‘Did Judgement Day’s might shock her? Or am I making her worried?’
Marvin calmed his heart, analyzing the situation carefully.
It seemed Hathaway wasn’t really dormant in the ice, since she sent Marvin this invaluable piece of information.
This meant that her situation shouldn’t be too bad right now. She was probably feigning dormancy as a trick to deceive Dark Phoenix.
Marvin felt a bit reassured.
Shortly after, his eyes turned vicious. “Want to use Hathaway to kill me?”
Dark Phoenix’s goal was extremely clear.
This fake Hathaway was a trick to lure him.
If he really tried to sneak in, there would likely be a trap awaiting him!
But since he was aware of Dark Phoenix’s trick, Marvin wouldn’t worry too much.
Since Hathaway went to great lengths to hide her situation, he couldn’t show any sign that he knew about it and decided to delay it instead.
Marvin thought for a bit and then returned to his cabin.
He hid in his cabin without moving for the next few days.
He felt someone hesitating in front of his door, but leaving in the end.
Marvin sneered, ‘Still want to hide it?’
…
Sunrise Island.
This was a large and very strange island. It was obviously located west of mainland Feinan, but was called Sunrise.
This island’s history was very long, and the power controlling it was also ancient.
The Black Rider Monastery!
This was a mysterious organization established by Black Knight Sangore, and it had no lack of Legend experts. They controlled every harbor of Sunrise Island and had a very dedicated fleet.
Sangore himself very rarely appeared. Sunrise Island would follow his appointed overseer most of the time.
This place was noisy and flourishing, but the rules were exceptionally strict. If someone dared to use force on Sunrise Island, they would be chased to death by the subordinate organizations of the Black Rider Monastery!
No one dared to fight a mysterious organization that had multiple Legends.
Moreover, it was rumored that Black Knight Sangore had a page of a God’s book that contained endless power.
It was part of an artifact, and it was precisely because of that shattered artifact that Sangore was able to rule the entire Sunrise Island and the neighboring seas.
Marvin knew that the so-called God’s Book page was in fact the Book of Nalu’s 2nd page!
The 2nd page was named [Prosperity].
This page had a strange ability. It could make a city thrive endlessly.
It was also because of this that Black Knight Sangore had been secretly looking for the other pages of the Book of Nalu. But he had been unsuccessful for all these past years.
If it wasn’t for Sunrise Island being the only way to access the Dead Area, Marvin definitely wouldn’t pass through here.
The two pages of the Book of Nalu could resonate and it would be troublesome if Sangore made a move.
Thus, when the ship reached the shore, Marvin quickly disembarked and silently blended into the crowd.
After a while, the fake Hathaway got off the boat with doubt hovering on her face.
She didn’t understand what had gone wrong. Marvin already saw her, so why would he endure and not look for her?
Could there be a flaw in her disguise?
But in any case, the Master’s order had to be carried out. Marvin had to die!
Killing intent flashed in her eyes as her gaze went through the crowd, locking onto the disguised Marvin. She quickly followed him.
…
After Marvin arrived at Sunrise Island, he didn’t stay in the initial area for long.
He went to the shore to find a fisherman that would take him by boat to a small island not far from there.
That small island had a very strange shape. There was a volcano on the island and it looked like an animal claw raised high up, making it easy to recognize.
The island was uninhabited all year round and had no specialties it was known for, but since Marvin paid well, the fisherman was willing to take him there. In any case, it wasn’t far.
He knew that the fake Hathaway created by Dark Phoenix would definitely be following, but he didn’t care.
The two arrived at the island one after the other.
For Marvin, this small island was the relay that would lead him to the Dead Area.
At the edge of this small island there was a cave that could be used to enter the Seafloor Tunnel.
No one knew when that undersea tunnel had been excavated. It seemed to be related to a sea race that had disappeared in the Pambo Sea. If he could activate the tunnel entrance and walk through the transportation tunnels under the surface, it would be a lot faster than sitting in a boat.
But before leaving for the Dead Area, he still had to deal with that big heartache.
…
On the beach in the evening, Marvin meticulously reduced his speed.
The sun was setting. A somewhat strange shadow could be seen under a coconut tree.
‘Clumsy Assassin…’
Marvin smiled coldly.
The lifeform Dark Phoenix created clearly had not yet integrated into this world after being alive for such a short period of time.
Despite having the abilities of a 4th rank Assassin, the traces left in Stealth were too glaring and Marvin could easily see through them.
He wasn’t worried, moving forward neither quickly nor slowly.
This was a battle of patience.
In the end, when the sun sank completely, a soft voice echoed behind him. “Marvin!”
Marvin smirked.
He slowly turned, looking at the other side with feigned shock. “Didn’t you not recognize me?”
The fake Hathaway reluctantly squeezed out a smile. “I seem to have forgotten many important things.”
“But I feel that you are a bit familiar.”
“You know me? Can you help me recall my memories?”
Using amnesia?
Marvin sneered inwardly, while appearing overjoyed on the surface.
He walked over quickly and assured, “Of course I’ll help you.”
As they approached each other, “Hathaway” gave a blushing smile. “How do you intend to help…”
But before she could finish, Marvin suddenly attacked!
Shadow Step!
His speed was incomparably quick and his timing was exquisite. She simply didn’t have any chance to react.
Marvin moved right behind her and knocked her out!
Killing her directly wasn’t suitable, because he would be sensed by Dark Phoenix if he did so.
But Marvin did have a better method.
He brought the unconscious enemy in the cave and took out the Book of Nalu’s 6th page, [Rebirth]!
The fake Hathaway’s body instantly weakened!
Marvin could feel the page’s excitement and without Marvin’s instructions, it began swallowing Dark Phoenix’s Divine Source!
‘I hope Sangore won’t react.’
Marvin glanced worriedly at Sunrise Island.
…
In Black Coral Islands, a scene suddenly appeared in front of Dark Phoenix:
Her Hathaway creation was chasing after Marvin, but Marvin was too crafty and escaped.
But Marvin was seriously injured and seemed like an arrow at the end of its flight.
‘This should be fine.’
Dark Phoenix smiled, pleased with the result. She then immediately shifted her attention elsewhere. She still had a lot of important things to do.
Chapter 368: Time Breakpoint
Chapter 368: Time Breakpoint
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Marvin still felt that it was dangerous to use the Book of Nalu.
Even though the Rebirth page was relatively safe, that was when compared to the other page
s. He nearly got fucked by the book of Nalu last time with Madeline, almost ending up becoming its slave.
Thus, he remained at a respectful distance from it. The God of Deception wasn’t benevolent, and the way he fell was very strange. And Berserk Lord Angola exploding was good enough proof of the Book of Nalu’s dangerous nature.
But he didn’t have much choice this time.
The fake Hathaway made by Dark Phoenix was a physical body that evolved from her Divine Source. If he wanted to trick Dark Phoenix while taking care of that problem, he could only use the treasure left behind by the God of Deception.
Marvin was the master of that page of the Book of Nalu, and since he had that [Spirit Armband] raising his willpower, his control over the Book of Nalu had increased quite a lot.
By the time the page finished absorbing the Divine Source, the scene of him being pursued appeared in his mind.
These scenes were created perfectly by the Book of Nalu and the crafty book knew how to mislead Dark Phoenix’s investigation.
Everything went smoothly.
Dark Phoenix was indeed deceived and from the Book of Nalu’s reaction, she shouldn’t be paying much attention to this fake Hathaway anymore.
After all, as a God, she had many things to take care of before the Great Calamity.
…
In the cave, Marvin slightly relaxed.
After the Book of Nalu finished absorbing the Divine Source, the fake Hathaway’s body disappeared.
A drop of scarlet blood floated in the air.
Marvin extended his hand, letting the drop of blood land on his palm.
But as it touched his skin, the blood turned appallingly black!
Marvin was a bit startled, but before he could react, the black drop of blood went through his pores and was absorbed into his body.
In an instant, Marvin felt his blood starting to boil!
Some kind of dormant power seemed to be awakening.
But this feeling only lasted for less than half a minute.
Marvin could feel that this drop of black blood had been instantly devoured by his bloodline.
A flickering flow of information went through Marvin’s mind.
He opened his eyes after a while with an expression of shock. ‘Curse of the Anzed Witch?’
…
There was an additional curse on Marvin’s status window.
This curse was called [Time Breakpoint].
Its effect was that for three days, Marvin’s body would be stuck at that point in time and wouldn’t age.
This was a very strange curse.
Even with Marvin’s high Resistances, he would still be cursed for three days.
That was only one drop of Hathaway’s blood!
Marvin understood a lot from that drop.
‘Turns out this is the cause of the matter with Hathaway’s age.’
‘It’s not her using three shapes. It’s actually the Anzed Witch hereditary curse flaring up.’
‘6 years old, 16 years old, 26 years old, three Breakpoints. It wasn’t that she liked to change her appearance to those three shapes, but rather that she was trapped between these three Breakpoints.’
‘There are still strange curses and special constitutions like that…’
Even the knowledgeable Marvin hadn’t known about it and couldn’t help but mock himself.
Hathaway’s blood was cursed with the Breakpoint curse, making her cycle between different Breakpoints.
It sounded pretty good, like a clever way to reach immortality. But something like time was very mysterious.
Once broken, some unimaginable circumstances would appear.
Marvin could guess that Hathaway anxiously wanted to take care of her curse.
Because this curse not only restricted her power’s growth, but would also create danger not far in the future.
Her mind might eventually split into three personalities because of the three Breakpoints.
The three personalities would try to separate from each other, leading to devastating injuries.
She originally thought that after advancing to Legend, the curse would be easily taken care of… but it wasn’t.
She planned to use this time while sealed in ice to try to come up with ways to deal with the curse.
Originally, Marvin wasn’t supposed to know about this.
Fortunately, his Shapeshift Sorcerer bloodline was powerful enough after breaking through thanks to the Golden Blood he had used. With its overbearing nature, it managed to absorb Hathaway’s blood, allowing Marvin to get those pieces of information.
In all likelihood, Dark Phoenix didn’t notice it, or else she would have made use of this information.
Marvin’s feeling of crisis was now more intense.
From the start, Hathaway wasn’t safe in Dark Phoenix’s hand. He had to advance to Legend as fast as possible!
Thinking of this, he started checking around the small island to find a depression in the ground.
That was the entrance to the tunnel!
The depression led to a deep cave which was guarded by a few Sirens. With his current strength, Marvin had no issue negotiating with them… Using his daggers.
After a few minutes, he followed the cave and entered the seafloor.
A huge blue stone door flickering with a faint glow was now in front of Marvin.
There was a strange smiling face on the door. That face wasn’t carved in… It was actually a Greed Stone Monster.
This undersea tunnel’s origin was very old, but few people knew about it.
Marvin approached and the Greed Stone Monster blinked before stating, “500 gold. 450 will also work.”
Marvin immediately paid 500 gold coins.
That monster was not only greedy, but also very mean. If you truly wanted to save a bit and decided to pay 450, then you’d definitely regret it.
Who knew where that guy would send you!
“Ding Ding Ding!” The gold coins fell in the Greed Stone Monster’s mouth. The blue entrance then opened wide.
Marvin went through the blue curtain of light that was behind the door, and it was as if he crossed through a long expanse of space.
This was the wonder of the Seafloor Tunnel. Each step was like a hundred steps. All kinds of runes were there, and based on the description during the game, this tunnel was something that existed before the Primal Chaos Era. That was around the era of the Night Monarch.
The first third of the tunnel had no dangers. Marvin unconsciously quickened his pace, rushing forward.
…
Sunrise Island. While the central main street was bustling with activity, the sounds of horses’ hooves suddenly echoed!
Everyone was shocked; the central main street prohibited horses! This was the Lord’s inflexible rule. And today someone dared to violate that law?!
A total of six Black Knights overbearingly rushed through the crowd!
Everyone was in uproar.
The leader was Black Knight Sangore.
Sangore was looking at a small island in the distance, muttering, “God’s Book…”
Chapter 369: Xunshan Monastery
Chapter 369: Xunshan Monastery
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
Breathing sounds in the distance were distinctly audible in the cold.
A handsome man was sitting alone in an ancient village, listening.
Nearby, a red crow was flapping its wings restlessly while watching everything.
The man suddenly moved, making a grasping motion in the air.
The red crow was instantly torn apart!
An angry voice came from outside the village. “Ivan! Don’t think that no one dares to act against you just because you are the son of the Great Elven King!”
“We found the Secret Garden first! Do you think you can defeat all of us alone?”
Powerful silhouettes could be seen in the surroundings of the Ancient Village.
The words cam
e from the Wizard who had been controlling the crow.
He was a Half-Legend Wizard, and his words simply had no worth in front of Ivan, the Elven War Saint.
Ivan simply ignored him.
He only continued sitting calmly in the middle of the village with a determined expression.
Except him, no one dared to enter the village.
Because every single person who had entered the village was killed!
The Wood Elves would rarely use such fierce means, but in the past few days, many corpses had piled up outside the village.
Despite it being this way, there were still many people gathering outside the Ancient Village.
They were waiting for the hidden place to open.
The Secret Garden of the Dead Area was rumored to have countless mystical medicines. Ivan had suffered a lot to look for medicine that could cure injuries caused by flames made from Divine Source, but he found nothing.
Now that he knew the Secret Garden was about to open, he definitely couldn’t miss it!
‘There are still seven days… The news has already been leaked.’
‘At that time, who knows how many Legends will be there…’
Worry flashed in Ivan’s eyes.
Even though this land was rather deserted, there were many experts here.
The Secret Garden’s opening was bound to attract the attention of many Legend experts.
Ivan wasn’t worried about ordinary Legends.
It was just that he had crossed swords with some powerful Legends in other regions of the Dead Area. They were descendants of Ancient Races, people with fierce innate constitutions. Even if he was an Elven War Saint, he couldn’t overpower everything.
‘If those powerhouses join hands, it would be troublesome,’ Ivan thought calmly, keeping a determined expression on his face.
This time, whoever blocked his path would be torn into pieces!
Because every night when he closed his eyes, he recalled the scene of that burning black hole on that nearly perfect body!
‘Father…’
…
At the same time, a weak-looking shadow appeared at the edge of the Dead Area.
When Marvin stepped onto the Dead Area’s rough soil, two and a half days had already passed.
The Dead Area had a fog that would never change all year long.
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