Volume 1: The Nobles Who Lost Their Territory Chapter 17: Ghost Corridor

Holding these thin pieces of parchment in his hands, Marvin was slightly moved.

He didn't recognize the language on the parchments, but he could make out the difference.

This is the language of the ancient goblins. Before the goblins fell, this race had once created a brilliant civilization. Their achievements in engineering were comparable to those of the dwarves.

Marvin knew very little about how the ancient goblins fell, but he had experienced the power of the ancient goblins' engineering.

"It seems that what is recorded on these parchments is the engineering knowledge of the ancient goblins."

"I don't have a part-time engineer, and I don't seem to be able to read about noble knowledge."

"But this thing must be kept well, it may come in handy in the future."

Marvin didn't recognize the words on it, but he could understand the pattern.

There was a lifelike pattern on the parchment. If he guessed correctly, it should be a very famous creature in engineering - the mechanical gargoyle.

It seems that this treasure chest was not dug out by these goblins from somewhere, and it might be something passed down from generation to generation.

Marvin put away the parchment and the gemstone of unknown material.

There are many kinds of azure blue gems. He is a rookie in both geology and gem identification, and has no idea of the origin of this gem.

This requires finding a professional gemologist.

However, a gem that can be put together with the manufacturing drawings of the mechanical gargoyle cannot be too bad.

…

With the ancient goblin's parchment obtained out of thin air, this low and damp goblin cave didn't seem so dirty anymore.

Marvin walked down the path in a happy mood.

Soon, he reached the end.

Pushing a stone away, a small platform appeared in front.

It was dusk at this time, there was a sunset glow in the distance and a mist rising in the valley.

Marvin crouched on the platform and looked down.

The gate of the monastery was not far away. The two suffering monks were guarding outside the gate, but they knew nothing about what was going on inside.

The scarlet waiters recently hid in the room behind the ghost corridor to pray. Unless there were unexpected events, they seldom came outside.

As for the Demon God Executors, these monsters are extremely rare in the entire monastery. The Scarlet Monastery covers a very large area. Marvin thought to himself that his luck should not be so bad as to run into a Demon God Executor, right?

There is a small tree growing next to the small platform, with its roots deeply rooted in the rocks.

Marvin tied one end of the Ruyi rope to the tree and the other end around his waist.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, he held the rope tightly and lowered himself down carefully, little by little.

In the mist, Marvin's lithe figure slowly descended along the stone wall.

Three minutes later, his feet hit bottom.

"Safe landing."

He looked around, but there was no sign of the Demon God's Executor.

After loosening the rope and reciting a few spells, the Ruyi Rope automatically rolled up, leaving no trace.

When Marvin wanted to go back, he just had to go back to the original place, whisper the spell, and the rope would fall down again.

This is the skill of the high elves. Only they can create such clever equipment.

While it was still light, Marvin was preparing to sneak into the ghost corridor and arrive at the first hall.

Who knew that at this moment, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from deep in the valley!

"not good!"

"It's the Demon God Executor!"

"It's getting close!"

Marvin's heart tightened, and he almost instinctively leaned against the mountain wall. He quickly moved a few steps and found a concave place.

hide!

[Hide (41+9) skill activated successfully! ]

[Bonding outdoor effects...]

[Environmental (mountain wall, fog) effects are increasing...]

…

The tall armored knight rode on a terrifying warhorse and came to the open space outside the ghost corridor.

This place is only a dozen yards away from the gate.

Marvin gripped the machete tightly, his nerves tense.

He simply cannot defeat this kind of demon god executor!

The Demon God Executor himself was nearly two meters tall, and riding on his terrifying warhorse, Marvin might not even be able to reach his waist!

Not to mention that he is wearing heavy armor, which makes him the nemesis of ranger-type professions.

If his scimitar had chopped on this kind of armor, it would have been bent. As for the vital parts...

Unfortunately, as an undead creature that has already died once, the Demon God Executor has no fatal weakness.

Although this thing is only level 2, Marvin thought that even a top level 2 Phantom Assassin would be scratching his head if he encountered it.

Both the defense and vitality are outrageously high.

Perhaps some people would think of holy water. Unfortunately, there was ordinary holy water in Marvin's Void Conch, but the concentration was seriously insufficient.

The holy water sold by the Church of the Silver God was seriously diluted. The sacred power contained in it was probably less than one hundred thousandth.

It is enough to use it to kill zombies, but as for using it to deal with the demon god executor - it is as ridiculous as trying to kill a vicious dog with toilet water!

Now Marvin can only pray that his hiding skills will work!

The demon god executor quickly passed by Marvin and suddenly paused.

Ma Wen's heart sank.

Who knew that at this moment, a few strange and unpleasant bytes suddenly popped out of the Demon God Executor's mouth.

Not long after, the monastery door, which had been closed all the time, suddenly opened.

The Demon God Executor pulled the reins and rushed out on his horse without looking back.

The two suffering monks had no expression on their faces and the door closed again.

A cloud of dust rose.

…

"Fortunately, I didn't encounter the Demon God Executor when I came down!"

Three minutes later, Marvin, sweating all over, did not dare to delay and quickly stepped into the ghost corridor.

This time, it was his hiding skill that saved him. Perhaps the Demon God Executor did not expect that someone could sneak in under the strict guard of the two Painful Monks.

But there is no way to hide when hanging in the air!

Let’s get down to business!

This demon god executor should be out on a mission. Their leader is the Avenger Feigen who occupies the third hall. He is an ambitious guy who was a follower of the sleeping lich a long time ago and later became interested in the godhead.

In short, he is a tricky guy. At the moment, Marvin has no plans to have tea and chat with Fagan.

His main target this time was the seventeen rooms between the first hall and the ghost corridor.

There may be monsters called Scarlet Servant in these rooms. They are not undead, but mortals whose minds have been deprived by the Demon God Executor. Killing them will only give you very little experience and no benefit.

But there are quite a few treasure chests in the room, and Marvin's target is them.

In the silent ghost corridor, Marvin started stealth and walked cautiously.

Although the Scarlet Monastery is not a dungeon and the probability of traps appearing is low, the work he is doing now is very dangerous and he must be careful.

If a trap is triggered, it will be very bad, especially an alarm trap.

There are oil paintings hanging on both sides of the ghost corridor.

They are all portraits.

There are knights, nobles, wizards, and scholars...

These people all had smiles on their faces, but each of them had a very strange smile.

If you stare at a painting for too long, it's easy to get creeped out.

Their eyes seem to be staring at you all the time. Everyone's smile is full of ill intentions.

There are problems with these paintings.

But Marvin didn't delve into it further. He had been to the Scarlet Monastery many times, and as long as he ignored them, nothing would happen.

He walked along the ghost corridor for a while, and a fork appeared in front of him.

There are three roads in total.

There are identical rooms lined up on the roadside, six rows in total, eighteen rooms in total.

At the end of the three roads is the first hall.

"We have arrived at our destination."

Marvin moved to the left. He was going to start clearing the row on the left, searching for treasure chests in each room.

There is a certain probability that glimmering items will appear in these treasure chests. In Marvin's previous life, he once got a glimmering dagger here. That dagger was very effective and accompanied him for a long time.

At this moment, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a painting out of the corner of his eye!

This oil painting was very special and Marvin was attracted to it at once.

"Huh? Why haven't I seen this painting in my previous life?"

Marvin looked at the last oil painting on the left side of the ghost corridor with some surprise.

There was a picture of a young girl with wheat-colored hair and a bright smile.

Unlike the characters in other oil paintings, her smile is sincere.

"Strange."

This was the first time that there was a deviation between this world and the game world in Marvin's memory.

He couldn't help but lean over and take a look at the description of the oil painting.

But the name of the painting scared him!

【Headless girl】!

What kind of a name is this!?