Witch Hunter Rhapsody

Ether Hammer felt neither anger nor sadness that her long-awaited dinner had been interrupted by the unexpected situation. Vitas had his own job and his own career, and she should understand that.

She returned to her room to rest, while her father joined the community patrol team to prevent Viya's monster attacks and minimize casualties.

They all called the girl "Viya's monster." At first, Etherra thought it was a bit too biased, but after seeing that even Vitas, whom she admired the most, could not easily defeat her, Etherra also felt fear.

However, she felt there was nothing to worry about. With so many people in the city, surely a major crisis wouldn't suddenly occur and cause the city's defenses to collapse?

This naive and skeptical idea was completely dispelled when Etherra saw the undead with her own eyes.

"My God. What... are Vitas and the others all dead?"

These were rather offensive words, but seeing the distant firelight and the panicked people, this was the only thing Ether could think of.

"Aisela!"

Her father is calling for Etherra, and the old blacksmith has now donned his own crafted gear and joined the effort to defend the community.

"Let's retreat together; the situation here is very dire!"

Ether hurriedly tucked her short sword downstairs. The blacksmith's daughter had also been taught swordsmanship by some of her father's friends.

When she rushed out of the house, almost everyone around her had already fled, and the undead had already appeared sporadically on the street not far away.

Etherra said it was impossible for her not to be afraid. She began to look forward to Vitas's return, to leading him out of the horde of undead. But Vitas was probably fighting on a more important battlefield right now. Listen to that great wind.

Aisera looked back every few steps, glancing at her neighbors who were protecting her family and home. Was it too reckless of her to choose to run away now?

Forget it, I can't help, I might as well run away.

As Ether ran, the strange noises around her increased, along with rustling sounds. Suddenly, the words Vitas had spoken before their parting that evening came to mind.

The wizards may not have been hiding their presence; they may have been exploiting the poor connections between different areas to create undead. So how many undead are there in the city right now...?

Ether stopped in her tracks, and the figure that appeared before her was once again beyond her expectations.

In an open space not far away, more than twenty dismembered corpses lay on the ground, while a young girl licked her fingers.

The moment Etherra saw her, and in the faint moonlight, she was certain she was smiling.

It's Viya's monster.

She stood up and took small steps toward Ether, keeping her distance as if she knew she was covered in blood, and proudly raised her head.

Etherra couldn't control her fear, but her memories and feelings told her that Via's little monster wasn't the evil they described.

When she saw Viya's monster, she felt that the girl in front of her was like a kitten, who only lacked proper guidance, which led her to do such terrible things.

It's a pity. If only they could have been guided correctly sooner, if only they could have been rescued from that laboratory sooner.

Ether was somewhat sad, but the monster Via did not share that sentiment; she wandered around Ether like a kitten.

Asher stretched out her hand, and Viya, the monster, tilted her head to look at it, then hesitantly extended her own hand.

It's so good that she's not hostile towards me.

As the undead swarmed around her, Etherra realized that this was the time when she was being attacked by them.

Fortunately, Viya's monster is now by her side.

Viya's monster was like a kitten, emitting strange hissing sounds from its throat.

She rushed out and, in a very short time, tore apart the surrounding undead with her claws.

The undead's bodies were already on the verge of decay and tearing apart, and with Viya's own powerful strength, the death of these undead was nothing out of the ordinary.

Ether watched as the monster Via tore apart the undead that had surrounded them.

The wizard's power is truly formidable.

"Aisela?"

She heard someone calling her name, and when she turned around, it was a friend.

She realized something was wrong.

If the Viya monster is discovered, the already chaotic scene will only get worse.

Etherra tries to stop her friend, but the situation is spiraling into the worst possible scenario.

"It's that monster!"

As Ether looked toward the light, she suddenly realized that she was in complete darkness.

"Aisela, come here quickly!"

She walked over, but the monster Viya remained beside her.

For Viya, this was far too dangerous. The human in front of her was the only person who had been kind to her since she escaped from that dark and dreary laboratory. In such a dangerous place, she had to protect him.

Viya the Monster doesn't know anything about humans or monsters; she only knows who treats her well and who treats her badly.

A purely beastly mentality.

Viya tore apart all the enemies that kept surging forward. Amidst the clash of blood and flesh, she gradually realized that something bad was happening around her.

"roar……"

The number of undead has decreased, or they have been killed by others, but the number of living beings around them has not decreased.

Viya the monster wanted to move forward, but Ether was now blocking her way.

You can hardly hear what these people are saying; Viya the Monster can only sense what they are arguing about.

"Aisela! Why are you standing in front of this monster? Have you forgotten how many people this monster has killed?"

Monster, yes, monster. Of course, Etherra knew that Via was a monster. It was a life form created by Via and should not have been born.

Damn it, are these guys idiots?

"What are you thinking? Look at yourselves! Your armor is unkempt, your weapons are dull. Didn't you also find it difficult to deal with the undead just now? How could you possibly think you could kill Via's monster!"

Ether was not blinded by anger. These enraged neighbors had relatives and friends who had been killed by Via, and they wanted to do something, so they overlooked a very important issue.

These ordinary people are not even as good as mercenaries, so how could they possibly kill Viya, a monster who managed to escape from the encirclement of hundreds of mercenaries!

"You guys really need to be a little more rational!"