Night Ranger

Saydis felt that everything that had just happened was far beyond what anyone could have predicted.

He had raised Black Knight Sangore as his chess piece to act out the will of the Extreme Evil Hell in Feinan.

Saydis controlled the Black Knight’s soul very firmly, using his pawn to do things in Feinan that he couldn’t do himself.

Such as debt collection.

Saydis would never forget the time when he went to ask for his remuneration and ended up being humiliated by the Bloody Emperor, almost losing his life. That was when the entire Underdark Empire was celebrating wantonly, and countless eyes witnessed his embarrassment. He originally thought that the Bloody Emperor would comply with the contract they had signed, but instead, the brutal ruler made a shocking move.

He went against the contract and offended all of Hell.

But for so many years, what confused Saydis the most was how the Bloody Emperor had managed to dodge the contract.

Thus, he had ordered the Black Knight to go into the Emperor’s tomb, in part to clarify this.

But the outcome was detrimental to him.

When the Black Knight’s body was crushed, Saydis, as the owner of his soul, felt it immediately.

Saydis narrowed his eyes in thought.

He wasn’t so surprised about the Black Knight dying inside the tomb. This only proved that the hateful swindler had left some more cards behind.

At worst, he would have to use a few more chess pieces to try the tomb.

But when Marvin came out of the tomb safe and sound along with three others, Saydis lost his calm veneer!

’How could it be?’

’That guy actually succeeded?’

’Sangore had that hidden trump card, the Book of Nalu, as well as my supporting contract. Even if he couldn’t withstand the Spirit of the Bloody Emperor, he still should have been able to get away... Could it be...’

’The Black Knight was killed by Marvin?’

This information was a bit hard to believe.

In Saydis’ eyes, although Marvin wasn’t too bad, he felt that Marvin drew his strength from way too many different sources. A noble Devil like Saydis was very disdainful of all the sprawling abilities Marvin possessed, coming from all kinds of directions and diluting the purity of his power.

He didn’t believe that the Black Knight could lose to Marvin.

But the reality was right there before his eyes.

Marvin took out a petrified heart and gently handed it over to Blackhand, not even giving Saydis a glance.

Blackhand Bard smiled, about to receive it.

But suddenly, Saydis reacted and yelled in a loud voice, "Mister Marvin!"

"Please wait a moment!"

Marvin smiled as he turned to look. "What is it, Sir Saydis?"

Saydis chuckled, temporarily throwing the shock and disbelief to the back of his mind.

He was a very realistic person.

He looked at the petrified heart in Marvin’s hand. There was only one possibility, which was that he had completely taken care of the Bloody Emperor’s Spirit.

Not only was the Bloody Emperor considered a hateful existence by Saydis, but it went even further than that: to the Nine Hells’ Devils, regardless of how many excuses Saydis used, he was the first Devil to ever be cheated like that by a Human. This was the biggest humiliation.

The Extreme Evil Lord had been seriously injured during the fight over the fragments of the 3rd Fate Tablet, and he was now an arrow at the end of its flight.

Devils were very ambitious, and those in the Extreme Evil Hell were all like vultures, silently watching the silhouette on the throne getting weaker day by day.

Saydis, as the 2nd son of that lord, was the same.

But he didn’t have much support in the Extreme Evil Hell.

With Saydis’ wily tricks and great strength, he should have been a top contender to become the successor. But the matter of being tricked by the Bloody Emperor all those years ago was something that could never be erased.

To inherit that throne as well as the power that came with it, he had to wash away his humiliation!

In other words, he had to carry out the terms of his contract with the Bloody Emperor!

He had to obtain that swindler’s soul! This was extremely important to him!

...

Given the situation, even though his previous relationship with Marvin wasn’t especially harmonious, he had a sudden change of attitude.

He pulled himself together and gave a broad grin. "I’m willing to pay a high price to purchase the contract stone you got from the Bloody Emperor’s corpse."

Marvin’s eyebrows rose up in surprise, pretending not to understand. "Stone? What stone? Are you talking about this?"

"But this is the petrified heart, not the contract stone. It’s something the Scorched Hell asked for in advance. This was also why they were willing to help me enter Devil Town." Marvin’s acting looked rather convincing.

Trying to deceive Saydis was generally not a very advisable move. After all, with his understanding of Devils, he could tell how much Saydis longed for the contract stone.

But unfortunately for that Devil, Marvin couldn’t give it to him.

That contract stone was the key to Marvin finishing the task that the Spirit had entrusted him with. Only by handing it to Butterfly would Marvin be able to obtain the approval of Sodom’s Blades.

At the same time, he might be able to learn about what had happened that year in the Underdark Empire.

Thus, he was already prepared to hide it from Saydis.

Upon seeing Marvin’s sincere expression, Saydis could only frown. "No stone?" he asked.

Marvin bluntly spread his hands out and repeated, "No stone."

Saydis sighed and said in a low voice, "Since that’s the case... Your performance amazed me. That was a powerful Spirit, and not only did you come back alive, but you also managed to obtain a lot of benefits from it. Don’t be in a hurry to deny it, I can feel that pair of dangerous weapons. It’s regretful that there was no stone, but I am a very reasonable Devil."

"If one day... yes let us say that, suppose one day, you suddenly remember obtaining some stone during your adventure in the tomb. If so, please contact me."

"I’m willing to pay a high price, a price you can’t even imagine, and also to promise the friendship of the Extreme Evil Hell."

After saying these words, Saydis’ silhouette slowly disappeared.

A pitch-black rune remained in Marvin’s hands.

Marvin weighed the rune in his hand before putting it away.

Although Saydis was definitely not a good person, many different kinds of friends could be found in different places. In this era, who could guarantee that they would always have it smooth, and never need more allies?

Perhaps one day, he would really need that black rune.

After Saydis left, everyone there let out a sigh of relief.

The powerful Devil emitted a lot of pressure on everyone around him, even in a place like Devil Town.

Marvin gave Blackhand the petrified heart, which he had promised him before entering the tomb, and Blackhand left for the Scorched Hell.

Like Saydis, Blackhand Bard left him a new way of contacting the Scorched Hell.

Marvin looked at the black rune in his storage as well as the blood-red stone he was now holding, looking pensive.

The biggest harvest, besides Sodom’s Blades and the page of the Book of Nalu, was those two things.

These two objects represented two powers of the Nine Hells.

Given the current complicated state of Feinan, these two things would come in handy sooner or later.

There was no doubt about it.

...

After leaving Devil Town, Marvin parted ways with the other three.

Those three would follow the same route they had used to come to Devil Town, cross a tunnel to reach the other shore, leave the Underdark for White River Valley, and then report to Madeline and follow her arrangements.

As for Marvin, he would follow the rugged path and head west.

’It’s time to pay a visit to the traitorous Witch.’

He glanced at the swamp, a grin appearing on his face.