Chapter 197 197: Rage

Atlas waited as the others ate for them to finish while wondering how the food would've tasted if he was a human at this moment.

After Lancaster and the others finished eating, the entire group left the restaurant together. Once again, Atlas didn't forget to leave some money behind. Before leaving, he reminded the hotel staff to be more careful next time.

Leaving the restaurant, he found the waiter waiting for them at the entrance of the restaurant already.

Seeing Atlas come out, the Carriage Driver went back to the carriage after greeting everyone.

"That's not what we'll be using," Atlas called out, stopping the carriage driver, and seeing him move toward their carriage.

His words made the Carriage Driver stop and look back in confusion, wondering what he was talking about.

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Atlas pointed in the distance. "That's our Carriage now."

The carriage driver looked in the direction that Atlas was pointing at, noticing the Blood Council Carriage, which he had already seen before. The carriage was not only more luxurious but also bigger. Moreover, the carriage also had another cabin.

As Atlas had arrived here in the morning before, it was then when he came up with an idea. He observed the Carriage carefully, finding it to be just perfect. Since the carriage was bigger, it had two separate cabins. One cabin was for the guests, which was the bigger of the two cabins, seemingly for the main guests.

The other Cabin was only big enough for one person, but it was also of good quality. With that in mind, Atlas decided to switch Carriages since that gave him a path to solve his problem of their being significant delays.

Since there was a separate cabin and a driver with the carriage, they could now travel with two carriage drivers. As one rested in their own cabin, the other could take care of their movement. Through that way, they didn't need to wait any longer.

He didn't even need to convince his Carriage Driver much. The only one hard to deal with was the Blood Council driver, but after a slight 'convincing,' Atlas managed to get him to agree as well.

"Did you buy that?" The man asked Atlas, amazed. The new carriage looked much more expensive. He wondered if he had really underestimated Atlas' wealth in this situation.

Atlas didn't answer and just told the man to get to his place. He and the others entered the Blood Council carriage, telling the two drivers how they will have to schedule themselves to make sure that the carriage didn't stop for more than it absolutely needed to.

The staff from the restaurant also arrived, carrying bags filled with fruits and other edible items as per Atlas commands.

Everything was ready, and they were prepared to move.

"This carriage is certainly better. The Blood Council does know how to travel," Lancaster commented, sitting in the spacious carriage, which really looked like a big difference from what they had before.

"This isn't half bad." Lilith also agreed. "But now quite up to the mark compared to what the Blood Lords travel in."

The Blood Council Carriage left the city, abandoning the other carriage behind for anyone to take.

Just as Atlas had planned, the carriage wasn't supposed to stop at all in the journey unless it was to restock food.

*****

Ramiun had a battle with someone who was not at all weaker than him. In fact, he had a hard time taking the lady who was only older than him when it came to Blood Council members.

The difference in age wasn't much, but it gave her some advantage compared to Ramiun, but not much. It was as if Ramiun had already expected a fierce battle in this place with her.

That's why he had also prepared something more than just himself. For a Vampire Lord, fighting honorably was still important, even if not too important. Ramiun didn't take that seriously though.

He had already prepared to trap her. While he kept her busy, his men managed to take out her men as their sheer number was much more. As soon as they finished her men, they came to help Ramiun.

Ramiun was at a slight disadvantage, but now? It appeared as if his disadvantage had changed to an advantage as he used his sneaky tricks, not only using his men to distract her, but he also used the Spell Talismans, which had to be specifically prepared by Witches that allowed the spell carved on them to be activated without anyone having to be a witch. Atlas pocket.

With the added distraction, the man finally emerged victorious after a long battle that still lasted for eighteen straight hours. Even with such an advantage, it hadn't been easy for him, but ultimately, he did manage to tear off his enemy's head from their shoulders.

It took him almost an entire day to take her down, where even he had started feeling worried at a certain point.

He stood in the middle of the battlefield, covered in Blood. His eyes gazed at the headless body on the ground.

"I told you I'm going to kill you. The path to my destination leads through your death. Not only will I get the key I need, but the Blood Council will also treat me like a hero for killing a traitor and bringing your dead body back to them.

He gestured for his men to take the bodies back to their carriage. "We would be taking them back. Don't forget the head."

After instructing his people, the man left the place, going for his actual destination! The castle!

****

Three Hours later~

A loud raged roar could be heard coming from the Werewolves Castle. The roar belonged to none other than Ramiun, who was so angered that he couldn't control himself. It was only after he entered the place and searched it thoroughly that he realized what was wrong!

Atlan wasn't there in the castle! He did this entire thing to get to Atlan so he could negotiate the key Fragment, but that wasn't even possible since Atlan wasn't here!

But that also raised a question! His news should've been accurate that Atlan was kept at the castle! So why wasn't he here? Was the verified news a lie? No! He couldn't believe it! He hadn't given up so much simply to fail!

The cell where Atlan was supposed to be kept was empty! But if Atlan wasn't here, where could he be? He didn't believe that the Werewolves would let Atlan leave the place! They can never free him! So where could he disappear?

Unable to believe it, Ramiun started destroying the entire castle in his anger, taking one last attempt to find Atlan.

Even as he destroyed the entire castle, he couldn't find Atlan.

He just stared at the rubble of the castle blankly. It was as if all his hopes...all his dreams, came crashing down. He had planned so far ahead that this one miscalculation tossed his life off track.

So he had basically killed a Blood Council Lord over nothing! He weakened and betrayed the Blood Council over nothing? And what was worse, he freed Vor for nothing?! If he could get the Key Fragment, he had a chance of becoming a Progenitor and attaining absolute immortality.

With that, he could've faced Vor, so he didn't worry but now...? Without that absolute Immortality, he had basically placed his life in danger for what?

"All for this rubble!" He roared, glaring at the rubble before him. "Arghh! Yovanna!"

He was now walking on landmines in a way. He had made this world more dangerous for him by having Vor released, but he couldn't blame anyone but himself. All because of his greed!

"What can I do now? Vor is outside! He is free! Now that he Destroyed the werewolves, his next Target would be the Blood Council or the witches. That means his next Target would certainly be us! That bastard is so freaking strong that he will kill me! I can't go back to the Blood Council, or he'll kill me! I need to find Atlan at all costs!"

"Witches!" He needed to find Atlan, and he decided that the best way to achieve that was by taking the help of the Witches. If someone could find Atlan or know where he was kept, it was going to be the witches! Moreover, even their own lives were in danger, so he was sure he wouldn't need to negotiate much with them to get their help!

He also had a fleeting feeling that if Atlan wasn't here, then he was going to be with the Witches since the Werewolves had a great relationship with one of the Witch Clans! In fact, they took the help of the said Witch Clan to capture Atlan in the first place. If Atlan could be anywhere, it was going to be with him. And if he weren't there either, even then, they would've been able to help him locate that guy!