Family heirloom, then turned into a demon girl

Chapter 9 Mission: 02-4 Audience
Nero ran through the deserted garden, ran across the dry pond, dodged the demons that attacked from behind and fought back with bullets. The demons became fewer and fewer, and so did the bullets.

The parasitic flowers possessed by animals possessed speed far exceeding that of the Scarecrow, capable of catching up to Nero even while he was running. This speed came at the cost of damaging the host's body, and since these animals had been dead for a long time, they would soon reach their limit. Therefore, Nero could defeat them all by simply maintaining this state.

Another demon flower came waving its tentacles and pounced on Nero. This was the fifth one to catch up with Nero. Nero pressed the button on the side of the handle, letting the magazine naturally disengage, and jumped up to avoid the enemy's attack.

But it was still the same problem as when facing Mephisto just now, the bullets were used up too quickly.

In the span of less than a minute since the shrieking sound, Nero had already used up two entire magazines. He had only fifty-one rounds to begin with, and now he had used nearly half. Furthermore, the enemy hadn't been completely eliminated yet. Would his ammunition last until the final march to the cathedral headquarters?

Nero pulled out a magazine, snapped it into his right hand gun, and fired two shots at the demon below. After landing, he pulled out a second magazine from his leg and reloaded his left hand.

But there was no other way, the enemy was still chasing him. Since they were unwilling to give up, Nero had no choice but to shoot.

Another demon caught up with Nero. This time, Nero jumped against the wall and turned in the air, preparing to kill several more enemies at once to buy himself some safety time.

one two three four.

Nero calmly counted the enemies closest to him in the air, then shot at them one by one, aiming at their weaknesses.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang
Six gunshots rang out, and three demons fell to the ground. As Nero was about to land, he swung his arm, preparing to aim at the fourth demon.

But then came the bad news. News that was worse for Nero than running out of bullets.

The sounds of branches snapping and dead leaves shattering came closer and closer, but Nero was distracted by the sound of gunfire and didn't pay attention until her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

At this moment, the enemy no longer concealed his body, and he pushed down a group of trees and flew into the air, appearing right next to Nero.

A giant snake with green scales, more than ten meters long and as thick as a person.

Meanwhile, the demon lord who inhabited this forest, Echidna, noticed Nero's fight and rushed to the scene following the sound of gunfire.

Before Nero could even turn around, he was knocked back by a powerful force, tumbling to the ground in disarray. The remaining parasitic flowers instantly surrounded him, ready to attack Nero.

"hateful!"

Nero raised her head, cursed inwardly, and fired all eight remaining bullets from her pistol. This time, her goal was no longer to defeat the enemy, but simply to force them back.

After running out of bullets, Nero rushed out without looking back. This time, she did not follow the road forward, but went into the forest and bit the tail of the big snake tightly.

Now that I've been discovered, continuing along the same path will only give them another chance to sneak up on me. Instead of that, I might as well give them a chance to catch up myself!

The giant snake, slithering through the forest, also noticed Nero. Echidna, who had been about to turn around, changed her form and led Nero in a certain direction.

Even more unpleasant things happened to Nero. Echidna not only ran furiously, but also constantly awakened dormant seeds along the way. The dormant parasitic flowers within these seeds broke out of their shells and launched a series of surprise attacks on Nero.

At the same time, Echidna continued to drop new seeds, hurling them behind him like cannonballs, shrinking Nero's space. After replacing the previously exhausted magazine, Nero only had twelve bullets left. Even with those twelve, it was barely enough to deal with the retreating demons, let alone anything else. Nero weaved through the forest, following the serpentine trails, dodging the incoming seed shells and leaping over broken trees. He would repel each approaching demon with a single bullet, until Echidna finally stopped—

Nero no longer had any bullets left.

The demon lord "stood" in front of a huge black stone tablet in the center of the square, and stared at Nero with a snake head spitting out letters. After a moment, the head bloomed like a flower, revealing the upper body of a human woman.

The demon screamed in a shrill voice: "Damn humans! It's time to pay for the lives of my children!"

After running out of bullets, Nero actually felt a lot more relieved. The worst-case scenario had already occurred. If she couldn't awaken Yama Blade, she would definitely not be able to leave this forest. Bullets and such... didn't matter anymore.

Light and Shadow did their best to bring her to a demon lord.

So, in front of the angry demon, Nero leaned forward and performed a standard skirt-lifting ceremony. This was all thanks to Credo and Kyrie's years of correction, who had forcibly transformed a tomboy from an orphanage into a qualified lady.

At least a lady on the surface.

Compared to his polite actions, Nero's words were not polite at all: "Your children deserve to die, and so do you, Madam Demon."

"Save this kind of nonsense for hell!"

Echidna launched another barrage of seed shells, but Nero dodged them with deft steps. Her heart began to beat wildly.

Yama Blade has not yet awakened.

Seeing that her attack had missed, Echidna roared again. She spun around, kicking up dust, then charged at Nero, slamming on the brakes and whipping out her tail with all its might like a whip.

Doing this in person naturally did not pose much threat to Nero. She leaped to the side, grabbed the top of the arch at the entrance, and flipped over to stand on it.

Echidna's tail whip shattered the two stone pillars into pieces. She paused to think for a moment, then roared again, "Wait until I smash these to pieces, and see how you can hide!"

This was true. If there were no obstacles, Nero would have had a hard time holding on for too long. But Nero didn't listen to it at the moment. Instead, he sank deep into his heart, thinking about how to awaken the Yama Blade.

Awakening and not awakening, repairing and not repairing. What is missing in between?

Time? That was equivalent to sentencing Nero to death. Nero had no way to make up for the month after awakening his bloodline.

Willpower? Although it might sound like she was boasting, Nero believed she had it in abundance. Her desire to save others was second to none.

It can't be about gender, right? Is the Yama Blade passed down to males only? Honestly, that's too abstract. In this day and age, if you still favor boys over girls, even Nero of Sparta would be slapped in the face.

Amidst the silent thinking and heavy breaking sounds, a figure flashed through Nero's mind.

(End of this chapter)