Night Ranger - Full Series - 735 Chapters

by Dark Blue Coconut Milk

  Both of them were more or less the same. They both had outstanding gifts, and quickly broke through ranks, only to be stuck at the Half-Legend boundary for a long time. They couldn’t do much about it. Lance’s Universe Magic Pool limited the Half-Legends from advancing to Legend.

  Hathaway had now stepped into the Legend realm ahead of her, making her sense of urgency grow stronger.

  ‘Hateful… He is actually using Hathaway to pressure me.’

  ‘Wait till I get that thing. After advancing to Legend, I’ll carefully train this tasty little man…’

  There was no visible change on Madeline’s face, but she inwardly made a decision.

  …

  The party continued forward. After going through the entrance, there was an are covered in mist.

  There were two cliff walls on both sides, leading to a really steep cliff above them.

  After passing by a rock, Marvin subconsciously looked up. This was the path he had taken when he came to the Scarlet Monastery last time, directly avoiding the two Pain Monks and easily reaching the Ghost Hallway leading to the First Hall.

  The faint outline of a building appeared before them.

  “Dame, this is the map of the monastery.”

  A Wizard of the Wizard corps took out a one meter long map of the Scarlet Monastery and spread it in front of Madeline.

  This was a very incomplete map, many places had been erased due to time, but some small areas had been redrawn, filled with some signs.

  The Scarlet Monastery was very huge, and moreover, there were monsters everywhere.

  But the most frightening thing was still that Lich asleep in the 2nd underground floor.

  Everyone thought he was already dead, but he had only pretended to die after failing to ascend to godhood and was in a timeless sleep.

  He was saving his strength during his slumber, in preparation for his comeback. He deployed a large amount of monsters inside and outside the monastery.

  Some were loyal, but some weren’t, like the Third Hall’s boss [Avenger Fegan]. From what Marvin knew, this guy had always been aiming at the Lich’s Divinity. Moreover, he was now building his relationship with an Evil Spirit Overlord.

  This guy had to be eliminated. He was a lot more troublesome than the Half-God Lich.

  …

  Madeline carefully read the map. Even though she had looked at it countless time before, she still had to carefully compare it with the surroundings.

  Some rogues had already carefully gone ahead at her command.

  Their goal was to check the area before the First Hall.

  But Marvin knew that they would most likely come back empty handed.

  Because he had already cleaned that place out.

  As expected, the rogues soon returned to the army waiting outside the building. They reported that the rooms ahead were completely empty.

  This left Madeline rather stunned.

  According to her information, there should be many mortals mind controlled by Demon God Enforcers in the Scarlet Monastery… Where did those people go?

  A strange atmosphere filled the entire army.

  Only Marvin knew that the Scarlet Slaves he killed had probably been found by the Demon God Enforcers, and then dragged to the Fifth Hall to feed that monster.

  That guy would eat and eat, but would never be full.

  ‘The Scarlet Monastery has five halls. The first one is mainly filled with Corpse Seekers, and the boss is an elite Corpse King. The strength of River Shore City’s guard is enough to eliminate it, not to mention the Silver Church.’

  ‘The Second Hall is mostly Gargoyles and Sirens. The Holy Grail can restrain these monsters, so it shouldn’t be too hard to wipe them out.’

  ‘The Third Hall is the most troublesome as Demon God Enforcers don’t suffer from the Holy Grail’s halos. And Avenger Fegan is a Half-Legend. Victory would depend on Madeline and Collins.’

  ‘From what was said in the game, they suffered terrible losses in the Third Hall and met an enemy they couldn’t beat in the Fourth Hall, and thus they could only retreat.’

  The lore of the game appeared in Marvin’s mind.

  ‘But I joined this time, so it will definitely be different.’

  ‘The crucial part is the Fourth Hall…’

  That tall and steady shadow flashed in his mind, making him sigh.

  The matter of the Fourth Hall wasn’t something he could control. They might be stuck there, as it was just the nature of the place.

  That man was too frightening after all.

  Even if Hathaway or Constantine acted, they might not necessarily be able to defeat him. Let alone just Madeline.

  If they wanted to forcefully push forward, they would need someone on the level of Inheim.

  Thus the Lich was reassured when he had him guard the Fourth Hall.

  Because entrance to Scarlet Monastery’s underground area was in the Fourth Hall.

  Only Marvin knew this secret.

  That map was intentionally misleading. There was no entrance after the Fifth Hall; it was just an endless abyss!

  The real entrance was in the Fourth Hall!

  Marvin clearly remembered the spot. He had almost never succeeded when he attacked Scarlet Monastery in the past.

  All the players were stuck in that Fourth Hall because no one could find a way to deal with that man.

  Even if you used human wave tactics, it wouldn’t scare him in the slightest.

  But he also took it pretty easy. As long as you didn’t do too much, he wouldn’t take the initiative to act against you.

  This was his principle.

  That man was called the [Heavenly Sword Saint] many years ago, and he was the strongest person in the Scarlet Monastery.

  He appeared there not because he was corrupted.

  But because he had something to protect.

  Something more precious than his life.

  …

  “If there are no mortals, just advance!” Madeline ordered.

  “Attack!”

  This time the rogues didn’t go in first, and instead the guards took the lead.

  They entered the Ghost Hallway.

  The paintings on both sides were coldly watching them.

  Madeline looked at these paintings and suddenly sneered. A flame appeared at the end of her finger and flew toward the paintings.

  “Aaaah!”

  Shrieks echoed from the paintings. The Ghost Hallway suddenly transformed!

  Chapter 164: Grudge

  Chapter 164: Grudge

  Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

  Those strangely smiling figures in the paintings began to distort.

  However, they could only watch as the flames burned their bodies!

  Because they were sealed within the paintings. These paintings protected them, but also restricted them.

  And Madeline’s fire could directly pierce the defenses, burning their main bodies.

  In an instant, besides the Headless Girl’s painting which wasn’t affected because it was completely empty, the inhabitants of the rest of the paintings were cleanly burnt.

  Miserable shrieks could be heard. It seemed like countless people were buried in the fire.

  The soldiers were extremely motivated.

  Madeline’s expression didn’t change as she disdainfully said, “Filthy things.”

  Marvin inwardly ridiculed, ‘It’s not wrong to say that Evil Spirits are filthy, but Madeline has an abyssal bloodline. It’s like the pot calling the kettle black.’

  In a short ten seconds, the Ghost Hallway paintings had been cleaned out. The picture frames were still there, but the people in the paintings were nowhere to be seen.

  Marvin was aware that these people were probably servants of the Evil Spirit Envoy Morris that were sealed inside.

  Morris thought that no one would find them in these paintings.

  Unfortunately, Madeline’s eyes were very fierce!

 
The flames she just used clearly weren’t from an ordinary spell, but a special spell, probably originating from her abyssal bloodline.

  “Let’s go,” said Madeline after all the Evil Spirits were burnt to death.

  Everyone was preparing to advance toward the First Hall, but before they could, an angry voice rang out.

  “You have the cheek to burn my servants!”

  “Great Lord Diggles won’t forgive your provocation!”

  A tall man came out of the last painting and angrily stood in front of everyone.

  His gaze was directly locked onto Madeline.

  …

  ‘Idiot…’

  Marvin felt somewhat helpless.

  He naturally knew that tall old guy, Evil Spirit Envoy Morris. He had been chased by that guy’s crows and dark knights when he entered the Boknin World to help Vanessa the Headless Girl retrieve her head.

  ‘These Evil Spirit Envoys really do have brain issues.”

  Marvin looked at Morris with some pity.

  He actually had the courage to jump out of Boknin and directly provoke Madeline…

  Wasn’t this courting death?

  Marvin could already predict his fate!

  As expected, Madeline squinted at him. “Evil Spirit Envoy?”

  Morris proudly raised his head, proclaiming, “Correct, I am Lord Diggles’…”

  But before he could finish, Madeline had already opened her five claws and a powerful force pulled Morris toward her palm. The lively Morris was lifted from the ground and she took hold of him.

  “Idiot,” she muttered in a low voice.

  A fierce and frightening flame rose up from her palm. It looked like Morris wanted to do something, but there was no time!

  “Whoosh!”

  In the blink of an eye, he was burnt to ashes.

  A flame shone brilliantly in Madeline’s eyes.

  ‘Not just a Succubus bloodline!’ Marvin shivered.

  Although Madeline was only a Half-Legend Wizard, the type of magic she used was quite fierce. This meant her abyssal bloodline was also very outstanding.

  Ordinary Succubi didn’t have this kind of magic ability.

  The others stayed silent, as they already somewhat knew of Madeline’s strength. Otherwise, the chaotic River Shore City wouldn’t have been gathered once again under her strength.

  In this world where only power reigned, politics were useful, but not as useful as a legendary spell.

  Strength was the law.

  …

  “He seemed to want to say something,” Marvin reminded. “Killing directly doesn’t sound like you.”

  Madeline displayed a splendid smile. “Don’t be afraid, Baron Marvin. I am actually a very gentle person. The reason I didn’t give him the chance to open his mouth was simply because I hate Evil Spirit Envoys, nothing more.”

  “Just a grudge, no need to care about it,” she said.

  Marvin shrugged. This didn’t quite look like a grudge.

  But regardless, the strength Madeline so easily displayed greatly raised everyone’s confidence.

  After the Ghost Hallway was cleaned out, the rogues were sent ahead and came back to report that they found traces of a Corpse Seeker.

  Madeline waved her hand for them to advance when they were suddenly obstructed for the second time!

  …

  A huge shadow was cast from a distant place.

  The shadow twisted in the Ghost Hallway, turning into a huge face.

  “How dare you provoke me…” the face said in a low voice.

  When that face suddenly appeared, every person who looked at it turned completely stiff!

  Only a few people could resist this negative effect, including a few 3rd rank Wizards, Madeline and Collins.

  Of course, Marvin wouldn’t be affected, as he had the Holy Grail.

  “Evil Spirit Overlord Diggles!” Madeline’s expression became quite serious.

  “Correct. That’s me…”

  The face was missing its eyes.

  But somehow it made everyone feel insignificant, like everything was seen though.

  “Humans are such filthy creatures. You actually have the nerve to…” Diggles sneered.

  Unfortunately, someone wasn’t willing to listen to that large projection of the Evil Spirit Overlord!

  The white gowned middle-aged businessman took a step forward, raised the scepter in his hand and chanted!

  In a flash, a twisting void appeared in the Ghost Hallway.

  “You are…” Diggles’ tone suddenly rose, but at that time, the void fissure contorted and sucked the face in!

  “Bang!”

  The hole closed and the Ghost Hallway once again recovered its peace.

  Everyone immediately relaxed. Some looked at the white gowned Collins with worship.

  Marvin was very surprised when he looked at him!

  He knew that spell. It was the 4th-circle Divine Spell, [Banishment]!

  This Divine Spell could banish most entities of Legend rank or lower that were from a different plane.

  Even though Diggles was troublesome, he was from the distant Underworld. This temporary projection should only be at the 4th rank and could be directly banished by this Divine Spell!

  But it also used up a good amount of Divine Power, so it was surprising that a stingy guy like Collins took the initiative instead for asking for a price.

  Furthermore, this was simply humiliating the Evil Spirit Overlord. Both sides’ bridges could be considered burnt.

  What was that about?

  Marvin looked at Collins.

  The latter smiled back. “Don’t mind me, Baron Marvin. I’m actually a very gentle person. The reason I didn’t let him say too much nonsense was simply because I didn’t like him, nothing more.”

  “Grudge. Grudge.”

  Madeline took a glance a Collins, clearly dissatisfied at him for shamelessly copying her own lines.

  But Collins had acted and dealt with a trouble for her, isn’t that good enough?

  She gave a command to calm down everyone who had been intimidated by the Evil Spirit Overlord.

  …

  In front of the First hall, three open paths branched out.

  In the darkness of the hall, light slowly appeared as River Shore City’s guards cautiously lit the braziers on both sides.

  The flames rose a bit as a rough breathing sound could be gradually be heard in the distance!

  A tall figure dragging a rusted iron sword slowly came out of the darkness.

  He was putrefied all over, his lower jaw was hanging down, and his face only had a thin membrane of sieve-like skin left.

  His adam’s apple was continuously wiggling, and his chest was heaving up and down randomly, while his breathing sounded like bellows.

  [Corpse Seeker]!

  The Corpse Seeker’s appearance was more or less the same as zombies from the zombie movies he saw in the past.

  This was a group of very pitiful people!

  They were all living beings at first, but they were pushed into special coffins, and were transformed into this kind of half dead monster through some horrifying secret techniques.

  Like the Pain Monks, they were always in an state of intense pain.

  Killing them was actually the best way to free them.

  “Clang!““Clang!““Clang!”

  Coffin doors from the neat row of coffins were slowly pushed open.

  Corpse Seekers silently crawled out of the coffins, one after the other.

  Under the faint flames, the soldiers also started tensing up.

  Madeline squinted, meticulously looking over these Corpse Seekers before making a sign.

  Then, the Silver Church’s Paladins took out their sword!

  “Clang!”

  The sharp sound of the swords being drawn dazed some people. The Divine Power enchanted into the swords emanated a warm radiance.

  A faint silver color spread to every soldier, focusing especially on th
ose at the front line.

  Their panic immediately disappeared.

  It was replaced by great courage and confidence.

  This was the effect of the Divine Spell. Sometimes it could attack people’s will, and sometimes it could give them courage!

  “Forward!” Madeline ordered in a low voice.

  The first row of soldiers immediately rushed out.

  Collins also nodded.

  A small team of Silver Paladins rushed forward with them.

  For a moment, the two parties seemed like two torrents breaking into the mobs of the slow Corpse Seekers!

  “Crash!”

  Swords slashed at them, but only the sound of flesh being cut could be heard.

  The Corpse Seekers’ movements were very slow, but they had no vitals!

  Even if you cut every piece of flesh, as long as they still had their skeleton intact, they would still be able to fight.

  This was the reason these zombie-like monsters were so frightening.

  “Cut their knees!” a Paladin loudly yelled.

  Everyone automatically listened.

  In the Hall, a chaotic fight was underway. Madeline calmly watched over the battlefield.

  At that time, a huge coffin suddenly stood up in a corner of the hall!

  The people who noticed it were startled!

  Only Marvin was pleased with what he saw.

  ‘Corpse King!’

  He quickly handed the Holy Grail to Isabelle, and then his body flashed forward, like an arrow leaving a bow.

  “This guy is mine.”

  “The loot is also mine!”

  Flicker!

  A shadow split from Marvin’s body as he directly jumped on top of the coffin!

  Chapter 165: Corpse King

  Chapter 165: Corpse King

  Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

  Marvin’s move was really too fast, startling everyone.

  The nobles and soldiers from River Shore City originally thought that Marvin was a sort of gigolo that Madeline wanted to keep around.

  When Marvin got on Madeline’s carriage, they looked at him in contempt.

  When the Magic Holy Grail appeared, it made them realize that the City Lord had searched out that noble from the countryside for this reason.

  In fact, news in River Shore City spread pretty fast, and Marvin’s display in the Battle of the Holy Grail had already spread through the East Coast.