The Witch Hunter System

The earthly perimeters of the crimson light domain shifted when the Black Mountain contacted the ground. Colossal masses of dirt, soil, and shattered rocks rose several dozen meters in the air like tidal waves before falling back to the ground.

The dragons immediately conjured barriers to protect the warriors, knights, and witches from the barrage.

On the other hand, the vampires either scattered with their shadow movements, blew away the fragmented earth with blood spells, or blocked it with their blood fields. However, the large mass of earth quickly piled on top of them. The accumulated weight quickly soared beyond the endurable limit, crushing the weaker vampires.

In a short time, the second vampire army, closest to the crimson light domain, suffered catastrophic casualties.

Meanwhile, the first vampire, witch, knight, and warrior armies were further away from the affected region. As such, they suffered little to no collateral damage from the Black Mountain drop.

The extent of the destruction would have been unimaginable if Vaan dropped the Black Mountain from a higher altitude.

Nevertheless, many people were dumbfounded and awed by the sight of the Black Mountain dropping into the area.

For the first time in history, everyone saw the true face of the Black Mountain. What they had seen in the past was only the tip of the iceberg. The full appearance of the Black Mountain looked like an enormous black lance.

Furthermore, it was twenty times larger than anyone could have imagined the Black Mountain to be.

After the 'Black Mountain' stabbed into the crimson light domain, only a third of its body sunk into the ground. The remaining two-thirds stood tall and towering over the land.

At the same time, the range of its gravitation pressure seemingly expanded, multiplying the weight of the surrounding earth. The buried second vampire army was crushed even further without hopes of breaking free from the colossal suppression.

Only the Royal Vampires, Noble Vampires, and some of the stronger Pureblood Vampires successfully crawled out of the heavy earth after some time and with much difficulty.

None of their haughty pride and arrogance could be seen, only endless confusion, shock, and fear.

"No… This can't be happening…!" Melchior uttered in denial as he looked up at the towering black iron pillar blocking the way back to the Evernight Territory.

"W-We've been cut off! We can't retreat! Unless we can remove this black pillar, we won't receive any reinforcements either!"

"Remove the black pillar? Didn't you see how much destruction it caused from such a small drop? Who can even move such a heavy and colossal object?"

"The one who dropped it…"

Suddenly, the surviving Royal Vampires, Noble Vampires, and Pureblood Vampires felt chills at the mention of Vaan. He was clearly just a Peak Demigod.

So, why was he even scarier than Divine Beings?!

…

"Awesome! The vampires have nowhere to retreat, and their rear forces have been crippled! Take this chance to wipe them all out once and for all!" Astoria commanded the Holy Knight Army.

At the same time, Henrietta and Emperor Varan's imperial commander gave similar commands.

Although they were greatly shocked by Vaan's unexpected and earth-shaking move, they had enough awareness not to miss the great opportunity he had created for them.

Meanwhile, the Fifth Progenitor and Eighth Progenitor were scared senseless.

It was good that they decided to work with Vaan instead of stubbornly resisting him. Otherwise, their endings wouldn't have been good. He truly had the means to kill them.

…

Nevertheless, sealing the entrance to Gehenna wasn't something Vaan originally planned.

However, he had no choice but to do so after exterminating Abaddon's traces of divine will from the two Vampire Lords. After all, such an act would have hurt and alarm the person.

There was a high chance that Abaddon wouldn't remain quiet after such an obvious provocation and offense.

As such, sealing the entrance was necessary to delay the person's descent.

That said, on the off chance that Abaddon chose to remain in Gehenna due to whatever reason that delayed him in the first place, it would be even better. In that case, destroying his traces of divine will would delay him even further.

Nevertheless, these small tricks could only buy them some time. It wouldn't win them the war.

Fortunately, Vaan had already received Narvim's good news ahead of time.

Rumble…!

The colossal black pillar trembled from time to time as it received forceful impacts on Gehenna's side. Undoubtedly, the vampires on the other side were trying to destroy the obstacle blocking their entry.

However, Vaan knew it wouldn't be easy for them, even if Abaddon personally participated.

After all, the black pillar was a fragment of a star's core. It was far sturdier than ordinary Rank 6 materials, especially toward its center. Furthermore, its powerful gravitational field significantly suppressed the vampires' blood energy and control.

Anyone could easily succumb to the gravitational pressure if they had never been tempered by it.

Suddenly, a big spatial portal appeared nearby before Narvim and Ophelia emerged. It didn't take long for Narvim to locate Vaan's position and then bring Ophelia to him.

"Supreme Leader, I have brought the head of the Black Witch Society. As you suspected, Lady Ophelia knows how to communicate with Great Devil Hecate and has agreed to help you contact her," Narvim reported.

At that moment, Ophelia stared at Vaan with evident shock.

She had already suspected it when Dragon Lord Narvim brought her to him. However, she was still shocked when she heard the verbal confirmation.

How long had it been since she last saw this young man? Three months? Two months? Or even less?

It didn't seem that long ago, but his power had already grown to a level she could only look up to.

This rate of growth was truly heaven-defying and frightening!

"We meet again, Lady Ophelia," Vaan politely greeted before saying, "I'll be counting on you to connect me with Great Devil Hecate."

Ophelia quickly recovered from her shock with a shake of her head and regained her wits with an elegant smile.

"To think that the young man I met back then would become the Supreme Leader of the Red Dragon Clan. I must say I am in awe of your fortune, destiny, and talent," Ophelia complimented before she proceeded with a calm nod, "Don't worry, I will help you connect with Lady Hecate, as promised."

"I feel this exchange will also benefit me," Ophelia added.

Without wasting further words on idle talk, Ophelia offered a hand for Vaan to take, seeing how he seemed to be pressed for time.

"As long as we have direct contact, I can help you connect with my mind. That should allow you to hear Lady Hecate's voice through me," Ophelia explained.

She didn't need to be their owl. They could converse while her mind acted at the meeting point.

"I see," Vaan calmly nodded with understanding.

Shortly after, he grabbed her soft hand.