Chapter 521: Start of the Hunt (1/2)

Chapter 521: Start of the Hunt

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On the harsh Hunting Ground, Marvin quickly sped up.

But compared to before, his speed had substantially decreased!

The Ghost didn't deceive him: in the Autumn Hunting Ground, his Legendary Class, Ruler of the Night, lost all its properties.

The Legend laws lost their effects!

He was only a level 20 expert now.

The only thing worth rejoicing about was that it should be the same for others.

Marvin's advantage lay in his additional subclasses. Whether it was Battle Gunner or Shapeshift Sorcerer, they would all be a big help in this Hunting Ground.

The bonfire appearing before his eyes became brighter.

Darksight wasn't lost because it didn't fall under the purview of the Legend laws and was in fact a gift of the Night Monarch. Thus, the Wilderness God's Hunting Ground was unable to take it away.

This helped Marvin keep calm.

Losing Darksight would greatly hinder his strength.

Moreover, he was already used to the feeling of having superior eyesight. It would have been very hard to adapt to the loss of that ability.

After all, his long-term dependence on Darksight had led to his [Listen] and basic [Eyesight] not being very high.

Because he didn't really understand the nature of this Hunting Ground, Marvin first wanted to set up a shelter.

But in the desolate wilderness, only a few hills and mountain ranges could be seen. There was not a single building.

Not far away, a faint light could be seen coming from the foot of a hill.

Marvin could clearly see that it was a bonfire.

Moreover, the bonfire looked like the one he had seen in his macabre vision.

He instinctively felt that he might gain something by going over.

In any case, Marvin didn't see anyone around, so he started moving.

...

As he approached the hill, Marvin noticed that this place's mountains were changing.

From the distance, it looked like a small hill, but as he got closer, he found out that it was actually quite large.

The bonfire was in a cavity in the mountain and looked like it was taking shelter inside.

There were some logs beside the bonfire, along with a chest!

The chest was sitting on a cushion of straw and the top was made of beast hide.

A kettle was hanging over the bonfire and it was already boiling at the moment, with a large amount of steam coming out.

He could feel a different kind of warmth.

'Why does it feel like I've returned to an ancient era?'

Marvin scratched his nose, having a strange sort of feeling in his heart.

The depths of the cavity were shadowy. He examined carefully and found out that there was a small cave.

The cave was only about half a man tall and Marvin would have to stoop down to go in, so he wasn't too clear about what was inside.

If it were in Feinan, Marvin could have used his experience to make a judgement that this was most likely a Gnome cave. But he was in the Crimson Wasteland. What were the chances of ordinary Gnomes being here?

Moreover, this was the most dangerous part of the Crimson Wasteland, the Autumn Hunting Ground!

'The water seems to have just started boiling, could it be another hunter?'

Marvin cautiously inspected for tracks, but didn't find any footprints.

If this was really a hunter's temporary camp, then that hunter was definitely very shrewd and crafty.

Thinking of this, Marvin's heart couldn't help sinking.

The Legend laws not being effective meant that Legend abilities and Legend Domains couldn't be used. It was the same for his daggers.

He didn't have any decent blades on him besides those, so he could only use the Hunting Knife he got from the Ghost.

But the dagger didn't look like a good item. The blade was covered in rust, and Marvin wondered if it would break if he applied some strength.

He usually used twin daggers, so he felt a bit weird using only one dagger.

After a moment of thought, he fished out a pair of firearms from his storage and kept the dagger at his waist.

They were the firearms gifted to him by Constantine and were peak Battle Gunman equipment.

These two pistols, [Astaroth] and [Satan], had the name of a Demon Lord and an Archdevil.

Marvin had once used them in a previous fight, and they had been quite effective. Although they weren't as frightening as Brilliant Purple, they were still at the peak of firearms in Feinan.

He reckoned that since he didn't have a good weapon, he might not necessarily have an advantage in melee.

Thus he made last-minute changes and put a great amount of experience into his Battle Gunner class.

He obviously didn't care about the experience penalty of the 2nd subclass so he directly raised the class to level 10.

Thus, he suddenly changed and became a level 10 Ranger and peak Battle Gunner.

For his Skill Points, besides the basic distribution (putting SP in Shooting Accuracy and other passives), he put everything else in Market Scuffle.

That melee technique could greatly enhance his battle ability for now.

Although it might be useless once he regained his Legend level, it was what he needed for the current situation.

He had to survive first anyways.

Thinking of this, Marvin prepared to open the chest to check what was inside.

At that time, he noticed a jumping shadow!

'Something is there...'

Marvin didn't move.

He immediately used Earth Perception and managed to see everything in the surroundings.

In a bush not far off, the earth faintly swelled up and a shadow gradually approached him!

With his Shapeshift Sorcerer bloodline boiling, he didn't need to look at it to guess who it was.

'Who sent that Blade Demon in the end?'

'I have offended many people, but I haven't had many encounters with the Abyss…?'

'Could it be Balkh's father? Isn't that too fast?'

He didn't think much more about it and kept moving.

On the surface, he was still leaning in to open the chest, but in fact, his hands were already holding onto two firearms.

He knew that Blade Demons had powerful Constitution and that it would be hard to kill it by relying on the two firearms.

In this territory, with the Legend being ineffective, the Blade Demon with its inherent melee abilities had the advantage.

But Marvin also wasn't worried about it.

He was skilled at handling Demons.

The Blade Demon was still approaching stealthily.

It was moving very patiently. Hiding under the soil was its most powerful ability here, and if not for Kanger teaching him a heaven-defying sensory ability, Marvin might not have noticed him.

It was waiting, waiting for Marvin to stoop down to open the chest.

That would be the time when its prey's guard would be the most relaxed.

'Kill this human to accomplish the mission.'

At this moment, only Marvin was in the Blade Demon's eyes.

The next second, Marvin bent down.