Jessica sneered, “Do you know how precious a portion of Golden Blood is? That was something I risked my life for, and Tess’ life is far from being worth the Golden Blood.”
“Lorie is very kind, but she isn’t a fool. You definitely used some trick to deceive her into giving you that portion of Golden Blood!”
“Tell me, what do you think should be done.”
Marvin remained silent.
No wonder Rocky Mountain’s Boss looked for him and said they had some private matter to discuss. It was in fact because of this!
He forced a smile. “Miss Jessica, maybe you misunderstood something. This deal itself was suggested by Lorie.”
Jessica’s eyebrows twitched. “I don’t care, you taking the Golden Blood was taking advantage of my sister.”
“I believe the world’s Great Hero Marvin isn’t someone that cheap.”
Marvin rolled his eyes. “Be straightforward, what are you after?”
Jessica mischievously smiled as her eyes seemed to penetrate Marvin’s body. “Let me borrow your weapon.”
Marvin coldly snorted.
Turns out she was after the Dragon Slayer rifle!
Indeed, with Weeping Sky, Jessica’s strength would be heaven defying. Slaying Clarke would take a matter of minutes.
But even without the rifle, Jessica could already completely bully Clarke in a one on one.
Marvin didn’t know when Jessica noticed his discreet actions, but he definitely wouldn’t hand that treasure over to others that easily.
“You are very powerful, but if you show the entire world that the Dragon Slayer rifle is in your hands, Dragons would join hands to attack Hope City.”
“Moreover, Black Dragon Clarke isn’t the biggest problem of Hope City, right?”
“The Black Dragon God’s projection is.”
Marvin attentively watched Jessica. “Your Fate Sorceress power isn’t infinite, you can’t do anything against them one versus two.”
Jessica coldly snorted, remaining silent.
Marvin’s words were right. Even if the Dragon Slaying rifle was handy, using it would bring even more troubles.
If she used Weeping Sky to slay the Black Dragon, it wouldn’t be long before plenty of Ancient Chromatic Dragons would group up together against Hope City.
This wasn’t a situation she wanted to see.
“This treasure is something I don’t dare to rashly use. But the good news is that I am currently Robin.”
Marvin assured with a smile, “If the Black Dragon dares to invade Hope City, I’ll act at a suitable time and settle the issue for you.”
Before Jessica could reply, the door to the meeting room was suddenly pushed open!
Lorie hurriedly rushed in. “No good. They are doing a sacrifice!”
“What?” Jessica suddenly stood up.
Lorie explained, “I just saw them wantonly massacring people from various races, even some from the Underdark’s races.”
“The smell of blood is very heavy. This is a very rarely seen technique, and through sacrifice they can open a temporary passage.”
“If i’m not wrong, they want to summon the Black Dragon God’s… avatar‘s Claw!”
Jessica’s complexion became ashen. “We have to immediately wreck it!”
“There is no time.” Lorie was very worried. “The Black Dragon God’s summoned a [Heavenly Observer]. The entire Lion Town is under his supervision. Your Fate’s strength isn’t enough to forcefully break through.”
Jessica angrily clenched her fists.
But at that time, Marvin composedly stood up.
“I have a way.”
Chapter 272: Wasteland of Death
Chapter 272: Wasteland of Death
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Before the Universe Magic Pool shattered, regardless of how powerful the gods were, they couldn’t directly send an avatar to Feinan.
It was also because of this that they couldn’t show their “miracles” anywhere other than the secondary planes and had to develop their believers there.
That, along with the firm Wizard Rule, led to the current situation in Feinan. Few people had faith in gods.
Of course, there were still some believers in some areas.
For example, the Silver God and the Craftsman God were different because they didn’t need to display miracles, as they would gain faith anyways.
But most gods weren’t known, or more precisely, the masses didn’t know clearly about their existences.
This was the reason they wanted to attack the Universe Magic Pool.
The New Gods from the 3rd Era that originally came from Feinan but couldn’t even send an avatar there were understandably very annoyed.
But the Universe Magic Pool didn’t cut off every method.
There were always some loopholes, and Ancient Gods like the Black Dragon God knew more of those secrets.
Sacrifice was one of these.
Sacrifices weren’t well understood, but after so many years of development, all kinds of frequent sacrificial ceremonies have been demonized by the masses. Even erudite casters didn’t necessarily know the true nature of sacrifice.
But Marvin knew.
Sacrifice was a kind of trade, sacrificing a life to obtain more power. This was the essence of sacrifice.
The Black Dragon God’s projection and Clarke worked together to prepare an ancient ritual that would temporarily open a small passage.
This passage would link to the Astral Sea beyond the Universe Magic Pool, and even if it wasn’t big enough for the Black Dragon God’s avatar, it was more than enough for a claw.
Marvin knew that they definitely couldn’t underestimate that claw.
The Black Dragon God wasn’t a god on the same level as the Shadow Prince. He was a lot more powerful.
If this avatar’s claw fused with the projection, then even Jessica might not be a match for it!
It looked like they really wanted to conquer Rocky Mountain!
However, interrupting the ritual was actually very simple because the entire process required a medium.
…
“… The medium is the Black Dragon God’s scale.”
“Clarke spat out a shadow when she summoned the projection, and inside it was the Black Dragon God’s scale.”
“It’s also because of this that his projection could accurately descend at that location in Feinan. The scale is like a plane mark, leading the path for the projection.”
Facing two of the three sisters, Marvin told them with assurance, “Now, they are holding a ritual in the same way.”
“As long as you destroy that scale, the Black Dragon God would lose the plane mark and nothing else could leave enough energy to link to the God Realms, not even his projection.”
Jessica calmly pointed out, “You’ve said so much, but you haven’t settled the issue. How do we destroy the Black Dragon God’s scale?”
Lorie’s expression was filled with expectation. “I believe Sir Marvin certainly has a way.”
Marvin gently smiled.
Since he stood and said all this, he naturally had a way.
In any case, this trip to Rocky Mountain had already been delayed for so long that he couldn’t get to the Source of Fire’s Order immediately after the meteors fell. It would be better to take advantage of the Underdark Army attacking Hope City to make more profits.
The previous portion of Golden Blood made Marvin realize that the Three Sisters were very wealthy.
“Plane marks can’t be casually moved. Moving it would very likely cause the avatar’s descent to be temporarily offset. Thus, they would definitely put it in a well hidden location while carefully protecting it.”
“In fact, finding it isn’t too big of an issue. If I’m not wrong, Lorie, you should be able to, right?”
Marvin looked toward the little girl.
The latter pretended to be calm as she nodded, her heart still betraying he
r as it beat increasingly faster.
She had the ability to see through many things, or else she wouldn’t have been able to see that sacrifice in Lion Town from the city wall.
Having her look for a Dragon’s scale wasn’t too much of an issue.
“The issue lies in how to destroy it.”
Jessica considered the situation patiently. “You just heard that the Black Dragon God summoned a [Heavenly Observer], Lion Town is completely under his sight. If an outsider entered, he would definitely issue a signal.”
“Well, my own strength would indeed be insufficient.”
Marvin looked at Jessica, replying, “I have a way to secretly destroy the Dragon’s scale.”
The two sisters’ eyes shone. “What way?”
Marvin calmly said, “Give me two days, I’ll definitely destroy that scale.”
“But destroying the Dragon’s scale would definitely make Clarke and the Black Dragon God extremely angry. A battle would be unavoidable.”
Jessica hurriedly assured, “Don’t worry, I’ll definitely protect you.”
Marvin shook his head with a smile before revealing a sharp expression. “No. I only need you to help block the Black Dragon to give me a chance to shoot it down.”
…
Jessica finally ended up being convinced by Marvin’s plan.
Since this matter couldn’t be delayed, Marvin immediately bid farewell to the two sisters and left Hope City under the cover of the night.
Their sacrificial ritual would definitely need three to five days, while Marvin should be able to deal with it in two days.
The Heavenly Observer was a very troublesome lifeform, but with him there, the Black Dragons would end up lowering their vigilance.
There weren’t many things that could hide from an Heavenly Observer in this world, but there was that one thing.
Marvin knew that it was hidden in an underground palace.
It was in the desolate plains in the northern part of Rocky Mountain, a region known as the Wasteland of Death.
There, death could be felt all around. Skeletons and ghosts were everywhere. It was also linked to the Saint Desert in the east, while there was a huge sea to the west.
Further north, a succession of cities spread across the Pompo Seashore.
That was the South Wizard Alliance’ western headquarters.
Marvin’s destination was an abandoned castle in the west of the Wasteland of Death.
It was occupied by a group of Vampires that weren’t very friendly to humans.
Usually, not many people were willing to go to such a god forsaken place.
…
The new moon was hidden by the black clouds as a lonely shadow appeared on the wilderness.
Not far away, an abandoned castle could be seen.
Marvin took a deep look at the castle.
‘Finally found it. [Eriksson’s Brooch] should still be there.’
Chapter 273: Ancient Castle Tulip
Chapter 273: Ancient Castle Tulip
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Ancient Castle Tulip.
A castle forgotten by history. Pampo Seashore’s inhabitants might have already forgotten that there was once a flourishing territory here.
The castle was established on a cliff by the seashore, towering over the sea.
This ancient castle had once been covered with tulips brought from the east, both inside and outside. This was because the wife of the ancient castle’s Lord was most fond of tulips. That was where the castle got its name.
But a sudden disaster ended this territory, leaving it in ruins. It gradually became part of the Wasteland of Death, a desolate area that no one was interested in.
Apart from the lighthouse near the seashore and the dilapidated pier, this place didn’t have any signs of its former splendor.
It was purely an abandoned castle.
Marvin hadn’t come to this castle before, but he had seen some videos in the forums and thus knew some things about it. He was the kind of player that would remember any bit of lore he learnt about.
…
‘Regardless of how glorious it once was, now there are only some unscrupulous Vampires here.’
‘When the Ancient Castle Tulip was released, the most powerful member of the Blood Race was only a Vampire Marquis and there was no trace of a Vampire Duke,’ thought Marvin as he quietly sneaked into the ancient castle using Stealth.
A Vampire Duke was equivalent to the Legend realm, while a Vampire Marquis had a 4th rank class holder’s strength and was at the same realm as Marvin.
He quietly walked past the castle’s wooden path, and apart from two ordinary crows, Marvin saw no lifeforms.
Perhaps most of the Vampires were asleep.
A few might be awake, but they would be driven by their urges and rush north to hunt.
It has to be known that the Vampires occupying this castle and the ones Marvin met in the Deathly Silent Hills were different.
The Vampires in the Deathly Silent Hills were part of the Bright Side and they could be said to have friendly relations with humans. They would only drink the blood they needed and wouldn’t willfully slaughter innocents. The Vampires living in Ancient Castle Tulip were different, part of the Dark Side. They always regarded themselves at the greatest race in Feinan, and would not only massacre and hunt down humans, but also do it to every other race, spreading panic everywhere.
In other words, Marvin had no intention to be lenient with this group of Vampires.
Even if he was in Stealth, the equipment he was wearing felt a bit out of place.
A pair of curved daggers at his waist, and the pair of pistols he got from Constantine, [Astaroth] and [Satan], on the sides of his thighs. These names weren’t random. They were the names of an Archdevil and a Demon Lord.
He was carrying a shotgun on his shoulders and he had switched the Sha’s bullets for special silver bullets.
If he was unfortunate enough to encounter any Vampires, it would be hard to avoid battle.
Marvin was already prepared.
It’s just that Ancient Castle Tulip was more desolate than Marvin expected.
He quietly passed through a hole in a wall as cold wind blew everywhere, but there was still no sign of any Vampires.
He knew most Vampires were hibernating in the depths of the castle. If there weren’t any in the surroundings of Ancient Castle Tulip, then he was lucky… or perhaps the Vampires were.
Because he didn’t need to go deep in the castle.
From what he remembered, the entrance to the underground palace was in one of the side corridors of the castle hall.
Marvin calmly reached the hall entrance.
But he was surprised to hear a faint singing voice coming from a door covered in spider webs.
Marvin raised his vigilance!
…
A warm light could be seen coming from the room. Marvin approached to take a glance and was shocked!
Because the hall was actually filled with people!
Bright light came from the chandelier, illuminating the entire room.
A group of nobles wearing clothes from the Pampo Seashore were dancing elegantly.
The men looked like gentlemen and were young and handsome.
And the women were very beautiful and were wearing very revealing dresses. Marvin even noticed a girl carelessly flashing her assets!
‘What’s happening!’
Marvin felt as if he had seen a ghost.
This was an abandoned castle, so how could so many people appear here? And be partying?
He looked at the logs and didn’t find any will checks!
This wasn’t an illusion, it was real!
‘Hold on…’
Something flashed in the corner of Marvin’s mind…
This really wasn’t an illusion.
This was an event that happened in the hall in the past!
…
When Ma
rvin watched the video that player had shared, he didn’t watch the entire trip through the castle, directly skipping to the main part at the end, when the expert got [Eriksson’s Brooch].
He knew the underground passage was in this hall, but he still needed to find the exact location.
But seeing this ancient scene, Marvin suddenly felt weird.
This scene truly had happened.
But he didn’t know why this scene from the past once again appeared in the hall.
Marvin opened the door and walked in.
Sure enough, no one, not even the waiter, paid attention to him.
He tried to touch someone, but found out that his hand easily went through that person’s body as that person continued to chat with the talkative and immodest woman.
It was like a 3D projection of the past.
It was real, yet unreal.
At that time, Marvin’s eyes fell upon a young man and young woman.
These two hurriedly left the dance floor and went to a path next to the hall.
Marvin immediately followed them.
…
“Jason, we don’t have much time. My husband will be back soon.”
In a dark corner, the luxuriously clothed woman urged the man while starting to crazily remove her clothing.
And that handsome sturdy man also followed suit, the two people jostling into a changing room.
Marvin followed them.
In any case, it was a matter that had happened in the past, so it wouldn’t hurt to check.
Moreover, this place seemed to be very close to the passage to the underground palace mentioned in the video.
Marvin guessed that it should be related.
But Marvin was surprised to find that after entering the changing room, the phantoms of the two people disappeared.
The closed room seemed very normal.
Marvin slowly moved forward, walking a few steps in the direction the couple must have taken.
Suddenly, the floor disappeared under his feet!
‘Fuck!’
‘A secret path!’
He then fell down through that opening!
Chapter 274: Vampire Primogenitor
Chapter 274: Vampire Primogenitor
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Marvin was falling through the darkness.
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