Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 322 Mission: 06-3 Dark Rage

Eliminating all other interference factors, the only demon that could correspond to the record in the Hamel inscription was Weser. Therefore, he was the "true inheritance."

"I have to say, you are indeed very smart."

Nero praised him sincerely. Not only had Izayoi deduced the truth about the game and the true identities of the Hamel members, but he had also revealed that Pest's spirit was not a "demon" but a "god," and the true identity of the other community associated with the Grimm Fantasy Grimoire Hamel—the Rat Catchers.

Unlike the demons born from the deaths of one hundred and thirty people, the Rat Catchers come from a world where those one hundred and thirty people survived the catastrophe. At the Pied Piper's urging, one hundred and thirty young men born in Hamel set out from the eastern gate, traveling up the Weser River, preparing to carve out a home in a new colony—a world free of tragedy.

The 130 people who left Hamel Town were later reincarnated as elves as "pioneers of a new home" and "ancestors of the town." In order to anchor the spirits of the demons, "Hamel's Grimoire" summoned them to the Little Garden as "victims in the story" and became the current [Rat Catchers].

Izayoi is indeed qualified to be proud of his "precious brain", but...

"But it's time to change the master that this head should serve."

Fierce clashes echoed from the city. Weser, guarding the church, had already begun engaging the enemy. The stained glass windows, serving as Hamel's grimoire, also served as summoning symbols for Nero and the others. If they were destroyed, Weser, possessing only Hamel's demon spirit, would vanish first. Then, the summoning symbol linking Peste with the spirit of the god of death would fail. If Peste lost the spirit of the god of death, her organizer authority would be extinguished, and the game would be over. This was the essence of the second victory condition for the contestants in the game's rules.

So Nero didn't plan to continue chatting with Izayoi. She wanted to take him down right here and there, forcing Izayoi to serve Hamel as a defeated opponent.

"what."

Izayoi laughed strangely: "That depends on you being able to do it. But before that——"

Hmm? Anything else he wanted to say?

Nero, who was about to draw his sword, stopped the car in confusion, and then heard Izayoi say, "Regarding our last fight, I have to apologize to you."

He stood there, readying himself. "Looking back, it was actually quite unreasonable for me to say that. After all... I was holding back myself."

"Oh?"

Nero drew his sword. A second later, a flash of blade light pierced the air, and the Weser River surged into dramatic waves from the shockwaves of the supersonic impact.

"It seems the words 'arrogant and hypocritical' can also be applied to you, with a touch of double standards thrown in."

Izayoi held the blade of the Yama Sword between his hands. With some difficulty, he tried to stop the blade from approaching, but he pretended to be nonchalant and replied, "Yes, humans have all kinds of bad habits. You, the devil, should be a little understanding."

"Wait until you join Hamel and apologize on your knees, then I'll reconsider."

Nero and Izayoi kicked at each other at the same time, but separated in the violent collision and flew backwards again.

This time, Izayoi's strength was superior. Nero, who was sent flying into the air, instantly transformed into a demon. He spread his wings behind him to stabilize his body and flew into the air. However, he reversed the direction of inertia and fell to the ground like a meteor again. "Good timing!"

The scene seemed identical to their previous encounter, Nero swooping down from the sky, while Izayoi prepared to meet his attack from the ground. But something different occurred at this moment. Pitch-black smoke, like billowing flames, emanated from the interior of the falling blue meteor, carrying with it scorching poisonous gas and rumbling thunder. A voice echoed from the depths of the black smoke, echoing back and forth across the turbulent Weser River:
"The darkness of Hell and the starless, clouded night—"

Another voice followed, "Never has such black smoke obscured my vision!"

"Don't do this... nonsense!"

Izayoi laughed heartily and punched the sky. In front of the fist that tore through the air and shook the sky, the poisonous smoke and lightning were instantly blown away by the storm, revealing the demon Nero with bloodshot eyes wrapped in it.

Before the blade came at him like a flash of cold lightning, Izayoi narrowly avoided it from the side and aimed his powerful fist directly at Nero's head.

But his outstretched hand fell short.

Nero's other hand pressed down on Izayoi's head, instantly slamming the back of his head into the ground. In his rage, Nero pressed the man's head into the wet earth, then dragged him across the land, leaving a deep trench hundreds of meters long along the riverbank.

She felt a little relieved.

Nero used the power of the Rage Stone for the first time in battle. The poisonous black smoke was transformed from Nero's magic power, which could create powerful lightning out of thin air and could also be used to enhance Nero's own strength. And it was obvious -

The angrier Nero got, the stronger its power became.

Nero was always very calm, so the power of this magic stone was not easily unleashed. But this time, Izayoi had run into the trap. Fueled by the power of rage, the demonized Nero finally succeeded in temporarily overpowering Izayoi in pure strength.

Izayoi seemed to be stunned by Nero's combo, and it was not until Nero started to slow down that he broke free from his clutches and pulled his head out of the soil. Izayoi, with mud all over his head and face, did not look much injured, but there is a saying:
The damage is not great, but the insult is very strong. This is probably what is happening now.

Izayoi wiped off the mud on his face in a panic, saying "Pah, pah" continuously, and he had no idea how much he had eaten.

While Nero, possessing strong self-control, wouldn't lose her mind after using the Rage Stone, the power of her rage faded as quickly as it came. Having let out her anger, Nero could clearly feel the poisonous smoke surrounding her thinning slightly. A few more hits would likely quench her rage, and this mode would come to an end.

But just then...

"Ha ha ha ha--"

The laughter coming from not far away ignited Nero's anger. This guy didn't look like he had just suffered a great loss. He stood with his hands on his hips and laughed loudly, looking very happy.

"Great! Come again!"

(End of this chapter)