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
Chapter 524: Oracle
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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.
Chapter 525: Encounter
Chapter 525: Encounter
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The fight in the wilderness was slowly coming to an end.
That Leopard couldn’t escape from the Adjudicators’ encirclement.
After its last struggling attack failed, the Leopard roared and instantly disappeared.
The Cleric sneered, raised his hand and a light green light suddenly shrouded the ground around him!
Divine Spell – Dream Cage!
The Leopard suddenly fell from the sky.
A Paladin ruthlessly rushed over, the longsword in his hand ruthlessly slashing down.
No blood splashed, but a Hunter Imprint gradually appeared, merging with that man’s palm.
“Good, let’s keep gathering imprints.”
The Cleric faintly smiled, “Oh right, contact Sir Swift.”
“Tell him that the person they have been looking for had already been found and is now going west.”
The other Shrine Paladins froze but didn’t hesitate. One of them used a specific method of the Dream Shrine to carry out the Cleric’s order.
Only Griffin’s expression suddenly changed.
The Cleric looked at the Paladin with a smile that didn’t lo
ok like a smile, “Seems like you don’t have enough faith toward our shrine.”
“That man is your friend?”
Griffin clenched his fist, before loosening it again.
He closed his eyes and coldly said, “I was only tasked to help you with this mission. After going through the ritual, you would remove Molly’s curse for me, this was our deal. I don’t need to explain anything else.”
The Cleric laughed, “You are right.”
He then shrugged, “It’s just that some matters are bound to change.”
“I heard this kid offended 1st Divine Servant Ambella, thus, the Dream Shrine would do everything possible to find him as long as he is alive in the Universe.”
“He will then die.”
After saying that, the Cleric’s voice turned murderous.
“Naturally, this isn’t our mission, it’s Dream Guardian Swift and Dream Guardian Wayn’s task. We only need to properly take care of our matter.”
The Cleric had a bright smile on his face.
He waved his hand and nodded at Griffin, “Let’s go, future Dream Paladin.”
Griffin’s eyes twitched, and he took a deep breath with a helpless expression.
…
In the west was a hilly area.
Marvin kept his Stealth activated, this was a very good habit.
In any case, his current skillset allowed him to keep his Stealth while quickly moving forward. The Autumn Hunting Ground was a very dangerous place. Sometimes, even Stealth wouldn’t guarantee that others would be unable to discover you.
Marvin met two monsters on the way.
But he didn’t make a move.
Based on his Perception, these two monsters were shockingly fierce.
They didn’t have Legend characteristics, but their bodies actually exceeded the limits of ordinary Legend Monsters.
Adding the fact that Marvin didn’t know their abilities, he didn’t dare act blindly.
The Dream Shrine group needed a team of Adjudicators to handle a beast with an imprint. Marvin’s heart sank a bit.
He intended to observe these beasts’ habits before making a move.
This was his usual strategy in the game, but he hadn’t put it to use for a while.
After transmigrating, his experience had been his greatest advantage, and it had been reflected by his quick leveling speed.
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