Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 155 Mission: 10-2 The Demon Emperor's Reality and Fakeness
In the dark world, two streams of light separated as soon as they touched.

After realizing that Mendes could not be defeated by ordinary means, Dante once wanted to leave and turn around to cause trouble for Nanna, but in the end he had to stay and continue the meaningless fight with Mendes.

However, the longer the battle continued, the more confused Dante became.

Just like he had tried before, no matter how much damage Dante inflicted on Mundus's body, it would be repaired in a moment. After carefully testing it a few more times, Dante had to give up the offensive and switch to a defensive strategy.

But if that's the case, then why didn't Mendes attack with all his strength like Dante did, but instead kept fighting a war of attrition with his magic power?
The magic power in his body was about to run out, and Dante knew he had to find a chance to catch his breath. Although he had said, and knew that "power lies not only in the power of the devil, but also in the human heart", the human heart also has its limits.

No matter how strong a will is, it will waver, tire, and crumble before an unbeatable enemy. Some might say: It doesn't matter, a truly strong will can overcome even these things—and that's true, but it takes time.

If the battle is fought without even a moment to catch a breath, these tiny "ants" will penetrate deep into the cracks in the embankment and completely destroy people's will.

Dante was now standing on the brink of collapse.

He had lost count of how many times he had exhausted his magic power. Although his will to fight had kept him from being defeated, it seemed that this will was about to come to an end.

After dodging a barrage of incoming light balls, Dante closed his eyes slightly, feeling his heart beating. His magic power rapidly replenished with deep breaths, recovering about a quarter of it.

Then he was forced to take cover again.

In this way, the amount of magic power that could be restored at one time became less and less. On the one hand, this was indeed exhausting the body's potential, and on the other hand, Mondes was giving Dante less and less opportunity to rest.

Is it possible that my famous Dante is going to fail here today?

This bad thought emerged from the depths of his mind and was quickly thrown behind him.

You can't think like that. If you really have that kind of thought, then you really can't win.

Got to think.

Dante told himself.

Although he had never been very good at this kind of thing - even his mother Eve would sometimes complain that his hands were faster than his brain. But now he had to think.

However, if you really ask people around you to evaluate Dante, they will probably think that he is not bad at thinking, but that he simply does not want to think.

As the son of Sparta, the world's strongest demon hunter, there were very few things worth his brain. As the saying goes, use it or lose it. When a person's strength is enough to solve all problems with violence, the existence of a brain does seem a bit redundant.

At this moment, Dante began to think seriously and his heart was as calm as water.

Why was Mondes unwilling to end the battle quickly when it was obvious that he could not be defeated?

Why couldn't he cause effective damage to Mundus?
Also, why did Nanna never appear before Mundus again after she summoned him?

Dante dodged another half-man-high beam of light. He shouted to Mondes, who was hiding behind the curtain, "Hey, beams of light, lightning, rain of fire, meteors... these things are always so challenging!"

Mendes did not appear, but his voice echoed in the space: "These are all I need to deal with you."

Dante passed between the two lightning bolts surrounding the beam of light, and a vague idea came to his mind.

Mendes is no ordinary demon. He is well versed in the dark side of human nature, knowing how to conceal, deceive, play double-dealing, and engage in deception. Naturally, his words aren't as sincere as those of powerful demons. So, is it possible that Mendes isn't unwilling to give his all, but simply unable to?

But if so, what caused it?
Dante swung his sword, knocking the incoming ball of light away like a baseball, and shouted, "Home run!"

But in fact, this was not a home run at all. Dante just wanted to attract Mendes' attention.

There should be only one answer to the previous questions.

The answer does not lie with Mondes, but with Nanna.

The demonized Dante flapped his wings and charged straight towards the source of the light beam.

Since Mondes descended with the help of Nanna's projection, there was no doubt that Mondes was strong. But what was wrong with Nanna?

Dante, who had figured everything out, laughed out loud.

With his remaining magic power and a greatsword in hand, he attacked Mendes' head again.

"Have you lost your mind?"

Mendes sneered coldly, and at the same time created several familiars in front of him, using them to surround Dante with a web-like beam of light.

This time, Dante didn't dodge or evade, actually expending all his remaining strength on attacking Mondes. The net of light beams was like paper, offering no resistance at all, and was pierced by Dante.

Dante, who had pierced the beam while spinning, slowly stopped and looked at Mendes' face right before him. He smiled with relief, "As expected."

The Demon Emperor did not taunt Dante again, but instead placed countless eyes around Dante, which fell like a meteor shower.

Dante didn't continue to take the blow head-on, instead choosing to retreat and dodge. As he twisted and turned, Dante taunted, "I never thought that even the mighty Demon Emperor would have to resort to bluffing to intimidate others."

Yes, that was the true answer. Mendes's power was immense, and it was indeed his consciousness that appeared here, but the body Nanna had created had its limits.

As a phantom in Dante's memory, it could not withstand forces beyond Dante's knowledge. Although Dante defeated Mendes and shattered its body, it was only then that he understood the terrifying magic power possessed by Mendes, the Demon Emperor.

Therefore, this false body naturally couldn't be injected with the boundless magical power that was as vast as the abyss and ocean like Mundus's real body. If it did so, it would probably cause it to collapse and perish.

So, up to this point, everything had been a "empty city tactic" by Mondes. He had deliberately not allowed Nanna to intervene to show he had more time, he had made the initial all-out attack look like a casual move, and he had constantly verbally attacked Dante to show his contempt.

This demon emperor exploited Dante's impression of his immense power, tricking him into choosing a safe fighting style and dragging the battle into a slow war of attrition. But in reality, his attacks were a mix of real and fake, and as long as Dante could decipher them, there was no need to worry too much.

"Now it seems that you deliberately let me hit that blow earlier, didn't you?" Dante sneered, his sword in hand. "After that, your defense became noticeably more cautious. Now I think it was all suspicious.

"No words? Then... let's continue.

"Now, the second round begins!"

(End of this chapter)