Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 480 Mission: 04-5 The Berserker Beast
At noon, a brief report was finally delivered to the Beasts' headquarters located at the outer gate of 66677.

"...Someone has challenged the Seven Beasts' Gold and Seals again?"

The leader of the [Beasts of the Horde], a powerful demon named "Region" with five-figure strength, frowned upon seeing the report.

This is not good news. The "Gold and Seal of the Seven Beasts" is the key to the "Beasts of the Pack's" complete control over the mines of the 6667000 outer gates, from which they have extracted vast amounts of wealth. As time goes by, there should no longer be any community daring to challenge this game that can be described as "difficult."

Is it a newborn calf, unfamiliar with the situation, unafraid of tigers... or is it a large community that is too envious of the mine's profits and is preparing to interfere in the management of this outer gate?
However, this outer gate's boundary gate is rarely used, so there shouldn't be any news getting out.

So is it the former? What kind of community is so confident?
"【Devil May Cry】...I've never heard of that name before."

Moreover, for someone in the outer sect dominated by the [Beasts of the Pack]—a community whose main members are demons—this name carries a rather arrogant and fearless air.

Reggie immediately shook the bell on the table—a gift item used to summon other members—and summoned another demon.

"Investigate the background of this community and see if there is some large community behind it giving advice."

"Yes."

"Also, could you please ask them how far they've progressed in their conquest of the Seven Beasts' Gold and Seals?"

"Yes."

The subordinate's demon stepped out of the room.

A moment later, it turned around and went back to the office.

"Lord Regien."

A hint of barely perceptible panic flickered across the lesser demon's rough face: "That person has already passed two trials!"

"Two? So fast." Reggie asked in surprise, "Are they a 'bear' and a 'fox'? Or a 'wolf'?"

This is a trial that Regien believes can be overcome relatively quickly and is not that difficult.

However, the "wolf" is a special case; it can be very fast or very slow.

However, the lower-ranking demon shook his head: "It's a 'leopard' and a 'tiger'."

"what?!"

Reggie immediately slammed his hand on the table and stood up, his face filled with astonishment and even a hint of panic.

He couldn't help but panic. Besides the crucial trial of the "Lion," the "Leopard" and "Tiger" were the two most likely obstacles to deter weaker communities. After all, "financial resources" and "combat strength" were the two most important hard indicators for measuring a community's strength. If both of these were passed, then only the "Wolf" and "Lion" could possibly stop the opponent.

Meanwhile, the "Leopard's" time was difficult to shorten significantly, indicating that the opponent's speed in overcoming the "Tiger" trial far exceeded their expectations. From this perspective, even the "Lion" would struggle to stop these people. With only the "Wolf" remaining... even with sufficient preparation, it's unlikely to hold out for long. Once a community of 6667000 outer disciples possesses sufficient strength to reliably conquer the "Gold and Seal of the Seven Beasts" game of grace, the "Beasts of the Pack's" transportation monopoly will be broken. Instantly, a massive influx of resources will naturally flow into that community, allowing them to rapidly grow into territorial rulers!
Yes, even with the strength to become a regional ruler, it would be difficult to compete with a community with a five-figure sum. However, the 6667000 outer gate is one of the most important of the few outer gates held by the [Beasts of the Pack]. If it is forced to share with the other party, its competitiveness will drop significantly!
Therefore, this matter must be treated with great care.

"What about their backers?" Reggie asked, taking a deep breath to calm his agitated emotions.

He didn't believe that a newly formed community without any backing could demonstrate such strength.

"Nothing can be found. This community was just established and has no record of dealings with other communities."

Bullshit!

Reggie doesn't believe in such things at all. He thinks that the current situation is most likely caused by some large community having nothing better to do than create an alt account to smurf!
He'd heard that those god groups with hundreds of members used to operate like this, with a few demigods frequently appearing to beat up the rest and then establish a new community. This happens less often now, but it might not be impossible!

So, what's next?
“We have to send someone over…” Reggie blurted out instinctively, but then hesitated: In the current situation, what kind of person could possibly be of any use?
If it's truly a talent from a large community who has taken resources and left to establish their own sect, then the Seven Beasts' Gold and Seal will likely be unable to stop them. If they want those people to maintain their monopoly on this outer gate, they will certainly have to pay a considerable price.

Or...

Reggie fell into deep thought.

Sparse shouts rang out in the dueling arena. Nero glanced at his opponent, who had been defeated in a single move, clapped his hands in disappointment, and left through the side door.

It wasn't that the audience was being disrespectful; a beautiful young woman with formidable skills like her was bound to be popular. However, similar scenes had occurred far too many times, leaving the audience hoarse and somewhat numb.

From the weakest to the reigning champion of the arena, and even the hidden boss at the bottom of the box, Nero defeated them all with a single move, without exception.

After all, a duel is only truly exciting when the opponents are evenly matched. A fish-frying match with absolutely no suspense is unlikely to garner much applause from the audience.

The fact that there's still some noise is probably largely due to Nero's face.

Alas, how lonely it is to be invincible.

As Nero had predicted, the condition for obtaining the second "gold coin" from the arena was met in this way. However, it wasn't entirely without unexpected events; at least, Nero had little idea that obtaining the "Tiger's Golden Seal" would require giving up all the other rewards he had earned here.

They're incredibly stingy!
Indeed, since the ultimate goal of the game is to force the participating community to give up, or even drag them down, it's not surprising that the game is malicious. Since [Beasts of the Horde] has already used various methods to guide participants to make large-scale expenditures, it certainly won't give them any breathing room.

Fortunately, these measures have no immediate effect on Nero.

The next stop is the tavern. As for what to do there, Nero needs to think about it first.

Hmm... Anyway, ordering a glass of mead first is definitely a good idea.

I just hope she won't have to spend too much money on this, because for the newly established [Devil May Cry], financial resources are indeed their biggest weakness.

(End of this chapter)