“She is a very good and capable woman.”
“But unfortunately… I don’t like women.”
Marvin was frightenedly stunned.
‘Fuck! This is the reason for the exile of the Elven Prince?’
Before he could recover, Marvin suddenly noticed something ahead!
“Careful!” We are approaching!” Marvin said in a low voice as he was startled.
Chapter 103: Mystical Oddity
Chapter 103: Mystical Oddity
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Under the cover of darkness, two people were slowly approaching.
They stood side by side on the branch of a big tree. In a quiet hollow in a tree not far away was black clothed man sitting upright. He wasn’t moving at all and his eyes were closed.
A fire was burning in front of him. If not for darksight, Marvin wouldn’t have been able to notice him.
Night Tracking was really too powerful. As long as he had some related item, Marvin would be able to lock onto the location of a fleeing enemy.
But this skill would use a great amount of Marvin’s stamina. The journey there used twice as much stamina as usual!
Since he found the target, Marvin immediately disabled Night Tracking.
This Outlaw of the Crimson Road hadn’t used any hiding abilities and seemed to be simply resting.
“Karel, that traitor.” The Elven Prince’s eyes narrowed, apparently recognizing that person’s appearance.
“Karel?” Marvin asked in a low voice, “You know him?”
“Of course, 20 years ago he was still a captain of the Iron Elven Guard.” Ivan stared coldly at Karel sitting in the tree hollow, his expression somewhat complicated.
“Not everyone accepted Nicholas’ high-handed rule. Karel was an elf that loved freedom. His potential was astonishing, but he was trained as a war machine by Nicholas. In the end, he couldn’t stand that kind of life and betrayed us.”
“He turned into an Outlaw of the Crimson Road, fully falling into chaos. A lot of elves died at his hands these years.”
“When he betrayed us, he took away a fragment of the elven race’s holy item, the [Knowledge Compass]. Because of that, Nicholas simply can’t find him.”
“I also found him by chance when he passed through the Stone Giant territory.”
Ivan solemnly said, “Karel is a very troublesome person, hide yourself carefully.”
“Let me take care of it.”
Marvin nodded.
The way he saw it, this guy was different from Black Jack who had been on the verge of advancing. He was a true 3rd rank class holder.
Marvin would die if he wasn’t careful around this kind of guy!
He chose a favorable location to watch the fight before quickly using Hide.
His Hide was originally not low, but after advancing to Night Walker, all skills would display their maximum effect during the night.
Soon, his body fused with the oak branch.
Without at least 20 points of perception, there would be no way to catch Marvin.
And an Outlaw of the Crimson Road would rarely have such high perception.
…
After Ivan confirmed that Marvin was properly hidden, he didn’t choose to sneak attack, but to rush forward instead!
In an instant, the distance between the both of them was reduced to less than 50 meters.
Inside the tree, the traitor Karel raised his head, still holding a black compass.
“Ivan!”
“It’s actually you!”
Karel smiled. “You and I are alike, both exiled by Nicholas. Why are you appearing here?”
Ivan laughed, replying, “To kill you.”
“We are geniuses, and all geniuses are restrained by Nicholas. Why would we want to slaughter each other?” Karel coldly said. “You are still too stubborn. Don’t you have any resentment after 30 years of exile? “
“Even though that group of stone people are a bit simple, it’s actually very fun.”
Ivan still had that same lazy appearance, but his sword was already aiming at Karel in the tree hollow.
“I don’t need to ask you to come, do I?”
Karel calmly answered, “I don’t want to come out.”
“Then I’ll come in!” Ivan burst into a swift sprint, as an extremely frightening pressure was emitted from his worn out sword.
In an instant, the entire forest began to groan softly, shivering!
…
‘This is… Peerless Sword Aura!’
Marvin had good eyes, and could make out Ivan’s current realm in an instant!
Worthy of the myth of being someone able to advance to the Elven War Saint rank! Marvin estimated that he would be unable to resist that move.
But at that moment, seeing Ivan’s sword about to chop at that great tree, Karel suddenly burst into laughter!
The two men’s surroundings suddenly began fluctuating.
As if the space in that area was overlapping and twisting.
‘Space Magic?’ Marvin eyelids twitched.
He had a bad feeling!
This Karel was obviously prepared!
But in a flash, Ivan’s figure was frozen on the spot. A faint radiance was emitted from Karel’s hands.
Knowledge Compass!
It was said to be a mystical oddity given to the elven race by the god of knowledge. Outsiders would be unable to understand its divine power!
The knowledge compass fragment floated up, its radiance gradually condensing before finally turning into an hexagonal sigil.
Ivan was inside the sigil, unable to move.
Karel slowly stood up. “Knowing that I have the knowledge compass, you still dared to rush in like that. You sure have a lot of confidence in yourself.”
“I know the Knowledge Compass is unable to lock you up for too long. You are someone who has hope of advancing to War Saint after all. But I’ll teach you a lesson today.”
“Arrogance has its costs.”
Ivan was motionless inside the sigil, yet he still wore a calm expression.
It was clear that he knew the knowledge compass had this kind of ability, but he wasn’t afraid of it!
He had a way to break free, and he only needed a bit of time.
But his expression suddenly changed!
Karel had come out of the tree.
“Bang!” The tree hollow exploded, and splinters of tree bark fell to the ground.
Inside that big tree hollow lied many elven iron guard’s bodies!
The only survivor was actually an elven woman. Her helmet had been removed, and she was tightly bound and had a thick cloth covering her mouth.
Ollie!
Ivan’s expression was filled with anger!
He knew he’d fallen in a trap. Ollie had found Karel first but was captured. Karel would definitely make some preparations.
He killed the other elves and only left Ollie as a hostage. It made sense.
There weren’t many people who could threaten him in all of Thousand Leaves Forest. Whether it was that Nicholas whose perception was fooled, or the Elven Prince Ivan, they couldn’t just watch Ollie die.
Thus, he simply used Ivan’s arrogant self-confidence to plan this trap.
The knowledge compass would trap Ivan for at least 3 minutes.
But Ivan couldn’t interfere with what would happen in these three minutes!
He had never expected that Ollie would truly find him, such bad luck.
…
“I originally wanted to keep you as a hostage,” said Karel with some regret.
“Unfortunately, I suddenly changed my mind.”
“At that time, I loved you, dear Ollie. But you’ve disappointed me. You actually like this coward!?”
“Don’t you remember what he said to that old geezer Nicholas? In front of all the wood elves noble families, he said he didn’t like women. And you actually still defended him!”
“This
is no good, I am jealous.”
Karel laughed and took out a frightening scythe from his sleeve!
“I didn’t have the opportunity to retaliate myself before, but today I’ll let you die in front of the one you like. Thinking about it, I’m actually a benevolent person.”
The scythe was hooked around the front of Ollie’s neck.
Ollie just looked at Ivan. There was panic in her eyes, dread, and sadness, but it finally turned to calm.
She looked at him attentively.
Ivan glared at Karel.
“Don’t do this, it makes me look like a villain.” Karel smiled, as the scythe started slowly cutting Ollie’s neck!
But at this time, a human shadow suddenly leaped from the darkness, ruthlessly colliding into Karel’s waist!
Karel was startled, but he reacted absurdly quickly, slashing sideways viciously with his scythe.
The shadow didn’t manage to escape and was split in two by that scythe slash!
Chapter 104: War Saint!
Chapter 104: War Saint!
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
As Karel revealed his cards, Marvin silently prepared to make a move.
When Ollie appeared along with countless elven iron guards, he knew he couldn’t keep hiding any longer.
Ivan needed time to struggle free of the knowledge compass’ shackles.
Marvin could give him enough time.
Seeing Karel’s scythe hanging on Ollie’s neck, Marvin didn’t hesitate any longer and took out a small bottle. “Gulp!”
The third use of dragon strength!¹
This time’s use was more worth than last time.
Last time was only to handle a gnoll Sorcerer and a group of gnolls. At that time, drinking a quarter of the potion was in fact a waste. But Marvin was too weak at that time, so he used Dragon Strength for lack of a better option.
Dragon Strength could increase strength by 6 points and dexterity by 4. Attribute-wise, it was like an increase of 20 levels!
Although the strength of classes weren’t simply dependant on attributes, at the very least with regards to the attribute field, Dragon Strength was enough to let Marvin withstand all kinds of powerful class holders!
Of course, if it was a caster, it would still be relatively troublesome.
Outlaws of the Crimson Road were less difficult, especially after Karel used up the abilities of the knowledge compass.
Marvin was confident he could stall for time.
It was only wasting time. Higher rank classes were stronger not only in attribute points, but also had all kinds of frightening skills and special abilities.
Marvin wasn’t arrogant enough to think he’d reached the state where he could eliminate a powerful 3rd rank class holder after drinking the potion.
On the contrary, he was very careful!
In order to save Ollie, he didn’t rush out openly, but chose to use stealth instead.
He used that innate skill from he got from the Book of Nalu, Shadow Doppelganger!
From among the shadows, a figure looking exactly like Marvin appeared. Its strength was half of Marvin’s and it could only exist for 3 minutes.
In order to probe Karel, Marvin didn’t hesitate to send the shadow up first!
He let out a deep breath at the outcome!
Karel actually downed Marvin’s shadow in an instant!
This guy really had the strength to match his rank! If Marvin wasn’t careful, he would fall head first!
…
Using stealth, Marvin carefully approached Karel who had a serious expression on his face.
Karel’s expression was gloomy and cold, as he unceasingly checked his surroundings.
The scythe in his hand was an odd type of weapon. Very few people would use such an exaggerated weapon. People who used it were either fools who tried pass as being strong, or genuine experts!
Marvin was silently moving with Fang in his hands, neither too slow nor too fast.
Both of them were less than 10 meters apart from each other.
Marvin stopped. This distance was more or less good. The low perception of Outlaws of the Crimson Road didn’t mean that they wouldn’t be able to detect someone very close.
The darkness also help Marvin out. Karel was a dark elf, so he had some night vision, but it was far from darksight.
Karel looked irritable, his gaze like a hawk sweeping over prey.
“There is actually someone else…”
“Truly unexpected.”
Karel took two steps back, suddenly approaching Ollie. The scythe in his hand slashed toward her!
He was forcing Marvin to come out!
Marvin knew his intention, yet he had no choice but to act!
“Woosh!”
A dart accurately shot toward Karel’s chest, before being blocked by the scythe.
Marvin was also unable to hide again.
He straightforwardly came out, raising his daggers!
Marvin was currently under the effects of the potion, so he wouldn’t be weaker than Karel in terms of attributes.
But the other side’s weapon filled Marvin with dread!
The giant scythe had the advantage over daggers because of its design. It could easily steal a dagger or destroy it if the pivot strength cleverly used.
“Clang! Clang!”
After a simple probe, each had some understanding toward the other’s strength.
“Fascinating, 2nd rank Night Walker with the attributes of a 3rd rank class holder. Looks like you used some valuable potion.”
Karel saw through Marvin in a glance.
Marvin didn’t say any superfluous words. The dagger in his hand ripped through the air as he rushed up to him!
There was definitely a difference between their strength, especially considering the fierce skills of an Outlaw of the Crimson Road. He absolutely couldn’t give Karel an opportunity.
Close combat was Marvin’s only way out!
Blade Technique – Rapids!
The twin daggers attacked together in an instant, leaving afterimages behind, enveloping Karel inside!
The 25 dexterity additional specialty [Flicker] showed its full effect through his weapons!
Two Weapon Fighting gave up some striking power in exchange for super high attack speed. Its nemesis was Iron Bastion, but the Outlaws of the Crimson Road didn’t have anything like that matchless defense!
Each slash of Marvin’s daggers forced Karel to defend. Otherwise it wouldn’t result in just a small injury!
The giant scythe obviously didn’t have the flexibility of a curved dagger, and soon, Marvin found a flaw and managed to slash toward Karel’s arm.
Although the latter had dodged in time, he was still cut.
This made Karel extremely angry.
He hadn’t though that he, as a 3rd rank powerhouse, would actually be suppressed by a 2nd rank newbie.
Marvin simply did not give him a chance and kept sticking to him!
He knew Outlaws of the Crimson Road were frightening, so he tried to stay close to Karel at all cost to make him unable to use the advantages of his giant scythe, and not leave him the chance to use any of his various skills!
That was the only way to maximize his own advantages!
“Fuck off!” Karel was extremely angry. He did a sudden sweep, forcing Marvin to abruptly back off. But there was still a line of blood on his abdomen!
The distance between both sides had increased.
Karel raised his scythe up, fiercely waving it over!
Marvin fearlessly used Shadow Step!
The distance covered by this step was extremely exaggerated, because he activated Burst along with Shadow Step!
Marvin directly crossed past the scythe’s attack range, intending to turn around and counterattack.
But at this moment, Karel suddenly bellowed, the sickle beginning to dance crazily in his hand!
In an instant, frightening blade shadows enveloped h
im!
‘It’s similar to Chaotic Dance!’
‘No good…’
Marvin was in a difficult situation. He sped up, and with the help of Flicker, he managed to dodge those frightening blade shadows.
But Karel chased after him, unwilling to let go!
While under the effect of this high level skill, Karel’s speed was no slower than Marvin’s.
His attacks were incomparably wild. Marvin used the terrain to dodge and but Karel simply reduced those trees into pieces!
This guy was a completely berserk human shredder!
Marvin who could still attack earlier had been reduced to being Karel’s prey. He could only depend on his high dexterity to keep running away.
“Drop dead!”
Karel’s eyes were filled with blood, and his speed slightly rose!
‘He can still speed up?’ Marvin was startled. He had used Burst several times in a row, and his body was already at his limit.
This guy was really too strong. Marvin had used a potion but was still overwhelmed!
“Pop!”
A scythe slash ruthlessly hit the ground, leaving a long gash!
Marvin rolled awkwardly, covered in earth all over.
That was too close!
His heartbeat sped up. Seeing the scythe catching up once again, he didn’t even have the courage to block!
Because the daggers were simply unable to block it!
‘Can only run…’ Marvin ground his teeth, got back up and dodged again.
But at this time, a rumbling sound could be heard near Karel!
The next instant, he looked with shock at the knowledge compass fragment hanging on his chest as it shattered.
“This is impossible!”
“It hasn’t even been a minute and a half!”
Karel suddenly turned, and outside that place where the tree hollow previously was, Ivan had an angry expression, holding his worn out sword.
He had already broken the space prison! Even that fragment of knowledge compass shattered under his tremendous power!
“This is impossible…” Karel murmured somewhat dumbfounded.
“Unless you are already…”
Not letting him finish his words, Ivan already turned into a swift shadow rushing over.
He was fuming while looking at Karel and declared in a cold voice:
“War Saint? I reached that long ago!!”
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