âWoosh!â The dart nailed into the wall of a wooden house.
A silhouette awkwardly rolled away.
Marvin frowned. It was this guy!
Little Tucker!
âMister Marvin, itâs meâŠâ
The small halfling forced a smile while looking at Marvin. He was almost hit by the dart. If he hadnât dodged in time, he would have suffered friendly fire.
Marvin was also surprised.
The two halflings should have arrived to Trojan Town way earlier than them.
But even so, the Twin Snakes Cultâs ceremony had happened a while ago. When the two halflings arrived, they should have already found something wrong.
âWhy are you here? What about your father?â Marvin asked.
Little Tucker sincerely answered, âFather went to track the scum.â
âThose who killed this townâs innocents. Father said he would find their base and then inform Jewel Bayâs garrison.â
âHe made me stay here, to check if there were any other signs.â
Old Tucker is tracking them?
Marvin started thinking fast.
This massacre was apparently different from the past.
Normally, Twin Snakes Cultâs massacres involved slaying and burning, and not leaving anything behind. But this time, Marvin didnât see any fire.
He only looked at Trojan Townâs granary which had been emptied.
âCould they also be after the food?â
Light suddenly flashed in Marvinâs mind!
He remembered!
Near Tornado Harbor, there really was an underground base of the Twin Snakes Cult. This base was one of their branches in East Coast. It was mainly filled with a large amount of food.
That was the [Twin Snakes Cult Granary] instance. Marvin had farmed that instance many times!
âThese bastards took advantage of Trojan Town being undefended to loot it, and followed with their massacreâŠâ
âThey carried the food away, which would definitely leave some traces. No wonder Old Tucker decided to track them.â
âSince itâs like thisâŠâ
Marvin silently thought for a moment before making a decision.
He dragged Lola aside and seriously said, âI need you to go to Black Dock Harbor, Little Tucker will protect you. Go and see if you are able to buy food there.â
Lola hesitated. âWhat about you?â
Marvin took a glance at Little Tucker, âIâll go find his father.â
The small Halfling didnât have any particular opinion, and hearing Marvinâs powerful tone, he blankly agreed. And since he had already abandoned Lola once, this time he secretly swore to properly protect her. The two immediately left Trojan town under Marvinâs urging.
Before they left, Marvin gave Lola 20 Wizard golds!
This was no less than 20 thousand silvers. Lola had never seen that much money in all her life, and thus was left staring at it foolishly. Surprisingly, Little Tucker to the side was quite indifferent. He had been living with the old Halfling, so he didnât have the concept of money.
âWhite River Valleyâs food issue mostly depends on you,â Marvin said seriously.
Lola suddenly felt her nerves straining under the pressure.
After the two left, Marvin also began to move.
He rode on his horse, and without paying much attention to the marks, directly rushed southwest.
Because he already knew the location of the granary.
It was close to the Shrieking Mountain Range but was actually far from the Spider Crypt. After all, one was in the west and the other was in the east.
Marvin and Lola each had an objective. If he could get enough food from the Twin Snakes Cultâs granary, it would be a huge boon. If he couldnât, then they had to go through the proper channels. Apart from Tornado Harbor, Black Dock Harbor was the closest of the Six Pearl Harbors.
Marvin also thought of using this as a last test for Lola.
He hadnât been able to completely see through that girl from the start. Sometimes she appeared very simple and innocent, but sometimes she seemed filled with craftiness.
The 20 thousand silvers were the final test. If she could withstand that kind of temptation, Marvin would truly trust her.
âŠ
As the healthy horse rushed along, Marvin reminisced about back when he had farmed that hidden granary.
The granary was a special place because this was the gathering place of the Twin Snakes Followers. Not only were there 500 ordinary followers inside, but there were also 6 2nd rank Clerics and one Cleric wearing a purple gown.
In the Twin Snakes Cult, the strongest were the two Great Patriarchs: the Scarlet Patriarch and the Azure Patriarch. These two were both mighty Legend level powerhouses, and though they were rarely seen, they were immensely powerful. A Night Walker had been killed by the Scarlet Patriarch while tracking him.
Under the two Patriarchs were twelve purple gowned Officers. These twelves Officers each had a poisonous snake name as a codename, such as King Cobra, Black Mamba, and so on. Those twelve Officers were all 3rd rank Clerics.
The World Ending Twin Snakes also really existed. They were godly existences from an old era, but were very brutal, advocating killing and destruction. They were banished to the empty Ethereal Plane by the Wizard God. But they could still partly answer their followersâ prayers.
As long as you massacred, as long as you destroyed, as long as you displayed the World Ending Banner, you would receive the care of the World Ending Twin Snakes.
The Twin Snakes Cultâs Clerics were very troublesome. Their Divine Spells were sinister and ruthless, and they were very pernicious and persistent in nature. It was fine to die in the game, as it was just another death. Injuries were also just injuries. Everything would refresh in a day. But in the real world, Marvin had to be cautious.
He couldnât let the Clericsâ Divine Spells land on his body!
But this was very difficult.
Even though the Officer guarding the Hidden Granary was regularly replaced, Marvin wasnât sure how to deal with the Hidden Granary. A 3rd rank Cleric wasnât to be trifled with.
After all, those guysâ spells and Divine Spells were both fast, and they only had lethal moves.
In addition to the Officer guarding the Hidden Granary, there were at least six 2nd rank Clerics.
Of course, the most troublesome ones in the end were still those followers.
Marvin didnât know how many followers were currently gathered in the granary, but the more there were, the more troublesome it would be.
Because these followers werenât true believers of the Twin Snakes Cult. They were actually controlled by the Twin Snakes Clerics.
The Twin Snakes Church would regularly offer sacrifices. And these people under their control would eventually end up as sacrifices.
The most terrible part was that these people would do their best to hinder his progress. They were innocents, and killing his way through would not only alarm the higher ups, but would also be willfully slaughtering innocents.
âItâs about time to level up.â
Marvin sat on his horse, guiding it while checking his stats panel.
âŠ
The previous series of battles, including the Battle of the Holy Grail, Toshiroyaâs group, and the journey through the Shrieking Mountain Range, gave Marvin a great amount of experience.
His current battle exp was at 18770!
He carefully considered before finally choosing to put 12000 exp to level up the Night Walker class.
Thus he was now a level 2 Night Walker and a level 6 Ranger, making a total of 8 levels in his main class line.
He received 36 Night Walker skill points and gained 42 HP. He didnât get any attribute points because he would get one only when he leveled up a class twice. And there was no particular reward for becoming a level 2 Night Walker.
But Marvin didnât stop there. He spent 3000 battle exp on Shapeshift Sorcerer!
Thus, his first subclass [Shapeshift Sorcerer] finally leveled up from level 1 to level 2, giving him an additional 18 hp. He didnât get any new spells or specialties.
But on the other hand, Marvin had reached a total level of 9!
Subclasses were indeed counted in the total, but their levels had to be halved.
(Ranger 6 + Night Walker 2 + Shapeshift Sorcerer 2/2= Total Level 9)
Thus he got another attribute point.
And as usual, this attribute point was put into his dexterity. His dexterity thus reached 23. 25 was not much further.
After two level ups in a row, Marvinâs original health increased from 208 to 268, a great vitality increase.
And his 36 skill points were also properly distributed. 6 points were assigned to [Summon Night Crow], increasing its duration. Marvin felt this scouting skill was very useful. Marvin used his 30 remaining points on a completely new skill, [Night Jump]!
[Night Jump]: For the next three minutes, your jumping ability will substantially increase. Restriction: Only usable during the night.
The increase in the jumping ability and the duration depend on the skill points.
Marvin believed that [Burst + Night Jump] could create an opportunity for him in a fight. He could also use this skill during the day when used with Eternal Night.
Night Walkers didnât have a lot of skills, but all of them were very useful. Once he got the hidden [Night Killing], Marvin would almost be able to be called a Ruler of a Night!
The last step was to deal with the Ranger points.
Before his level ups just now, Marvin hadnât used all of his Ranger skill points.
Thus, he still had 45 remaining. And after the series of battles, Marvinâs own skills had some slight increases, such as Stealth reaching 56 points.
After careful consideration of the Hidden Granaryâs nature, Marvin put all of it into Stealth.
Although Hide was his own Ranger classâ skill, it was too passive. Marvin currently needed his Stealth to be outstanding!
Thus his Stealth skill instantly broke 100 and reached 101.
After finishing all of this, Marvin felt full of strength!
There wasnât much battle exp left, only 3770. But with Marvinâs killing speed, quickly reaching the 3rd rank wasnât an extravagant hope.
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The horse continued onwards, and soon, the outline of the Shrieking Mountain Range could clearly be seen.
Marvin pulled on the reins because he saw an old friend under a tree.
Old Tucker.
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The old Halfling watched Marvinâs arrival, very surprised. He apparently was looking for more traces of the cultists.
Marvin calmly asked, âFound the Twin Snakes Cultâs base?â
Old Tucker looked at Marvin, amazed. âYou know about Trojan Town?â
âNot only do I know. I also come from there.â Marvin got down his horse and solemnly declared: