Chapter 660: End
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance
When she saw Marvin remaining silent and not coming forth with a response, Butterfly suddenly smiled.
Her smile was full of disdain and contempt. This was the first time she had shown Marvin her queenly temperament.
“Do you think you understand the secrets of this world?”
“Do you think you are only one that can see the patterns?”
“You think that you alone should be the one responsible for saving the world? Marvin, aren’t you a bit too narcissistic?”
This was a pretty harsh admonition.
It felt like the embarrassment of an absent-minded student being called out by his teacher.
Butterfly bluntly continued, “Are you wondering if this world is just an illusion?”
Marvin thought for a bit, before nodding.
From the point of view of his previous life, Feinan Continent really was just a game.
Butterfly suddenly pulled his hand and gently had him caress her face.
The feeling startled Marvin.
Butterfly asked with a smile, “Soft?”
Marvin could only nod in silence.
Butterfly then suddenly shook off Marvin’s hand and slapped the back of his hand.
“Painful?”
Marvin smiled bitterly. “Of course.”
Butterfly rolled her eyes and finished, “Real?”
Marvin remained silent.
“Why is a big guy like you having so many useless thoughts?” Butterfly sneered. “Your judgement? Your willpower? Could it be that you really think that all those people at your side are fake?”
Marvin took a deep breath.
His own past experiences appeared in his mind.
Those who fought alongside him, those who laughed with him.
They were real.
Mortals’ eyes couldn’t see far. But Marvin wasn’t just a mortal.
He could feel in his heart that everything was real.
He thought for a while before looking back and responding, “I understand.”
“The hell you understand!”
He didn’t expect Butterfly to be unreasonable and directly interrupt him.
She jabbed at Marvin’s stomach with her finger as she coldly said, “I don’t know why those guys chose you. Lance chose you, He also chose you.”
“I only know one thing. If you don’t believe in yourself, if you feel that you lost your ability to judge, then you aren’t worth being here.”
You aren’t worth being here.
You aren’t worthy of inheriting that man’s will.
The meaning implied by Butterfly’s tone was very heavy.
This time, she was no longer the little Elf in the chaotic Thousand Leaves Forest, but the High Elven Queen from an ancient era.
That man was very important to her.
Marvin nodded with a solemn expression.
In fact, his apprehension would have only lasted for a while anyways. This doubt was something that would affect anyone at some point. No one but an egomaniac like Trump would believe that they were always walking the correct path.
The more intelligent someone was, unlike Trump, the more they would overthink.
Butterfly saw through all of mankind’s history, so she could naturally understand what Marvin was thinking.
Thus, as soon as she appeared, she shattered the cage starting to form around Marvin.
She extinguished the so-called “devil of the heart” that was plaguing him, or so it was called in his previous world.
Marvin felt a warm flow of strength surging through him once more.
It seemed to echo Butterfly’s voice.
That feeling was familiar.
Marvin suddenly remembered that this was the same feeling when the Night Monarch’s soul appeared and helped him with Madeline.
He subconsciously raised his head, but only saw Butterfly looking at him emotionally. Her fair face was already filled with tears.
Marvin wanted to comfort her, but no words came out.
Time seemed frozen.
At this moment, it felt as if he caught sight of a couple standing atop a mountain peak.
They were looking at the stars.
They didn’t say anything. As if time was also frozen for them.
…
After some time, the strange feeling slowly disappeared.
The tears on Butterfly’s face also vanished.
Marvin probingly asked, “You and him…”
Butterfly imposingly interrupted, “Children shouldn’t gossip.”
Marvin went silent again.
It felt that whether it was Butterfly as a Wood Elf or as the High Elven Queen, she was definitely overbearing.
He could only shrug.
But now really was not the time to be curious about the ambiguous feelings between the Night Monarch and the High Elven Queen.
Since Butterfly was now in the Underground Palace, it was also good timing.
At least Marvin wouldn’t need to go look for her.
Thinking of this, he took out Sodom’s Blades and a small pouch containing the seed.
Butterfly took the pouch on her own initiative and gave the daggers a lingering look. “That shorty actually kept his promise.”
A cursing voice emerged from the blades. “I’ve always been someone that keeps his promises!”
It was the voice of the remnants of the Bloody Emperor’s soul!
After that voice spoke out, a hazy, white mist condensed above Sodom’s Blades and a short man appeared before the two.
“But you are acting so shamelessly,” the Blood Emperor said as he looked angrily at Butterfly.
Marvin was speechless.
These guys were famous figures that had been around on the order of a millennium. Who knew what their deal was? He was only a minor character watching the play from the side.
Butterfly smiled as she opened the bag, took a look, and then said to the Bloody Emperor, “I have a whole new level of respect for you. Over the years, you are only second to him.”
The “him” she spoke of could only refer to one person.
The Bloody Emperor was still dissatisfied and muttered, “But you missed the appointment.”
Butterfly let out a roguish laugh. “I didn’t finish my sentence… Even if you really unify the Underdark and are stronger than other powerhouses, you are still a shorty in my eyes.”
The Bloody Emperor angrily said, “You really think I can’t alter something like my height?”
As someone that had reached the Legend Realm, the Bloody Emperor could easily change his height if he wanted to.
Marvin gave a strange look at the pair.
What was the relationship between the two of them?
He couldn’t make sense of it.
Butterfly dashed his hopes with a serious expression. “You know that changing your height is useless. I won’t marry you.”
The Bloody Emperor seemed dejected upon hearing this. After a long time, he muttered, “I know, I know.”
“In your eyes, there is only one man in this world.”
“So I didn’t seek you out that year to ask you to fulfill your promise.”
Butterfly remained silent.
A rare bashful expression appeared on her face. “Sorry… I hid.”
The Blood Emperor was speechless.
After a long time, he said with a depressed tone, “Let it be, I’ve been dead for years anyways, and you are still young and beautiful. So be it.”
Butterfly hesitantly asked, “You aren’t worried about going to Hell?”
“I’ve been dead for so many years. What is there left to be afraid of? Everything has a beginning and an end,” the Emperor explained, sounding more resolute.
“Goodbye.”
“Oh, that’s right. There is still you, kid. I’ve given you my weapons, I hope you don’t let them get dusty.”
“Otherwise, e
ven if I’m in Hell, I’ll come back to reclaim them from you!” the Bloody Emperor fiercely warned.
Marvin smiled and nodded.
For some reason, he felt a bit of sorrow.
Then, Butterfly took that seed out from the pouch.
At the same time, in the Extreme Hell, Saydis suddenly felt the call from the contract.
The Bloody Emperor completely disappeared from Feinan!
“Say, what kind of punishment will he get?” Marvin asked.
Butterfly rolled her eyes. “You are worried about him? He is a famous slaughterer, it’s something quite normal in the Underdark.”
Marvin looked at the curved daggers in his hands and laughed at himself.
“Slaughterer? If it’s about killing many, then I should also count as one.”
Chapter 661: New Great Elven King
Chapter 661: New Great Elven King
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance
The remains of the Bloody Emperor’s soul slowly dissipated.
His contract with Saydis had been fulfilled.
But Marvin had a faint feeling that the Bloody Emperor’s soul knew what was waiting for him in the Extreme Evil Hell.
That man was second only to the Night Monarch in the opinion of the High Elven Queen.
This kind of man, even just his soul remnants, couldn’t be underestimated.
After clearing up his thoughts, Marvin and Butterfly left the Night Monarch’s Underground Palace.
Ever since he found out about Butterfly’s true identity, Marvin had been very curious about her level of strength.
He probed Butterfly about what she thought of the Fate Tablet’s descent.
But unexpectedly, she seemed to be completely uninterested.
She only indifferently told him, “The Fate Tablet is a very important item, but that depends on who uses it. If you get it, you might shine, but for me, that thing has no use.”
“As for world peace, I have no interest in working toward it. In fact, I couldn’t do so even if I wanted to. This Universe is much more complicated than you imagine.”
“Many things, once triggered, are very difficult to settle. All we can do is stand firm like a reef against the fierce waves caused by a storm. You are undoubtedly asking for trouble if you try to stop the storm itself.”
Marvin understood Butterfly’s meaning.
After a millennium of order, Feinan suddenly sank into chaos.
Regardless of who started this chaotic storm, it would be impossible to suppress it in a short time.
The Fate Tablet was only a fuse. Even without it appearing, there would have been other things to ignite the flames of this already embroiled Universe.
People always fought.
Even if they themselves didn’t know the reason for fighting.
This was the real disaster.
…
That seed was a seed of a World Tree. After obtaining it, Butterfly decided to head east.
She would go on the path of finding the distant Sanctuary.
Back when the High Elves migrated far to the east, Butterfly didn’t go. She was the first High Elven Queen, but not the last one.
Even if she was, she had no way to find the location of the High Elves’ Sanctuary.
Thus, she needed to use this World Tree Seed to locate it.
As she put it, that world was bound to sink thoroughly into chaos, and no race could stay out of it.
Whether it was the Gnomes, the Elves, the waning Dwarves, or even the Humans who ruled the continent for many years, they were all creatures of Feinan, and they sank into an unprecedentedly large, chaotic war.
The so-called High Elves’ Sanctuary should be reaching its limits.
Butterfly was getting ready to lead them back to Feinan.
This was a serious piece of news to Marvin.
Although he already knew the High Elves would return, he hadn’t expected it to be so quick. And Marvin was skeptical as to whether their current leader would be willing to follow Butterfly’s command.
After all, with the aura that Butterfly gave off around Marvin, it would be very difficult to convince others of her identity.
If the High Elves, the Ancient Gnomes, and the other races returned one after the other, Feinan might become even more chaotic. But the good news was that mankind and the Wood Elves wouldn’t have to be the only guardians anymore.
The High Elves and the Ancient Gnomes had extraordinary strength, and most of them were also enemies of the Gods.
It wasn’t without reason that they still held a spot in that fading history.
All in all, this should be considered good news.
…
After splitting up from Butterfly, Marvin took a trip to the depths of Thousand Leaves Forest.
Ivan was now officially the ruler of Thousand Leaves Forest, but since Marvin had specially come to pay a visit, he rearranged his schedule to receive Marvin.
They met in that mysterious lake in the depths of Thousand Leaves Forest once again.
Marvin had come here before. Great Elven King Nicholas had been wounded and lying in the lake.
This time, he met Great Elven King Ivan.
The difference was that there was someone at Ivan’s side.
The Sea Elven Queen.
She was holding Ivan’s arm with a smile, and the two looked rather intimate.
Seeing this scene, the corner of Marvin’s mouth couldn’t help twitching imperceptibly.
He could see the awkward smile on Ivan’s face.
Fortunately, after they exchanged a few words, the Sea Elven Queen left.
Only Ivan and Marvin remained by the lakeside.
Marvin looked at Ivan’s handsome face and couldn’t help asking, “So, you found out that you actually like women?”
Ivan’s had a very unpleasant expression on his face, as if he was too embarrassed to mention something.
Marvin seemed to understand something and his eyes widened, “That date…”
“Did you do something?!” The newly-crowned Great Elven King angrily punched Marvin’s abdomen, dropping all pretenses of his position as a lofty ruler, and almost made Marvin spit out blood!
The Elven War Saint was very powerful!
“Cough, cough… It was only a date. She didn’t do anything to you, right?” Marvin covered his abdomen while squeezing out a hollow laugh.
Speaking of that, the Sea Elven Queen had always seemed devoted to Ivan, but Ivan didn’t appreciate it at all. Last time, Marvin needed the help of the Sea Elven Queen to face Dark Phoenix, so he sold Ivan out.
But he only thought it was a date. How did it end up changing their fates?
For some reason, Ivan’s reaction wasn’t too good.
Marvin displayed a shocked expression as he pressed further. “What happened in the end?”
Ivan angrily let out while grinding his teeth:
“She, forcibly, violated, me!”
Marvin was dumbstruck.
The next second, another punch flew over, and Marvin had to use his Post-Godly Dexterity to dodge it.
“Damnit! You are the Elven War Saint! How could that happen against your will?!” Marvin was confused. ‘There is no way, right?’
But Ivan suddenly seemed extremely dispirited as he tearfully said, “I can’t beat her…”
Marvin was shocked.
But thinking about it, Ivan was indeed very strong, but the Sea Elven Queen was a lot older, and the Elven War Saint class didn’t seem to have the advantage against a Sea Elven Admiral.
It shouldn’t be that surprising that he wasn’t able to prevail.
As for how the date was set up in the end, Ivan didn’t care to share.
And the pressure on Thousand Leaves Forest during these chaotic times was too great, so the pitiful freshly ascended Great Elven King bit the bullet and accepted the marriage proposal of the Sea Elven Queen.
Their wedding would be held in the near future.
This w
as also why there were a lot of Sea Elven Mages in Thousand Leaves Forest.
Marvin felt sympathetic toward Ivan, while also shivering.
He once again thought to himself that there were too many fierce women in this era!
He suddenly recalled Wayne’s “dream” from back then and couldn’t help shivering.
It could be said that the Sea Elven Queen hadn’t given Ivan any time to rest in her pursuit of a child…
Anyways, Thousand Leaves Forest was close to the Three Ring Towers, so they faced more pressure from the Wizard Monsters.
Ivan led the Elven Iron Guard on expeditions outside the forest every day to exterminate the Wizard Monsters, and after coming back, he would be drained by the Sea Elven Queen. It all sounded very exhausting.
‘No wonder he looks a lot thinner,’ Marvin snickered in his head.
This was the Elven War Saint. If it was any other common Wood Elf, he would have grown into a true man by now… or fallen into depravity.
Chapter 662: Sky Tower
Chapter 662: Sky Tower
Translator: Shiraishi Editor: TheAlliance
After they were done chatting about that topic, Marvin and Ivan started discussing more serious matters.
The appearance of the Fate Tablet was closely related to the fates of all those who lived in Feinan.
The Wood Elves, as one of the most powerful forces in southeast Feinan, naturally wouldn’t easily let go of this opportunity.
Ivan made it clear that he would lead some Wood Elves and Sea Elves to participate in the fight for the Fate Tablet.
“The appearance of the Fate Tablet is different from the 3rd Era’s.”
“In the 3rd Era, a large number of fragments of the Fate Tablets scattered across the world and were obtained by many people, giving them the opportunity to rise up to Godhood.”
“But this time, the 4th Fate Tablet appeared as a whole.”
“And a tower followed the appearance of the 4th Fate Tablet.”
As Ivan talked, the two of them quickly walked toward the lake.
Ivan’s hands lightly shook, and a ripple appeared on the lake.
The surface suddenly changed.
The lake water started showing a view of Feinan from the sky.
The scene was incomparably clear.
Marvin noticed that in the depths of the First Mountain Range, there had appeared a huge hole.
That hole formed a ravine, which cut across the mountain range that was splitting the North from the South. If carefully exploited in the future, it might become an important trade channel between the North and South.
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