The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 983: First Spark of War



Within the past half hour, Henrietta and the others gathered inside Sunpeak City had experienced a rollercoaster of emotions. They were prepared to give up their lives defending the region when they failed to hear further news from Vaan and Gehenna.

However, everything changed the moment they witnessed the city-wide barrier kill the first Celestial that flew into it at breakneck speed. That was when they knew everything was under Vaan's control.

Even so, they never imagined Vaan could deploy such a powerful barrier or had someone capable of such a feat on his side.

Still, they were overjoyed by the pleasant surprise; that single barrier smashed away all the heavy burdens weighing down on their hearts and shoulders. Even the Red Dragons couldn't have imagined that they would have such an outcome.

It was not long ago that they struggled to deal with a Great Devil, and yet they easily handled a Celestial comparable to one.

When Valefor emerged and cruelly toyed the remaining Celestials to death, everyone's understanding and impression of Vaan underwent an earth-shaking change. They couldn't believe he was still the same person they knew.

His bottomless aura of blood and death was completely shocking-especially to Henrietta and the other witches.

An instinctive fear sprouted from the deaths of their soul, and unfamiliar visions of their death suddenly appeared. The scenes were so vivid in their minds that they couldn't just pass them off as mere illusions born out of fear.

Why did they have such visions? What did this all mean?

For a moment, Henrietta and the others did not know what to think of Valefor. They didn't dare to approach him even after he slew the last Celestial. His character and aura were just too different.

Moreover, they weren't something that could have been cultivated overnight.

'Stay away from him, Henrietta. That man is very dangerous. He is Vaan. But at the same time, he is not Vaan.'

'What do you mean, Master?'

'It's hard to explain. I can't fully understand it myself. It appears to be Vaan's soul, but the character, aura, and experiences are not his own. Anyway, just stay away from him for now. I need to observe him a bit longer.'

'Alright.'

Henrietta didn't object to her master's decision.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Valefor's aura and actions were so horrifying and concerning that everyone feared for their lives, even if they believed they were on the same side.

When the Celestial was getting toyed to death by Valefor, they had long thrown away the title they had given him-Great Devil Slayer. Valefor was not the Great Devil Slayer but someone more cruel and fearsome than the Great Devils themselves.

He might as well be the Great Devil Emperor.

...

Nevertheless, Valefor did not know the people and dragons in the Sunpeak Region currently thought of him. After cleaning up the last Celestial, he felt like he had forgotten something. As such, he scavenged the Celestials' corpses for his loot and spoils of war before finding the spirit communication device that Lord Dhayu had intended to use to warn the Celestial Kingdom.

"This must be some sort of communication used to contact other Celestials... But why is its design so complex and fragile? A lot of buttons are already broken... How do I even use this?"

Valefor frowned as he studied the spirit communication device. The characters written on the broken keys appeared to be in the native language of the Celestial Kingdom.

...

Somewhere in the Northwestern Sea, the five million-strong Celestial Army of Blackshell City hid on the seafloor, just twenty kilometers off the coast of the Holy Knight Empire and the Scarlet Flame Kingdom.

Besides the Celestial Army, a hundred million-strong Emperor Crabs from the Emperor Crab Clan had also been gathered to lead the charge.

Despite their great numbers, most of the Emperor Crabs were weak and small, like ordinary crustaceans. Only a smaller fraction were considered true Emperor Crabs-as big as

mountains and as strong as Demigods.

Within the ranks of the Celestial Army, the Blackshell General frowned as he stared at the screen of his spirit communication tablet.

Various data and information were displayed in real time, allowing him to see that the secret operation in the Black Rose Empire's Sunpeak Region had already started.

At the very least, the spirit energy fluctuation recordings proved the Celestials were fighting there.

A similar scene was happening with the Razorfin General and Tidalsong General in their respective armies and locations.

"What's going on? It's been half an hour since the independent team initiated contact with the enemy. Why hasn't Sir Dhayu given us the signal yet?"

Just as the three Celestial Generals were wondering this, a text from Lord Dhayu finally appeared on their screen.

[Gu.]

"Gu?"

"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?"

Although the three Celestial Generals finally received a response from Lord Dhayu since the start of the operation, none of them could decipher the meaning of the two-letter word even after wracking their brains.

[Gugugaga.]

"Gugugaga...?"

"What the fuck is this shit, a baby talking?"

"Is Sir Dhayu fucking messing around with us on such an important occasion?!"

The three Celestial Generals' expressions darkened at the sight of the new message. "Maybe he forgot to lock the tablet, and it's punching keys randomly in his pockets..." a Celestial Captain suspected.

[Gogogo!]

A third message soon appeared, finally casting light on everyone's confusion. "Go! It was saying go! That fucker was trying to tell us to go! Fuck, the pressure must be very great on Sir Dhayu's side if he doesn't even have the luxury of time to correct his typos!"

"All troops, advance! Raze every city you see and kill everyone in sight!"

After the three Celestial Generals eagerly gave their orders from their respective locations, the Celestial Armies of Blackshell City, Razorfin City, and Tidalsong City immediately surged forward with full momentum.

Their great momentum brought the sea with them-a tall fifteen-meter-hight tidal wave crashed into the shores of the Holy Knight Empire, the Scarlet Flame Kingdom, and the Everwinter Kingdom north of the Great Ratholos Empire's northeasternmost region.

All human settlements born of wood and stone along the three coastal regions were quickly

wiped out and washed away in the strong tidal water.

The first spark of war had been lit.