Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 188 Mission: 03-8 The Storm Approaches
The second attempt also failed. Nero realized that Yao also had the ability to maneuver at high speed in the air, and it was impossible for the bullet to hit her before finding a way to catch her.

Yao's ability came from the mythical beast "Griffin" she mentioned earlier. Using this ability allowed Yao to run and jump on the air, just like when she was on the ground. After she changed direction several times to avoid Nero's aim, Nero swung the accordion sword in his hand again.

Yao jumped diagonally upwards and created wind pressure to suppress Nero. The flexible sword was moved by the air, destroying Nero's force at the end.

So Nero simply retracted his accordion sword, turning it into a straight blade, and stabbed it into the ground with his backhand, prompting nearby trees to extend their branches and leaves to wrap around Kasukabe Yō. Yō retreated to avoid it, but Nero's precise manipulation of the branches still entangled his hands.

But this was of no use to her. Kasukabe Yō, whose strength far surpassed that of the largest creatures on land, could not be restrained by a mere plant. She grabbed the branch with her backhand and exerted force, easily ripping it apart before she could be bound to death. Then she leaped again, causing Nero, who had just aimed and fired, to miss again.

A bit difficult, Nero judged.

The parasitic bullet landed on the torn branch, and a clump of seaweed-like tentacles instantly grew, immediately extending their claws towards the nearest creature. However, the agile Kasukabe also sprinted away, far away from the tentacles.

Finally, Yao successfully approached Nero and stretched out his hands with the intention of capturing him. Realizing that the two weapons in his hands could not threaten Kasukabe, Nero withdrew them without hesitation and met him with fists wrapped in magic.

Yao, who could learn strength from animals, was a natural Xingyiquan master. Facing Nero's thrusting fists, she slipped between them like a snake, her arms wrapping around Nero's with a soft, boneless movement. Then, she exerted force, attempting to dislodge Nero's joints.

However, the flowing metal separated the two people's tightly pressed skin, absorbing Yao's power. Nero tried to raise his knee to attack Yao's lower abdomen, but Yao, in turn, directly stuck to Nero, his legs wrapped around Nero's raised knee like a snake, cutting off Nero's space to exert force.

Yao was still trying to use joint techniques to knock Nero down, and Nero grabbed Yao and tried to tear her off. A moment later, Yao's leg hooked behind Nero's ankle, and the two of them tumbled to the ground in an instant, their bodies covered with mud and wet grass.

Yao was the first to roll over and sit up, holding Nero's right leg and bending it to the side, and wrapping his legs around Nero's back to pin her down. Nero pressed herself against the ground and twisted her body, using her right leg to push Yao down, reaching out to grab her ankle while wrapping her legs around her knee and pushing down hard to counterattack.

Seeing this scene on the screen, Bai Yasha shook his fan again and laughed strangely: "That's right, that's how you fight!"

The gift game called "Hunter in the Forest" had inexplicably devolved into a women's wrestling match. Of course, Nero wasn't really planning on winning with her joint moves; she was simply biding her time to reload the magic tool, Asmodeus. By keeping the fight in close combat, Yao would have no escape when she drew her gun.

Yao quickly understood this, so when she realized she couldn't use joint techniques to quickly win, she grabbed Nero's waist and suddenly exerted force, lying on the ground, lifted Nero over her head and threw him out.

Whether it was coincidence or calculation, the spot where he fell happened to be a hidden trap. Nero was thrown upside down, unable to perform a double jump, and fell awkwardly towards the trap.

But even such a defeat was farcical. Nero naturally had other options. She quickly pulled her staff, Samael, from her bosom, swung it open, and using the ground as leverage, she flipped over, overcoming the crisis with a difficult aerial pole vault. The staff's extended shaft spun twice in her hand, transforming into a scythe that she slung across her back. Unleashing the scythe's power, Nero vanished into thin air. The bracelet could indicate Yao's direction, but it couldn't determine distance. If she entered this invisible state, a sneak attack was still possible.

Yao turned over and sat up. When he saw Nero's figure disappear, he closed his eyes without hesitation and opened his mouth slightly.

Sound waves, too sharp for human ears to hear, emanated from her mouth, bouncing back and forth through the forest before returning to her ears. This was the sonar function mastered by creatures like bats and dolphins. However, the moment the echo arrived, Yao's heart sank—she hadn't discovered Nero's location.

Using the power of the magical tool Samael to become invisible, Nero completely "disappeared," practically entering a dimension parallel to reality. So, even though the bracelet on Yao's wrist still indicated the direction Nero had vanished, its slight tremor proving it still accurately indicated Nero's location, thermal imaging, sonar, and other common biological detection methods were unable to detect Nero.

Then Kasukabe Yō suddenly leaped up, moving at high speed in the air. Nero instantly understood her idea: if the distance was close enough, Yō could calculate Nero's current position by observing the changes in the indicator light at different positions.

But as long as Nero was also moving at high speed, this method would be meaningless. Nero flapped his wings and flew towards Yao, chasing after him in the air, his scythe about to fall.

But at this moment, Nero saw a smile of "success" appear on Yao's face.

The next second, when Nero appeared beside Yao, countless pieces of ice suddenly condensed in the air. Driven by the storm, they rotated at high speed around Yao's body, like an icy meat grinder.

This is the power from San-Na, the silver wolf with the blood of a divine beast.

Nero, who appeared, was caught off guard and was caught in the ice. He quickly withdrew his attack, rotated his sickle to block the sharp ice blade, and quickly retreated to escape from the ice storm in front of him.

This time, it was Yao's turn to pursue. She sprinted through the air, following closely behind Nero like the eye of a hurricane. And so, at this moment, Nero was finally forced to reveal his last trump card.

Burning magic power suddenly erupted from Nero. In the blink of an eye, blood shone from her eyes, and her sun-kissed golden hair was dyed a pale silver. As the sharp ice shattered under the impact of the magic brought by her demonization, Nero pressed her chest and drew her sword to strike.

A bright blade flashed between the two men, finally forcing back Yao's powerful attack.

(End of this chapter)