By making use of information, Marvin was able to overcome many difficult challenges.
But in this territory, his advantage was simply erased.
Marvin found that this Autumn Hunting Ground’s beasts were mostly ancient wilderness monsters described only in ancient books.
It was rumored that the world was originally filled with all kinds of lifeforms. At that time, Feinan and many secondary Planes were still wild and the Plane Will was still growing. The Races fought each other, fighting over the right to survive.
Many Gods fell in the ancient times while fighting these monsters.
Although the beasts in the Autumn Hunting Ground weren’t as powerful as those genuine ancient mythical monsters, those dragged back by the Wilderness God to be raised were definitely not ordinary. Marvin had to be even more careful.
But there was an ominous feeling in his heart.
Doubts kept appearing in his mind, and he wasn’t able to disperse them.
What did that Lich Bandel want to do?
What was the Dream God’s plan?
There seemed to be a huge plot behind the reappearance of the Wilderness Hall. It wasn’t like the previous event in the Dragon God’s Tombl.
At least at that time, Marvin had the help of Professor and the others, and gained a lot of information about the Chromatic Dragons and Evil Dragons.
This time, he was drawn in by accident and felt ignorant and helpless.
That kind of feeling made him very uncomfortable.
Maybe he was already used to the advantage his otherwise wide knowledge provided.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help taking a deep breath. This helped him stay calm.
But at that time, his heart suddenly started beating fast!
A hurried voice echoed in his mind, “Flee quickly!”
Marvin was suddenly startled.
This was Paladin Griffin’s voice.
Marvin raised his head and looked around, still in Stealth, and noticed two quick shadows rushing over.
Dream Guardians!
‘Damn it! They still found me.’
Marvin unhesitantly sprinted away!
Although he didn’t know what happened, he knew his whereabouts had been exposed.
Although Griffin had reminded him, Marvin had already entered the view of the two Dream Guardians.
Marvin knew that his Stealth wouldn’t protect him from those two men’s sight.
He could only pray that the two’s speed wouldn’t be enough to keep up with him with the Legend Laws’ restriction in place.
But reality was cruel.
The two Dream Guardians’ speed was not only not inferior to Marvin’s, they were even slowly catching up to him. Their speed was mainly related to their blessings and it seemed like their blessings had been strengthened after entering the Hunting Ground, just enough to make a difference.
‘Looks like I’m forced to fight.’
Marvin silently took out the Hunting Knife.
He stopped escaping, standing on a hill instead, waiting for his enemies to arrive.
Legendary Weapons couldn’t be used, he hoped that this sharp Hunting Knife would be a surprise to them.
The two Dream Guardians quickly approached, reaching Marvin in a few seconds.
The two sides faced each other across a small river.
Swift’s golden hair looked extremely bright, and he seemed somewhat tired. However, an excited expression had appeared on his face when he looked at Marvin.
“Kid, why aren’t you running?”
Marvin didn’t have time to open his mouth before a sweet sounding voice floated over from the distance.
“Are they your enemies?”
Chapter 526: Winter
Chapter 526: Winter
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Out of nowhere, the two sides noticed that a beautiful girl was standing between them.
Her silhouette slowly appeared on the small river’s shore, with her back facing the two Dream Guardians and a calm expression on her face.
Marvin felt that this girl was rather familiar.
But he didn’t recognize her.
‘These crimson eyes…’
Marvin seemed to notice something.
But she already inquired once more, “These two are your enemies?”
“Hey,” Swift impatiently said, “Mortal, if you don’t want to die, you better not get involved in our matters.”
“Although I’m not fond of killing women, if you’re thinking of interfering with our orders, hmpf.”
Killing intent flashed in the girl’s eyes. “I understand, they are your enemies.”
Marvin curiously asked, “Who are you?”
The girl tilted her head and suddenly asked back, “Is this important?”
Marvin froze.
This girl who appeared so suddenly seemed very strange.
He laughed a bit before remarking, “How could this not be important? After all, I don’t seem to know you.”
The girl let out a calm “Oh”.
She then disappeared.
The two Guardians on the other side of the river frowned.
Wayn suddenly shouted, “Careful!”
The space around them seemed to distort!
“Didn’t expect you to have a helper, brat!” Swift sneered, still looking composed. “You want to injure me with this level of sneak attack?”
Not only did he not fall back, but he even advanced instead, a green Divine Spell bursting out from his hand.
A large amount of sparkling green light formed an impenetrable barrier.
In that split second, Marvin noticed the space being sealed.
It would prevent any space-shifting skills from working!
‘No good.’
Marvin’s heart sank.
Regardless of the circumstances, that girl was helping him. It wouldn’t be good if she was injured by the two Dream Guardians.
But just as he was about to go help her, a strange scene played out.
Under the green light, that girl’s silhouette suddenly appeared, looking a bit sluggish, like she was being blocked by something.
Swift snickered in amusement.
But his grin froze right away.
The girl’s silhouette moved on and passed through the barrier!
Swift paled!
Wayn also failed to react, perhaps because they had been quite confident in the effectiveness of the Divine Spell.
Legend laws were indeed ineffective, but why was the Divine Spell ineffective?
But they had no time to think about it.
The girl was holding short but fierce daggers in her hands. She didn’t look fast, but she had an overbearing rhythm.
She suddenly appeared in front of Swift.
The girl abruptly raised her head and Swift felt numb at the sight!
She was holding a dagger in her mouth!
She looked like a callous machine, emitting an icy aura.
That kind of killing intent… Who knew how many people she had to kill to develop it to that extent?
This simply couldn’t exist in a girl so young.
The Dream Guardians had gone on expeditions to various places for many years, including the Crimson Wasteland, the Abyss Battlefield, and other places to fight. An endless number of lifeforms died at their hands!
But in spite of all that, they couldn’t cultivate such a terrifying killing intent, and were intimidated by the feeling exuded by that girl.
In fact, it wasn’t just them. It even shook Marvin, who had been just about to make a move to help her.
He glanced at his interface and saw that the killing intent had caused a willpower check that didn’t have a range!
Even Marvin, who had very high willpower, had been disturbed.
‘Who is this girl?’
‘Why is she helping me? And why are her pupils… Could it be…? But the age doesn’t match!
Marvin
hesitated.
In a flash, the girl was already slashing at Swift.
At that critical moment, the powerful Dream Guardian managed to display his tenacity.
He forcibly passed the willpower check, and although his body was still stiff, he managed to draw his sword and ruthlessly slash back at the girl!
The two of them were too close, and it didn’t look like dodging the blows would be possible.
“Swish!”
This was the sound of a sharp dagger piercing a heart.
Wayn was looking at the girl’s lightning-fast movement, feeling startled and angry.
With phantom-like speed, she pierced Swift’s heart, throat, and the back of his head with the three daggers!
After landing her attack successfully, the girl retreated from the range of the radiance of the two Dream Guardians’ Divine Spell.
She looked coldly at Swift.
That outstanding Dream Guardian could only open his eyes wide as his knees slowly went limp.
He died with a grievance!
This was the best description.
Wayn now had a fearful expression.
“You… You are the Winter Assassin?”
Wayn was so scared that his voice was unsteady!
Winter Assassin was a very famous name in the God Realms!
As one of the founders of the Assassin Alliance, that person had been even more famous than the wretched Shadow Prince!
It was said that he had ambushed a God when he was at his peak!
Although the ambush ultimately failed to kill off the target completely, the God ended up with severe injuries and the God Realm soon collapsed.
There were rumors that the Winter Assassin was colluding with the Anzed Witches and Devils, and that he had obtained an immense power from them.
That was a well-known legend in Feinan. But after setting up the Assassin Alliance, he gradually vanished from sight and retired.
But because of that [God Ambush] event, the God Realms attached a lot of importance to the Winter Assassin.
All kinds of signs suggested that this guy was still alive, just hiding.
Dream Guardians like Swift and Wayn naturally knew a bit about it.
That killing intent could instantly make people feel as if they had stepped into the harshest winter.
It was something that perhaps only the rumored Winter Assassin could accomplish.
After all, in this land, they were powerhouses only second to the Divine Servants!
Facing Wayn’s loss of self-control, the girl turned and surprisingly revealed a very brilliant smile. “What do you think?”
Wayn ground his teeth and looked at Marvin, before looking at Swift’s corpse on the ground. He remained silent and abruptly sprinted away!
Marvin simply looked dumbstruck.
Wasn’t that girl too fierce?
She quickly and efficiently chopped down a Dream Guardian!?
“Who are you in the end? You definitely aren’t the Winter Assassin,” Marvin said, feeling absolutely certain about that.
The girl blinked. “You really don’t recognize me?”
“Sir Masked Twin Blades.”
Chapter 527: Witch
Chapter 527: Witch
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Isabelle.
Marvin had guessed that it was her, but he still felt a bit shocked when he heard it from her own mouth.
He never expected to be able to meet her in this place.
The little girl he saved from a gang a few months ago had already turned into an adult.
This was too unbelievable.
Before the Great Calamity, Marvin had taken Isabelle to the Assassin Alliance to cultivate her abilities, but he lost track of her.
He was too busy at the time and couldn’t search for the missing girl.
He hadn’t thought that she would receive the Winter Assassin’s personal teachings.
Now that she was alone with Marvin, Isabelle didn’t hide anything and had the Wisp come out.
The poor Winter Assassin not only helped out during the fight, but also exposed his current form to Marvin.
After all, a renowned Legend had been turned into a Wisp by a sinister Witch; that was a huge loss of face.
Fortunately, the Winter Assassin’s mental fortitude was quite good. After all, he had been enduring for so many years.
And he was very fond of Isabelle, so at her wish, he shared many secrets with Marvin.
Marvin remained speechless for a long while after listening.
No wonder Isabelle grew up so quickly… It was a matter of time flow.
…
Time flow was a very wonderful concept.
Each plane’s time flow was different. Marvin had mostly stayed in Feinan, so naturally, there would be differences.
But after Isabelle had been taken in by the Winter Assassin, they stayed in a special space to practice Assassin’s techniques.
Even though only a few months passed in Feinan, she practiced for more than ten years in that space.
She now was a fine and elegant girl.
She was already very different from the child who had been begging for money to save her mother.
The only things that remained unchanged were that serene and dedicated temperament, and those two crimson eyes.
The symbol of the Hammons.
Marvin could only sigh at the wonders of the world as the two met there.
Marvin was quite fond of that small little girl. Maybe all the Hammons were like that. Marvin could see the shadow of that boy he fought alongside before.
Isabelle’s current strength couldn’t be overlooked.
Based on Marvin’s estimations, her strength should certainly be top-tier in Feinan.
Along with the innate gift, Flicker, she simply had peak Assassin talents.
Even Marvin himself didn’t dare say he could beat her.
Of course, she hadn’t even fully shown her true strength here. And killing a Dream Guardian in three blows was definitely on the level of a Plane Guardian.
What had been most impactful in that fight was that suddenly spiking killing intent.
It was that alarmingly resolute will that instantly overwhelmed Swift’s defenses and allowed Isabelle to kill him so easily.
And that killing intent didn’t come from Isabelle herself.
Although her teacher, the Winter Assassin, had been turned into a Wisp by a Witch, making him lose most of his strength, he still kept his killing intent.
Releasing a bit in a fight was enough to deal with most enemies.
After listening to Isabelle’s explanation, Marvin could only sigh at her “main character” build!
Carrying an ancestor with her, that was simply too overpowered.
After inwardly envying her for a moment, a big question popped into Marvin’s mind.
“You used Flicker…”
“Hold on, how much lifespan do you have left?”
His expression became serious.
Isabelle smiled and assured, “Enough to use.”
Marvin frowned. Although Hammons were Innate Assassins, their gift came at a price.
Marvin had looked for water from a Fountain of Youth in order to increase Isabelle’s lifespan.
Even now that she had advanced to Legend rank and her body was very powerful, her vitality still seemed very weak.
“Don’t look at me like that. Kid.” The Wisp muttered moodily, “I keep trying to restrict her use of her innate abilities, but she doesn’t listen to me.”
“I already spent all I had to maintain her lifespan, but she always said that there was no need for a long life. If there was enough she would use it, what kind of logic is that?”
Marvin looked at Isabelle and sincerely requested, “Innate abilities, can you please not use them if you don’t absolutely need them?”
The Wisp disdainfully said, “She won’t listen to your advice.”
But then,
Isabelle agreed with a smile, “Okay.”
The Winter Assassin suddenly exploded!
…
Although meeting a friend in this place was a very gratifying event, Marvin didn’t want to stay in the same place for too long.
The Dream Shrine had many people in the Hunting Ground. If that Wayn let go of his pride and took the initiative to look for the Cleric and those Paladins, then Marvin’s side would likely face great difficulties.
Isabelle killed Swift by taking advantage of the Winter Assassin’s power and her own innate abilities to catch him off-guard.
If he had been focused and less dismissive of her, Isabelle’s attacks would have been less effective.
The two travelled together and quickly moved along.
With the Winter Assassin as a chatterbox, the trip wasn’t lonely.
That person had already lost all his restraints. He didn’t hide anything from Marvin and told everything he knew about this place.
“So you say you came here specifically for Cold Light’s Grasps?”
Marvin was a bit surprised. He originally thought that Isabelle had been dragged in like him, but it turned out that she had taken the initiative of entering the Wilderness Hall.
“Nothing I can do, who told that hateful Witch to say that the only way to remove her Witchcraft was to get hold of Cold Light’s Grasps?”
The Wisp seemed especially helpless as he muttered, “Even if I’m very doubtful of the veracity of her words, who wouldn’t try?”
“Moreover, the daggers are a very powerful Artifact. I was able to ambush even Gods when I was at my peak thanks to this Artifact’s strength. Isabelle needs weapons that suit her strength.”
Marvin nodded.
But he had a strange feeling about the story.
How was this matter related to the Witches?
According to the Winter Assassin, a Witch snatched his Cold Light’s Grasps one day and reached the Crimson Wasteland before leaving the Artifact in the Wilderness Hall.
As for the matter of the Winter Assassin being turned into a wisp by the Witch, it wasn’t too clear.
It’s just that the Witch very “kindly” left him an escape route.
When the Wilderness Hall came into being again because of some insiders, if he managed to get a hold of Cold Light’s Grasps, her Witchcraft would be removed.
“Why did that Witch bring Cold Light’s Grasps inside the Wilderness Hall?” Marvin was a bit curious as he wondered aloud, “Oh right, what was that Witch’s name?”
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