Modern World Warlock-Chapter 185: The Mountain Vampires

Somewhere on the northern side of the Lunar Mountain Range, between the territories of the Jade Dragons and the Azure Rebels, a large and modern mansion could be seen high up in the mountains.

Inside one of the rooms, a woman with long jet-black hair and hints of white sat proudly on a large cushioned chair, smoking tobacco from a pipe that made the room a bit hazy.

Her eyes were dark red, and her body extruded an air of poise and elegance that could catch anyone's attention.

Sensing a couple of footsteps approaching her room, the woman spoke up and allowed the visitor to enter before they could knock.

A young man who didn't seem to be over twenty-one years old entered the room. He had light blond hair and shared the same dark crimson eyes as the woman.

"Ezekiel…" The woman greeted the visitor.

"Mother, we spoke with the people who captured Irina…" said the blond man with a serious tone.

"Mhmm, and?" The Mother asked.

"It seems we reached an agreement for now. They'll release Irina along with six million dollars in exchange for telling them who ordered the kidnapping…" Ezekiel explained.

The woman placed a hand on her chin and delved into her thoughts, commenting on how it was a very steep price to pay for such information.

"I'm a bit surprised they were able to capture and talk to her… Irina isn't the most social among us," the blond said.

"Heh, I see… They want to lure us out," Mother mused.

"My, my… Should I go pick up my little sister?" A woman interjected the conversation, entering the room with a smile on her face.

"Claudia, do you want to go?" The Mother asked with a severe tone.

"I was thinking I could break her out… Laurent said there were a couple of people who were troublesome, but that shouldn't be a problem!" Claudia confidently replied.

In the report that Laurent sent the vampires, he explained that there was a man who fought like a demon, but the "Demonic Hold" spell didn't work on him.

When Mother watched the viral video that was spreading online showing Dante and Megan fighting the two vampires, the woman squinted as she tried to detail the warlock's face. Nonetheless, the video's resolution didn't help.

"So, a warlock made it here…" Mother muttered.

"That's a warlock!?" Ezekiel exclaimed, his eyes widened with interest.

The graceful woman elaborated and said that warlocks were pretty dangerous and shouldn't be underestimated.

"Honestly, I'm glad Irina is still alive after encountering him… This man looks experienced," she continued, raising her gaze and calling for "Balthazar" to come to the room.

A few seconds later, a dark-skinned man with long silver hair entered the room, wearing a sleek jacket and sunglasses, even though it wasn't bright inside. He seemed to be in his mid-30s, but the cane he held in one hand and the hair color made him look slightly older.

"You called, Mother?" Balthazar asked as he entered the room.

"Yes, I want you and Claudia to accompany Laurent with the exchange…" Mother replied.

"All of the top three!?" Ezekiel pondered aloud.

Claudia asked if they should bring the head of the warlock, considering that Mother was sending her most powerful children. However, the woman utterly denied her idea.

"Do not fight the warlock… Unless he attacks first, of course," she said.

Mother was sending her best three out of caution, but the main objective was bringing Irina safely back home.

"If these two work for the Jade Dragons, then there is a chance we will encounter them again… The Onyx Cartel seems to be targeting them, so we can use that rivalry to make money from both sides," Mother explained.

The vampires didn't favor any mafia group over the others. As long as they paid, the vampire clan would fulfill the service they were asked to provide.

"Will the cartel do business with us again if we don't finish the previous job?" Ezekiel asked.

Mother chuckled, explaining that they never guaranteed the cartel that they could complete their task.

The fact that the cartel called the vampire clan instead of kidnapping the idol by themselves made Mother believe that they didn't have the means to do it. At least not quietly.

Moreover, the man who hired them, Don Vincent Muro, had switched his target recently, as the man apparently became obsessed with a new model that appeared in Novaria a few weeks prior.

*Sigh* "Seriously, why do we have to take jobs from these people…?" Ezekiel said with a dissatisfied tone.

Mother let out a gentle smile. "Something I've learned from this world is that money can have more leverage than power…" she said.

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On the day of Irina's exchange, the vampire was sitting in a room bound to a chair when she heard a 'poof' next to her, making her turn her head to find Krom.

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"Eek, what the fuck are you?" Irina asked, disgusted by the imp's appearance.

"Huh? I'm an imp… Are you dumb or something?" Krom replied, just as rude as her.

"Eww, ugly!" The vampire shouted.

"Look who's talking, blood-sucking fiend!" Krom refuted, pointing at the girl in a mocking tone.

The warlock interrupted their discussion as he entered the room, finding Krom and Irina looking at each other with defiant glares.

"Krom, are you messing with the hostage?" Dante asked.

"She started it!" The imp defended himself.

When the warlock gazed at Irina, he remembered all of the curse words and insults she hurled at everyone around her, so he believed Krom.

"Come on, Dante… Do I really have to guard this woman?" The imp asked.

"Just for a bit—We are taking her to her people in a few hours," Dante replied.

Krom stomped the floor with annoyance but said that he could manage to do it for a few hours. However, he went to pick up his BeamDeck first, or he would've been bored out of his mind.

'What did that ugly shit call him? Dante?' Irina thought.