Night Ranger - Full Series - 735 Chapters

by Dark Blue Coconut Milk

  When he saw the wondrous metal being extracted, his face changed.

  He passed his order: stop this project, and don’t allow any Gnome to extract this series of mysterious metals.

  Even though this series of metals did have very magical abilities.

  Even if the high ranked people of the Gnome empire were shocked, they still followed the Great Prophet’s order and hastily closed down this engineering project.

  But the greedy Gnomes would easily forget their ancestors’ lessons. About fifty years after the Great Prophet’s death, they re-opened the project and unbridledly started gathering the metal.

  But they hadn’t thought that this metal would cause a disaster for them.

  That’s right, this was the metal Marvin was after, the K metal.

  This metal was rumored to be cursed. This curse did not only target an individual, but instead targeted the entire greedy Gnome empire.

  In the Post-Primal Chaos Era, the communication between all the major races was still underdeveloped.

  It wasn’t until the High Elves firmly established their civilization and began to travel in all directions that they found out that the once-arrogant Gnome empire had already suffered destruction.

  And only few people knew about the rumored K metal.

  Marvin, as a transmigrator, was one of them.

  …

  Marvin knew little about the details of the K series metals. But from doing a few secret quests linked to the Gnome empire’s destruction, the players found out that the fall of the empire was really linked to the K metals. But it wasn’t purely these metals being cursed. Rather, these metals would make a few lifeforms envious.

  Naturally, these so-called curses wouldn’t be able to suddenly collapse the Gnome empire. Marvin wasn’t superstitious, so how could he be afraid of K metals after going through twelve curses?

  He also knew that in the game, K series metals were split into three kinds. They were casually named K1, K2, and K3 by the players and were different from ordinary metals. They had extraordinary natural properties: [Magic Penetration], [Divine Restraint], and [Unbreakable].

  When smelting weapons, only a bit of the K metals was needed to add these properties!

  It was normally very hard to give these properties to weapons.

  In all of Feinan, weapons with Magic Penetration were very rare, those with Divine Restraint were even rarer, and as for Unbreakable… those were almost nonexistent.

  Only a genuine Master Enchanter could maybe manage to make a weapon with Magic Penetration or Divine Restraint during his lifetime.

  Otherwise, Marvin wouldn’t have been so excited when obtaining the pair of [Azure Leaf]s.

  It was an incredible pair of daggers, to be able to have both Magic Penetration and Divine Restraint while still being light as a feather, all without the use of any K metal. Only an outstanding Master Enchanter could create this kind of weapon.

  Most people would spend their lifetimes without ever seeing such exceptional weapons.

  But this common sense was broken in the face of K metal, which even the Pearl Tower’s Scholars called [Taboo Metal].

  Marvin knew that if these K metals saw the light of day, they would bring about a storm.

  This was a trump card!

  After the Great Calamity, Chaos Magic Power would run rampant across Feinan. Many Wizards would fail the willpower test and turn into magical walking corpses.

  And the Gods would also send their subordinates to Feinan.

  Magic Spells and Divine Spells would become mainstream in the future world.

  And K metal was the perfect nemesis.

  This would be one of the most powerful cards to handle the chaos monsters and the Gods!

  …

  Marvin was recalling all he knew about the strength of the K metals while plundering unabashedly.

  In the entire warehouse, most of the boxes were in fact empty. Most of the K metals had apparently already been used.

  Fortunately, Marvin found some in a corner.

  In total, he obtained eight small boxes of K metals, among which there were three boxes of K1 and three boxes of K2, which could give Magic Penetration and Divine Restraint.

  And there were only two boxes of K3 which had the [Unbreakable] property.

  Each box only had a fist-sized piece of K metal, but Marvin was already satisfied.

  These K metals had been refined, and their purity was very high. If they were used to smelt hidden weapons and used at critical time, it would definitely catch his future enemies off guard!

  …

  After fifteen minutes, Marvin sneaked out of the warehouse.

  Gwyn sighed in relief.

  He wasn’t curious about what was in the warehouse, and only urged Marvin to take him out of Saruha.

  Marvin didn’t hesitate and led the way, circumventing the Arsenal and avoiding a few constructs, before finally opening a sewer’s manhole.

  “This is the secret path you talked about?”

  Gwyn frowned, displeasure apparent on his face.

  Marvin couldn’t help but roll his eyes. “Is it important to stay clean when running for your life?”

  After saying this, he ignored Gwyn and went in first.

  Chapter 347: Control Room

  Chapter 347: Control Room

  Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

  The dark sewers weren’t as nauseating as Gwyn had imagined.

  The sewers had already been abandoned for so many years after all, so all the filth had already turned to dust under the passage of time.

  The air there was actually pretty clean.

  “Could your secret exit be hidden in the sewers?”

  Gwyn rushed over to Marvin, realizing that the sewers were most likely the way to leave Saruha.

  Marvin nodded and pointed in one direction while saying, “Follow this path. With your strength, even if you meet a monster, you should be able to take care of it. This is the way to the secret exit. The sewers’ exit is well-hidden, so the Ancient Gnomes weren’t worried that another lifeform would come in through them. Moreover, you can turn into a bat to leave.”

  Gwyn hesitated slightly. “You don’t intend to leave with me?”

  Marvin forced a smile. “There are still many good things waiting in Saruha, how could I leave now?”

  Gwyn looked at Marvin speechlessly.

  This guy was obviously White River Valley’s Overlord. He was sitting on two gold mines and according to the rumors, he had conquered a sub-plane, obtaining endless resources and wealth. Now this guy was still greedy for Saruha’s treasures… Was this guy the hero who destroyed an Evil Spirit Plane?

  If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Gwyn wouldn’t have believed the rumors about [Great Hero Marvin] being such a miser!

  He kindly reminded Marvin that the Dark Side’s Vampires didn’t take pity on Humans and even had somewhat of an antagonistic feeling toward them, and also warned him to be extremely careful.

  Afterwards, the two parted ways. Gwyn went to the sewers’ exit, and Marvin turned and went deeper into the sewers!

  …

  In the maze-like sewers, Marvin quickly moved forward.

  In this place, nothing could block his path.

  In fact, he was much faster underground than above ground.

  Even if Marvin didn’t remember Saruha’s map in detail, he more or less knew the directions.

  Saruha was a roughly circular vestige. From the back entrance, one would have to go through the Crystal Hall and then the small treasury to reach the Gnome Residential District.

  The steel gates northeast of the Gnome Residential District led to the Arsenal.

  North of the Arsenal was the 3rd District, the [Control Room].

  Northwest of the Control Room was the 4th District, the [Armory].

  Southwest of the Armory was the [Desolate Ancient Altar].

  The five big Districts formed a circle, surrounding a rocket si
lo. According to the legends, Saruha’s Gnomes intended to set out for the skies, to explore the mysteries of the Astral Sea… That was before God Lance had descended and when the God Realms had yet to be set up in the Astral Sea!

  But unfortunately, what happened afterwards stopped them from accomplishing this feat. That rocket silo was embedded deep in Saruha, waiting to be excavated by later generations.

  From what Marvin knew a bit about the place, there wasn’t much of anything useful in the Residential District. He had already obtained a lot of remnants from Gnome Engineer’s in the small treasury and was quite satisfied. The Spirit Armband was an unexpected windfall, while the K metals gave him another hidden card.

  But the treasures he truly cared about were still in the other two Districts.

  The [Control Room] and the [Armory]!

  There were many constructs and parts in the Control Room, along with Saruha’s current leader, the Chaotic Memory Construct, [Slaughterer].

  Slaughterer had a memory issue, and had two modes. One was a regular mode, during which it was possible to communicate with it. But his sentences would frequently cut off and he would be extremely jumpy, frequently referring to some very strange things and even bluntly using God Lance’s name.

  And the other one was a slaughter mode. As the name implied, when in that mode, Slaughterer would slaughter everything nonstop.

  Slaughterer under slaughter mode was a nightmare for any intruders.

  In reality, Marvin was exploring Saruha pretty casually this time.

  Even if he already knew some things about the Gnome’s vestige, he didn’t make a move because the constructs left behind by the Ancient Gnomes were his nemeses!

  To Rangers, these constructs wrapped in iron were extremely troublesome.

  They couldn’t be reasoned with and only followed orders.

  Marvin would feel sorry for his weapons if he fought with them.

  They had no lives, and were more like robots. And Marvin doubted he could receive experience after killing a construct.

  Thus, despite coincidentally entering Saruha, he had no intention of facing that construct.

  If there were Evil Spirits, he would kill them all, but as for constructs, he would simply enter Stealth.

  ‘Most of the things in the Armory were taken away by the Ancient Gnomes during their disaster. Only that big one wasn’t removed.’

  ‘If I can get that one… Even if an Ancient Red Dragon invaded the territory, White River Valley wouldn’t be worried!’

  ‘But the key to control it should be in the Control Room.’

  Marvin clenched his teeth and ultimately decided to go toward the Control Room, even though that place was the constructs’ headquarters.

  Marvin traveled back and forth in the sewers before finally finding an exit.

  He gently pushed the lid and acted swiftly, transforming into a shadow and disappearing from where he was.

  This place was a lot more oppressive than the Arsenal.

  A large amount of X-model constructs were waiting in formation. Only their sensors were activated, continuously scanning the place.

  Marvin’s Stealth was high enough, but someone else would have definitely been discovered.

  As the name implied, the Control Room controlled all of Saruha.

  It was set up in a huge cave.

  In the center of the cave there was a metal building divided into three floors, the highest of which was the control hub.

  And Slaughterer was in the 2nd floor.

  Marvin used Stealth and quietly reached the building.

  The large entrance was tightly secured and the walls were smooth. Only someone with the Ancient Gnomes’ command could enter.

  If he tried rashly, it would lead to the constructs attacking.

  The current Marvin was level 19 and had the Shapeshift Sorcerer skills, along with many other cards, so he wasn’t worried about these constructs. He was just unwilling to fight them if he could avoid it, as it wouldn’t be worth it.

  Marvin went around the building three times, feeling extremely annoyed.

  The Control Room was strictly guarded, he couldn’t open the entrance, so how could he go in?

  ‘It was said that the hidden keys to control the Titan is in the 3rd floor of the Control Room.’

  ‘Without that set of keys, even if I got hold of those constructs, I wouldn’t be able to control them.’

  ‘Do I really have to kill my way up?!’

  He stayed for a while around the Control Room and thought of all kinds of methods to go in, but this was Saruha’s core. How could he find a hole in the defenses so easily?

  Helpless, Marvin intended to leave.

  But he hadn’t expected that a group of people would suddenly appear in the cave, south of the Control Room!

  Leading them was Pale Hand Sky!

  Marvin entered Stealth, restraining his emotions and his surprise.

  Chapter 348: Slaughterer

  Chapter 348: Slaughterer

  Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation

  When he thought about it, it wasn’t that surprising for the Wolf Spider mercenaries to appear here so soon.

  After all, Saruha was shaped like a circle. He had spent a lot of time in the Arsenal, and this was enough time for the Pale Hand to take the other way around.

  After they got rid of the Evil Spirits in the Desolate Ancient Altar area, they probably didn’t get much profit. The most important parts of Saruha were the weapons-related areas and the Control Room.

  They came from the Armory, but the treasures in the Armory were protected by powerful armed constructs.

  Without the correct password they couldn’t get access to anything and could only be mercilessly slaughtered.

  As he remained hidden, Marvin counted the number of people in the Wolf Spider mercenaries and felt cold.

  ‘Two thirds are missing.’

  ‘They were almost wiped out. Did they fight the big guy in the Armory?’

  Marvin knew what must have happened. Even with Sky leading them, it would be very difficult for these ordinary people to prevail.

  Maybe if it was another Legend, such as a Legend Monk, or a Legend Barbarian.

  A rogue, even one like Sky who was extremely proficient in attacking, wouldn’t have it easy fighting against pieces of metal.

  It was just like using a dagger against a tortoise shell. However you tried to poke it, you wouldn’t be able to break it.

  They definitely arrived here after a fight.

  Marvin could see that besides Sky, the others were wounded, some lightly and some more heavily.

  It wasn’t that Marvin was treacherous, but he hadn’t been too sure about this Saruha exploration in the first place. Since those mercenaries chose to stand with Sky, he wouldn’t bother telling them about any secrets. He was better off hiding himself and seeing whether he could get any benefits.

  ‘They must know that they need the password to get the treasures in the Armory.’

  ‘The password is in the Control Room… are they planning to attack it?’

  Marvin was fine with letting them do so. This way he could have the chance to take advantage of their efforts.

  …

  Just as Marvin expected, after observing the cave from above for a while, Sky imperiously gave them an order.

  They didn’t follow the path down, instead using a rope to descend from their vantage point and arrive at the Control Room.

  This way they wouldn’t meet as many constructs.

  While remaining in Stealth, Marvin quickly moved behind a pillar near the Control Room’s entrance.

  He could tell that all the remaining adventurers were experts.

  Although they didn’t have rogue classes, all of them were pretty nimble and noiselessly climbed down the rope.

  This naturally included the Wolf Spider leader, Rem. He still had influence among the adventurers and could speak to the Legend on behalf of the others.
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  “Sir Sky, are we really going to attack the Control Room from the front?”

  Rem looked at the army of constructs ahead and couldn’t help but feel fearful.

  Even if these constructs were different from the combat-focused constructs that they met in the Armory, the amount was still too shocking.

  The dozen people he brought were simply not enough.

  Marvin understood their situation after listening from his hiding spot.

  …

  Marvin had actually guessed incorrectly. How could the experienced mercenary team lose so many people like that?

  They did meet a few constructs in the Armory, but with their team cooperation and Sky’s strength, they still managed to deal with them.

  Rem had arranged his manpower in three groups. The weakest would stay in the Desolate Ancient Altar, gathering some minor treasures left behind by the Ancient Gnomes.

  The other group would stay in the Armory, as support.

  Even though the Armory had a lot of fighting constructs, they generally wouldn’t move unless someone approached to take away the treasure. Thus, this was a relatively safe area.

  The last group followed Sky to attack the Control Room and consisted of elites.

  They heard more about Saruha from the Evil Spirit Envoy.

  And there were now discussing how to attack this seemingly calm building.

  …

  ‘Damn, it was really the Wolf Spider’s mercenaries who freed the Pale Hand.’

  ‘Even with the Evil Spirit Envoys acting, wouldn’t it be difficult to trap Sky?’

  Marvin caught some clues from the discussion between both sides.

  If not for the Wolf Spider mercenaries, Sky might still be waiting in the Desolate Ancient Altar.

  ‘Even Tidomas made a move?’

  ‘Sure enough, I have a [Kill on sight] aura for Evil Spirits,’ Marvin thought sarcastically.

  He wasn’t generally worried about the Evil Spirit Planes’ hostility toward him in Feinan, but he had to be careful in Evil Spirits’ areas.

  He hid behind the pillar, casually listening to everyone’s whispers.

  This building didn’t look sturdy, but it was basically indestructible. It was rumored that the walls themselves were made of K metals and even the spells of Legend Wizards might not be able to break them.