Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 485: Prelude to the Final Battle

"This is the ascension ceremony. The power of the devil is indeed very unique."

The mantis blade in V's right hand pierced through the demon Agnas' abdomen. Blue arcs of electricity flashed on the blade from time to time, stimulating his flesh and blood.

V wanted to stab the mantis blade deeper, but the weapon she used was not reinforced with wedge-shaped stone fragments. Even though her prosthetics were all legendary, the power was still lacking.

This electric mantis knife was able to pierce the body of the demonized Agnas because she had been observing Agnas's flaws and, with the help of the weakness insight function of the combat chip, found the weakest point of Agnas' defense and achieved success in one fell swoop.

But the mantis blade was also stuck in Agnus's flesh and shell, unable to move forward or even be pulled out. Agnus had already come to his senses, and a strong magical power burst out from his body again!

V, who was nearby, was the first to be hit and was blown away by the magic power. Nero and Credo were also affected.

But Agnas had no strength to pursue him. He covered the wound on his abdomen and let out an unpleasant cry.

“Ah, ah, ah, ah!” Agnas flapped his wings and flew into the air, looking down at the three people below, shouting incoherently: “You! How dare you, how dare you! I will kill you!! I will definitely kill you!”

Although he said harsh words, Agnes' body was honest and he wanted to slip away as soon as he finished speaking.

Of course Nero didn't want to let him get away like this, so he raised the Azure Rose and shot it continuously, but he couldn't stop Agnes's actions.

The only one who could fly among the people present was the demonized Credo, but he was almost exhausted at the moment and had no strength to chase Agnas.

Besides, compared to him, Credo was more concerned about something else.

Seeing that Agnus had already flown far away, Credo no longer looked at him, but staggered towards V with an extremely ugly expression. Nero hurried forward to stop him, but was thrown away by him.

Credo came to V and asked in a very serious tone: "Jilie...where is she!"

"Don't worry, she's safe." V looked at him and said, "You're in a very bad condition right now, so don't even think about fighting me. That person can tell you where your sister is."

Credo and Nero were both stunned and turned to look in the direction V was pointing, but there was no one there.

But then, a familiar scream was heard from the sky!
"Ah ah ah ah ah--!!"

There was no doubt that the voice belonged to Agnes who had just escaped.

The next moment, a huge black shadow suddenly fell from the sky and hit the center of the already dilapidated circular platform!
"Boom-!!"

When the smoke and dust dissipated, Nero and Credo looked closely and saw the demonized Agnas lying on the ground, motionless.

No, to be precise, he was being stepped on and could not move. The person who was holding him down had four wings on his back, three pairs of horns on his head, and dark scales all over his body. His head, which looked like an ancient dragon, moved, and his golden pupils looked at Nero and Credo.

"What... is this!?" Credo was shocked. "Is it a demon?!"

"No, it's not a demon, but..." Nero looked at him, a little distracted. He felt a very familiar magical aura from the dragon man in front of him.

What's more important is that the spiral spear held tightly in the opponent's hand pierced through Agnes' body and pinned him to the ground. Nero would never mistake its shape.

"You are……"

At this time, Agnas, who was shot down from mid-air, was finally unable to maintain his demonization due to the successive severe injuries. After a flash of light, he turned back into human form.

Seeing this, the dragon man who was suppressing him also stopped his transformation - who else could it be but Li You?
Credo's eyes widened: "...It's you!?"

Nero was not surprised by the result, but he was surprised by the power Li You showed: "What was that...?

Li You did not rush to answer. He first looked at Agnas on the ground and found that he had fainted due to serious injuries. Then he moved his foot away from him, but still did not pull out the spiral spear.

Li You looked at Nero and Credo and said with a smile: "Ah, did I forget to tell you this before? I have the power of the ancient dragon."

Nero, Credo: “…”

Did you forget? You didn't plan to tell me!
Although Nero was very curious about the "power of the ancient dragon" that Li You mentioned, at this moment, like Credo, he was most concerned about one thing: "Where is Jillie? If V replaced her, then she should be under your protection!"

Li You certainly wouldn't keep it a secret at this time, otherwise Nero and Credo would probably come up and chop him up, so he immediately answered: "Of course. In fact, she has been staying in my virtual space, watching your every move."

Nero: “!?”

Credo: “!!”

"What did you say--"

But before Credo could open his mouth to ask, Li You raised his hand and summoned the system's micro portal.

A blue light flashed on the ground nearby, and the figure of the girl in a long skirt emerged. Jillie took a light step forward and came in front of Nero and Credo.

"Jilie..." Nero murmured.

Because of V's example, he and Credo must have observed the details first to determine whether this Jillie was the real person. But they soon confirmed that this was Jillie.

"... Nero, Credo!" Jillie looked at them with tears in her eyes, "Why do you two have to fight each other!"

Both of them fell silent for a moment.

"...Crado, why is this happening? What on earth does the Pope want to do?"

With Jillie's personality, she rarely questioned others like this, but she was placed in a companion space by Li You and had been watching everything in the outside world through the cameras set up by Li You, so she could fully understand why Nero had come to this point.

On the contrary, what Credo did really made her confused.

Jillie naturally didn't hope that the cult that she and her parents had believed in would actually be a vicious and brutal organization, but she didn't want to see her brother Credo being deeply involved in it and aiding and abetting the evil.

So even if Credo didn't want to, she would ask. If Credo had any difficulties, then she, as his sister, should bear them together with him, instead of waiting and enjoying the fruits of his labor without knowing anything.

"...Tell me, Credo, what are you thinking about?" Jillie held back her tears and gently held Credo's scarred hand. "No matter what you have done, I will face it with you. And Nero, he...he will not abandon you either."

Credo first looked at his sister's face, then turned to look at Nero. Nero wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, met his gaze and said, "Of course I won't do such a thing. Credo, Jillie and I care about you very much."

"Jilie, Nero..." Credo was stunned for a moment.

When he learned that the Pope had ordered Agnes to use Jillie to deal with him and Nero, Credo's faith was on the verge of collapse. He had sacrificed so much for the Pope, but in the end, the other party did not even let go of his only blood relative...

But Credo still had a little hope in his heart. Agnas had been at odds with him for a long time. Could it be that he was falsely conveying the order and actually wanted to deceive his superiors and subordinates?
So Credo paused, took a step back, and said, "No... now is not the time. I must confirm the true intention of His Holiness the Pope..."

After hearing this, Nero and Jiliye's faces changed slightly, while Li You frowned and was about to speak.

But another voice sounded immediately: "I advise you not to go back and fall into the trap."

Everyone looked and saw a somewhat sloppy silver-haired man walking towards them. Who else could it be but Dante?
"...Dante!" Credo reacted the most and tightened his grip on his sword, but Jillie immediately held him back: "Credo! Don't!"

Nero also spoke up: "Crado, no matter what you think, you can't beat him now. You should listen to what he wants to say."

Credo was silent for a while before finally nodding.

Dante beside him clapped his hands: "Great! I thought I was going to be thrown into jail!"

Everyone: “…(stare)”

"Okay, okay, it's just a joke." Dante shrugged, "I don't really have anything to say, but the others do have something to tell you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a person who was also very familiar to everyone turned out from behind him and stood in front of them with a seductive step.

"...Gloria?" Nero asked in surprise.

"Oh, everyone is here." Gloria leaned sideways, put one hand on Dante's shoulder, and half leaned on him.

"All the key players are here." She looked at everyone present. "If the Knight Commander doesn't want to speak, how about I do it?"

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and lifted it up, as if she was pulling back the curtain of a magic trick, and completely changed her appearance with a wave of her hand.

Appearing in front of everyone at this time was a woman with an equally amazing figure, but with blonde hair and white skin, wearing black leather trousers and a tube top.

This is "Gloria" - Tracy's true identity.

"Gloria...you are the traitor!" Credo was able to face the reality and would not think of taking action, but his expression was definitely not good.

Tracy, who had revealed her true face, spoke in a very different style from before. She just smiled coldly and said, "Yes, I am indeed an insider. The old Pope has suspected me for a long time, but he didn't tell you a word, right?"

"...What do you want to say? Are you trying to humiliate me?" Credo's face became even uglier and his voice became louder, but Tracy just shook her head slightly:
"I don't have that kind of bad interest... I just want to help you face reality."

Without waiting for Credo to ask, Tracy raised her hand and took out a magic recording tool. As she injected her magic power, the image stored in the tool appeared in front of everyone in the form of a three-dimensional projection. It was exactly the conversation between Pope Sancottos and Agnes on how to capture Nero.

When Credo heard the Pope ask Agnes "what countermeasures" and saw Agnes propose to capture Gillia and the Pope chose to acquiesce, the last bit of luck in his heart was completely shattered.

With a "thump", Credo fell to his knees weakly on the ground, his face full of confusion and a hint of anger.

It turns out that my faith and loyalty are nothing in the eyes of the Pope...

"Credo!" At this moment, Jillie hugged him and said, "Cheer up, we are still here!"

Nero also put his hand on his shoulder: "... Credo, although I don't know what you have been through, the Pope is the culprit. If he is not stopped, more innocent citizens will suffer." Credo looked at the two of them, his expression changing constantly.

And Tracy said: "If you don't want to say it, then I can add to it, but the old man Pope has always been on guard against me, and I don't know their most basic plan."

"……No."

At this time, Credo finally spoke. He seemed to have made up his mind, stood up, and said, "Let me explain."

Both Jillie and Nero's eyes lit up, and Credo finally came to his senses.

“…The Pope’s plan is to create a completely new ideal world, where the chosen ones will guide the powerless people. To do this, the existing order must be destroyed first, and then new rules can be created.

"So, the Pope ordered Agnes to create the stone statue of the Savior. That statue looks like a statue, but it is actually the ultimate weapon of the cult. It is the key to saving mankind on behalf of the god Sparta."

Hearing this, Dante on the side couldn't help but shake his head and almost laughed out loud, but after seeing Tracy's look, he swallowed his words back.

Credo continued: "The Savior is made of a large amount of demonic materials. Once completed and activated, it will have unparalleled power, enough to realize the Pope's ambitions."

"However, because the Savior is too powerful, even if a large amount of demonic power is injected into its core, it is still impossible to drive it smoothly. This has been a headache for the cult, until a month ago... you appeared."

When he said this, he was looking at Tracy. Tracy and Dante remained expressionless, obviously knowing what he was referring to.

“You… 'Gloria', brought the Demonic Sword Sparta to the Cult. This legendary sword named after God has almost infinite magical power, which is fully capable of driving the Savior.

“But this has led to a new problem. People without Spartan blood cannot unleash the full power of the Demon Sword Sparta.

"So from that point on, the Order's plan became... to capture Dante, the blood of the gods, alive, and use him and Sparda as the core of the savior."

After hearing this, Dante and Tracy still had no reaction, but the expressions of others, including Li You, changed a little.

Nero and Gillie were surprised at Dante's identity, but Li You... was amused by the cult's overestimation of their own capabilities.

He remembered that the game didn't seem to mention that the cult's plan from the beginning was to capture Dante, and he thought it was just a matter of course after the assassination. He didn't expect that this group of people were actually targeting Dante.

No, how dare you?
Li You thought of the three knights of the Order that he met when he first came to this world. They were just as self-righteous and actually thought they could control him. It seems that this arrogance should be a tradition of the Order?
Thinking about the scene when the old Pope said to his men during the meeting of the Order, "You, go and bring Dante back", Li You almost laughed out loud.

The others naturally had no idea what was going on in his mind. V on the side asked curiously, "Sparta is your god, and Dante is the son of God. Why didn't you think of simply worshipping him? Instead, you want to capture the son of God? Isn't this a bit..."

Not to mention her, Nero was just as curious about this question as Jillie. Credo was silent for a moment, but gave a simple explanation: "We have been secretly monitoring Dante for a while. He is too much like a human, which is totally inconsistent with the principles of the cult. So it is better to treat him as the core of the savior, which is more in line with the interests of the cult."

Dante, who was standing by, rubbed his arms pretentiously after hearing this: "You guys were spying on me? Eh~ That's a bit disgusting!"

Credo simply ignored him and continued, "The legend of Sparta is true. He left a sealed door to the demon world in Fortuna. The Pope didn't expect that Nero could repair the Yama Sword, but with this sword, we can unlock the seal of the holy monument and let the Pope's plan begin..."

"So they release the demons to kill civilians, and then you guys come out to save them, right?" V understood what he heard, and a look of disgust appeared on his face. "You dare to call yourself righteous with such behavior? If Sparta saw it, he would probably chop you down with his own hands!"

Credo was silent. Dante, who was watching from the side, had no objection to V mentioning his father. He then said, "That's why the old man the Pope wanted the Yama Blade... Then he captured Nero for his own plan."

Credo nodded, "I'm afraid the Pope believes that Nero can replace you. Since he already knew Gloria's identity, he should have thought about it when he ordered me."

"Oh, the only thing about that old guy is his good vision." Dante curled his lips, "Or did he have to meet someone to guess this?"

After hearing this, Credo's expression changed slightly: "You mean, Nero is really..."

Nero, who suddenly became the protagonist of the conversation, was confused: "What's going on? Isn't the Pope after the Yama Sword? Why did he arrest me?"

At this moment, everyone looked at the protagonist who had not yet realized himself, with subtle eyes. Even Jillie seemed to be hesitant to speak, but in the end she did not open her mouth.

Yeah, why do you think?

Nero:?
Li You and Dante exchanged glances at his slowness, and both thought that this was the best way... to play, so Li You said: "In any case, we now know the Pope's conspiracy, so we must stop him and not let him drive out the savior."

"That thing sounds troublesome, and I don't want to deal with it." Dante nodded and took over the conversation, "Go find that old man. Really, if you hadn't stopped me before, I would have killed him a long time ago, and there wouldn't be so much trouble."

Li You just smiled: "After all, our goals are different. Besides, it was you who provided him with the magic sword Sparta and the magic weapon, so let's not blame each other."

"That's right." Dante thought he made sense. "Then we have to clean up this mess."

Li You naturally agreed: "Then..."

Before he finished speaking, most of the people present suddenly looked alert!

There were bursts of whistling sounds in the air. Looking up, they saw nearly ten silver-white knights flying back and forth above the crowd, surrounding all of them!

And higher up, there is a knight with a different appearance. His armor is more gorgeous than the silver-white knight, and has a light golden color flowing around the edges.

"Be careful, this is the Platinum Knight!" Credo was surprised. "They are the most elite knights of the cult, and each of them can hunt down a large number of demons!"

The Platinum Knight is an upgraded version of the Silver Knight. It is more powerful in all aspects and can also amplify the power of the Silver Knight. It is a warrior directly under Pope Sankodos. In many cases, they are even used by the Pope as a carrier of spiritual attachment. Their appearance represents the will of the Pope.

At this time, the platinum knight in the middle was wrapped in golden magic that was more conspicuous than the other knights. It looked down at everyone, and an old voice came from its armor:

"...Crado, you still betrayed us. I am disappointed."

"You betrayed me!" Credo couldn't help but tremble when he heard this. He said angrily: "I dedicated everything to your ambition, but you didn't even let Jillie go!"

The Pope had no intention of saying more to him, and instead looked at Dante, Nero, Li You and others.

"You are foolish to want to be the enemy of the Savior. At this moment, the punishment of the cult is about to fall, and the prelude to destruction and rebirth is about to begin!"

As he spoke like a declaration, magical light emanated from the Platinum Knight and all the Silver Knights. Then, a strong magical wave suddenly came from the direction of the forest!

Everyone turned around and saw that somewhere in the forest, a magical power like black miasma was rising into the sky!

Not only in the forest, but also in the Lamina Mountain further away, the same scenery can be vaguely seen!

"That's... the Little Hell Gate!" Nero reacted quickly. He was very familiar with those places. "What did you do!?"

The Pope's laughter spread: "Although I haven't obtained the Yama Blade yet, the small Hell Gate can summon a large number of demons when it is fully operational. They will be the prelude to destruction!"

"You dog..."

Before Nero could finish his curse, a dark red sword energy shot up into the sky and headed straight for the platinum armor possessed by the Pope!

The armor immediately dodged and avoided the sword energy, but then another green light blade flew up and this time hit the wings behind the armor directly.

Half of the wing that served as the power of flight was torn off, and the platinum armor staggered down, and the last shadow of a demon's hand's fist flew over quickly and completely shattered it into pieces!
The Pope's magic power quickly dissipated. Li You and Dante stood below with their weapons in hand. Nero shook his hands and said, "Sinister old man!"

The remaining silver knights were stimulated and immediately raised their weapons and began to circle around the crowd, constantly lowering their attention, as if they were going to catch everyone in one fell swoop.

The silver-white knights were all holding lances and wanted to charge down, but then a dark figure with lightning and flames swirled into the sky and knocked all the knights away!

Li You, who transformed into a dragon man in an instant, floated in the air. He spread his four wings and released amazing magic power. He swung the sword in his hand and cut off the two remaining knights in mid-air. Then he undid the transformation and fell back to the ground.

“Pa pa pa—” Dante clapped his hands exaggeratedly, while Nero looked at Li You: “What should we do now? The Little Hell Gate…”

Li You looked serious but not panicked: "Don't worry, I'm prepared!"

As if in response to him, another loud roar was heard from the forest in the distance, and a black flying dragon soared into the sky!
As everyone looked over, Li You quickly said, "I have already arranged for people to guard the small hell gate. We can handle it for now. But we can't keep wasting time, so we have to deal with it in a targeted manner."

"Dante, please go to the gate of the small hell, take down the door and get the magic weapon back." Li You looked at Dante first.

He is the strongest fighter present, and Li You certainly doesn't want to separate him. However, if the magic weapons in the small hell gate are not recovered, the hell gate cannot be destroyed, and only he can recover those magic weapons.

Dante obviously knew this, and nodded simply: "Okay, I'll just run over and be back soon."

"I remember there are still refugees in our headquarters, and the remaining people in the city also need to take refuge." Li You turned to Credo again, "Can I leave the resettlement of the citizens to you? I will let my men cooperate with you!"

Credo hesitated for a moment. He actually wanted to rush into the headquarters to face the Pope, but considering that he had to organize a large number of citizens to evacuate, it would be convincing enough if he, the leader of the Knights, came forward. So he did not insist: "...I understand!"

Li You nodded. After Credo came to his senses, he was still able to make decisions on major issues.

"Ms. Tracy, V, how about you cooperate with Credo? He is not in good condition right now, and we don't have enough manpower. Saving people is the most important thing."

Tracy and V looked at each other and thought that they liked each other, so they agreed: "Okay."

"Jilie, you should go back and rest first. Leave the battle to us."

Ji Liye nodded obediently: "Okay!"

Finally, Li You looked at Nero: "Nero, come with me, let's go find the Pope! Are you ready?"

Nero held the Crimson Queen tightly, "We're ready! Let's go!"

"Okay!" Li You stepped on the back of Agnes, who had just woken up and was trying to crawl away in the chaos, causing him to scream. "Let's do it!"

(End of this chapter)