Night Ranger - Full Series - 735 Chapters

by Dark Blue Coconut Milk

  But now, a Fountain of Youth’s spring was placed in front of Marvin.

  Marvin didn’t have any reason to decline.

  This thing was a priceless treasure. Those Wizards on the verge of death were willing to spend all they had to buy a Fountain of Youth’s spring.

  If not for the Assassin Alliance’s powerful strength and their effective protection of the Fountain of Youth, this place’s natural resource might have already been occupied by some powerful Wizards.

  Thus, even the experienced Marvin didn’t know where that Fountain of Youth was.

  He only knew that there was a large-scale quest in his previous life, [The Exhausted Fountain of Youth].

  This was a quest issued by the Bai High Priest. At the time, it affected all the players in the Saint Desert because the quest reward experience was very high.

  From this it could be seen that the Fountain of Youth would most likely become exhausted after the Great Calamity.

  Now that there was the opportunity to get a stream of the Fountain of Youth, Marvin would definitely give it a try.

  And after accepting this task, the quest menu which had no changes for a while was suddenly updated.

  [Incident Investigation: White Deer Murderer]

  [Quest Description: A large amount of White Deers have been killed in the eastern part of the Saint Desert. The Assassin Alliance’s people followed the trail to a small village of the Sha clan, where they found their main clue. But the Bai clan is restricted by a tribal agreement and is unable to enter their territory. Only you can solve this mystery.]

  [Quest Reward: A spring of the Fountain of Youth, 10000 general exp]

  …

  To Marvin’s understanding, this “game system” was helping him integrate a lot faster into this world.

  Maybe there was something like a guide function.

  Since the system gave him a general exp reward, it meant that this quest shouldn’t be missed.

  And the quest in itself didn’t pose too much trouble.

  The Assassin Alliance was set up by the Bai, so they naturally didn’t lack experts.

  As soon as they found out White Deer were suffering from a large scale hunt, the High Priest sent his able subordinates to check on this matter.

  In the end, they followed a suspicious traveler.

  “According to what my people saw, he must be a very wicked guy.” The High Priest slowly described, “He pretended to be someone near death and lied down under the sun, waiting for a long time.”

  “But he was actually not dying, despite seeming to be in a continuous near death state. He was definitely waiting for a White Deer to come over.”

  “And when White Deer approached, intending to save him, he tried to harm it!”

  “That time, the White Deer was startled away because my people acted, but it also let the murderer escape. But one of our Master Trackers gave us a path to follow.”

  “We followed that trail to find a small Sha village.”

  A hint of helplessness could be seen on the High Priest’s face after saying this.

  Marvin immediately understood.

  Even if the Sha clan and the Bai clan both originated from the Saint Desert, they were mortal enemies at that time. Later on, they signed a ceasefire under the mediation of the South Wizard Alliance. But it was clearly written on the agreement that they both weren’t allowed to step on the other side’s territory.

  If one of them violated the agreement, it would trigger a war between the two clans, and at the same time lead to sanctions from the South Wizard Alliance.

  And it turned out that the people in the Assassin Alliance that belonged to the High Priest’s side were all Bai clansmen. There weren’t any expert foreigners. The High Priest needed someone else to deal with that matter.

  There was only Marvin. The rumors, and his performance at the King Assassin’s challenge made up his mind.

  “We won’t make you take a big risk. We only need you to investigate to find out who is behind that matter,” the High Priest slowly said.

  Marvin nodded.

  He had an accurate understanding of the task’s details.

  Since he accepted this quest, he had to make enough preparations.

  As for sneaking into the small Sha village, this wasn’t an issue to Marvin.

  He had the Setting Sun Maxim and the Battle Gunner subclass. For the Sha clansmen, he was one of them.

  …

  A long time later, around dusk, in front of the Sha clan’s small village.

  Marvin changed his clothes and wearily went in.

  Two pistols could be seen on his thigh.

  As for his Battle Gunner skill points, they were also assigned. 30 points were spent on [Market Scuffle].

  This was a Sha specific fighting technique used along with pistols and shotguns. It had a bonus in melee.

  The Sha guard didn’t make things difficult for him. After he saw the Setting Sun Maxim flashing between his eyebrows, he let quickly let Marvin in, even though he was very puzzled that Marvin was a Battle Gunner but not a Sha.

  The village wasn’t very big and a lifeless atmosphere could be felt from it.

  Marvin walked down the empty street.

  The last remaining light of the sun could be seen in the west as it set, showing an amazing view. However, Marvin wasn’t in the mood to appreciate it.

  ‘Those two guards’ words were a bit incoherent.’

  ‘And when I went through that street, that child looked weird, holding a doll while lifelessly staring at his surroundings. Where were his parents?’

  ‘Aren’t there too few signs of life? This should be the time when it is most lively.’

  Marvin was thinking over it.

  The Sha’s flag was still fluttering outside the village. The Assassin Alliance’s reinforcements weren’t far, but before Marvin was clear about the unusual condition, they couldn’t rush in.

  Everything still depended on him.

  Marvin made a couple rounds around the village, meeting a few people. Those people’s gazes weren’t kind and they directly left, leaving no chance for Marvin to strike up a conversation.

  The sky completely darkened as he found an inn.

  The inn’s boss was a fatty, and he was surprisingly very enthusiastic.

  After Marvin paid for the room, he quickly led Marvin to a good room and personally went to boil hot water.

  He said that he hadn’t had any business for a long time because this village was too remote.

  But Marvin felt something fishy.

  A huge bundle was hidden behind the inn counter, a part of it visible.

  That was the edge of a curved blade, and it definitely wasn’t something Sha people usually used. It should be an adventurer’s belonging.

  “Guest, please go up first.”

  “I’ll deliver the hot water and the food to you in a moment,” the boss said very politely.

  Marvin calmly asked, “Boss, why is this village so unfrequented?”

  “I noticed the villagers seemed a bit weird, did something strange happen recently?”

  The boss froze, and soon laughed. “Don’t mind it, we are poor. They carry dead expressions all day long.”

  “As for strange happenings, there haven’t been any in the village, but there actually was something outside the village. It’s been rumored that the Bai’s holy White Deers have recently been hunted down. Tssk. Serves them right.”

  Marvin didn’t comment and stopped talking with the boss, heading up the stairs.

  When passing through the second floor, a woman that smelled of perfume walked over. Her face was thickly covered with cosmetics. Her looks could be considered okay at best, but her figure was pretty good.

  When they passed by each other, she threw a coquettish glance at Marvin.

  Marvin smiled on the surface and directly opened his door.

  …

  A dusky candle in the old-fashioned inn.

  From the second flo
or window, the entire village seemed dead. A cold wind blew, and Marvin couldn’t help but pull back his neck.

  The night was getting darker.

  The water and food the boss prepared for Marvin had already arrived.

  Marvin carefully checked and these two didn’t have any issues.

  His perception wasn’t high, but based on his experience, something was definitely wrong with this village.

  But the Assassin Alliance’s people had no justification to come in!

  ‘Unless…‘

  As he was thinking, knocking was heard from the door.

  Marvin kept both hands on his thighs, ready to draw his guns anytime.

  “Who?” he asked.

  “Me…” A gentle woman’s voice could be heard.

  Marvin considered for a bit when suddenly, a warm feeling spread through his chest.

  He passed the will check easily.

  He sneered inwardly before moving over and opening the door.

  It was that woman.

  She only wore a thin nightgown made out of rough material. It seemed like a sackcloth and simply couldn’t hide the scenery under the clothes.

  “Mister, I heard the boss downstairs says that you are alone.”

  The woman came in with a smile, closing the door behind her.

  “I also came to this village today and this place felt cold and cheerless. I’m a bit afraid of spending the night alone.”

  “Moreover, I’m a bit cold here, could you warm me up?” After saying this, she grabbed Marvin’s right hand and guided it toward her chest.

  Marvin pretended to drool. “Where are you cold? I’ll help you by massaging it.”

  “How hateful.” The woman smiled and put Marvin’s hand on her chest.

  How could she have thought that something cold and hard would press against her!

  “What is this?” She was startled.

  Marvin shrugged. “Something to warm you up.”

  He was actually holding a pistol in his right hand!

  The pistol was now firmly pressing against her chest. If Marvin pulled the trigger, it would pierce her heart.

  Suddenly, the woman’s expression changed.

  Her head deformed and greatly grew, becoming more than ten times bigger in an instant!

  There was nothing on her face aside from a bloody mouth!

  “Silly Sha! Your gun is useless against me!”

  “I’ll carefully enjoy your head!”

  “Don’t worry, you’ll turn into one of us after I eat your head…”

  Chapter 221: Brain Eating Monster

  Chapter 221: Brain Eating Monster

  Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

  That bloody maw was about to swallow Marvin.

  “Bang!”

  A fierce gunshot echoed in the room.

  Marvin’s wrist recoiled as the bullet hit her in her chest!

  That frightening monster immediately stiffened!

  A nauseating bloody and rotting smell spread as Marvin fired once again!

  “Bang!”

  This time, the monster eventually fell down.

  Her head quickly shrank before ultimately turning into nothingness. She became a headless corpse!

  Her chest had a small hole from the shot, but it wasn’t bleeding.

  Because she wasn’t human.

  “Brain Eating Monster… Evil Spirit indeed.”

  Marvin quietly wiped his sweat.

  Fortunately he had made the most accurate judgment.

  When he entered this village he felt something wrong. The cold gloomy atmosphere carried frightening negative energy. It was likely brought about by a monster from the Underworld.

  Thus, he secretly changed his normal bullets and loaded special bullets.

  This bullet was soaked in the #4 Holy Water of the Silver Church and had a special restraining power against Evil Spirits.

  This was a benefit of being an overlord.

  As a loner, it would be extremely troublesome for Marvin to get ahold of Holy Water from the Silver Church.

  But after the wilderness military campaign, Marvin and the Silver Church made a series of agreements.

  He allowed Collins to open a church in White River Valley, allowed his territory’s inhabitants to believe in the Silver God if they wished and opened one of the gold mines to him.

  Collins naturally returned the favor by sending a lot of precious items.

  Holy Water was one of the less important things he sent. Collins had people bring many barrels of Holy Water, as if it had little value.

  Marvin had all the types, from #1 Holy Water to #14 Holy Water. They had all kinds of uses and the concentration varied.

  This was the advantage of being an overlord, the gain of resources.

  In many cases, resources could be converted into fighting strength.

  For instance, if he didn’t have that bullet coated in #4 Holy Water, this Brain Eating Monster might have not be so easy to kill.

  But killing this woman didn’t make Marvin feel satisfied.

  His heart even sank.

  That recent gunshot certainly attracted attention.

  He quickly loaded another bullet in his right pistol while quickly thinking, ‘The Assassin Alliance’s people didn’t need to cheat me. If a Master Tracker followed the clues here and found out this was a Sha village, then it shouldn’t be wrong.’

  ‘But even my perception can feel something wrong today. If it was really a Master Tracker, how could it truly think that this was purely a normal Sha village?’

  ‘In other words, if the Assassin Alliance didn’t lie to me, this village transformed. And it might have happened in these two days.’

  ‘With the Brain Eating Monster’s transformation ability, it might really be possible to accomplish this.’

  At this thought, Marvin suddenly shivered.

  He quickly went and opened the window!

  Only to see the shadows of countless heads growing ten times bigger under the moonlight and gathering at the bottom of the inn!

  There were no facial features on their faces apart from their bloody maws and their frightening sawteeth.

  They blocked the whole street!

  ‘The entire village has been transformed!’ Marvin felt cold.

  These Brain Eating Monsters were all pitiful humans before their deaths.

  Their heads were eaten by the Brain Eating Monster, killing them. But three hours later, a new head grew.

  This head was under the control of the Brain Eating Monster. This was a vicious cycle, as those Brain Eating Monster servants could also transform humans in the same manner.

  If he wanted to stop everything, he would have to find the Alpha.

  ‘Since it has only been two days, it must still be resting. Turning a whole village would be very energy consuming even if it was a 3rd rank Brain Eating Monster.

  Marvin closed the window as his brain worked to make a plan.

  There was already no need to investigate since things had reached this point.

  Brain Eating Monsters weren’t demons. They were a type of Evil Spirit. Marvin had a deep impression of the Brain Eating Monster corps of the Decaying Plateau’s Overlord Diggles.

  Considering his projection repeatedly falling in the Scarlet Monastery, it wasn’t hard to find out that this matter was most likely related to the Evil Spirit Overlord Diggles.

  ‘He wants to set up a Disaster Door, but those actually need energy that a common treasure can’t supply.’

  ‘In the Saint Desert and the East Coast, the easiest to get would most likely be that thing in the White Deer Cave.’

  ‘Damn, did those Evil Spirits go nuts? Do they seriously think the Disaster Door would last for long? The Universe Magic Pool has yet to be broken, so the South Wizard Alliance would definitely notice it. It might also offend some of Feinan’s powerhouses, and they would look to settle the bill in the Decaying Plateau.’

  Marvin was strollin
g around the room, a bit irritated.

  He didn’t want to participate in the matter of the Evil Spirits. These guys’ behavior was illogical. Sometimes they would scheme more meticulously than the Devils, while other times they would act hot-headed like Demons. These guys didn’t follow common sense, having no characteristic other than liking chaos.

  Could this be for vengeance?

  Marvin recalled that Diggles’ projection was banished twice in the Scarlet Monastery.

  This wasn’t an impossible explanation…

  But there wasn’t enough time for Marvin to keep thinking.

  Numerous footsteps could be heard coming up the staircase.

  Marvin immediately pushed the table and the armoire over to block the door.

  Just as expected, noise was soon heard at the door.

  A lot of people were banging against the door.

  These innocent villagers had already become the Brain Eating Monster’s servants and Marvin didn’t dare to rashly meet them.

  Eliminating one in single combat was fine, but if it was a pack of them, Marvin had to find a way to slip away.

  Even if he had Blazing Fury in both hands, their spells wouldn’t be of any use against Evil Spirits.

  The top priority was still to find a way to escape.

  …

  “Thud! Thud! Thud!”

  The knocking against the door grew increasingly fierce. This inn’s wooden door would be unable to hold on for too long.

  Marvin frowned.

  It would be a disaster if he was surrounded by a big group of Brain Eating Monsters.

  Even though his Dexterity was high, one careless mistake and he would lose his head and his life.

  He thought of many plans before taking a deep breath.

  “Bang!”

  He once again opened the window.

  There were even more Brain Eating Monsters gathered on the street now.

  They already blocked the neighbouring few streets so that nothing could go through. And the closest building from the inn’s second floor was very far away.

  Ordinary people couldn’t make such a jump.

  It was very clear that someone had planned this arrangement.

  His purpose was simple. It was to bury Marvin alive in this place and not let any news leave.