NOVEL WEB Chapter 517-524
Chapter 517: Pursuit!
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‘Who is it?’
Marvin immediately closed his eyes and used Earth Perception.
Every movement was captured in his mind, including the grass moving in the wind.
Not far away, two black-clothed men were watching him coldly.
Marvin could feel the killing intent they were barely concealing!
The Dream Shrine’s people!
Marvin abruptly opened his eyes.
He noticed that the emblems the two had were those of high ranked Guardians.
‘Even though Holy Light City is one the Gods’ bases of operations in the Crimson Wasteland, there shouldn’t be Guardians of such high rank here.’
Marvin felt a chill. ‘If I’m not wrong, that emblem should belong to the highest Dream Guardians…’
‘As long as they had enough contributions, they could be promoted to Divine Servants.’
Marvin knew that the distinction between a Divine Servant and a Divine Guardian didn’t represent the gap between their strength. It was more of a matter of honor and being treasured.
Some Divine Guardians were even stronger than Divine Servants.
The reason these Divine Guardians weren’t promoted was due to the Divine Servants’ spots being already filled, or the Guardians not having enough contributions yet.
The Dream Shrine had countless competent people. And although the Dream God wasn’t as powerful as the three Great Gods, his unique domain was still rather intimidating.
It was generally believed that the Dream God had the ability to control people’s dreams.
He could kill people in their dreams, and it was said that he had even killed a God in this way!
Naturally, that was during the chaotic 3rd Era. The Dream God remained low-key afterwards.
He was considered relatively gentle among the New Gods, at least on the surface. He treated Feinan’s powerhouses very well and made friends with many of them, even recruiting a few to his side.
This was something Marvin could confirm from Ambella’s approach.
Ambella didn’t initially act against Marvin. On the contrary, she had extended an olive branch to him.
But in Marvin’s eyes, that olive branch was a kind of a threat.
From what he knew, the ambitions of the Dream God were greater than those of any other New God. He would rather believe in Grant, the God of Dawn and Protection who had killed his own friend, than believe in the Dream God, who was second only to the God of Deception when it came to tricking people.
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‘An interplanar pursuit, that Ambella is truly decisive.’
Marvin couldn’t help but hold that woman in high regard.
It seemed that becoming the Dream God’s first Divine Servant wasn’t a fluke, since she was able to make such decisive decisions.
The recruiting failed, so she had to make sure he died.
Sending two veteran Dream Guardians to handle a Legend who had just advanced already showed that she thought highly of his abilities.
Perhaps those two Dream Guardians felt that she was making a big fuss over nothing?
After all, most of the Dream Guardians were tested in battles against Devils, Demons, and other lifeforms.
An ordinary Legend powerhouse was simply not worth their attention.
If they couldn’t deal with Marvin with that kind of force, then they could only send Ambella or the Dream God’s avatar!
Of course, it was too much for Marvin.
…
Although he had discovered his enemies, Marvin was still in a very difficult situation.
On the bright side, the use of force was not allowed within Holy Light City.
But there were still unwritten laws in the cover of the dark.
As long as no one was found, and even if found, if no one accused them, even murder and arson were fine.
This was the common rule in all places of the Crimson Wasteland.
Marvin knew this well. These two Dream Guardians were waiting for dusk.
The Crimson Wasteland had both daytime and nighttime. It was just that the degree of darkness at night wasn’t too obvious.
‘The Dream Shrine is a very powerful force in Holy Light City. When I was chatting with Griffin, he told me that the Dream Shrine might be the first place he would visit.’
‘If I’m stuck here with them, the only one who will suffer will be me.’
‘These two chasing me with no back-up shows their overconfidence. They most likely came to Holy Light City to borrow the intelligence-gathering of the Dream Shrine and not to get troops. This is fortunate.’
Marvin calmly finished his bread and suddenly disappeared, rushing outside the city.
…
“He found us. That kid is quite vigilant.”
Swift smiled as he watched Marvin’s wild escape, the ridicule apparent in his eyes. “This hunt is becoming interesting.”
“Don’t be careless.” Wayn remained calm as he stood to the side. “Someone held in high esteem by Ambella must have some abilities.”
A strange expression flickered in Swift’s eyes as he muttered dismissively, “Oh? I’ll ask what abilities he has after killing him.”
He then disappeared.
Wayn shook his head helplessly and silently followed.
…
Marvin was very quick. He was leaving afterimages in Holy Light City’s alleys as he fled.
Relying on his Godly Dexterity, he could get rid of most enemies.
But these two Dream Guardians were clearly not included among those.
Marvin could only choose to leave the city.
The city was the home ground of the Dream Shrine, so it would be better to start a fight in the wilderness.
He was extremely fast as he dashed out of Holy Light City like a blur.
Because of the two Dream Guardians chasing, Marvin could only choose the closest city gate and ended up in the northern wilderness after leaving Holy Light City.
An endless series of snowy mountains could be seen in the distance.
Marvin sped up, continuing to rush north. If he couldn’t throw them off, he would have to fight for his life on a mountain.
On the way, he tried tricking them with his Shadow Doppelganger and Paper Clone, but just as he expected, these two Dream Guardians weren’t just common soldiers.
They had experience and were able to lock onto Marvin’s main body.
It was hard for him.
He felt quite threatened by the power of the two Dream Guardians!
After leaving Holy Light City, they unhesitantly revealed their strength!
This was the confidence of a hunter.
After Marvin felt it, even if he was upset, he couldn’t help but admit that these two men were really fierce.
They had the strength of Level 5 Legends, or more!
In short, their strength could be considered to be at the top of Feinan.
Only an expert like O’Brien might be able to contend with them.
Even Ivan only would have a 50% chance of success against these two.
One versus one, Marvin was confident he could kill them by using his treasures and the powerful properties of his Legend class, but facing the two of them together was something totally different.
‘Troublesome Ambella.’
The face of the Dream God’s servant appeared in his mind as he silently thought.
If he managed to escape this time, he would definitely chase her down after returning to Feinan.
Thinking about this, he had already covered a long distance, the snow mountain was apparently already in front of him.
The only good news was that the speed of the two Guardians was only on par with Marvin’s.
They should also be at the Godly Dexterity level. Not having passed that bottleneck, they could only follow behind Marvin and were unable to close the distance.
‘Wouldn’t it be possible to use something to block them and then use the Migratory Bird Council’s tool to slip away back to Feinan?’
This would be quite regretful. He came to the Crimson Wasteland for a mission, and although he didn’t want to go back to Feinan so early, he wasn’t completely reckless. Although getting stronger was important, that was only if he stayed alive.
But as he thought of that, there was some movement on a dead tree on the snowy mountain ahead of him!
Marvin’s eyelids twitched. Out of the corner of his eyes, he noticed a shadow suddenly charging over!
He instinctively reacted at that instant.
Burst! Shadow Step!
“Woosh!”
A tearing sound echoed as a shallow hole appeared on Marvin’s waist!
Drops of blood flowed down.
Marvin’s face became serious.
He stood there, coldly watching the culprit behind the sneak attack.
The latter seemed stiff, but was in fact very clever.
It looked like a mantis. Its arms were just like blades and its skin could change color freely. It had a distinct imprint on its head showing that it was a servant!
It was a Blade Demon!
The two Dream Guardians behind Marvin also stopped.
Two south, one north, the Dream Guardians and the Demon blocked Marvin’s path.
“Interesting…” Marvin calmly said. “Since when do the Gods and Demons work together? The Dream Shrine’s latest recruit is a Blade Demon? Such big news.”
Swift derided, “You are about to die and you can still speak nonsense?”
“We are unrelated to that lowly Demon, but it seems that your ability to stir up trouble is exceptional. It’s been many years since I’ve seen a Human offend both Gods and the Abyss’ Demons at the same time. And you are actually still trying to get everything to go your way.”
The Blade Demon remained silent, only staring at Marvin.
Its arms were very sharp and could resist the Legendary curved daggers.
That guy was also a very frightening enemy!
Marvin wasn’t certain he would be able to beat it in a duel, let alone now that there were two Dream Guardians watching him.
He rolled his eyes as he quipped, “Since that’s the case, why don’t you settle the old grudge first?”
“I’m just a common Human, you can kill me anytime. With such a rare opportunity, don’t you want to discuss first?”
Swift sneered, “Scheming weakling.”
“You will definitely die today. Of course, that Demon will also die, rest assured.”
“Swish!”
Before Marvin could come up with his next words to keep provoking the Dream Guardians to fight with the Demon, the latter suddenly charged at Marvin like a gust of wind!
Its speed was unfathomable!
Even Marvin found parrying difficult.
“Klang!”
The Blade Demon slashed ruthlessly, and Marvin forcibly used Azure Leaf to block.
But a fierce pain shot through his wrist!
‘Fuck! So strong!’
Marvin hardened himself. Since things had reached this stage, he could only go all-out!
Chapter 518: Wilderness
With a tiger in front and wolves behind, Marvin could only stake it all.
He used [Ruler’s Wrath] and greatly increased his size to the limits.
But none of them expected that just before the fight broke out, a singing voice would suddenly echo north of Holy Light City.
The voice was ancient and desolate, the words very indistinct, but any listener could feel the sorrow!
Everyone was shocked when they heard the voice.
Because an imposing, grand temple appeared at the same time!
Far to the east, that temple was standing tall.
All the buildings visible in the endless plains disappeared, only leaving behind that temple standing there silently.
The red bricks covering the outside gave the temple a sinister, bloody feeling.
A lot of weeds surrounded the temple but didn’t cover it, as if they were escorting the temple.
Everyone felt cold.
It seemed like a mysterious force was silently overlooking them.
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“Heavens… The rumors were real, the Wilderness Hall really appeared…”
Fear flashed across Wayn’s face.
As someone from the Gods’ side, he naturally knew a lot concerning the Wilderness God.
Even in the Dream God Realm, the Wilderness God was a name that made people’s expressions worsen when brought up.
It was said that in the distant past, he was a very frightening Evil God.
He was very strange and managed to escape Lance’s chase multiple times, tenaciously surviving in the Universe, eyeing every lifeform like a tiger watching its prey.
The Wilderness Hall was one of the most frightening areas of the Crimson Wasteland.
Even though it hadn’t appeared for a long time and was gradually forgotten, when it reappeared, it gave a kind of profound intimidation that couldn’t be averted.
Even that Blade Demon who ignored everything and was only focused on its killing order was also intimidated by that building.
It remained motionless, mumbling. Marvin couldn’t make sense of what it was saying.
Marvin looked at his interface. His body felt frozen and stiff, but the source was actually an unclear willpower check.
“Is it really the Wilderness Hall?”
He heard the two Dream Guardians begin to discuss.
That very aggressive Dream Guardian’s expression also changed.
Swift was looking at that building in the distance with a pale face, his eyes couldn’t help but show a hint of cowardice. “It’s said that every person who looks at the Wilderness Hall will be swallowed by it.”
“Fuck this, why is our luck so terrible?”
“What’s with that singing voice? Is it the Ancient God Language? Why can’t we understand?”
‘Even the Dream Guardians can’t understand?’ Marvin thought.
As aspiring Dream Servants, they were definitely proficient in the God Language, but the Ancient God Language was an even more profound language.
The Gods only called it the Ancient God Language to flaunt themselves. That language was said to be the common language of the most ancient lifeforms.
This included the first Demons, Devils, Evil Spirits, Gods…
Marvin suddenly felt that the language was a bit familiar.
‘That’s… when I met the Archdevil Head for the first time…’
‘That wasn’t a willpower check illusion? Could it be that it was real? Or it had a certain predictive nature?’
Marvin froze, recalling that scene when he discovered the Archdevil Head in the secret area.
Although he already understood that that head was an alchemy item made by his grandfather, it did hold some of the Archdevil’s secrets inside.
He remembered the scene, with countless humanoid yet inhuman lifeforms revolving around a bonfire while copulating. The pale little girl’s blood sacrifice, the huge axe cutting open her aide… and time ultimately swallowing everything with every lifeform turning into bones.
And when he saw all that, that language had been lingering around his ears.
He thought it was the Anzed Language at first, but he found out afterwards that the language was different from the Anzed Language.
The Anzed were the first Humans to tread on Feinan, so it was understandable that their language was similar to the Ancient God Language.
But why did that language carry such formidable Magic Power?
Marvin was almost certain that it was due to that language that everyone was frozen stiff.
He had already become a Ruler of the Night and all his Resistances were very high. The Dream Guardians also had frighteningly high Resistances, but they were still controlled by that voice too.
The four people from different planes all wanted to escape the singing voice.
But it was already too late.
In this horrifying atmosphere, they found out that they had shockingly lost control of their own bodies.
They all turned toward the east!
They used all their strength but couldn’t break free from whatever was moving their bodies. They were like puppets controlled by someone, walking step by step toward the abyss!
A thick fog suddenly rose up in the wilderness.
The singing voice became clearer.
Marvin already lost sight of Holy Light City and could see the shadows appearing in the distance. These people were like his group of four, their faces filled with fear.
They couldn’t even speak!
A mysterious force was controlling at least 30 Legends and making them walk slowly toward the east.
And the Wilderness Hall was like the open bloody mouth of an ancient giant creature, preparing to devour them.
Everything was peaceful.
All noises were blocked, and only the singing voice remained.
Marvin suppressed his own fear and started observing his surroundings.
But, strangely enough, they seemed too dull.
Apart from the “puppets” and the temple, there was nothing abnormal in the surroundings.
His perception was weakened to the extreme, making him feel like he was half-blind.
‘Damnit!’
He used all kinds of methods but was unable to remove this state.
This was really too frightening!
Wasn’t it said that the Wilderness God had already died?
Why would the Wilderness Hall appear once again?
Why would this nightmarish singing voice echo once again?
Marvin ground his teeth, but he suddenly realized what the voice was singing. This was the same song he heard when he went through the secret tunnel back when his territory had been invaded by Gnolls.
Due to the similarity to the Anzed Language, and his Noble class, he had understood the literal meaning of the song in the tunnel!
“One flower, two flowers, tonight the devil won’t return home.”
“Hating the rain falling, hating the thunder rumbling, I sit in the well, weeping.”
“Dressed in white for a celebration, dressed in black for a funeral, midnight bell has yet to stop ringing.”
“The deceased, has yet to die.”
…
The four sentences were repeated again and again.
The voice sometimes sounded like a male’s, sometimes like a female’s, and was extremely terrifying.
In this strange atmosphere, the Legend powerhouses were full of fright as they slowly advanced toward the Wilderness Hall!
No one knew what awaited them!
Chapter 519: Hunt
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The sky was getting darker.
The people in the wilderness were looking at each other in dismay. No one knew how to get out of that frightening situation.
Marvin even saw many Shrines’ powerhouses, including those on the level of Divine Servants!
‘The Dream Shrine’s people?’
Marvin was a bit surprised.
It seemed that some people from the Dream Shrine had been carrying out a mission. It didn’t look like they were working together with the Dream Guardians that had been pursuing him.
Two familiar faces appeared in Marvin’s sight.
They were Paladin Griffin and the little girl he was carrying on his back.
He really did go and look for the Dream Shrine.
But why were they also here?
Marvin looked at the others, and the others also looked around at those nearby. These normally intimidating powerhouses looked very weak under the voice’s pressure.
Right now, time seemed to pass extremely slowly.
Marvin didn’t know how much time had passed before a gray storm rose up in the wilderness.
The storm frantically split apart and turned into small-scale vortexes.
These vortexes scattered and crashed into everyone.
Each had a powerful gravitational pull and the people simply couldn’t resist. They were all sucked in!
And so was Marvin.
As the gray vortex approached Marvin, he only felt his body being crushed before being dragged into some sort of space!
…
When he regained consciousness, the terrifying singing voice had already disappeared.
Marvin discovered that he was in a pitch-black place.
There was no sound, and the floor was icy cold.
But due to Darksight, he was able to see that it was a sealed room.
The room was quite special. It seemed to be wooden, yet extremely solid. Marvin reached out to touch the wall.
It felt rather soft.
‘Where is this?’ he wondered to himself while feeling rather disoriented.
But he didn’t expect a pale face to appear in front of him!
“Rest assured, you are safe in this room.”
This was a Ghost!
The Ghost’s voice was gloomy and his face was almost touching Marvin’s.
He could feel a hint of coldness in the Ghost’s voice.
Marvin was definitely startled, but he forced himself to calm down right away.
Marvin was someone who had experienced a lot of terrible situations, after all, so a Ghost wasn’t enough to terrify him.
He was about to ask a question, but the Ghost kept talking:
“But, you can’t stay here for long.”
“You are being watched.”
The Ghost gloomily continued, “It is most fond of fresh flesh like you.”
Marvin frowned. “It? What is ‘It’?”
The Ghost avoided the answer.
He only had a face; Marvin didn’t know what had happened to the rest of his body.
A ray of light then shone in the room.
A candle appeared out of nowhere on an old-fashioned table.
Under the candle’s faint light, a scroll suddenly appeared, with a list of items written on it.
“The hunt is about to begin, you need something for self-protection.”
“You don’t have much time, hurry and buy something you will need.”
Marvin approached.
There were countless ordinary items on the list.
[Torch – Price: 10 Blood Essence Stones]
[Flint – Price: 5 Blood Essence Stones]
[Hunting Bow – Price: 5 Blood Essence Stones]
…
These items had no descriptions beside their names. But a lot of clues could be seen from the prices listed.
These items’ prices were quite high.
But Marvin was more confused about something else:
“What hunt?”
“Do I have to buy these things?”
The Ghost’s face suddenly became fierce. “Of course!”
“Why should I give you my blessing if you don’t shop?”
“If you don’t shop, I’ll curse you. My curse is extremely terrifying, it’ll make you die quickly in the hunt!”
Marvin suddenly had a bad omen.
The Ghost before him looked weak, but his instinct told him that this Ghost’s words might be true.
Everything in this place was weird.
This was clearly a sealed room, but it gave the feeling of a countryside.
Vortexes in the wilderness, a Ghost appearing, a list of items with absurdly high prices, and the so-called [Hunt]…
What the fuck was happening to him?
Could he have already been drawn into the Wilderness Hall?
Marvin’s head felt like exploding.
“I’ll give you ten seconds.” The Ghost’s tone turned quite harsh.
“If you don’t buy anything, I’ll take you out.”
Marvin urgently shouted, “I’ll buy!”
At these words, the Ghost’s eyebrows eased up.
“Good, good, good, take a look first. You can buy whatever you want.”
“You can ask me a question for every item you buy.”
Marvin nodded.
The items on the list were very costly.
He didn’t have that many Blood Essence Stones left. He had spent quite a bit in Black Swan Hill and Holy Light City, so he only had 60 left.
Buying cheap items would be more convenient if he wanted to ask many questions… but he didn’t want to end up with completely useless items either.
“Before purchasing these things, can I ask what they are used for?” Marvin probed.
The Ghost impatiently ridiculed, “These are the most basic things, you don’t know how to use them? If you are really that stupid, I fear that you will die fast in the hunt!”
It seemed like he didn’t intend to properly answer Marvin’s question.
Marvin scratched his head.
He checked the list once again.
“Give me a charm,” he said while pointing at an item on the list.
[Charm – Price: 30 Blood Essence Stones]
Among all the items, the charm’s price was in the middle range, but this was already half of Marvin’s Blood Essence Stones.
He bought it probingly.
He had no use for the rest of the things on the list. What torch? What flint? Was it any better than Darksight?
As for those hunting weapons and traps, Marvin was a Ruler of the Night with Ranger abilities. Why would he need to buy those things?
Only this charm appeared somewhat useful.
“Charm? Good choice…”
The Ghost’s tone became deep.
He took Marvin’s thirty Essence Stones and exchanged them for an ordinary-looking triangular amulet.
“It can save your life once. You’ll have to figure how to use it in the hunt.”
Marvin took the charm.
The information displayed was – [Charm – ????]
This was an unappraised item… This meant that he would have to figure it out himself.
He shook his head helplessly and put on the charm.
“Well then, I’ll go ahead and ask a question now?”
Marvin impatiently inquired:
“The [Hunt], what is it?”
Chapter 520: Autumn Hunting Ground
“The hunt is about to begin.”
“Dear Teacher, I’ll definitely awaken you,” a gloomy voice echoed in a dark corner of the square.
A tall black-gowned man was standing in front of a coffin.
Bright, star-like light flickered on both sides of the coffin. If Marvin were here, he would have recognized the bright star lights. They were a pair of magnificent daggers!
Cold Light’s Grasps!
At this moment, the daggers were inserted in each side of the coffin.
A beast’s thundering voice came out of the coffin!
“Roar!”
It felt like an ancient, vicious spirit was about to awaken!
But a weird rune flickered on the coffin and forcibly suppressed these roars.
The black-gowned man silently raised his head and looked pensively into the darkness, seemingly holding some sort of secret.
Behind him, a great amount of mist rose up, and a Two-Headed Dragon emerged from it.
Followed by the Jade Banshee.
“Master, doing this is very dangerous.”
“You know that it forced you to become corrupt that time. It also killed Miss Silvermoon.”
The Banshee’s expression was very complicated.
Before reaching the Wilderness Hall, she hadn’t been aware of her Master’s crazy plan.
“No one can resist its willpower, you’ll kill yourself!”
The black-gowned man turned his head, the green soul fires flickering randomly. “Only a God’s Divine Vessel can be used as a sacrifice to revive a God.”
“It was the one to kill Luna, it’s now time for it to pay its debt.”
“Rest assured, I’ll find a way to handle it.”
The Lich sounded eerily peaceful as it muttered, “Just a seal, its punishment is too light, way too light!”
His voice had a hint of coldness.
Even the Banshee, who had followed him all this time, shivered.
“The hunt should be starting.”
“Those greedy people will pay with their lives. Greed is a sin, and all the powerhouses, whether they are Devils or Angels, who appeared in the northeast of Holy Light City looking for Cold Light’s Grasps will only have one end. ”
“Activating the [Autumn Hunting Ground] and releasing the true wilderness’ bloody power!”
…
In the small rooms, each Legend powerhouse woke up one after the other.
They each faced a Ghost merchant. Some chose to decline, some chose to kill the Ghost, and some, like Marvin, tried to learn something from the Ghost’s mouth.
But none of this hindered the Lich’s plan from proceeding.
“You are about to enter the wilderness, to a really deadly area. You may become prey, but if you are powerful enough, you can become the hunter.”
The Ghost gloomily recounted, “I was once a powerful Legend powerhouse. I fell in the hunt and became like this.”
“Don’t rely on your Legendary Class too much in the hunt. In the [Autumn Hunting Ground], the Legend law has been abolished!”
What!
Legend law abolished?
That sentence made Marvin shake a bit.
He’d already had some guesses and preparations, but when he heard those words, Marvin felt very shocked.
The Legend powerhouses were all relying on their Legendary Classes. The Legend law losing effectiveness meant that the Legendary Classes couldn’t be used.
His power would be suppressed to level 20.
This would cause many Legends that had been accustomed to being almighty to be unable to adapt.
Who knew what kind of terrifying lifeforms were in the Hunting Ground?
“So, is this the Wilderness God’s game?”
Marvin bought a second item to keep asking questions. A torch.
He didn’t know whether his Darksight might also lose effectiveness, so he bought it just in case.
“I don’t know.”
“But the Autumn Hunting Ground and the hunting game are indeed the creation of the Wilderness God.”
“Only the Wilderness God and his subordinates should be able to open the Wilderness Hall.”
The Ghost sighed before rambling, “Although there are many things I’m not clear about, I still remember mistakenly entering the wilderness after looking for an item. That Hunting Ground is too cruel, most people can’t survive…”
“How can we leave?”
Marvin bought his last item, a [Hunting Knife]. If it really was like the Ghost described and the frightening Autumn Hunting Ground was a space created by the Wilderness God, there might be all kinds of laws governing Legends that were changed.
Whether he could even use Azure Leaf was uncertain.
He bought a weapon as insurance.
“Become the final victor of the hunting game.”
The Ghost squinted as he said, “Strive to survive and you’ll know.”
Marvin frowned, clearly not satisfied with that answer.
But before he could say more, the Ghost craftily laughed before pointing out, “You don’t have any money.”
“Don’t think of cheating me, I can sense it. Since you are out of money, you can go.”
“Poor kid, I hope you can live a while longer… Maybe we’ll meet again later.”
Then, the Ghost and the room disappeared.
The crimson sky was exuding a feeling of franticness.
Marvin was in the wilderness.
In the distance, he could faintly see the light of a bonfire.
There was a huge moon in the sky.
“Welcome to the Autumn Hunting Ground.”
A sinister voice echoed in Marvin’s heart.
“You obtained a hunter mark. This mark will keep following you in the Autumn Hunting Ground.”
“Want to survive? Slaughter as much as you like.”
“Only by killing and seizing can you obtain more hunter marks, people, and beasts.”
“I always believed that death and slaughter were the most beautiful things. Only when faced with these would all lifeforms burst with unimaginable potential.”
“I’m looking forward to your performance.”
“Strive to survive.”
The voice gradually disappeared.
But the shock in Marvin’s heart didn’t waver.
Although that voice had been carefully manipulated, he still managed to figure out the source.
‘It’s that Lich!’
‘Fuck, it wasn’t the Wilderness God who opened the Wilderness Hall?’
‘What is that Lich after? Why would he throw so many people into the Autumn Hunting Ground and have them fight each other?’
Marvin felt numb.
He noticed an imprint appearing on his hand with the mark of the Wilderness God.
So this was the so-called [Hunter Imprint]?
If he wanted to leave the Hunting Ground, he would have to proceed with the hunt.
Kill others and obtain their hunter imprints, needing to gather enough before being able to leave?
Which lunatic thought of that rule?
That Lich? What is he trying to do in the end? Why was he so powerful that he could manipulate so many Legends?
What was his goal?
Questions kept appearing in Marvin’s mind.
He forced himself to calm down.
Now wasn’t the time to think about that.
Because as time passed, more and more people were appearing in the wilderness.
He had to find a place to hide first!
Chapter 521: Start of the Hunt
On the harsh Hunting Ground, Marvin quickly sped up.
But compared to before, his speed had substantially decreased!
The Ghost didn’t deceive him: in the Autumn Hunting Ground, his Legendary Class, Ruler of the Night, lost all its properties.
The Legend laws lost their effects!
He was only a level 20 expert now.
The only thing worth rejoicing about was that it should be the same for others.
Marvin’s advantage lay in his additional subclasses. Whether it was Battle Gunner or Shapeshift Sorcerer, they would all be a big help in this Hunting Ground.
The bonfire appearing before his eyes became brighter.
Darksight wasn’t lost because it didn’t fall under the purview of the Legend laws and was in fact a gift of the Night Monarch. Thus, the Wilderness God’s Hunting Ground was unable to take it away.
This helped Marvin keep calm.
Losing Darksight would greatly hinder his strength.
Moreover, he was already used to the feeling of having superior eyesight. It would have been very hard to adapt to the loss of that ability.
After all, his long-term dependence on Darksight had led to his [Listen] and basic [Eyesight] not being very high.
Because he didn’t really understand the nature of this Hunting Ground, Marvin first wanted to set up a shelter.
But in the desolate wilderness, only a few hills and mountain ranges could be seen. There was not a single building.
Not far away, a faint light could be seen coming from the foot of a hill.
Marvin could clearly see that it was a bonfire.
Moreover, the bonfire looked like the one he had seen in his macabre vision.
He instinctively felt that he might gain something by going over.
In any case, Marvin didn’t see anyone around, so he started moving.
…
As he approached the hill, Marvin noticed that this place’s mountains were changing.
From the distance, it looked like a small hill, but as he got closer, he found out that it was actually quite large.
The bonfire was in a cavity in the mountain and looked like it was taking shelter inside.
There were some logs beside the bonfire, along with a chest!
The chest was sitting on a cushion of straw and the top was made of beast hide.
A kettle was hanging over the bonfire and it was already boiling at the moment, with a large amount of steam coming out.
He could feel a different kind of warmth.
‘Why does it feel like I’ve returned to an ancient era?’
Marvin scratched his nose, having a strange sort of feeling in his heart.
The depths of the cavity were shadowy. He examined carefully and found out that there was a small cave.
The cave was only about half a man tall and Marvin would have to stoop down to go in, so he wasn’t too clear about what was inside.
If it were in Feinan, Marvin could have used his experience to make a judgement that this was most likely a Gnome cave. But he was in the Crimson Wasteland. What were the chances of ordinary Gnomes being here?
Moreover, this was the most dangerous part of the Crimson Wasteland, the Autumn Hunting Ground!
‘The water seems to have just started boiling, could it be another hunter?’
Marvin cautiously inspected for tracks, but didn’t find any footprints.
If this was really a hunter’s temporary camp, then that hunter was definitely very shrewd and crafty.
Thinking of this, Marvin’s heart couldn’t help sinking.
The Legend laws not being effective meant that Legend abilities and Legend Domains couldn’t be used. It was the same for his daggers.
He didn’t have any decent blades on him besides those, so he could only use the Hunting Knife he got from the Ghost.
But the dagger didn’t look like a good item. The blade was covered in rust, and Marvin wondered if it would break if he applied some strength.
He usually used twin daggers, so he felt a bit weird using only one dagger.
After a moment of thought, he fished out a pair of firearms from his storage and kept the dagger at his waist.
They were the firearms gifted to him by Constantine and were peak Battle Gunman equipment.
These two pistols, [Astaroth] and [Satan], had the name of a Demon Lord and an Archdevil.
Marvin had once used them in a previous fight, and they had been quite effective. Although they weren’t as frightening as Brilliant Purple, they were still at the peak of firearms in Feinan.
He reckoned that since he didn’t have a good weapon, he might not necessarily have an advantage in melee.
Thus he made last-minute changes and put a great amount of experience into his Battle Gunner class.
He obviously didn’t care about the experience penalty of the 2nd subclass so he directly raised the class to level 10.
Thus, he suddenly changed and became a level 10 Ranger and peak Battle Gunner.
For his Skill Points, besides the basic distribution (putting SP in Shooting Accuracy and other passives), he put everything else in Market Scuffle.
That melee technique could greatly enhance his battle ability for now.
Although it might be useless once he regained his Legend level, it was what he needed for the current situation.
He had to survive first anyways.
Thinking of this, Marvin prepared to open the chest to check what was inside.
At that time, he noticed a jumping shadow!
‘Something is there…’
Marvin didn’t move.
He immediately used Earth Perception and managed to see everything in the surroundings.
In a bush not far off, the earth faintly swelled up and a shadow gradually approached him!
With his Shapeshift Sorcerer bloodline boiling, he didn’t need to look at it to guess who it was.
‘Who sent that Blade Demon in the end?’
‘I have offended many people, but I haven’t had many encounters with the Abyss…?’
‘Could it be Balkh’s father? Isn’t that too fast?’
He didn’t think much more about it and kept moving.
On the surface, he was still leaning in to open the chest, but in fact, his hands were already holding onto two firearms.
He knew that Blade Demons had powerful Constitution and that it would be hard to kill it by relying on the two firearms.
In this territory, with the Legend being ineffective, the Blade Demon with its inherent melee abilities had the advantage.
But Marvin also wasn’t worried about it.
He was skilled at handling Demons.
The Blade Demon was still approaching stealthily.
It was moving very patiently. Hiding under the soil was its most powerful ability here, and if not for Kanger teaching him a heaven-defying sensory ability, Marvin might not have noticed him.
It was waiting, waiting for Marvin to stoop down to open the chest.
That would be the time when its prey’s guard would be the most relaxed.
‘Kill this human to accomplish the mission.’
At this moment, only Marvin was in the Blade Demon’s eyes.
The next second, Marvin bent down.
“Woosh!”
The shadow behind him suddenly rose up.
…
Across the cold Hunting Ground, figures kept appearing one after the other.
Most of them were pale, but still managed to remain cool-headed.
In a corner of the Hunting Ground, a girl with crimson eyes looked at the four men with evil intentions next to her, and seemed to be talking to herself. “So, the hunt started?”
“Start…” The Wisp lazily whispered, “Even if I don’t know who opened the Autumn Hunting Ground, it definitely wasn’t the Wilderness God… He is definitely not that bored. If he had the strength to open the Hunting Ground, he would definitely choose to awaken. If it’s someone else, then there is nothing to worry about.”
“Kill them. They aren’t good people, after all. With enough Hunter Imprints, you’ll be able to enter the true Wilderness Hall.”
“At that time, you’ll have a chance to hold the true Cold Light’s Grasps.”
“Teacher, you don’t need to worry about my state of mind,” Isabelle calmly said. “I would still act even if these four were good people.”
The Winter Assassin became speechless after hearing the girl’s words.
The other four were also at a loss.
These four were adventurers in Holy Light City, and had come from a Secondary Plane.
They reached the Crimson Wasteland by some coincidence and became Legend powerhouses by surviving through many hardships.
This time, they had heard that Cold Light’s Grasps were in the plains east of Holy Light City so they came to try their luck.
They didn’t find the daggers, but they did meet a beautiful girl.
She seemed to have a mental issue and often talked to herself.
The four suggested that they journey together and Isabelle didn’t refuse.
But after they were drawn into the Autumn Hunting Ground, their hidden nature was naturally revealed.
“Sorry, little girl.” One of the men licked his lips. “We need Hunter Imprints. Looks like we can only borrow yours first…”
He didn’t get to finish his sentence before a cold light flashed.
A head fell to the ground!
“How many times did I tell you not to use your innate ability!” the Winter Assassin scolded.
“Teacher, I didn’t,” Isabelle softly said, excitement visible on her face. “Their reactions and speed seem to have slowed in this place.”
“And the laws don’t seem to influence me here.”
The other three looked at the blood spurting out of their companion’s headless body, their eyes suddenly widening.
But it was already too late to escape.
…
In the murky Hunting Ground, a team supported by Holy Power appeared.
“It truly is the Wilderness God’s territory.”
“If we can enter the Wilderness Hall this time and get Cold Light’s Grasps, we will definitely be commended by God!”
A fearless Cleric looked at the empty sky in the distance and loudly proclaimed, “We will definitely succeed!”
Behind him was a group of 6 Paladins silently dragging their swords.
The swords kept flickering, with the Dream Shrine’s emblem seeming especially bright.
The Cleric looked at the Paladin to the side who was carrying a girl and gently nudged, “Changing your belief is the best way.”
“The God of Truth already died, and my God’s glory will shine throughout the Universe. The Dream Shrine is where you belong.”
“This mission will test your belief. Help me clear this mission and I’ll complete your ritual to convert. At the same time, I’ll do what we agreed, removing that young girl’s curse.”
The Paladin’s expression was one of extreme pain.
But thinking of the frightening curse on the girl’s body, he still lowered his head.
After his plea for help in Holy Light City had failed, he ultimately agreed to the Dream Shrine’s request.
Changing his beliefs.
Renouncing the Truth God to believe in the Dream God.
Naturally, they didn’t make him change immediately. This mission might need a Paladin that could use the Truth Scale. The Cleric postponed the ritual and promised that as long as Griffin helped them accomplish this mission, they would definitely help him too.
Griffin had no choice.
“Even if the God of Truth died, Truth will never die,” the Paladin softly muttered. To the rest, he suggested, “Let’s go, I can feel a group of monsters with Hunter Imprints gathering in front of us.”
“The faster we collect Hunter Imprints to reach the Wilderness Hall, the more advantageous it will be to your mission.”
…
Legend powerhouses had already appeared in all corners of the Hunting Ground.
Some met others at the start and started fighting, while many others were fumbling around alone. There were also some who sank deep into monsters’ lairs and were submerged by waves of monsters.
At that time, in an unremarkable corner, space suddenly distorted.
A girl that seemed to be about thirteen years old loftily came out of the space.
The others had all been sucked in by a vortex.
She was the only one who entered this Hunting Ground herself.
In the sky, the moon flashed, apparently saying something.
The little girl coldly looked at the moon and mumbled, “Faniya, it’s time to honor your promise.”
“Furthermore, that Locust… should be considered an Anzed power and returned to us.”
There was a flower in her hand. That flower had five petals of different colors and two spots seemed to be missing.
She silently looked at the multicolored flower, and an older woman’s voice echoed in her mind. ‘Only by reforming the Anzed Power can you become the true Witch Queen.’
‘Of seven Witchcraft Rights, we already recovered five. You’ll have to take care of the remaining two.’
Thinking of this, she strode toward the depths of the wilderness.
There, a tall temple was faintly visible.
…
Mountain cavity, bonfire, beside a chest.
Marvin reacted just when the Blade Demon revealed its killing intent.
He rushed forward to escape the Blade Demon’s vicious attack.
His left foot stepped on the chest and his body quickly twisted!
“Bang! Bang!”
As he turned, the two firearms accurately fired at the Blade Demon’s abdomen!
In such close quarters, it would be very difficult to avoid the firearms!
The Blade Demon’s offensive was suddenly stopped. Although its body was very fierce, it would still suffer from those two shots.
Taking advantage of this, Marvin retreated a bit.
Then, the firearms in his hands suddenly disappeared.
[Sleight of Hand – Weapon Switch]!
The two pistols turned into a shotgun!
‘Constantine said that this thing’s bullets are designed to fight Demons, I wonder how useful they are.’
As this thought flashed through Marvin’s mind, he unhesitantly pulled the trigger!
“Bang!”
The strong recoil pushed him toward the hill.
Chapter 522: Confrontation
A bright flame shot out of the seemingly ordinary shotgun.
It burst out very forcefully and shattered the Blade Demon’s abdomen!
Demons from the Abyss had always been known for their superior constitution, but after being deprived of its Legendary abilities, its constitution clearly appeared to be weakened.
If it had been at full power, then even this shotgun that was the “condensation” of the ‘Shas wisdom” wouldn’t be able to injure the Legend Demon.
But the outcome was different now.
As the powerful flames dissipated, Marvin calmly landed on the hill.
As for the Demon, it was howling from its position on the ground, face up.
Its abdomen was in a pitiful state, and it looked like there was a hole going all the way through!
Moreover, there were still some white flames continuously burning in the wound.
The wound was still worsening!
Marvin raised an eyebrow. This was far better than he had expected.
It seemed like Constantine hadn’t been exaggerating. A Battle Gunner’s strongest advantage was the ability to change bullets to handle different enemies. It thus had a superior advantage when properly prepared for a target.
Marvin rarely used that shotgun because it was designed for use against the Abyss’ Demons.
As a relatively amateurish Battle Gunner, Marvin was relying heavily on Constantine’s weapons. The Demon Hunter himself was a genuine moving arsenal. Not mentioning Brilliant Purple, which he had half-gifted half-sold to Marvin, the firearms on his body were frightening.
He had firearms against Demons, firearms against Devils, firearms specialized to restrain Celestial lifeforms, and firearms for killing Evil Spirits. In short, the Demon Hunter had specialized equipment for use against all common evil forces.
This was also the reason why Constantine could move unhindered in Feinan and become famous as the Demon Hunter. He perfectly combined his Night Walker and Battle Gunner classes to display Battle Gunner’s peak characteristics.
Thanks to Constantine, Marvin could also be considered well-off and thus could adapt to his enemy.
That weapon definitely caught the Blade Demon unprepared.
Even that shotgun had a very significant disadvantage: It could only shoot once in a short period of time, or else the barrel would explode. This was also why the Battle Gunner class wasn’t particularly powerful despite having such a strong advantage. But even so, Marvin’s goal had already been accomplished.
He put away the shotgun and rushed to fight the Blade Demon!
Of course, he didn’t really want to wrestle with the Demon. He went to check the Blade Demon’s injury!
Marvin was very satisfied with the effects of the shotgun.
The Blade Demon was greatly weakened. Its speed had originally been inferior to Marvin’s, but there were signs of stiffness and slowness after that shot.
Marvin noticed that a sizzling sound was coming out of the hole in its abdomen.
The bullets were said to have been mixed with a dense high-purity holy water which had a great effect on Demons.
Thus, Marvin could do anything he wanted.
He instantly took out the Hunting Knife and started fiercely attacking!
At the bottom of the hill, the two shadows were entangled.
Although the Legend laws were ineffective, Marvin still had Godly Dexterity!
And his Night Walker class had a large number of powerful skills, which would make it a lot easier for Marvin. After catching his enemy off guard and inflicting such a serious injury, Marvin had an overwhelming advantage.
He didn’t hurry to deal a fatal blow, though.
Marvin knew that this kind of enemy was the most troublesome. It didn’t speak much and simply attacked crazily, trying to kill Marvin.
Marvin chose to circle around it.
The longer it took, the more advantageous the situation would be for him.
If he rashly rushed up for a desperate attack, it might lead to his advantage being ruined.
Moreover, his Hunting Knife didn’t look very sharp. Marvin felt it would be rather difficult to kill the Blade Demon with it.
He was waiting for the shotgun to cool down.
Relying on his Demon Hunter Steps and Godly Dexterity, he kept the Blade Demon disoriented and confused.
Blade Demons typically fought by relying on their superior strength, so naturally, its footwork wasn’t as good as Marvin’s.
The fight was stalled for five minutes.
Although this didn’t seem long, only experts who had been through this kind of battle knew how much stamina this consumed.
Both of them were equally matched killers. The Blade Demon had an absolute advantage in strength, and meeting force with force consumed a lot of stamina.
On the other hand, the Demon was seriously hurt.
Sure enough, after some time, the Blade Demon became more sluggish.
Marvin felt pleased, continuing with his strategy while keeping his guard up. He couldn’t let that Demon go free.
He had to find out from the Demon who was after him!
Although it was most likely Demon Lord Balkh, Marvin wanted to confirm it.
Just when this thought popped into Marvin’s head, something happened!
The Blade Demon suddenly roared, its body rapidly expanding!
It doubled in size from its original two meters!
And in the process, the wound in its abdomen also began to quickly heal.
Its arms became longer and the blades on the forearms became sharper!
‘No good!’
Marvin didn’t expect that guy to have such a skill.
He had fought quite a few Demons in his past life, but he wasn’t as knowledgeable about them as he was with Evil Spirits and Devils. Blade Demons were one of the most suitable Demon races for becoming Assassins. Marvin hadn’t really gone head to head with that race in the game.
The enemy’s suddenly action put Marvin in a bit of a bind.
Because when it happened, the two of them were too close to each other!
The Blade Demon’s strange, long arms were like two huge guillotines ruthlessly slashing down!
Marvin simply couldn’t dodge properly. The other side’s move was too fast, and Marvin had been approaching for a strike when it transformed.
At that moment, he could only move backward to get as much space as possible.
But the Blade Demon didn’t easily let go. It stepped forward to completely restrict Marvin’s space.
The attack slashed down ruthlessly and Marvin could only helplessly block with the Hunting Knife.
He prepared to use Diamond Shape if he didn’t manage to deflect the blow. After all, the Hunting Knife’s quality seemed quite terrible.
But he was shocked by what happened next!
The Blade Demon’s forearm collided with the curved dagger, and a cracking sound echoed. The sharp tip of the Blade Demon’s arm blade shockingly broke!
Marvin felt the intense impact from the clash, and if not for bracing his legs to withstand this power, he would have already fallen down.
As for that Hunting Knife, it was completely unscathed.
Marvin’s eyes were wide open.
The Blade Demon fell backward in pain!
Chapter 523: Sacrificial Ground
The pleasant surprise came too abruptly. Marvin had almost activated Diamond Shape!
‘The blade is that sharp!?’
With how rusty and decrepit the dagger looked, he hadn’t struck a proper blow with it out of fear that it would shatter. Marvin was delighted and hesitated no longer. He brandished his curved dagger and rushed forward.
The Blade Demon was greatly injured after his forearm’s blade broke. Under the assault from Marvin’s Desperation style, he didn’t seem able to resist.
Not long after, both of its arms were cut down by Marvin.
Without its arms, the Blade Demon no longer posed any threat. Its body also returned to its original state, pain showing on its face.
Marvin knocked it out and bound it.
That Hunting Knife was simply too valuable, it could actually break the edge of a Blade Demon. That sharpness likely exceeded that of his [Azure Leaf]s!
Or could it be that due to the Hunting Ground, the Hunting Knife sold by the Ghost Merchant had some special attributes?
Marvin considered some possibilities, and his gaze was quite delighted when looking at the curved dagger.
He put away the curved dagger and prepared to interrogate the captive.
But the outcome made him feel a bit exasperated, as the Blade Demon continued struggling after being taken captive by Marvin.
Regardless of what Marvin asked, it refused to answer.
It just kept roaring and bellowing. Even if it said something, it was in rough Abyssal…
Marvin could only gloomily end its life.
At that moment, an imprint came out of the Blade Demon’s body and fell in Marvin’s hand.
A Hunter Imprint.
The Blade Demon was also in the Autumn Hunting Ground so Marvin could gain a Hunter Imprint by killing it.
As for the mastermind, although it wasn’t confirmed, Marvin had a guess and he would have to be careful.
…
After dealing with the Blade Demon, Marvin intended to quickly leave that place.
If the Blade Demon could come so quickly, the two Dream Guardians might also appear nearby.
If it was one on one, Marvin would still have some chance of success, but fighting one versus two would really be too difficult.
The good news was that with the Legend laws being out, this was one more advantage for Marvin.
The Dream Guardians were definitely at higher levels than Marvin, a lot higher.
But when fighting at level 20, Marvin might not necessarily lose to them due to his fighting experience.
Marvin still didn’t want to meet the two in the Hunting Ground. That kind of difficult fight would use up too much stamina.
Who knew what kind of dangers he would meet in the depths of the terrifying Evil Wilderness God’s territory?
Marvin’s only way out was to survive, get enough Hunter Imprints, and then find an occasion to enter the Wilderness Hall.
He stayed a short time in the hill cavity, finally opening the chest.
He was very surprised by the contents of the chest.
There was a copper key, which looked like a door key. Apart from this, there was nothing else in the chest.
After getting the key, Marvin glanced around to make sure there was nothing around before preparing to set off.
However, the weather abruptly changed.
A great amount of dark clouds gathered overhead and rain came pouring down on the desolate wilderness.
Marvin felt a painful heat as the rain fell down on his body!
‘This isn’t rain…’
Marvin shivered and instantly realized, “This is fucking acid!”
Large-scale acid rain!
This kind of strange weather never appeared on Feinan. Marvin looked around, but the surroundings were covered in acid, and even if he was quick, he would still be greatly injured.
He clenched his teeth and crawled to get in that cave.
The inside of the cave was like a completely different place. Although the entrance was narrow, the interior was quite wide.
The tunnel sloped downward, but the entrance was elevated above ground level so the acid rain shouldn’t be able to get in.
Marvin found a corner from which he was able to see what happened outside and began to rest.
Under the heavy rain, the air became a bit acidic.
Marvin took a deep breath and calmed his mind.
He took advantage of this time to analyze the information he had.
According to the Ghost’s words, the Hunting Ground was a space established by the Wilderness God, so only he and his subordinates could open it.
And this time, it clearly wasn’t the Wilderness God who had opened that place.
Marvin recalled the discussion of the Lich and the Banshee in the Regis Ruins when he heard that voice!
When he was eavesdropping, he heard that the Lich was apparently preparing a scheme related to the Wilderness Hall, and Regis Ruins had something to do with Miss Silvermoon.
But he hadn’t expected to end up getting entangled in that event because of the pursuit.
What was certain right now was that the Wilderness God hadn’t revived.
This might be the only saving grace of the situation.
After all, the thought of facing that legendary Ancient God that made all Gods pale truly was a headache for a mortal.
It’s just that a Lich… wasn’t easy to handle either.
Marvin took a deep breath. This matter definitely hid many secrets.
Cold Light’s Grasps’ appearance, Autumn Hunting Ground’s opening… This was clearly a premeditated plot.
What’s the Lich’s goal?
Surely he wasn’t having everyone kill each other for no reason… Especially since if the Lich simply desired slaughter, why would he choose such an indirect approach?
Such a gathering of Legends had a certain risk.
Even if he had the home advantage, it would also be hard to face numerous powerhouses if they joined hands against him.
Yet he did so, and definitely for a reason.
Thinking of this, Marvin subconsciously remembered the corpse of the Blade Demon!
He quickly approached the entrance of the cave and looked out.
What he saw made him shiver!
The Blade Demon’s corpse was gradually melting under the effects of the acid rain.
The ground underneath it was squirming unceasingly.
It was as if a mouth was absorbing its flesh!
Soon, the Blade Demon’s corpse had been completely absorbed.
The ground became peaceful once again.
But that frightening scene was deeply engraved in Marvin’s mind.
He understood something.
‘This is an offering!’
‘Damnit! This isn’t a hunt! The Autumn Hunting Ground is just a sacrificial ground.’
‘What does he plan to do by offering so many Legend powerhouses?’
The more Marvin thought, the more frightened he became. ‘This shouldn’t be… Does that lunatic really want to awaken the Wilderness God?’
Right now he couldn’t confirm his guess.
Only by surviving and reaching the Wilderness Hall could he discover the answer.
After some time, the rain stopped and Marvin left the cave. It looked like the wilderness wasn’t flooded by the rain.
But the expression on Marvin’s face was even graver than before.
This place was like a stomach!
An insatiable stomach.
He would likely have to face many challenges if he wanted to force his way out.
In the distance, a few shadows were jumping unceasingly.
Marvin frowned and entered Stealth before quickly approaching.
Chapter 524: Oracle
The Hunting Ground was still saturated with rich acid smell.
But strangely enough the soil was fine.
Marvin was moving composedly, merging with the wilderness, transforming into a light and swift shadow.
He soon reached that group.
‘Dream Shrine?!’
Marvin squinted, but there was no hint of nervousness in his heart.
These people weren’t with the two Dream Guardians.
That seemed to be a lone group.
‘This should be the force of Holy Light City’s Dream Shrine.’
Marvin attentively glanced around, these people were surrounding a very strange beast.
That beast had six eyes, a body reminiscent of a flexible leopard, and a shocking instantaneous movement ability.
This was a rare lifeform that even the knowledgeable Marvin hadn’t seen before.
It wasn’t part of the Abyss, Hell, the Negative Energy Plane, or the Astral Plane!
It was possibly a monster of ancient times.
Marvin suddenly felt the imprint on his hand throbbing.
A flash of understanding appeared in his mind, ‘I’ll get a Hunter Imprint as long as I kill this Leopard.’
‘Turns out they are gathering Hunter Imprints. Looks like they also want to enter the Wilderness Hall.’
‘But, why do they seem so prepared? It’s as if they intended to enter the temple to begin with?!’
Marvin noticed that these Shrine’s Paladins were perfectly coordinating, and even though that Leopard was nimble and even had special abilities, he already got surrounded.
The six Paladins clearly had the blessings of the Dream God.
These blessings let them have the same strength as ordinary Legends even after being deprived of their Legend abilities. This situation should have been within their plans.
Marvin became a bit more alert.
He had estimated that the two Dream Guardians only had a slight advantage without their Legend abilities.
But this was only if both sides had the same foundation, he didn’t account for those Dream Guardians’ blessings.
This was a Law from another Domain altogether, even if the Wilderness God was powerful, he was unable to erase a Law belonging to a God.
‘Meeting those two Dream Guardians would still be bad.’
Marvin silently thought. These people were also like that, although they weren’t as powerful as the Dream Guardians, there was a lot of them, and he was alone. It would be very difficult to beat them.
Just as he was about to quietly circumvent them, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind, ‘Careful! Don’t go south, there are two people ready to handle you there.’
This was Paladin Griffin’s voice.
Marvin silently raised his head.
Among the Paladins, a cloaked one was expressionlessly looking in his direction!
‘Such a powerful Perception…’
Although he already knew that someone able to condense the Truth Scale was bound to be outstanding, Marvin was still shocked by his Perception.
The Dream Shrine’s group had a total of seven people, six Paladins and one Cleric, but none of them managed to find Marvin.
Only the one carrying a small girl on his back, Griffin, noticed him. And he also used a special method to relay the information directly to Marvin’s mind.
He inexplicably felt a connection being gradually established, his mind and the Paladin’s became temporarily linked.
Marvin was somewhat shocked.
Because he found out that this ability wasn’t a type of magic. Marvin had previously ascended from the Ruler of the Night class, he naturally knew the difference between mortals’ magic and God’s Divine Spells’ Laws.
This power was closer to Divine Spell Law!
That guy had already become that strong? But mankind couldn’t break through the limits unless they had Fate Tablets.
And it didn’t appear after the fall of the God of Truth, could that guy have broken through the Law?
Marvin didn’t have time to continue carefully thinking about it, as Griffin had already said, ‘Even if I don’t know how you offended these people, those two Dream Guardians aren’t easy to deal with. Even if I didn’t befriend them, we have met before and they went south in order to deal with you.’
Marvin doubtfully said, ‘Why did you come here? Are these people of the Dream Shrine not with them?’
The Paladin quickly said, ‘I reached an agreement with them. Only by doing this are they willing to remove Molly’s Curse. This group and the two Dream Guardians aren’t working together, their goal is Cold Light’s Grasps.’
They were indeed prepared to come here.
Marvin took a profound glance at that Cleric, he could feel that this was a powerful Cleric, but his Perception wasn’t as sharp as Griffin.
His attention was still on that Leopard.
Marvin took advantage of that inattention to hurriedly ask, ‘What do you know about this Hunting Ground? Moreover, what kind of deal do you have with them?’
Griffin mumbled, ‘From the information the Dream Shrine obtained about this place, the Wilderness God didn’t resurrect. A lunatic activated the Autumn Hunting Ground. It is said to be the Wilderness God’s disciple, a Lich called Bandel. That Bandel wandered the Crimson Wasteland for hundred years and had been looking for many clues related to the Wilderness God. I’m not too sure about the details, this is the information obtained by the Dream Shrine from the Dream God’s oracle. There shouldn’t be a mistake.’
Oracle?!
This was that big?
Marvin was startled.
If he wasn’t wrong, the Gods were still working tirelessly on attacking the Universe Magic Pool!
This was a very crucial time, the Universe Magic Pool could not only counterattack, it also had a very powerful recovery ability. Moreover, there were at least two Plane Guardians fighting back.
Taking the time to send an oracle in such a situation proved how much the God valued this event.
The Dream God wasn’t a weak God. From Marvin’s understanding of him, he was shrewd and very sinister, there were definitely things hidden behind the scene!
‘Forgot to remind you, don’t look down on these Paladins, they are all Adjudicators.’
Griffin’s voice quietly echoed in his mind, ‘Although I’m not sure why the Dream Shrine would gather such a large force for an inferior artifact, your current situation is very dangerous.’
‘The only thing I can do for you is to let you know this. Leave quick.’
‘If we are lucky, we might meet again in the Wilderness Hall.’
Marvin’s heart warmed up.
Honestly, he didn’t have a deep friendship with that Paladin.
They only fought together on the snow mountain. At that time, Marvin dealt with the Mist Dragon on his own to prevent the fight from affecting the young Molly. Griffin clearly had remembered this.
If he hadn’t been warned by Griffin, Marvin would have already gone toward the south.
‘Thanks, I’ll look for Hunter Imprints somewhere else.’
Marvin knew that staying here would be too dangerous, and after thanking Griffin, he quickly withdrew.
Griffin revoked the connection.
At that time, a faint smile suddenly appeared on the Cleric who had been watching the battle.