Night Ranger - Full Series - 735 Chapters
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Lola slightly nodded.
The two chattered for a while when Aragon suddenly pointed at the lonely figure at the end of the ship and whispered, “About Sir Marvin, do you understand him?”
Being asked a question like this so suddenly, Lola fiddled with her fingers and asked, “He’s younger than me, likes to be in the limelight, and is a Swimming Fish… would this count as understanding?”
Seeing Lola’s serious expression, Aragon felt speechless.
‘Is she serious?’
‘The powerful Sir Marvin… In this girl’s eyes, is such a simple youth?’
Aragon was doubtful.
That was someone who could defeat a god!
In Nottingheim, everyone was practically worshipping Marvin. These days in White River Valley he could also feel the love and respect that the inhabitants had for him.
But what surprised him was that this kind of love and respect wasn’t a kind of worship.
And someone like Lola looked at Marvin even more differently.
This Chief of Finance was grateful toward Marvin. Because he gave her a chance to use her talents.
Apart from that, she didn’t seem to have another particular feeling.
Aragon was getting more curious about Marvin.
He was about to continue asking Lola, but at that time, he heard a strange sound.
This sound was mixed in the sea breeze, and others most likely couldn’t notice.
But Aragon was different!
He trained in the way of the Storm Swordsmen, and had an affinity toward the wind!
He turned and saw a few shadows faintly appearing in the distance.
“What is that?” Aragon wondered aloud.
“Pirates.
He didn’t know when, but Marvin had already come over and was watching the approaching shadows.
Aragon was a bit startled.
He hadn’t expected Marvin to notice this before him.
Before he could ask what the word “Pirates” meant, the ship became noisy and lively!
The sailors seemed uneasy.
It was clear that the lookout had seen the shadows approaching!
Roberts’ face paled. He quickly approached Marvin. “Lord, it’s the [Black Sails Fleet].”
“This is open sea. Their base should be in the North Sea’s fog-covered archipelago. They probably robbed a merchant fleet and are on their way back.”
“But if we let them catch up, they might not mind getting a few more treasures!”
“Our speed is comparable to theirs, but if Lord’s servant makes a move…”
Roberts was talking about the Wind Fairy.
With the Wind Fairy’s help, the Black Sails Fleet wouldn’t be able to catch up.
But he couldn’t have expected Marvin to shake his head and indifferently give the order:
“Prepare for battle.”
Chapter 324: Venting
Chapter 324: Venting
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The waves on the vast sea were gradually becoming calmer.
The helmsman had altered their course to set out away from the land and toward the deep seas because this route followed a specific sea current. It would first go somewhat east before curving toward the northwest.
But it was also because of this that Sword Harbor 1’s first trip crossed the path of pirates who were occupying the outer seas.
Further south, because of the South Wizard Alliance’s strict rule, pirates had no room for survival.
If pirates were caught there, they had only one end, execution.
This wasn’t like Medieval Europe from Marvin’s world. It was the Wizard Era. The South Wizard Alliance could even withstand an Ancient Red Dragon, let alone some mere pirates.
Thus, most pirates didn’t dare to provoke the Alliance’s ships. They usually only acted in open seas, or looted some small island countries.
The North’s pirates were said to be a bit savage. There was no alliance between the city-states, so power was scattered and couldn’t be easily combined to fight off the pirates.
After Sword Harbor 1’s complete overhaul, its sailing speed was very fast, but because it was filled with goods, it sank deeper in the water, lower than the pirates’ ships.
Thus, despite the helmsman changing the bearing, the pirates still pursued, reluctant to let them go.
Standing at the end of the boat, Marvin could see a total of seven ships in the Black Sails Fleet. Three of them seemed to be filled with goods and were gradually left behind by the other four.
He estimated that with their speed and the distance between them, these four ships should be able to overtake Sword Harbor 1 before dusk.
And if there was no issue with their course, Sword Harbor 1 would arrive in Bass Harbor tomorrow night.
In other words, they weren’t far from the coastal waters.
These pirates were crazy, to actually dare to loot merchant ships in coastal waters.
…
“It’s mostly because we hung this flag, and they have never seen it before,” Roberts surmised. “Pirates act depending on the situation. If we hang the Alliance’s flag, they wouldn’t dare act so brazenly. Especially when they already had a harvest.”
Anna frowned. “On this trip to Bass Harbor, in addition to reporting the shipping route, I’ll go fetch an Alliance flag.”
“No need. We will hang our flag.” Marvin smiled coldly. “It’s just a group of pirates. As long as they are taught a lesson, they won’t dare to act again.”
“I want it so that in the future, when White River Valley’s flag appears on this sea, every pirate ship will withdraw!”
Everyone was startled.
Marvin’s words clearly carried killing intent.
Even though he’d ordered everyone to prepare for battle, he hadn’t told them what he was planning!
Those familiar with Marvin knew from his appearance that he might actually be looking for a punching bag!
And even if they didn’t know what was going on with Lord Marvin, the sailors understood Marvin’s skills.
That night, his devilish skills had left a deep imprint in the sailors’ minds.
There probably wasn’t anyone on those pirate ships that was able to match Marvin…
Thinking of this, they couldn’t help but pity these pirates!
…
Darkness gradually began to fall. Four old-fashioned pirate ships were tightening their sails as they approached Sword Harbor 1.
But what surprised the pirates was that there were only two people on Sword Harbor 1’s stern!
The other sailors were all still at their usual positions, and even though they had weapons, most didn’t seem worried at all.
“Boss, it’s a bit fishy. How could they not feel a hint of danger at this distance?”
A thin monkey-like man who was watching said, “This boat looks very new. It shouldn’t be a southern boat. But it seems that they are on their way to Bass Harbor.”
The middle-aged pirate Captain took out a telescope and frowned.
It was really strange.
Was the ship’s Captain foolish? Or did they think that they wouldn’t try to plunder them?
Thinking of this, he also stopped hesitating and used a huge horn.
This horn had a magic enchantment that let it amplify sound.
“Ship ahead of us, listen up!”
“We are the Boulder Island’s Black Sails Fleet. Stop at once for this Captain!”
The voice rang out and reached Sword Harbor 1. The expressions of the people on board were strange.
Only a few sailors were nervously grasping their weapons.
They had yet to learn of Lord Marvin’s plan.
“Stop the ship? Why the fuck should we stop the ship?” Marvin’s voice called back to the pirate ships.
The pirate Captain was a bit at a loss, but soon laughed sinisterly. “We want to plunder!”
Marvin fain
tly nodded, and raised his hand to tell Roberts to stop the ship.
Although there were some objections from the sailors, Marvin’s prestige was too high and Roberts could only comply.
The four ships of pirates saw Sword Harbor 1 stop and their faces froze in shock!
Was there really such a cooperative merchant ship that would stop when told they would be plundered?
…
“Boss!”
“It’s strange! Too strange!” fretted the monkey-like man. “There is a problem with this ship. We need to be careful…”
“A problem?” The Captain sneered. “We have so many people, even if they have an expert on their ship, they will still die from a joint attack.”
“They probably feel that they can’t escape and want to negotiate with us. That’s also good. If they choose to leave some goods behind, I’ll actually consider letting them keep their lives.”
But at that time, the two people standing on the stern made a move.
As the four ships were approaching, the sea level rose and huge waves appeared!
Marvin stepped on the waves, his speed unfathomable!
This was the ability of the Sea Emperor’s Crown to manipulate water. When he stepped on the water, his body flickered and displayed the pinnacle of Godly Dexterity!
The pirates on the four ships were stunned!
They had crossed the seas for a long time, but had never seen this kind of scene.
In the blink of an eye, Marvin landed on the quickest pirate ship!
He was alone, but it felt like an army was standing there.
“Wha- what, what are you doing?” stuttered the pirate in charge of scouting as he kept retreating.
Marvin grabbed the mooring rope with one hand while looking at the sun setting in the distance. He calmly answered, “Killing.”
…
When the final ray of sunshine disappeared from the horizon, the curtains raised on the feast of slaughter.
On the first pirate ship, Marvin was alone, disappearing and reappearing at different places while his two cruel daggers took one life after the other.
He was flickering in the darkness of the night. This pirate ship’s strongest few were only 3rd rank Fighters, but even if there were 4th rank powerhouses, they would also lose their lives to his blades!
Kill! Kill! And kill again!
Marvin was indeed venting!
The Black Sails Fleet. Others thought this was only a common island’s organization, but Marvin knew that the real leader of the Black Sails Fleet was the Pirate King Pietrus.
And Pirate King Pietrus was actually an incarnation of another person!
‘Dark Phoenix!’ Marvin’s eyes were filled with killing intent!
It would have been fine if they hadn’t met, but now that they ran into Marvin, how could he let them off?
He couldn’t fight Dark Phoenix, so he could only vent on her subordinates first!
“Woosh!”
A cold ray of light flashed as the head of the Captain fell.
Mournful cries filled the ship!
The darkness was dyed red by blood.
But the people on this ship could be considered rather lucky, because an even more frightening enemy had landed on another ship.
It was a dog.
Chapter 325: Plan and Alliance
Chapter 325: Plan and Alliance
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After Marvin cruelly massacred the first ship, the Hellhound and the Wind Fairy also finished with their ships.
The pet and the servant had each attacked their own pirate ship.
Marvin gave them a simple command. Dispose of the enemies!
The fate of the pirates on the Wind Fairy’s ship was a little bit better. The Wind Fairy had grown to be quite powerful and could already control the wind very skillfully.
It flew gracefully on the pirate ship and blew a gust of wind that capsized the ship!
This pirate ship was originally light and its center of gravity was quite unstable, as it had been kept empty to store more loot. The Wind Fairy’s gale made the pirates howl in grief as all of them were blown far away into the sea!
Although most pirates who hit the water died, compared to the pirates who met the Hellhound, they could be considered rather fortunate!
…
A low roar burst from the Hellhound’s mouth.
In front of Marvin he was very docile, but his nature as a lifeform from Hell hadn’t changed!
After swallowing the Shadow Prince’s avatar and Divinity, the Hellhound’s strength sharply increased. That middle head had already fully developed and a bulge seemed to be appearing on the left side as a second head had began to grow.
Although the current Hellhound wasn’t at the 4th rank yet, it was more than strong enough to deal with the group of pirates!
He charged crazily on the ship, tearing these unlucky frightened pirates apart!
Every bite would suck blood from these poor people.
And most frightening of all, their souls would also be swallowed!
At that moment, it looked like the shadow of a death god was surrounding that ship.
…
The 4th ship had a lot more luck.
Aragon was very kindhearted, and although Marvin had him lend a hand to end these bandits, he didn’t go all out.
Storm Swordsmen could display a lot of power on the sea.
After he beheaded the captain of the ship and a few leadership figures, the rest of the pirates immediately chose to surrender.
Aragon didn’t exterminate all of them and only made them tie each other up.
The pirates didn’t hesitate to do as they were told.
Because they saw the tragic fates of the other three ships.
…
Sword Harbor 1. Everyone remained silent.
Although they already knew Marvin was powerful, they hadn’t expected him to end four pirate ships in an instant!
It didn’t even take ten minutes before two ships had their crews exterminated, one was capsized, and while the last one was okay, its crew was all tied up.
As night fell, the four pirate ships were like ghost ships floating on the sea’s surface.
Marvin wasn’t surprised by Aragon’s way of handling it. In fact, he intentionally let Aragon act.
If all the pirates were killed, who would spread White River Valley’s name?
Moreover, even if Marvin wanted to vent, he already made proper plans.
The Black Sails Fleet was a very good opportunity, a chance to probe Dark Phoenix. He couldn’t miss out.
While Dark Phoenix was very powerful, she was extremely cautious when acting in public. She definitely wouldn’t reveal her true identity until that key moment. Thus, Marvin made a plan in advance.
He definitely would not be careless this time.
“Let’s go. These people should consider themselves lucky.”
“Next time another pirate ship dares to think about attacking our White River Valley merchant ship, I will completely destroy them, even if I have to wipe out their headquarters!”
Marvin’s words seemed to be addressed to Aragon, but it was in fact for these surviving pirates.
He was certain these pirates would carry his words to Pirate King Pietrus.
With Dark Phoenix’s character, she would either choose to endure, or wage war.
‘Her attention is on Hathaway, so she shouldn’t make a move against me. On top of that, there are many Legends on my side, and if she acts directly, it would definitely reveal her identity, which would be extremely detrimental for her.’
‘The best outcome for her would be if she could use Pirate King Pietrus’ identity to get rid of me.’
‘The bait has been delivered in front of you. I don’t believe you won’t bite,’ Marvin mused.
…
The two men returned to Sword Harbor 1 and Marvin immediately ordered Roberts to head toward Bass Har
bor at full speed.
As for himself, he had other arrangements.
Even if Anna and Aragon were a bit worried about Marvin’s plans, after he showed the magical abilities of the Sea Emperor’s Crown, they were relieved.
In the still of the night, Sword Harbor 1 sailed straight toward Bass Harbor.
As for Marvin, he dove into the sea alone.
Those pirate ships were of course not his targets.
He entered the sea and immediately used [Eye of the Sea].
Just as he expected, shadows were frolicking at the seabed.
A smile appeared on Marvin’s face.
That was a group of Sea Elves!
The Sea Emperor’s Crown quickly and secretly carried him down there and he soon arrived beside the Sea Elves, startling them.
Marvin used the Sea Emperor’s Crown and communicated with them.
Not long after, Marvin followed them to a cave in the seabed.
After a while, a light shone before his eyes.
The water pressure was removed and a sumptuous palace appeared in front of him.
…
“Good little kid, you snatched away my man and still dare to appear in front of me?”
A tender scolding voice echoed beside his ears as Marvin smiled bitterly before quickly entering the palace.
There were few people in the palace, but they were all female Sea Elves.
And sitting at the end was a young and beautiful Sea Elf, the Sea Elven Queen Marvin had met before!
It was already known that the Sea Elven race was a matriarchy and was relatively more open-minded, but this sounded so wrong!!!
Who the hell snatched away your man?
Marvin coughed and calmly replied, “That was Ivan’s own decision, Your Highness. It had no relation to me, right?”
The Sea Elven Queen was clearly brooding over this matter and looked at Marvin with some dissatisfaction. “Then why did you come this time?”
“Lying to my clanmates about giving me the most valuable treasure of the Sea Race like that….”
“How could a human like you have the Sea Race’s most valuable treasure?”
Marvin nonchalantly took out the Sea Emperor’s Crown.
In an instant, the entire palace became lively!
“The Sea Emperor’s Crown!”