Night Ranger

Chapter 553: Fame

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Jast was stunned.

Even after all he'd said, someone still dared to act recklessly!

He squinted and watched that thin youth walking out from the crowd with a girl of similar age.

A group of refugees followed behind them. Their eyes were full of hope, but as Jast's nasty gaze settled on them, that hope became fear.

"Where did this child come from?" Jast frowned. "The capital doesn't welcome trash with no fighting power!"

"This is the last time I'll say this. Go back to wherever you came from! I don't care what decree you are talking about. I have the final word here!"

"Guards! Drive them away!"

"Close the gates!"

After giving out these orders, Jast glanced at Marvin with disgust.

That kid made him feel uncomfortable. Although he was quite young, even if he didn't kill him, he still had to teach him a lesson.

Otherwise, those commoners might really dare to rebel!

Thinking of this, he extended his finger and chanted something in a low voice.

"Woosh!"

A black halo suddenly appeared, pressing against Marvin's body!

[Halo of Fear]!

This halo could make an adult scared witless, let alone a mere youth!

Jast smiled, feeling pleased with himself. He was ready to watch this youth make a fool of himself while intimidating the others.

Even sitting on the wall and looking down at the refugees moving about below made him feel quite annoyed.

It would be better to drive them away.

...

The refugees were full of despair.

The only militia group they could count on had been confounded by Jast's spell. What could that youth do?

He was soon completely enveloped by the Fear Halo, and they didn't have the heart to watch.

But the next second, the halo left Marvin's body, with the latter showing no reaction.

He was still slowly walking forward.

'That kid is strange!' Jast was startled.

As far as he could tell, this was clearly an ordinary youth.

But he was not affected by the Fear Halo at all.

'Could it just be luck?'

Jast felt puzzled. This wasn't impossible, as charm-type spells had a small chance of spontaneous failure. If that youth's willpower was firm, that really was a possibility.

But if that was the case, the youth wasn't a waste like he had thought. He was at least worth training.

Regardless, in the current situation, Jast couldn't let him enter the city.

At his order, the guards started closing the gates.

The others' eyes widened as they watched Marvin steadily walking over.

Jast sneered, even if he could resist one spell, could he resist a second one?

Thus, he cast a second spell, unwilling to give up.

But Marvin was still unaffected!

This time, Jast went pale. He loudly yelled, "Everyone, careful!"

"This kid might be a Demon!"

This time, not only did the guards look at the youth as if they were facing a powerful enemy, but even the refugees looked at Marvin with fear!

Only the group that had been saved by Marvin and Isabel didn't believe Jast's words. Such a joke... if Marvin was a Demon, why would he be with Isabelle, who had killed a group of Demons?

"Thud!"

The guards hurriedly closed the gates.

And the alarm also sounded on the city walls. A squadron of city guards hurriedly rushed over.

Jast wiped his sweat. He didn't know why this seemingly powerless kid was giving him such pressure.

The youth hadn't even made a move, but Jast now felt like there was a kind of overbearing aura smothering him.

Isabelle was silently following behind Marvin, and soon, the two stopped a short distance in front of the gates.

"Jast? What happened?"

The leader of a small group of Sorcerers finally arrived, a very sexy woman.

They had heard the alarm, which was only to be used for dangerous abnormal situations.

Jast's expression was strange. He pointed at Marvin and warned, "This kid might be a Demon!"

"Everyone, attack with me!"

Hearing the word "Demon", the Sorcerers' expressions became grave.

The bloody battle at the capital had lasted till yesterday evening. Lavis' Sorcerers could be said to have deep enmity with Demons!

It was to the point that they subconsciously got ready to attack without even thinking further!

The atmosphere became extremely tense, as the Sorcerers all took a closer look at Marvin. If he did something unusual, there would be tens of spells rushing at him!

Sorcerers had many instant spells, and although the power might be weaker, the speed would definitely be shocking.

The captain of the team of Sorcerers was confident that this Demon would be blasted to pieces!

But at that time, in front of the city gates, Marvin raised his head and asked, "Are you sure you want to do this?"

"We only want to get in."

Jast immediately cursed, "Don't think that you'll be able to infiltrate the capital by disguising as a Human! No Demon shall enter under my watch!"

After saying that, he prepared to use a powerful spell!

Suddenly, a shout rang out from next to him. "Stop!"

It was the captain of the Sorcerer team.

Jast frowned. Although this team was nominally under his command, they were, in fact, Daniela's people. He wasn't fond of them.

But they were the ones on duty.

"Are you going against your orders?" Jast pretended to be angry, but actually was secretly delighted.

This would be a good excuse to exchange this group of people with his own.

The captain of the Sorcerer team gave Jast a cold look as she chastised, "Sir Jast, you are too nervous. That person below isn't a Demon."

Jast froze. He suddenly realized that the other members of the Sorcerer team were looking at him as if he was a complete moron!

This felt very discomfiting. He subconsciously looked down again.

This time, he could see Marvin's appearance clearly.

A very handsome and delicate youth.

He looked a bit familiar.

Jast's mind was foggy, as he tried to recall who it was.

The mocking voice of the Sorcerer team's captain rang out again, "If the Elder Council learns that you actually tried to attack the famous [Plane Destroyer], [God Slayer], and Feinan's Hero, Marvin of White River Valley, what do you think will happen?"

The captain's voice was clear and easily audible. All the people outside the city heard her words too!

An uproar broke out!

God Slayer Marvin!

If someone asked who was most famous in Feinan right now, most people's first choice would be the Great Elven King!

The three Plane Guardians and Astral Beast Eric dared to fight the Gods, there was no doubt about it. Among them, the Great Elven King was the most famous, as the other three didn't have much of a reputation.

And below those four, although stories about the North's Valkyrie and Rocky Mountain's three sisters had begun spreading, the most famous was still White River Valley's Overlord!

Plane Destroyer, Dragon Slayer, God Slayer… There were too many titles for just one person!

At the start of the Great Calamity, he was the first one to ignite the Source of Fire's Order. At that time, his appearance had already left a deep mark in everyone's minds!

He was the first to stand up against the attacks of the boundless Chaos Magic Power and bring Order back into the world.

Although it was just a bit, it did give hope to Feinan's inhabitants, just like the four powerhouses who went to fight the Gods.

It gave them the hope to keep on living!

On Marvin's interface, his Fame tab was bursting from his past actions, especially the world section!

It wasn't just Feinan continent, either. Rumors about Marvin were spreading even in the Dead Area and other places.

He was the Hero of this era!

He was impressively famous!

...

Everyone present was watching Marvin silently, a warm flame burning in their eyes.

That was the flame of hope.

Jast's throat became parched.

He looked at Marvin, and his figure overlapped with an image in his mind!

No wonder the youth had seemed vaguely familiar...

Jast suddenly became startled. Before he could react, Marvin already asked again, "Can we enter, now?"

The Sorcerer team's people nodded frantically.

Such a joke! Who didn't know about the deep relationship between Marvin and Lady Daniela? Who would dare to keep the gates locked?

Only someone that was utterly brainless would do that!

The city gates were opened immediately!

Marvin took the lead and headed toward the entrance. As he reached the threshold, he turned toward the rest of the refugees and beckoned, "Come in, no one can go against the Great Duke's decree and no one can drive you away."

The refugees were in disbelief as they looked up at Jast.

The latter was clearly unwilling. He clenched his teeth and struggled to say, "Even if you are Sir Marvin, you can't interfere with the matters of the capital's defenses… You may be White River Valley's Overlord, but you don't have the final say in Lavis!"

The flicker of hope that had been sparked in the refugees was suddenly extinguished!

The members of the Sorcerer team also seemed rather upset. They hadn't heard about Jast refusing to accept refugees and hadn't expected him to be so daring. He was openly disobeying the Great Duke's decree! But the city's defenses were indeed temporarily in his hands. It could be risky to get involved.

They were also a bit embarrassed.

Marvin was glaring daggers. That Sorcerer was truly too stupid.

"You are currently in charge of the defenses of Lavis' capital?"

The latter twitched, feeling startled, and subconsciously nodded, just as Marvin used Night Boundary to appear at the Sorcerer's side.

The next second, Jast was only able to see darkness as he felt a pain in the back of his head...

"Sadly, the one in charge of the defenses of the capital is unwell. It seems that the Great Duke will have to choose a replacement."

These were the last words Jast heard before falling unconscious. Despite the fact that he was rapidly losing consciousness, these words almost made him puke blood!

Jast fell to the ground, but his guards didn't dare to say anything. The guards were also looking at Marvin with their eyes full of fanatical worship!

Marvin turned and looked at the people standing outside the city and calmly proclaimed, "Now, no one will stop you from entering the city."

Cheers burst out in front of the city.

The foggy atmosphere had been swept clean, and the city gates' surroundings became extremely lively.

The leader of the Sorcerer team forced a smile, and she chose to ignore the fallen Jast.

"Sir Marvin, I've already sent news of your arrival. The Great Duke is very happy about your visit. She has already made preparations to meet you."

Marvin blanked out.

He noticed that the other side had used the pronoun "she"!