After waking the old man up, he was given instructions to take the two children along with him to Wolfden City and to go into hiding.
Like the previous person that had been saved, he had been controlled so that he would not be able to escape.
The Gu Mystic Arts were the most useful of the abilities that Ki possessed because of the ability to handle those that were even stronger than herself so long they had a type of Gu Worm within their body.
If people happen to flee or betray her then they are easy to track down and deal with without attracting too much attention to herseof.
Even if the deaths a mysterious and suspicious, it could not be tied back to her who is far away from the scene of the crime.
Ki and the others packed everything up within the carriage after confirming that their need for the corpse puppets was not required this time, they were still on standby in case of emergencies so they needed to be out back where they belong along with any weapons or valuables within the base.
Since everyone was aboe to store the blood within their runic tattoos, there was no need to carry any of the containers of blood out with them besides what belonged to the family of the children which was sent off with the old man, the brother and sister.
They spent a little time resting and replenishing their strength while Rashida and Ki were busy going over their own insights and gains through each of the fights.
Most of all, Ki had spent some time absorbing a small portion of the poisoned blood into her body and used her body tempering art to improve her skin, muscles, tendons and bones a step further.
Thanks to the large amount of body tempering poison recipe within the corpse puppets and after it had infected a large portion of the blood that she had previously collected, the effects were much larger than previously because the poison used on her own puppet was even more deadly but more effective than the others and what she had previously been using to improve her body.
It was a violent process of body tempering after letting a small amount of the blood within her body that had long been built up from years of the corpse puppet soaking within so compared to the last time, she still had to remain more cautious and take things one step at a time slowly going through destruction and rejuvenation repeatedly within her body.
After ending her training, she rested a little before getting on top of Raven and leading the way to the next destination. "The next location will be much easier to handle than before, I doubt if we even need to fight but it is best to remain vigilant at all times."
In another location not too far away, a group of mercenaries lead by a man who had become a famous martial artist in the area a long time ago.
His fame rose as his skills improved and he brought in more achievements one after another, as his strength improved so did his arrogance and before long he felt untouchable, especially after reaching the Unrestrained realm.
Like most people with high power, they feel that the rules of the world no longer apply to them because they now have the power to do as they wish without suffering the consequences.
Especially in a place outside of the capital, the rules were already less enforced..
With the strength that he had, many would think twice before going against him.
He quickly gained a following and established a mercenary group the group itself was not anything good.
It was full of rowdy and ruthless individuals who were driven by their own self interests and took up tasks that most would frown upon.
Harassing businesses, kidnapping, assassination, robbing, eliminating enemies for other, setting fires and many other things they did and that was just the tasks that they were given, that did not include the crimes that were committed as a result of their arrogance and fearlessness.
When rules and laws no longer apply to those special individuals, many others who follow those rules may end up suffering unjustly just because of that special individuals twisted self confidence and views that had been shaped from getting away with everything without any consequences.
The problem is that these type of people never learn until a swift punishment comes their way suddenly.
They may be strong but their will always be someone above them which they seem to either not be aware of or simply forgot it.
The mercenary leader happily indulged his men within the city walls and laughed about the ongoing struggles of the foolish people outside who do not know how to even save themselves.
Many lightly dressed women entertained them within their mercenary lodging for the night and as it was getting late, many decided to go to bed while some even dragged some of the women along with them.
As usual the mercenary leader had more stamina and alcohol tolerance than the others so he stayed up later.
He enjoyed his drinks with the two people under him who were practically his right and left hand,
He felt a little strange and the cup dropped from his hand but the person to his left caught the falling cup and asked. "Leader are you okay?"
The mercenary leader frowned and rubbed his eyes confused why he was feeling tired before falling down into a deep slumber.
The two men checked over him and then carried him out of the lodging before anyone wouod notice.
They had added something to the drinks so that the others went to bed earlier than usual without it seeming too suspicious and then added what had been given to them into the leaders drink after the others were no longer there to be a witness.
They put him in a carriage and left the city before anyone would notice or suspect anything and met up with a couple of people outside of the walls.
Many weeks ago they had been approached with the proposition to complete a task but the task was against their own leader.
Hesitant they were about to decline but after the reward was mentioned and the plan was prepared for them tomfollow, they no longer needed to hesitate any further.
Over the years the leader had been taking oess tasks and became even less vigilant than before as his arrogance increased.
If they succeeded then they would have a way to increase their strength and even surpass the oeader.
They had always been envious of his strength and lacked the talents required to reach that stage unkess they consumed a miracle drug or some kind.
Now that a shortcut had appeared before them and all they had to do was follow the plan, they readily agreed to the plan and followed through with it.
Upon arriving at the set location, they both followed the people back towards the location of the base and entered along with the fifteen cloaked people.
Among them seemed to be a very intimidating presence that stood out the most which frightened them greatly but they had no choice but to keep quiet and follow their wishes.
In their minds, their chance to rise wbove the leader wouod begin very soon
All they had to do was remain patient until everything is completed.
Much like many people who are unaware of many things in the world, they are offered something tempting but do not know of the orice that comes with it.
Such offers or rewards are often too good to be true and it results in some heavy cost that was not mentioned previously.
A whisper or temptation can lead a person's actions to do something harmful to themselves while also harming those near them.
This is just another typical example of that, they do not know of the rules of the sect so they do not know that they have just signed away their freedom after accepting the deal.