At the staircase entrance, Koneko Toujou looked at Qin Xiao with a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Being stared at like that made Qin Xiao feel a little embarrassed. Even he didn't know why he had followed her here instinctively.
"Senpai, please be careful."
"I understand."
"Mm."
Seeing Qin Xiao agree, Koneko nodded and walked forward down the corridor.
The further they went, the stronger the smell of blood became.
Qin Xiao frowned slightly.
Was his sense of smell always this sharp?
Soon he realized the answer.
It was probably because of the enhanced senses gained from Enkidu's power.
After passing several apartments, Koneko finally stopped in front of one door.
Her expression immediately became serious.
She took out a pair of fingerless gauntlets from her pocket and put them on.
"Senpai, please step back a little."
"Oh… okay."
Qin Xiao stepped back a few steps.
Although the two had just met, they had already formed a strange kind of tacit understanding.
Normally, outsiders shouldn't be involved in situations like this.
But Koneko had not told Qin Xiao to leave.
By now Qin Xiao roughly guessed what she was about to do.
The nauseating aura and strong smell of blood coming from behind the door made everything obvious.
"BANG!"
Without warning, Koneko threw a punch.
Her small fist struck the security door directly.
With a loud explosion—
The entire door was blown inward.
Despite her tiny body, her strength was shockingly powerful.
Inside the apartment living room was a chaotic scene:
Tables and chairs overturned
Furniture smashed
Debris scattered everywhere
Koneko quickly scanned the room.
Her gaze eventually landed on the sliding door leading to the kitchen.
Step.
Step.
Step.
She walked toward it slowly, her eyes narrowing as magic power gathered around her.
Suddenly—
"BOOM!"
The kitchen door burst open violently.
Koneko responded instantly.
"BANG!"
With a simple punch, she smashed the door apart.
As the Rook of Rias, strength and durability were her greatest weapons.
Though she looked like a small girl, her physical power was terrifying.
But at that moment—
"SWISH!"
A huge spider web suddenly dropped from above.
In an instant, it trapped Koneko completely.
Immediately afterward, a massive figure rushed out from the kitchen.
Qin Xiao focused his eyes.
It was a spider monster.
Its lower body was that of a giant spider, while the upper body was a naked human woman.
For some reason, her large chest swayed wildly, making Qin Xiao slightly dizzy.
"Hehehe… another devil sent to hunt me down?"
The spider woman looked at the trapped Koneko with disdain.
She was a Stray Devil.
A devil who had betrayed her master and violated her contract.
As a result, her magic power had gone out of control, transforming her into this monstrous form.
Inside the web, Koneko struggled constantly.
But her strength was useless.
The spider silk had extreme elasticity and stickiness, making it impossible to break free through brute force alone.
The spider woman stared at her with excitement.
Drool slowly dripped from her mouth.
As a Reincarnated Devil, she once gained power beyond humans through her contract.
But after betraying her master, the backlash from the contract caused her bloodline and magic to spiral out of control.
Now she could no longer maintain a human form.
She had become bloodthirsty and insane, even eating humans and devils alike.
"I just arrived in this city, and I've already been found. How annoying."
The spider woman spoke with a face full of anger.
"You violated your contract and even killed your master. Your crimes are unforgivable."
Koneko said calmly from inside the web.
The spider woman suddenly shouted angrily.
"What do you know?!"
"That bastard reincarnated me only because he wanted my body!"
"He treated me like a toy!"
"He and other devils did those disgusting things to me!"
"Should I have just endured it silently?!"
Silence followed.
Koneko didn't respond.
She had been fortunate.
Although she was also a Reincarnated Devil, her master was Rias Gremory, who treated her well.
Standing at the door, Qin Xiao frowned slightly.
It was obvious this spider woman had suffered far more pain than she described.
In anime, devils were often portrayed positively.
But in reality—
Devils were still devils.
As mythological beings, they viewed humans with absolute superiority.
Reincarnated Devils had very low status within devil society.
Almost like servants.
Why did so many Reincarnated Devils betray and kill their masters, becoming Stray Devils?
Didn't they know the consequences?
Of course they did.
But they still chose to do it.
There was only one reason—
They wanted to survive.
From her perspective, she had done nothing wrong.
She simply fought to stay alive.
But from the devil side—
She was a traitor who murdered her master.
That was a capital crime.
And from the human side—
After becoming a Stray Devil, she killed innocent people.
Like the family that lived in this apartment.
The blood in the living room and kitchen proved they had already been murdered.
They were far more innocent and unfortunate.
"Die, servant of the devils!"
The spider woman raised her claw-like hands toward Koneko.
At that moment—
CLANG!
A flash of golden light appeared.
The sound of chains rattling echoed.
A sharp chain pierced directly through the spider woman's wrist.