Although Wayne left for the wilderness, Marvin still paid attention to those things.
‘After this matter is over, I’ll ask Professor if he has time to farm those ancient books.’ Marvin thought as he kept going forward.
The pages kept accumulating in his hands, but they all belonged to three different types of spellbooks.
One of them was an index. Marvin estimated that this book amounted to about 30 pages. With the current gathering probability, he would need to farm at least 100 books.
This was definitely a very strenuous task.
The Biting Books had a great resistance to the [Azure Leaf]s, and they were also considerably fast. Even with Marvin’s Godly Dexterity, he would suffer a loss if he wasn’t careful.
Rather than counting on luck to farm those and waste time, it would be a lot better to put a priority to locating the library earlier.
Maybe the Chromatic Dragons’ library had some records of ancient spells.
But even though the Dragon Soul told him the way to find the library, that method wasn’t fast nor convenient.
The Dragon Soul told him that the closer to the library, the higher the density of Biting Books’ appearance there would be.
But such a clue undoubtedly annoyed Marvin.
He could only rely on his instincts and rush toward the areas filled with Biting Books.
Fighting on his way, he killed about twenty Biting Books and gained over twenty pages. But his luck was quite pitiful, he didn’t gather a single point of Divinity.
In front of him was a dark hall.
Marvin cautiously approached, paying special attention to the entrances on both sides. The Biting Books especially liked to hide behind these treacherous corners to sneak attack.
After being bitten a few times, Marvin more or less figured their patterns.
But he was quite surprised not receiving any sneak attack after he entered the hall.
‘Did I go the wrong way? Did I not walk toward the dense Biting Books area?’
Marvin frowned.
He suddenly felt something amiss.
The 2nd layer was different from the 1st one, almost every area had bonfires and braziers!
But this hall was pitch-black.
Marvin then glanced at the braziers on the sides.
They were purposefully extinguished.
‘Someone came first!’ Marvin instantly inferred.
He rushed forward, and sure enough, a black clothed woman appeared in front of him.
She was facing the frantic attacks of a dozen Biting Books.
That woman’s skin seemed like steel and the Biting Books simply couldn’t pierce through it!
‘Black Dragon?’
‘Interesting…’
Marvin grinned and casually took out Weeping Sky.
Chapter 471: Threat
Chapter 471: Threat
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This was a pitch black hall.
If not for Darksight, Marvin wouldn’t have had a chance to notice the Black Dragon beforehand.
He used Stealth while grasping Weeping Sky and slowly approached.
He chose to watch for the moment and not act rashly.
Even if these Biting Books couldn’t do much to Ikarina, their numbers were a pain.
Marvin looked on as the Black Dragon grabbed them one by one and tore them to pieces.
As for the pages left behind by the ancient books, she carefully collected them.
She apparently hadn’t noticed Marvin, this was a good news.
‘She seems to be going toward the library.’
‘Could the entrance to the 3rd floor be related to the library?’
Marvin’s current knowledge about this whole situation was very limited, but he knew that the Chromatic Dragons would definitely rush to the 3rd floor before entering the Nightmare Boundary.
As for the Black Dragon, she was rushing toward the area filled with Biting Books.
Marvin tailed her, staying not too far, yet not too close.
He wasn’t certain if the library had something to do with the 3rd floor’s entrance, but the Black Dragon’s path really coincided with Marvin’s.
This was considered good news by Marvin.
After all, he didn’t need to clear up the Biting Books himself.
The Black Dragon’s body was clearly a lot stronger than his, she could directly tear those Biting Books bare-handed, and it proved very effective.
Soon, the two cleared the third hall, one in the front and one in hiding behind. After dealing with the last Biting Book, the Black Dragon eventually stopped.
In front was a long and narrow hallway, which was similar to the previous one, the 2nd floor seemed to have repetitive structure.
Countless halls and hallways using braziers as sources of light.
It’s just that on the way, the Black Dragon was doing something weird.
Each time they passed by a brazier, she would extinguish the flames, plunging the surroundings into darkness..
These Wizard Flames were actually hard to extinguish, but the Black Dragon used a unique yet simple method.
She would directly swallow those flames.
That scene shocked Marvin.
The Dragon Race was truly one of the species at the peak of this world.
…
Black Dragon Ikarina suddenly stopped in this hall.
Marvin’s heart tightened.
Sure enough, she turned toward Marvin’s hiding spot.
“Who?” She said in a deep voice and with an imposing aura.
What was beyond Marvin’s expectations was her usage of Common instead of Draconic!
This meant that she not only noticed him earlier, but also found out that the lifeform following her wasn’t a Dragon!
Marvin stayed silent, secretly shifting position.
But his movement didn’t escape the Black Dragon’s eyes…
She squinted and pounced toward Marvin!
She could apparently feel Marvin’s existence!
Marvin sneered, this was the outcome he wanted.
Black Dragons had too much confidence toward their own bodies, they would still charge unhesitantly even in human form!
Marvin didn’t dodge her charge, on the contrary, he stopped hiding and shook his spear to welcome her.
When Weeping Sky appeared, the Black Dragon’s expression suddenly changed.
But it was too late for her to retreat.
She had went all-out just now and left herself no safety margin. This was to be expected, there were very few things in this world that could threaten a Black Dragon, so they would rarely hold back.
But unfortunately for Ikarina, and her twin husband Izaka before her, it was none other than Marvin who she encountered.
Because of the restrictions of the advanced Shapeshift skill affecting Ikarina, Marvin’s speed was definitely not inferior to the Black Dragon’s.
In an instant, Weeping Sky was almost at her abdomen!
Ikarina suddenly stomped the ground, forcing herself to stop. She wanted to forcibly escape, but Marvin held her in check.
She retreated a bit and Marvin stuck to her, his cold voice suddenly echoing, “Don’t try to escape, you should know that if I wanted to kill you, you would already be dead.”
Ikarina froze.
She really stopped moving.
Because she already understood the situation.
“Turns out to be you…”
The Black Dragon woman looked at Marvin with a complicated expression.
Her eyes were filled with bitterness. This was clearly Marvin who had killed most of the Black Dragon Clan by himself!
He still captured her husband as his servant. Now there were only two Black Dragons remaining in Feinan, and he himself could decide the Fate of her entire Clan.
Regarding this person, Ikarina was filled with respect and dread.
She couldn’t not worry. The Dragon Slayi
ng Spear’s name was too big. Her shapeshifted body couldn’t compare to her Black Dragon body. As long as that spear accurately pierced, even if she wouldn’t die, her vitality would be greatly injured.
Her mind was filled with even more doubts.
This Chromatic Dragons’ secret operation was very covert in their eyes. The Dragon God Temple wasn’t a place Humans would look for.
Black Dragon Ikarina had too many questions in mind, but she knew that right now, her life was in Marvin’s hands. She wasn’t in any position to ask anything.
…
“Look, as long as you cooperate, I won’t do anything too bad.”
Marvin’s expression was very gentle, but it was very hateful in the Black Dragon’s eyes.
He said in a low voice, “You should know of your husband’s matters?”
The Black Dragon silently nodded.
She had a helpless expression.
Although all the Dragons feared [Weeping Sky], it was quite different for other Dragons!
As long as they had some spells or escaping skills, they wouldn’t be powerless in front of a Dragon Slaying weapon.
Only the Black Dragons had this kind of flaw.
In the era before the creation of the Dragon Slaying Weapons, even the Wizard spell [Dragon Killer Sword] could only deal a limited amount of damage to the Black Dragons.
By relying on their physical bodies, they were unrestrained and tyrannical.
But it happened that this weapon fell into Marvin’s hands. The hands of someone who was very good at finding opportunities.
From that point on, the Black Dragon Clan’s fate had already been decided.
…
“I have no intention of killing you.”
Marvin said while lightly pressing the Dragon Slaying Spear against Ikarina’s abdomen, “Naturally, you might have a lot of questions after meeting me here. But I don’t intend to answer those.”
“Don’t look at me in disbelief, I’m not some lunatic Dragon Slayer. I had no other choice before, who asked you to attack Hope City?”
“Now I only need you to help me with something, and I’ll let you go.”
Marvin’s tone carried a hint of temptation, “Moreover, if you do a good job, I’ll think about releasing your husband.”
“But if you fail…”
Chapter 472: Library
Chapter 472: Library
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Marvin was hoping to chance upon the Black Dragon on the 2nd floor.
He wasn’t sure if he could emerge victorious against the other Ancient Chromatic Dragons.
Although their strength would be substantially reduced under the restriction of the Shapeshifting, they were still equivalent to Legend Wizards with powerful bodies.
Only Black Dragons had no magic abilities, so Marvin could deal with them.
This was said to be the reason behind the Black Dragons’ betrayal.
Although Marvin was interested in the ancient history, this wasn’t the most important thing right now.
His current priority was to get to the library.
As for the Nightmare Boundary, although he volunteered, he wasn’t part of the main force.
With people on the level of Blade Master Kangen and Professor taking charge of this matter, Marvin went with the attitude of being an extra and wanted to see if he could get any benefits.
After all, although the underground temple was dangerous, it was also hiding a lot of precious resources, one of which was the library.
Moreover, the underground temple was quite complicated. Finding the entrance to the next floor wouldn’t be so easy.
Marvin believed that even the Chromatic Dragons wouldn’t find those easily. At least, that’s what the intelligence of the Metallic Dragons suggested.
…
Marvin judged that entering the library would still be quite troublesome, based on the information he had.
Librarian Fati was a formidable caster in charge of the entire library and was guarding the entrance.
If an outsider wanted to enter the library, he would have to ask her permission.
The Dragon Soul warned Marvin that after the Dragon God’s fall, Fati became extremely moody, leaning toward wickedness.
She was a subordinate of the Dragon God, so it would have been reasonable for her to follow him in his fall.
For some reason, she kept on living, but became twisted.
This descendant of the Human and Dragon Races was able to use very powerful Draconic Spells while also being a Divine lifeform. She was basically an overpowered Divine Servant.
Marvin wouldn’t be worried about ordinary Divine Servants, because most of them were casters and most of their knowledge was focused in Divine Spells and Magic Spells.
Their physical bodies were their weak points, but because of the Divine Power’s protection, they would neglect this.
After all, weapons with the Divine Restraint property were rare in this world.
Marvin’s [Azure Leaf]s were among them.
Thus, he would love to hunt Divine Servants.
But the problem was that not only was Fati a Draconic Sorcerer, but Hartson also modified her body.
It was said that Hartson gave her some of his blood and Divine Source, which contained strong vitality.
Marvin wouldn’t joke with any being that possessed Divine Source.
Previously, he had to kill Dark Phoenix so many times…
If Marvin had made a mistake once, he would have died instantly.
In fact, he did give Dark Phoenix a chance, and if not for Eve’s timely arrival, Marvin wouldn’t have been able to slay her.
It showed quite clearly how fighting an opponent that could resurrect was a very troublesome matter.
Marvin didn’t want to fight Fati.
Thus, he needed a helper.
And Black Dragon Ikarina was clearly a good choice.
…
Faced with Marvin’s request, Ikarina hesitated a bit before choosing to agree.
In fact, she was helpless about this.
Any Dragon in Human shape wouldn’t be able to refrain from shivering when threatened with the Dragon Slaying Spear.
They could hear the voices that other people couldn’t, the grief-stricken howls of Dragons that had been killed by the Dragon Slaying Spear.
Ikarina even heard the cries of quite a few Black Dragons.
They were pleading her to avenge them.
But she could only bitterly choose to cooperate with Marvin.
“Can you put your spear away?” Ikarina asked without a hint of worry. “My husband’s life is still in your hands, you don’t need to worry about me doing anything against you.”
Marvin smiled. “In order to have pleasant cooperation, I think we need to sign a contract.”
Ikarina became vigilant. “Contract? What contract?”
“If it’s an enslavement contract like Izaka, I’d rather die.”
Marvin shook his head and said, “No. It’s only a contract to guarantee our cooperation.”
Marvin wasn’t planning on getting the Black Dragons as his servants.
Although he really did have the ability to do so.
He subdued Izaka back then because of the circumstances.
White River Valley had been in a crisis. Enslaving the Black Dragon was a hit to the morale of his opponents and a boost for that of his own forces.
Black Dragons were very powerful, and it was reflected in the following battles.
Apart from the three Dragon Slaying Weapons, very few things could really harm the Black Dragons’ bodies.
Despite the fact that Izaka was seriously injured and hadn’t completely recovered yet, White River Valley’s army of Black Dragons kept any potentially hostile forces in check, even though that army was just a result of people mistaking the Shadow Dragons for Black Dragons.
…
Marvin only wanted to get Ikarina’s hel
p right now.
Of course, it would also be good if he could stop the Chromatic Dragons from opening the Nightmare Boundary.
Professor said that the Nightmare Boundary not only needed the Green Dragon’s key, but also the gathering of the Chromatic Dragons. There was even a mention of the Black Dragons’ return in the prophecy.
If Ikarina was hindered by him, this would be beneficial to Professor and the others.
They would have more time to plan and make preparations.
…
The contract between them was a one-time contract. The time period was three days.
Within these three days, they couldn’t act against each other. Ikarina had to keep Fati busy for Marvin, while Marvin promised that if Ikarina held true to her side of the contract, he would allow Black Dragon Izaka to go free within three months.
This contract seemed a bit unfavorable for Marvin.
Ikarina only needed to attract a Librarian’s attention and would get a lot of benefits.
But if one was meticulous, they would notice that Marvin wasn’t at a disadvantage.
Moreover, he also used a cheap trick in the contract. He explicitly promised that if Izaka wished to cancel the enslavement contract, Marvin would take the initiative to annul it.
But because of what happened back then, Marvin had already seen through Black Dragon Izaka: He would cling to everything he could to preserve his life. He would bully the weak and fear the strong!
Why did he agree to use an enslavement contract with Marvin?
There was only one reason: Fear!
Although he could be ordered by Marvin due to his slave contract, the contract also restricted Marvin, preventing him from acting against Izaka!
This was a kind of hidden protection.
When the time came, if Marvin leaked just a wisp of killing intent, Izaka would most likely be against cancelling the contract…
After all, if the contract was cancelled, nothing could stop Marvin from immediately using Weeping Sky against him.
This was the helplessness of the Black Dragons.
This was also Marvin’s scheme. He had dealt with the Devils many times in the game, so he was well-versed in the art of making contracts.
….
‘It should be a lot easier with Ikarina’s help.’
‘For better or worse, Izaka is her husband and twin brother. She wouldn’t play with his life, right?’
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