I Created Scientific Magic - Chapter 34

Chapter 34: I’m Here to Save You, Mr. Lauder!

Translator: Lonelytree

Under the guidance of the boatman, Lin En left the noisy dock, crossed a few streets, and stopped in front of an abandoned house in the north of the city.

“Please come in, Lord Labre. Mister Lauder is waiting for you inside.” The boatman gestured with his hand.

Lin En nodded, pushed the door open, and walked in. Only then did he realize that the dilapidated scene outside was just a disguise. There was actually a different world inside the house.

The surrounding walls were all made of thick and heavy stones. Many expensive oil paintings and sculptures were hung on the smooth mirror-like walls, and the air was filled with a light fragrance of perfume.

In stark contrast to this elegant environment, there were strong men standing on both sides of the room with large axes in their hands. They stared at Lin En, who had entered the door like they were looking at a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

The cripple, Lauder, was standing in front of the long table. He looked to be in his fifties, with a head full of white hair. His body was thin and hunched, and the most eye-catching thing was naturally his wooden leg.

The moment he saw Lin En, the anger in Lauder’s heart immediately rose, and he angrily reprimanded him.

“Labre, are you crazy? I have told you not to cause any trouble for me in the near future…

“But you actually fought with Bob at the port today for a shipment of goods. Do you know that the Holy Court might have noticed us now? In the past three days, two batches of ships have already been detained…”

Lauder cursed in pain, but he soon realized that something was wrong with Labre. Under his criticism, Labre didn’t show any fear or panic. Instead, he was getting closer and closer to him.

“Wait a minute…You’re not Labre!” Lauder’s mind was filled with thoughts, and he immediately realized this point. He took a few steps back with a terrified expression, looked at the guards beside him, and ordered loudly.

“Stop him!”

Anyone who could enter this room was a trusted aide that Lauder had handpicked out from thousands of people. Therefore, upon hearing the order, the strong men guarding the surroundings did not hesitate at all. They raised the huge axes in their hands.

[Beginning overload mode, the time limit is three seconds!]

Just as the axe blade was about to hit him, Lin En silently chanted in his mind.

In an instant, all the positions and movements in the room turned into data and appeared in his mind.

Lin En casually dodged a strong man’s ambush and snatched the axe from his hand. He kicked the man away and then turned around to swing the axe. He slammed the back of the axe into the stomach of an unlucky man. Then, he charged forward with the axe and quickly knocked down the remaining guards.

Taking advantage of this moment, Lauder had already flipped over the long table blocking his way. The wooden leg on his right was even more agile than a real leg. With a whooshing sound, he crossed a distance of more than ten meters in two or three steps.

The cripple, Lauder…He actually ran very fast!

Such a strange scene stunned Lin En for a moment. Fortunately, he immediately reacted. He raised his hand, and several crystal clear ice blades appeared in the air.

At the same time, Lauder also felt a sense of deterrence coming from behind him, but he ignored it because the secret passage was right in front of him. He only needed to reach out his hand to touch it.

However, the ice blade was even faster. It hit his right prosthetic leg, and Lauder, who had lost his balance, fell to the ground in a sorry state. Then, another [Ice Blade] flew over and nailed his robe.

“Try to keep running!” Lin En approached step by step and said coldly. In order to see Lauder, he had put in a lot of effort these past few days, so he naturally couldn’t let Lauder escape.

However, Lin En soon realized that his words were more or less like the words of a villain. Then, he changed his tone and explained.

“In fact, I’m here to save you, Mr. Lauder!”

Lauder the cripple felt the cold air coming from his body, then he looked at the ‘kind-looking’ Lin En and swallowed hard.

Alright, he believed it for now!

..

After a friendly exchange, the small misunderstanding from before was resolved. Lauder called over a few of his subordinates to tidy up the messy hut and then invited Lin En to sit down.

“Sir Mage, why did you seek me out?” Lauder carefully asked.

“Of course, I’m here to save you!” Lin En said without hesitation. “As far as I know, the Church has already sent 3,000 guards into the Port Town. They are probably here for the Boat Gang!”

“That might not be the case…” Lauder shook his head. Of course, he had also received this news, but he didn’t agree with Lin En’s judgment.

“Just three days ago, Archbishop Anthioc of Nordland led his men to raid Ur Town. They encountered a powerful Mage and only managed to repel him after paying a heavy price. These three thousand guards should be used to guard against that Mage.”

Lauder suddenly looked at Lin En as a guess appeared in his mind.

“That’s right. I was the one who fought with that archbishop!” Lin En nodded, not intending to hide anything.

Seeing that Lin En had admitted it, Lauder couldn’t help but be speechless. From the information he had received, although Bishop Antioch had successfully repelled the Mage, he had also suffered incurable injuries.

It was rumored that the place where the two sides fought was directly burned into a white land. The terrifying flames had not been extinguished until now…

It could be seen how powerful and strange this spell was…

Could it be that the person sitting in front of him was a Great Mage?

No, that was not possible.

Lauder quickly rejected this conjecture. He had once witnessed the power of a Great Mage. He could even temporarily freeze the Great Whirlpool, known as the [Eye of Death], when he used his full strength. If he had such power, then the one who had escaped back then should have been Bishop Antioch.

In view of this, Lauder immediately determined that the other party should be a powerful third-circle Mage!

Lin En didn’t know what Lauder was thinking and continued to explain. “If you think that the Church’s fanfare is only aimed at me, then you are too stupid. The real goal of Antioch was to find the sea route to the land of the mages. Otherwise, the archbishop would not have come to Port Town.

“In addition, I received another piece of news. On the way to the port town, Antioch captured a few mage apprentices.

“They’re all Kru’s disciples, and they know that this route is related to the [Boat Gang]. The Church hasn’t made a move yet, so they probably haven’t gotten enough information from them yet.

“You don’t have much time left!” Lin En said solemnly.