Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 376 Mission: 11-4 Exposed
Raptor News Tower, the headquarters of Raptor News TV station, where the devil lurks.

It stood quietly in this reflected world, like a giant tree with tangled roots. The light dancing in the dark city was its roots, and the "nutrients" it relied on for survival - all the secrets of this city - were continuously supplied to its top.

Controlling the transmission of intelligence allows one to control human thought. Therefore, it and the "Magic Drink of Vitality" that controls the human spirit are the two pillars of Mondes's plan to create a dystopia, and they hold the same crucial position as the "Silver Bag Bank," which has completely monopolized human life through the economy.

At this very moment, Bob Barbas's ugly face still flickered on the display screen atop the tower, beamed through the tower to countless televisions in every household. It represented the media, the "mouthpiece of God," and together with finance—the "body of God"—and technology—the "mind of God"—they formed a new, supreme deity.

This is the "Trinity" of the new century.

"If I were to make a comment, I would say these terrorists are disgusting, despicable, repulsive, and filthy..."

In the picture, Babas is talking freely, and his ugly face with layers of wrinkles is occupied by malice, revealing a blackness as dark as ink.

Then, it looked at Nero and Dante across the screen.

"And the most sinister of them all is Dante. We've just learned that this fugitive has joined a notorious terrorist group that has just claimed responsibility for the attack on St. Agares Cathedral."

"Looks like you finally noticed us?"

Dante removed the grappling gun transformed from "Rebellion" from his back, and Nero held his hand tightly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright beam of light shot out from the top of the tower, destroying the floating bridge fragments in the air and shooting straight towards the two of them.

"Hold on tight!"

Dante leaped down, dodging the terrifying two-meter-thick laser, and swung on his chains in the gloomy sky, flashing with lightning. On the other side of the screen, Bob Barbas, with a mocking expression on his face, continued to slander and attack his enemy.

"If he ceased to exist, I believe the world would benefit greatly from it."

"When I catch you, I'll beat your mouth off!"

Dante didn't seem particularly offended by this, but he still shouted his threats, carrying Nero in an arc through the air, a bright beam of light that could melt metal and destroy rock following closely behind, on the verge of destroying the point where the claw had held him.

"Don't think you can die easily!" Nero also roared.

The hook released, and the two flew a short distance by inertia, stepped onto the ground where they could walk, and then started running again without stopping.

"You don't believe it? Then take a look at the following footage. We've interviewed several victims, and their testimonies may reveal to us how a born bad guy ruined the lives of countless people."

The screen flickered, and above the scroll bar that read "Revealing Dante: A terrorist and a brutal killer of women and children," an obviously fabricated surveillance footage began to play.

"Yes, he just started killing people."

Off-screen, a female voice rang out: "He was staring at me with his eyes shining - I was terrified. He must be a pedophile."

This guy was still throwing the same old dirty tricks. But last time it was Nero, and this time it was Dante who suffered: "The girl even knelt down and begged him to let her go, but he still mercilessly killed her... He's truly inhumane!"

In the picture, Dante holds two guns and mercilessly shoots at the crowd, killing the terrified people one by one.

The location was where he had met Nero a few days prior. "The description you heard comes from one of the survivors in this footage, describing a shocking scene that occurred a few days ago at Bellevue Pier. The protagonist in the footage is a terrorist named Dante. Through the accounts of several victims, we have pieced together a shocking history of violence. The story begins when he was eight years old, and he attacked and killed the head nurse of Santa Lamia Orphanage..."

As Nero ran, he asked Dante, "I guess the guy it's talking about is also a demon?"

"I told you that orphanage is full of demons!"

After all, Lamia is also the name of a snake demon—and ironically, this demon is known for its penchant for killing children. Giving the orphanage such a name might just be a demonic act of ill-will.

The following personal information of Dante that was "exposed" included his gangster career, drug trafficking crimes, murder and promiscuity.

"Why don't you exaggerate this time, Bob?" Dante fired a few bullets towards the big screen, shot out the grappling hook again, and pulled Nero to leap.

"You mean he's telling the truth this time?"

"Compared to you, probably!"

The surveillance footage ended, and Bob Barbas's face appeared on the screen again: "And not long ago, he met someone. Maybe you still remember..."

Of course, Dante's return to the big screen was naturally followed by Nero. Barbas repeated his previous "introduction" to Nero, once again making Nero's blood boil. However, this time, he added the crime of "organizing terrorist acts" to Nero's list of crimes.

Nero inexplicably became a member of the Order, the anti-demon organization founded by Virgil. In Bob Barbas's story, she joined the Order after escaping from prison, and then acted as an informant to recruit Dante, and together they planned the attack on the Basilica of Sant'Agares...

Compared to the offensive smears mentioned above, these contents, while also suspected of misrepresenting right and wrong, are at least not pure fiction. Perhaps this is why Dante said those words just now.

"I hope Virgil isn't too angry." She sighed softly, somewhat speechlessly.

"but!"

Nero and Dante were startled by Barbas's suddenly raised voice. They rolled to the ground and then heard the damned demon say -

"Let us interrupt with a breaking news - just now, the terrorist base mentioned in our content, which claimed responsibility for several recent attacks, has been found, and the counter-terrorism police are attacking it."

"what?!"

"Damn it!"

"As I said, this is the action footage. The operation is now over, and most of the terrorists have been killed or captured on the spot. Only three remain, still fleeing within the city. If anyone notices them, please contact the police immediately..."

Along with his voice, three portraits appeared on the screen——

It was Nero and Dante.

And Virgil.

(End of this chapter)