Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 448 Mission: 05-2 Escape Passage
The pillar of storm that shot straight into the sky naturally caught Ritsuka's attention as well.

The five of them had just emerged from the elevator. While Ritsuka was indeed, as she claimed, invulnerable to all poisons, she was still, after all, just a human. Under the weight of the atmosphere, even with the use of magic, she could only barely hold on, making movement extremely difficult.

To make matters worse, their enemy also emerged from the depths of the earth along with the spear of light that pierced through the sky and the earth.

"Monster He?! Here?!"

"Master, stand behind me!"

Surprised voices echoed one after another, and Setant was the first to block the powerless Ritsuka behind him. At this moment, the one who found it most difficult to believe what he saw was Draco, the original owner of the Warcraft He.

"This feels like... Arcadia?!" She took a vigilant stance, her teeth chattering, her brow furrowed like a mountain. "Shouldn't it be in the third simulated singularity?"

Ritsuka reacted quickly and immediately asked, "Are you saying that this demon beast is not sealed in this singularity?"

"Yes, the fourth simulated singularity—"

Before he could finish his words, the monster Heacdia had already launched an attack.

A huge amount of magical power erupted from its huge body, condensing into sewage, poisonous clouds and evil fire with a high-pitched roar, and fell straight towards Draco.

"Damn it, what are you doing?!" Setant immediately pulled the weak Ritsuka back, but when he turned around, the attacks still fell on Draco's head without hesitation.

This was not an attack launched by her controlling the monster He.

"This guy, rebelled..."

The magical beast Heacdia, which was originally supposed to be a part of Draco, no longer obeyed the orders of its master and even attacked him.

Draco looked up at the rebellious monster Her, and was completely stunned.

Two flashes of sword light, laced with flames, tore through the smokescreen. Mr. Nero rushed out, carrying the dazed Draco. He shouted in Draco's ear, "Wake up! Is Nero controlling this guy?"

Draco, who was awakened by the call, quickly shook his head: "No, although it is strange, this guy seems to have developed self-awareness."

"Why did it attack you?"

Ritsuka also asked a question.

"I don't know..."

But what is certain is that due to the escape of Warcraft He, the third simulated singularity has completely collapsed at this time.

There was an endless ocean, so above the sky, the broken "water tank" leaked its contents, and a torrential rain fell on everyone's heads.

Amidst the heavy rain, the magic fog dissipated, but visibility did not improve at all. The sticky air weighed heavily on everyone, making it difficult to move.

"The collapsed third singularity is probably merging with the soon-to-collapse fourth singularity... By then, all of London will be a vast ocean." Draco calmly concluded, "We have to leave if we don't want to die."

"Let's go...but where to?"

"Up, further up. We must return to the Dusk Ladder, or we will surely drown."

Even if she had no intention of living, Draco couldn't bear to see Ritsuka buried with him, so she quickly pointed out the only way to survive.

"I……"

The Demon Pillar uttered a hoarse voice. "We..."

A low echo came from the heavy rain.

"Sure enough, the monster He in the fourth simulated singularity has also broken its seal. This place will also collapse!" She reminded the others again: "Hurry!"

Countless illusory figures emerged from the rain and surrounded everyone from all directions.

“Ahhhhhh! It’s so noisy!!!”

Mr. Nero roared, lashing out with his sword furiously. The countless phantoms created by the Warcraft Hegura were instantly ripped to shreds by a massive blue blade of light. It was clear these creatures truly irritated him.

The rain intensified. Mr. Nero admitted that the pressure wasn't severe enough, but the suffocating feeling of the thick air and the poisonous magic filled his mind with violent thoughts. Setant, a Heroic Spirit, was also feeling particularly uncomfortable, not to mention Ritsuka, who was practically unable to move. Mr. Nero simply couldn't care for so many "elderly, weak, and disabled" individuals.

Moreover, there is an even more troublesome problem before them.

In the heavy rain, they could no longer see the location of the "Twilight Ladder".

I know there is a safety exit, but I don’t know which direction the exit is.

"We...rebel sunset..."

The cascading sounds continued to echo through the rain, and Mr. Nero's annoyance intensified. Didn't Nero say she wanted to subdue these monsters? Now both monsters were here, so why was she nowhere to be seen?
She was clearly here first...

Because he had gained self-awareness, he also didn't want to be caught by Nero? Then why did he attack Draco?

"Everyone, this way!"

A voice pierced the rain, echoing directly into Ritsuka's ears. She looked up, seeing a gloomy sky and a terrifying downpour that had completely paralyzed the city's sewer system. However, above the ankle-deep, still rising water, fallen petals formed a shimmering path.

"Yes……"

Setant answered quickly: "It's Mei——"

"It's Lady Avalon!" the man who had paved the path with flower petals interrupted, urging, "I've lowered the Twilight Ladder from the singularity above. Come up quickly!"

Truly a timely help. Ritsuka immediately stepped forward, supported by Setant, while Mr. Nero, carrying Draco, used earthquake-inducing force to forcibly tear a path through countless phantoms. The monster He, having broken the seal, defeated the floor guards, and completely dominated the simulated singularity, was truly exceptionally formidable in his own territory.

"That, that..."

Behind the crowd that was about to leave, a hand that had been crushed to the ground by the heavy rain reached out tremblingly: "Help... Help..."

It was Locusta. As an assassin, and a poison master in the rear, this guy seemed to be in even worse condition than Ritsuka.

"hiss--!"

Mr. Nero scratched his head in frustration. While he couldn't completely ignore it, he was too lazy to run back. After throwing the still-healthy Draco forward, he reached back and, with a giant palm formed from concentrated magic, grabbed hold of Rokusta's purple robe.

The robe covering his entire body was indeed incredibly heavy after being soaked, especially since the heavy rain here was far heavier than normal. Mr. Nero dragged Rokusta into a run.

Everyone ran straight towards the escape route.

(End of this chapter)