The Witch Hunter System
chapter-829

Hecate watched Fourth Dream remain unresponsive for several breaths before asking sternly, "What's wrong, Fourth Dream? You only left my side for a week, but you already won't listen to me anymore?"

"M-Mistress...! I wouldn't dare!" Fourth Dream promptly responded after shivering.

"That's better," Hecate smiled and no longer pursued the matter. She turned her attention to Vaan and casually commented, "You certainly know how to enjoy yourself, Sir Vaan."

Fourth Dream's heart immediately tightened, thinking her mistress was aware of the matter between her and Sir Vaan.

Nevertheless, Hecate continued, "You knew about such an amazing place and didn't think to share with me? How envious. To think I would miss such a pure land during my last visit."

Hecate proceeded to gather the pure mana on the tip of her finger and breathe in its breath- taking freshness.

She could immediately feel the pure mana invigorating every part of her body.

Shortly after, she sighed, "However, it's all the more reason to keep this pure land a secret. You are playing a very dangerous game, Sir Vaan."

"If the other Great Devils learn about this place, I'm afraid they will go crazy to seize it for themselves," Hecate reminded.

Vaan calmly smiled before replying, "Since the Great Devils have agreed to give me a chance to join the circle of Great Devils, it shows they are willing to risk pinning their hopes on my future potential."

"I have yet to say anything to them dividing up the Evernight Territory for themselves since it is ultimately still part of Gehenna. However, this place can only be reached from Pangea's side, and I have already colonized this ownerless region and made it mine."

"If they dare extend their greed to this place, they have to be prepared to face my wrath," Vaan confidently stated.

Hecate couldn't help but smile wryly.

If Vaan had already reached Rank 6 or even Rank 7 Divine Being, she wouldn't have an opinion on his statement.

However, the truth was that he wasn't even a Rank 6 Divine Being yet, but he dared threaten a bunch of Peak Rank 6 Divine Beings. Calling him arrogant and foolish would be an understatement.

Nevertheless, if there was one thing she figured she understood about Vaan, it was that he didn't make empty promises.

Even so, she had no idea what was the source of confidence.

"As you are now, do you truly believe you are capable of dealing with the other Great Devils all at once, Sir Vaan?" Hecate asked.

"If I don't care about the consequences, absolutely," Vaan nodded and said, "In my previous battle with Abaddon, I learned two crucial points: One, if I really put my all into fleeing, I can't be caught, and two, my trump card lacks firepower."

Hecate frowned before mentioning, "I don't see how you can deal with the Great Devils with that. If anything, you just admitted that you can't deal with them, Sir Vaan."

"Not at all, Lady Hecate," Vaan shook his head before saying, "I do not necessarily need to overpower the Great Devils in order to deal with them; I just need to be recognized as a deterring force."

"As I mentioned, if I really give it my all, even Divine Beings at Abaddon cannot catch me. Since the Great Devils cannot catch me, they cannot deal with me. Of course, they can deal with the people around me. However, the opposite holds true for them as well."

"I just need to make them recognize that point clearly if they push me down that path," Vaan stated.

Hecate couldn't help but acknowledge his point.

She recalled the state Abaddon was driven to, even before she arrived to help. The power that reduced Abaddon to such a sorry state was definitely more than enough to make the Great Devils wary.

For Great Devils who put great effort into developing their territory and people like herself, they definitely wouldn't want such a destructive power to drop on their prosperous cities and reduce everything to ruins.

"You can't win against everyone, but everyone can mutually lose, huh?" Hecate softly muttered before nodding, "If you can really show them you are capable of that, they will not mess with you, Sir Vaan."

"Of course, it would be best if I don't suffer any losses at all. That includes not revealing my trump card to them," Vaan suddenly said.

Hecate frowned before asking with doubt, "Then, how will you prove that you can be a deterring force not to be trifled with, Sir Vaan?"

"I already am, Lady Hecate. You told me yourself," Vaan calmly stated.

Hecate was immediately surprised before furrowing her brows in thought. However, she quickly shook her head and asked, "When did I tell you such a thing, Sir Vaan?"

"When you explained the nature of the Great Devils to me, Lady Hecate. It had me wondering since," Vaan mentioned.

"After all, the Great Devils would just kill me if they feared me. However, since they chose to give me a chance, it shows they are fearful yet hopeful of my future. Despite that, they are still bold enough to try and exploit me."

"What do you think gave them such courage?" Vaan asked.

Hecate's eyes flickered before saying, "They trust that you will be bound by the oath and not do anything to harm the interests of Gehenna-should you decide to become a Great Devil and accept its binding contract."

"However, you want me to change one of the clauses, don't you? Maybe something like you will be freed from the binding contract if any of the other Great Devils were the ones to act against the interests of Gehenna. For example, antagonizing you by scheming for your resources, right?"

"Kukuku, if I add such a clause in the contract and show them the recording of you accepting the oath, I believe they might really start behaving more honestly," Hecate chuckled.

"You certainly caught on quickly, Lady Hecate," Vaan smiled.

Indeed, his idea was just as Hecate guessed. It would not only make the Great Devils mindful of him but also wary of each other's actions against him.

Of course, they most definitely wouldn't be happy once they noticed the clause from watching Hecate's recording.