Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 128 Mission: 06-7 Snapshot
Lixi had asked Nero this question before, but Nero did not give a direct answer at that time.

But for Nero, there was no need to answer this question: "Who knows, maybe it's just a demon hunter passing by."

That was foolish. Nero clearly wasn't on the same side as the demons, and he wouldn't be staying in this city for long. What good would it do them to know so much? They'd just met by chance, and yet they were still trying to check someone else's household registration?

Lixi gritted his teeth, his eyes shifting between Nero and his companions who were fighting demons not far away. In the end, he had no choice but to give up worrying about Nero's identity.

This was a wise decision, proving that while Li Xi might be easily impulsive, she wasn't completely clueless. Li Xi didn't really want to know the answer to this question; she simply wanted to get an "attitude." Unfortunately, she didn't have the power to force Nero to express his opinion. If she had been smarter and calmer, she would have given up on asking the question much earlier—just like Nagasaki Soyo.

However, before returning to the battle, Riki gave Aine a sharp look, signaling her to stop being so unimproving and to pay close attention to the actions of others.

It's no wonder Riki was so demanding of Aine. As a support member, she didn't have the pressure of directly battling demons, so she should have been more aware of the overall situation. However, Aine never realized this, relying solely on instinct to support, never seriously considering the impact each action would have on the battle.

Yes, in Riki's opinion, Aine was totally "not serious" about the battle.

"This is a battle where your life is at stake. If you don't intend to give it your all, then don't get involved." Li Xi had said this to Aine before, but she didn't think Aine really listened.

However, when his angry rants were interrupted by external forces and he calmed down, Li Xi felt that no one would listen to his angry words. He just had to have a proper talk with Aine alone later.

Crimson moonlight pierced through space, pouring in from the city on the other side, growing brighter and brighter. It seemed the demons had noticed their movement was hindered and were planning to send more men.

Sure enough, after a flash of red light, two figures appeared behind the demons.

Hachiman Kairin, and another purple-haired woman.

"Ah, another troublesome job like this." The purple-haired person sighed and slowly appeared with a group of demonized animals. Aine was slightly startled when she heard her voice, thinking it sounded familiar.

"Over there, don't be distracted!"

Li Xi reminded her sternly, then glanced at the lamp and immediately began to accumulate a powerful attack.

Knowing she was in the wrong, Aiyin bit her lip and used the barrier again to separate the demons to relieve the pressure on Shuangshi and Deng. At the same time, she focused her attention, not daring to be careless in observing Li Xi's movements.

But she soon realized that this was meaningless because "Samael" took action.

"Stop complaining for now. That 'Samael' is here again," Hai Ling warned coldly. "'Sadness' won't be ready for a while yet. We have to hold her back."

"Hold me?" Nero smiled slightly, unfolded his sickle and put it behind his back, and his figure disappeared in an instant.

When she reappeared, she was already in the center of the demons. She swung her massive scythe in a circle, a clear, cold light flashing, and instantly the demons fell in droves.

Nero then disappeared from his spot again, and a mocking chuckle was heard on the wind: "I've already defeated the boss, and you small fry still think you can hold me back?"

This time, Nero appeared directly behind Hai Ling. He swung his scythe down, only to see Hai Ling, dragging her companions with her, sink into the shadows and flee. Watching the two flee from him, Nero twirled the scythe in his hand and sheathed it behind him. "Oh? So by 'holding you back,' you mean playing hide-and-seek with me? That would certainly kill quite a bit of time."

However, as he said this, Nero's eyes glowed red, and he said again: "But..."

She also escaped into the void, and after catching Hai Ling and Miao Meng appearing again, she drew out the Yama Sword and cut off the shadows under their feet the moment they appeared.

Then a cold laugh was heard: "But that only works if I'm willing to play with you."

Nero wasn't here to give Dante a break today. Knowing that Dante was on his way to a performance, she wasn't going to give him the chance to make a splashy entrance and steal all the show.

At the moment when Hai Ling's shadow was cut off and she couldn't escape, Nero lightly tapped his cane and stabbed a small phantom sword into her clothes. Then Hai Ling pulled Miao Meng back, found a new shadow, and escaped again.

"What's wrong with that guy!" Miao Meng screamed in the dark shadows: "This is too exaggerated!"

Hai Ling gritted her teeth and dove deep into the shadows, grabbing the phantom sword left by Nero and trying to pull it out. However, the moment her hand touched the small sword, frenzied magic power erupted in the space within the shadows.

Following this, a merciless slash of blades raged. Nero, following the connection of magical power, plunged the Yama Blade into this shadowy world, launching a dimensional slash.

Amidst Miao Meng's increasingly ferocious cries, Hai Ling was forced to break free from the shadows and return to the real world. At that moment, a cold light stopped at their necks.

Nero stood behind them, with the sickle in his right hand passing over Miao Meng's shoulder, and the Yama Sword in his left hand held reversely, subduing the two people on his left and right at the same time.

"Timorico, are we doomed?"

Hai Ling couldn't help but admire Miao Meng, sweating and unable to move, for still being in the mood to joke. She tried to stay calm and keep her voice from trembling: "My name is 'Timoris', you remembered it wrong."

"'Fear' doesn't sound nice. Don't you think names with 'zi' in them are cute?"

As she spoke, the blade on Miao Meng's neck slowly moved. Nero tapped her shoulder with the handle of his sickle as a warning and interrupted the conversation coldly, "I don't think so."

"Eh--"

Hai Ling, however, was quite serious at the moment. She quickly reacted and asked, "Ms. Samair, since you haven't made a move yet, is there something you want to know?"

"Yes."

Nero glanced from a distance and saw that the four people over there were still struggling with cats, dogs, rabbits, chickens, and other small animals that should have been kept as pets. She slowly withdrew her gaze and looked at the two people who had fallen into her hands, and ordered:

"Tell me honestly about your motives for kidnapping and how you selected your targets."

(End of this chapter)