The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1167: Skymagia Royal Fleet’s Retreat in Defeat

After the Third Princess heard Valefor’s response, she almost went mad on the spot. She had been pushed to the brink of eruption with raging fury.

The other party was simply toying with her!

"Why do you witches always like to jump to conclusions?"

Valefor muttered to himself, seemingly unbothered by the Third Princess’s unstable emotions. Still, he shook his head and waved at her dismissively.

"Never mind. An arm is an arm. You may take your leave now. Hurry, before I change my mind."

The Third Princess’s furious expression immediately froze, then transformed into delight upon receiving the hope of life.

"Thank you, Your Excellency," the Third Princess said with a heavy feeling.

Shortly after, the entire Skymagia Royal Fleet was commanded to retreat from the Gehenna Star System. Everyone within the fleet was overjoyed after surviving a natural disaster. But after a short while, gloom filled their starships.

Not only did they fail to purge the rebellious Gehenna as a show of force to warn the other vassal star realms, but even one of their strongest witches was pressured into suicide with mere words.

If such news were to be spread, they would lose all their honor and dignity.

On this seemingly simple mission, their pride had been thoroughly trampled and humiliated, with no regard for their status. It was hard to hold their heads up high after suffering such a defeat.

The Skymagia Royal Fleet had never suffered such a defeat. Yet, a mere Gehenna forced them to retreat in shame—all because it housed a single Divine Lord Powerhouse.

Such an existence was more terrifying than facing an army of ten thousand Divine Knights. No, even other Divine Lord Powerhouses weren’t this terrifying!

That Divine Lord Powerhouse was horrifying beyond imagination!

Such a single glance from being would banish their courage and plunge their hearts into the icy abyss of fear!

That was a being of absolute horror!

"Are we returning to the Skymagia Star Realm, Your Highness?" a Divine Knight-level Skymagia Witch inquired on the bridge.

"No, set the destination for the Nightmare Star Realm."

The Third Princess’s eyes burned with hatred.

Today’s humiliation and shame were all caused by the Nightmare Star Realm! If the Nightmare Star Realm hadn’t withheld such important information, she would have been able to avoid this disaster and suffering!

In other words, the Nightmare Star Realm was the source of the blame!

Although she held great hatred for the Divine Lord Powerhouse at Gehenna, her hatred for the Nightmare Star Realm was even greater!

After all, what was the use of hating a Divine Lord Powerhouse?!

She wouldn’t be able to take revenge even if she requested the Skymagia Ancestor’s divine protection!

Revenge against Gehenna was simply impossible with such a killing star guarding it. On the other hand, revenge against Nightmare could be realized!

Damn those Nightmare Witches!

"Your Highness, your wound..." a Skymagia Witch reminded with concern as blood dripped from the fresh, open wound.

Although the Third Princess’s natural recovery slowed down the bleeding, it didn’t entirely stop it. Moreover, the wound was very clean; reattaching the severed arm was simple, but complications would arise if it were delayed. ṜãＮőʙÊʂ

Even so, the Third Princess wasn’t in a hurry to have her left arm reattached. She burned the image into her memory to fuel her anger.

Eventually, she instructed with a sigh, "Tend to me."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

The Skymagia Witch Healer obeyed, hurrying over to pick up the severed left arm to begin the reattachment process with care.

However, the moment she touched the Third Princess’s severed left arm, black flames erupted from within, engulfing it and the Skymagia Witch Healer.

"Arghhhh—!! Save me, Your Highness!" the Skymagia Witch Healer cried in agony, horror, and despair.

What!

Everyone on board was immediately shocked and horrified by the sudden turn of the situation.

However, the Skymagia Witch Healer was even more horrified than everyone else.

All her attempts to extinguish the black flames were futile; her mana only served to fuel the burning intensity of the raging black flames! It was like an undying, eternal flame, burning for eternity!

"Save her!" the Third Princess commanded with a grave expression.

Unfortunately, even the united effort of all Skymagia Witches on the bridge couldn’t put out the black fire. Everyone could only watch on, powerlessly and helplessly, as the Skymagia Witch Healer and the Third Princess’s severed left arm were reduced to black ashes.

The Third Princess’s heart and soul chilled with both terror and awe.

Such ruthless brutality!

Since she was told to leave an arm behind, she definitely wouldn’t be able to keep it! If she had tried to defy that person’s will, this would have been the result—reduced to ashes!

The Third Princess took in a deep breath to calm her unsettled nerves.

Truly a demonic fiend, full of murderous slaughter energy. Only a battlefield of endless slaughter and bloodbath could have birthed such a horrifying existence!

How could he let anyone off so easily after offending him?!

"This...!"

While the Skymagia Witches were still perturbed by the horrific death of the healer, the Third Princess made a firm decision.

"This Divine Lord Powerhouse cannot be offended! Even if we can’t be his friend, we must never become his enemy!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Although the Skymagia Royal Fleet suffered unprecedented humiliation and shame, the Skymagia Witches didn’t dare to consider any form of revenge or scheme to recover their pride.

It was already good enough if such a killing star didn’t find them for trouble.

Why would they seek it?

Wasn’t that just courting death?!

"Although we have suffered an unexpected disaster, the discovery of this unparalleled Divine Lord Powerhouse isn’t necessarily a bad thing for our Skymagia Star Kingdom..."

The Third Princess’s eyes brightened as she arrived at this thought.

At the same time, she felt like her missing left arm was no longer a mark of shame, but could potentially evolve into a mark of honor.

The cost of an arm to make the acquaintance of an unparalleled Divine Lord Powerhouse was not a bad trade, especially with the Realm War against the Divinesun Star Kingdom looming on the horizon.