This was a bit unexpected, but it seemed to be the most likely hypothesis based on what Marvin knew.
In any case, the strain on Hope City had been alleviated, and the Dark Specters had suffered a huge blow to their fighting strength.
The next step was to eradicate the Dark Specters at the source!
Chapter 640: Endless Path
Chapter 640: Endless Path
Translator: Translation Nation Editor: Translation Nation
The Martyr’s actions had triggered an unprecedented collapse in the Underdark. Jessica had escaped toward the eastern side of the Great Vortex.
By the time Ding arrived by following her summons and called for Marvin, they were much further away from their destination, the Andes Snow Mountain Range.
But this wasn’t a problem now.
After the battle at Black Dragon Wing, Marvin became a level 4 Ruler of the Night and obtained Endless Path, an incredibly powerful long-distance displacement ability.
With the help of the False Divine Vessel, he could reach any shadowy area of Feinan by activating his perfect Shadow Domain.
Bringing two others with him wouldn’t be too difficult. At worst, he would just have to use up some Divine Power or Fate Power.
His body now had the Fate Power Imprint, so he didn’t need to be as careful about conserving his power.
As his Ruler of the Night class kept leveling up, Marvin would come to truly possess the overpowering abilities of a Ruler of the Night!
[Shadow Domain released!]
[Wisdom ability active!]
Suddenly, Marvin’s gaze seemed to pierce directly through all the barriers of the Underdark. In a glance, he saw the frightening darkness in the Eternal Frozen Spring.
But he only took a glance, not wanting to look too much.
The Final Ghost Mother had very keen perception. In any case, Marvin used his powerful consciousness to lock onto his destination and set it as the target for Endless Path.
If he was discovered by the Final Ghost Mother while using the skill, Marvin wouldn’t be able to handle her mental attack.
After all, he would be vulnerable at that moment. Even the Wisdom Chapter’s runes would be unable to protect him!
Thus, he decided to take care of it quickly, activating Endless Path in an instant and locking onto the mountain pass in front of the Andes Snow Mountains.
That was the only path leading to the Eternal Frozen Spring!
Fate Power surged from his body.
Jessica stared in surprise as Marvin gently held her hand and told her, “Follow me.”
Afterwards, he casually grabbed Ding and the three of them suddenly disappeared further into the depths of the Underdark!
…
In the Underdark’s Far West, three silhouettes suddenly staggered in front of a tall snowy mountain.
Marvin was a bit pale. It turned out that taking two people with him while using Endless Path was a bit taxing.
He felt a bit dizzy, and his legs felt a bit weak, almost making him slip on the ground.
Fortunately, Jessica quickly noticed Marvin’s situation, and after a slight hesitation, decided not to let go of Marvin’s hand. She tightened her grip instead and sent some Fate Power through their Fate Power Imprints.
Fate Power originated from Feinan’s Plane Will. As a child of the Plane, his body naturally wouldn’t reject Jessica’s power.
After a moment, he regained his footing.
“I really didn’t expect that it would use so much power…”
Marvin slowly sat on the ground, smiling bitterly.
He began recovering his strength. A Ruler of the Night had strong recuperative abilities.
Controlling Endless Path across such a long distance and with additional passengers was hard the first time. It used too much power.
But thankfully, his aim was accurate, and the three of them appeared where they were supposed to, in the mountain pass through the snowy mountains.
Winds whistled around the summits of the mountains, and they were covered in a thick layer of ice and snow.
Aside from the climate, they could only feel deathly stillness in this place.
There were no traces of life!
These were the frightening surroundings of the Eternal Frozen Spring.
They still had yet to enter the Eternal Frozen Spring, but they could already feel that shockingly low temperature.
It was rumored that the Eternal Frozen Spring originally was a precious treasure of the Elemental Plane of Water. It was unknown how it started flowing and then took root in Feinan. It was later used by the Night Monarch and the others as a container to seal away the Dark Specters.
But based on Marvin’s assessment, the core of the Eternal Frozen Spring was definitely the same as the Earth Crystal. It would be enough to establish a powerful Sanctuary.
Otherwise, the Eternal Frozen Spring wouldn’t be so powerful.
However, as the seal loosened day by day, the Dark Specters sealed inside started becoming active and gradually grasped the power of the Eternal Frozen Spring.
If the Final Ghost Mother learned to harness the power of the spring, the situation would be very dire.
He thought over these problems for a while, but soon, these worries were thrown to the back of his mind.
Even if it controlled the Eternal Frozen Spring, so what?
He was now a level 4 Ruler of the Night!
With his False Divine Vessel, he had the courage to face any Mid God… or even a High God.
With his Shadow Domain activated, he was almost invincible in Feinan. Even a super powerful Fate Sorceress like Jessica might not be his match now.
Moreover, he still had the natural predator of the Final Ghost Mother in his hands!
Thinking of this, his mind became a lot calmer.
He glanced at Jessica resting on the side.
She had actually been observing Marvin. Although she had been very careful with her actions, her looks still didn’t escape Marvin’s eyes.
Marvin sighed again, recalling that discussion in the Truth Goddess’ Realm.
His mood was a bit heavy.
He knew that Jessica was curious about what he had encountered but that she didn’t want to ask Marvin if he wasn’t willing to tell her on his own initiative.
And Marvin wasn’t ready to tell Jessica about everything that had happened.
He thought for a bit and then began recounting what had happened in Black Dragon Wing.
Manipulating the Crypt Monster to destroy Black Dragon Wing, killing Glynos with the help of the Goddess of Truth… These matters couldn’t be hidden for long anyways, and there was no point in hiding them.
As for that secret discussion with the Goddess of Truth… he chose to keep it to himself for now.
He knew that anyone who heard about those things would suffer a big blow.
He didn’t want these girls to have to suffer such distress. The feeling of being toyed with by fate was something hard to accept for people that always strove to do their best.
Especially Jessica and Eve, these girls with unyielding temper.
…
“I never would have thought that you went through so much in a matter of minutes.”
Jessica was in disbelief after hearing Marvin’s story. “You even have some sort of friendship with the Goddess of Truth?”
As an answer, Marvin just smiled.
He originally only went to the Crimson Wasteland to get some Origin Leaves and earn some profits, but he never expected that he would meet and then befriend the Truth Goddess.
And from another point of view, if Marvin hadn’t gone to the Crimson Wasteland, the Truth Goddess might have continued her cycle of dying and reincarnating.
The Truth Goddess’ resurrection truly was related to Marvin.
The two could be considered to have a close friendship. Moreover, the sincerity that she had displayed during the discussion in the Truth God Realm showed that she th
ought highly of him.
Marvin was moved by this kind of trust.
As he thought of this, Marvin suddenly asked, “If… I mean hypothetically, if Rocky Mountain meets another wave of trouble after the Final Ghost Mother is dealt with, what would you do?”
“You should know that for many people, your identity is an issue.”
Marvin could only presume that the next event would follow soon after.
He wanted to know how Jessica would face it.
The pretty girl simply sat there, her expression not changing a bit after hearing Marvin’s words. She simply answered, “Come one, kill one.”
“Nothing else.”
“This is my fate.”
Chapter 641: Blackmail
Chapter 641: Blackmail
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance
Jessica sounded very calm, but her voice touched the deepest and most tender part of Marvin’s heart.
He was a deep thinker, but intelligent people sometimes found easy things to be very complicated.
Especially when he obtained so much extra information.
To be honest, when he first left the Truth God Realm, Marvin was a bit overwhelmed.
He even began to doubt whether there would be any meaning in killing the Final Ghost Mother.
But Jessica’s words woke him up.
He recalled his original intentions.
What he wanted to do, wasn’t it to guard the things he cherished?
The beautiful White River Valley, his devoted follower, Anna, who was always silently supporting him, and that adorable and gifted younger brother.
Marvin cherished all of them dearly… Naturally, it wasn’t just them now. There were many more people.
He had many friends, Rocky Mountain, Lavis, Thousand Leaves Forest, the Old Alliance of the Seven Orders, the Sea Elven Queen’s group… Hathaway… They were all inextricably related.
Marvin couldn’t watch them perish.
He had to protect them.
In fact, it was very simple.
Before the truth came to the surface, Marvin would just do what he needed to do.
Thinking too much could impede him from progressing further along the path of raising his strength.
Marvin felt everything becoming clear.
The two of them sat there calmly, waiting for the arrival of the team of Legends.
Based on Marvin’s estimates of the scale of what had happened, the great collapse should have spread to the path used by the Legend team, and it might have even hit them!
However, since that group had been sent by the United Underdark Council to attack the Eternal Frozen Spring, it should consist of the finest of the Underdark.
The large collapse would at most trouble them a bit, delaying their arrival, but it was unlikely that it would injure them.
Marvin was confident that they had yet to arrive.
After all, Endless Path, a powerful skill that could cross long distances in an instant, was very powerful. It could definitely match a Wizard’s long-distance teleportation spell in terms of utility.
It only consumed some stamina and Fate Power, which Marvin slowly recovered some of over the course of the last 3 to 4 hours.
But there was one thing he was puzzled about: where did Ding go?
Originally, Marvin hadn’t brought Ding along on his trip to the Eternal Frozen Spring because Hope City had needed her support.
But Kate informed them that Hope City’s siege had been settled, so having Ding with them would definitely be a great help.
Ding’s blessings were extremely powerful.
And this was despite the fact that she had yet to grow up. If she grew for a millennium, a simple blessing from her would likely be able to turn an ordinary person into a Legend for a short period of time.
This was the wondrous ability of the Fortune Fairy.
Back before the Great Calamity, Ding had given Marvin 5 luck, making it possible for him to tear a Black Dragon apart. That memory was still vivid in his mind.
The power of Fortune Fairies was rather unfamiliar to most, but it was definitely very real and significant.
At the crucial time, even just a point or two of Luck could change the outcome of a battle.
Marvin’s strength had greatly increased from the recent battle, and with a powerful helper joining them, he was a lot more confident in killing the Final Ghost Mother.
But he didn’t expect that after arriving, the naughty thing would be nowhere to be seen!
Jessica was also helplessly shaking her head about this.
She wasn’t Ding’s true master, after all. Ding obeyed her orders because Ding respected her power.
But even Ding’s actual master, Kate, couldn’t stop her naughtiness.
Who knew where the Fortune Fairy had gone off to?
“There is one thing that’s certain. She’s never made a mistake when it comes to something so important,” Jessica said, “so I’m sure she will return before the fight begins.”
…
In another corner of the Universe, inside a golden sanctuary, a pitiful eastern Dragon was flattering the plump Fortune Fairy.
“Big Sis Ding, how about you try this one?”
He took out a huge coconut.
The Fortune Fairy had a disdainful expression.
The Dragon scratched his head, fishing out a coconut of another color and handing it over.
“How about this one? This dark blue coconut water is the best to drink.”
The Fortune Fairy looked at him as if he was an idiot. “You ate a lot of these since childhood?”
She didn’t ask with a particularly mean tone, but as soon as she asked, the pitiful Dragon immediately began to tear up. “Big Sis Ding! I truly have had a hard time!” he bawled.
“All these coconuts… I have to eat them very sparingly! I don’t know when that bastard Marvin will free me… I signed a contract with him, if he dares to go back on his words…”
He had yet to finish his words when Ding disdainfully huffed, “Marvin? That kid is now busy picking up girls in Feinan, he’s probably already forgotten about you.”
The Dragon suddenly went out of control!
“I knew that guy must have been doing things half-heartedly!”
“Even if he signed the contract, I’m inside the eternal barrier, I can’t unilaterally enforce the contract’s power… Wuwuwuwu, I’m so pitiful, since I was born, I never saw the outside world!”
Seeing such a refined and adorable Dragon weep, the always prideful Ding unexpectedly showed some mercy.
“This is why you sought me out?” she asked.
When she was helping Jessica look for Marvin earlier, she unexpectedly heard Tiramisu’s call. Driven by curiosity, she took the initiative to leave Feinan to come to the far reaches of the Universe…
In the end, she met a ridiculous Dragon and she didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
‘This guy is an Eternal Time Dragon?’ She doubtfully sized him up. Even if she didn’t want to admit it, there seemed to be no mistake about it.
But this Eternal Time Dragon, wasn’t he the most miserable in the Universe?
Ever since he was born, he could only eat those odd coconuts. His father was extremely irresponsible and gave him the name Tiramisu… This kind of name made Ding wince. ‘It’s rumored that Lance’s closest partner was very unreliable…’
Tiramisu was feeling really depressed while trapped in that time barrier. It was very hard for anyone to ever visit him, and he would naturally complain about his sorrows.
After no less than three hours of wailing, his act was interrupted by Ding.
She rolled her eyes as she muttered, “I’m probably one of the only ones that can freely enter and exit this time barrier. I know you want my help with the Pearl Tower matter, but it’s impossible for me. However, I can help pass on a message for you, I’m quite familiar with that Marvin guy.”
Tiramisu was greatly moved as he tremulo
usly began, “Thank you…”
Ding cut right cross him as she continued, “But travelling between planes is very tiring, and I don’t have a natural ability to cross planes like you Eternal Time Dragons…”
“However… I’ve heard that Eternal Time Dragon tears are very valuable? You weep so much anyways, so how about you gimme a few?”
Tiramisu’s eyes were open comically wide, an expression of disbelief plastered on his face.
…
Marvin had no idea that on the other side of the Universe, an unprecedented kind of blackmail was underway.
He was still taking care of his recovery.
He recovered a significant amount of stamina, but he had used a bit too much Fate Power.
Even with Jessica’s help, the Fate Power in his body was a little lacking.
He would need at least two days to recover it.
This wasn’t good news.
However, he suddenly frowned.
“Enemies!”
When these words echoed, there was a sudden white glow in the darkness.
“Woosh!”
A shadow-like lightning directly struck Marvin’s chest!
The frightening white surge crackled as it continued toward Marvin’s neck.
Marvin snorted coldly. Someone actually dared to attack him while he was in the shadows?
Being the Ruler of Shadows wasn’t just for show.
His body reacted at an inconceivable speed.
The white tip of the lightning bolt pierced through Marvin’s neck, but that was just an afterimage!
Then, a fierce punch hit the other side in the abdomen!
The opponent clearly hadn’t expected Marvin to have Dexterity that was even higher than his own.
“Ugh!”
The shadow let out a groan as it was sent flying back by Marvin. It crashed into a wall and dissipated into smoke.
“Drow Warrior? Interesting.”
Marvin smiled faintly and told Jessica who was ready to fight:
“Seems like that was the scout.”
“They are coming.”
Chapter 642: Legend Team
Chapter 642: Legend Team
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: Shiraishi
Marvin was correct, the shadow that launched that sneak attack soon appeared in front of them.
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