Faniya didn’t stop him. Even though she believed that his goal was impossible to achieve, she provided him some assistance.
Such as the Witchcraft from the Night Flower’s Authority.
Afterwards, Faniya returned to the Astral Sea, occasionally checking back on Bandel’s actions.
Bandel grew increasingly stronger, but a mortal’s lifespan was limited.
So he turned himself into a Lich.
His only desire was to resurrect his lover.
From the 3rd Era to now, the end of the 4th Era, he had suffered greatly from the passage of time, becoming indifferent and ruthless.
But his obsession never changed.
He had always been looking for a way to resurrect a God. At the same time, he didn’t want to let the Wilderness God off lightly.
A seal was just a minor punishment.
Ultimately, in an abandoned corner of the Universe, he found an ancient book that contained within it a special method to resurrect a God. Armed with that knowledge and the ritual he had learnt from the Wilderness God, he had made so much progress.
Thus, he began his operation.
He spent a long time making exacting preparations. For the sake of winning the Wilderness God’s trust, he didn’t hesitate to kill countless innocents.
Faniya was disgusted by Bandel’s actions, but for some reason, she didn’t stop him.
Perhaps she still had hope.
The years passed, and eventually, everything was ready. All that was still needed for the resurrection was the final sacrifice.
Bandel understood that only if there was enough blood would he be able to awaken the Wilderness God’s consciousness and truly gain his trust.
He opened up the Wilderness Hall and the Autumn Hunting Ground and lured in all the Legends.
He successfully gained the trust of the Wilderness God’s avatar and obtained his spark of Source of Fire that he had been nurturing for all these years.
And then, the current world-shaking event broke out in the dungeon.
…
The entire story didn’t seem complicated, but it actually involved many sensitive and shocking factors.
The aloof Faniya, the foolish mad Lich, the malicious Wilderness God, and the mysterious Anzed Witches…
Marvin smiled bitterly after hearing the story.
His trip to the Crimson Wasteland to get Minsk ended up getting him dragged into such a huge matter.
“These are the events that culminated in your confrontation with the Wilderness God today. It is not as complicated as you imagined, right?”
A rare bit of emotion could be heard in the Moon Goddess’ voice as she concluded, “Gods can have passions and obsessions too, and like any mortal, they can err.”
“Why did you tell us all this?” Marvin asked.
The Moon Goddess gently answered, “After being drawn into these matters, you have the right to know the truth.”
“I know that you have a very discerning eye, but I don’t want you to be misled, so I simply revealed everything to you.”
Marvin frowned as he wondered, ‘Why does Faniya have such a great opinion of me?’
‘Could this be related to the prophecy regarding [that person]?’
But at that time, Faniya no longer seemed to be in the mood to chat.
The radiance emanating from her body was becoming brighter.
As for the Wilderness God’s body, it was starting to distort even more!
The bloody figure of a man collapsed.
A lump of blood floated into the air, and red barbs kept appearing around it. From this distance, it looked like a crimson hedgehog.
And on the other end of the six-pointed star, Miss Silvermoon’s body also became brighter and brighter.
The silver Divine Fire was seething with energy, and a silvery liquid flowed out, apparently from nowhere.
A brand new Divine Vessel seemed to have formed.
Bandel was still frantically pushing the ritual forward.
The black fog over his body was becoming very faint, and his strength was already spent.
But he didn’t stop, and instead frantically drove the ritual to work faster still!
They all watched the scene in silence.
Marvin didn’t know what he should say.
Bandel definitely wasn’t a good person.
But right now, Marvin hoped that he would succeed.
There was no special reason… It was just an instinctive feeling.
At that time, Molly grabbed the hem of Marvin’s clothes and softly cried, “Something bad is going to happen.”
“Mister Marvin, where is Uncle Griffin? Molly misses him.”
“Please, can I meet him?”
Chapter 544: Resurrection
Chapter 544: Resurrection
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Under Molly’s begging, Marvin hesitated for a bit, before finally nodding slowly.
He knew he wouldn’t be able to keep concealing Griffin’s death from her.
That girl’s fate was bound to be complicated. He wondered if Faniya would be willing to remove the curse on Molly.
Marvin glanced at the public square. Clearly, the ritual was reaching its most important part.
Both the Lich and the Moon Goddess were focused on the array. They didn’t have time to pay attention to other matters right now.
Marvin inwardly sighed before silently taking out Griffin’s body from the Origami space.
The corpse looked like a solid statue, still in a half-kneeling posture.
He looked exactly like before.
Molly struggled free from Marvin’s embrace and opened her eyes wide as she looked at Griffin.
“You are my Guardian, you need to keep protecting me, right?”
“Uncle Griffin, you said that to me, you can’t go back against your oath.”
“Wake up. Molly is afraid, something bad is going to happen!” the little girl muttered in pain.
Marvin and Hathaway glanced at each other. They both felt sympathetic toward the girl.
Molly had displayed some unusual abilities before, such as seeing through Marvin’s Stealth.
What was the bad thing that she was talking about?
Hathaway didn’t say anything. She watched Molly, but the longer she looked, the more doubts appeared in her mind.
She simply couldn’t see through that girl. Just like with Bandel, Hathaway could feel a very powerful force within the girl’s body.
But her aura was extremely weak. She could die anytime under the curse’s suppression.
Those careless mumbles of hers seemed magical.
Marvin took a deep breath and slowly approached, taking Molly’s hand. “Rest assured, although Mister Griffin already died, I’ll protect you,” Marvin said sincerely.
Griffin was a man worth respecting. Marvin would definitely protect the girl he left behind. Even if it was just because of that previous kindness, Marvin would find a way to remove her curse.
“Eh?”
Who would have thought that Molly would react strongly to that sentence?
She turned, wiping the blood flowing from her eyes, and gave Marvin a serious look. “You want to protect me?”
Marvin nodded.
“I am willing.”
“Then you want to become my Guardian like Uncle Griffin?” the little girl pressed.
Marvin froze. Guardian, what? The Guardian class? He was a Ranger, a Ruler of the Night, not a Knight-type class.
‘Maybe she has read too many of those knight novels…’ Marvin sweated.
But he couldn’t reject the little girl, so he still nodded.
“I am willing.”
Hathaway frowned at this. She looked at Marvin strangely, apparently wanting to say something, but not able to get any words out.
She could feel that Molly was unusual and also knew Marvin’s way of thinking.
But this atmosphere, these words… Why did it all feel like
an oath ceremony?
Molly smiled happily.
She took a tight hold on Marvin’s hand.
At that time, Marvin felt a burning sensation in his palm!
He let go reflexively and checked his hand, but didn’t find anything unusual.
“Is there something wrong?” Molly had a pitiful expression.
Marvin looked thoughtfully at his palm, and then took the child’s hand once again.
“It’s nothing.”
‘Did I imagine it?’
He checked his interface but didn’t notice any change there.
But the feeling of that burning hot pain seemed so real.
‘Am I starting to hallucinate after enduring so much pressure in the Crimson Wasteland? No way, right?’
Marvin chuckled at himself.
The ritual had already reached its final stages.
The Moon Goddess’ radiance was now blindingly bright, and the Wilderness God began to howl in grief.
As everyone’s attention was drawn back to him, what was left of him started melting!
He had gone from a stone statue to a blood-ball thing, and now, only drops of blood remained from the Wilderness God!
Each drop of blood was Ancient Divine blood, full of supreme power!
Faniya’s expression was becoming more serious.
All her power was used to suppress the Wilderness God, and with Bandel managing the array, the Ancient Divine Blood was ignited and brought to the other end.
Miss Silvermoon’s entire body started igniting!
The silver flame flaring up was breathtaking!
The Divine Vessel had been condensed!
The Divine Fire had successfully been ignited!
The Lich’s soul fires were flickering, seemingly overjoyed!
His efforts over the years hadn’t been for nothing.
After using so much energy and so many sacrifices, even turning an Ancient God into one of the sacrifices, Miss Silvermoon’s body had finished recovering!
That shattered arm had also regrown.
But her eyes were still closed.
There was only one step left.
Her soul!
When Miss Silvermoon died, her soul had been smashed by the Wilderness God’s Dark Spear, dispersing throughout the Universe.
This was the most troublesome part of resurrecting someone.
But Bandel had prepared for so many years, so how could he possibly neglect to address this?
The Life and Death ritual then reached the last step!
Soul Fragment Gathering!
Miss Silvermoon’s body rose up slowly and a strange, dark vortex took shape around her body.
“Luna, come back…”
The whirlpool started rotating wildly at the Lich’s call.
At that instant, all the powerful existences in the Universe sensed that ruthless swirling power!
Faded soul fragments flowed toward Miss Silvermoon’s body like a river toward the sea.
And the biggest fragment surprisingly came from the Underworld!
But at that time, a large hand suddenly stretched out, broke through the boundaries between the planes, and pulled that soul fragment back.
“Who dares to forcibly snatch a soul from the Underworld?” a voice shouted vigorously.
Bandel felt anxious!
He didn’t expect that the most important soul fragment was actually in the Underworld. Miss Silvermoon’s resurrection had attracted the attention of an Underworld Sovereign!
He simply couldn’t fight against that fierce existence.
But although he had no other way, there was someone else here who could intervene!
A bright moon rose up between the boundaries, and with a soft movement, that large hand was easily pushed away!
Under the vortex’s pull, the last soul fragment returned to Miss Silvermoon’s body!
Bandel was overjoyed! He flew in front of Miss Silvermoon.
His main body had been revealed, an unsightly skeleton. His body only contained his soul, and no organs!
He held Miss Silvermoon’s body and slowly descended.
“Luna… Luna…” He tenderly whispered his lover’s name.
She opened her eyes.
Chapter 545: Delay
Chapter 545: Delay
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Between the boundaries of the planes, two powerful existences were facing each other.
“Faniya, you should be clear about the meaning of your actions!”
“You are provoking the Underworld as a representative of the Gods!” the deep voice warned from behind the large palm.
The glow of the moonlight was faint, but it carried enormous power.
“I do not represent the Gods. This is merely a private matter.”
“If the Underworld wants to interfere, then I won’t mind recreating the savage war from those years once more.”
The Moon Goddess’ voice was very gentle, but it was awe-inspiring!
She was a very low-key God, to the point that people sometimes forgot how powerful she was!
The owner of the large palm remained silent at the thinly veiled threat.
After some time, he slowly muttered, “You won’t get the result you want. You should know that.”
“You boast that you can understand everything, but you are unable to alter that “everything”. This is the greatest sorrow of the Gods.”
After saying this, the large palm disappeared, leaving only an echo behind. “Faniya, the savage fight really will happen again, but this time, we won’t lose.”
…
In the Regis Ruins.
Bandel was filled with joy!
Even if they were standing far away, Marvin and the others could also sense the fluctuations in the Lich’s mind becoming extremely intense!
In theory, Liches didn’t have feelings.
But sometimes, emotions couldn’t be defined by theories.
He had worked so hard for so many years, by fair means or foul. Maybe it couldn’t be said to be love anymore… maybe it had already become only an obsession.
Regardless of what it was, it truly existed.
“Luna…”
Bandel seemed to have lost his ability to speak properly, only repeating that name again and again.
Miss Silvermoon woke up and gave him a gentle smile.
But then, her expression turned extremely sinister and she thrust both hands into the Lich’s skull!
As the Lich howled, Marvin and the others discovered in shock that there was a scarlet barb behind Miss Silvermoon!
“You aren’t her!” Bandel howled mournfully.
Miss Silvermoon’s hand grabbed his soul fire from inside his skull!
A familiar voice came out of her mouth. “Of course I’m not her.”
“That pitiful little thing? Her soul is far too weak, how could it deserve such a perfect resurrected body?”
“Dear Bandel, you really did as you promised, Teacher is very satisfied by your actions!”
The Wilderness God!
Everyone wanted to act, but it was already too late!
“Master!”
The Jade Banshee pounced over as if her life depended on it, but a crimson ivy slammed into her and sent her flying!
As for the Two-Headed Bone Dragon, he was observing the situation. Faced with the power of the Wilderness God, he shivered and knelt on the ground.
“How could this happen?!”
Marvin was shocked.
The Life and Death array had already been completed, and Miss Silvermoon was at the Life position. How could the Wilderness God have resurrected?
How did he get into Miss Silvermoon’s body?
“Just now.” Hathaway had a complicated expression.
She pointed at the remains of the Sacrifice location.
Only a mess remained there. The Wilderness God’s blood had already disappeared.
It must have happened in a
n instant!
‘When Moon Goddess Faniya had to block the palm stretching out from the Underworld, Miss Silvermoon’s soul successfully returned to her body,’ Marvin thought to himself.
‘It’s absurd that he was able to find a way to take control of her body in such a short time!’
But that was the only possible explanation.
“Molly, you just said that something bad would happen, were you referring to this?” Marvin hurriedly asked.
Molly looked blankly at Marvin, nodded for a bit, and then shook her head.
Ultimately, the little girl pulled Marvin’s hand. “I am very scared.”
Marvin took a deep breath and reassured, “Don’t worry, I’ll protect you.”
At that time, he was overworking his brain, thinking about the possibilities.
The Wilderness God indeed managed to occupy the body of Miss Silvermoon somehow, but this wasn’t a true resurrection!
The soul of Miss Silvermoon had been dissipated for many years and was in an extremely fragile state.
Any God at full strength would have been able to directly drive the Wilderness God away from their body.
The only one able to salvage the situation was Moon Goddess Faniya!
But she was now facing an Underworld Sovereign at the edge of the planes’ boundaries!
“We only need to delay for a bit!” Marvin told Hathaway. “Help me look after her!”
He then disappeared like a shadow and charged toward Miss Silvermoon!
Hathaway froze, with an angry expression appearing on her face. “Making me babysit?”
She squinted her eyes as she looked around, and Minsk, who was on the side, suddenly shivered!
“Help me look after her!” Hathaway glanced fiercely at Minsk, before charging over!
Molly looked at Minsk timidly.
The latter forced a smile, patting Molly’s head, unable to say a word.
…
Marvin was like lightning, immediately approaching “Miss Silvermoon”.
He could clearly feel that the Lich’s almost depleted lifeforce was gradually being absorbed by the Wilderness God!
Although he didn’t really care about the Lich, stopping the Wilderness God from recovering was most important.
If they let him merge with that resurrected Divine Body, it would be a disaster!
Marvin recklessly used the power from his advanced Divine Vessel!
[Domain – Shadow], activated!
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