The Witch Hunter System

"The Assembly of Silent Night has been on my list for a while now. However, I never had a good enough reason to uproot them until now," Ember Killian stated before casting a short glance over Istana Gleriath and Astoria Braveheart.

"Did you think a witch-hunting dark organization like the Assembly of Silent Night could operate on Her Majesty's soil without her notice? The Assembly of Silent Night is just a group of rabid dogs that Her Majesty kept around because they have some use."

"However, Her Majesty has also given me the authority to cut them down once they overstep their boundaries," Ember Killian added with a sharp look.

"But if you knew where the Assembly of Silent Night's branch was, why did we need to search the whole city, Marquis Killian?" Istana Gleriath stared at Ember Killian with a big frown before accusing her with a displeased look, "Is it fun making us run around the city?"

"Watch your mouth, Lord Istana. I know you desire revenge for your daughter. But just because I understand how your feelings, it doesn't mean I will tolerate your disrespectful behavior and accusations," Ember Killian coldly spoke as she shot a glare at Istana Gleriath.

In that instance, Istana Gleriath felt like the mana in her body froze, suppressed by Ember Killian's sheer will, and caused her expression to stiffen.

"For someone with supposedly good control over their emotions, you sure are letting your emotions cloud your judgment, Lord Istana," Ember Killian coldly ridiculed before saying, "You think I let everyone around the city out of entertainment? I'm not that bored and free."

"The Assembly of Silent Night is a group of half-dogs. They have a very distinct trace of demon power, which can be detected with the right magic tool designed for it."

"As long as they are within range, I will be alerted of their presence," Ember Killian stated.

Shortly after, Ember Killian held up an item by its black metal chains, causing Istana Gleriath and Astoria Braveheart to focus their gaze on it.

The black metal chains were attached to a semi-transparent hexagonal prism-shaped blue mana crystal, reinforced with a black metal frame that ran along its edges.

Furthermore, magic circles and runic inscriptions were engraved on the black metal frame, indicating the semi-transparent hexagonal prism-shaped blue mana crystal was enchanted and reinforced with multiple spells.

A lump of dark-red demon blood was sealed within the mana crystal.

At that moment, the demon blood was stimulated as it glowed with a weak crimson hue and exuded heat that could be sensed from a short distance.

"This special detection magic tool will get hotter the closer it gets to demons or people in possession of the same bloodline sealed inside it, and it's been hot since we circled this three-story building," Ember Killian explained.

Istana Gleriath and Astoria Braveheart focused on the magic tool more intently with amazement after hearing Ember Killian's explanation.

"This is a rather impressive magic tool. I wonder which Master Artificer designed it?" Astoria Braveheart uttered with surprise before suddenly shaking her head. "No. More importantly, which demon does the blood belong to?"

"Furhengir," Ember Killian casually answered, stunning Istana Gleriath and Astoria Braveheart.

"Furhengir? The Furhengir?! One of the seven demon wolf kings and one of Evil Wolf God Kezan's descendants? That Rank 5 Demon Wolf?" Istana Gleriath exclaimed with disbelief, not expecting such valuable demon blood to be in Ember Killian's possession.

"No wonder I can sense such a tremendous amount of magical properties from it… That lump of demon blood definitely belongs to a rank 5 demon beast," Astoria Braveheart commented with a look of understanding.

At the same time, Astoria Braveheart understood why Ember Killian called the Assembly of Silent Night a group of half-dogs.

Ignoring how the Assembly of Silent Night managed to obtain a part of Furhengir, they were people who had undergone body modifications and enhancement to acquire power through the rank 5 demon beast.

And if they were willing to lose their human forms for power, it was hard to say what they would do in order to explore the secrets of Vaan Raphna's body.

'I have to retrieve Teacher Raphna's body quickly!' Astoria Braveheart silently swore.

Nevertheless, Astoria Braveheart suddenly raised one of her eyebrows as she noticed a change in Ember Killian's magic tool.

"The heat is getting weaker," Astoria Braveheart mentioned.

Ember Killian immediately shot her gaze at the vicinity of the cheap bar, but she didn't see anyone else leaving the three-story building.

Everyone that already tried to escape was apprehended by their people.

After a short pause, Ember Killian suddenly became alerted after coming to a realization regarding the situation.

"The half-dogs are escaping through a secret underground passageway!" Ember Killian alerted before diving into the roofless building like a descending fire phoenix.

Boom!

The entire three-story building was leveled to the ground, and the scorching heat of Ember Killian's flames quickly vaporized the rubbles into black ashes.

After Ember Killian waved her hand and scattered the ashes with her crimson flames, a trapdoor was revealed on the ground level.

"Allow me," Astoria Braveheart shouted as she descended from above.

Without waiting for Ember Killian's reply, Astoria Braveheart swung her massive silver greatsword and cleaved the trapdoor and ground apart.

The entire ground floor quickly collapsed, revealing the underground space below.

Astoria Braveheart plummeted to the lower floor before she continued to swing her massive silver greatsword wildly as if it was as light as a feather, dicing everything in her surroundings in the blink of an eye.

The secret passageway was quickly revealed under Astoria Braveheart's barrage of sword strikes before she stopped and dashed into the dark passageway ahead of Ember Killian and Istana Gleriath.

"I'm going on ahead!" Astoria Braveheart's voice echoed out, informing the two witches with her.

Nevertheless, Ember Killian and Istana Gleriath didn't stay idle when the secret passageway was revealed. They quickly dashed into it and chased after Astoria Braveheart.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The passageway was filled with traps and obstructions like stone walls, but Astoria Braveheart broke down everything with brute strength as she charged forward, completely protected by a strong light barrier.

…

The tremors reached all the way to the other end of the secret passageway, startling a group of seven people, who had their appearances hidden under a black hooded robe.

"What the f*ck! Who the hell is chasing us?!" one of them cried with fright and alarm.