The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

So there's absolutely no need to worry.

Well, the judges were actually contacted by emergency personnel just now.

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These rampaging monsters certainly didn't go berserk for no reason.

The ones who drove these monsters into a frenzy were the members of the Abyss Order.

It's obvious that they wouldn't play a proper game.

It's incredibly easy to make monsters go berserk if they are even slightly exposed to the aura of the abyss.

This is why the two top runners in the lead were so calm.

As for why they let these monsters go berserk?

The goal was to create chaos at the scene and then find an opportunity to "get rid of" the "real hero."

In fact, they had been trying to take action ever since they found the "real hero," but each time the guy named Lance would escape their cult's "pursuit" due to various "coincidences."

Take what happened a few days ago, for example. Their people dared to make a move against Lance, and he was inexplicably taken away by the police. Then, as "compensation" for arresting the wrong person, the police used a teleportation scroll to send him here to participate in the hero selection.

If this is a coincidence, then it's a bit far-fetched.

Chris, a member of the cult or someone who works with the church, has a reasonable suspicion that there are definitely church members involved... Although the church does not intend to admit it, it does not affect his judgment.

Especially since the "no hurting anyone" rule was read aloud by the judges before the second round of the competition, Chris had to think twice.

Since we can't get anyone to do it, we'll just have to reluctantly let "Warcraft" do it.

His men have already infiltrated the monster horde using special means. If Lance is "accidentally" surrounded by monsters, he will surely die!

However, Chris overlooked one crucial factor: whether Lance had kept up...

After Lance was left behind by the team, the monsters started to go berserk... or rather, they started chasing the players after they passed through their "ambush zone".

Lance, who was lagging behind the team, was lucky enough not to be targeted by the monsters.

Or rather, he was following behind the horde of monsters... behind them...

He didn't even notice the horde of monsters; they were just running "leisurely."

Although this is his current full speed, for an advanced athlete, this speed is no different from crawling.

His physical strength is extremely poor.

However, it must be admitted that it was precisely because of his ridiculously slow speed that he successfully avoided the Abyss Order's assassination plan.

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Although Chloe is currently the slowest runner in the team, she is still a little bit faster than those magical beasts.

Or rather, she's just a little slower than the average competitor, since she doesn't have any speed-boosting abilities.

However, given this trend, she may miss out on advancing.

However, so far, everything is still within her plan; those guys ahead are starting to run out of steam...

Chloe glanced at the status bars above their heads and sneered inwardly.

The player who had initially left Chloe far behind began to experience a significant drop in speed.

That's right, this is the result of Chloe feeding someone while running.

Those players whose speed had decreased had their MP and SP drop drastically due to the buffs and full-speed running. Only their HP remained above 100%... except for one person who used "God's Disintegration" to increase speed through self-harm, who still had some stamina left.

The other contestants' SP had already been partially depleted by her "poisonous milk" (a term used to describe her powerful abilities), and now, after running at full speed for more than ten minutes, their SP bars were almost all red... meaning they were below 30%.

Faced with these athletes whose speed was starting to drop, Chloe continued to "add fuel to the fire," feeding them even more "poisonous milk" (a Chinese idiom for bad luck).

Of course, Chloe isn't some kind of demon. These players have no grudge against her, so she has no reason to take their lives.

As for why she would do something that "adds fuel to the fire," it's because all the contestants had just received a notification that they would be rescued if they withdrew.

With the rescue team arriving, what does Chloe have to worry about?

While feeding the players, Chloe noticed that two of their status bars looked a bit strange.

Chloe frowned, looking at the two people whose speed had dropped drastically.

Keep in mind that when they first started running away, their speed was almost at the master level.

But now, their SP is almost zero!

Logically speaking, people with an SP level below 10% should be so exhausted that they become "immobile" due to the body's protective mechanisms.

They didn't know why, even though their SP was below 3%, they still hadn't collapsed.

Furthermore, their SP consumption rate is much faster than others.

The SP of other people is generally in the range of 25% to 30%.

However, their percentage is already below five percent.

However, they were also at their limit, because their speed had dropped to the point where Chloe could overtake them.

As Chloe passed by them, she kindly said to the two runners, "You're both severely exhausted. You'll die if you keep running... Did you hear the announcement? The rescue team is on standby. As soon as you yell 'I'm giving up,' someone will come to rescue you immediately..."

But the two men seemed not to hear her voice at all; they just kept running.

"Has he...lost consciousness?"

Chloe frowned even more as she looked at the two men's cloudy eyes. This was clearly not normal... Had they taken some kind of drug?

Didn't we check before the competition to make sure no athletes had taken or carried any drugs that violated the rules?

But Chloe soon stopped caring... anyway, she had brought some too, so it was all the same.

As for those who can cheat "openly" on the field... Chloe strongly suspects they are members of the Abyss Order.

What does their life or death have to do with Chloe?

slip away.

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The competition was nearing its end. Besides the two players who had been left behind by Chloe, two more players withdrew due to exhaustion.

Although they were also puzzled as to why their physical strength was being depleted so quickly, they did not suspect that there was something wrong with Chloe's "treatment".

After all, no one has ever heard of "treatment" being so physically demanding.

Now, apart from the four athletes who have already reached the finish line, only Lance and Chloe, whose whereabouts are unknown, are still competing.

Of the four runners who reached the finish line, besides the three master-level runners, there was also the advanced runner who escaped using "self-harm skills".

After all, he used a self-harming escape and survival skill, so it's normal for his speed to exceed the average standard.

Because his HP was overflowing, his skill lasted much longer than he had imagined.

He was even somewhat grateful for Chloe's healing magic.

Chloe could see the finish line in the distance and spotted the four people who had already reached it.

Looking at these four people, she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled because there wasn't a "real hero" among them.

What happened to the "real hero" who wasn't just an ordinary high-level player? He disappeared shortly after the start of the competition, and Chloe thought he had already run ahead... Could he have been eliminated early because he was too slow?

No way, really? That's it?

However, he didn't seem to have been summoned for more than a few days... Thinking about it carefully, he's still stronger than me back then.

If I hadn't turned into a little girl, I probably would have had a lot in common with him... After all, I felt like we were kindred spirits.

But if I get eliminated... what should I do next?

You can't expect me to be this year's hero, can you? Please, if I become the hero, how am I supposed to return to the demon realm?

As for letting others take the place... among the remaining four people, they might all be members of the Abyss Order... if they take the place, then why did I participate in this selection competition?

Are you trying to be a real clown?

Chloe thought to herself with a hint of helplessness.

Then she heard Lulu Xin's voice coming from the finish line:

"Here he comes! This is the fifth runner about to reach the finish line. Does this mean our 'dark horse' Lance from the last round is going to be eliminated?"

Chloe immediately realized that Lance hadn't been eliminated yet... so he must be in the back.

Since he wasn't eliminated directly... that makes things easier!

"I abstain!"

Chloe, who was nearing the finish line, sat down on the spot and shouted "Withdraw".

The instant Chloe announced her withdrawal, a person dressed as a priest appeared beside her and confirmed with her:

"Are you sure? The finish line is just ahead. We haven't even seen the other runner yet. You have plenty of time to climb over..."

"I don't care! I'm tired! I don't want to move! How about you carry me to the finish line? No... I don't want a male mommy, you crawl!"

Chloe said with a "willful" expression.

Anyway, there's always a "revival round" as a backup, so I'm guaranteed to advance no matter what. Forfeiting is the best option right now.

After all, letting that guy named Lance advance in this round is good for everyone...

Chloe murmured to herself.

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"The match was fixed on the 18th?!"

"Damn it! Give me my money back!"

"You guys haven't forgotten, have you? She came here to prank us in the first place... Surely no one actually bet on her to win?"

Chloe's elimination from this round of the competition is good news for both Lance and herself, but her supporters are clearly unable to accept it...

Especially those clods of dirt (gambling dogs)... but what does that have to do with Chloe?

Anyway, she's already gone to participate in the revival competition...

As for those berserk magical beasts, they were suppressed by the arriving paladin order as they rushed towards the finish line. Now there are no more groups of high-level magical beasts on the field, and Lance's advancement is a foregone conclusion.

As long as nothing unexpected happens to him... However, the runners at the finish line waited for half an hour but did not see any trace of Lance.

Those contestants eliminated in this round have been scheduled to participate in the revival round to save time...

Chapter 140 Explosions, anything can be blown up

Lance only slowly "climbed" to the finish line more than an hour after Chloe withdrew.

Of course, he didn't actually crawl to the finish line on all fives; he just used a tree branch for support, and the way he took each step, albeit haltingly, was no different from actually "crawling" to the finish line.

He looked completely exhausted, and his clothes were tattered, as if he had just happened to be on the battlefield during the competition.

Upon reaching the finish line, he leaned against a tree branch, a confident smile on his face, and then collapsed unconscious... looking as if he had burned out completely.

Why did he become like this? Why did it take him so long to reach the finish line?

It's worth noting that Chloe spent less than forty minutes from the start of the game until she was about to reach the finish line and officially forfeited.

Logically speaking, even if he is slow or has poor stamina, it shouldn't take him more than an hour longer.

As for what happened to him in that hour... well, it was a bit outrageous.

When Chloe's "led" team encountered those berserk high-level magical beasts, Lance was already far behind.

So he was lucky not to be hunted by high-level magical beasts, or rather, not by the members of the Abyss Order who were driving away those magical beasts. He didn't expect Lance to be out of the main force.

Although those high-level magical beasts were initially driven by the Abyss Order to chase the contestants, they had all gone mad due to being infected by the Abyss. So when the Order members hidden among the magical beasts discovered that Lance was not among the contestants, they could no longer control the maddened magical beasts.

The original plan was for them to hide among the monsters, find their target, then suddenly "ambush" them from the monster horde, eliminate them, and then take their own lives... Yes, these people were all suicide squad members.

As for the magic used to "broadcast" the players' situation? They don't need to care about that at all, because no matter what, what they did will be blamed on "Warcraft".

You have to understand, they are members of a cult that can infiltrate Warcraft, how could they be ordinary people?

They are all modified demi-humans; with a little disguise, they are no different from monsters.

When they discovered that Lance was not with the main force, they immediately broke away from the monsters and began searching for him.

Strangely, however, they couldn't find any trace of Lance... until Lance appeared near the finish line, he seemed to have vanished without a trace.