Main Mission 7

If you haven't visited the Customize menu, doing so now will unlock new arms for Nero: Tomboy, Buster Arm, Rawhide, and Ragtime. Tomboy augments Red Queen and Blue Rose, disabling lock-on. Buster Arm is a powerful Devil Bringer that grabs and throws demons. Rawhide acts like a chain whip with combo potential. Ragtime slows time, with charged attacks affecting the whole arena.

Begin the mission. On Nero's Path, destroy the blood clot ahead in the tunnel.

Continue forward and you'll encounter new enemies, the Riot, though you won't fight them yet. Battle two Death Scissors one at a time. Use the counter-one hit strategy from Mission 03: wait for their attack, clash with your sword, and shoot them while they spew red mist for an instant kill.

Proceed past the Death Scissors, through a train car. At the stairs, look underneath for Red Orbs.

Head to the top of the stairs, bypassing an open doorway, to find a Gold Orb.

Double back down and enter the previously bypassed opening.

In the larger hallway, you'll find an enemy spawner (Spawner) that continuously spawns Empusa. Destroy the Spawner quickly while managing the other Empusas.

Follow the path behind the Spawner, down an escalator, into a large room with another Spawner. This one spawns Riots.

Warning: You may face three to four Riots from the Spawner. Thin their numbers, then focus on destroying the Spawner. Once the Spawner is destroyed, clean up the remaining Riots.

Continue down the next hallway, which will change cosmetically. In the next room, ignore the Red Empusa for now and look to the right of the entrance for a Zapper. Destroy the Zapper, which shoots projectiles and takes only a few hits.

After destroying the Zapper, defeat the Red Empusa.

Enter the next room and find another Zapper. Look in one corner for a blood clot; destroy it to proceed.

Go down the escalator. In the next room, you'll see V fighting. Locate Red Orbs at the dead end.

Enter the larger area to find another Spawner that produces Hell Antenoras. Destroy this Spawner quickly.

Focus on the other enemies, prioritizing the Hell Antenoras due to their enrage ability.

Head to the dead end and look behind a root for a hidden blood clot. Destroying it opens a path below via a giant hole.

Collect Red Orbs behind you as you fall, and more behind a pillar near an opened train car.

Pass through the train and go between the cars to reach an open area.

You will fight Pyrobats, then Hell Cainas, Hell Antenoras, and tentacles. Collect Red Orbs on the opposite side from where you dropped.

On V's Path, destroy the blood clot in front of you and continue down the tunnel.

You'll be introduced to Riots and fight Hell Cainas. Continue until you reach a transformed hallway.

Be cautious of a surprise Riot around the corner after passing through the doorway. Be aggressive to defeat it.

Head downstairs to find an enemy Spawner that conjures three Riots.

Warning: This can be challenging for V. Lure the Riots to one corner of the room, opposite the Spawner.

Rush the Spawner and inflict as much damage as possible before the Riots return. Alternatively, summon Nightmare for assistance, as its laser attack is effective.

Continue through the next doorway.