Taking the Mafia to the Magic World

907  Stronger Enemies Awake

After leaving the scene of the previous battle, Vicente's group traveled for a few hours until they reached a relatively safe area, where they once again hid to recover and absorb the spoils of battle.

The more they used vampire blood, the more they did it in a stint of time, the less the essence would affect their bodies. This was especially true if the essence was of a quality that had already been consumed before, i.e., from enemies of similar strength to previous enemies.

Still, vampire blood was much better than potions or healing pills, even for a being who could not become stronger by consuming it.

Once they had found a good spot and Vicente had divided up the parts of the corpses they had got, each of the group took their share of the booty and began their retreat.

Their allies, individuals with large bodies and higher cultivations than Vicente's, would consume most of the vampire blood, along with the vampire organs and the bodies of the two Advanced Archmages killed in this battle.

They would remain in seclusion for the next few months, but it would only take Vicente a few days to consume his share when his companions were still asleep.

In the time between his awakening and the awakening of his companions, he would work on the production of new armor and artifacts, continuing his training to achieve his advancement.

With the months he would be stuck in the same position, he would realize that he could advance in no time!

...

In the place Vicente had chosen for his group's retreat, he was meditating that day, having worked hard for the past six months.

After the battle against the powerful group of vampires, time had passed quickly, months had passed while his companions were still sleeping.

In the meantime, he had even left the area he was in, fought creatures very close to them twice, and mastered new monsters to help his forces in the south.

After sending more resources to his group in the south both times, Vicente currently had 40 peak armors near where he and his companions were.

After another training session this afternoon, he turned his attention to meditation in order to regain his energy and get closer to his breakthrough.

His breakthrough was very close. He could feel it. It could happen at any moment, but he felt he was still missing something, some knowledge or experience that he didn't have yet.

The previous battle and the months of seclusion had helped him a lot in terms of understanding, but the difference between the 5th and 6th stage was much greater than anyone could have imagined.

Still, he was positive.

When he finished his cultivation and opened his eyes, Vicente looked in Lonan's direction and saw that this one had reached the Intermediate Archmage level!

After consuming a large amount of vampire blood and organs from Intermediate Archmage monsters, the werewolf had managed to complete what he needed to advance one level!

Meanwhile, the auras of Vicente's other companions were stronger than they had been months ago, but they were obviously far from a breakthrough. Already Intermediate Archmages themselves, it wouldn't be easy for any of them to reach the advanced level.

Unless they consumed the blood of Demien Bloodthorne or the organs of a Master Archmage, their chances of advancing to the Advanced level in the short term were nil.

Seeing Lonan getting closer to his awakening as he advanced in level, Vicente sighed, feeling that this werewolf wouldn't be as close to death in the coming battles as he had been in previous situations. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

'They'll end their seclusion soon... We'll finally make our way to the far northwest.' Vicente clenched his fists as he sat on the ground, a smile breaking across his face.

The journey to their destination would be dangerous. The chances that they would have to face stronger groups than before were even higher now. But Vicente was willing to take any risk. As long as he could reach the gathering at the headquarters of the Blacksmith's Association, he was confident that he would be able to complete what he needed to move forward.

...

After Lonan's awakening, Qiang would be the next of the group to awaken, and Acidbelly would be the last, nine days after the werewolf's breakthrough.

With the awakening of Roc, the group would leave this place near the border of the northern and central regions and head northwest together.

To avoid encounters with hostile creatures, Vicente chose a route that wasn't the shortest, but would give them better travel conditions. They traveled to the far west, following the coast, from where they planned to head north, using the less monster-infested area to their advantage.

The enemies didn't know where they were going. At the same time, most of the enemy settlements were in the heart of this northern land, with only a few settlements along the coasts.

However, the group wasn't naive enough to think that this route would be smooth and that there wouldn't be any problems to disturb them. Just as they had been cautious when traveling near the Ivory Desert before, they were also very cautious on this new route.

With a huge area to cover ahead of them, the group planned to travel for the next few months, reaching the ancient home of the continent's blacksmiths in three months if all went well.

...

While Vicente's group was traveling, the vampires were in a completely different situation than their enemies.

Vampires and monsters were looking for traces of the enemy group, just as they had done before. However, while their less important components were at work, more reinforcements were leaving their hiding places in the heart of the vampire coalition's territory.

At that moment, the last vampire who had begun his retreat with the Mid-level Paragon cultivation and left his cave with the High-level Paragon cultivation ended his retreat.

Facing the men in charge of guarding the vampire sanctuary, the newly promoted old man quickly came to his senses.

"How many of my companions have completed their seclusion?"

"Thirty-three, Elder. Five of them have died in the last few months, so counting the Elder and the other three who were in place during their seclusion, we currently have 32 High-level Paragons of the race available." A 4th stage vampire explained as he bowed his head in a gesture of respect to the newly awakened elder.

"Oh? What about my superiors?" This person's eyes narrowed as he pointed behind him.

Those High-level Paragon cultivators who went into seclusion years ago should most likely come out of seclusion with early 6th stage cultivation!

"The first of the elders must leave his cave in three months at the most, Elder. As for our supreme leader, he should finish his seclusion in less than seven months."

"Perfect. Let's wait for the elders to deal with Vicente Fuller. It's too risky to deal with him now. I have a feeling that our group can beat him, but if one of us dies for them, it will give them a chance to get stronger and get closer to the 6th stage. Let's avoid that for now."

"Yes, Elder."