The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1043: Who is More Overbearing?

Beyond the boundary of Gehenna, a 10,000-ton red starship approached at moderate constant speed, neither too fast to alarm the locals nor too slow to arouse their doubts. It was a standard, non-hostile, and formal speed used when entering a foreign realm on official businesses.

As such, Thanatos did not attack the foreign red starship when it entered Gehenna's space. Moreover, he quickly recognized it to be a starship affiliated with Nightmare.

"People from Nightmare? How rare of them to visit," Thanatos thought.

As the Realm Lord of Gehenna, Thanatos could easily detect foreign visitors and objects due to his connection with the Gehenna Star.

Generally, only Rank 7 Divine Beings or above could bind themselves to large celestial bodies such as stars. As such, Thanatos's feat was proof of his own talent, regardless of the method used.

As the red starship approached the nearest habitable territory, large amounts of dark energy gathered nearby to manifest a huge image of Thanatos with his consciousness attached.

"Guests from Nightmare, please state your identity and business or leave immediately."

Thanatos's magic-empowered voice resounded throughout the mana-scarce space region, prompting the red starship to slow down its speed noticeably.

At the same time, the dozen representatives from Nightmare on the deck looked back at Thanatos. Thanatos's intimidating presence caused most of them to feel uneasy, but there were also a few individuals with absolutely no fear.

After all, besides the few hundred servants operating the starship below the deck, the dozen representatives were all Rank 6 Divine Beings. Moreover, three of them were even Half-step Rank 7 Divine Beings.

Without a doubt, they were Divine Attendants of the Calamity Witches.

"I am Keeva Discord, a Divine Attendant under the Witch of Flood Calamity. I have come to investigate a rumor under my master's orders. I hope you will cooperate, Lich King."

"I am Clover Tombend, representing the Witch of Plague Calamity. I have also come for the same purpose, Lich King. Assisting us with our investigation would be in your best interest."

"I am Estrella Iceheart, and I serve the great Witch of Blizzard Calamity. I think you already understand my purpose here, so I won't waste time mentioning it. You will grant us passage at once, Lich King."

The three Half-step Rank 7 Divine Beings introduced themselves and their purposes with strong stances.

None of them referred to Thanatos as a Lord according to his Realm Lord status. They all thought it was beneath them to treat someone weaker than them with such high regard.

Naturally, Thanatos immediately saw through their arrogance and contempt.

"Your identities and intentions have been noted. I will relay your message to your Heavenly Devil. He will decide whether you can proceed or leave. Please wait here until further notice."

Thanatos' indifferent reply stunned all of the Divine Attendants on the deck of the red starship. None of them expected to wait, and more importantly, they had never heard of a Heavenly Devil.

As such, they immediately thought Thanatos was using a petty and roundabout way to delay their businesses and save his face.

Wasn't Thanatos the Realm Lord of Gehenna? Why would he need to report to some bullshit Heavenly Devil?

Nevertheless, they chose to comply since they were curious to see how things would play out.

Meanwhile, Thanatos successfully relayed the news to Valefor, who was touring Vladigold City, without daring to skip out any details. He felt terrified when Valefor reacted by squinting his eyes. It gave him a bad feeling.

"Let them come see me. I will receive them."

"U-Understood, Heavenly Devil."

Thanatos felt immediate relief that Valefor did not keep him around longer. If they interact for too long, who knew what else the latter would ask to take from him? ʀα₦O͍₿Ε𝘴

Back in the space region near Gehenna's boundary, Thanatos informed the Divine Attendants, "The Heavenly Devil asked to see you. I will guide you to Evernight Territory's Vladigold City to see him."

"Evernight Territory? Isn't that Abaddon's domain?" Several Divine Attendants thought. Still, they agreed to follow Thanatos' guide to the cloudy grey planet. They were amused to see who would actually receive them.

When the red starship descended past the thick grey clouds, Thanatos reported their arrival.

"I have brought the guests from Nightmare, Heavenly Devil," Thanatos said, hesitating for a moment before ultimately deciding not to add anything further.

After receiving Valefor's acknowledgment, Thanatos' manifestation faded away. However, Thanatos still paid attention to their meeting secretly.

Meanwhile, the Divine Attendants glanced down at Valefor, who hovered over the floating castle. His human appearance immediately made them displeased with Thanatos.

They heard humans from Gehenna and Peangea were still very weak. As such, Thanatos might have cooked up a scapegoat to receive them in place of him.

However, they recalled the rumors and doubted their initial assumptions.

"Are you Vaan Raphna, the so-called Lord of Witches?" Keeva Discord asked with a strong tone.

"Hahaha…" Valefor softly chuckled, but his indifferent gaze became colder. "Lord of Witches, you say? Not a bad title, I must say. Sure, that is who I am. However, when you speak to me…"

Suddenly, Valefor's cold gaze intensified before he made a grasping gesture and waved downward. At the same time, a huge Asura Palm suddenly appeared above the red starship, weighing down on it.

Although the Divine Attendants instinctively conjured a magic barrier to protect their starship with alarm, it was still dragged down to an altitude beneath Valefor's eye level.

"This is where your eyes should meet mine," Valefor stated overbearingly.

The Divine Attendants were all shocked by Valefor's surprising move. However, after their initial surprise, they were immediately enraged by his actions.

"You… bastard! How dare you treat us like this! Do you know who we are—?!"

Puchi!

A Divine Attendant barely finished her outburst when Valefor casually flicked a bullet of concentrated asura energy with his middle finger, piercing straight through her forehead with speed and power she could not react to or resist.

The Divine Attendant shortly dropped dead on the deck of the starship, stunning everyone else and forcing their words to become lumps stuck in their throats.

They were all horrified at how easily Valefor took down a Peak Rank 6 Divine Being. Not even the Great Devils could have achieved such a feat so simply. More importantly, his power was definitely not beneath them! It could only be above them!

"Oh, I know who you are; I just don't care," Valefor's nonchalant reply shocked the Divine Attendants even more.

They thought they could be overbearing in Gehenna, but Gehenna had someone even more overbearing than them!

Meanwhile, a dumbfounded Thanatos witnessed the scene and only had one thought screaming inside his mind, 'Oh, fuck, fuck, fuck! That egomaniac Killing Fiend actually killed a foreign representative! We're in deep shit now!'

Never in a million years would the Divine Attendants expect to be killed when visiting a foreign star realm. After all, the Skymagia Royal Family had strictly prohibited initiating conflicts between vassal star realms.

Did this so-called Heavenly Devil not fear the consequences?!

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