Since he had left a necklace behind right where the entrance was, the human scent would not be found, having done all that work so they wouldn't discover that secret entrance.
"How did you know about that leech hole?"
Hearing that name come out of Ysabella's mouth, he looked at the girl with disdain, as if she had insulted him and also wanted more information.
"Let's just say my master had already passed through it. It's a hidden entrance that used to serve as an escape route for the first vampires, who kept it a secret. The only ones who should know about it would be like my master."
"Wait, does that mean your master was part of the first generation?"
"Yes…"
Moving ahead, they walked on, hearing the sounds of battle above. They realized the release of the uncontrolled ones had been well-timed, since it was keeping the guards busy, and because their level wasn't too high, the destruction wouldn't be too great.
The hole seemed to go deeper, making the sound of battle fade away. Ysabella saw the humans in front pass through the hole nervously, especially since they could easily be taken as food by other vampires. Coming out of that hole, she noticed a giant cavern with several tunnels.
"This existed beneath the City? How did they not notice?"
"Two reasons. First, it was never revealed by the first vampires before their deaths, and second, the confidence that no one would invade the vampire dimension."
As he got closer, he saw everyone nervous and immediately placed an item on the ground. Among all of them, this item was an attempt to create something that could help in the future. It had taken a lot of time and very expensive items, leaving him almost without money for the rest of the month. Even Serenya had opened her eyes wide when she saw it and asked why he had spent so much money.
'One day I will repay everything I owe you, Serenya.'
This would be his first test, having been finished yesterday, and inside he was a little nervous because there were many people, and it might fail. Turning on the item, which had the appearance of a tower with rings at the sides, they began to spin, making a giant magic circle appear.
"Anyone who has magic, put half into the item… if you want to live, of course."
He had seen hesitation in the people in front, so he added their lives into the matter. The first to go was an Elf, and soon the others followed.
"Well, now no one steps out of the circle."
A light enveloped them, making them disappear along with the item. Somewhere else, outside the city in another cave, a paper with a magic circle identical to the item's shone, with everyone appearing in the place, surprised.
"With this, we moved faster through one of the exits. So if they found that hole, it will be hard for them to reach us, especially with so many branches. So, relax."
"You prepared everything perfectly."
"It wasn't me, it was master."
Ysabella looked at the item that had been left on top of the paper with the magic circle drawn on it, now gone. If she could understand how it was made, it might be useful for her revenge against that man.
"Who created this? It has much more potential than other similar things, because while it made a mana shield, it also rose up, protecting those inside."
"You noticed? Well, the person who made it is the same one who has this blood, so you should ask him."
"I have to meet him soon, I'm already feeling withdrawal from his blood… do you have more?"
He walked ahead of her, picking up the item that was now without energy. No way he would give more, since he only had five left, and those five were for other things. He also didn't plan on revealing to anyone how that magic worked for now, since he intended to use it to get closer to that novice alchemist he had been exchanging letters with, after sending that other one that improved items.
'The alchemists will love this and will definitely break their heads thinking of ways to improve it… I won't be the only one to suffer.'
The creation of that item had been a real headache, especially because of the money and the failures that happened all the time. He named it the Tower of Displacement, using several tests of magic circle creation drawn with his own mana, which meant that anyone who researched deeply would discover that it was Enrico who made it.
'I even had to connect one point to another using magic in an almost non-existent thread form, which could fail if it were a very distant location.'
That meant there were still flaws, so he would try to improve it together with the alchemists. Of course, the first thing he had to make sure of was that nothing bad would happen when transporting living beings.
'I didn't want anyone to appear divided.'
He almost shuddered at the thought—causing a death unintentionally would be a disaster. Guarding the item, he began planning the next move, asking Ysabella to take them to where her father was, telling her the location and making a path through safe areas. He would accompany them later.
"If you want to try to escape, you can, your lives are in your own hands. But if you want my advice, don't run too far, or you may be caught by other vampires."
Leaving with Corvina, he returned to the place where they had slept, making his way into the city. They quickly arrived and exited through a passage on the right side of the city, where it was empty because not many vampires lived there.
"Let's go left this time, unlike before." They left while everyone was inside their houses. Hearing the sound of explosions, he realized the fight was still happening. Along the way, some vampires had left, some running there, others watching from afar.
"Looks like the plan worked well, master."
"Yes, time for the second part of the plan. Let's run there, we'll offer them some help."
The two immediately ran to help contain the uncontrolled vampires, without feeling even a drop of guilt for having caused it. One could even say the two were satisfied with the chaos they had created.