Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 185 Mission: 03-5 Demons and Will-O-Wisp

At Black Rabbit's vehement protest, the screen finally cut to another scene. Shiroyasha looked up and said, "It seems the third person to be eliminated has been chosen. The one who did it is Aisha Ignefast from Will-O-Wisp."

"Looking at the replay... This player seems to have used gas to create hallucinations in their opponent, causing them to misjudge the trap's location. With her Earthbound Spirit Spirit, she can quickly identify the trap based on the gas composition in the soil. It seems Black Rabbit's judgment was quite accurate. [Nameless] Kasukabe Yō, [Wisp] Aisha, and the Nero from an unknown community we just saw. The winner of this mini-game should be between these three."

After two more people were eliminated, the bracelets on the contestants finally gave their locations for the second round. Those who had already completed their hunt, as well as those who had accidentally lost track of their targets, perked up again and began to stealthily move in the direction indicated by the light.

Nero looked down at the lit bracelet, and his pitying gaze finally shifted away from the round-eared girl whose skin had turned a bright light pink under the stimulation, who was curled up in the net hugging her body, twisting and struggling constantly to relieve the itch. He couldn't help but feel a little sad.

But time waits for no one, she has to find her next opponent as soon as possible.

This time, the enemy wasn't as troublesome as the raccoon girl. She didn't even try to hide, but instead took the initiative to find Nero. Unfortunately, the contestant's strength wasn't as strong as her courage. As soon as they met, Nero fired two magic bullets at her, and she walked into the trap obediently.

But at least she was luckier than the raccoon girl. The trap's punishment was quite lenient for those who followed the rules and wore a swimsuit. Being dangled in mid-air by vines in a suggestive pose was certainly better than feeling itchy all over but not daring to scratch.

As for her later misfortune (or perhaps not necessarily) of being sprayed all over her head and face with milky white sap, that is a story for later times and has nothing to do with Nero.

After another round of eliminations, the number of contestants had been reduced by half, and the interval between wristband notifications had been reduced by almost half. After a short interruption of other games, the director's screen returned to Nero's side.

Because the two favorites to win, identified by Shiroyasha, finally had their bracelets pointing at each other.

Nero Fortuna of [Hamel] versus Aisha Ignefast of [Wisp].

"It's finally here. This showdown is sure to be exciting!"

Following up on Shiroyasha's words, Kuro Usagi responded, "Indeed, we can see that both sides have begun to move towards each other, but Aisha, who possesses the Earthbound Spirit Style, will probably discover the other side first—"

"No. I say, Black Rabbit, these two are quite beauties, aren't they?"

"Ok?"

Black Rabbit became alert.

"On the one hand, the contrast between Aisha's youthful face, accentuated by her long twintails, and her development beyond her years creates a powerful impact. In contrast, Nero's figure is relatively slender, but the so-called beauty of a young girl lies not in size but in curves. From their tightly fitting swimsuits, we can see the beautiful curves of both of them, from their abdomens to their hips—"

Boom!
A split second after Shiroyasha opened her mouth, a thunderbolt struck her head. Kuroyasha quickly hid a golden dumbbell-shaped object in her hand and, expressionless, exclaimed, "Oh no! We have to put out the fire! Shiroyasha-sama is on fire!" As this drama unfolded, just as Kuroyasha had predicted, Aisha, the earthbound spirit, had spotted Nero's location from a great distance. Though Nero, concealed among the grass and bushes, made no sound as she moved, every time her soft feet touched the earth, the pressure forced the gases out of the ground, drawing Aisha's attention.

This is also the origin of Aisha's ability. "Wilson's Fire" is a phenomenon in which gases generated underground by decaying corpses, for various reasons, rise to the surface and ignite. Because of their erratic nature and ability to indicate the location of a corpse, they are given the name "Wilson's Fire."

The community of [Willow Fire] was born from the inheritance of this legend.

Aisha Ignefast can control the earth's gases, actively creating natural gas to launch various attacks. Furthermore, because it's a gas flame, it's not vulnerable to the abundant water resources of the East District, and its combat effectiveness hasn't been significantly reduced.

As Nero cautiously groped his way forward, a weak stream of air, controlled by Aisha, overflowed from the ground.

Nero felt only a slight tingle on the soles of her feet from a stream of air. But a few seconds later, she pricked her nose, sensing a pungent odor in the air, and couldn't help but frown.

Something was wrong. It was obvious that someone had attacked her.

Toxic? Flammable? Hallucinogenic? Nero couldn't tell the nature of the gas from the smell alone, but he couldn't stay here any longer. The gas seemed to be gushing from the ground, so Nero immediately jumped up and climbed a tree.

"Contestant Nero reacted quickly and didn't get hit!"

After pretentiously shaking the burnt-smelling Shiroyasha, Kuro Usagi returned to the commentary, saying, "Clearly, this concentration of gas isn't enough to cause her to hallucinate or pass out. Ayesha needs to find another way."

On screen, Aisha also sensed Nero's departure. She reached out and snapped her fingers, instantly igniting the gas that permeated the ground. Amidst the exploding pale flames, the earthbound spirit girl, wearing the same Japanese school swimsuit as Yao, yet with a completely different visual effect, vanished from the spot. She reappeared in the flames, wearing the same pale twintails, standing where Nero had been.

"She chose to attack directly! But Nero is hiding in a tree and has already controlled the nearby plants—"

The moment Aisha appeared, Nero, though surprised, acted without hesitation. Though Aisha was surrounded by cold, dark flames, the water-rich trees wouldn't catch fire so easily. Under her command, the roots hidden underground instantly grew, piercing the ground like flexible arms and wrapping around Aisha's slender, pale legs.

At the same time as the plants attacked, Nero pulled the trigger.

"Contestant Aisha is pinned! Contestant Nero fires his gun—based on the previous two attempts, if this one hits, the outcome will be irreversible!"

But don't forget, Aisha is an earthbound spirit——

How could the riot of the underground roots be hidden from her?
(End of this chapter)