[176th day]
After receiving a mission about a group of gorgons will come and cause havoc in the city from the north, Aldo ordered Aldo junior to take care of it.
As Aldo junior is a
However, some were against the idea...
"I can also do it! I just have to shoot them from afar and I can kill them!"
Tony who wanted to escape Hugo's hellish training demanded to have the mission.
"Aldo junior already left. Do you think someone like you would be able to catch up to someone who can fly?"
Charlie said with an exhausted expression.
"Wait... how come you are here? Hugo wouldn't have let you go out at this time of the day"
"About that... Leon asked teacher to take him and Persephone somewhere called Bia"
"To a B.I.A.?"
"It's an acronym?"
"It is. It stands for 'Beast Infected Area'. Have you not been reading the documents we send you?"
"How can I do it when I barely have the energy to even eat!"
Charlie then explained to Tony that a B.I.A. are places where mana, raw world energy, gathers hence animals and plants mutate quickly which then turns them into beasts.
A place where even if kingdoms nearby it join forces to destroy it, they will never be able to do so as there are powerful entities living within the unexplored areas who has live for as long as the other well known figures around the world.
"All creatures in this world have the same lifespan. The only way to increase that is to be stronger.
And while all species have the same lifespan, other creatures such as dragons would have a headstart as they are born powerful.
Maybe he just wants to go there to find all sorts of things"
"Are you not worried about him?"
Tony asked as he sat down after accepting the fact he cannot escape Hugo once he comes back.
"No. Among all of us, he is the most wary and meticulous one when it comes to unknown and dangerous places. If a cautious psycho like him die, then all of us are bound to die as well"
"....."
"Are you done asking questions? As you can see, I still have work to do. Why don't you go and enjoy your free time while you can"
"....."
Tony left to go back to his room and sleep on a pile of warm pillows and blankets after applying oil on the parts of his body that got burned.
...
Aproximately one hundred kilometers north of Heaven Blaze city, in foggy land which used to be the center of the war decades ago...
"Hiss! Are you sure there is a magic tower master there?"
"Yes. That is why hiss we have to be very careful. Otherwise, we will die before we know it"
"Let's just go and leave once we are done. Hiss!"
The gorgons who were resting on a pond talked what to do.
Bam!
Aldo junior's landing created a shockwave which almost moved the still fog.
"Come with me, my father the magic tower master wants to see you"
Hearing the gagoyle's words striked fear into the gorgons.
Despite being so far away, they still managed to know about their presence which implies that the people of high status in the city they are targeting are very powerful individuals.
"Are... what's going to happen to us?"
The leader of the group asked as she trembled in fear.
"Nothing. My father only wants to have a talk with you all"
The gorgons hudled up and brainstormed what to do.
In the end, to ensure the safety of everyone, they decided to go with the gargoyle as they knew there would be no use to struggling their way out against a literal stone being.
At night, in Aldo's magic tower...
"Sir, Aldo junior has arrived with the gorgons"
Olad appeared to inform him.
"Tell him I will be there in a few minutes"
"Understood"
After taking care of his work for the day, Aldo headed for the small hut that was made for Leon, Charlie, Tony, Veronica, and Persephone whenever they would go to the foggy land to continue their training.
"Wow... you lot look... more scaly than I thought"
"...?"
With the one way, see through, mirror as his glassess the gorgons were confused what they were seeing.
Aldo sat down and asked, "Now, tell me, who sent you here?"
"....."
Upon seeing the magic tower master the gogrgons were relieved to see that the tower master is in a weakened state base on his mana level.
But their sense of relief was washed away almost instantly after Roman entred right after Aldo.
"It... lady Rachel... her majesty was the one who commanded us to looked for nearby living beings and bring them back for her"
The leader of the gorgons answered as it tremble from fear.
"Huh? Does she not know the situation of this city?"
"Not at all, milord! Our little group only managed to find out about the current n-news when we passed over some people on our way here"
"Good. I have one last question... from which race does this 'Rachel' come from?"
"The... the undead race... her highness is a vampire"
Aldo then figured out the condition of the gorgons and the vampire whose name is 'Rachel'.
An injured vampire stumbling upon a den of beasts were taken over by the vampires' natural inherent ability to dominate other creatures with their presence alone.
The most prideful beings among the undead race would not want, by any means necessary, her condition of being in an injured state leak out to the world, otherwise other vampires who take pride in their 'noble' bloodline would hunt her themselves.
Ping!
[A mission has been generated]
"Oh~"
[Mission grade: B]
[Mission difficulty: S]
[Look out]
Mission description: A high ranking vampire is in an injured state after fighting someone. She is currently hiding in the den of beasts and recuperating by drinking the blood of others.
Objective: Deal with the vampire in any way you deem would be the most efficient to ensure there would be no possible threat towards the kingdom that is being built.
Reward upon completion: Any one thing of your choosing in the
Failure to complete the objective: Potential threat will become an actual threat. In this case, a
+
"Hmm..."
After thinking things through, Aldo came up with a plan as to how to deal with the vampire.
"Junior, go and inform the others that I will be taking a mission myself and come back here. Don't worry, they will immediately understand it"
"Understood"
After receiving the order, Aldo junior flew back to the city in order to inform the other lords.
"Now then, I am sure you don't want that vampire in your home. So... how about you guide me to where she is to drive away the blood sucking insect pestering you all?"