The leading man was about thirty years old, wearing tight leather armor, a long sword on his waist, and dark blond hair draped behind his head. He looked out of place in this dilapidated and decayed slum, and naturally attracted countless malicious glances at the first moment.
The hungry mobs and thieves lurked in the dark, scanning the two men with their sharp eyes like knives.
When they saw the holy light mark on the two men's clothes, these prying eyes immediately withdrew.
In the Sekas Empire, some people may not recognize the flag of the empire, but there is no one who does not know the Seal of Holy Light...
This is the symbol of God's messenger!
Apart from the clergy wearing the temple robes, the only ones with the holy light mark on their clothes are the witch hunters! It is rumored that every witch hunter has been blessed by the gods and has skills far beyond ordinary people. No one is willing to provoke such a target.
Noticing that the figure hiding in the dark had disappeared, Andre smiled disdainfully, but the faint stench coming from the dilapidated streets soon made him frown.
"Sure enough, Bishop Anluik is right. These wizards are like rats. They like to hide in such dark and smelly corners." Andre looked at the stains and feces left in the dark corners of the street, and couldn't help but cover his nose and complained.
"We'd better be more vigilant, Andre. The person we need to deal with this time is not an ordinary character," the leading man was somewhat dissatisfied with Andre's ostentatious attitude and could not help but remind him.
A few days ago, a major event happened in the Dukedom of Nordland. A wizard named Colu attempted to seduce the Duke's second daughter. Fortunately, she was discovered in time by the stationed guards, thus preventing the Duke of Nordland's young daughter from being bewitched by the devil.
The brutality of that encirclement and suppression campaign is still vivid in our minds.
In order to capture this daring wizard, the Duke of Nordland dispatched two battalions of guards to hunt him down, but even so, he still suffered heavy losses. In the end, if the bishop of the Holy See had not arrived, the Duke of Nordland would have lost all his face!
Their target this time is the opponent's apprentice, who is also a wizard! "Don't worry, Bryony." Andre sneered. "This time we are dealing with a wizard apprentice who has only been exposed to magic for a few months. These people usually only know one or two tricks. Believe me, a farmer with a hoe is more difficult to deal with than them."
In the more than half a year since he joined the witch hunting team, he has participated in several hunting operations against wizards.
At the beginning, Andre was terrified of the legendary wizards who were inspired by the devil.
However, after actual contact, Andre found that those wizards were not as scary as he had imagined. Most of them were not a threat. Their magic power was limited, and some were not even as reliable as siege weapons and swords.
As for those apprentices who are not skilled enough, they can only be described as waste. Once they are distracted, they cannot cast magic in battle and can only be slaughtered.
What satisfied Andre the most was that the bounty for capturing these wizards was very high. The Duke of Nordland was even more generous. If they captured an apprentice alive, they could get a full six Secas gold coins, which was enough for them to spend lavishly for a long time! Of course, if they killed them, it would only be worth half the price.
Blainey glanced at Andre and didn't refute, but he didn't let down his guard.
In his impression, those witch hunters who believed in intelligence usually didn't live long...
The slums outside Nordland were not very large, and there were very few people moving around. Relying on his identity as a witch hunter, Andre confirmed the target's hiding place from a homeless man with just a little threat.
It was a building that could hardly be described as a house. The red brick walls were full of potholes and covered with green vines. The door looked shaky, as if it would break open with the slightest push.
The target they were looking for was right before their eyes, but neither of the people present had any intention of taking action immediately.
Andre glanced at his partner, cursed in his heart, then took the initiative to step forward and put his palm on the door. His calloused knuckles pulled the bolt hard, but the seemingly shaky door did not move. It was obvious that someone had used something to prop it up from behind.
Andre became furious and kicked the door with all his might.
There was a loud crash and the door broke open, revealing the scene in the inner room.
There was a candle lit on the wooden table nearby. Perhaps disturbed by the sound of the wind caused by the violent breaking of the door, the faint candle flame flickered twice and then went out.
The room, which had been bright, suddenly became very dim. Only a little light came in through the wide-open window. One could vaguely see the worn blanket on the bed being dragged on the ground, extending to the window.
Blaney followed in and looked around the house, and his eyes were quickly attracted by the note dropped on the ground.
Andre, who entered the door first, also noticed this. He bent down and picked up the crumpled note. After reading the contents clearly, his face turned very ugly.
"Damn, it looks like we're late. The kid has already gone to join up with other apprentices!" Andre said angrily. Combining the environment inside the house, he immediately imagined what had happened.
The target they were looking for, the wizard apprentice, had received the news before they arrived, and had fled before they had time to pack their things.
However, judging from the candlelight that never went out and the residual warmth on the bed, the other party should not have gone far.
Thinking of this, Andre became extremely anxious and wanted to leave immediately. These were six Secas gold coins, and he couldn't just run away like this.
Once the other party joins up with other wizard apprentices, it will be difficult to capture him. Of course, in comparison, Andre is more worried that the target will be got there first by other bounty hunters.
"etc……"
Just when Andre was about to climb out the window to chase him, Blainey reached out to stop him. Seeing Andre's impatient expression, he pointed to the desk beside him.
Andre turned his head and looked over. Besides the extinguished candle, there were a dozen copper coins and manuscript paper with strange characters and patterns scattered on the table.
After a little thought, Andre quickly understood what his companion meant. If the wizard apprentice left after receiving the message, it would be impossible for him to leave behind the coins that were easy to carry, not to mention these "precious" magic manuscripts.
Andre, who had experience in hunting wizards, knew very well that most wizards would rather die than protect their so-called research notes.
This means that the other party is likely still hiding in this room...
Andre sneered. The dragging marks of the blanket on the ground, the wide-open windows, and the dropped note all suggested that the other party had escaped.
It was obvious that this wizard apprentice had played a good trick, trying to mislead them to another place. It might be a trap, and he almost got fooled.
At this moment, Lin En, who was hiding in the darkness, was sweating profusely. His spirit became more and more excited in this fatal crisis, and his scattered spirit continued to spread around under the influence of magic.
He could even affect the flow of air to a certain extent, thereby extinguishing candles, and his breathing made no sound. Thanks to this, he was able to hide from the eyes of the two witch hunters.
Blainey ignored Andre who had come to his senses, and looked around the room, soon looking at the dark red cabinet next to the vertical window.
The cabinet was only shoulder-high, covered in dust, and very close to the wide-open window. It was inconspicuous in this shabby, drafty little house, but it was big enough to hold a curled-up adult man...
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