Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 419 Mission: 03-2 Target
This was the first time in Nero's life that he truly came to the so-called demon world.

This place was only a thin line away from the real world, yet at the same time, it felt unreachable. Beneath a chaotic, lightless sky, a colorless, grayish-white field appeared before them. This field stretched endlessly in all directions, and the air and soil were filled with the scent of blood.

"Then the question is, how do we find Dante?"

"And the two old men in my family."

Nero asked, and Mr. Nero added. Virgil looked at the collapsed Demonic World Tree not far away and the hordes of demons crawling out of the pool of blood beneath it, and replied calmly, "I don't know."

That's really embarrassing.

Virgil seemed to think this answer was inappropriate, so he paused for a few seconds before adding, "But if you keep killing, you should be able to see it."

There was no truth to that. Nero helplessly asked him if this was some kind of intuition, but Virgil had the audacity to confirm it.

That's fine, I can only say that having intuition is better than having none. Besides, the Spartans are demon-killing gods wherever they go. As long as they don't get caught by Mondes himself, they should be able to leave some trace.

This brings us to the specific existence of the demonic realm. While the human world in this world can be considered a fundamentally normal universe, the demonic realm, in contrast, is completely different. It's the chaotic nothingness that existed before the advent of light, a dark universe in contrast to the human world. Or perhaps it could be said... it's the "darkness of the universe" that cannot be illuminated by light, a world existing in formless darkness.

This might be a little hard to grasp, but we know that light is actually a form of matter. Therefore, the world of light—the human world—is the "material universe," while the dark world—the demonic realm—is the opposite. From a material perspective, this place doesn't actually exist, and most laws of physics don't apply to this chaotic universe.

This leads to the main point: the concepts of planets, gravity, and so on do not exist in the Demon Realm. It is just a chaotic wasteland stretching towards infinity, nothing more.

And at its core is the immortal Demonic Tree.

As a swarm of demons surged towards the three of them, Virgil was the first to grab his weapon and take a stance. Then, he instantly drew his sword and vanished from the spot.

Endless blade light enveloped the demons. Virgil, who had reappeared at this moment, had sheathed his blade and slowly adjusted his collar, watching the hordes of demons instantly disintegrate into pus and blood.

"I'm sure you all know that the tree grows by absorbing human blood, life, and soul. In other words, this world is the same. The Demon Realm is the shadow of the human world, a netherworld that holds human souls and malice."

Hearing Virgil suddenly bring up this, Nero tilted his head and asked, "In other words?"

At the same time, she was silently complaining in her heart, "If you show off, you will be struck by lightning." It would be better not to let Virgil know about this.

"In other words, if we can seal all the Demon Realm trees, we can prevent the fusion of the Demon Realm."

"Wait, wait, isn't this a bit too jumpy?"

Mr. Nero quickly questioned: "Is there really a causal relationship between these two statements?"

Then he received two looks, one of helplessness and one of relief. Nero looked at him helplessly and asked, "The Demonic World Tree is the essence of the Demonic World. Is that right?"

"Of course, I know it can devour the human world and incorporate it into the demon world. I have seen this happen." Mr. Nero nodded.

"Every demon world has a demon tree. You also know this, right?"

"I'm not entirely sure, but it seems that way." Mr. Nero, who had watched his two elders chop down the demonic trees that had grown into the human world, nodded again. "That's the end of it, then?" Nero spread his hands. "The demonic world is merging, so the demonic trees, which are its essence, must also merge. If we seal all the demonic trees and prevent them from merging, then the demonic world will not be able to merge, right?"

"Oh, that seems to be the case."

Mr. Nero nodded quickly.

Virgil also said: "And the fusion of the demon world will bring about the most horrific consequences. This must be stopped."

"Uh...how scary can it be?"

"At that time, Mendes will be able to attempt to become one of the 'Universal Truths' as the 'Dark Side of the Multiverse'. Placed in the small garden, his strength might reach double digits."

He then added: "Of course, the premise is that he can succeed."

Hearing this, Nero gasped again—well, she was just pretending for Virgil. She had already anticipated the worst-case scenario, that a fully integrated Mundus might become a multiverse-level entity existing in all universes. Now, it was merely confirmed.

However, as one of the truths that pervades the multiverse, Nero was not quite aware that this was actually the specific condition for advancement to the second digit of the Little Garden.

However, Mr. Nero, who knew very little about the Little Garden, was still confused. He raised his hand and pressed his thumb hard on his temple, then asked, "I don't understand. So how scary is it?"

"There are only seventeen double-digit beings in the Little Garden. There are only these seventeen people in all the universes."

"And on top of that, it will also be the demon king of humanity's final trial?" Nero asked.

"Yes, by then no one in the small garden will be able to stop him."

Even if there is, the result will only be the destruction of the existing multiverse.

"Alright." Mr. Nero waved his hand, indicating that no further explanation was needed. "So when you said 'but as you kill more, you should be able to see them,' this is what you meant?"

"Yes."

Although there were countless demonic realms and countless demonic trees, Mondes's unification wouldn't be achieved instantly. As long as they cut down the trees one by one, and were just a little faster than Mondes, they would eventually catch up. As long as they didn't die, Mondes would have no chance of success.

Dante was no fool, and Virgil believed he could have figured this out too—and so could Nero.

Then by chopping down one tree at a time, they will eventually catch up with Dante.

"This is the Demonic Tree from our world. I've sealed it." Virgil looked up at the felled tree and frowned slightly. "But it can't be completely destroyed. Doing so would only cause it to regenerate somewhere unknown to us. What a pity."

"Stop talking so much and let's go." Mr. Nero urged.

"of course."

(End of this chapter)