The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 888: Heavenly Devil



"It's nothing. I just thought you were someone else," Valefor nonchalantly dismissed the subject, but his pupils flashed with a playful glint.

Naturally, Valefor could recognize Thanatos, the Lich King, Great Devil, and Realm Lord of Gehenna. He had killed this person far too many times just to see the limit of his resurrection skill.

It could be said that out of all the Great Devils, he understood Thanatos best.

Great Devil Thanatos might have a lofty position in Gehenna, but he was also just another cowardly mob. He feared the strong and bullied the weak.

Although he wasn't an excessive bully, he was still someone who would rather rely on his strength and position to acquire unfair benefits as long as the object of interest sparked his greed.

Such a being was easy to abuse and manipulate so long as one possessed superior strength. This was because they were easier to read.

Since it was a new timeline, Valefor didn't plan to kill Thanatos because of past grievances. Rather, it was better to use him as his dog and lackey.

...

While Valefor was considering how to use Thanatos, the latter was pondering how to survive. Valefor's casual question did not seem like a joke to him at all.

Instead, his question reflected how many beings he had murdered to obtain such a thick and bloody slaughter aura. The lives he took must have been in the billions, if not more.

What Thanatos didn't understand was how such a prominent killer could be unknown.

With such an endlessly thick slaughter aura, the person would have been noticed nowhere he went, especially considering his strength.

After all, Peak Divine Knight was the strongest power beneath Divine Lord in a tier-1 star kingdom. The name of such a powerful figure would have long been recorded in the Skymagia Star Kingdom's Divine Knight Ranking List.

However, Thanatos could not find a name on the Divine Knight Ranking List that matched his description.

Just where did this killing star come from?

Thanatos could only think of three possibilities as to why he couldn't recognize the person. Either the person came from a foreign star kingdom, was currently under disguise, or was part of the unrecorded.

Each possibility scared Thanatos more than the last.

"H-How should I address you, Your Excellency?" Thanatos humbly inquired, hoping to learn some information about Valefor's identity.

Valefor contemplated for a moment before replying, "People know me as Vaan Raphna." "I see, so Your Excellency's name was Vaan Raphna. Then, I shall call Your Excellency-" Thanatos nodded pleasantly, pretending to have heard of him before.

However, his faceless expression soon froze upon realizing he had indeed heard of such a name before.

What?

Vaan Raphna?

Wasn't that the name of the Pangean Demigod being tested for the vacant seat of Great Devil? That Vaan Raphna?!

Impossible!

They couldn't possibly be the same person! There was such a vast gap in their power levels! They had to be two different people that just happened to share the same name!

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with my name?" Valefor narrowed his eyes.

"N-No, not at all, Your Excellency," Thanatos humbly denied.

However, he didn't dare to keep any secrets in front of such a powerful killer. Thus, he quickly explained, "It's just that one of my people, a Great Devil, had recently been killed by a bastard who shares your name, Your Excellency."

"I am precisely that bastard," Valefor nonchalantly replied.

Thanatos was instantly petrified while screaming inside his head. He wanted to cry but had no tears to shed.

He tried not to offend the killing star but ended up calling the person a bastard.

How could he live now?

"Don't worry, I won't kill you for that. I'm not that narrow-minded. The ignorant are innocent, as they say," Valefor coolly stated.

"Thank you, Your Excellency," Thanatos sighed with relief before saying, "There must have been a mistake with our information."

"With your strength, you do not need to take any test for the seat of Great Devil and become one of us. As the Realm Lord of Gehenna, I can vouch for your qualifications, Your Excellency."

"Also, since you are Pangean, Pangea is naturally yours. No, wait! The Evernight Territory is also rightfully yours! I will inform the other Great Devils to pull out their forces and return everything back to you!"

"Are you satisfied with this arrangement, Your Excellency?" Thanatos asked nervously.

"I can see your sincerity," Valefor calmly nodded before saying, "However, it's not enough. You should also throw in this Purpleflame Territory and the Darksea Abyss Territory as an apology, don't you think?"

"After all, just because I won't kill you doesn't mean there won't be any consequences for your previous offense. This much compensation should be reasonable for what you did, no?"

"I don't think there's any other Divine Knight as merciful as me after being called a bastard by a mere Divine Warrior," Valefor casually said.

"You're absolutely right, Your Excellency!" Thanatos chirped to Valefor's beat.

Whatever Valefor demanded, he could only agree to it.

After all, Valefor was a Peak Divine Knight.

Having such a backer was more valuable than any number of ordinary Divine Knights. It would elevate Gehenna to one of the top vassal star realms under the Skymagia Star Kingdom.

If Valefor became a Divine Lord, then even the Skymagia Star Kingdom's royalty had to give them preferential treatment and respect.

"Is there anything else I can do for you, Your Excellency?" Thanatos humbly asked with

clasped hands.

"Since you asked, I think Great Devil is too lowly of a title for one with my level of power," Valefor mentioned, adding, "Or do you believe a Peak Divine Knight such as I can only be your

equal?"

"You've made a... valid point, Your Excellency," Thanatos forcefully acknowledged before suggesting, "How about becoming the Heavenly Devil of Gehenna?"

"As the Heavenly Devil of Gehenna, all Great Devils and demons below will have to treat you

as our heaven. Any decision you make overrules everyone, even mine, the Realm Lord's."n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

"What do you think of this, Your Excellency?" Thanatos sought his opinion.

"Not bad. You're good at this," Valefor praised with a soft chuckle.

"Great! May I take my leave to make the arrangements and inform everyone, Your

Excellency?" Thanatos earnestly requested.

Thanatos feared that if he didn't find a reason to leave, Valefor would continue asking for

more things.

"Mm."

Valefor's confirmation made Thanatos overjoyed. He immediately turned to leave, hoping to

get away as soon as possible.

At the same time, the butt-naked Valefor glanced at Thanatos's departing back thoughtfully.

"Wait."

"Is there something else, Your Excellency?"

Thanatos immediately hurried back with a forced expression after being called by Valefor.

"Your cloak is not bad," Valefor casually commented.