The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 992: Mind Controller?

Chapter 992: Mind Controller?

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"Who is currently residing in Moonwater City and has the highest level of access to Celestial Database?" Vaan inquired.

"That would be the Moonwater Lord and General Neyi, my Lord," the Garrison Captain answered, adding, "Both of them possess third-class permission, second only to the last Ocean Master."

"The last Ocean Master only possessed second-class permission?" Vaan looked at the Garrison Captain strangely, asking, "Then, who has first-class permission? The so-called Celestial Dragon King?"

"Of course not, my Lord." The Garrison Captain shook his head and said, "The Celestial Dragon King also has second-class permission. No one actually knows who possesses first- class permission."

"Even if there is someone who does know who it is, it certainly isn't someone of my status, my Lord," the Garrison Captain stated.

Vaan was intrigued by the depth of the Celestial Kingdom's power structure.

The permission level was directly related to one's status and power in the Celestial Kingdom. As such, it was quite unexpected to find out there was still someone or something above even the Ocean Master and Celestial Dragon King.

'Could it be a Rank 8 Divine Lord?' Vaan frowned in thought.

However, he quickly scrapped the idea. If the Celestial Kingdom truly had a Divine Lord-level being, it wouldn't have been stuck in Pangea all these years, being wary of Gehenna and struggling against the sea monsters.

Of course, given the nature of the Divine Inheritance, Vaan did not doubt that the Celestial Kingdom used to have several dozen Divine Transformation Realm experts in the beginning. Still, those Divine Lord equivalent beings should have already outlived their lifespans and passed on their Divine Worlds to future generations long ago.

Nearly a million years have passed since then.

No Divine Transformation Realm cultivators could live so long. Even the Rank 8 Golden Dragon Pangea had long perished; her body became the continent on which everyone lived and thrived.

That said, Golden Dragon Pangea was the most mysterious being Vaan had learned about, even by Chaos's standards. Her body was far bigger than any other life form at her level.

Was she truly a Rank 8 life form at her peak?

Nevertheless, Vaan suspected that the being or beings with first-class permission in the Celestial Kingdom only possessed status and held no real power.

Perhaps the Celestial Kingdom really did find a way to keep the Divine Transformation Realm Ancestors alive after the passing of their Divine Worlds. Even so, it was hard to say if their current state of living was actually considered living.

At the very least, they must have paid a great price to continue their existence.

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"Where is the Moonwater Lord and General Neyi right now?"

"The Moonwater Lord is most likely in his manor in the Residential District. As for General Neyi, he left for the Cultivation District to supervise the reconstruction and flood control."

"Then, who has the highest permission in this district currently?"

"That would be Commander Hotri. He should be over at the command center, supervising this district's reconstruction."

"I see."

After obtaining all the useful information he could get at the border surveillance room, Vaan prepared to leave for the next area. The Garrison Captain and Celestial soldiers expressed their desire to follow him.

However, Vaan denied their request.

He didn't blindly believe in their loyalty, and their desire to prove it in his presence didn't mean anything. Only the choices they made in his absence would uncover their trustworthiness.

"By the way, I wouldn't try to leave the city during this time," Vaan gave them a fair warning before he left.

Although they wondered why, Vaan didn't answer them. After he was gone, they quickly checked the exterior surveillances that were still working.

The sight of the gigantic sea monsters patrolling the area nearly made them piss themselves. "T-The... sea monsters have entered the Inner Sea!"

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After leaving the border surveillance room, Vaan made a beeline for the command center.

Hundreds of Celestial soldiers had initially obstructed his path.

However, they quickly gave way with complicated gazes after receiving new orders from their superiors, who had also just received information from the Garrison Captain via their spirit communication devices.

Not only that, they even assisted Vaan, guiding him to the military district's command center. "A Land-Dweller? Halt! Where do you think you are-!"

Countless Celestial soldiers from the next military area were alarmed by Vaan's appearance, instantly assuming hostile stances.

However, they were even more shocked when the Celestials soldiers behind Vaan aimed their hydro-tech firearms at them instead of him.

"You-! Have you all gone mad?! Where do you think you're aiming your firearms!? The intruder is right in front of you!"

The Celestial soldiers' surprise quickly turned into fury. The unified action from the Celestial soldiers on Vaan's side was no different from a blatant act of betrayal.

"Mad? No, you're wrong! Our minds have never been clearer! If you're smart, lower your weapons and make way obediently! To point your weapons at the new Ocean Master with such hostility is high treason! We will not hesitate to put you down if you continue to disrespect the Ocean Master! You have been warned!"

"What... did you just say?! New Ocean Master?!?"

The ignorant Celestial soldiers were immediately shocked and dumbfounded by their rebellious comrade's "warning." They simply couldn't believe what they were hearing.

It was the most ridiculous thing they had ever heard.

Vaan's appearance already drew enough attention, but the situation surrounding him alarmed even more military personnel several kilometers away.

"Captain Akha, what do you make of this situation? Could that Land-Dweller really be our

new Ocean Master?"

"Do you even understand how stupid your question sounds? Our Ocean Master is still in the prime of life. Since when did he suddenly become this.... pale thing?"

"But... Those soldiers are saying he is, Captain Akha. Moreover, they look very convinced, as if they don't have a shred of doubt at all. How could they act like this? There's something

strange about this..."

"There's nothing strange about it at all! That insidious Land-Dweller must be a Mind Controller. Those poor soldiers are all being mind-controlled to confuse us!"

Captain Akha confidently believed he had solved the riddle, so he immediately gave the snipers on standby his new order.

"If you have a clear shot, take him down at once. We must free our comrades from that Land- Dweller's mind control!"