Immortal Mage: I Just Have To Wait It Out - Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Traces of the Vampire

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

While waiting, Ye Tian surveyed his surroundings.

Similar to the previous murder case, there were no footprints around. The culprit seemed to have extraordinary strength.

“Magic aura.”

Ye Tian frowned slightly and stared into the air.

Now that he was stronger, he could discover things that he had not noticed before.

There was a faint magic power lingering in the air, and it was filled with a cold aura. It was clearly a type of dark magic.

According to the book, dark magic was usually only used by dark creatures.

The entire morning passed, but the mage still did not appear.

Just as Ye Tian was feeling a little impatient, a young man ran in with a flustered expression.

“What happened?”

Hearing the commotion, Ye Tian walked out and looked at him with a dark gaze.

“Mayor, the m-mage is dead!”

“What?!”

Ye Tian could not believe it and his eyes widened.

As mages cultivated magic power, the older they got, the more powerful they became.

However, Ye Tian only came to a realization when he arrived at the scene.

At the foot of the mountain, the same familiar carriage was lying on its side. It was piled with rocks and soil. A group of people was moving the soil away.

On the way here, the mage accidentally encountered a rock collapse and was completely buried.

At this moment, the mage’s corpse had already been moved out.

Ye Tian walked over and found a notebook in his arms. He bent down and took it out.

He opened it and saw that it was a diary.

It recorded many things about mages, and one of them caught Ye Tian’s attention.

According to the records, a vampire had appeared in Rock Town a long time ago. It was powerful and often sucked human blood.

Later, many mages worked together to set up a trap to injure the vampire. However, they did not kill the vampire at that time. They only sealed him near Rock Town, hoping that he would atone for his sins in the future.

After that, the mages were called to the front line one after another, and cracks appeared in the seal at this time.

The vampire broke through the seal and absorbed the blood of the first person.

That person was the son of a rich man in Rock Town. After that, the vampire was afraid of being caught, so he went back to the sealed place and prepared to come out after he had completely recovered.

When the mage discovered the problem, he immediately strengthened the seal.

Recently, the vampire appeared again.

“Mayor, the mage is dead. What should we do now?” Someone asked.

Ye Tian closed the diary and said, “It’s fine. The problem with the mage has been resolved. Bring his corpse back first and find a place to bury him.”

The few of them glanced at the notebook in Ye Tian’s hand and did not suspect anything.

After everyone left, Ye Tian sighed. “Rock Town is under my jurisdiction. Now that a murder has happened, I can’t just sit back and do nothing.”

With that, he walked towards a mountain peak in the distance with his hands behind his back.

The mountain was 400 meters tall and lush with vegetation. It was called Mount Alma. To be honest, Ye Tian was quite familiar with this place and used to come here often to train.

If it was not a mage’s diary, no one would have thought that there was a vampire sealed on the mountain.

The diary indicated a spot near the top of the mountain.

Ye Tian entered a tree-lined path and followed the trail that few people walked on until he arrived outside a two-meter-tall cave.

As soon as he approached, a rich smell of blood wafted out.

“Come out, I know you’re inside! If you dare to kill someone from Rock Town, you have to be prepared to pay with your life.”

Facing the dark hole, Ye Tian did not enter rashly.

After all, when this vampire was at his peak, it took several mages to seal him.

Furthermore, Ye Tian had no experience fighting magical creatures. The situation in the cave was unknown. If he went in, he would be placing himself in an unfavorable position.

Soon, there was a commotion in the cave. It sounded like wings flapping. In the next second, a large group of bats flew out.

Ye Tian conjured a magical barrier in front of him and many bats were repelled after colliding with it.

As he ignited his fire magic, the bats retreated to the side.

“Hehe…”

A figure appeared at the entrance of the cave with a laugh. He was wearing a black coat, revealing his pale skin. Two sharp teeth were revealed at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes were bloodshot.

“Brat, how dare you come to my place to cause trouble after learning some skills! Where’s that old fellow? Is he dead?”

This vampire was similar to the ones in movies he had seen in his previous life, but when Ye Tian came into contact with him from afar, he could clearly feel the evil aura exuding from him.

Ye Tian snorted coldly. “Were you the one who killed the two people in Rock Town?”

“That’s right. Those damned things actually dared to seal me back then. Then I won’t let their descendants have a good time!”

Faced with the question, the vampire readily admitted that he was not afraid of Ye Tian at all.

The next second.

Boom.

A ball of fire was thrown out by Ye Tian and a red light flashed on the vampire’s body.

Ye Tian attacked immediately.

Before the vampire could react, flames attacked his face. Flames flashed, and he subconsciously closed his eyes.

In his opinion, Ye Tian was not strong and he did not care about fire magic at all.

Suddenly, a huge force erupted in his abdomen. The vampire’s eyes instantly widened, almost bulging out of their sockets.

“Ah!”

The vampire let out a blood-curdling scream and was flattened against the wall.

At that moment, Ye Tian continued forward and punched the vampire repeatedly, causing him to vomit blood and break all his bones.

After half an hour, Ye Tian’s physique, which was several times stronger than ordinary people, was exhausted before he finally stopped.

At this moment, the vampire was like a pile of mud. He slid weakly through the gap and landed on the ground. Although he was still breathing, he was very weak.

He glared at Ye Tian with hatred, wishing he could suck all the blood from Ye Tian’s body.

Ye Tian raised his foot and stomped down, causing the vampire’s head to explode. Blood splattered all over the ground. Then, he took out the silver blade he had prepared in advance and stabbed it into the vampire’s chest, covering it with fire.

The flames burned for a full three hours until the sun was about to set and the vampire was finally reduced to ashes.

“Finally, I’ve gotten rid of a scourge and avenged the two residents who died tragically.”

After confirming that the vampire would not revive, Ye Tian heaved a sigh of relief and used his strength and magic to collapse the entire cave.

After doing all this, Ye Tian prepared to go home.

“Eh…”

Suddenly, a bright light flashed across Ye Tian’s eyes. He found a wooden stick and rummaged through the vampire’s ashes. He found a necklace.

Ye Tian held it in his hand and realized that the necklace was green in color and seemed to be made of bronze.

“Peyroux’s Heart?”

There was a small line of words on the necklace. Ye Tian had studied ancient words in school before, so he read them out loud.

He tried to input magic power, and a string of information immediately showed.

“The Peyroux’s Heart has the magical power to gather people’s support. It can increase the power of magic.”

Ye Tian’s mouth opened slightly in surprise.

This necklace could actually increase the power of magic. It was good stuff!