Mage Veigar

Chapter 106: No trace
Outside.

Nightingale had already drawn his dagger from his waist.

He is a level 2 shadow mage.

Due to limited energy, he has only practiced two dark spells to perfection so far.

One is one of the three basic magics of the shadow mage, the trickery.

The other is the shadow mage's advanced magic, the trickery-sky lock.

Neither the Trickery nor the Sky Lock were offensive magics. Compared with those powerful elemental magics, his magic seemed not only useless but also completely harmless.

It certainly looks that way.

But there is a reason why every system in the Empire likes Shadow Mages.

Because they are elusive, whether they are carrying out assassination missions or protection missions, their success rate is often several times higher than that of mages with other attributes. Especially in war, they can even assassinate enemy mages without anyone noticing.

Well known.

The reason why mages are not afraid of professionals is that they can use magic that is either weird or incredibly destructive for long-range attacks, and they also have mage shields and various defensive magic to ensure their safety.

However, many of the Shadow Mage's magic spells ignore the Mage Shield and are themselves concealed.

Even if you are a mage.

If you don't take precautions during a war, you will most likely have your throat cut by the Shadow Mage in the next second.

Nightingale is ready.

He picked up the dagger, and the spellcasting medium on his chest began to glow.

As long as Vega opens the door.

He has already used the trickery to enter a latent state, and will release the Sky Chain to restrain Vega's ability to move. Then, while the Sky Chain disappears, he will slowly approach Vega's body and gently cut his throat.

Cat playing with mouse?

Let’s play cat and mouse!
He liked to watch his dying prey, the panic and anxiety on their faces in their last moments, especially the warm blood spurting out when their throats were cut, which made him unable to help but look at it again and again.

Da da da--

This is the sound of footsteps.

Yes, that's the sound of prey's footsteps.

Look.

The naive and stupid antelope was walking towards him at a leisurely pace, while he was the cheetah who had been lurking for a long time.

Nearly.

It's very close.

As an experienced hunter, he knew that he still needed a little patience, otherwise even the slightest unnecessary movement might scare away the prey that was about to fall into the trap.

3,

2,

Da da da--

Just as Nightingale was about to count to 1 in his heart, another sound of footsteps was heard.

Whose footsteps are these?
These were definitely not the footsteps of prey.

Turn your head.

He saw that it was his stupid teammate who was coming to support him with a group of even stupider trash.

teammate?

support?

Ah!
Assassins don't need teammates, they are lone wolves isolated from the pack, and because of their loneliness, they are powerful.

Sometimes, his teammates only make the game more difficult for him.

Want an analogy?
The current situation is probably enough to prove everything.

boom.

Nightingale raised her hand and made a quiet gesture.

But it was too late, there was a burst of explosion from inside the door.

----

Vega frowned and walked to the door.

He was not on guard at all, nor did he realize that this was a trap set by Nightingale. He was even wondering what Bruno would ask him later, and how he should deal with Bruno so that he would not become suspicious.

Da da da--

This is the sound of his footsteps.

There was no deliberate attempt to lower the volume, nor was there any deliberate attempt to raise it; it was just the sound of normal footsteps.

Close,

It was very close to the door handle.

1 seconds, 2 seconds...

His hand was almost on the door handle.

Just like the previous meeting with Oli, this was just a very common action beforehand.

Although he didn't like Nightingale and was even a little afraid of him, in order not to arouse the other party's suspicion, he needed to open the door for this guy he hated and greet him in the most friendly tone possible.

This is really normal.

But at this third second, another sound of footsteps was heard.

Da da da--

It didn't sound like the footsteps of one person, but rather the footsteps of a team, no, a team of professionals.

Why could I guess all this through the door?
Because professionals' bodies have been nourished by magic power for a long time, even when they are not using magic power, their physical fitness and strength are greater than ordinary people, and the normal footsteps are one of the most obvious characteristics.

Why are there professional teams?
In a flash, Veigar recalled the scene of the mage team blocking the exit downstairs.

Even the law enforcement team is allowed to enter but not leave.

Now the footsteps of the professional team were heard outside the door again, and even the shadow mage Nightingale was waiting for him to open the door of the room. Isn't all this too much of a coincidence?

It's no wonder he's suspicious.

It is understandable that there are one or two coincidences in the world, but when a large number of coincidences are added together, Vega has to think about whether it is a real coincidence or a deliberate conspiracy against him.

There was no hesitation.

Vega immediately picked up the decorative vase on the cabinet beside the door and threw it towards the window.

boom--

The vase and the glass window were destroyed together and fell downstairs.

Nightingale also rushed into Vega's door at the first moment, but all she saw was a tattered window and curtains fluttering in the wind, and otherwise it was an empty room.

"Humph."

First, she glared at Oli, who came to support with a team of professionals, with an angry look, and then Nightingale immediately came to the window and looked outside.

This is the seventh floor.

Normally, except for wind mages, if you fall from such a height, you will be injured even if you don’t die.

Nightingale first looked towards the bottom floor.

When he found no trace of Vega, he directed to Ori behind him, “Captain Ori, please use the temporary Level 2 authority granted to you by the Director to immediately conduct a thorough investigation of the 6th, 5th, and 4th floors of the General Law Enforcement Bureau. Do not let go of any blind spots!”

"Yes."

Oli quickly responded.

Then he waved his hand, and a team of professionals hurriedly followed him out the door.

After giving Oli the order, Nightingale immediately jumped out of the window.

clack.

He landed steadily on the sixth floor, but had already activated the trick.

According to Nightingale's guess, Vega must have heard the footsteps outside the door, guessed that his identity had been exposed, and then escaped from the window, but the 7th floor of the Law Enforcement Bureau is more than 25 meters high, and Vega must not have landed on the first floor.

In other words.

If Vega jumps out of the window, the greatest probability is that he will land on the 6th, 5th, or 4th floor. If he falls any lower, even a shadow magician or an ordinary professional will not be able to escape the gravity of the earth and forcibly change the direction of his fall in the air.

It is common sense to speculate that this is indeed the case.

But after a few hours, Nightingale discovered that they had turned the 6th, 5th, and 4th floors upside down, but could not find any trace of Vega.

The only thing to be thankful for now is.

Vega did not escape from the Law Enforcement Bureau because the surroundings of the Law Enforcement Bureau had been completely blocked by a team of magicians.

(End of this chapter)