He left the sewers and returned to that location.
When he arrived, Marvin was stunned. Butterfly, who said she would wait for him… Disappeared!
‘Damnit!’
‘So unreliable.’
Marvin couldn’t help but scratch his head.
There is no trace of Monsters in the surroundings nor a trace of fighting and with the Golden Griffin protecting Butterfly, there shouldn’t be any accident!
On the other hand, the only rational explanation was that this mystical messenger set off by her own will…
However, the Wood Elves are a bunch of people following the rules inflexibly. Someone like Ivan was already regarded as unconventional.
It was clear that this Elven girl wasn’t a common Elf.
She departed after Marvin left her hanging there.
…
Marvin looked around and became increasingly gloomy.
Out of courtesy, he took care to not touch Butterfly on the way, and thus couldn’t use Night Tracking.
The Golden Griffin had a special constitution, Marvin didn’t want to remove a feather from its body.
He hadn’t expected to suddenly lose track of her.
‘Could they have been captured?’
Marvin was skeptical.
Although there was no trace of fighting, it didn’t completely rule out this possibility.
Thus, he could only broaden the range of his search.
Five minutes later, he found a clue under a tree.
That was breadfruit’s scraps!
‘The fruit a of a breadfruit tree?’
Marvin pondered.
There was a fruit tree like that in the Elven Kingdom, but that breadfruit couldn’t be consumed as food, it was used as a signal.
Only Wood Elves and their allies were able to see the breadfruits in the bushes.
Marvin was a Night Walker and he had a pass to Thousand Leaves Forest, so he could naturally see the breadfruit’s scraps.
‘This meant that she spontaneously left?’
It seemed that Butterfly met with something.
He unhesitantly followed the scraps all the way till the northern part of Steel City.
Though, there was so little scraps, it seemed that Butterfly was moving at high speed when scattering them.
This brought a lot of troubles when Marvin followed her trail.
He had no other choice but to make multiple checks to keep tracking her.
It was getting harder and harder for Marvin until finally the scraps ran out.
It was in front of a forest filled with thick fog.
On the edge of the forest were a few lumbering workshops which were established next to a river.
This river was known as the Norris River. It rose from the Millennium Mountain Range and flowed toward the center of the South Wizard Alliance territory before converging into the sea at Bass Harbor.
Steel City established workshops on the upstream part of the Norris River, as wood would be lumbered and processed there.
Those wooden logs would follow the Norris River and float downstream, saving transport expenditure.
‘I unconsciously approached the Millennium Mountain Range?’
Marvin couldn’t help but find it funny.
The Norris River was next to a forest which was called the Lumber Forest by people.
Most lumber workers only dared to work on the edge of the forest. After all, there were rumors that this forest was haunted by a Devil.
Not only that, it was said that the South Wizard Alliance’s people tried to open up the forest multiple times, only to be met with failure.
It had to be known that if they could get through the forest, they would be able to open up a new path to the North like the [Volcano Pass], [Wizard Horn] and other similar paths.
But they failed.
Clearly, this forest was a bit magical.
And as a former player, Marvin naturally knew the reason behind it.
This was the Chromatic Dragon’s gathering place!
This was the main instance of the [Dragon God’s Wrath]‘s expansion. It would happen in the depths of the Lumber Forest.
But Marvin didn’t get to play this instance before transmigrating.
What was in this forest, he wasn’t too clear about it.
But the trail disappeared in front of the forest, it was clear that Butterfly went in.
Marvin was caught in a dilemma.
His plan to hurry to the other side of the Millenium Mountain Range had been put to a stop by his temporary driver.
At this moment, he finally became aware of the importance of a flying mount.
It’s a pity the Black Dragon was seriously hurt in the last battle, otherwise Marvin wouldn’t have a need for this puzzling messenger to take care of his matter.
And now, he was clearly not allowed into the forest.
Who would have thought that just as he was planning to sneak in, a shout came from behind him, “Hey, Marvin.”
“You’ll die inside.”
Chapter 460: Whispering Treant
Chapter 460: Whispering Treant
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Marvin abruptly turned around, but the space behind him was empty.
That strange voice seemed to have come out of nowhere.
“Who is it?” he asked in a loud voice with both his hands on his curved daggers, on guard.
His Perception didn’t notice anyone when that voice echoed.
Only silence followed.
That voice from before didn’t speak again.
Marvin carefully inspected his logs and found no skill check against an illusion or anything else like that.
That voice had a purpose, but it was strange.
Marvin coldly snorted and ignored it as he entered the forest.
He wasn’t spineless enough to be scared away by a sentence.
…
The forest was very dark.
Compared to Thousand Leaves Forest, the Lumber Woods’ trees seemed taller.
But unlike the vibrant and lush Elven forest which felt full of vitality, the Lumber Woods’ tall trees seemed to be deformed.
The layers of bark seemed like elderly faces, strange and indifferent, making anyone that looked at them extremely uneasy.
Who knew how the lumberjacks could work in that kind of environment?
Marvin didn’t know too much about this forest. As a matter of fact, the Lumber Woods were considered as dangerous as the wilderness by many forces’ intelligence groups. It was even a grade higher than the Dead Area.
Therefore, he was very cautious and kept following the river after entering.
On both sides of the river, there were many abandoned logging sites. This part was the place where the lumberjacks kept working, after all, so it couldn’t be too dangerous.
Otherwise, those weak humans wouldn’t be able to survive there.
What annoyed Marvin was that this forest was extremely vast, and the trail ended at its entrance. Tracking Butterfly would be really difficult.
He followed the river and met some random humans. They had lost their minds to the Chaos Magic Power.
Marvin wasn’t lenient.
This world was cruel. If they couldn’t resist, they would turn into Monsters and keep wandering the land, bringing more harm to other lifeforms.
Marvin hurried and eventually found a strange comb in the lumbered clearing.
‘An Elven comb.’
The comb was in between the logging sites and the river, very conspicuously resting on a stone.
It was clearly a signal left behind by Butterfly.
Perhaps she ran out of breadfruit and could only use another way to leave a trail.
‘She knew I would follow the river…’
‘She left breadfruit and a comb. This proves that she was still clear-headed when she did this.’
‘What is she doing in the end?’
But regar
dless, since he got something of hers, he could keep tracking her down.
He unhesitantly used Night Tracking.
Just as expected, that thin red line appeared in his field of vision and pointed toward the depths of the forest.
Marvin had no choice but to leave the river and head deeper into the Lumber Woods.
From the details of Night Tracking, Butterfly shouldn’t be too far away.
What was she doing?
The answer would soon be revealed.
But just as Marvin prepared to go forward, that voice echoed once again. “If I were you, I wouldn’t be misled by others.”
“This forest is a dead place, no one knows how many lumberjacks died here.”
“The Alliance only sees this place as a goldmine and doesn’t care how many people they sacrifice. Trust me, if you go in, you’ll die.”
Marvin quickly looked around again.
But no one was there!
“Who are you?” Marvin asked with a heavy voice.
On the surface, he looked calm, but he had already activated [Earth Perception]!
The next second, every sentient lifeform that was nearby appeared in Marvin’s mind.
He could feel the salmon moving in the river, the crabs running amuck on the riverbank… As well as a repulsive tree!
He instantly understood.
Even if that voice didn’t echo again, Marvin had already locked onto the other side!
It was the extremely ugly tree!
“I thought it was something else…” Marvin sneered, “Turns out it’s a [Whispering Treant].”
The other side remained silent.
But it didn’t matter anymore. Marvin had found the origin of the voice and naturally wouldn’t be disturbed by it.
In fact, a Whispering Treant wasn’t a nature-type creature. It was said Evil Dragon Tidomas, now the 2nd Overlord of the Negative Energy Plane, used spells and curses to create these kinds of Treants.
Whispering Treants had no fighting ability and could only frighten people.
They were very rare in Feinan, so he hadn’t expected to see several of them in the Lumber Woods.
The rumors about Devils must have come into being because of these Treants.
Marvin was a Ruler of the Night, so the Treants naturally couldn’t do anything against him, but they still tried to threaten him.
This was due to their instinct.
But thinking about it, regardless of who it was that planted these Whispering Treants, it meant that this forest had a huge secret.
Hidden secrets.
Marvin’s curiosity was roused.
He ignored the Treant and rushed deeper into the forest.
…
The dark forest might feel really unpleasant to others.
But a Ruler of the Night and Night Walker would actually feel like a fish in water.
Marvin’s speed wasn’t affected by the terrain.
After an hour of crazily running, Marvin eventually reached his goal.
‘That girl really went far.’
Marvin estimated that he had already reached the deepest parts of the Lumber Woods. This place should be the core of the forest.
Why did Butterfly run here?
Marvin kept going forward while thinking about it.
Not far ahead, he saw a gap between some bushes.
Marvin softly walked over.
After moving a branch aside, he caught a glimpse of some ruins.
He suddenly froze.
There was an ancient inscription at the edge of the ruins.
Ancient and strange runes appeared before Marvin’s eyes.
In the middle of the rubble, there was an altar that had partially fallen apart, presumably due to the passage of time.
‘This is…’
‘This is a temple!’
Marvin suddenly felt as if he couldn’t utter a word.
Lumber Woods, Chromatic Dragons, a temple amidst ruins…
These things all felt familiar.
‘Is it really the [Dragon God’s Wrath]?’
He thought to himself, ‘Then, the ruins are not only the temple of the Chromatic Dragon God, but also the place where his corpse is buried…’
Suddenly, a hand grasped his shoulder!
Chapter 461: Chromatic Dragons
Chapter 461: Chromatic Dragons
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
“You really followed!”
After that hand touched his shoulder, a voice spoke next to Marvin’s ear.
Marvin was surprised.
That woman clearly had no fighting ability, so how could she approach him so quietly?
If she had been holding a weapon, could he have been sneak attacked?
He looked at the Wood Elf with shock.
Butterfly was still unrestrained as she chided, “Don’t look at me like that, it’s not that I became frightening, in fact, your reactions have worsened.”
“This is the Hall of Loss. I didn’t expect to find out one day that the story told to me in my childhood was real…”
Marvin frowned and immediately checked his logs:
[You discovered the Hall of Loss]
[Noble Knowledge Reminder: The Hall of Loss seems to be inextricably linked to the Evil Chromatic Dragon God]
[You reached the surroundings of the Hall of Loss, suffering from the effect of the Slow Halo; Perception reduced by 70%]
…
70% Perception reduction!
Marvin couldn’t help but cough in surprise.
This place was so scary.
For Marvin, who relied on his nimbleness and senses, this place was simply a nightmare!
“Is it the effect of the Chromatic Altar?”
Marvin glanced at that badly damaged multi-colored altar. Although it was already shattered, he could still feel a faint strange power.
“No,” Butterfly answered, “the Chromatic Altar is already broken.”
“There is another force nearby suppressing our Perception.”
‘Our Perception?’
Marvin couldn’t help but inwardly curse. It looked like Butterfly wasn’t affected too much.
This Wood Elf was really weird.
“Hold on… Let’s start from the beginning.” Marvin couldn’t help but ask, “Didn’t we agree that you would wait for me? I still have an important matter to take care of!”
Butterfly blushed in shame. “Eh! I forgot about that matter.”
“Because of some special reason, I couldn’t help but follow here.”
Marvin looked at her and didn’t know how to deal with her.
“Your Gold Feathered Griffin?” he asked.
“I let him hide, he is too conspicuous,” Butterfly answered naturally.
Marvin scratched his head. “What did you plan to do?”
“What’s the [Special Reason]?”
“Ah… The special reason?” Butterfly suddenly grabbed Marvin and hid in the bush on the side.
Her movements were graceful and Marvin couldn’t help but go along with her…
“Look, she came…”
…
A huge shadow came up from another part of the forest and rushed over.
Winds cut through the trees, creating rustling noises.
The huge creature folded her wings and slowly descended, landing above the ruins.
She had precious gemlike green eyes and her green scales were blending in with the forest leaves. She stopped at the edge of the ruins and sat down quietly, apparently waiting for something.
“Green Dragon?” Marvin was filled with doubts.
Seeing his doubts, Butterfly whispered, “I found this Green Dragon by chance and followed it into the forest.”
Marvin had an annoyed expression on his face.
He was someone who planned his moves meticulously, but that girl in front of him was too much of a wildcard.
Because she noticed a Green Dragon, she followed it?
She wasted so much of his time!
He was about to tell Butterfly that he urgently needed to rush to the Supreme Jungle and had no time to spy on a Dragon near the Chromatic Altar.
Who would have thought that a powerful Dragon Roar would come from the east at this moment!
‘Another Dragon!’
Marvin’s expression was solemn.
Moreover, he was a bit familiar with that Dragon Roar!
The huge body was awe-inspiring, along with an overbearing Dragon Might!
The previous Green Dragon didn’t give that kind of feeling to Marvin.
But this larger Dragon was different.
His body was covered with blazing scales, his eyes looked menacing, and when he landed at the edge of the ruins, he crushed a large part of the forest!
“I hate those Treants! They speak too much nonsense! Foolish Tidomas!”
The newcomer was waving his limbs and tail around and uprooted all the surrounding trees.
Fortunately, Marvin and Butterfly were hiding in the bushes, and the other side didn’t use large-scale magic, so they were able to narrowly escape.
Marvin’s expression changed.
If it was only the Green Dragon, he wouldn’t care.
Although the Green Dragon’s strength was around the middle among the Chromatic Dragons, with the Dragon Slaying Spear and his Ruler of the Night class, he wouldn’t have an issue at all… As long as he didn’t give her the opportunity to cast a Dragon Spell, he would easily be able to kill her.
But the new arrival… Even Marvin couldn’t handle him!
Ancient Dragon Ell!
Marvin didn’t expect him to appear here!
After he invaded the East Coast, Ell was chased by Ivan for a while, but eventually recovered.
He was undoubtedly powerful. In all of Feinan, perhaps only the people on the level of the Plane Guardians could contend with him alone.
Marvin estimated that he couldn’t kill him even with the Dragon Slaying Spear.
Let alone now that there was a Green Dragon at his side that couldn’t be considered weak either.
From the thickness and the degree of transformation of the Green Dragon’s scales, Marvin estimated that this Dragon’s age should be between that of an Elder Dragon and an Ancient Dragon.
They were both incredibly powerful Dragons.
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