LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 168-174
Chapter 168: Melee Battle in the Hidden Chamber!
p>The two bodies tightly intertwined together!
Under the pull of a mysterious force, they both fell down.
Madeline panicked.
In fact, when Marvin grabbed her waist, she had intended to cast a few instant spells to properly teach him a lesson for daring to go on the offensive.
But she had discovered that her spells didn’t seem to be working.
Damn it!
That was the only thought in her mind.
She was tightly held by Marvin as the two kept falling down, continuously rolling on what appeared to be a smooth path. Thanks to that, they didn’t get injured too badly!
“I said, tonight you are mine.”
Marvin spoke near her ear as he turned and held Madeline in front of him, stopping himself from falling by catching two stones with his legs.
“Go on!” He sneered as he let her fall on her own.
…
“Thud!”
The pitiful City Lord of River Shore City fell very hard on the wooden floor.
But fortunately, her constitution was also special. She wasn’t an average human, so this fall wouldn’t have consequences that were too serious. Some bruises appeared on her fair white skin, but that was all.
She stood up extremely angrily and noticed Marvin sliding down the passage. “You dare plot against me!”
This made Marvin terribly angry too.
“This kind of thing, weren’t you the one who acted first?” Marvin bluntly answered.
He had started plotting as soon as Madeline tried to snatch his Holy Grail.
He wasn’t one to be bullied.
…
“Puff!” A flickering ray of fire appeared in the darkness.
These were a Wizard’s flames that would automatically light the whole room if a living organism entered.
They had entered a hidden chamber.
The room was round, and in a corner of the hidden chamber was an assortment of things along with a bed.
This place seemed to be someone’s bedroom. But the extremely smooth wall gave a strange feeling.
“Where are we!?” Madeline hatefully looked at Marvin.
She felt insecure!
Because she had just tried countless times; her spells and magic related skills completely lost their effectiveness!
Needless to say, there weren’t many [Magic Restricting Fields] in all of Feinan!
Rumors said that they were places that had buried countless Wizards.
Even if Legend Wizards went there, they would be at a disadvantage, while those below Legend would completely lose their magic abilities.
In other words, Madeline had no way to threaten Marvin anymore.
On the contrary, if Marvin wanted, tonight she was his.
She was angry, but even more nervous!
This was something she had never experienced before.
She was always the one to take the initiative, she was on top!
She didn’t have any issue with doing it, but there was one point: Madeline wanted to be the one in control!
This was her nature.
But it looked like something would change tonight.
Thus she was like a 16 year old flustered toward her first love.
‘Ridiculous,’ she thought.
…
“Do you still need me to explain?”
“This place is a Magic Restricting Field, the place you Wizards are the most scared of,” said Marvin indifferently.
He didn’t seemed worried about handling Madeline, and instead just leisurely walked across and sat at the bedside.
There was a cupboard there.
There was a piece of parchment on the cupboard, but most of the words were already blurred beyond recognition. Marvin opened each of the cupboard drawers.
In the first drawer, there were a few diaries. Marvin put away the diaries and the parchment, as these things might be useful later.
There was a lock on the second drawer, and it was sealed with a high grade rune combination lock. The current Marvin couldn’t open it, and ordinary thieves certainly couldn’t open it. Only someone like a Legend Great Thief could.
In the third drawer was a crystal ball wrapped in silk.
‘Prophecy Globe.’
Marvin felt very satisfied. The things in the hidden chamber were still there.
The Prophecy Globe was a very good item for Wizards. It could increase spirit power and willpower.
The best part was that it could keep himself clear-headed and allow him to clearly see through his own state of mind. This would be extremely important in the upcoming disaster.
Marvin collected all those things. The Prophecy Globe was prepared for Wayne. As for the diaries and that parchment, they were like the ancient book he gotten long ago: they were closely related to the history of the Scarlet Monastery and could be deciphered in the future, perhaps getting him a windfall.
…
“Have you been to this place? Or, did you know about this place?”
Madeline crossed her arms, a subconscious action due to being on guard.
Right now she was no different from a sheep waiting to be slaughtered.
She tried to calm herself down.
But Wizards had always relied on their magic, so after suddenly losing her most important thing she naturally couldn’t stay calm and serene.
Marvin could even see her slightly shivering.
“Of course. I went through a lot of information, read many books. My grandfather was a high level Wizard. He left us a lot of useful things.”
Marvin once again used his grandfather as an excuse.
But then again, his grandfather was really quite mysterious enough, so Marvin continuously using him as an excuse was understandable.
…
“There are only the two of us here now.”
As Marvin walked forward step by step, Madeline began to panic, continuously retreating before finally knocking against the smooth wall
“Didn’t we agree and sign a contract…” She stared at Marvin.
“Contract?”
Marvin’s tone was relaxed. He took out that contract written in blood and before Madeline’s shocked gaze, he tore it to shreds.
The contract burnt and turned into a pile of ashes.
“Your arrogant self didn’t detect the loophole in the contract?” Marvin asked.
Madeline bitterly shook her head.
How could she have known that the Scarlet Monastery had a Magic Restricting Field!
Her body slowly went limp as she looked at Marvin with some fear in her eyes.
…
“You aren’t planning on taking me, are you?”
Marvin laughed. “Why are you so flustered?”
Madeline stayed silent for a bit.
She tightly grabbed her clothes and suddenly said, “Treating me like this, aren’t you afraid I’ll take my revenge later?”
“Or… Are you planning on killing me?”
Marvin slowly advanced.
“Killing you? I’m not that kind of person. There is no deep hatred between us.”
“We simply have a very small debt to settle, with some interest…”
But before he could finish, great changes occurred to Madeline’s body!
A thin tail started growing from her back, her aura suddenly transformed, her skin turned slightly redder, and her eyes became even more enticing!
Her body suddenly burst with a powerful strength, ruthlessly charging into Marvin!
“Don’t be too complacent, Baron Marvin!”
Madeline threw out a punch. “Since you know I have an abyssal bloodline, you should be clear about something…”
“It’s not that easy to take possession of my body!”
This fist flew with great momentum, and in a flash it arrived at Marvin’s chest.
But Marvin’s right hand moved like lightning and grabbed her fist!
He retreated half a step, but there was no change on his face.
“I am aware that Demons’ fighting abilities are not necessarily inferior to mine.”
“But you only have a bit of Succubus bloodline, and a tiny bit of other demonic blood. This is far from enough.”
“And it is night.”
Marvin winked. The night was the realm of Night Walkers!
Madeline didn’t understand the meaning of the final sentence.
She still tried to resist!
Her tail suddenly targeted Marvin’s abdomen!
…
Half a minute later, in the smooth hidden chamber, Madeline was harmlessly lying on the bed.
She was sprawled out on her back, firmly tied on the bed with two ropes.
As Marvin said, Madeline only had a bit of demonic blood, so she was simply unable to face Marvin during the night.
After a simple but fierce fight, Marvin easily subdued Madeline and directly bound her on the bed.
Madeline still felt angry, and kept struggling, but she was also nervous.
But what shocked her the most was… She surprisingly was looking forward to it.
‘What the fuck is going on?’
‘Why am I looking forward to this kind of nightmare…’
‘This hateful man… Wait until I regain my magic, I will fuck him tens of thousands of times! I’ll fuck him dry!’
River Shore City’s City Lord roared in her heart… but Marvin couldn’t hear it.
He was sitting at her bedside while smiling, looking at her exquisite appearance. He couldn’t help but click his tongue and sigh, ‘Succubi are really too beautiful.’
Even without using Charm skills, most men would go crazy just from their looks and figure.
But anyways, In the Magic Restricting Field, even magic related abilities were completely useless.
This was the paradise of physical classes, and the casters’ nightmare.
“What do you want!”
“If you want to kill, just kill! If you are a man, then be straightforward!” Madeline yelled impatiently.
“Are you scared?”
Marvin gently caressed her cheek, “An unprecedented experience, isn’t it?”
Madeline bit her lips and gave him a tearful look.
A woman with a Succubus bloodline showing such an expression, one could die from it.
If not for Marvin’s steady willpower, he might have already thrown himself at her.
But he knew he couldn’t do that.
A curved dagger was quietly unsheathed and as Madeline looked on in desperation, was placed on her neck.
Marvin coldly said, “Tell me your true name.”
…
The hidden chamber was silent.
After a long time, two words managed to get out of Madeline’s mouth. “I won’t!”
A Demon’s true name was an absolute secret and if an enemy got hold of it, the Demon’s fate could be worse than death. She was a half Demon, so her true name’s restriction wasn’t as great, but if Marvin learnt about it, she wouldn’t be able to pose a threat to him anymore.
“Don’t be like this, you make me look like a villain,” Marvin seriously said. “Tell me your true name and I’ll let you go.”
“I won’t!” Madeline ground her teeth.
A slashing sound echoed in the hidden chamber.
Chapter 169: Command
p>A sharp sound echoed in the room.
Madeline’s eyes were wide open, looking at Marvin in disbelief.
Her soft nightgown was roughly torn apart by Marvin, exposing her flawless skin.
Her mesmerizing bosom was clearly displayed under the light of the flames.
The next instant, Marvin’s hand pressed on Madeline’s chest.
“I heard that Succubi become extremely sensitive after transforming.”
“Unfortunately, I never had the chance to verify that. But it seems Miss City Lord can now satisfy my curiosity.” Marvin spoke very slowly.
Madeline was panicking.
“Stop, you bastard!” she dispiritedly protested.
Marvin abruptly put more force into it!
“Aaaa….” Madeline couldn’t help but let out a moan.
“But you look like you are enjoying yourself?”
Marvin laughed grimly, as both hands began to wander around the sensitive parts of Madeline’s upper body!
…
Three minutes later.
Madeline was burning hot all over, her skin gradually flushing as lust started filling her eyes.
“Please…”
He kept caressing all over her body. “Aaaa…. Don’t…”
“Damn Marvin… Ooohh….”
Marvin was still expressionless. But this was only on the surface. He had been secretly enduring!
Madeline was an extremely beautiful woman. Every man would want to have her.
As long as Marvin wanted…
He could take her anytime!
But he kept enduring, because he hadn’t forgotten his own goal.
Madeline becoming crazily aroused by Marvin’s touch wasn’t due to his skills, but due to the nature of Succubi.
If she hadn’t changed, she might have still been able to rely on willpower to endure. But after transforming, her body’s sensitivity went up a few times and she was unable to resist.
What’s more, Wizards were widely known for their Intelligence, when it came to Willpower, don’t even talk about it.
Otherwise there wouldn’t have been so many Wizards turning crazy after failing their will checks once the Universe Magic Pool shattered.
Madeline was breathing heavily.
She began to beg Marvin.
Marvin was indifferent.
After another three minutes, he slowly said, “True name.”
Madeline still retained some reason. She bit her lip and a tear almost left her eye as she said, “I won’t!”
Marvin slightly smiled, as he once again put his dagger on Madeline’s neck!
“In fact, you should already know. If you do not tell your true name today, I’ll kill you.”
“Even if I’m quite unwilling to do it, I will if there is no other way. I originally only thought of playing with you, but who could have thought you would be so uncooperative?”
“Lady City Lord, you are a Half-Demon, so your true name doesn’t affect you that greatly. I only want to defend myself, that’s all.
“Don’t force me to kill you. Two minutes left.”
Madeline who was still not completely clear-headed was startled when the dagger touched her neck.
She twitched and very painfully shook her head.
However, there was an intense struggle in her heart!
Because Marvin wasn’t lying. There was a huge gap in strength between both of them. If Marvin didn’t manage to get any means to defend himself, then he would definitely not hesitate to kill her in this hidden chamber!
In other words, not telling her true name meant death.
As for how she would die, whether she would be humiliated by Marvin or not, she didn’t want to think about it.
She didn’t want to die.
But if she gave her true name to Marvin, she wouldn’t be able to go against him in the future!
She would have to hold it back.
The true name of a Half-Demon was really not as important as a Demon’s true name, but if another got a hold of it, it would also be a very troublesome matter.
Especially if it was Marvin who displayed knowledge beyond that of a 2nd rank Ranger. She was really worried whether Marvin could make use of her true name or not.
If a slave contract was signed, that would be worse than death!
Someone as prideful as her would definitely not be someone else’s slave.
But in theory, a Half-Demon’s true name couldn’t be signed on a slave contract…
At least as far as Madeline knew.
She struggled a lot, her body was burning hot, she really needed help… Or some tools.
At that time, the feeling of the sharp edge of the ice-cold dagger stimulated her even more.
Her mind was already unable to make a decision.
A Wizard without magic was as helpless as a child that lost its armor.
“Half a minute left.” Marvin’s voice was grim, as if he was the true Demon.
Madeline angrily roared as she struggled to rise, but the sharp dagger cut into her neck!
Blood started flowing out.
The pain stimulated her mind, finally startling her into helplessly roaring a succession of complex and hard to understand sounds.
Marvin’s eyes shone, as a series of Abyssal letters immediately appeared in his log.
[You obtained the true name of a Half-Demon…]
True names were very complex. This one had no less than sixty characters, containing Madeline’s bloodline information.
Marvin carefully checked it once, and after confirming it was true and had no issues, he took out a new scroll.
“What are you doing!” Madeline realized her fate and lowered her head.
“Getting a protective talisman. I did receive quite a bit of interest today.”
Marvin smiled as he sat at the desk on the side and took out a quill and ink he prepared beforehand before starting to write.
What he wrote wasn’t a slave contract, but another kind of contract: a command contract!
Command contracts were a type of contract only second to slave contracts. After learning Madeline’s true name, Marvin’s words could have a commanding effect on her through this contract.
Feinan’s contracts would be effective as long as they were written according to regulations.
Because these contracts were all guaranteed by the powerful Ancient God, the [Justice God]. Marvin’s knowledge of those contracts came from a time when he was dealing with Devils. He almost lost everything because these bastards were experts in finding loopholes.
After that he learnt how to write all kinds of contracts flawlessly.
It reached the point where he could make loopholes in the contracts that would be advantageous for him, just like he did with Madeline.
Marvin finished writing his name and Madeline’s true name based on his log.
The contract automatically took effect.
A pale green flame burned on the parchment and two concentric circles flew out of the parchment.
The smaller one flew in between Madeline’s brows, blending into her body.
She let out a cry, clearly feeling restricted by many layers of chains!
“It’s a command contract!”
“Damn Marvin, you dared to write this kind of contract…”
Madeline hysterically cursed.
Marvin remained calm.
The larger concentric circle entered Marvin’s wrist.
The contract took form.
Even if Madeline recovered her magic, she would be unable to harm Marvin. Marvin could even feel if she was thinking about him negatively.
This was the overbearing power of the command contract.
The only unfortunate thing was that the effect was reduced by half for a Half-Demon.
Madeline could still make her own decisions as long as she didn’t provoke Marvin.
Despite this, it was enough for her to be resentful.
“Quickly release me!” Madeline loudly yelled, “Damn Marvin, you got what you wished for, what else do you want?”
This time, Marvin actually seriously walked over and quickly untied Madeline.
Madeline pounced toward him, but a shadow flashed.
She then felt something hit her head.
Marvin had ruthlessly hit her neck, temporarily knocking her out.
“Nope.”
He managed to endure the lust rising up from seeing Madeline and finished fixing the latter’s clothes.
Since he had decided to only collect interest today, he wouldn’t go too far.
Moreover, Marvin had this odd feeling, as if there was a pair of eyes silently watching him ever since he messed up Madeline’s clothes.
He recalled that kiss on the castle balcony.
He recalled that awkward woman with many forms who used Bind to throw him down from the cliff, but still wasn’t willing to let him fall too fiercely.
Afterwards, he restrained himself.
…
White River Valley, still on that tallest peak.
“Dame Hathaway, what are you looking at?” Wayne curiously asked.
Hathaway’s face was cold, her red dress contrasting with her fair skin.
“Nothing.”
She lowered her head and didn’t speak.
“What about this…” Wayne hesitated and said, “When Brother left, he told me to let you know. Don’t always stand there.”
“There is too much wind, it’s very easy to catch a cold.”
Catch a cold?
Hathaway sneered.
Can a Legend Wizard still catch colds?
Is it because I’m standing too high, looking too far?
‘Scoundrel… To dare do this kind of thing. Watch how I’ll deal with you when you come back.’
…
In a corner of the First Hall, Marvin’s figure quietly appeared.
Even though the path out of the Restraining Magic Field was very smooth and slippery, by relying on his Demon Hunter Steps, he easily ran up.
He used a rope to pull the unconscious Madeline up.
He closed the secret door and then took advantage of the darkness to secretly bring Madeline back to his own tent.
But he couldn’t have guessed that there would be two crimson eyes looking at him when he got Madeline back to his tent.
“Baron Marvin, are you having a secret love affair?” Isabelle seriously asked.
Marvin was speechless.
He shook his head and put down Madeline.
After a while Madeline woke up.
She saw Marvin and suddenly became angry.
“Are you a man or not…”
She kicked toward him.
But when her move was half finished, she suddenly twitched as if someone had also kicked her.
“You thought the command contract was fake?” Marvin disdainfully asked.
He grabbed Madeline’s foot and threw her out of his tent.
“Since you already woke up, you are free to leave.”
“I’m going to bed, I’m tired.”
“Good night, Lady City Lord.”
Chapter 170: Commander
p>Next morning, River Shore City’s army once again gathered.
After a night of rest, most of the soldiers had a pretty energetic appearance.
But there were a few people who looked like they didn’t have a good night’s rest.
“Open the door.”
Madeline’s voice was somewhat rough.
Her eyes were red, and she clearly didn’t sleep well. Marvin dragged Isabelle with one hand while holding the Holy Grail in the other. He calmly stood there as if the previous night’s events were completely unrelated to him.
Madeline hatefully glanced at Marvin.
She got a bit angry yesterday and as a result, that bastard put her to sleep.
Due to the command contract’s existence, she couldn’t do anything to him!
This made Madeline extremely mad. She couldn’t vent her fury and could only tolerate it. Thus, Madam City Lord’s sleep wasn’t very good.
On top of that, since she couldn’t sleep comfortably, she chose her spells really early this morning, before the sun was up.
Everyone naturally noticed Madeline’s appearance, but with the Lady City Lord’s fierce looks, no one dared to say anything, even in private.
Marvin noticed that the group of Vampires was closer to the center today.
When he looked at them, the cloaked man, Gwyn, greeted him with a nod while that Karnoth on the side was a little unfriendly.
The Silver Church’s people were ready.
Under the efforts of a few powerful Guardians, the door which was previously blocked loudly opened.
“Forward…”
Madeline’s voice hadn’t even ceased when dozens of shadows came out from the passage!
Those shadows pounced toward the soldiers and knights, and even the Wizards couldn’t stop them.
Gargoyles!
They had actually hid behind the door from when it was still night.
A few unlucky soldiers were grabbed by the Gargoyles and thrown down from great heights, their survival uncertain.
And there were some who got their heads crushed in an instant from the sneak attack. The army turned into a mess.
Madeline angrily raised her finger and threw two consecutive Fireballs, shattering two Gargoyles into dust.
The Wizards from the Wizard corps also cast Barrier, one after the other, and intended to strike back.
But it was no use.
Many more Gargoyles quietly flew out from the passage at that time. Although they flew as slow as Vampires, they had true flight.
This was why they were in trouble.
Shouts could soon be heard here and there in the First Hall. Knights pulled out their swords and swung, Guardians lifted their shields to block, and the Silver Church’s people were fighting their own battles!
Gargoyles kept appearing, and there were soon more than two hundred!
…
‘We can’t continue like this!’
‘Damn, Gargoyles, those things that just follow their instincts would mount a sneak attack? It was definitely instigated by those Sirens.’
‘As expected, there is a difference between the game and reality.’
Marvin shivered as he grabbed Isabelle to protect her.
He looked at the chaotic hall and decisively raised the Holy Grail!
The next second, he launched one of the halo of the Holy Grails, [Banishing Holy Light].
This was a spell that didn’t have a very powerful material effect, but when facing evil life forms, it would have a very strong banishing effect.
Bright light was emitted from Marvin’s hands, and in an instant, it illuminated the entire First Hall and that gloomy corridor.
The shining holy light, made the numerous Gargoyles wail and fold their wings one after the other, before settling the ceiling, glaring at everyone, like tigers watching their prey.
Banishing Holy Light didn’t harm them, but it made them feel very uncomfortable.
Gargoyles always followed their instincts, or their master’s command. Marvin knew their master was the sleeping Lich. The Lich couldn’t command the Gargoyles now, so these evil lifeforms attacked enemies on impulse.
“One minute,” Marvin shouted in a loud voice, “They will soon adapt to this powerful light and then they will attack again.”
Madeline nodded and immediately gave an order, “Everyone gather!”
“Guardians protect the Wizards, knights group in tight formation, rogues scatter. Everyone properly protect your own life and the lives of the people at your side. Don’t get caught by the Gargoyles.”
“Wizards, get rid of these things!” Madeline said while grinding her teeth.
She had been careless. She didn’t get anyone to use Detect before opening the door, leading to three soldiers losing their lives in vain, and many more people getting light and heavy injuries.
She wouldn’t normally have made that kind of amateur mistake!
‘Calm down, I must calm down.’ She took a deep while looking at Marvin. Now wasn’t the time to settle personal grudges.
But at that time, Marvin rushed over, “You didn’t make the best choice.”
Someone immediately drew his sword. “You dare question the City Lord’s command?”
“I’m only stating a fact.” Marvin coldly looked at Madeline. “This is not the best option.”
“Gargoyles have an extremely high magic resistance to most spells, only Force Magic could somewhat injure them.”
“Using magic to deal with the Gargoyles isn’t suitable.”
Madeline took a deep breath. She was questioned by Marvin in front of everyone! If it was anyone else, she might have already finished him off with a spell!
But she couldn’t do anything about it because of the command contract.
“What’s your opinion?” She clenched her teeth and asked.
Marvin calmly said, “Give me temporary leadership over the attack on the Second Hall. I’ll perfectly bring you to destroy all monsters in the Second Hall! As long as you follow my methods, I can guarantee that there won’t be any casualties.”
These words created an uproar.
This Baron Marvin was too arrogant, wasn’t he? Even if Lady Madeline invited him as a guest, he was now trying to act like the main character… And even claiming that he could let them get through the Second Hall without losing anyone?
This was a madman!
After experiencing that Gargoyle attack, just a few dozen Gargoyles pouncing over would be enough to cast a huge shadow above their heads.
Destroying that flying troop would be very difficult.
Madeline’s plan would let fewer people die. This was already pretty good.
Marvin said he actually had a way to have no casualties at all?
No one believed him.
Everyone’s gazes were cold and doubtful.
If not for him using the Holy Grail to repel those Gargoyles, gaining everyone some time, someone might have already tried to arrest him.
Marvin didn’t pay attention to the others, only looking at Madeline.
…
Madeline was in a very bad mood!
Because Marvin didn’t use the power of the command contract, but simple words.
She very much wanted to shake her head and say: ‘This is my army.’
But seeing the Gargoyles covering the skies, unless she was willing to use that 4th-circle AOE attack spell early, or let Collins act, they would definitely have a large amount of casualties!
Others didn’t believe Marvin, but she did.
This guy was extremely familiar with the Scarlet Monastery, as if it was his own house.
Yesterday’s trick to deceive her into that hidden chamber showed that this man’s thoughts were meticulous and that he would definitely not speak nonsense.
If he said no casualties, it meant no casualties.
Madeline took a deep breath.
“Thirty seconds left,” Marvin reminded.
“Fuck off!”
A knight among Madeline’s personal bodyguard was extremely and raised his sword, ruthlessly stabbing toward Marvin.
“Stay your hand!” Madeline angrily shouted.
The entire hall turned silent.
The knight had stiffened and threw a hateful glance at Marvin as he stopped on the spot.
The Gargoyles on the ceiling began to become restless.
“Will you bear the responsibility if you fail?” Madeline solemnly asked.
“If I fail, the Holy Grail will be yours,” Marvin calmly replied.
“But if I succeed, I should get a commander’s share of loot, is that an issue?”
Madeline was angry. ‘This Lady already belongs to you, and you actually still aim at the loot.’
‘What’s going on in that guy’s brain after all… No wonder that old guy Collins would bet on him.’
…
“The leadership is yours. You have less than twenty seconds to give an order.” Madeline didn’t look at Marvin, coldly sweeping her eyes over everyone else instead.
She was displaying her stance. Everyone had to follow Marvin’s orders.
Even if a lot of people weren’t convinced, and that knight who drew the sword was even angrier, they had no choice but to obey Madeline’s order.
Marvin stood out and looked at Collins. “To annihilate the Gargoyles, the key is the Silver Church’s knights.”
Collins laughed, “At your command.”
Marvin immediately sent his command, and a few sentences formed a set of tactics specialized against the Gargoyles!
Some people had an understanding and admiring expression, while some were doubtful but still followed suit.
The Gargoyles on the ceiling began to stir.
It had to be said that the people Madeline gathered were really elites.
If they were common adventurers, it might have taken a long time for them to understand what Marvin meant.
Regular adventurers weren’t like these soldiers, who only needed a short moment before assembling as Marvin ordered.
A Gargoyle was unable to hold back and rushed through the range of the Holy Light.
The Holy Light made it feel painful, but its killing instinct suppressed it.
It aimed at what seemed to be a less armored target, ruthlessly flying past!
The next instant, every Gargoyle took off, rushing toward the army.
The hundreds of Gargoyles looked like hungry tigers pouncing toward food, splitting up into a few batches.
And the Silver Church’s knights were tightly gripping their weapons.
There was only three small squadrons of those knights, about thirty people.
But they were a crucial part of Marvin’s plan.
…
Even though there was lighting, the first Hall immediately became somewhat dusky.
The first wave of Gargoyles rushed over.
“Indeed, as expected,” Marvin sneered. All the Gargoyles aimed at the Wizards who were less armored.
As for the rogues, Marvin made them enter stealth so the Gargoyles wouldn’t prioritize them.
‘It’s instinct after all…’
There was a Guardian next to every Wizard, along with a Silver Church’s knight!
The first Gargoyle pounced over, trying to grab the Wizard, but it was blocked by the Guardian to the side suddenly raising his shield.
Shield Bash!
The Gargoyle’s attack was blocked. It was about to spread its wings and fly away, but at that time, the Silver Church’s knight finally acted!
“Bang!”
A firm sound echoed. Gordian’s Hammer Smash actually shattered that Gargoyle into pieces!
Chapter 171: Magical Scroll
p>’Gargoyles have high resistance to spells and most physical attacks, but…’
‘Blunt weapons deal double damage!’
This kind of information flashed through Marvin’s mind.
This was the only way to deal with ordinary Gargoyles. In the army, only the Silver Church’s knights like Gordian carried a holy hammer as one of their weapons.
The other knights were equipped with pikes on their horses, and two handed greatswords when they were on the ground.
Only the Silver Church’s Paladins carried a holy hammer in addition to their greatsword.
The holy hammer, as a blunt weapon, dealt considerable damage to the Gargoyles. And those Paladins’ blows certainly weren’t weak. With the cooperation, the first wave of Gargoyles was completely wiped out!
All the Gargoyles trembled from the hammer smashes before being roughly flung toward the ground.
Once their stone wings were shattered, these flexible monsters wouldn’t pose any issues to the soldiers.
River Shore City’s guards immediately swarmed around, chaotically slashing with their swords.
As for the few Guardians that made a mistake, there were also Wizards nearby to help them, using simple restricting spells.
These Wizards could use a few Force spells, and alter the flying path of the Gargoyles, which would greatly help the knights.
Wizards, Guardians, and Paladins equipped with blunt weapons. This kind of set up was like the bane of Gargoyles!
Marvin already knew that the Gargoyles couldn’t all rush forward in one go, because they would lose the space to nimbly fly.
In order to coordinate with each other, they would keep their distance from each other, forming a continuous wave of attack.
This was their instinct.
If they had really followed Madeline’s plan, the number of casualties might have rapidly soared.
But under Marvin’s command, an entirely different outcome was revealed.
After the first wave of attacks, besides a few unlucky people who received light wounds, the others were completely unscathed.
And those couple dozens of Gargoyles were smashed to the ground, turning into fragments and fine powder.
This kind of result could be described as brilliant.
And even more notably, Marvin’s plan would save up a lot of Wizards’ spells!
Wizards’ spells weren’t unlimited! The monsters deeper in the Monastery weren’t limited to just Gargoyles.
‘The Silver Church’s holy hammers are effective against those Gargoyles?’
Everyone thought it was an effect of the Divine Power enchanted into those hammers. Only a few people were wondering why Marvin specifically told them to use the hammers and not the two handed greatswords.
…
“Ready! The second wave is coming!” Marvin loudly yelled.
Now that Madeline had already given him temporary leadership, he would take care of every detail.
They couldn’t treat the second fight lightly just because of their first great victory.
Details could make the difference between success and failure.
All the knights focused. They tightly gripped their hammers!
The Gargoyles were reckless as if they hadn’t noticed their companions’ tragic deaths and kept pouncing down instead.
This wave had clearly a lot more Gargoyles than the first!
The Silver Church’s knights made their moves, their holy hammers accurately striking down one Gargoyle after the other.
And the Vampires who had been waiting on the side also began to act at Marvin’s order.
What they needed to do was support and control.
Relying on their speed advantage and Low Flight, they could keep extra Gargoyles busy.
This was very easy for the people of the Blood Race. They originally signed an agreement with Madeline, and now that the commander was Marvin, he naturally wouldn’t let these powerful helpers take a rest.
The Vampires kept using Low Flight.
The cloaked man Gwyn directly flew atop the head of a Gargoyle and grabbed its wing before accomplishing a stunning move in the air.
He actually used his power to fling the Gargoyle to its death!
“Crash!”
Another one turned to dust on the ground.
They were very brittle, and this was the biggest weakness of Gargoyles. But Gwyn being able to make a Gargoyle fall to its death showed that he was definitely a excellent member of the Blood Race.
…
‘Powerful!’
While Marvin was commanding everyone down to every detail, he noticed Gwyn’s performance.
This guy had always been lowkey before but now began to gradually reveal his own strength.
As a 3rd rank Vampire Count, he seemed more or less the same as that Karnoth, but he was actually a lot stronger than Karnoth.
Marvin thought that if he didn’t have his Shapeshift Sorcerer subclass, only relying on Night Walker and Ranger, he might not be Gwyn’s opponent!
Gwyn was faster and stronger, like the first time Marvin met the Dark Murderer Black Jack.
But he estimated that the suppression wouldn’t be that terrible.
Of course, the situation would be different if he Shapeshifted into his Shadow-shape or Beast-shape.
That strange Shapeshift Sorcerer class made Marvin’s strength vary a lot. The Beast-shape was still unusable after that night with the Crimson Patriarch, and Marvin didn’t know when he could use it again.
…
What happened next was just as Marvin expected. With the extra Gargoyles drawn away by the Vampires, the Paladins were much more relaxed.
To the Gargoyles who were pouncing down as if they didn’t want to live, they simply raised their hammers and smashed.
One hit one kill.
The Silver Church’s holy knights were like stone craftsmen, “Clang!””Clang!” And the evil Gargoyles would go back to being stone.
About fifteen minutes later.
Dust was everywhere in the First Hall and everyone kept coughing.
But they all felt happy.
“It was actually that simple?”
“Are these Gargoyles dumb? Coming into our trap by themselves?”
A Paladin rubbed his sore shoulder and couldn’t help but mention in shock, “I killed four.”
“Hey, I killed five.” His companion at his side proudly smiled and said, “You lost to me. Once again.”
But regardless, everyone looked at Marvin differently.
In a short dozen minutes, from being suppressed by the Gargoyles’ surprise attack, in the end…
The Gargoyle’s troop was completely wiped out!
This was because of Marvin surprising tactic.
Even erudite Wizards hadn’t found the Gargoyles’ weakness. Clever ones would use a powerful spell to bind it and then let his followers kill it.
No one had found that blunt weapons were the bane of Gargoyles. In Feinan, bladed weapons were the most common by far, after all. This was a rare bit of useful information that wasn’t known by many, but Marvin knew.
This was his biggest advantage.
…
“A very innovative tactic.” Madeline had a cold expression on her face as she examined Marvin up and down. “Is that another idea coming from your grandfather?”
“Worthy of Madam City Lord, I had yet to say anything and you already found out,” Marvin said, all smiles.
“Hmph! Mysterious guy. Let’s go!” Madeline ordered
How could she have thought that Marvin would suddenly say, “Halt!”
Madeline frowned. “What do you want?”
Marvin coughed. “I’m sorry, Madam City Lord.”
“But can I trouble you to stay to the side? Gargoyles aren’t the only monsters in the Second hall, this fight is still not over.”
“I am currently the supreme commander, so please make way. Thank you for your cooperation.”
…
As Madeline showed an ashen face, Marvin once again began to regroup and rearrange everyone.
After dealing with more than a hundred Gargoyles, only a few people had received some bruises. This was already miraculous.
The army’s morale was at an all-time high.
And much more admiration could be seen in their eyes while they were looking at Marvin.
This was a world that respected the strong and knowledgeable. The first was simple, as fists decided everything, but the second was even simpler. Sometimes wisdom was more useful than the fist.
Marvin killing the Corpse King alone displayed his fist. His battle plan reflected his wisdom.
After showing both sides, not many people were still dissatisfied with Marvin being the temporary commander.
Even if they were, they wouldn’t be stupid enough to show it. These guys were all bright people.
Who couldn’t see Madeline looking like a bullied young wife behind Marvin’s back after her power was taken away?
The Lady City Lord didn’t say anything, so these people wouldn’t be stupid to say anything and give a reason to be beaten up.
…
“The Gargoyles wouldn’t take the initiative to attack us, only the Sirens occupying the Second Hall could instigate them into doing so.”
“Everyone should know some things about Sirens. Everyone should have seen some paintings and information about them. These monsters like to rely on their Low Flight ability and sharp claws to move back and forth in a crowd, reaping our lives.”
“I have a special plan. As long as everyone firmly follow the plan, victory will be easily obtained.”
Marvin explained to everyone while taking out a sturdy fishing net from his bracelet!
His storage item had started to not be enough, so he had previously gone to the Ranger guild to buy two more.
This bracelet was one of them, and it was a lot more spacious than the Void Conch.
“Guardians, step forward. Each group of four take a fishing net. The guards also need to be in the front,” Marvin commanded.
“I need you to form this kind of formation…” He began to make gestures.
“The Guardians will be at the forefront, while the guards will be placed in between groups of Guardians. Pay attention to protect your vitals.”
“Once the Sirens sneak attack, the Guardians won’t need to be protected. They won’t be able to break your armor. You only need to throw your fishing nets.”
“These Sirens will get stuck in it and won’t be able to break free.”
“Then it will be time for the guards to act. Remember, you absolutely need to cut off those Sirens’ heads. ”
“This is the most important thing!”
…
Thirty minutes later.
In the Second Hall, a bloody smell replaced the smell of seawater.
A mass of headless Sirens were piled together.
The mood had become somewhat feverish!
The expressions shown while everyone looked at Marvin had already far exceeded admiration, it was worship!
Marvin’s second plan was just as effective.
They effortlessly wiped out thirty Sirens!
There was close to no damage taken.
Marvin kept his promise.
When distributing the loot, Madeline didn’t raise an objection and just hinted at Marvin to pick first.
Marvin directly picked the best thing. That was a treasure chest with a magic lock.
It was also the only chest with a magic lock in the entire Second Hall.
He knew there was a scroll in this chest.
That scroll was called [Magical Scroll] and its effect was… Obviously extremely magical.
Chapter 172: Avenger
p>In the tent, Marvin carefully set that treasure chest with the magic lock on the ground.
Marvin and Isabelle were the only two people in the tent. The little girl was silent most of the time, making it very easy to overlook her existence.
She watched Marvin’s every move. A hint of curiosity would sometimes flash through her eyes, but she didn’t say anything.
She tried to understand the world in her own way.
Marvin didn’t interfere too much with her progress. The Hammons’ bloodline was already awakening. Isabelle had her own path, so he didn’t need to guide her unless she was wasting her time.
He took out a small stack of scrolls, each of which was a high level Unlock Magic Lock scroll.
If others saw, they might get left completely speechless.
A high level Unlock Magic Lock scroll was different from a common one. It wouldn’t lockout the chest after too many failures!
But its price was also several times higher.
But after looting the Twin Snakes Cult’s Hidden Granary, Marvin was rather wealthy. He was able to prepare all kinds of necessary supplies and tools, and was totally ready.
He used six scrolls in a row to open the treasure chest, revealing a dusty scroll calmly lying inside.
‘Using scrolls to open a chest and get a scroll. Isn’t it fitting?’ Marvin inwardly mocked.
He took out the Magical Scroll and carefully inspected it before pleasantly confirming that this thing was exactly the same as in his memories.
By using [Inspect], he could only find out the scroll name, and that part was only because the creator had written his name on the sash around the scroll.
Normally, he would have to look for an an appraiser with a relatively good understanding of scrolls to know the effects of the scroll.
But Marvin could skip this part.
He didn’t need to learn the details of the scroll. He only needed to use it!
He spread the Magical Scroll on the ground.
A lot of runes were written on the scroll, but these runes were different from magic runes. It looked like a language, but it contained a large amount of alchemy symbols.
Marvin didn’t know the slightest bit about alchemy.
He firmly put Blazing Fury on top of the scroll.
He then took out a quill and began to go over the runes on the leftmost side of the scroll.
The tip of the quill was dipped in dew gathered by a virgin at dawn. It was extremely pure.
This was the only way to trigger the scroll’s effect.
Following Marvin’s tracing, the scroll began to automatically ignite.
As the fire wrapped around Marvin’s hand, he didn’t feel any discomfort. On the contrary, it felt very pleasant.
He finished writing the four lines of runes, and then the Magical Scroll’s flame completely transferred to Blazing Fury.
…
Isabelle opened her eyes wide, closely watching Blazing Fury, trying to see what kind of change would occur.
She was afraid to miss anything, so she kept her eyes open, meticulously watching.
The flames slowly burned, and then burned some more, before finally disappearing.
Only a dagger remained on the floor.
Isabelle showed a hint of confusion, her eyes also somewhat itching.
Thus she couldn’t help but blink.
And then she saw two identical curved daggers lying on the ground.
The little girl opened her eyes wide in surprise.
…
Marvin was satisfied as he held the two daggers in his hands. It felt extremely amazing.
Even his Fangs had minute discrepancies because there would be some difference when forged by a craftsman.
But these two Blazing Furys were exactly the same. From their properties to their weight, completely identical!
This was the Magical Scroll’s magical nature.
It could copy a Magic Weapon.
Moreover it was a perfect copy.
It sounded overbearing, but in reality, this scroll wasn’t very valuable.
It could only copy a weapon. Moreover, the weapon’s length couldn’t exceed the length of the scroll. This meant that most weapons, including two handed greatswords, pikes, and axes, couldn’t be copied.
Only some short weapons could be copied.
And from another point of view, if you had a pretty good Magic Weapon, why would you need to make a copy? To have a backup?
That would clearly be quite a luxury.
But for Thieves or Dual Wielding Rangers, this scroll was simply a godsend!
Especially for Marvin who possessed the [Two-Weapon Fighting] and [Reckless Dual Wielding] specialties. With balance between both his weapons, he would definitely be even more proficient in battle.
Needless to say, Blazing Fury’s properties were already very outstanding.
With the pair, Marvin didn’t have to rely on Shapeshift Sorcerer and could use Arcane Missile six times every day, along with two Blazing Fury spells!
‘It’s time for Professor’s gift to gloriously retire.’
‘And it’s time to officially start using Blazing Furys as my main weapons.’
Marvin put away his Fangs, satisfied.
This pair of weapons had been with him for a long time. Even if they were not especially sharp, they had helped quite a lot meanwhile.
He had obtained Blazing Fury a while ago, but because of the differences between weapons, he wouldn’t get the most out of his specialties while using it. Therefore, for that period, he mostly used Blazing Fury as a third weapon.
Now he could finally change weapons.
A pair of Blazing Furys, as far as Marvin was concerned, was outstanding.
They could make up for the slight deficiency in his attack power.
Saying that this pair of weapons was already a top item among Magic Weapons wouldn’t be exaggerated. Marvin knew the whereabouts of a few similarly outstanding weapons, but they were hidden in very dangerous locations, so there was no chance to get any in the short term. It was highly likely that his Blazing Furys would accompany him up till the 4th rank.
After all, above Magic Weapons were Legendary Weapons, which were even harder to obtain. Marvin wouldn’t think about it for the time being.
…
Late at night, most people had gone to sleep.
After eliminating the Sirens, Marvin wasn’t complacent or arrogant, immediately returning the leadership to Madeline instead.
This left the latter greatly shocked.
She thought that after getting the command contract, Marvin would keep trying to get more.
But Marvin didn’t do so. He knew his leadership ability was in fact very average. He only knew tactics to restrain those two monsters in the Second Hall after all. In the Third Hall, there were countless Demon God Enforcers, along with the powerful Avenger Fegan!
Fegan wasn’t an ordinary Demon God Enforcer and would be very difficult for Marvin to handle right now.
Even killing a Demon God Enforcer in a one on one would be very challenging!
This was due to class restraint. Demon God Enforcers had a bigger advantage than Guardians over Night Walkers.
For the attack on the Third Hall, Marvin already had a plan.
Hide in the back and watch.
…
Madeline was also cautious, she didn’t make use of the high morale to charge forth, using the same old method instead.
She once again blocked the path, this time from the Second Hall to the Third Hall, and then used a few wooden logs as supports.
They would rest for the night again and attack the next day.
This kind of slow but steady attitude made Marvin admire Madeline’s patience. She was clearly worrying about advancing to Legend, but she still maintained her reason. This was something really hard to do.
This woman was very formidable.
Fortunately he had made the first move and gained an advantage, signing that command contract in the Magic Restricting Field, or else he might have already died.
‘I have no idea how the battle will progress tomorrow…’
‘If it was the same as the game, River Shore City’s army would suffer terrible losses there. Madeline would team up with Collins, making Fegan flee as a result. And the Fourth Hall would become the hurdle they would never be able to cross.’
‘Demon God Enforcers… That group of monsters truly gave others a headache.’
In the tent, Marvin was still reflecting on the problem.
“Lord Marvin, you seem confused?”
The small girl seemed to have felt something and she surprisingly took the initiative to ask Marvin.
This was something unprecedented.
“Hmmm. Yeah, there is something. The enemy ahead is very troublesome,” Marvin said realistically.
Isabelle tightly held the dagger in her hands and declared with a resolute expression on her face, “I’ll do my best to protect you.”
Marvin laughed involuntarily.
He pinched Isabelle’s little cheeks and made fun of her, “What will you use to protect me? That Blink-like ability?”
He couldn’t have expected Isabelle to seriously nod.
“If I burn all of my remaining lifespan, I can take you very far,” the little girl answered.
“Burning lifespan?” Marvin was suddenly startled. “Your ability is burning lifespan?”
Isabelle nodded, not seeming to worry about her life.
“Can you see your own lifespan? How many years are left?” Marvin frowned.
This was the first time he heard about that!
No wonder that boy had said his life would soon…
No wonder when Marvin had already helped him get a conclusive victory, he rushed into an ocean of fire in order to kill that last enemy.
It turned out that Hammons were powerful, but it was at the cost of their lives!
Isabelle was silent for a moment before slowly saying, “18 years.”
“What!? Only 18 years?” Marvin gasped.
Isabelle was only 6 years old! This meant that even if she didn’t use that Blink-like ability in the future, she would only live until she was 24?
This was too pitiful!
“It doesn’t matter, Lord Marvin,” said Isabelle seriously. “Living long isn’t important, is it?”
Marvin was silent. He grabbed Isabelle’s shoulder and solemnly said, “Promise me to never use this ability in the future, okay?”
Isabelle froze. Marvin’s expression was very serious. “Promise me.”
The small girl hesitated for a long time before nodding.
Marvin gently petted her head and was about to say something.
But a loud sound burst out not too far from there!
Something had collided against the iron door blocking the path to the Third Hall!
Marvin rushed out of the tent in an instant.
With the help of Darksight, he clearly saw the iron door being severely deformed!
A huge azure greatsword slashed from the darkness and directly pierced through one side of the iron door!
Marvin recognized that sword.
‘Avenger Fegan!’
‘This guy took the initiative to attack!’
Chapter 173: Ice World
p>Marvin instantly rushed back to the tent and told Isabelle, “Hide in the First Hall! Protect yourself!”
The latter nodded, but as Marvin turned and headed to battle, a strange expression flashed through her eyes.
Everyone was woken up by that loud noise.
Madeline directly flew out on a magic carpet.
“Gather!”
A deep and low horn could be heard echoing as the trained soldiers quickly gathered!
Madeline had brought the elites among the elites. Not one soldier had taken his armor off to sleep, and their weapons were also at their sides.
In a mere three minutes, no matter if it was her personal bodyguards or the three large troops, everyone had gathered.
The Wizards from the Wizard corps weren’t sleeping at that time!
Because dawn was approaching, they were preparing the spells they wanted to exchange with the Universe Magic Pool.
They hurriedly finished converting spells and arrived at Madeline’s side.
On the other side, along with Collins’ Paladins, there were some Clerics strictly waiting.
Marvin looked over this scene and he felt a little better.
A real army was very different after all.
If they were undisciplined adventurers instead, they might have been caught unprepared.
‘There would be a difference of at least five minutes.’
Marvin made an assessment.
Those nobles’ private soldiers were many times slower. By the time River Shore City’s main force had gathered in front of the door, some aged Lords were still struggling to armor themselves.
If everyone here was like those fools, there would be no need to fight this battle.
Because in just a bit over three minutes, a few wooden logs supporting the iron door burst open!
Those wooden logs and the iron door were fixed there with Madeline’s magic.
Ordinary people would never be able to crack that door open.
“Bang!” The iron door fell down!
Sounds of horses could be heard coming from the path.
The azure sword was glistening in the darkness.
A group of heavy armored knights mounted on skeletal warhorses rushed out from the darkness, as if they were envoys of the apocalypse!
And the one leading the way was Avenger Fegan!
“Die!” A low voice came out of Fegan’s mouth.
He then prompted his horse and ruthlessly charged towards the front of River Shore City’s army!
…
‘Totally different from the game.’
Marvin was horrified, seeing those charging heavily armored cavalrymen.
In the past, Madeline didn’t startle Fegan and easily took the initiative to attack.
But for some reason this time, Fegan had actually noticed something.
He launched a night attack!
This was something Marvin hadn’t thought about.
Only those who experienced a battle would know how terrifying the charge of a heavily armored cavalry was.
Rangers and Thieves, these classes wearing leather armor, could only be reduced to cannon fodder!
The terrifying impact offered by the mounts would be hard to resist, even for the more powerful Guardians.
Standing at the front of River Shore City’s troops, the Guardians nervously gathered together and a few of them raised their two meter tall tower shields!
They made up the first line of defense for the time being.
But there was an unspeakable fear in every Guardian’s eyes.
Those were Demon God Enforcers!
They could easily tear apart any defense. These tower shields seemed very stable, but they would be completely unable to stand the Demon God Enforcers’ charge!
This was a group of undead slaughter machines.
There was only one person supporting the Guardians that hadn’t crumbled.
Madeline.
River Shore City’s City Lord was standing in midair, coldly watching Fegan as she said in an ice cold voice, “Avenger Fegan.”
“Greedy and wicked creature. You’ll be buried here today!”
Following her ice-cold words, the atmosphere in the Second Hall suddenly became frigid.
The water in the air condensed into snowflakes, fluttering down.
Marvin’s eyes shone!
Madeline was prepared.
Worthy of a Half-Legend Wizard. By acting, she completely changed the situation.
4th-circle spell, [Ice World]!
The moisture in the Second Hall turned out to be a good medium for Madeline’s spell!
The 4th-circle spell’s effect was outstanding.
A thin layer of frost began to solidify on the ground!
The Demon God Enforcers’ skeletal warhorses were unable to stop themselves from sliding. There was only one outcome for the skeletal warhorses as they rushed forward at high speed!
And that was slipping!
“Shhhh!”
Apart from Avenger Fegan, whose warhorse was rather outstanding, able to ignore the slippery ice and keep going forward, the cavalry of Demon God Enforcers behind him were in chaos!
The skeletal horses couldn’t avoid sliding, as they lost control of their movements and knocked against each other before finally falling down on the ground.
Thirty Demon God Enforcers were ruthlessly thrown on the ground in just a few seconds!
This was an extremely rare scene.
…
‘I’m afraid Fegan hadn’t predicted that Madeline actually prepared [Ice World]’
‘This was a clever move. The moisture in the Second Hall is pretty high, reducing the casting time of Ice World by about a third. Otherwise, Madeline might have not had time to stop those Demon God Enforcers from breaking through the first line of defense,’ Marvin analyzed.
It was good now. Apart from Fegan, all the Demon God Enforcers fell down from their horses… Losing the armored cavalry’s powerful impact force!
This was like losing two thirds of their strength!
Marvin was already moving around to the sides using Stealth. He had no intention of fighting in the front lines, and was going to wait for an opportunity to act.
After all, there was still the class suppression.
Those Demon God Enforcers who fell down their horses were like strengthened 2nd rank Guardians. They were too troublesome!
Might as well take a look to see if he could throw in an attack somewhere.
…
As Ice World persisted, it froze the ground in front of the Guardians, and added layers upon layers of frost on the armor of those Demon God Enforcers!
They struggled to get up from the ground and pick up their weapons, but their movements had already become relatively slow.
Despite this, this was already a proof of their strength.
Other people would have already been turned into ice sculptures under the effect of Ice World!
While the Demon God Enforcers were actually still able to walk!
This was already quite outstanding. They were only 2nd rank monsters!
‘Damn!’
‘How many high level curses did that Lich put on these bastards!’
Madeline was hatefully grinding her teeth while looking at that scene.
A 4th-circle spell only had this much of an effect. It was really too shocking.
But nothing could be done about it. Unlike the monks and other lifeforms, the Demon God Enforcers had voluntarily received high level curses on their bodies.
This kind of high level curse wasn’t something Marvin’s Holy Grail could dispel, and even weakening it would be impossible.
They could only use force!
“Protect me!”
“Leave that one to me!”
Madeline firmly ordered.
At that time, the silently speeding Fegan finally arrived at the first line of defense!
The warhorse under him suddenly surged with strength and directly charged through the Guardians’ tower shields, stomping a few people to death on its way!
A knight behind them bellowed and rushed forward, trying to use his two handed greatsword to chop the warhorse’s knees.
But the ice cold blue light was like a reaper’s caress, instantly beheading him.
Fegan single-handedly stormed into the River Shore City’s troops.
His warhorse was frantically galloping as Fegan himself was extremely calm, the large blue greatsword repeatedly swinging, harvesting life after life!
In mere seconds, he killed six of those elite guards!
He indeed had the strength of a 4th rank Half-Legend. No wonder he dared to lust after the Lich’s Divinity!
…
“Get out of the way, go handle the Demon God Enforcers.”
“Leave this monster to me!”
Madeline’s expression was ashen. Every soldier here was loyal and devoted to her!
She felt pained each time a soldier died to Fegan
As she said those words, she cast a binding spell!
A 3rd rank binding spell should be able to lock him up for at least five seconds.
But…
Fegan only needed two seconds to free himself from the binding spell!
“Foolish caster,” Fegan sneered. “You think you can kill me?”
“My ally granted me the power to resist magic!”
Madeline frowned. It felt wrong!
How could Fegan’s Magic Resistance be so high?
But at that time, a figure that couldn’t be regarded as tall, steadily stood not very far from Fegan, looking at him.
White Gown Collins.
“Diggles’ power. The power granted to you by an Evil Spirit Overlord.”
Collins indifferently declared, “Even if I can’t banish you, I can banish that power.”
“You dare!”
Fegan yelled in a stern voice. A huge face faintly appeared behind him!
That was the reflection of Evil Spirit Overlord Diggles.
“Nonsense. Of course I dare.” Collins suddenly spread his arms and began chanting.
Fegan suddenly pulled on his reins, and his warhorse charged toward the chanting Collins.
Madeline hurriedly moved forward, throwing a few spells in a row to try to impede Fegan’s momentum.
But Fegan actually resisted her spells and ruthlessly crashed into Collins!
…
On the other side of the hall, a more intensive battle broke out.
River Shore City’s guards formed small groups of three to five people and began, with the help of the Wizard corps, to divide up the Demon God Enforcers to annihilate them!
This was one of Madeline’s previously prepared plans.
Dismount them, then divide and conquer!
Despite this, the high Magic Resistance of Demon God Enforcers’ armors made everyone suffer.
An attention-seeking Vampire tried to mount a sneak attack on a Demon God Enforcer, but the latter put his hand behind his back and caught him before throwing him to the ground with great force.
He then fiercely slashed!
No one had time to save that Vampire on the ground!
“Fools! Use pikes!”
In the confusion, no one knew who yelled.
The soldiers came to a realization and a part of the army retreated to fetch pikes in the camp.
And at that time, the Stealthed Marvin aimed at that powerful Demon God Enforcer.
He moved toward him, step by step.
That Vampire’s attack revealed a flaw in the Demon God Enforcer’s defense.
And Marvin was the best at using flaws.
Chapter 174: Insane And Genius
p>In a corner of the hall, a bitter fight was underway.
The Demon God Enforcer who previously killed that Vampire grimly dragged his greatsword as he slowly moved toward the guards.
River Shore City’s knights displayed a grave expression.
Even though they had followed Madeline’s plan to split up the Demon God Enforcers and were obviously surrounding him, the atmosphere as he was approaching made them feel as if he was the one surrounding them.
This was simply too ridiculous.
Some people couldn’t help but want to rush out and attack this brainless killing machine.
But that Vampire’s body on the side was still leaking blood. It was a warning to everyone that even though they were at the 2nd rank, Demon God Enforcers were extremely frightening.
Gordian gripped his sword, feeling nervous.
He kept regulating his breathing.
This guy was too powerful. The Vampire only had time to remove that Enforcer’s helmet before he was already grabbed.
Gordian had clearly seen him only using one hand!
That arm which had been wrapped in ice cold armor for who knew how many years surprisingly had this kind of power.
In fact, the natural strength of Vampires wasn’t weak either.
‘Divine Spells won’t be effective unless his soul fire is hit.’
Gordian was extremely distressed.
The Demon God Enforcer walked toward them step by step, and the people surrounding him started backing away.
Suddenly, a soft voice echoed by his ear. “Help me out in a bit.”
Gordian was startled.
There was surprisingly someone stealthed next to him and he didn’t even notice!
Such a powerful sneaking ability.
He soon realized, ‘It’s him!’
…
Demon God Enforcers were Marvin’s nemeses. But Avenger Fegan choosing a night attack was actually good for Marvin.
At least he could display his Night Walker abilities to the extreme.
That Vampire’s attack did have some effect, at least taking down the Demon God Enforcer’s helmet.
‘Demon God Enforcers don’t have vitals. Their Magic Resistance is high, and their Physical Resistance is even higher.’
‘They don’t have HP, instead only having a soul fire in their head keeping them operational.’
‘The only way to deal with them is to remove that soul fire!’
Marvin inwardly considered.
But accomplishing this was easier said than done. Although the Demon God Enforcers had fallen to the ground, their armors were stuck to their bodies. This kind of monster was created with only one purpose, killing. Everything else was irrelevant.
Their helmets were also stuck to their heads. Even if that Vampire’s strength wasn’t enough to do any damage to that Demon God Enforcer, he still managed to get his helmet off, revealing his bloody rotting face.
A hole had appeared in his defense and Marvin would take advantage of it.
But he needed someone to cooperate with.
Gordian was clearly a very good choice.
He whispered a few sentences to the Paladin at his side, and the latter nodded afterwards.
Marvin didn’t say any more and made a detour as he slowly approached the Demon God Enforcer’s back.
…
Demon God Enforcers didn’t have high perception, or else Marvin wouldn’t have been able to dodge that one when he infiltrated the Scarlet Monastery for the first time.
His Stealth had now exceeded 100 skill points, and with the wilderness and night bonuses, even a 2nd rank with very high perception would be unable to detect his existence, let alone a Demon God Enforcer.
Marvin slowly moved forward, finally arriving roughly five meters behind the Demon God Enforcer.
He stopped and took a deep breath.
Then, a shadow suddenly appeared at the Demon God Enforcer’s side!
As always, Marvin let the Shadow Doppelganger test the waters!
The Shadow Doppelganger directly pounced on the Demon God Enforcer’s head, both daggers about to slash dow. Suddenly, the monster extended his hand and grabbed the Shadow Doppelganger, ruthlessly smashing it on the ground!
“Crack!” The Shadow Doppelganger fell on a layer of ice and took heavy damage, but it didn’t die!
The Demon God Enforcer was thinking of finishing it with a slash.
‘The chance came.’
Marvin no longer hesitated, Burst!
He jumped from behind the Demon God Enforcer, both daggers ruthlessly stabbing down!
“Pshhhh!”
His Blazing Furys burst with powerful force, both daggers ruthlessly stabbing into both sides of the Demon God Enforcer’s head, but only piercing a few centimeters in!
Nothing could be done about it. That guy’s skull was too hard!
The Demon God Enforcer was extremely angry. He let go of his greatsword and used both hands to try to grab Marvin behind him!
…
The other knights were all startled. This Baron Marvin dared to attempt to kill a Demon God Enforcer alone after a Vampire died to it!
Wasn’t this risking his life?
As everyone watched in shock, Marvin pushed with his hands, his waist and abdomen turning as he released his daggers to do a difficult front flip. His feet landed on the daggers as he managed to avoid the Demon God Enforcer’s angry hands!
[Night Jump]!
The powerful jumping ability let Marvin easily avoid the Demon God Enforcer’s follow up attack.
But this wasn’t over, because as his body was still rising up, Marvin suddenly did a reverse jump!
[Second Jump]!
This time, Marvin kicked off of empty space.
This was another gravity defying skill!
All those who were watching were dumbstruck. Marvin was simply dancing on top of the Demon God Enforcer’s head.
Marvin flipped through the air and both feet once again landed on the daggers stabbed into the Enforcer’s head.
“Crack!”
The two daggers finally cracked open the Demon God Enforcer’s skull, slightly exposing the pitch black mist inside!
That was the Demon God Enforcer’s soul fire!
…
“Gordian!” Marvin shouted as he landed on the ground.
His yell was clearly filled with worry.
But those men of the Silver Church didn’t forget their role just because of Marvin’s display and had their Divine Spells ready to be cast at the moment he cracked open the Demon God Enforcer’s skull.
Three holy lights fell down from above in a row!
Divine Spell – Discipline!
If that Divine Spell directly hit the Demon God Enforcer’s skin, it wouldn’t have much of an effect.
But if it was directly cast at the soul fire, the result would be substantially different!
Half of the black mist on the Demon God Enforcer’s skull immediately dissipated, and the remaining half turned extremely chaotic.
That guy even stopped moving.
Marvin was overjoyed and ran over.
“Swish!”
He stomped on the Demon God Enforcer’ knees before jumping on his shoulder.
He tugged his Blazing Furys free and slashed!
The Demon God Enforcer couldn’t resist due to his chaotic soul fire leaving his body unresponsive.
He could only let Marvin brutalize him.
After slashing for less than a minute, Marvin relied on his Reckless Dual Wielder bonus to smash the Demon God Enforcer’s skull into pieces.
“Bang!”
The Demon God Enforcer’s corpse fell on the ground.
Marvin was panting, and walked over.
But at that time, he found out that everyone was looking at him a bit strangely.
Those crazy dagger moves weren’t something a regular person could use!
This guy was simply insane!
But Marvin’s expression was incomparably calm.
Insane, cool-headed, brave and knowledgeable, all in one person. Every knight was filled with respect toward Marvin.
‘This guy is truly a genius,’ Gordian couldn’t help but praise inwardly.
…
Marvin didn’t care about these gazes. He was in fact pleasantly surprised about being able to kill a Demon God Enforcer.
Right now, he would need a huge amount of battle experience if he wanted to level up. The First Hall’s elite boss Corpse King only gave him about 1800 battle exp.
That was a 3rd rank elite monster!
Yet this Demon God Enforcer gave almost 1200 exp. This meant that the Demon God Enforcer’s strength was really outstanding.
His gaze stopped on the other battlefields.
Many people were injured and had to withdraw from the struggle between the Demon God Enforcers and knights.
River Shore City’s side had a massive numbers advantage. Even if the Demon God Enforcers had tyrannical individual strength, they would be eliminated sooner or later.
The only problem was that many people would die, and even more would be injured, losing their fighting strength.
If it turned out like that, there would be no choice but to stop at the Fourth Hall.
Marvin frowned. He also wanted to help reducing the casualties of River Shore City’s knights, but he was a little helpless.
After all, killing this Demon God Enforcer was already very difficult for him.
‘If the Asuran Bear’s shapeshift was still usable, it would be amazing.’ Marvin quickly took a glance as his interface.
Unfortunately this form still wasn’t ready to be activated.
The Asuran Bear’s fierce melee abilities were stronger than the Demon God Enforcers’.
But he was unable to shapeshift.
‘Wait… Shapeshift?’
Something flashed through Marvin’s mind and he suddenly thought of a way.
…
On the other side of the Second Hall, the fiercely rushing Fegan ruthlessly knocked against White Gown Collins.
But the expected scene of Collins getting knocked flying didn’t happen!
Collins’ body had suddenly turned pure silvery white.
4th-circle Exclusive Divine Spell – [Silver Body]!
Fegan’s fierce charge looked like it hit a soft but extremely flexible wall!
“Get lost!” Collins bellowed.
The next instant, Fegan and his mount flew out like a bullet.
That speed was more or less the same as his earlier speed!
“Bang!”
The Avenger and his mount were smashed into a stone wall by Collins’ power, creating a huge hole in it!
“Cough!””Cough!”…
Collins kept coughing. The silver-white color receded from his skin as he kept coughing up blood.
Even when using this kind of fierce Divine Spell, he still had to pay a considerable price when facing the powerful Fegan!
“Woosh!”
Fegan stood up from the crushed pile of rubble, both hands firmly holding his huge greatsword as he slowly advanced to attack again.
Collins pointed one finger at Fegan and said as if he was using all his strength, “Evil Spirit power, begone!”
Then, pure Divine Power rushed out from his body and converged into a beam of light, directly exploding on Fegan’s body.
The latter faced upward and bellowed. A huge face appeared again behind him.
At the same time, Madeline was spreading her arms. The second 4th-circle spell she had prepared was finally ready to be used!