Witch, Fireball and Steam Evil God

Chapter 411 The moonlight is so beautiful
When the radiance of the rightful God fails to bless the people, the rebels will turn to darkness.

This explains why the followers of the three evil gods grew and expanded both within and outside the empire during the time of Julius.

The current Silver Empire is the perfect opportunity for the evil god to take root and grow stronger.

The nobles, who were enjoying their post-dinner activities, stopped in their tracks. They had all witnessed the unbelievable scene that had just unfolded—the white cat, which had been lazily lying on Ethan's lap, suddenly emitted a pure white glow, and when the light faded, it was replaced by a white-haired girl.

The girl, bathed in the silvery moonlight, gave them a sense of holiness.

Why did cats evolve into humans?
Some of them recognized Ethan. Ilya had brought him to the villa before, but he hadn't spoken to anyone. They didn't know anything about Ethan either. After some discussion, someone with inside information mentioned that he was a guest who had come all the way from Gear City. He had handed over Lance, the leader of the resistance, to the Imperial Army. To commend Ethan's actions, Grand Duke Ash invited him to his mansion.

After a brief moment of doubt, came jealousy.

Fabius almost immediately recalled the red-haired woman he had met on the street the night before. He had followed her to the restaurant. She was a stranger with a charm that the women who were always around him did not possess. However, he never expected that the hateful woman would be unmoved after hearing his name and even beat him up in public.

And now, another girl from out of town has appeared at the Simpler family's estate.

Mysterious and sacred, an irresistible itch surged up again in an instant.

As the heir to the Simpler family, Fabius never understood the meaning of "loss" or "missing out" from birth. Anyone or anything he set his sights on would eventually belong to him.

Several young nobles noticed Fabius's gaze and immediately took the lead, heading towards Ethan and Winter.

They realized their time to shine had come.

Fabius encountered some "unexpected events" last night, and his mood was at its lowest point. If they could cheer him up, they would definitely leave a very deep impression on Fabius, and their parents would certainly be proud of them.

As for Ethan...

He was just an unknown nobleman from a border city. If he knew what was good for him, he should have taken the initiative to please young master Fabius.

What are you two doing here?

The leader of the henchmen demanded.

History always repeats itself, but Ethan quickly came to terms with it.

As Winter said, the Silver Empire was a product of the Julius era, which was further darkened. He didn't know if the vanished Silver Emperor was responsible for all of this, but ordinary people in this country were no different from objects or livestock.

Nobles possessed absolute power; their will was above the law, and they had the privilege of life and death.

So, is there any hope left for commoners born in the Silver Empire?
It seems that all that's left for them is self-taming, or, like those vagrants, to leave the city and the nobility and live in a place where no one is around.

Ethan understood the essence of the game between the hero and the demon king.

The noble lords mercifully arranged a wonderful performance for all the inhabitants of the empire, giving them a concrete object of hatred, allowing them to pour their anger, resentment, hatred, and other negative emotions onto a single target, which further helped them achieve self-intoxication and self-taming.

This system is already quite well-established in the Silver Empire.

The thriving capital city today is the best proof of this.

"I'm asking you a question!"

The lackey emphasized his words, knowing that for the nobles of the Silver Empire, this was just an ordinary day.

"Look at the moon."

He answered the other party.

"Moon viewing?" The lackey's eyes darted around, and he quickly came up with a suitable excuse. "We all saw it just now. This woman is a cat in disguise, isn't she? How dare you bring a woman who knows sorcery into the Simpler family mansion!"

He felt he was a genius for finding such a righteous and compelling reason so quickly.

Next, all they had to do was label the white-haired girl a "witch," take her away for interrogation alone, and then they knew exactly what to do next.

"Such a rare lunar phase is quite unusual; wouldn't you like to take a closer look?"

The unexpected answer made the lackey look up at the sky with suspicion. The next moment, he cried out in surprise, took a few steps back, and tripped over the "pet" being led by the Third Princess, falling to the ground.

Fabius and the others looked up in confusion, and their expressions changed when they saw the strange phenomenon in the night sky.

That was an eye.

Replacing the original waning moon, a pair of red pupils are now looking down upon the earth.

Her red pupils were exactly the same as... those of the white-haired girl in front of her.

"Why be afraid?"

Ethan asked, "Isn't this just what you wanted? Congratulations, you guessed right, she is a real witch."

A biting cold enveloped them, and the scarlet ice spread to their feet at a visible speed. The people with cloudy eyes, whom they held like "pets," seemed to be summoned by some kind of call. Their heart-wrenching screams pulled the nobles back to reality, and the smell of blood spread rapidly in the air.

The scream came from the lackeys who had just fallen to the ground and hadn't had time to get up. Taking advantage of the nobles' distraction, the "pets" broke free of their reins and viciously pounced on their prey, knocking it to the ground and tearing open its neck with their teeth. They ripped off chunks of flesh with their mouths, and blood splattered everywhere, merging with the red ice as it hit the ground.

"You, who exactly are you?"

Fabius saw Ethan get up, lean on his cane, and back away in a comical manner.

"A person who has an affair with a witch."

Ethan replied that these were the charges the nobles had just leveled against him, charges that, in the Silver Empire, would be punishable by death.

He stretched out his hands to Fabius, placing them in front of him. "As you can see, I brought the witch into the Simpler family's territory. So, do you want to arrest me?"

..............................

On the other side, the Archmage Association.

It was late at night, but the lights in the association were still on. Ilya had come straight to the association after the banquet. It was only because Grand Duke Ash had gotten so drunk at the banquet that he was carried back to his room by his servants after he was unconscious that Ilya was able to summon the witness who had come from Gear City to the capital before the Simpler family.

Ilya's heart finally settled down after the crew entered the association and followed her into the house.

Now, all the mysteries that happened in Gear City will be solved.

Hetia's death, the disappearance of Baron Flin's family, and that young man who opened a magic technology shop...

Only by solving all the mysteries can the empire get back on track!

"Watch out, watch out for that guy named Ethan!"

When she asked about Ethan, the crew member's expression suddenly changed.

Most of them joined the ranks of refugees and fled the empire overnight, their destination being Lance's homeland.

The Swordsman's Village, a peaceful town secluded from the world. Once they arrive there, they can begin a new life.

While the main force was leaving, the crew member escaped. Unlike the refugees, he saw an unprecedented opportunity. He believed that the Imperial Army would be interested in the destination of the rebels' escape. More importantly, he also had intelligence about Lance, the hero, and Ethan.

"I saw it! I happened to be in the forest at the time, I saw it all!"

The crew member said, "It was Ethan, he killed the Simpler family members!"

After venting all the words that had been bottled up inside, the crew member finally let out a long breath. It was absolutely the most horrifying sight he had ever seen in his life. He saw the darkness swallow the woman, and when the black cat spat her out, she had already turned into a compressed mass of metal.

"And his cats, those two cats are problematic too!"

"His cat?"

"That white cat can turn into a human. I later found out about it at the inn in Gear City. He once stayed at the inn with a white-haired woman. Later, the woman disappeared, and a white cat appeared next to him!"

"You mean... that white cat was a human in disguise?"

Ilya's heart skipped a beat, and the excitement of seeing the light after the storm vanished almost entirely. This was definitely not the truth she had hoped for. Things were heading in a direction beyond her control. The truth the crew members spoke of was like a wild horse that had broken free of its reins, dragging everyone down into the abyss.

If the crew member wasn't lying, and he really did see Ethan kill the Simpler family's assassin and bring a woman who could turn into a cat into the Simpler family's mansion, and he might even have conspired with Lance to plan all of this, what does that mean?
"I... I might know why that white-haired woman was disguised as a cat!"

"Go on."

"The people at the hotel said...they said..."

The crew member's breathing became increasingly rapid, and he clutched his chest.

After leaving the team, he returned to Gear City and finally learned the truth. However, everything he learned filled him with regret. Opportunity did appear before him, but it seemed to be tied to something even more terrifying, so much so that when he pieced together all the truth, he felt breathless.

"say what?"

"The hotel owner said... Baron Flint had visited them before his death, and his musketeers took him and the white-haired woman away."

On that very day, the captain of Baron Flin's musketeers stormed into the Gear City's police station, claiming that he had murdered Baron Flin's family. Because the white-haired woman's features were so distinctive, many people overlooked Ethan, who had been taken away by Baron Flin as well.

That is to say...

After murdering Baron Flint and his family, Ethan and the white-haired woman boarded the airship as if nothing had happened. They even attended a banquet held by nobles on the airship, chatted happily with many people, and left a very good impression on them.

The nobles of Gear City are still completely unaware of what Ethan did before boarding the airship.

The crew couldn't understand Ethan's actions. The thought of the spell Ethan used to devour the woman reminded them of the being that had been declared destroyed.

Devil.

The source of all chaos and misfortune.

As the crew recounted their story, Ilya fell into a long silence.

Her mind raced, her hand resting on the table trembling slightly. She understood the crew's feelings, for the chilling sensation that had washed over her when she learned that Ethan was likely the culprit behind Baron Flint's murder had also surged within her.

She had also spoken with Ethan at the banquet and had a good impression of him. She could never have imagined that the seemingly kind young man was actually a cold-blooded killer.

What's even more terrifying is that the Simpler family was completely unaware of all this and treated him as a guest in their home.

Ilya suddenly realized that Ethan might never have intended to flee in the first place. On the day Baron Flint was murdered, he boarded an airship bound for the capital. Perhaps for him, being shot down from the sky by the rebels led by Lance was an accident.

She immediately got up.

We must inform Grand Duke Esh of this news as soon as possible; his family is now in danger!
even……

The truth may have come too late.

After the banquet, the guests left with great enjoyment, and this was the most tiring moment for everyone.

This is also the perfect time to take action.

Ilya ordered the crew to stay at the guild and not leave, then quickened her pace, running down the guild's steps. However, when she ran out of the guild's gate and was bathed in the moonlight, she stopped.

Crimson moonlight.

A pair of red eyes were looking down at the capital city under the night sky.

This meant her worst fears had come true; whatever Ethan's purpose, he had already taken action.

……

At the same time, at the Simpler family mansion.

The screams had stopped for a long time. The restless "pets" quieted down, tore off the collars binding their necks, and after enduring countless humiliating tortures, they finally stood up like humans.

The nobles who had enslaved them were now lying in pools of blood.

"What a shame."

Ethan looked down at Fabius, the eldest son of the Simpler family, who was still alive. His eyes were wide open, and he still seemed unable to believe what was happening.

This is the Simpler family mansion, this is their territory, why would anyone dare to attack a member of the Simpler family on their territory?

Fabius was filled with doubt.

He wanted to say something, but couldn't utter a single sound.

His throat was bitten open.

He didn't know why these "pets" had broken free from the control of the drugs and the contract, or why the electric shock devices on their collars had suddenly stopped working.

The only thing he could think of was that Ethan and that witch were responsible for all of this.

"It seems you no longer have the energy to arrest me."

Ethan withdrew his outstretched hands, showing remorse. Unfortunately, before the nobles could make their arrest, they were attacked by the "pets" the nobles kept, and he happened to witness the tragedy.

"Different from what you expected?"

Ethan waited for Fabius's brilliance to fade, "But that's the consequence of a witch appearing in the house."

He merely satisfied the desires of Fabius and these young nobles, who seemed to know nothing about witches and naively believed that witches would obediently accept their interrogation like self-tamed commoners.

"Once bitten, twice shy; next time, don't let a witch into your house so easily."

(End of this chapter)