Chapter 103: Despair and hope (I)
Vlad made sure the defensive formation and troops in the Silent Wind Military Base were in top condition before leaving with Jormungandr, informing only his inner circle and General Anglius of this fact.
The rest of the Silent Wind Military Base believed that he and Jormungandr had entered deep seclusion to perform essential experiments. Part of that was correct, as a deep investigation was taking place by the A.I. Chip over the Vengeful Formation.
Vlad only allocated 50% of the A.I. Chip’s full capacities to that task, so it would take over a month to thoroughly analyze and engrave the knowledge and muscle memory into his mind and body. However, that was fine since obtaining the Lightning Core and returning to the base would take much longer.
The duo left in the middle of the night, ensuring no one detected their presence. It did not take long for the Silent Wind Military Base to fade from sight. The first part of the journey was through a massive mountain range that extended for several hundred kilometers.
Along the way, Vlad and Jormungandr encountered numerous Monsters. They seemed to become more common as the months passed, and the fauna began adapting to the world’s energy.
None of the mountain’s Monsters were beyond the Mortal Levels, so the duo effortlessly killed them, stored their corpses, and kept marching forward. They also saw several small packs of lost demonic beasts that must have appeared in the area, but they also posed no threat and were quickly dispatched.
The terrain was actually the more challenging part of the duo’s journey, demanding a lot of Vlad’s stamina and endurance. Had his body not broken through to the Champion Tier, he would have needed a month instead of just a week to pass through.
After leaving the mountain range, Vlad looked at his space ring with a smile. There were a lot of new materials and ingredients inside. Just like the fauna, the flora and minerals of Terra had also begun to change.
It was harder to detect the difference between a magic plant and a regular plant with the naked eye, and even Vlad would have wasted a lot of time inspecting them, but that was not needed with the help of the A.I. Chip. He and Jormungandr just used their chips’ scanning abilities to survey the terrain, and every time something valuable was detected, they would gather it.
Once he left the mountain range, Vlad surveyed the terrain. His destination was Nagan Mountain, and he could have walked straight through some forests and barren lands, but he chose to deviate a little. The new path would delay him for a few days, but if he found what he was looking for, it would be worth it.
The young man and the small cat advanced for a few hours along the highway before finally locating a town. It was Frost Town, much greater than Good Side Town, but there was no sign of human life, and the only things Vlad saw were rows and rows of demonic beasts filling the streets.