Inside Jianghai City Government.
“Mayor Xiao, the Hunter Association has come again.”
“No matter, let them in.”
Su Wanyue brought Liya back to the meeting room.
“Miss Hunter, is there something else you need…”
A black light bullet flew straight toward Xiao Hongfei’s head.
If he were a normal person, his head would have exploded on the spot.
But Xiao Hongfei’s head suddenly shrank into his body in a bizarre manner, dodging the bullet.
“I almost let you find release. Isn’t that right, fake ‘Heavenly Axe’ Witch?”
The question received no answer.
“Miss Wanyue, even if you suspected me, how did you confirm it?”
“A magic circle leaves traces of its caster—that’s common sense for witches. Oh, wait, you’re not a real witch at all, are you?”
Yet Su Wanyue’s provocation didn’t anger Xiao Hongfei.
“True enough. I thought that little traitor behind you told you. What a shame she didn’t even get a chance to become a puppet.”
“Xiao Hongfei, from our investigation, you come from a Hunter family. Even if you became a witch, shouldn’t you still uphold your own justice?”
Su Wanyue raised her question before the battle began.
“Justice? I’ve always been on the side of justice. Everything I’ve done is to slaughter every last witch in this world!”
“The Hunter Association’s oath—I’ll never forget it in my life.”
—Kill the Erosion Beasts
—Kill the witches
—Uphold justice
—Evil cannot be forgiven
“You hate witches that much, yet you founded the Witch Alliance?” Su Wanyue asked in confusion.
“Yes, that’s right. After all, tools that can be used must be put to use. No matter who it is, if I can use them, I never let go. Isn’t it fine as long as I achieve my goal? In the end, turning them into bombs and puppets has more meaning, doesn’t it?”
“It seems there’s no need to continue this conversation,” Su Wanyue said coldly.
“But with your magic power nearly depleted, you might not be a match for me now.”
Xiao Hongfei looked at Su Wanyue, a sinister smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.
“I’ll turn you into the most perfect puppet!”
With that, Xiao Hongfei snapped his fingers.
Several young girls’ figures appeared out of thin air in the meeting room.
They seemed to be the other members of the Witch Alliance.
But they had all been turned into puppets.
“You’re just a fake. Wait to be kicked aside by me!”
The battle was about to begin.
Liya, with her Bright Moon Level strength and identity as a true witch, had more than enough to handle one opponent.
But Su Wanyue’s situation wasn’t so good.
After all, those witches were also at the Bright Moon Level.
They unleashed their magic as if it cost nothing, relentlessly firing at Su Wanyue.
She could only dodge continuously.
“True Witch, why are you always running away?”
Xiao Hongfei, holding the advantage on the battlefield, naturally mocked Su Wanyue.
“Serafica, where’s that trump card you mentioned? I’m almost riddled with holes!”
“Don’t rush. A trump card must be used at the last moment. After all, you’re not telling me you can’t beat a few puppets without self-awareness, are you?” Serafica’s voice was unhurried.
‘Damn it, looks like I can’t count on Serafica now.’
Su Wanyue stopped dodging.
A tangdao sword appeared in her hand out of thin air.
“You molded your Soul Weapon with magic?” Her action piqued Serafica’s interest.
Yes, Su Wanyue’s past Soul Weapon, Yuehua, had also been a tangdao.
“Though the power is incomparable, it’s enough to deal with them.”
Tangdao in hand, Su Wanyue stirred her Hunter soul.
With that, she stepped forward.
The tangdao precisely slashed toward a witch.
The sound of air being cut rang out.
That witch was cut in half instantly.
Then, Su Wanyue’s attacks came one after another.
After all, Su Wanyue was the strongest Hunter with vast combat experience.
These mindless puppets couldn’t keep up with her movements.
‘Why be a mage? Being an assassin feels so much better.’
In the relentless assault, Su Wanyue grew more and more immersed.
The tide of battle had completely reversed.
A witch saw Su Wanyue closing in and quickly deployed a defensive magic.
But Su Wanyue’s tangdao pierced through all the defenses in an instant.
Then came a thunderous crash of the floor breaking apart.
A huge crater appeared on the ground.
At the center of the crater lay the witch’s corpse, long devoid of life.
A few seconds later, when the last puppet witch was brutally impaled by Su Wanyue’s tangdao, all of Xiao Hongfei’s puppets were completely destroyed.
The entire building was also reduced to rubble by the aftermath of the battle.
“How is this possible? Aren’t you a witch?!” Xiao Hongfei gasped, his face full of disbelief.
After all, to a normal person, how could a witch who uses powerful magic possibly engage in close combat with an enemy?
“Xiao Hongfei, your reaction is really interesting. I told you I’d show you the terror of a true witch.”
With that, Su Wanyue’s blade slashed forward rapidly.
Dust flew.
A figure shot out from the dust.
It was Xiao Hongfei in his witch form.
“Finally showing your true face? This form suits you better.”
“I’ve changed my mind. I’ll turn you into a puppet and throw you into a brothel!”
“Stop your nonsense. You’ve already lost.”
As a summoner-type witch, losing her summons meant she was no different from an ordinary person with slightly better physicals.
“Did you think I only had that one Sacrificial Magic Circle?” Xiao Hongfei suddenly sneered.
The ground beneath Xiao Hongfei’s feet instantly lit up with blood-red runes, their crimson glow reflecting on her pale face.
“What?”
“That Li Jing—I originally thought she was a complete madwoman, but she actually came in handy.”
“What did you think I infiltrated the government for? I designed the entire layout of Jianghai City!”
“Let me show you my paradise!”
Xiao Hongfei suddenly pulled out a syringe filled with purple liquid and jabbed it directly into her own neck.
“I’ll become a true ‘Heavenly Axe’ Witch, just like you!”
“Superposition Magic: Heavenly Axe Abyss!”
Black mist swirled around Xiao Hongfei.
At the same time, the sky over Jianghai City was violently torn open, creating a huge rift.
Countless black sludge fell from it, forming humanoid, non-human, anthropomorphic, limb-like, and tentacle-like Erosion Beasts on the ground.
“With this power, I can kill all the Erosion Beasts, kill all the witches! And then kill, kill all of you! Ahhh, my life was meant to become such an existence, wasn’t it! Hahaha! Wonderful!”
Her completely deranged voice came from within the black mist.
“Can it no longer be stopped?” Su Wanyue said.
“She can’t become a true witch,” Serafica’s calm voice rang out.
“But this failure is still somewhat interesting.”
“Fool, it’s time to put an end to this boring farce.” As the words fell, the black mist around Xiao Hongfei dissipated.
Xiao Hongfei slowly opened her pitch-black eyes, her gaze fixed firmly on Su Wanyue.
“Kill you!”