[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-witch-hunter-system":3,"chapter-the-witch-hunter-system-the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-175":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Witch Hunter System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1517447,1970,"Chapter 175 Securing a Spot in the Expedition","the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-175",175,"\u003Cp>As the topless Early Rank 2 Aura Master flew towards the crowd standing out of the battle platform, they quickly scurried out of the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The topless Early Rank 2 Aura Master landed on the ground with a heavy, and the crowd immediately exploded with cheers and disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, Kaspar! We knew you could do it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Goran! How did you fall for such an obvious feint and get kicked out off the platform like that, you donkey!?! My money was on you, you bastard!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the cheers and disappointment, Goran, who was already unhappy with his loss, overheard the criticism and derogatory terms hurled at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the fuck did you just call me?” Goran glared at one of the spectators, a less burly handsome man at Peak Rank 1 Aura Warrior level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hotheaded person immediately paled, and the spectators around him also drew their distance in an instance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-Sorry, Sir! I was a misunderstanding!” the Peak Rank 1 Aura Warrior quickly apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fuck your misunderstanding! Do you think I will believe your bullshit?!” Goran roared angrily as he picked up the Peak Rank 1 Aura Warrior and hurled him onto the battle platform. “Since you sounded like you could do better, why don’t you go ahead and show everyone!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After landing on the platform, the Peak Rank 1 Aura Warrior stared at Kaspar with cowardice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Kaspar had already secured his spot on the expedition team. Thus, he didn’t see a reason to fight again unless someone formally declared their challenge towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Kaspar walk away, the Peak Rank 1 Aura Warrior heaved a sigh of relief and climbed down from the battle platform to rejoin the crowd awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nevertheless, Goran didn’t pursue the matter either and rejoined the battle queue with a snort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the battle queue moved forward, a number of smartass Low Rank 2 Aura Masters tried to challenge the Mid Rank 2 Aura Masters to secure their spots, thinking they wouldn’t have many challenges if they succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they overestimated themselves and got their asses beaten terribly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mid Rank 2 Aura Masters also didn’t go easy on their challengers either. They broke their challengers’ bones and left them in bedridden states.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, no one below Mid Rank 2 Aura Master dared to rechallenge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Low Rank 2 Aura Masters challenged the other Low Rank 2 Aura Masters, who only occupied fifty out of the three hundred available spots for the expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Vaan watched the battles one by one as he moved up in the battle queue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vaan continued to pick up numerous new martial arts, even some aura circulation methods of the low rank, as he watched the Aura Masters battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a single match, he learned at least three skills. Longer matches let him learn at least five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he accumulated tens of low-rank martial arts of each type.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Even if my memory bank is near infinite as I continuously expand the Heaven-Swallowing Space, there’s no need to waste my memory space on these low-rank martial arts,’ Vaan furrowed his brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He randomly picked ten low-rank martial arts of each type, took their essence, and combined them one after the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Combine!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it was Vaan’s turn to climb the battle platform and pick a spot-holder to challenge, he had already created a whole set of new martial arts for himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he used them, no one would recognize any of them. It was just perfect for his new mercenary—No, hunter identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“State your name and who you want to challenge,” a Mid-stage Senior Witch instructed after Vaan hopped onto the battle platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My name… is Van Helsing, and I challenge the current 250th spot-holder for the expedition,” Vaan declared with a rough and uncouth voice, seemingly lacking in etiquette but outright disrespectful to the Senior Witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instance, the crowd of spectators cheered with a wave of new energy. It had been some time since another challenger picked one of the Mid Rank 2 Aura Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, they have another good show to watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmph!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 250th spot-holder, a burly Mid Rank 2 Aura Master named Eliphas, snorted with a displeased look, having been challenged at least five times. He hopped onto the battle platform and stared at Vaan with a dark look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going to make you regret challenging me!” Eliphas threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No weapons are allowed for the duel,” the Senior Witch overseeing the match reminded Vaan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to worry. I won’t be using it,” Vaan calmly said before he declared arrogantly, “One fist is enough.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see. Then you may begin.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the Senior Witch declared the start of the match, Eliphas lunged at Vaan pre-emptively, fully cloaked in his red mana as he intended to crush him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Vaan reacted even faster as he covered his body with his aura and enhanced his strength and speed to Mid-level Rank 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Illusory Lightning Steps!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the new mid-rank movement-type martial skill that possessed both evasion and speed, Vaan easily shifted to the side of Eliphas, evading the pre-emptive strike, and followed up with a counterattack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Great Unity Fist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An aura-coated fist headed towards Eliphas’s left ribs while pulling the person towards it with a suction force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Ka-cha!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fist landed right where Vaan intended, breaking the Eliphas’s ribs as he sent the person shooting off the battle platform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks for letting me win,” Vaan said apathetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deathly silence quickly filled the crowd. Everyone was stunned by what had happened, not expecting the fight to end in a mere instance.\u003C\u002Fp>",943,"2026-06-06T05:27:57.812Z",1,"novelbin.me","3b50d906f332a411211c2c046a1f827099fde73edbd094c4f9bcf5857e075967","the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-304","the-witch-hunter-system-chapter-303",1230,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-witch-hunter-system-cover.jpg"]