Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 371 Mission: 10-3 Ancient Demon
In the ancient temple, an ugly demon that looked like a giant maggot, hanging in the air by a suction hose and wriggling, appeared in front of the two people.

"Wow...it's really ugly. Is this called a succubus?" Nero frowned tightly and fanned his hands in front of his face.

The demon who heard the sound stretched out his short arms, grabbed his body, and turned his head upwards, revealing his face.

"...Who do you think you are?" it asked.

It had a human face, but where it met its wormlike body were two unpleasantly large, round eyes. Apparently, the four-eyed, long, round tumbler mascot displayed in the factory above was based on it. Admittedly... both were rather ugly.

"I'm here to kill you! You stinking ugly bastard!"

Dante cursed, pulled out his gun and shot the guy in the face. But the demon retreated, blocking the bullets with its swollen body, and dark yellow pus splashed onto the ground, causing white smoke to rise.

Then it broke free and fell from the air, crashing into the liquid it had sprayed, stirring up a wave of foul-smelling liquid. As Nero and Dante hurriedly covered their faces to avoid it, it revealed its face again, spewing yellow saliva and shouting loudly: "Fuck you!"

"I bounce back!"

"I'll fight again!"

Seeing Dante about to fall into an endless cycle of f**king each other with the demon, Nero quickly tapped him on the head with his cane to calm him down. A pure white mist enveloped Dante's head, extinguishing the rage within him.

"That's enough! We've already wasted a lot of time, let's get this over with!" Nero warned. The damage they had done to the warehouse area would be easily discovered, and the police might already be on their way.

"Okay. Die!"

Dante drew his sword and thrust it straight forward. Nero, on the other hand, stood still, unleashing the full power of the white jade in his hand. The diffuse white mist devoured the surrounding foul ichor, reducing it to nothingness with a sharp, seething sound.

The maggot-like demon extended its arms again, clustering near the human face. There were over ten of them, ranging in size from small to large, covered in sharp nails and pitch-black barbs. Instantly, countless large hands slapped Dante.

Dante swung his sword at one of the arms, causing it to retreat in pain; then he jumped high, and the sword turned into a giant axe and fell fiercely at the other arms blocking his way.

Pure white mist followed closely behind, beginning to erode the demon's body. Its shrill roar was now higher than the world's finest soprano.

"Boom!!!"

Dante chopped off one of its thickest arms with one blow, and it fell to the ground along with the severed hand. The axe blade in his hand transformed into a sickle, cutting rapidly, and azure magic energy flew out, tearing off the demon's other limbs.

White mist surged into the broken section of the demon's limbs, burning it like a scorch, creating a series of disgusting blisters. Meanwhile, within this mist, Dante's angelic power began to flow more smoothly.

"Ah ah--!!!"

Finally, the demon loosened its grip on the ground and dived back into the pool of pus.

Dante landed and asked Nero behind him: "Hey, what should we do now?"

Before he could finish his words, the ground beneath his feet instantly shattered. A demon swimming in the yellow water burst through the ground, suddenly leaping up and reaching out to grab the sent-sending Dante.

Dante in the air uttered a startled voice: "Oh my god—"

But Nero wouldn't sit idly by. With the gem in hand, she gathered mist at the tip of her staff, transforming it into a loose cloud sword, which she swung instantly. The condensed air lashed at the demon like a whip, causing no apparent damage, but causing it to scream and fall backward, diving headfirst into the pool. Dante, using his claws, grabbed a floating boulder far heavier than himself and leaped back to earth.

Under the pool, the demon's sharp and hoarse voice echoed: "It's useless. I'm a succubus who has lived for over 1,200 years... It's too early for you to kill me!"

Is she really a succubus?

But its harsh words only amused Nero. Twelve hundred years? That's a bit humorous. What's the difference between a demon born after the Common Era and a baby?
But putting that aside, this demon was truly formidable. It was incredibly sturdy, and from what Nero had just observed, its resilience was remarkable. Shortly after diving into the pool, the arm Dante had severed had already begun to heal. While the purifying mist Nero unleashed with the "Gentle" gem could damage it and suppress its abilities, this was its home turf. As long as it hid within the pool's teeming demonic ichor, Nero's mist wouldn't be able to reach it.

"Keep moving, don't let it catch you again." Nero turned his head and reminded, then began to slowly retreat.

"How disgusting." Dante showed disgust and began to move.

It was truly disgusting. This kind of "dirty" enemy was the one most people were most reluctant to face. Nero had also considered retreating the moment she saw this horrible place... but it wasn't to the point where she couldn't stand it.

It seems that the previous experience in the sewer and Virgil's "no bathing" punishment increased Nero's tolerance in this regard. Maybe he should thank them.

Haha, just kidding. Nero wasn't going to forgive that.

However, this "intention to retreat" did cause another magic stone in Nero's body to react subtly.

Since she "didn't want to fight," the one making the noise was naturally "Sloth." But now wasn't the right time to take it out; she needed to wait for the enemy, the "Succubus," to reveal herself. Only then could she safely proceed.

The succubus's shrill, dark laughter echoed through the underground space, seemingly indicating no intention of making any rash moves. However, time was not on Nero's side, and if things continued like this, reinforcements might arrive.

Then Nero's eyes fell on Dante.

"...What?" Dante asked in a low voice, as if afraid of alerting the enemy.

"Go and seduce it." Nero said seriously.

"Me? Why aren't you going?"

"Didn't it say it was a succubus? It would probably be interested in you."

"What the hell!"

Dante cursed, but he still stood up at Nero's command. However, compared to Nero's joking "succubus like men" theory, he obviously had his own ideas.

"Hey, ugly bastard!" he cried. "Are you afraid of me, Dante?"

The succubus's laughter stopped.

"—Dante?"

(End of this chapter)