Night Ranger

Varisa, the headless girl.

Marvin suddenly had an impression of this name.

When he was playing games in his previous life, he often took time to visit game post bars and forums. Once, he saw a picture posted by an anonymous ID.

The picture shows an accessory that looks like a lisianthus flower.

That accessory is a shimmer item, but the effect is stunning. Marvin still remembers its attributes:

[Varisa's gift]

Quality: shimmer

Effect: Fear Resistance +10

Requirement: Help the headless girl fulfill her wish.

...

There is no doubt that this is a mission reward item.

The purpose of that guy posting his equipment at the beginning was probably to show off, and most people probably forget it after seeing it. Thanks to Marvin's good memory, he can still recall the attributes of that thing.

Probably because in this world, there are too few items that can increase fear resistance. The few pieces, in Marvin's memory, were very difficult to get.

This gift from Varisa had no clue at first.

But now he suddenly figured it out. When the anonymous player posted the picture, it happened to be a week after the scarlet monastery dungeon opened.

That guy, maybe he was the first group of players to enter the Scarlet Monastery, and then triggered the task of the headless girl.

"Varisa...why can't I see you?"

After thinking clearly about the cause and effect, Marvin couldn't help but become active.

He could feel that the girl didn't seem to be malicious.

"Because I look terrible now. Every normal human being will be cursed with fear after seeing me, and you may go crazy."

Varisa explained, "So, please don't turn around and look at me, okay?"

Marvin nodded.

The headless girl probably had something like [Strength Fear] attached to her body. Anyone who saw her real body would face a fear check.

Although Marvin thought his soul was tough, if his body couldn't handle it, he would be finished if he failed the check. He'd better not take the risk.

"Why did you show up?" he asked tentatively.

"My head was stolen by a despicable person, can you help me get it back?" Varisa said quietly.

In the silent room, the girl's voice seemed a little eerie.

Marvin looked down at the shadow on the ground.

Under the moonlight, a vague outline appeared on the ground.

"Damn, it really doesn't have a head!"

Marvin cursed inwardly, she really is a [Headless Girl].

He laughed dryly: "I'm just an ordinary human being, why do you think I can help you?"

"I can feel that your will is firm. And your martial arts are superb." Varisa said in a low voice, "You can sneak and steal my head easily without being discovered by that despicable guy. "

"I need more detailed information to decide whether to intervene in your affairs." Marvin spread his hands: "I don't want to lose my life."

...

Ten minutes later, a furtive figure returned to the hallway of ghosts.

He approached the last painting. Headless Maiden.

Under Varisa's pleading, he weighed it over and over again, and accepted the task.

Items that can increase fear resistance are hard to come by. In addition, this task should not require hands, it is just stealing things, he is still very experienced.

After he agreed to the headless girl's plea, there was an extra task in Marvin's task bar.

Marvin already knew the content of the mission, but the reward was a series of question marks.

This random task has always been a gamble on character, but fortunately Marvin already knows what the task reward is.

Following Valisa's instruction, he gently pressed his hands on the oil painting.

"Relax, relax."

Valisa's soft voice came next to his ear.

"Close your eyes."

"Now, take a step forward."

Marvin did so.

crunch! A door was pushed open by him, he closed his eyes and took two steps forward, the surrounding environment suddenly changed from silence to noise.

Birds were chirping on the branches, as if he had come to a forest.

The next second, Marvin opened his eyes and found that he was indeed in a small forest!

【You discovered the mysterious place - Bokenning】

[Your knowledge - strange news +5]

[Knowledge-Anecdote-Bokenning World]: This is a distorted space composed of oil paintings, located between Feinan Continent and the world of evil spirits. It looks like an ordinary farm here, but Morris, the evil messenger of evil spirits, rules every inch of the land. The Patrol Crow and the Black Knight are his two major forces. Here, all good things are false.

【You have entered the world of oil painting - Bokenning...】

The surrounding birds are fragrant and full of vitality.

Behind him was an old locust tree that was dying. He remembered the appearance and location of this tree, and this was the way he returned.

The soul of the headless girl cannot enter the oil painting world with him, and then he must act alone.

His target was a castle on a hill in Bokenning. This castle belongs to the local lord. The old man named Morris is said to be the messenger of evil spirits from the lower plane. He specializes in extracting people's souls and sealing them in his own oil painting world.

One must be careful when acting in such a place. Otherwise, if you don't pay attention, you may stay in this horrible oil painting world forever.

Varisa's head is hidden in Maurice's bedroom in the castle, and Marvin must sneak into it, steal the head, and then give it to Varisa herself.

In this way, Valisa's soul can be liberated. Marvin's mission was completed.

"If it is a high-level evil spirit messenger, it should not even be able to subdue the soul of a strong-willed girl."

"That Morris is probably an ordinary emissary of evil spirits. It should be a second-level magician or something."

"It's a pity that the concentration of the holy water sold by the Church of the God of Silver is too low. If you can get No. 13 holy water, you might have a chance to kill Morris."

Evil spirit messengers are different from corpse snatchers. Although their professions may all be warlocks, they are of different races. The evil spirits in the lower planes are very evil, with strong vitality, and they are not human beings like the ghouls, and they have a fatal point.

...

Marvin tiptoed out of the forest and came to a small hill.

Overlooking from a small hill, there is a field in the distance, and large tracts of wheat are thriving, and some figures are haunting the wheat field.

That's the farmer plowing.

This is a real world.

"It's amazing..." Marvin clicked his tongue in amazement.

At the end of the wheat field is a hill with a castle on it. Marvin made his way across the wheat field without disturbing anyone.

His stealth skills are superb, although limited by the skill level, the effect is still outstanding.

Soon, he came to the castle.

Outside the castle, there is only a single-plank bridge. The remaining three directions are cliffs.

At the other end of the single-plank bridge, there is a small team of guards guarding it.

"It's kind of tricky."

Marvin didn't dare to use stealth to try to get in under the noses of these guards, it would undoubtedly be courting death.

Stealth is not stealth, besides, it is broad daylight, the effect of stealth will be very weak.

It seems that we can only do it at night.

He found a hiding place to rest.

...

In the evening, an ox cart set off from a certain farm at the bottom of the mountain and slowly headed towards the castle.

Marvin's eyes lit up while hiding in the dark.

"Huh? Are the carts loaded with vegetables and fruits? And potatoes?"

"The farmer is going into the castle!"

"There is a way!"

He ran over quickly.

...

The farmer driving the ox cart waved his long whip leisurely, and the old cow walked forward step by step on the trail.

Turning a small bend, a flash of silver suddenly flashed in the farmer's peripheral vision!

"Huh!?"

He stopped the car immediately and jumped down.

That's a piece of broken silver!

Broken silver is hard currency anywhere! Even in Bokenning.

The farmer looked happy, looked around, hid the broken silver next to his body, and then got back into the car and continued towards the castle.

The slow-moving farmer didn't notice that there was an extra person under his ox cart.

Marvin's limbs were sprawled out just enough to fit into the depression in the floor under the bullock cart.

Fortunately, he is only 14 years old this year, with a thin body, and his body can barely hide here.

He also had a similar experience when he was doing missions before, but at that time, he used the assassin's special [Bone Shrinking Technique] to change his body.

Five minutes later, the ox cart arrived at the gate of the castle.

After a simple interrogation, the guard let him go.

Marvin under the car was so tired that his limbs were weak, but he still gritted his teeth and persisted. This is the safest way to enter the castle.

The bullock cart slowly moved forward in the castle, probably towards the kitchen or warehouse.

Marvin poked his head out carefully, and when he saw that there was no one around, he suddenly let go and lay on the ground without a sound.

The bullock cart passed by leisurely, and the driver didn't notice it.

Marvin looked around, started sneaking, and walked into the main hall of the castle.

...

The owner's bedroom is easy to find, it's the highest room in the castle.

Generally speaking, only a sick person would set a trap or something in his bedroom.

Marvin waited until night, and after confirming through the conversations of the servants that the city lord Morris would spend the night in the laboratory tonight, he decisively sneaked into the gloomy room.

He groped around in the house for a while, and found some messy things—bat claws, human skulls, little devil's hand bones...in short, some materials for casting spells.

After much difficulty, he found a package from a pile of sundries.

The parcel was wrapped in a dark cloth, and the outside was nailed with special nails, which also had some quirky patterns on them.

This is exactly as described by Varisa.

"A transformation spell for servants of evil spirits?"

Marvin recognized these patterns, and it turned out that the messenger of the evil spirit had transformed Warisa as a servant of the evil spirit. No wonder he was reluctant to destroy her soul all at once.

He hid the package in the void conch. is about to leave.

Who knew that at this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the bedroom.

Marvin's heart tightened, he rolled over, and hid under the bed.

The next second, the flames lit up, and a pair of feet wearing cloth shoes appeared in his vision.