That dagger played a key role in this battle. Unfortunately, Marvin hadn’t had time to dip it in poison earlier or it would have gone smoother. But that kind of product was very restricted so getting ahold of it wasn’t easy.
The two were relying on willpower and instincts to fight, and the situation was deadlocked.
The remaining five elite members looked at each other and suddenly moved forward to surround Marvin.
The little girl hiding in the corner lost hope.
They wanted to go against Marvin because they all saw that Marvin’s stamina would soon run out.
He began to pant. Dealing with Diapheis’ axe already took a lot out of him. If they were to attack now, they would certainly defeat Marvin. No matter how strong, without stamina one still couldn’t do anything.
His threat and oppression weren’t in effect anymore.
“Are you sure you want to do that?” While doing a sliding step to once again dodge Diapheis, Marvin asked, “Could it be that you want to die?”
“He is all talk!” A Thief among them said, “Let’s surround him and push him around a bit and the boss will be able to dispose of him!”
After he said that, the five came over from behind him.
Enemies on both sides!
A pale Diapheis was dragging his axe, cursing these opportunistic bastards in his heart, but nevertheless, they cooperated to get rid of Marvin.
“Quickly escape!” The little girl couldn’t help but rush out from her corner. At this time she saw Marvin turning his head and giving her a splendid smile.
The next second, Marvin suddenly dashed toward those five people. The group of five immediately turned nervous, putting their weapons in front of them. But Marvin didn’t attack them, instead skillfully dashing up a crate and jumping.
Marvin exhausted all his stamina with this one jump, leaving those five behind him.
“He is trying to run!”
“Quick! Grab him!”
“Idiots, chase quickly! He is already an arrow at the end of its flight!”
Diapheis cursed loudly, and those five and Diapheis himself closed in on him in a fan shaped encirclement.
At that time, the little girl hiding in the corner suddenly rushed out, standing in front of Marvin. She was holding a very small dagger while wearing an unyielding expression.
She and Marvin would live or die together!
“Thank you, Isabelle.” Marvin suddenly tossed aside his curved dagger and petted the little girl’s head.
“This is the only thing I can do.” The little girl voice was shivering but firm. “Mister Mask… Can I call you that?”
“Of course.” Marvin smiled.
The little girl then closed her eyes. Marvin’s right-hand formed a fist and was aimed at the six approaching people.
“Vs’bon!”
A queer word came out of Marvin throat like a sudden clap of thunder in the middle of the courtyard. This was Fairy Turin’s language. There were less than fifty people proficient in it in the whole human world, and more than half of those had a Great Wizard title.
A bright seven colored halo appeared on Marvin’s finger.
Isabelle opened her eyes only to see a continuous rainbow flow gushing out of Marvin’s hand.
It was as beautiful as holiday fireworks. But also exceptionally cruel.
This was one of the most frightening magics, [Rainbow Jet]!
The six chasing people were all under the area of effect of the Rainbow Jet. The five 1st rank adventurers’ bodies were hit by the rainbow ray and their bodies began to crystallize from fleshy human bodies to seven colored crystal.
In an instant, these crystals broke down into pieces one after another, exploding into a large amount of blood and bone fragments, flying in all directions.
This was a very bloody scene!
Only Diapheis was a bit better because he had retreated and only his chest was hit by the rainbow ray. Despite that, his HP also dropped and he only had 30 HP left.
The other five were definitely dead.
“No!” Diapheis was sorrowfully screaming. Both his hands were crystallizing and he gradually lost the ability to swing his axe.
“Lend me the dagger,” Marvin asked.
The little girl immediately handed it over. Marvin weighed it in his hand before it suddenly flew.
Bang!
Right in between the eyebrows!
Diapheis’ eyes were wide open with disbelief as he fell backward along with his great axe.
“Scary?”
Only Marvin and Isabelle were left in the courtyard.
She tilted her head to one side and surprisingly, a smile appeared on her face. “Very beautiful.”
“Remember, don’t touch them. People hit by the Rainbow Jet will carry crystal energy for two hours and this could infect others,” Marvin warned.
“Mister Mask, are you a Wizard?
“No, I am only a Ranger,” Marvin said. “But magic really is the most powerful killing tool nowadays.”
He quietly continued in his heart, ‘I’m afraid that it won’t be in half a year.’
After that great calamity, a considerable number of Wizards exploded from absorbing too much of the world mana flow, while some were forced to drop a rank and the remaining ones turned into monsters due to the chaotic mana.
This was a terrible calamity. The fourth Wizard Era was destroyed in such a short time. After a long period, mankind’s wisest were able to re-learn how to use magic, but it obviously was a totally new kind of magic system.
“Let’s go to the basement.”
Marvin pulled Isabelle’s hand and they entered the tunnel.
Chapter 15: Becoming Famous
Chapter 15: Becoming Famous
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Marvin was harvesting quite a lot of things inside the Acheron Gang’s basement.
After driving out a group of clueless dancers, he ruthlessly cleared out Diapheis’ wealth. He took the valuable loot after removing some simple traps. The most important was money.
He found six small pouch of silvers filled to the brim, each containing at least 100-200 silvers, and also a bag of jewels. According to his accounting skill, these pearls were worth several thousands silvers just at a glance. He just needed to find a suitable place to exchange them.
The most important part was that he found a secret compartment in Diapheis’ bedroom.
Inside the hidden secret compartment was a green agate pouch with 26 gold coins inside! These were authentic wizard gold coins, a commonly used currency in the south!
26 wizard golds meant 26000 silvers!
From Marvin’s memories, last year the taxes in his territory only amounted to 2000 silvers.
Running a gang was obviously not that lucrative. This money definitely had another origin.
Unfortunately Diapheis already died. The guy was too strong so Marvin’s capture plan ended up failing.
But as he was about to leave the place, feeling some regrets at the missing information, he found a familiar face inside a small room.
That was a young man with a short build and a wretched appearance. When Marvin found him, he was surprisingly unconscious on the floor.
There was also a dancer whose clothes were ripped apart inside the room, seeming very frightened. She hid herself in the corner while looking fearfully at Marvin and Isabelle who just broke in.
The little girl recognized her.
With Isabelle’s assistance, Marvin and the dancer had a simple conversation, and then she was given a few silvers before leaving.
‘Truly an unlucky guy… While forcing himself on her, the dancer pushed him and his head hit the corner of the table, making him lose consciousness. Seems like he is still alive. If I remember correctly, his name was Farmar. He should be my older cousin.’
‘Farmar is Uncle Miller’s second son, he unexpectedly appeared in the Acheron Gang’s basement. Looks like the identity
of the mastermind is already quite obvious.’
Coldness was apparent in Marvin’s eyes, as he handed one of the small pouches to Isabelle.
“This is yours. It should be enough for your mother to visit a Silver Church Priest.”
The little girl shook her head, “I can’t use that much. I also didn’t help when you were fighting.”
“You are a good guide. This is what you deserve.” Marvin smiled. “Go. Cure your mother and then look for a safe place.”
“And then?” Isabelle asked, “What about you? Mister Mask.”
“I have a lot to deal with.” Marvin glanced at his unconscious cousin, continuing,“If you and your mother have nowhere else to go, you can go to White River Valley one month from now. The lord there will take you in.”
“Didn’t White River Valley fall to a pack of gnolls?” The little girl wasn’t ignorant of the happenings in the outside world.
The crimson color in her eyes grew even deeper.
Marvin had some suspicions but he didn’t have time. He had a lot of things that urgently needed doing. Verifying whether he was right or not about this little girl must wait.
“It’ll be different in a month.” Marvin rubbed her head again. “Go. Be careful, don’t attract attention.”
Isabelle gingerly took the pouch and hid it carefully. “En¹!” She then took another look at Marvin before finally leaving the basement.
Marvin looked at the unconscious Farmar and suddenly began kicking him.
The pitiful guy painfully groaned while gradually waking up.
“Who are you? That bitch? Damn it, Diapheis works for me.” Farmar burst into a rage after waking.
Marvin gave him another kick.
Farmar’s body, which had become useless from drinking wine and playing with women, was directly sent flying out.
“You dare…”
Before Farmar had finished, Marvin had already stepped on his stomach, grimly saying, “It looks like you don’t understand your situation. I already killed Diapheis. In fact, after tonight the Acheron Gang will be a memory. I can see that you are wearing wealthy clothes so you must not be one of them. I have some questions for you.”
“You obviously can choose to not answer,” he added while flashing his curved dagger.
Farmar was immediately frightened, shivering. “Don’t kill me! I can give you however much you want!”
“You can ask around! My father is quite wealthy and our family has a villa in the rich district. Moreover, we will soon acquire a territory, becoming even richer. However much you want I can get it! Don’t kill me!”
Marvin unhurriedly asked, “Territory? Are you a noble?”
Farmar hastily nodded, “Even if I am currently not a noble, it will happen very soon! As long as that foolish guy dies my father will inherit White River Valley. He has already bribed River Shore City officials and secretly changing a nobility title isn’t that big of a deal. What’s more, we are part of the household. My father Miller was originally the White River Valley’s lord younger brother.”
“So what you’re saying is, you and the Acheron Gang worked together in order to kill that foolish guy?” Marvin knowingly asked.
Farmar swallowed and hurriedly nodded. “Exactly. That idiot stole the territory we deserved. We are only taking back what belongs to us. If you are Diapheis’ enemy, by all mean don’t kill me, we were only in a business relationship! Really, As long as you free me, you can ask for any amount of money, and I will give give it all to you. Don’t kill me!”
Marvin silently looked at the quest update, lightly shaking his head. Indeed, the mastermind was his own uncle that suddenly came back after getting rich.
After finishing the side quest, 100 general exp showed up on Marvin’s stats window. At the same time, a second side quest appeared, [Revenge].
[Revenge]: Since you clearly know who the mastermind is, you have to go all-out to get revenge. He would obstruct your way back to the territory as long as he is in River Shore City. This is fight with benefits at stake for both sides. Even though you are blood related, he would not stop getting his hands dirty. Perhaps you should make the first move.
The quest reward was 500 general exp, quite generous.
In fact, even if he didn’t have this quest, Marvin would still go look for his troublesome uncle. Harming him like that with such a vicious heart, Marvin would absolutely not let him off.
…
Seeing Marvin shaking his head, Farmar immediately began to panic, “I’m not deceiving you! I can truly pay a large amount!”
“Perhaps I don’t want money.” Marvin lightly took off his mask.
Farmar stared blankly. “How could it… You… How…” He stupidly laid there.
“I wonder sometimes, how could mankind be so vicious, starting with their own relatives?” Marvin lightly asked, “Perhaps you could tell me the answer? Dear cousin.”
Farmar suddenly summoned courage out of nowhere and tried to stand up!
“You are Marvin! You scared me. You think that holding a dagger is enough to scare me? Damn bastard, I’m not afraid of you!”
Marvin took half a step back, as Farmar sinisterly climbed up and ruthlessly charged at him.
“You should have already died! White River Valley is mine!”
Woosh. A cold light flashed and a head rolled.
“Poor guy…”
Marvin shook his head, not staying in the basement any longer. Under the cover of the night, he left the Pyroxene bar.
…
The next morning, the news of the overnight destruction of the Acheron Gang had already spread to River Shore City’s major and minor powers.
As for the two teams, they luckily survived because they had been sent out to suppress the situation. They also were assimilated very quickly into other gang powers.
Everyone said that the Acheron Gang provoked someone they couldn’t afford to mess with, someone with outstanding fighting skill who used twin daggers and wore a mask.
He single-handedly eliminated the majority of the Acheron Gang’s elite overnight, displaying quite frightening strength.
Since then, the legend of [Masked Twin Blades] spread throughout River Shore City.
And in a villa in the rich district of River Shore City, a plump middle-aged man’s face was as white as a sheet of paper.
In the hall above, a thick white layer of cloth was covering a stretcher placed on the ground.
“Master Miller, Young Master Farmar, he…”
A wrinkled old man leaning on a walking stick lifted the cloth to take a look, his expression turning cold.
“[Masked Twin Blades]…?” Miller clenched his fist. “River Shore City didn’t have this person before. Could it be Diapheis’ enemy?”
“How about offering a bounty?” The old man asked.
Miller frowned before shaking his head, taking a long pause, and saying while gnashing his teeth, “Go look for the [Shadow Spider]’s man. I must have my son’s murderer cut into pieces.”
“Also, keep sending people to look for that kid Marvin. As long as he is in River Shore City, I can’t fail to find him.”
“I’m already itching to make my nephew meet his father.”
…
The undercurrent was raging through River Shore City but Marvin had already left the city early in the morning.
His stamina was replenished by a night of rest. He left the city after a buying a few necessities, leaving towards the northwest. He would need at least a week before coming back after leaving.
It would be time for Miller to die when he returned.
His current strength was still somewhat lacking. Although he could single-handedly exterminate the Acheron Gang, Miller was not as easy to deal with.
From the information he’d received, there were at least two 2nd rank adventurers overseeing Miller’s villa.
This was a perk of being wealthy.
As long as you were wealthy enough, there would be strong p
eople willing to serve you. Miller’s villa had even been provided with a small team of mercenaries, nominally used for business but actually a private army. He had clearly bribed the city hall.
Want to kill him? It’s not that easy. Marvin also needed some time to prepare some things while also increasing his strength.
He was going north, toward a small mountain in the Hall Mountain Range. That mountain had been uninhabited for a long time and people had already forgotten what was there.
But Marvin remembered.
The [Scarlet Monastery], one of the rare few instances he clearly remembered in River Shore City’s surroundings.
A group of scarlet slaves had seized that place, and in addition, a lich that failed to reach godhood was lying dormant there.
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1- (T/N: En! is a nonverbal yes / understood / okay.)
2- (Instances are dungeons and special areas which could be accessed by multiple people or groups at the same time without them interfering with each other. )
Chapter 16: Void Conch
Chapter 16: Void Conch
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Marvin got rich overnight from exterminating the Acheron Gang.
He was never stingy when it came to spending money, especially when used at the right places. Anyways, those silvers weren’t wasted, as they would turn to scrap metal after the collapse of the currency system in the Calamity half a year from now, so it was better to change them into something useful.
Especially those wizard golds. They were even more valuable, so it would be a waste if they weren’t used before the collapse of the southern cities’ currency system.
Marvin was fully aware of this, so before he left River Shore City he disguised himself and entered the Ranger Guild.
The Ranger Guild was actually a simple organization. They issued quests, generally remained neutral and would occasionally do some business.
Marvin checked the Ranger Guild quest board and it didn’t have the [Clean up the Scarlet Monastery] quest that would appear half a year later. This meant that those scarlet slaves were still keeping to themselves and their strength was still within a controllable range. As for that sleeping half-god lich, Marvin already had a plan.
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