The Witch Hunter System

Vaan recalled Linetta and Lillias's home situation before his eyes flickered with understanding. It wasn't difficult to guess what was going on there.

'This is something I should have resolved sooner rather than later,' Vaan thought.

…

After asking Zodreg to give him a ride to the Delarosa Marquisate via spatial magic, Vaan arrived in the Delarosa's territory in no time.

As Vaan silently hovered in the sky, unnoticed by anyone, the city's overall structure was entirely within his view when the passing clouds did not obstruct it. His powerful Omni-Sense quickly swept the land below briefly before he grasped every detail and ongoing situation within the city.

Whether it was the number of people, buildings, or even stone bricks used in the city, Vaan learned everything.

His inhumane information-processing and powerful Omni-Sense combined were almost on par with a divine observation skill. The only difference was the divine observation skill could grant all information related to the target of interest, whereas he was limited by his knowledge.

Logically, a divine observation skill capable of providing the user with information and knowledge that even the user had yet to learn shouldn't be possible.

However, Vaan had reached the peak of the Demigod rank in his soul and touched upon the world's laws. He knew boundless information was hidden in the world, unseen by the naked eye.

As such, it might not be impossible for him to create such a divine observation skill if he could comprehend the related laws and gain access to the world's hidden information.

Nevertheless, Vaan quickly understood the situation in the city below.

Several forces had been gathered outside of the Delarosa Household's main estate. Matriarch Arabelle and her Vossen Household members were present among these forces. Linetta and Lillias were also with them.

The other forces gathered outside the main estate appeared to have come to assist them in their cause.

However, everyone reached an impasse, unable to advance inside the Delarosa's main estate due to High Witch Adeline's threat.

High Witch Adeline had taken control of the main estate and held the ill, bedridden Matriarch Belline hostage. As such, the gathered forces could only stay outside the estate, unable to advance or retreat.

Furthermore, all of the members loyal to Matriarch Belline had been detained in the large underground cellar by the other Delarosa Household members according to High Witch Adeline's orders.

That said, Vaan could see the loyalty of High Witch Adeline's people wavering. Their tensed bodies and nervous expressions couldn't be hidden.

It was clear that they were also aware of their precarious situation.

After all, although High Witch Adeline's people were temporarily safe from outside attacks, they all knew it was just a matter of time before someone broke the status quo.

Without Matriarch Belline as their hostage, they would have been helplessly overwhelmed by the outside force; they didn't have the power or numbers to resist. And even if they wanted to flee, there was nowhere to run.

To begin with, most of them didn't serve High Witch Adeline because they were loyal to her.

They only followed her orders because she had been managing the Delarosa Marquisate in Matriarch Belline's absence.

"What should we do? Many High Witches and Peak-stage Senior Witches have surrounded the estate. We can't win if we fight, and we can't even run if we want to," said an anxious battle witch on sentry duty.

"Sigh! I knew something like this was going to happen sooner or later. I should have accepted a mission outside the Marquisate and waited until the storm passed before returning," another concerned battle witch on the wall mentioned.

In fact, many members of the Delarosa Household had long guessed a big storm was going to hit the Marquisate when they heard Young Lady Linetta was close to the kingdom's supreme commander in the war.

It was hard not to learn about all sorts of rumors when the returning witch army happily praised the supreme commander for their overwhelming victory over the empire.

…

Nevertheless, since Vaan had arrived, the stalemate at Delarosa's main estate was bound to end.

After checking on Matriarch Belline's condition, Vaan confirmed that, while the person was very ill, her life wasn't in immediate danger.

He could save her right away and free all the captives at once. However, he decided not to out of consideration for Linetta and Lillias.

Since the two had already gathered a large force to save their mother, it wouldn't be meaningful if he resolved everything for them by himself.

At most, he would just play a supportive role by removing their biggest dilemma.

Vroosh!

With a snap of his fingers, a pillar of fire descended on the Delarosa's estate like a flash of lightning, vaporizing everything in its path as it headed for Matriarch Belline's location.

However, Vaan's blue flames did not strike the bedridden marchioness but circled her white bed, forming a protective barrier. The two nearby battle witches waiting to take the person's life at a moment's notice got caught in the flames and died, reduced to ashes in an instant.

At the same time, another wave of flames headed for the underground cellar to protect the other captives.

"T-This…"

Arabelle and the others outside were immediately stunned by the sudden pillar of flames. On the other hand, High Witch Adeline's people within the estate were thrown into disarray.

Nevertheless, Linetta and Lillias were only momentarily surprised before their eyes beamed with joy the next moment.

"Vahn!" the two ladies cried out his name as he descended.

"Your mother, Marchioness Belline, and the captives have been secured by my fiery flames. Unless a Peak-stage Transcendent intervenes, they'll be completely safe until your forces reach them," Vaan calmly informed.

"Mm, mm!" Linetta and Lillias nodded as their eyes welled up with emotion.

It was only during this moment the two ladies showed how much their mother's issue had weighed down on their hearts.

They could finally see their mother again and take her away from their aunt's clutches to seek proper treatment.

Meanwhile, Arabelle gave Vaan a grateful nod of acknowledgment as their gazes met before she set her sight back on the estate with a fierce glint.

"Everyone, charge with me! Spare everyone who surrenders but kill all who resist! Today, we must have that vicious bitch, Adeline, give me an answer!" Arabelle roared vengefully.

She suspected Adeline was involved in her son's mysterious and untimely death.