The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

This adds another variable to their plan!

If he fails to complete the tasks assigned to him, his fate will be no different from that of his useless subordinates!

He's a high-ranking member of the cult; he can't just "throw himself" into the abyss like that, it would bring shame upon it... We need to think of a way...

Then, as if he had just thought of something, he instantly changed his expression back to his original calm demeanor, like a Sichuan opera performer changing his face.

By the way, his mission is to become a hero... He can take down the "real hero" later, but he must defeat the nominal hero.

Although intelligence suggests that the "real hero's" abilities are bizarre, and he might not even be a match for him, there are members of the Order among the judges...

The fact that the "real hero" was allowed to advance was partly due to Simmons's mistake. Why didn't he just go all the way and create a rule that favored him?

Most importantly, this was originally part of the deal between Simmons and the Order, and Chris believed that Simmons would not refuse... That's what Chris thought, so he went to find Simmons.

However, before Chris could even make a request to Simmons, Simmons said that he had already arranged everything for Chris.

Who told him to be such an "understanding" collaborator... To be honest, if the Abyss Order didn't have what Simmons desired most, he wouldn't have been so proactive, and even more so polite to a master-level guy...

Unfortunately, he didn't know that they were the ones who had been meticulously arranged.

……

After the host officially announced the "final arrangements" to the audience and contestants, some people in the audience immediately booed.

They wanted to see more fun, so they fast-forwarded straight to the finals... As for the final "trial of the previous generation's hero," the audience didn't really care.

In fact, judging from the overall atmosphere of the selection process, this selection of heroes was nothing more than a formality. Smart people have already seen that the so-called heroes were actually predetermined.

Otherwise, why is this selection process so sloppy? This is a selection of heroes, not an audition for celebrities... Sure enough, this hero selection is just a show.

As for who the pre-selected person is, the audience isn't quite sure.

In fact, everyone has different guesses.

But who benefits the most from this arrangement? Anyone with a discerning eye can see it at a glance.

Therefore, many people speculate that the "predetermined champion" is one of the two contestants, Chris and Lyon, who seemed to be in complete control from beginning to end... After all, they didn't make any mistakes and their strength is among the highest tier of contestants.

Furthermore, these two contestants clearly know each other, so if they team up, they're sure to take first or second place.

Of course, some people also speculated that it was the third master-level contestant who failed in the first round of selection but was on par with the other two master-level contestants in the second round. I think his name was Xun Yu.

As for the remaining three high-level players, few people were optimistic about them, given the obvious difference in their abilities.

In addition, there are the three people: one who came to mess with the little girl, one unlucky guy who just crawled out of the infirmary looking exhausted, and... a guy in a wheelchair.

He doesn't look like someone who could turn the tables on a master-level opponent at all... By the way, the guy in the wheelchair is the one who overdrawn his life force before. Although his life is fine, the muscles in his legs are temporarily useless.

But a few smart people noticed something... Is a high ranking in the next game really useful?

Finally, isn't there an "assessment"? If those with higher rankings aren't selected, wouldn't that rule benefit the three senior candidates?

So the most likely "pre-selected hero" is... isn't it the person who had a special performance in both the first and second rounds?

I'm talking about Lance. As for Chloe... I always feel like she's not here for the selection, but rather for a "show".

The actor's performance was too convincing... and most importantly—rnm! Refund!

……

Speaking of which, wasn't my initial goal to let the "real hero" take the place? Has Lulu forgotten that too?

Just as the final was about to begin, Chloe realized that something was wrong.

She was just there to "protect" the "real hero," that guy named Lance, so how did it become that she was going to become the hero?

And now it seems she has no choice but to refuse... If she insists on refusing, then the "second place" will definitely be that guy from the Abyss Order, and all her efforts for the day will be for nothing.

Forget it, let's finish the competition first, and then think about how to solve this problem during the final "test"... If all else fails, she has one last method...

The final was held on a ring about the size of a football field. Part of the ring was an open area, while another part had many obstacles, seemingly designed to mimic "street fighting".

The contestants will be randomly assigned to different positions on the ring for "encounter battles".

Weapons, armor, and items of different grades will be randomly placed on the field. Players can only use the items on the field and cannot bring their own.

Furthermore, to prevent players from stalling for time and refusing to fight, the referee will periodically illuminate an area with holy light. If a person in that area fails to escape the holy light within the allotted time, they will be declared the loser.

In short, the rules are similar to the "battle royale" games Chloe knows... Chloe strongly suspects that among the judges who designed the rules of this competition, there is a damn time traveler.

If she weren't still trying to keep her identity as a time traveler, she would definitely have given this "fellow villager" a good "greeting" after the competition ended.

Why make it a "battle royale" game? How is she supposed to lock onto her target like that?

She originally thought it would be a head-on clash on a regular arena, and planned to end the fight quickly by "self-destructing." But now that the arena is so large and there are so many obstacles, unless she increases the "yield" of the explosives, she simply can't break through them!

But if she were to use an explosion to "level" the ring, wouldn't that be too obvious cheating?

This is clearly not something a high-level person could do... Let alone the highest level on the field being only Master, even Grandmasters couldn't pull off this kind of move!

So Chloe had to find targets one by one and then, like a pink cat, "like" them one by one... In short, it was very troublesome.

However, before the competition began, Chloe was complained about by other contestants: "Judges, why is she allowed to wear this heavy armor? Wasn't it agreed that we couldn't bring weapons and equipment, and could only use what was available on the field?"

The player who filed the complaint against Chloe was none other than Chris of the Abyss Order.

He had noticed Chloe was acting strangely a while ago, and now she was wearing a suit of armor that exuded a powerful aura... Was this some kind of conspiracy?

After he finished speaking, he winked at Simmons on the stage, hoping that he would investigate Chloe's armor.

"This is part of her ability. We've confirmed it with Lord Holy Dragon, and there's absolutely no problem."

Before Simmons could react, the judge sitting in the middle spoke up.

"Yes, yes, no problem. Right, Lord Holy Dragon?"

The other person to his right echoed his sentiments.

Immediately afterwards, the host on stage... Lulu Shen, also stated that this was Chloe's ability, called [Magical Girl Transformation].

"They actually call it a transformation ability... I demand that Mami Tomoe demonstrate how to de-transform and verify its authenticity!"

Seeing that Simmons on stage had no chance to speak up for him, Chris persisted.

"I...I'm not wearing anything underneath..." Chloe said weakly in response to Chris's request.

Chris: "..."

After a brief silence, the audience erupted in cheers...

Chapter 142 Ugh! Disgusting!

To be honest, Chris had never heard of any ability that could make a high-level person conjure up armor with such a strong aura... Judging from the aura of this armor alone, he wasn't confident he could break through its defenses.

He had noticed this problem during the first round of the competition, but since the first round was more practical and had little to do with real combat, no one mentioned the little girl's armor.

But this is a real combat situation, and this little girl is wearing this armor... How dare she claim it's her ability?

Even someone of his level wasn't confident he could break through the armor's defenses, so how could a high-level little girl conjure it up?

It's impossible no matter how you look at it!

Furthermore, she declined the offer to "revert to her original form," which means she has something to hide!

Chris didn't believe Chloe's claim that she wasn't wearing any clothes under her armor.

Wasn't it supposed to be armor formed from an ability? Why isn't anyone wearing clothes underneath? Isn't this basically like running around naked?

"Hmph, all excuses. Who would believe such obvious excuses?" Chris thought to himself. So he became even more determined to demand that Chloe "deactivate her transformation" so he could see for himself.

The audience immediately became even more excited.

The earlier minor uproar was probably due to Chloe's remarks, which sparked some discussion among the audience about whether transformation skills involve clothing... This is a very serious question.

And what happened to the "magical girl" part? Wearing heavy armor, they dare call themselves "magical girls"? Do they think they've never seen any shows about "magical girls"?

Although the audience was discussing it, few doubted that Chloe was wearing real armor, since not everyone dared to doubt the truth of what a Saint-level expert said.

And the reason why the audience was even more excited after Chris asked Chloe to "deactivate her transformation" again... was certainly not because the audience were all perverted loli*.

However, the reason they are now agitated by Chris's remarks is because they are strongly condemning him.

Isn't demanding that Chloe "revert to her transformation" on the spot a complete pervert?

Why aren't they calling the police?

Moreover, the judges and referees all said that the armor was formed by Chloe's ability, but he still wouldn't let it go. And even if Chloe was wearing real armor, so what?

The other two advanced players had no objections. Why should a master-level player be so petty about a little girl?

Do you want to see something nice?

Pah! Disgusting! Pah!

Seeing the audience's strong reaction, even Simmons on the judges' panel couldn't speak up for Chris, and Chris gave up on getting the judges to ban Chloe from transforming.

Because he suddenly realized that there was no point in targeting Chloe like this.

Even if this little girl is wearing this armor, she can't pose any threat to him. This kind of paladin armor isn't some kind of powered mech... at most it just adds to the defense... although he's not confident he can break through this defense, so what?

What threat could high defense alone pose to him?

Ultimately, even with this "turtle shell" outfit, "Mami Tomoe" is just a sitting duck; there are plenty of ways to deal with her...

Although there's definitely something fishy going on here—he could see there was something wrong with the armor, how could the two judges not see it? They were just pretending not to know… Now, who would believe that this little girl has nothing to do with "Lord Holy Dragon"?

Perhaps "Lord Holy Dragon" knew that this little girl was not strong enough and did not want her to get injured in the competition, so he deliberately pulled a "behind-the-scenes" trick?

Forget it, it's not like everyone's been rigging things. Instead of dwelling on this, let's find a chance to take down that "real hero" named Lance.

By the way, isn't it normal for accidents to happen on the field? There were plenty of opportunities... Heh, if you have to blame someone, blame yourself for being too weak...

Chris thought about it with a mindset that was different from his usual one, and he seemed to be getting a little carried away.

Chris then looked at Lance with a provocative gaze, as if declaring war on him.

……

No, it wasn't just Chris; all the players on the field, except Chloe, were looking at Lance with similar thoughts and expressions at this moment.

They all seemed to be hostile towards Lance.

Seeing the hostility from the other contestants towards him, Lance wasn't surprised at all; he almost burst out laughing.

This is exactly the effect he wanted.

His ability worked on everyone present.

If Chloe were to look at the status bars of the players around her, she would definitely notice that the players on the field all have two additional buffs - [Taunt Aura (Active)] and [IQ Reduction Aura (Active)].

These "halos" are the abilities Lance possessed after his transmigration.

If it doesn't work, it's practically useless; but if it does work, it means there's no one on the field who can be his opponent.

Those affected by his abilities, unless they possess the power to slap him to death, cannot possibly defeat him... This is what his system told him.

However, it's a bit worrying that someone like Chloe, who is completely unaffected by this ability, is...

He also knew that he was just a mediocre advanced player, and that his level was all given by the "newbie gift pack"... With his current level, if it came to a real fight, he definitely couldn't beat someone of the same level.

Although Lance couldn't see Chloe's expression, he didn't sense any hostility from her, so he was certain that Chloe wasn't affected by his abilities at all.

Sure enough, this little girl is special... I must find a chance to find out more about her later.

Lance looked at Chloe, who was standing a little far away from him, and thought to himself.

Although she's a bit young, it wouldn't be bad for such a cute little girl to be my "leading lady"... Can something like raising someone be called training?

Besides, she could very well be a time traveler. Although I tried to probe her a little before and failed, her name and the so-called "magical girl transformation" are pretty much enough to confirm that she's a time traveler...

……

Aside from Chris having some reservations about Chloe's armor, the others didn't really have any objections.

After all, apart from Chris, the other master-level players didn't take Chloe seriously either. Apart from Lance, who felt confident of winning, the other high-level player didn't care about these details at all.

Anyway, given his current form, he has no chance of getting a place no matter what, so it doesn't matter...

He even forfeited the match right before it started.

This round of the competition can be said to have officially begun. The players were randomly assigned to different locations in the arena by a small teleportation device... That's what they say, but isn't there some kind of bug?

Chloe looked at Lance, who was less than five meters away from her, and thought to herself.