with him surrounded by three people.
In this open snow field, unless they made proper preparations and had relatively good hidden cards, fleeing wouldn’t be effective!
‘Hold on…’ Kate eyes suddenly brightened.
Because her gaze suddenly focused on the other side, which was temporarily ignored by other people!
That was Marvin on the summit!
What was he trying to do?
Kate’s eyes widened.
…
“You have nowhere to escape!” Bergner coldly said.
Wayne had already stopped. It was because he had already discovered those two shadows in front of him.
He couldn’t move forward. Thunder Tower’s duo had already grouped up, giving him a feeling of crisis!
“What should I do?” Wayne was a bit worried.
If he was using his previous style, he would have already raised his magic staff and cast a spell!
He would have risked everything with the other side!
His fighting spells were unusually strong, his strong point.
But Marvin’s warning kept echoing in his head.
‘I can’t rashly waste spells!’ Wayne ground his teeth.
The Thunder Tower’s duo had clearly discovered them and quickly surrounded Wayne, not giving him any chance to escape!
The three surrounded him in a narrow ledge, next to a cliff.
“Finally found a prey,” the sturdy man sneered while looking at Wayne, ready to attack.
But at this time, the sound of wind could be heard coming from the summit!
A black shadow rushed down at an unimaginable speed!
It reached their side in an instant!
A rope was thrown out, coiling around Wayne without any difficulty. Marvin pulled on the rope with force, dragging Wayne up.
In an instant, snowflakes splashed as the shadow sped along.
…
Outside the Three Ring Towers, the audience watching the magic screen was dumbfounded.