I Created Scientific Magic

Chapter 5: Mage Hunter Blaney

Translator: Lonelytree

In the evening, in the slums outside Nordland Hills of the Saikas Empire, two uninvited guests arrived.

The leader was a man in his thirties. He was wearing tight leather armor and had a long saber hanging from his waist. His dark golden hair was scattered behind his head. He looked out of place in this dilapidated and decaying slum. Naturally, he attracted countless malicious gazes at the first moment.

Hungry mobs and thieves lurked in the dark, scanning the two of them with their razor-sharp eyes.

When they saw the Holy Light Imprint on their clothes, these prying targets instantly withdrew.

In the Saikas Empire, there might be people who did not recognize the empire’s flag, but there was no one who did not know about the Holy Light Imprint…

This was the symbol of a god’s messenger!

Other than the priests who wore the robes of the Holy Sanctum, the only ones who had Holy Light imprints on their clothes were the Mage Hunters!

It was rumored that every Mage Hunter had been blessed by the gods and possessed extraordinary skills. No one was willing to provoke such a target.

Noticing that the figure hiding in the dark had disappeared, Andre smiled disdainfully. However, the faint stench coming from the dilapidated streets quickly made him frown.

“As expected, Archbishop Antioch was right. These Magi are like rats, and they like to hide in dark and smelly corners.” Andre looked at the stains and feces left in the dark corners of the street. He couldn’t help but cover his nose and complain.

” We’d better be more vigilant, Andre. We’re not dealing with any ordinary characters this time,” the man in the lead said, dissatisfied with Andre’s ostentatious attitude.

A few days ago, something big happened in the Nordland Territory. A mage named Kru tried to bewitch the duke’s second daughter. Fortunately, the guards on duty discovered him in time, which prevented the young daughter from being bewitched by the devil.

The tragic battle was still fresh in his mind.

In order to capture this daring Mage, Duke Nordland sent two large groups of guards to pursue him. Even so, they still suffered heavy losses. If it were not for the arrival of the bishop of the Holy See, Duke Nordland would have lost more than he did!

Their target this time was the acolyte of that mage, who was also a Mage!

“Don’t worry, Blaney.” Andre sneered. “This time, we’re dealing with an apprentice who has only been in contact with magic for a few months. These people usually only know one or two small tricks. Believe me, a farmer with a hoe is harder to deal with than them.”

In half a year since he joined the Mage Hunters, he had participated in several hunting operations against mages.

In the beginning, he was afraid of the legendary mages who were summoned by the devil.

However, after coming into contact with them, Andre realized that those mages were not as terrifying as he had imagined. Most of them were not a threat. The power of their magic was limited, and some of the spells were weaker than the swings of swords.

As for those apprentices who were not proficient in their skills, they could only be described as trash. Once they were distracted, they would not be able to use magic in battle and would only be at the mercy of others.

What made Andre most satisfied was that the reward for capturing these mages was very high. Duke Nordland was even more generous. He could get six Saikas gold coins for capturing an apprentice alive, which was enough for them to spend extravagantly for a long time!

Of course, if he killed the target, he would only get half the price.

Blaney glanced at Andre and didn’t refute, but he didn’t let down his guard.

In his impression, those Mages Hunters who were overconfident would not live for long…

The slums outside Nordland Hills were not considered big, and there was very little human traffic. With his identity as a Mage Hunter, Andre was able to confirm the target’s hiding place from a tramp.

It was a building that could hardly be described as a house. The red brick walls were full of green vines, and the door looked shaky as if it would collapse with a gentle push.

The target was right in front of them, but neither of them had the intention to act immediately.

Andre glanced at his partner and cursed in his heart. He took the initiative to press his palm on the door. His calloused knuckles pulled hard on the door bolt. The seemingly swaying door did not move. Clearly, someone had used something to hold it back.

Andre was determined and kicked the door with all his might.

A violent collision sound was heard, and the door was broken, revealing the scene inside the room.

The narrow room looked messy due to a lack of care. Rubbish was piled up in the corners.

There was a candle on the wooden table at the side. It was probably disturbed by the wind caused by the violent door breaking. The weak candle flame swayed twice before extinguishing.

The originally bright room suddenly became very dark. Only a little light shone through the wide-open window. One could vaguely see the old blanket from the bed being dragged to the ground, extending all the way to the window.

Blaney, who had followed them in, scanned the room. His eyes were quickly attracted by the paper on the floor.

Andre, who entered the room first, also noticed this. He bent down and picked up the crumpled note. After reading the contents, his expression became very ugly.

“Damn it, looks like we’re too late. This kid has already gone to meet up with the other acolytes!” Andre said angrily. Combined with the environment in the room, he immediately imagined what had happened.

The target of their capture, a Mage-Apprentice, had received the news before they arrived. He packed his things and ran away in advance.

However, judging from the unextinguished candlelight and the residual heat on the bed, the other party should not have gone far.

Thinking of this, Andre was extremely anxious and was about to leave immediately. The target was worth six Saikas gold coins. He definitely could not let it run away like this.

Once the other party met up with the other mage apprentices, it would be difficult to capture them again. Of course, Andre was more worried that other mage hunters would beat them to hunt down the apprentice.

“Wait…”

Just as Andre was about to jump out of the window and chase after him, Blaney reached out and stopped him. Under Andre’s impatient expression, he pointed at the desk beside him.

Andre turned his head to look. Other than the extinguished candles, there were more than a dozen copper coins and paper with strange characters and patterns on the table.

After some thought, Andre quickly understood what his companion meant. If that apprentice had left after receiving the news, then it would be impossible for him to leave behind the easily portable coins, let alone these ” precious ” magic manuscripts.

Andre, who had experience hunting mages, knew very well that most mages would rather die to protect their so-called research notes.

In other words, it was very likely that the other party was still hiding in this room…

Andre sneered. The traces of the carpet on the ground, the wide open window, and the fallen note all hinted that the other party had escaped.

It was obvious that this apprentice had played a pretty good trick, trying to mislead them, and he had almost been fooled.

At this moment, cold sweat broke out on the hiding Lin En’s forehead. His spirit became more and more agitated in this fatal crisis. His scattered spirit spread out in all directions under the influence of mental power.

It could even affect the flow of air to a certain extent and extinguish the candle flame. He would not make any sound when breathing. That was how he had managed to hide under the eyes of the two hunters.

Blaney ignored Andre. He looked around the room and soon saw the dark red cabinet beside the window.

This cabinet was only shoulder high, and its surface was covered in dust. It was very close to the wide-open window. It was not eye-catching in this dilapidated and leaky house, but it was big enough to accommodate a curled-up adult man…