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Chapter 480: The Round Table Meeting of the Devil Sword Cult

"What's wrong with him!?" Li You asked Dante.

Why does Nero look like he's going berserk? This shouldn't be the case!

Dante spread his hands and said, "Who knows? I guess it was probably the Yama Blade that stimulated the blood in his body to awaken early, but the mark left by the previous owner of the blade was too heavy, which affected his spirit to a certain extent."

"He probably can't recognize who is who right now. He's only obsessed with his own thoughts. You better be careful."

As he was speaking, Nero had already raised his knife, ignored Li You, and rushed directly towards Dante!
"Swish--!!" The Yama Sword flashed and chopped down in an instant!

Dante was very calm, he raised his rebellion to block it briefly, then he quickly retreated, avoiding the sharp edge of the Yama Sword. Li You asked: "You said that if you snatch the Yama Sword... you can make him sober?"

While Dante was busy dodging Nero's attacks, he loudly replied, "I'm not guaranteeing it, I'm just saying it's possible!"

"The power of the Yama Blade is too strong. This kid hasn't even fully awakened his bloodline yet. The blade rushed into his body all of a sudden, and the magic power exceeded the limit he could contain, so he lost consciousness!"

Under normal circumstances, Li You would definitely complain about Dante for being able to speak such a long speech while fighting with Nero, but at this moment he just frowned and thought quickly.

Why did Nero go berserk? His experience should not be much different from the original game... Is it really the reason Dante mentioned?

Li You recalled the details he had just noticed. Nero's coat had no damage or blood stains at all. Obviously, he was not injured during the confrontation with Agnes. Compared with the serious injury and dying in the original game, this should be the biggest difference.

Could it be that, according to the development of the original plot, most of the power of the Yama Sword was used to help Nero repair his body, and the remaining part was just enough for him to bear, so he was safe and sound, but the Nero in this world did not suffer such serious injuries, and was instead stimulated by the Yama Sword and went berserk?
So, was it because I helped Nero improve his strength and led him to doubt the cult that caused the trouble?
"Tsk... why is there another accident like this!"

Li You snorted, but didn't hesitate, and spoke again: "Then do it! You should know how to deal with the Yama Blade, right?"

"Don't force me!" Dante complained loudly, "This kid doesn't know how to use a knife! He's just using it as a sword to chop around. How do you want me to deal with this?"

"And aren't you the one who is supposed to train him? Why don't you think of a way?"

"Don't even think about slacking off at this time!" Li You was a little confused. Haven't you already recognized Nero's identity?

But Dante said, "It's not that I want to be lazy, I just don't have enough magic power! It's because you refused to let me see it before that I had a fight with you!"

Li You: "?"

"You're confusing right and wrong, aren't you? Weren't you the first to do it?"

What's more, when Dante said that he "used all his strength" when fighting with him just now and now he "lacked magic power", Li You didn't believe a word of it.

Are you kidding me?

Dante wanted to retort, but Nero found an opportunity and slashed at him! Dante seemed to be unable to dodge and could only resist with rebellion, but Nero then swung the second and third swords!

Dante retreated repeatedly for a while, and when he had time, he switched the rebellion to his left hand and shook his numb right arm: "This kid is really strong!"

"——Hey! Have you figured out a solution?!"

"Don't make noise!" Li You was annoyed, "I already have a solution!"

It seemed that Dante was determined to slack off, so he had to come by himself. So he had just been sending messages, and now he took out his smartphone, selected the projection function, and then the camera of the phone projected a wisp of light blue light, outlining a figure in the air.

The person was wearing a slim white dress and had a beautiful face. She was exactly the image of Jillie. She looked at Nero and spoke nervously:
"Nero! Stop it, that's enough!"

As soon as the voice came out, Nero was stunned, and the Yama Sword that was about to stab Dante's chest also stopped in mid-air. He turned his head stiffly and looked over here, and the red in his pupils faded a little: "Ji Li...Ye?"

"Nero! That's enough, you've done a great job!" Jillie said with a pained tone, "Take a break, don't take everything on yourself!"

"Ji Liye..." Nero muttered, turned around and walked towards this side.

But then, a hand grabbed Nero's wrist, twisted it slightly, and captured him, and the Yama Sword fell out of his hand.

Dante raised his foot and kicked, and the Yama Sword spun and flew towards Li You: "You take it first!"

Li You raised his hand to catch it. As soon as the knife touched his hand, he felt the terrifying magic power contained in it, which was even inferior to his own Blood Immortal Slash.

"... Is this 30% of Sparta's strength?"

He could only describe it as “horrible”.

Over there, after being subdued by Dante and having his Yama Sword taken away, the shadow of the demon behind Nero disappeared, the blood-red color in his eyes also faded immediately, and his whole body suddenly went limp and fell to the ground.

It was only because Dante grabbed his wrist that Nero did not actually collapse to the ground.

Seeing Nero fall, Dante pretended to be frightened and patted his chest: "That was a close call. I thought I was going to be stabbed in the chest again."

Li You: You just said "again", right? And have you played coward enough?
But he didn't say anything. He looked at Jillie in the video and nodded, then put away his phone and went forward to help Nero up. "Looking at him like this, it seems that he won't wake up for a while. I'll find a place for him to rest. What about you?"

Dante looked indifferent, but still said: "I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll go with you. The knife is still in your hand."

Li You was too lazy to complain, so he helped Nero up and walked out.

……

Soon after, the new church headquarters.

In the spacious hall near the top floor, the cult's cadres were holding a meeting around a round table.

Credo was reporting on the current situation of the order, while Pope Sankodos, who had fully recovered, sat in the main seat and listened quietly. At the round table, Gloria also sat there in a frivolous manner.

“…This is the situation right now.”

After Credo finished reporting to the cadres gathered at the round table, he sat down in his seat with an upright posture.

He reported on the current management problems of the Order, a brief introduction of the remaining members of the Order, and what everyone was most concerned about, the capture of Dante.

After the previous chaos, the internal situation of the Order was in great disarray, which was known to everyone. Fortunately, Pope Sancottos had anticipated and arranged for this, so they were not panicked and thought that this was all part of the Pope's plan.

The problem still lies with Dante.

The Pope gave a death order to this legendary demon hunter, requiring him to be captured alive.

The Pope did not explain why, but most people took it for granted. In any case, Dante shot the Pope in public, and the Order had to respond, otherwise their rule would soon fall apart.

As for the top leaders of the cult, they all knew Dante. They knew that Dante was a legendary demon hunter, and they also knew that he opened a firm engaged in "special services".

When Dante's traces were first discovered, some people within the sect suggested inviting him to Fortuna to worship him as the living Son of God.

But later, after secretly observing Dante for a while, the Demon Sword Cult gave up this plan.

As for why? The reason is obvious.

——Dante is too human and does not meet the religious needs of the cult at all.

But the cult didn't expect that they had "let Dante go" at that time, but now Dante took the initiative to find them. Now, the two sides have been forced into a relationship of life and death.

But at this moment, the person who carried out the most critical task of capturing Dante was Nero...that Nero.

Nero is a celebrity in the Order, big and small. He is regarded as a brother and right-hand man by Credo, and his personal strength is also outstanding in the Order.

On the other hand, everyone has heard about his character problems. Otherwise, with Nero's strength and contribution, as well as Credo's status and influence, he should have been granted the ascension ceremony and become a member of the true core of the cult.

So now, the leaders of the cult couldn't help but worry. Could Nero, who hadn't even performed the ascension ceremony, really capture Dante?
Dante's strength is obvious to all. He is the biological son of Sparda, the magic swordsman worshipped as a god by the Magic Sword Cult, and like his father, he sealed the demon king who attempted to revive. With such an identity and deeds, it is enough to show that Dante's power is extraordinary.

Even though those were only legends, the fact was that Dante easily killed all the elite knights of the Order at the theater.

Therefore, the cadres looked very solemn, and were even more afraid that they would be sent to deal with Dante.

However, Credo actually had other plans for capturing Dante, so he didn't want to pay any attention to the concerns of these cadres. After making sure that everyone had no objections, Credo turned to the next agenda.

"Then, regarding the future personnel allocation..."

Suddenly, there was a muffled "bang" sound from behind, and the door was pushed open. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Agnes who rushed in with a furious face, with a thick bandage on his left hand, staring at Credo in frustration.

“…Crado! You, you, you bastard!”

Credo frowned, but didn't intend to pay attention. Agnas, the bastard, always made trouble, but today Credo didn't respond to his mood.

But this matter was serious after all. When Agnes saw Credo turned around, he stepped forward and tried to grab his collar, shouting:
"W-why, why, why didn't you tell me! What the hell is going on?!"

Agnas's rude behavior completely angered Credo. He coldly pushed the guy's hand away and said:

"How dare you make such a noise in front of His Holiness the Pope? This is during a round table meeting!"

But Agnas still didn't give up. He pointed at Credo and kept saying "you, you, you" for a long time, but didn't say the rest of the words.

Seeing the two arguing again, other cadres, including Gloria, looked at Pope Sankodos. Sankodos narrowed his eyes and looked at the two people who were on edge, but did not reprimand them.

Agnes immediately understood that the Pope wanted him to finish his words. So he paused for a moment, sorted out his words, and then said to Credo again:

"T-that brat is a demon!"

"Which kid?" Credo's expression was still cold.

Agnes took another deep breath to calm himself down, then continued:
"T-that brat called Nero! He has evil, evil, demonic powers!"

This answer was so unexpected that Credo responded without hesitation: "Ridiculous!"

"Ridiculous!? Don't take me for a fool! Isn't he your subordinate? That brat was talking nonsense in the research institute and even repaired, repaired, and repaired the Yama Blade! How could he have done that without the power of the devil! This is all your fault! Credo! He took the Yama Blade away! What should I do with our plan? It's all your fault!"

This news was so sudden that even Credo was stunned, and other cadres were also whispering.

Nero has demonic powers? And he repaired the Yama Sword?

"... Credo." The one who broke the silence was Pope Sancotos himself.

"...Here." Credo turned around and found a subtle smile on Sankodos' face. Somehow, that smile made him feel indescribable uneasiness in his heart.

"That child, is his name... Nero? Can you bring him here?"

"If this is what His Holiness the Pope wishes..." Credo whispered.

If what Agnes said was true, then Nero could no longer be allowed to wander around. Credo, who had always been loyal to the Order, could not protest, but he also refuted it in his own way:

"If Nero is to be arrested, I have to go. But who will hunt down Dante?"

The Pope was silent for a moment, then asked, "Your previous plan was to work together with Nero, right?"

Credo bowed his head and responded, "Yes."

Originally, Credo didn't think that Nero alone could capture Dante. His plan was to first have Nero chase and force Dante to the headquarters, then he would attack from both sides with Nero, and then bring the elite knights of the Order who had completed the Ascension Ceremony to surround him. In this way, it was still possible to successfully capture Dante.

This plan was reported to the Pope and approved by him. But now, if Credo was to arrest Nero, this plan would be completely meaningless. The two main forces prepared for Dante killed each other, and the remaining people still wanted to capture Dante? Dream on!

"Well……"

Pope Sancottos stroked his long beard and fell into thought. In terms of strength, Credo and Nero really needed to cooperate to deal with Dante.

But in fact, after listening to Agnes' words, a guess emerged in the Pope's mind.

That Nero...could he also have Spartan blood?
He possesses demonic power without undergoing the ascension ceremony, and can repair the Yama Sword. Plus, that silver hair... and most importantly, his age.

Sankodos remembered another silver-haired man whom he had met once in Fortuna Castle more than ten years ago.

"Could it be his..."

Thinking of this, the Pope made up his mind, but did not speak. Without his opinion, others naturally did not dare to say more, and the meeting place fell into silence again.

Credo had his own plans in mind.

He believed that it was unwise to abandon Dante and instead arrest Nero under the circumstances, and there was no conclusion as to whether Agnes' words were true or false.

Nero did not perform the ritual of returning to heaven, so it was nonsense to say that he had the power of the devil. If he was possessed by a devil, he would have gone crazy long ago. So Credo did not believe what Agnes said.

Nero had no knowledge of the technical department area under the Fortuna Castle, and had never met Agnus. It is very likely that he used some strange moves to attack Agnus, beating the gloomy guy to a pulp, so he was so angry that he ran to the Pope and made up stories.

Of course, Credo knew that this explanation was somewhat too subjective and one-sided, but he actually regarded Nero as his own brother, so he would naturally protect him as much as possible.

In any case, Dante should be controlled first rather than Nero. Now I will go and meet Nero to fight Dante!
But just as he was about to put this idea forward to Sankodos, someone stood up at the round table.

"Then I will hunt down Dante."

Everyone turned to look and saw it was Gloria.

She was the only one among the cadres who was not from Fortuna. She suddenly appeared a month ago and presented several precious magic weapons to Sankodos. As a reward, the Pope promoted her to the position of a cadre of the cult - this was what the other cadres had heard.

After hearing Gloria's words, Sankodos showed a meaningful smile on his face:

"…Ooooh, Gloria. Can you do this?"

Gloria smiled and replied, "I am happy to serve Your Holiness. I will not let you down."

Credo on the side obviously had objections to this, but Sankodos had already made up his mind, so he nodded in approval.

Gloria immediately stood up and saluted, then walked towards the exit with a swaying step. After taking two steps, she suddenly turned around, looked at Sankodos, and said:

"…It is great to see that Your Holiness is safe and sound. God must be protecting you."

Gloria bowed her head respectfully and then left the meeting room.

"…Is this okay?" Credo couldn't help but ask.

Naturally, he didn't trust Gloria.

"It's okay... That woman brought us the magic sword Sparta, which made our plan progress by leaps and bounds. Now let her go." The Pope looked calm.

Credo frowned: "But... that woman is almost a stranger to us, she is not worthy of trust!"

He couldn't help but wonder, did Sankodos think Gloria was stronger than himself, and even capable of capturing Dante alone?
Sankodos said nonchalantly: "If she betrayed us, then we just need to eliminate her, no need to worry. Besides, I already know her true identity..."

Then, the Pope looked at Credo again and said, "Rather than that, you only need to think about how to capture Nero. The Yama Blade is essential for the plan. Because of this, this mission can only be entrusted to you. Can you do it, Credo?"

Credo was silent for a while before he replied in a low voice: "...As you command."

After he bowed, he also walked out.

Go prepare for the mission to capture Nero.

Although it was a last resort, it was also for the purpose of building the Pope's ideal paradise... For this reason, Credo did not allow himself to be confused, he could not let down the trust of Pope Sancotos.

Credo walked away with heavy steps, but he couldn't help thinking in his heart, what would happen if Jillie knew all this?
Fortunately, after arriving at the headquarters early this morning, she was safely protected, so at least she would not have to witness the scene of her and Nero killing each other.

"...Is my choice really the right one?" Credo asked himself in his heart.

After he left, the meeting in the round table hall continued.

The Pope called Agnas to his side and asked: "...Do you think Credo can win?"

Agnas hesitated for a moment. "It's hard to say for sure. Because K-K-Kredo is also quite powerful..."

Despite their bad relationship, Agnas still has a high opinion of Credo's abilities, which is his basic quality as a researcher.

"But there are still many unknowns about the power of that little brat named Nero. After all, he repaired the Yama Blade..."

Sankodos thought for a moment and said, "So, do you have any foolproof plan?"

This question undoubtedly showed the Pope's intention: he was not optimistic about Credo's victory. After thinking for a while, Agnes recalled a name mentioned by Nero.

"Well, that being said... Nero seems to have a special relationship with Credo's sister. He mentioned her name many times before."

Hearing this, Sankodos remained silent, smiled meaningfully, and said nothing more.

However, Agnas already understood what the Pope meant, so he bowed respectfully and left the round table meeting room like Credo.

But the destination he was heading to was the large hall where the citizens of Fortuna who were seeking refuge gathered.

……

At the same time, in Fortuna Castle, in the lord’s bedroom.

"——Jirrie!!"

Nero, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes, sat up, and gasped.

He looked around and saw that his coat had been taken off and hung aside, leaving him only wearing his inner lining. Azure Rose and Scarlet Queen were both leaning against the bed.

"here it is……?"

"Are you awake?" A familiar voice came. Nero looked up and saw that it was Li You.

Li You sat casually at the small table in the room, with a cup of black tea beside him, and said, "You have been sleeping for half a day. Do you feel any discomfort?"

Nero looked down at his hands and said, "I seem to have...had a dream."

"There was a man who kept whispering 'power' in my ear. There was also Jillie and Credo. I dreamed about them... Ugh!"

Nero shuddered and threw back the quilt and tried to get out of bed: "I have to go back to the headquarters of the cult to see Credo and Jillie!"

"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet."

Li You was not in a hurry. He even picked up the teacup and took a sip: "You need to rest now to recover your physical strength and magic power. Otherwise, there will be no point in going back."

"But Jillie..."

"He's right, kid." Another voice sounded, and Nero instinctively tensed his body and turned to look.

The door of the room was pushed open, and Dante, wearing a red coat and carrying a rebellious sword, walked in.

"In your current state, you will only be beaten wherever you go. You won't be able to do anything."

"It's you... why are you here?" Nero stared at Dante warily, but after looking at Li You who was leisurely beside him, he realized something: "Have you two talked?"

Dante smiled: "Your brain works pretty fast! You should know this, right? The top leaders of the Demon Sword Cult are not good people. I am here to destroy them."

"So you just take a rest. I'll go to the headquarters of the cult first." With that, Dante turned and left.

"Wait!!" Nero shouted and stretched out his hand to stop it, but he stumbled and almost fell.

Fortunately, Li You had come to his side without him noticing, and held him, saying, "Sit for a while, I'll go talk to him."

He helped Nero back to the bed and then followed Dante out of the room.

Although Nero wanted to chase after him, his physical condition did not allow it, so he could only take a breath for the time being.

Li You followed Dante outside and stood by the stairs. The two looked at each other for a moment, and Li You took out the Yama Knife: "What are you going to do with this thing?"

For Nero in Devil May Cry 4, the Yama Blade is the key item for him to open his demon form, and he cannot afford to lose it. However, given Nero's current state, Li You is really worried that he will lose control again if he picks up the Yama Blade.

Dante said: "As you probably know, this sword is something my late brother left behind. It can separate the human world from the demon world. It is very dangerous and crucial."

"I can't give something like this to someone I can't trust, so..."

Dante said, turning his head to look at Li You, "So, this knife will be kept with you for the time being."

Li You raised an eyebrow, this time he was really surprised: "Me?"

Dante smiled and said, "It's you. I have seen your strength. Although I don't know what you are planning, I can see that you are not a bad person. Besides, you said at the beginning that you are our companion, right?"

"I was planning to give this knife to that kid for now, but he is not really fit to hold it right now. So you should keep it for now and give it to him when the time is right."

Li You also smiled: "Then you really think highly of me. Aren't you afraid that the Yama Blade will be snatched away by the cult if I get it?"

Dante laughed loudly upon hearing this: "You tell a good joke! Unless you really want to give it to them, the Cult can't take things away from you, right?"

As he said that, without waiting for Li You to answer, he turned around and waved his hand: "Then I will go first, see you at the headquarters of the cult."

Li You didn't say anything, but there was a noise at the door behind him and Nero chased out.

"...Hey, wait! There are also innocent people in the cult! You can't..." Nero said while struggling, leaning against the door frame.

"Don't worry, kid." Dante didn't turn around, but answered from a distance, "I won't kill innocent people. You should have a good rest first. Otherwise, even if you want to stop me, you won't be able to do it!"

As he said this, he put his hands behind his head, hummed a tuneless little tune and walked away.

Nero looked at his back and was silent for a moment, but Dante's voice rang out again:
"Hey, kid! Tell me your name."

Nero was stunned, but still answered: "…My name is Nero. You are Dante, right? Not a bad name."

Dante laughed twice upon hearing this and walked away completely.

"Be careful yourself, Nero!"

(End of this chapter)