Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 473: Magical Weapon Belial, a great victory in the first battle!

Leaving the tunnel of the Firm Hill, we arrived at Mount Lamina.

Although the temperature will naturally drop with increasing altitude, the temperature in the mountainous area outside the tunnel is already much lower than this at this moment. The sky is filled with heavy snow as if it were a cold winter.

"……Something is wrong here."

Nero stepped into the snow, leaving a deep footprint with a clear trail extending behind him.

He looked at Li You beside him and wanted to speak, but was attracted by Li You's actions.

For some reason, the footprints where Li You stepped were much lighter and shallow, and were soon covered by the snow again.

Nero was surprised and asked, "How did you do that?"

Li You smiled and said, "It's just a little trick. It's just that our power systems are different, so I'm afraid you can't learn it."

Just like his control over magic is not as good as that of the Spartan family - Li You did not say this out loud.

The principle behind it is very simple. It is a little ninja trick learned from wolves. With just a tiny bit of energy, one can greatly reduce one's pace.

However, today, Li You's application can be said to have surpassed the founder of this method.

Li You didn't say much, but asked: "Compared to this, what did you just say was wrong?"

Nero didn't bother to figure out how Li You did it, and replied, "I've heard before that there are some powerful demons whose magic power can significantly affect the environment and even change the celestial phenomena."

"Just like Belial can spray fire all around, it is very likely that this abnormal snowfall was also caused by another demon."

Li You was a little surprised: "Really? I thought this place has always been like this?"

Nero immediately complained: "How is this possible! Maybe the tops of those high mountains are covered with snow all year round, but it is impossible for it to snow at the entrance of the mountain road in this season. Do you have any common sense?"

Li You: "......"

If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten that there is such a thing as common sense in this world.

I was actually criticized for having no common sense by a silver-haired guy with devil's hands...

Li You's mouth twitched and he said, "In any case, let's keep moving forward and stay alert. Maybe the demon is nearby."

Nero nodded: "Don't worry! If such a powerful demon appears, I will know in advance!"

"And it just so happened that I just happened to get this magic sword."

What Nero was referring to was, of course, the greatsword transformed by the demon lord Belial, which had now been sucked into his demon hand.

——Not long ago, after defeating Belial, obtaining the magic weapon, and meeting and talking with Gloria, Nero asked about Gillie again, wanting to know if they had arrived at the headquarters safely.

Of course, Li You couldn't tell Nero that his wife had been kidnapped and that he should not worry about her and should just eat and drink well. Instead, he told him that Jillie and the others were currently camping in the Mitis Forest and would cross the forest to head to the headquarters early tomorrow morning.

Li You said that V was still there to look after the situation, and he came here because he was worried about the assassin.

Although he claimed that he had obtained permission, Nero knew both Gillie and Credo very well, so he naturally guessed that Li You definitely did not tell Credo.

However, Nero didn't care much about the troublesome rules of the cult, so he didn't object, as long as Gillie was safe.

After getting Li You's confirmation, Nero doubled his enthusiasm: "Let's go! Find the guy in red!"

So they came all the way here.

The mountain road leading to Fortuna Castle was narrow and winding, and covered with snow, but it was not a problem for the two to walk. They moved forward along the road, and soon passed through the heavy snow that almost blocked their vision and arrived at the top of Mount Lamina.

Although it was still snowing heavily, the view was a little wider. The full moon hanging high in the sky shone brightly, and under the moonlight, the Fortuna Castle with several towering spires appeared in their sight.

"That is……"

The last time he played Devil May Cry IV was a distant memory even for Li You. In addition, he was not very interested in the game buildings and maps at the time, so he really didn't remember that Fortuna Castle was so magnificent and solemn.

Especially the closer you get, the more of the castle covered by wind and snow is revealed, and the stronger this feeling becomes.

When they saw the stone bridge at the end of the mountain road, they had a panoramic view of Fortuna Castle. The towering castle was surrounded and protected by a frozen moat, with only a bridge leading to the tall main gate.

The majesty of Fortuna Castle even made Li You see a hint of Anor Londo.

"Interesting... I was too young at the time, and I was just busy killing monsters."

He was sighing in his heart while Nero was introducing the castle to him.

“Mount Lamina is also known as the Holy Mountain. The top of the mountain is shaped like a huge bowl. The sunken space in the middle is where the Fortuna Castle is located. It is said that this was where the magic swordsman Sparda lived when he was the lord.

"This is the tourist attraction with the most visitors in Fortuna on weekdays. But as you can see, Fortuna is a very exclusive city, so tourists are of course rare, but anyone who comes to this city will come here to see it - it's a pity that you came at the wrong time."

When Nero was explaining things to others, he was always surprisingly talkative, chattering on and on about every detail. It was like this when he was discussing guns with Li You before, and it was the same now.

Li You was a little surprised by his personality. He originally thought that Nero was a quiet young man, but it turned out that was not the case at all.

However, unlike Dante who is always talking nonsense, Nero's character of being particularly serious when necessary is actually more admired by Li You - provided that he learns to stop when necessary.

At this time, the two of them had already reached the end of the stone bridge, and Nero was still talking:

"If you want to go to Fortuna Castle, you have to cross this stone bridge. This bridge was built to pass through the bowl-shaped sunken mountain. After crossing the bridge, you will reach the mountain road on the opposite side. You have to go down the mountain road to reach the castle.

"The entrance to the castle is so complicated. Maybe it was designed in the Middle Ages to defend against foreign enemies?"

Li You was a little dizzy after hearing his words, so he interrupted and said, "Don't think about that for now. The bridge is broken. How can we get across?"

Nero then came to his senses and looked forward. The stone bridge that had stood for thousands of years had actually broken and collapsed in the middle, and now only half of the wreckage remained.

"……when!?"

Li You looked at him and asked, "Was this bridge intact before?"

Nero frowned and thought for a while, then said, "I'm not sure... The last time I came here, I wasn't a knight of the Order yet. I came here with Jillie and the children. It's been at least three years, right? But I haven't heard that the bridge is broken!"

"Forget it, let's just jump down." Li You was too lazy to study the details behind it, and went straight to the broken stone bridge and looked down.

If I remember correctly, Nero seemed to jump directly down in the game? Since Nero can do it, then of course he has no problem.

Nero also came to his side and looked at the snow and wind under the bridge: "...Are you sure? I can't even see the ground from here."

"Jump down, you won't die." Li You smiled, "Don't worry, this height is really - huh!?"

Before he finished speaking, the small bell tower on the bridge head, which was covered and frozen by heavy snow, suddenly broke and collapsed, and fell towards the two of them! Because the small bell tower was connected to the bridge pier, even the stone bridge under their feet began to tremble and collapse!
"Jump!"

Obviously there was no choice now, Li You and Nero jumped down one after the other! The collapsed and broken bridge and rocks fell with them. Li You relied on the grappling hook to fold and jump between these boulders to control the speed of falling. Seeing this, Nero also followed suit and released magic power to achieve a similar effect.

The figures of the two people flashed repeatedly among the falling rocks, and finally they avoided the falling obstacles safely and landed smoothly.

But now is not the time to relax, Nero raised his right hand, and his devil's hand was flashing, emitting a bluish-white light.

"Li You."

"I know there are enemies."

The stone bridge is thousands of years old, but precisely because of this, it is unlikely to collapse for no reason.

In addition, Nero's hand had already reacted before the bridge collapsed, so it is almost certain that it must be the devil's doing.

Then, the real person behind the scenes showed up.

In front of the towering gate of Fortuna Castle is a bridge, and on the pillars on both sides of the bridge stands a demon that is almost humanoid.

They looked somewhat similar to the lizard demon "Strike Soldier" that injured Nero's arm a month ago, but their posture was more upright. They had a layer of armor-like ice on their bodies, and their right forearm was a shuttle-shaped ice shield. Their left hand was generally normal, but the four claws at the end were also translucent ice spikes.

Two ice lizard-like demons looked down at Li You and Nero.

"You look a lot like the Strike Demon Soldier... Old grudges aside, I don't like it when someone looks at me like that!"

Nero suddenly pulled out the blue rose and pulled the trigger!
"boom--!!"

The bullets flew out, but the two ice lizard demons also jumped up. Their figures suddenly disappeared in mid-air, as if blending into the heavy snow. Naturally, the bullets shot by Nero missed.

The next moment, the figure of the ice lizard gradually emerged from the wind and snow, and it had teleported in front of Li You and Nero!
Two ice lizards swooped down, waving their sharp claws to grab the two people!

Li You had no intention of attacking at all. He moved his feet and quickly went away. The attack of the ice lizard that was targeting him naturally missed.

Nero responded in a different way. He also saw the ice lizard's attack clearly, so he drew out the Crimson Queen, the sword roared, and he directly slashed it with an upward strike!
"boom--!!"

The ice lizard's icy claws collided with the Crimson Queen who was spewing flames, but it was no match for Nero's great strength and was shattered directly. Even its entire body was lifted up by the sword and flew back into the air!
Nero reached out his hand again, and the devil's hand directly grabbed the ice lizard's tail. He pulled it down from the air, and then swung his right hand, once! twice! three times! He smashed it hard to the ground!
Finally, he grabbed the ice lizard and spun it several times before throwing it out heavily!
The ice lizard demon that had targeted Li You originally wanted to chase him, but he didn't expect a strong wind to blow from behind, and his companion was thrown over and hit him directly!

"boom--"

The two ice lizard demons rolled into a ball and flew to the side, only stopping when they hit a thick stone pillar standing in the open space on this side.

But they quickly got up, roaring. Nero pushed forward with the Crimson Queen, and rushed forward with himself, but the two ice lizards suddenly jumped up one after another, their right arm ice shields lit up with magical light, and then smashed to the ground!
"Boom——"

As they released the magic power in their right arms, thick icicles instantly rushed out from the ground and completely enveloped their figures!

Even when Nero's thrusting attack hit the ice, it only shattered a layer of icicles on the surface before being bounced away.

"Um……!?"

Nero's charge was interrupted, and his movements faltered. He couldn't help but take a step back, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

It turned out that inside the ice spikes released by the two ice lizards, they had buried themselves in the cross-shaped ice and were actually using the environment to repair their injuries!

"Nero, use that!" Li You reminded, and Nero immediately understood.

"Yes, it's just the right time to let it appear!"

As he spoke, he raised his right hand and clenched it. The devil's hand flashed, and the magic sword transformed by Belial appeared in his hand.

According to the naming rules of the Devil May Cry world, the magic weapon transformed by the devil is generally named after the devil's original name, so this magic sword should be called "Beryl".

Belial is a giant sword that looks quite heavy, with a straight, thick and solid blade, one size larger than Dante's Rebellion. It is somewhat similar to the huge flaming sword of the demon Belial, but much more delicate, with lava-like patterns on the surface.

But naturally, the sword also glowed with bright red flames, obviously containing powerful fire power.

The ability of the magic weapon transformed by the devil is naturally highly related to its original body.

According to the details added by the official novel, the black stone tablet used by the demon Belial to activate the door to the small hell is the key, which is one of Dante's magic weapons, Lucifer. The power of his original demon Lucifer is to manipulate and use the power of explosion.

The demon Lucifer even knew the demon Belial. When Dante in the novel fought with Belial and showed the magic weapon Lucifer, Belial was shocked. He did not expect that Lucifer would not only be defeated by Dante, but also be defeated so thoroughly that even his own soul became Dante's magic weapon.

But now, Belial himself has become Nero's magic weapon. When Dante retrieves Lucifer, the two of them will be reunited as old friends.

As for the power of the magic weapon Belial, it is mainly fire. As long as the magic power is injected, Belial can release flames, high heat and strong light, and can also transform rocks into lava, which is very powerful.

As for what other changes this power can bring about, it depends on its user.

At this time, Nero held the Crimson Queen in his left hand, held Belial tightly in his right hand, and stabbed it into the ground with his backhand!

His magic power was injected into Belial through the devil's hand. Soon, the snow around Belial quickly melted into snow water, and then evaporated into hot air. The boiling magma had already flowed, even to the bottom of the ice formed by the two ice lizards!
Even if it was solid ice made of magic, it would be quickly eroded by the lava created by Belial. If it continued like this, it would obviously melt the solid ice very quickly.

But Nero was not satisfied with just stopping there, so he kicked Belial's sword again, and while drawing his sword, he also splashed a large amount of magma onto the top of the ice!

Then, Nero put away the Crimson Queen, held Belial with both hands, pushed with magic power, and leaped up, doing a big somersault in mid-air. The magic sword Belial brought up a gust of burning wind, and the broad blade heavily slashed on the two pieces of ice!
“Crack—!”

There is no doubt that the magic ice that had been weakened by the lava was shattered instantly by Nero's attack!

The two ice lizards that had not yet fully recovered fell out and rolled on the ground. But Nero showed no mercy and smashed Belial down heavily!
"boom!!"

In the face of Belial's high heat, the two ice lizards were unable to resist at all and were chopped into several large pieces. Even the wounds were carbonized by the high temperature of the sword.

"Huh, huh..."

Nero stood firm and took a breath, but he looked very excited: "This thing is really useful!"

Li You, who was watching the battle from the side, smiled and said, "Especially in this environment."

Nero nodded repeatedly: "Indeed!"

"In fact, if you can find a craftsman who is capable of handling magic weapons, and have him help you modify Belial, and then combine it with the Scarlet Queen's propulsion engine, it should be the most suitable weapon for you."

Li You blurted out the truth. He had actually been planning this since he got Beryl.

Nero's eyes lit up after hearing this: "It seems to be possible! Unfortunately, I don't know any craftsman who has this ability..."

Li You naturally did not speak, but he already had a candidate in his mind.

Nero didn't know what he was thinking. He sighed a few times, then took Belial back into the demon's hand and said, "Okay, now that we're out of the way, let's go into the castle! Didn't your application for a tour get rejected before? Perfect, let's take a look now!"

Li You smiled: "Then don't let Credo know about this."

"Don't worry, we are accomplices!" Nero smiled very happily.

(End of this chapter)