Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 43 Mission: 04-4 Demons
"The enemy's reaction is hundreds... no, thousands!" Mashu's screams came from Chaldea. She shouted in panic: "Senior, run!"

With such a large number of enemies, it was impossible for all of them to be large animals like the ones just now. Nero took a closer look and saw that the main force of the demonic tide surging from the depths of the forest was indeed the endless swarm of rats from yesterday.

The area they are in is probably their nest.

"The source of the problem has been found."

Nero also gave up chasing the demonized vulture, flashed back to Ritsuka's side, and said, "Prepare to break out."

"Ok!"

Compared to Mashu who was in Chaldea and was powerless, Ritsuka seemed much calmer at the moment: "Devil, please be alert."

After defeating the wolf, Mephistopheles quickly returned and hid the rapier in his hand back into his cane.

"Got it." It said with a smile.

There are demons around her, and her enemies are demons too. For Nero, it was hard not to have some doubts about Mephistopheles in her heart, even though Georgios, as a saint, had already given it some guarantees.

I don’t know how Ritsuka could trust such a mysterious guy.

The demonized animals closed in from all sides, soon colliding head-on with Nero, who was leading the charge back along the path. Gilgamesh, desperate to protect Ritsuka and Beatrice through the demonic tide, could only engage in close combat, unable to clear a path. Echidna was vulnerable to accidental injuries and unable to use her full power, leaving Nero with only one option.

Nero reached for his chest, and the Yama Blade was unsheathed. His long hair faded, and a rich magical energy enveloped him. Nero, grasping the Yama Blade, swung it straight forward.

"A palace rises from the depths of the earth, and demons gather in droves, admiring it!"

An impromptu hymn burst forth, and the blade light from Nero's swing coalesced into a dark blue blade that plowed through the earth. The two-meter-high blade tore through the earth, ripping through the forest, and ripping a rift through the pitch-black demonic tide.

"Follow up quickly!"

Ritsuka grabbed the stunned Beatrice and broke into a run. The girl, who had thought she was going to die, saw the mythical scene before her, like Moses parting the sea, and her brain stopped working.

Nero, wielding Yama's Blade, charged in before the tide closed. She plunged the Yama's Blade into the ground and sang again, "The proud cherubim draw their swords, their thousands and thousands of blades illuminating Hell!"

As she sang, a forest of swords emitting dim light rose from the ground, and the pierced monsters turned into a wall, completely separating the tide.

Thus, the path was opened. Without Nero's warning, Ritsuka, holding Beatrice's hand, quickly passed through the Sword Forest under Mephistopheles' protection. But ahead of them, the dark tide converged once more, ready to bare its fangs and transform into a devouring wave.

"The winged herald blows the horn, and a mighty army gathers in Hell!"

At that moment, Nero drew her sword and rose to her feet. The trailing light of her Yama Blade left a crescent-shaped arc in the dark forest. She instantly caught up with Ritsuka and arrived in front of them. With a single swing of her blade, she severed the leading monsters, sending blood scattering in the air like a red fan.

It was time to end it. Nero would use one final blow to completely part the tide before him and escape.

She stepped forward, her slender ankles seemingly shaking the entire forest. She swung the Yama Blade again, countless points of light converging on it, forming a brilliant blade nearly ten meters long.

"These rebellious thugs have already fallen from the sky, like countless meteors following the setting sun." A phantom blade formed by magical power cut through the forest, and the trees before them fell in large numbers. The monsters before them were also split in half by this blow, and their blood soaked the wet ground.

But it wasn't enough. This strike killed hundreds of monsters in front of him, but Nero still had to stop the pursuers behind him.

So after swinging his sword, Nero didn't hold back, instead leveraging the force to thrust it upward. A massive blade formed from magical energy rose like a tower in the forest, then collapsed into hundreds of flying swords, enveloping everyone behind them.

"go!"

Nero's demon transformation was complete, and he dropped behind the group. After Ritsuka and Beatrice had completely escaped the monsters, she lifted her nonexistent skirt toward the coast and curtsied.

After slaying many demonized creatures, she vaguely sensed the presence of the "Demon Whispering Seaside Grotto." Undoubtedly, the Demon Pillar that created this singularity was there. Once they had gathered their forces again, without Beatrice as a vulnerable point to protect, they would storm the grotto...

Perhaps Nero would now understand what the Sphinx's riddle meant.

"The sun is being devoured by hatred, and the arrogant king is about to hatch." If this is really consistent with Sherlock and Leonardo da Vinci's interpretation, then I'm afraid something terrible is brewing there.

A quick victory was needed. This curtsy was Nero's pre-war announcement.

The sun was still some distance from the horizon, but the sea was already glowing red. After a brief salute, Nero quickly stood up and left under the cover of a hail of swords, chasing after Ritsuka and the others.

The chaotic forest was noisy for a while, and then it returned to silence again.

The sun set and the moon rose. It was not until late at night that Nero finally returned to the town with Ritsuka and Beatrice under his protection.

However, after leaving the forest, no more enemies appeared. The greatest danger they faced was the unclear path in the darkness.

By this time, the lord's manor was already closed, but Beatrice, as the lord's daughter, naturally couldn't be stopped outside in the middle of the night. After passing through the gate with facial recognition, the group saw Giorgios waiting for a long time at the stone table in the garden.

"We're back," Ritsuka said, lowering her voice so as not to wake up the people who were already asleep in the hall.

"It's okay."

"We've found the location of the Demon Pillar," Nero added after Georgos finished. Then she patted Beatrice's head—the girl was exhausted from running and staying up late. She was already shaky.

"You should go and get some rest." Nero whispered to her, "If your father finds out, remember to come find us. We'll help you explain."

"Hmm..." Beatrice rubbed her eyes and staggered into the house.

Only then did Georgos speak again: "Found it?"

"We found it," Ritsuka replied, "In a cave by the sea, but we have to go through a forest... There are many demonized animals there, so we couldn't make it."

They might have to find new helpers. After all, it's obvious that there can't be only three Heroic Spirits who have come to this singularity.

(End of this chapter)