“Clang!”
Blazing Fury easily blocked one of Black Jack’s shadow daggers!
“Plop!”
The Kingfisher Jade dagger deeply stabbed into the back of Black Jack’s head!
Marvin suddenly did a forward somersault and kicked the handle of the Kingfisher Jade dagger.
“Woosh!”
The dagger sank further into Black Jack’s head!
Chapter 99: Torture
Chapter 99: Torture
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Critical hit!
All of Marvin’s tricky combos just now were for the sake of this moment!
His power was very limited and thus his strategy was to attack the enemy weak point, to maximize the amount of damage!
The curtain of night scattered and the setting sun shone onto Jack’s face, which showed unfathomable pain.
His knees were soft, and he slowly knelt down!
But what made Marvin shocked was that this guy was actually not dead!
“I have an undead body!” Black Jack roared toward Marvin!
However, his limbs were trembling and he couldn’t move!
Marvin’s eyes narrowed. He wouldn’t rashly approach.
Black Jack’s HP had dropped very low, but it didn’t end up as a Fatal Hit!
‘This guy is truly at the limit of the 3rd rank.’ Marvin was feeling apprehensive.
Luckily he chose this kind of attack!
Many 3rd rank class holders had a toughness characteristic that could make them immune to Fatal Hits!
Their body had been toughened up to a certain level. Their heart, and even their brain had an abnormal recuperative ability. They wouldn’t instantly die unless they were beheaded!
They would instead die slowly!
During that time, if they were properly treated, they could still recover!
‘Thankfully I didn’t decide to just use Cutthroat or aim at his heart, or else the consequences could have been unthinkable.’
There was some sweat in Marvin’s palms.
This was lingering fear.
In that fight, it looked as if everything was under his control, but Marvin knew how much pressure Black Jack, who was on the verge of the 3rd rank, gave him!
If not for the fury from watching those innocents lying in a pool of blood, Marvin might have not been brave enough to fight head on with Black Jack!
Those three consecutive combos almost exhausted all of Marvin’s cards and skills. Yet this was barely enough to knock Black Jack down.
If there was a mistake in any of these three combos, Marvin could have ended up on the receiving end.
This was like walking on a tightrope.
Fortunately, Marvin succeeded. Sure enough, Black Jack was immune to Fatal Hits, but the Kingfisher Jade dagger was still stuck in the back of his head, deeply piercing into his spine¹!
His nervous system had already been wrecked. It could be seen from his limbs’ movements. He wanted to stand up, but was powerless.
His very high HP was slowly declining.
But while dying, one wouldn’t avoid the pain, and especially the fear of knowing that death was approaching.
Marvin slowly went around and stood in front of Black Jack’s body, still maintaining a certain distance from him.
He was careful to not make a mistake. Who knew if this madman had something to drag him down together or not. Before he was thoroughly dead, Marvin would still keep his distance.
…
“Coward!”
Black Jack spat out some blood, his eyes wide opened as he stared at Marvin. “Trickster, I’ll kill you…”
But he didn’t finish his sentence before he heard a “Woosh!” A dart was ruthlessly thrown at him, accurately hitting his shoulder!
His body immediately got knocked to the ground as he painfully groaned.
Marvin was holding onto a few darts, fiddling with them emotionlessly.
He didn’t bother to ask something stupid like why Black Jack killed those innocent elves. He had already guessed Black Jack’s reason. It was simply in order to advance.
This guy was so lawless, that he probably had fallen out with the Shadow Spider Order, completely losing their blessing. In the end, he could only seek refuge in the most extreme group.
The Outlaws of the Crimson Road had always been a source of chaos. In Feinan’s continent, every time there was chaos, the shadow of the Outlaws of the Crimson Road could be seen behind it.
He just stood there, ruthlessly throwing dart after dart at Black Jack!
Dart wounds weren’t deep, but they did hurt.
Marvin especially chose some non vital areas for his darts.
Soon, Black Jack’s body was covered in darts!
Upon taking a closer look, his current situation was very frightening. Blood was flowing everywhere. There were even two darts in his cheeks.
Marvin was just like the most ruthless executioner, ending Black Jack’s life bit by bit.
This kind of person… his sins were too great! To give him an easy death would be far too merciful!
Black Jack’s vitality was comparable to 3rd rank class holder, so after losing his ability to move, he could only endure this torture!
“Familiar with this scene, aren’t you?” Marvin estimated that Black Jack’s HP was just about to run out.
He coldly continued, “You looked like you enjoyed it when you tortured that black bear to death.”
“Lunatic!” Black Jack said in a low voice, “That was a beast!”
“What about the elves living in that village? The wood elves who loved peace?” Marvin’s expression was ice-cold.
Even if he avenged them, those kindhearted elves would no longer wake up. Vengeance had always been a source of strength, but it lacked significance.
But some things had to be done.
Black Jack displayed a wretched smile. “You have elven blood? So your mother was fucked by an elf! No wonder you are this angry… Turns out you are a bastard!”
“Aaah!” He entered the throes of death before finishing his words. His mocking turned into a painful howl as he faced his end.
The wishful rope tied itself around him, coiling around his neck and hanging him on the wooden stake to the side that hadn’t been.
“Cough cough…” He raised his head and coughed violently, his eyes bloodshot.
He looked at Marvin with an expression full of resentment. “I… I… I’ll enter the Underworld Plane… After such a death…”
“I’ll avenge myself.”
The wishful rope suddenly tightened. He couldn’t let out any sound and his sinister face turned purple!
Marvin lightly walked to his side and whispered, “Sorry, you won’t.”
“From what I know, if the body is burnt right after death, there is no chance to enter the Underworld.”
“Thus, we won’t meet anytime soon, Black Jack.”
Black Jack’s face displayed intense fear!
He painfully struggled, apparently wanting to say something, but Marvin no longer cared to look at him.
He directly set the wooden stake on fire.
The flames swallowed Black Jack, and the wishful rope automatically released the corpse and returned to Marvin.
The fire kept burning, ceaselessly.
Thick smoke irritated his nose. Marvin looked at Black Jack’s body turning into charred flesh in the fire. Marvin had a weary expression, thinking resolutely to himself:
‘I must get stronger!’
This was a chaotic world! A world full of crisis. Even though the Great Elven King protected Thousand Leaves Forest, a lunatic Outlaw of the Crimson Road was able to slaughter a village like this.
Then what about the small White River Valley?
An average ranger would have no way to protecting his people from the great disaster about to arrive.
‘After the Battle of the Holy Grail, I have to make White River Valley rapi
dly grow.’
‘After breaking off diplomatic ties, the only place that could trade food with us is Jewel Bay.’
‘It’s time to remove that barrier!’
Marvin silently planned.
But at this time, lots of shadows approached the village.
“Wicked human! You actually dared to kill elves in Thousand Leaves Forest?”
The Elven Iron Guard.
This Elven Iron Guard’s squad had at least 20 people wearing equipment of superior quality. Each one of them was at least a 2nd rank expert.
Their leader was a 3rd rank Magic Marksman!
Marvin took a glance at them and more or less guessed their squad’s strength.
Every guard was furious. This could be seen from the constant trembling of the bows in their hands. Elves usually had very stable hands. This kind of circumstance would rarely appear.
This showed how much they were suppressing their anger.
The Elven Iron Guards were trained by the Great Elven King himself to listen to their superiors’ orders. If their leader didn’t say anything, they wouldn’t attack.
“Sinful human, trust me, you’ll suffer pain ten thousand times more vicious than those villagers!”
That masked leader removed the mask, exposing a young face.
It was a very good looking female elf, her eyes filled with fury. But according to the rules, nasty people like Marvin had to be given to the Great Elven King so he could deal with them in person.
Thus she could only restrain her anger and get ready to capture Marvin before handing him to the Great Elven King.
But at that time, a lazy voice came out from the side.
“Ollie, you are still someone with big boobs but no brains…”
“This person, how could he be the perpetrator of this massacre? I really don’t know how Nicholas could be at ease while making you an Elven Iron Guard Leader.”
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TL 1 – Injury or severing the spine leads to paralysis, and it’s not as deadly as it looks.
Chapter 100: Exiled
Chapter 100: Exiled
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“It’s you?”
Ollie was looking at the elf coming out of the ruins, stunned.
Marvin also glanced and was immediately stunned… He also knew this guy!
He was a bearded elf dressed very slovenly, carrying a worn-out iron sword.
He looked very handsome, but his clothes, shoes, and other belongings didn’t seem to have been washed in years.
He walked out of the ruins, totally relaxed, his smile making people feel very warm.
But all the elves looked at him as if they were facing a great enemy!
“Your Highness Ivan! You shouldn’t be stepping foot in this region!”
Hearing the mockery, Ollie’s face turned red before turning extremely serious. “You should be waiting nicely in the Stone Giant territory. And not wandering everywhere in Thousand Leaves Forest!”
That elf named Ivan shrugged. “I don’t need you to remember my Exiled status.”
“It says so on the tile on my waist…”
Marvin took a glance. That guy was really the same maverick as described by the myths. The tile on his waist had words marked in elven language:
Exiled Ivan.
This was a very special Exiled. All the elven guards stared at him. It was a huge headache!
Because he was the Great Elven King Nicholas’ only son!
In other words, he was the Elven Prince.
30 years ago, Ivan was exiled because he angered the Great Elven King and had always been waiting in the Stone Giant territory near Thousand Leaves Forest, playing hide and seek with those silent stones.
But this guy wasn’t content with owning the place. He would frequently enter Thousand Leaves Forest in secret. Who knew what he was up to?
Marvin looked at Ivan, somewhat curious. This guy was very strong. Marvin didn’t feel his arrival at all.
In the myths, Ivan was a very interesting guy. But in the game, Marvin had only seen his screenshot. It was mainly because Ivan appeared unpredictably. Very few people could befriend this Exiled Elven Prince.
As for the reason behind his exile, there were many different opinions. But everyone was very clear that based on the fact that the Great Elven King Nicholas would never go back on his word, if the reason for Prince Ivan’s exile was written down, it would be a thousand words long.
…
“People say that all Elven Iron Guards aren’t willing to meet you in Thousand Leaves Forest.”
“Because the elves love your father, yet have no other choice but to escort you back to the Stone Giant territory.”
“But… As your former fiancee, I am the one who feels the most shame,” said Ollie calmly as she bit her lips.
“When will you grow up? Your Highness Ivan?”
“Why do you always act like a reckless child? Coming to cause trouble when I carry out my mission?”
The other elven guards chose to stay silent. Even though the Thousand Leaves Forest was huge, the elven race was few in numbers. Everyone was aware of all kinds of gossip.
Ivan and Ollie were once engaged and the Great Elven King himself was the witness of the engagement ceremony. But afterward, because of some unfathomable mystery, the engagement was cancelled. Then, the news of Ivan being exiled was spread.
While those two were talking, the rest of the elves didn’t dare to interrupt.
Hearing this, Ivan turned a bit serious. “Maybe we should look at the problem from another point of view.”
“I had no interest in running here to disrupt your mission. In fact, were it not for that Outlaw of the Crimson Road with a knowledge compass intruding in my territory, I would have still been sunbathing in the Stone Giant territory!”
“This village was chosen by the Outlaws of the Crimson Road as an advancement ground, could it be that you haven’t noticed yet?”
Outlaws of the Crimson Road?
Hearing this name, Ollie’s expression immediately changed!
Her first reaction was still to look at Marvin…
“Idiot!” Ivan couldn’t help but chastise, “This child is level 6, the Outlaws of the Crimson Road had nothing to do with him.”
This child…
The corner of Marvin’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. Didn’t you just get called a child?
Even if he was still young, being called like always felt weird.
“But as a level 6 able to kill an Outlaw of the Crimson Road about to advance, you are very fierce.” Ivan looked at Marvin, fascinated.
“Ranger? Oh? Very strange 2nd rank class… I actually can’t identify it…”
Marvin didn’t bother playing riddles with him and directly took out his pass along with his dark weary bird badge.
“I am a Night Walker.”
Ivan immediately realized. Ollie also reacted, looking at Marvin apologetically. “Sorry! We almost made a mistake on the culprit…”
The Elven Iron Guards lowered their bows under her order.
The Night Walkers had always been good friends with the elves, a widely known fact. Along with the fact that Marvin was really level 6, he would be unable to kill these people.
…
“So you already killed the culprit?” Ollie finally noticed the body behind Marvin, the still-burning corpse of Black Jack.
Marvin nodded.
He quickly walked next to the wooden stake and directly pulled the Kingfisher Jade dagger from Black Jack Body.
The [Ghastly Gloves] could isolate the flames, so he wasn’t worried about being burnt.
Ollie took a deep breath and looked at those innocent elves that had died, showing a hint of pity.
“Since that’s the case, we will bury the dead first…”
But she was once again mercilessly interrupted by Ivan. “Do you have no common sense?”
“Outlaws of the Crimson
Road never act alone! This guy was clearly about to advance, he still needed someone to guide him! That mentor was the one who led me to Thousand Leaves Forest!”
“The current situation is very dangerous… Forget about it. even if I told you everything, you wouldn’t understand. You only need to know, a true Outlaw of the Crimson Road might have the strength of a Half-Legend. He managed to hide himself from my stubborn father’s perception by using an item, sneaking into Thousand Leaves Forest.”
“Don’t talk about ordinary villagers, even if Elven Iron Guards met this guy, they would be in danger.”
“After saying so much, do you get it?”
Ivan solemnly came over and asked Marvin attentively, “When you arrived, did you see someone else?”
Marvin tried to remember, and finally shook his head.
When he hurried here, he only noticed Black Jack alone. He didn’t know much about the Outlaws of the Crimson Road, and knew nothing about a mentor.
…
“I understand!” Even though Ollie kept being face-slapped by Ivan, she had an extraordinarily good temperament, enduring all this time.
“This matter must be reported to the Great Elven King.”
Ollie decisively sent four elves to rush to the elven capital to report to Nicholas that an Outlaw of the Crimson Road had sneaked in.
Afterwards, she left two elves to escort the Elven Prince Ivan back to the Stone Giant Territory. This guy was still exiled after all.
The others would follow her to look around the area.
Hearing Ollie’s plan, Ivan displayed a “I knew you would act like that” expression and loosely sat on the floor.
But Marvin said, “Hold on!”
He brought out the elven youth that was previously hidden.
“This child is the only survivor, how do you intend on taking care of him?” Marvin asked.
The elven youth had already become somewhat numb. He looked at everyone, his eyes filled with dread.
A few hours earlier, he was looking at Marvin with those two eyes full of intelligence, saying he wanted to look at the world.
A few hours later, his gaze had already turned vacant with painful.
He hadn’t yet had time to increase his knowledge of the wonderful side of the world when the sinister side of the world already took the initiative to bare its fangs at him.
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