Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 130 Skills and Competition

"Provocation doesn't work on me."

The Star Sword Master smiled and said, "But I like you very much. Cunning boy."

"I will give you one chance. I will suppress my strength to your level, and then I will duel with you."

"You said it yourself, the purest technique. If you can sustain ten moves, you can pick one of the items on the first floor underground and take it with you."

Marvin nodded: "No problem."

The Star Sword Saint slowly stood up, picked up a sword at random, and suddenly stabbed Marvin!

“Is this the start?”

Everyone took a deep breath.

Their eyes widened. Although their reason told them that the swordsmanship of the Starry Sky Sword Saint must be at the Grandmaster level, and Marvin was at most at the master level of scimitar control, the gap between the two was like heaven and earth. Even if the Starry Sky Sword Saint suppressed their strength, Marvin would never be his opponent!

But it seems that since entering the Scarlet Monastery, every time they think about Marvin, their judgment has never been correct!

They are looking forward to whether Marvin can create miracles again this time! ?

…

This sword stabbed over, seemingly ordinary, but it put Marvin under great pressure.

His nerves were on edge and his heart was far from as calm as he appeared.

The strength of the Star Sword Saint was indeed not something Marvin could contend with. Although this proud fellow suppressed his own strength because of his arrogance, his swordsmanship foundation was there!

Ma Wen's swordsmanship is still far behind his.

But if it can last ten moves, Marvin still has some confidence!

Thanks to his [Supernormal Reflexes], his reaction ability, which was already much faster than that of ordinary people, was further improved.

When both sides are of similar strength, reaction ability can determine the outcome of a battle.

"You can't dodge this sword."

"Knife skills are more extreme than sword skills. A sword can be used for blocking and defense, but a knife can only be used to kill people."

"We can only fight back with attack!"

This thought flashed through Marvin's mind instantly.

He let out a low roar, and suddenly rushed forward using the power of the Demon-Binding Step, crossing his scimitars and thrusting them upwards.

The sword was drawn away.

…

"Huh?" The Star Sword Saint was a little surprised.

This was the first time he encountered someone breaking his sword in this way!

“Interesting…”

But he did not show any hesitation.

Facing the fierce scimitar, he just made a light sweep!

The second move.

Ma Wen had no choice but to retreat.

This sweeping move was so well connected that it completely eliminated Marvin's offensive momentum that had not yet been formed, and turned the tables on the opponent.

The third move, quick stab!

This time, it was still the same as the first move, but in order to dodge the sweep, Marvin's double swords were a bit awkward and he couldn't turn around to deflect the enemy's sword.

“It’s perfect…”

Ma Wen made up his mind and rushed forward suddenly, holding the scimitar in his left hand and blocking the tip of the sword.

Clank—swish!

Sparks flew.

Marvin blocked the sword with the scimitar in his left hand, creating space for his right hand.

For the first time, surprise appeared on the face of the Star Sword Master.

With this knife, he had to retreat!

The two sides exchanged blows. Six moves were exchanged in the blink of an eye!

And within these six moves, it seemed that the two sides were evenly matched.

This greatly surprised everyone in River Beach City, and they admired Marvin even more!

How could a fourteen-year-old boy compete in skills with an old monster who had lived for thousands of years?

What is the concept?

This is totally incomprehensible!

Only Marvin himself knew that his combat experience was actually much greater than that of everyone in this world - including old monsters or gods who had lived for who knows how many years!

Would normal people in this world just sit around PKing or killing monsters for nothing?

Won't.

Only players would do that.

In order to hone his skills, Marvin fought against different monsters and mastered the use of the dagger to perfection. With his skills alone, he could easily kill the Shadow Prince Glenos!

Although scimitars are now used instead, there are still many similarities between short weapons.

What's more, in battle, the use of weapons is only part of the battle.

It's more about observation, judgment and reaction.

In these three aspects, Marvin calls himself second, and I guess no one in the entire Fenan dares to claim to be first.

His fighting instinct has been tempered to a rather abnormal level.

…

Even so, the battle with the Sword Master made Marvin feel very stressed.

The opponent's swordsmanship has already reached perfection, but his own swordsmanship is far from that level. He is purely relying on experience to deal with the Starry Sky Sword Saint!

The eighth move.

The ninth move.

The tenth move.

Both sides stopped fighting. Ma Wen wiped his sweat, steadied his shaking hands, and nodded to the other party.

The Star Sword Saint's behavior was as gentle as his eyes, and he did not show any anger at all. He just sighed:

"sharp."

"In a few years, I may not be your opponent. I thought I was the world's top genius, but I didn't expect you to be the one."

Marvin smiled bitterly. He was not a genius. He had climbed up by stepping on the corpses of countless monsters who had died unjustly.

“Let’s go to the basement level.” The Star Sword Master pointed to the left, and suddenly, a dark tunnel slowly opened in the corner of the fourth hall.

"Remember, you can only take one item. I know the basement level like the back of my hand. If you take more than one, I will kill you."

Marvin nodded, put away the knife, and walked quickly towards the tunnel.

…

The rest of the people in Hetan City were stunned.

Is this the end?

The two sides exchanged ten seemingly ordinary moves, and that was it?

Didn't they realize how strong Marvin's skills were?

Could it be that the Star Sword Master is letting us win?

Suddenly, someone who was not convinced stood up and said, "Master Sword Saint, I also want to compete with you."

The Star Sword Master remained calm: "Okay."

…

Walking down the dark tunnel, Marvin never looked back and simply ignored Madeline's suggestive look.

Of course he knew what she wanted.

In fact, Marvin hadn't decided what to take.

There are too many good things on the underground level, including semi-legendary items, powerful magic scrolls, tough weapons, precious gems… These are treasures that the lich plundered during his lifetime, and each one is extremely precious.

Now, they have all become his burial objects.

The tunnel was spiral, and when Marvin stepped onto a flat ground, the wizard's fire in the secret room was automatically ignited.

Things are placed one by one

They have not been covered in dust at all with the passage of time.

Marvin walked across the center of the chamber, where the body of a reindeer lay.

He gently stroked the reindeer's fur: "A specimen of a celestial neon deer. Tsk, tsk, tsk..."

There were also a large number of colorful corals hanging on the corpse. Every gram of colorful coral could be used to make bombs for the goblins.

There is a pile of weapons on the left and several bookcases on the right.

Marvin hesitated for a while, but finally walked towards the bookcase.

…

The fourth hall.

Clank, the sound of weapons falling to the ground, the forehead of the challenging knight was covered with sweat.

A sword was pointed at his throat.

If the other party wants, he can kill him at any time.

It's just that he didn't do it.

"The eighteenth..."

Madeline clenched her fists tightly.

All the swordsmen in River Beach City, including the vampires, have competed with the Star Sword Saint.

Yet none of them was his match—perhaps that wasn't an appropriate description.

No one can last more than three moves.

In fact, all fifteen people only dodged the first sword.

There was a complete silence among the crowd.

It was only at this time that they realized how powerful Marvin was.

The Star Sword Master's swordsmanship is flawless. Even if he suppresses his own strength, they are no match for him in a one-on-one fight.

This is so frustrating.

"Is anyone else coming?"

Madeline looked at the person behind her with a grim face.

At this time, she wished she knew swordsmanship so she could compete with this guy.

It's better than relying on this group of unreliable people.

But speaking of unreliability, there is still a glimmer of hope in her heart.

That guy Marvin... this guy is so mysterious, he should know what the most valuable thing in the underground floor is, right?

However, even if he got the thing, would he give it to me... or even lend it to me?

Madeline had a headache.

She thought herself to be smart and able to see through people's hearts, but she found that she never seemed to see through this fourteen-year-old boy.

The mental age displayed by this country baron is completely inconsistent with his actual age.

"Anyway, if he took the Book of Naaru..."

"Ah... As long as he can be promoted to Legendary, it doesn't matter what he does!"

Madeline made up her mind secretly.

At this moment, a man slowly walked out from among the vampires.

He was wearing a cape and his movements were very graceful: "Master Xingkong, excuse me for disturbing you."

"I want to give it a try, too."

The Star Sword Saint nodded and said simply, "Okay."

…

On the second underground floor, on the third row of bookshelves.

Marvin reached into the corner with great familiarity and grabbed the book.

In his previous life, the Book of Naaru in this chapter could only be obtained by the first team to clear the Scarlet Monastery. Although he had cleared the dungeon many times with the team afterwards, he had never obtained the third page of the Book of Naaru.

Although no one can defeat the Star Swordmaster, with some tricks, they can still divert the opponent's attention by sacrificing teammates and allow the stealth player to enter the underground level.

But time was very limited at that time.

Unlike today, he can choose at will.

Marvin hesitated for a long time in front of the many treasures, and finally grabbed the book in his hand.

The name of this book is "Ron Kelly Alchemy". It is a very superb alchemy book and it is a rare book.

And that page of the Book of Naaru was sandwiched inside.

"Forget it, let's just take this thing."

Marvin looked at the numerous treasures with some reluctance, but finally stopped lingering and walked quickly up.

Walking through the dark tunnel, when he arrived at the fourth hall, he heard a crackling sound.

The sword of the Star Sword Master pierced the shoulder blade of a vampire cloaked man.

Everyone showed a look of pity.

Because of this vampire named Gwen, he held out for nine full moves.

But before they had time to feel sorry for Gwen, Marvin's appearance instantly attracted everyone's attention!