Chapter 22: The Phantom Assassin
The cave was dark, and Marven lit a torch with flint and stuck it in the dirt floor beside it.
Peel aside some of the rubble and the abandoned altar reveals its true face.
The reason why it was abandoned was because the high elves who ruled the second era of Fernan had left this land, and no one had repaired it, and it was naturally abandoned after a long time.
But its basic functions are still there.
The Elven Old God was a forgiving deity who allowed the existence of unbelievers and was willing to make some deals with them. So Marven is still very confident about activating the altar or something.
If you're making a deal with some evil gods, you have to be extra careful, and God knows if they'll eat you by the way.
The runes on the ground are all High Elf scripts, and even among the ordinary elves who remain in Feinan now, few of them are proficient.
【You have the Ancient Elven Altar】
【Your Knowledge-Relic +1】
[Knowledge-Ruins (Ancient Elf Altar)]: This is an abandoned Ancient Elven Altar, through which you can communicate with the Elven Ancient God or his agent simply.
……
Marven didn't know the runes either, but he knew how to activate the altar.
In the center of the altar, there is a small basin made of terracotta zuò with hideous faces painted on it.
These monsters are said to be the embodiment of the elven ancient gods, they have ugly and terrifying faces, but they are extremely kind inside.
He took out the lich's severed finger and placed it on the basin.
Five breaths later, the brazier around the altar suddenly burst into flames!
Poof!
The six-point divine fire is lit, which is a sign that the altar is activated!
Sure enough, the divinity on the lich's severed finger attracted the attention of the old gods. Even if it's not him, it's a consciousness clone! ”
Marven smiled.
If he didn't have the Lich's Severed Finger, he would have to activate the altar in another way, which would have consumed a lot of gems.
For now, this fee can be waived. After all, divinity is still very rare in the current Fernan's world.
In the center of the altar, a flame burned with a pop, and the flame gradually dispersed, turning into an ugly human face.
"What do you want? Descendants of the Numans? ”
Numans?
Marven was slightly stunned, he originally thought that he was just an ordinary human being, although there was a question mark behind the race, but it was mostly a very hidden bloodline. But I didn't expect that I was actually a descendant of the Numans?
Those guys, known as natural spellcasters, even established their own country in the Third Age, and were later exiled to the void by the rest of the races because they were too powerful.
In other words, the Numans are natural warlocks. They were not Fernand's natives, but outsiders.
But now was not the time to think about that, and he hurriedly made his request to Flame Face.
After listening to Marven's request, the flame face was silent for a while before he said slowly:
"This is the severed finger of the lich Angmary, and there is great power in it, and your asking price is fair."
"Take three steps back and you'll get what you want."
Marven did so, took three steps back, and came to the outside of the altar.
Hula!
The face in the center of the altar dissipated, and the clay basin ignited with flames, and the lich's severed finger vanished into the flames.
This is a fair deal between Marven and the Elven Ancient God.
Anyway, the Lich's severed finger won't be of much use to him for the time being, so he might as well trade it for something that he can use now.
In an instant, in the center of the flames, two figures, one tall and one short, appeared.
At the same time, two clusters of light flew out and went straight into Marven's eyebrows.
Marven didn't dodge, and let the two clusters of light enter his body, and the elven ancient god was still very reputable.
The first group of light is the blessing of the elven ancient gods.
[Blessing of Wol]: Your agility +1
Although the effect is very simple, it is very practical, after all, attribute points are too precious.
In this way, Marven's basic agility has reached 19 points, and if he is faced with many enemies, with the bonus of the title [Chaoswar Master], his agility can reach 2o points!
With 2o points of agility, you will reach the threshold of the agile elder, and you will be able to obtain the agility long trait [Flying Eaves and Walking Walls]!
Flying cornices is a very useful trait, and Marven misses it immensely, and although there are certain conditions that must be met to activate this trait now, it can also greatly improve his combat strength.
The second group of light is a seal of loyalty.
[Seal of Loyalty]: Your two followers will always be loyal to you.
"The hosts! Kyle. Amber pledges allegiance to you! ”
"The hosts! Simon. Onyx is loyal to you! ”
Two elves, one tall and one short, walked down from the altar and saluted allegiance to Marven.
An amber, an agate, and the level of naming of the elven ancient gods is also enough to catch up. Although you are very fond of gemstones and the like, is it really good to use these terms as the surnames of your descendants?
Marven secretly complained a few words in his heart, and began to understand the strength of his two loyal subordinates.
Not surprisingly, as he requested, the two powerful thugs given by the Elven Ancient God were both second-order Phantom Assassins!
The attributes of the two are similar, Kyle is male and slightly stronger; Simon, on the other hand, is a woman and is more attractive. The rest of the attributes are all the attributes of the standard second-order elf phantom assassin, and all kinds of skills are also readily available.
With two more bodyguards around him, Marven's sense of security suddenly improved greatly. This is a real second-order master.
Their levels are all Thief 7/Phantom Assassin 3.They have the strongest assassination ability in the second order, and their perception is also quite good, which is exactly what Marven needs.
The only thing that is a little lacking is that these two guys are not real elves, they are just creatures created by the ancient gods of the elves, although they have wisdom, but their strength cannot be improved with the battle.
But it is enough to cope with the current situation.
"It's time for the Miller family to pay the price, kill my father, and take my territory with the gnolls."
"This account can definitely only be repaid with blood!"
Marven told Kyle to keep a vigil and sleep well in the warm cave, and the next morning, the group of three left the Dead Hills.
It was another three days before they returned to Riverbeach City.
……
Inside the room of the Black Horned Eagle Inn.
Anna looked at the empty room with some apprehension and sighed.
She had already returned to Riverbeach City last night. With her came, there were twenty young men from the garrison!
Dressed as ordinary peasants, they entered the city in batches and stayed in various nearby inns.
Marven left Anna a sum of money, which was enough for her to arrange this.
There was a letter on the table, written by Marven to Anna, probably to reassure her that she would be back soon.
But Anna was not at ease.
She'd heard about the fate of the Akron gang, who was single-handedly killed by a guy called Twin Blades.
Anna is not a fool, although she was surprised by Marven's courage and strength, she very accurately judged that the double knife mask should be Marven himself.
"It's just too dangerous. Why is Young Master Marven so impulsive? ”
Anna was a little anxious, she didn't know what Marven was going to do, but the woman's intuition told him that Marven must have gone to do something dangerous.
She wished she could help, but now she could only sit and wait for Marven's news.
There was an unexplained irritability in her heart.
"Knock knock!"
Rhythmic three knocks on the door.
It must be Andrey, this guy is the captain of the garrison, although very loyal, but also impulsive.
Anna took a deep breath and walked to open the door.
There were three people standing outside the door.
"Young Master Marven?!"
Anna looked surprised.
"...... are they?"
Her gaze looked at the two powerful professionals behind Marven.
"They're the helpers I hired."
Marven smiled: "Andre, what about them?" ”
"They're nearby, and they're furious when they hear about your assassination."
Anna responded.
"That's good." Marven nodded: "Go and arrange it, after sunset, let them gather at the east corner of Fortune Plaza in the rich area." ”
"Rich area?" Anna was stunned for a moment.
"Mmmm, we're going to do the real thing tonight."
Marven said lightly: "Before that, I need to do something, you must be careful not to let people recognize them as members of the garrison in the White River Valley." ”
Anna had too many doubts in her heart, but listening to Marven's unquestionable orders, she could only suppress her doubts for the time being.
"Okay, I'll do it!"
……
At sunset, outside the town hall, a pot-bellied official got into a carriage and headed home.
It's just that he doesn't know that three wanderers hiding in the shadows have already set their sights on him.
The carriage stopped in the rich quarter, and the fat man got out of the car and entered the study.
He had some secrets that needed to be disposed of.
However, the moment he stepped into the study, he sensed that something was wrong!
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