The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

"I can only say that this test is absolutely fair, please rest assured, Lord Holy Dragon... When the time comes, you just need to have your niece do it according to the demonstration and say, 'Very good.'"

After hearing Luluxin's retelling, not only Luluxin was confused, but Chloe was also puzzled... What kind of riddle is this?

Riddlers, get out of the capital!

……

"This is the final test... Whoever can activate this equipment left behind by the previous hero will have passed the previous hero's test."

"If multiple people pass the test, then the true hero will be determined by their previous scores!"

The host, Lulu Xin, placed the two items on a high platform and then began to explain the content of the "test" to the audience and contestants.

When Chloe learned what the final "test" was, she understood why Lulu's acquaintances had asked her to answer with riddles... because it was indeed a bit difficult to explain to someone who didn't understand at all.

However, it must be admitted that this test is indeed quite "fair"... so "fair" that unless one is a "genuine hero" or a time traveler, it is impossible to understand what this "test" means.

It seems that the Church and the Empire have taken precautions to prevent the "Hero's Seat" from falling into the hands of unworthy individuals...

Chloe almost burst out laughing when she saw "that thing" that the judges had taken to the stage.

Because what was put on the table was something Chloe was very familiar with.

These two items are a cell phone and a belt.

Honestly, this thing really is related to the "previous generation's hero," because it's the "10,000 Genuine Toy" that Chloe pulled out from the system before... Chloe finally understands what that "very good" she was told really meant.

So it's a homophone for "transformation"... no wonder the pronunciation sounded weird.

Chloe remembered that she had given this "toy" away a long time ago... to a "fellow villager" as a souvenir.

I never expected to be here... In other words, one of the judges is that "fellow villager" she knows?

With that thought in mind, Chloe looked at the three judges on the stage.

One of the key figures is that he is colluding with the Abyss Order, so that can definitely be ruled out. Another one is an Imperial general... Chloe doesn't remember knowing any Imperial generals.

So, the only one left is that church "elder"... I didn't expect that in just three years, that guy would become a church elder? And Luluxin seems to be very familiar with him... What a coincidence.

Of course, although this thing is called a "toy", that only applies to Saint-level powerhouses. For those below the King level, this thing is a "cheat code".

This toy can even turn an ordinary person into a "masked superhero" with power comparable to a general-level expert... Although not everyone can become this strong, it depends on the compatibility, but it can still be considered an awesome cheat.

If Chloe hadn't already reached the Saint level when she acquired this "genuine toy," and there weren't even more powerful "toys" out there, she wouldn't have given it away as a gift before.

As for the "compatibility" with this belt, joking aside, this is something extracted from her system, so she can use it directly without considering the conditions. And the compatibility is at least 100%, if not 1000%.

This is why Chloe almost burst out laughing.

Aside from time travelers, anyone else who sees this thing... let alone compatibility, they don't even know how to activate it... that is, how to use these two items to "transform".

Isn't this move rock solid?

However, things weren't as simple as Chloe had imagined... It wasn't that Chloe had a mishap, but rather that she encountered something she hadn't anticipated...

So, why did it turn out this way?

Chloe looked at Lance, who was wearing a belt and awkwardly standing there, and couldn't help but think to herself.

In the final match, since Chloe was ranked first and Lance was ranked second, Chloe had the right to give up the first opportunity to try transforming to Lance.

Chloe thought that even if she transformed later, she was still the "first place" in the previous round of the competition. She would let others transform first and then "adapt to the situation" as needed.

If only Lance successfully transforms, then she can immediately start acting and hand over the position of hero to Lance.

After all, judging from the scores, no one at the scene had a higher score than Lance, or rather, the combined scores of everyone else didn't even equal the score Lance earned in the first round... I originally thought scores were useless, but in the end, it really came down to who had the higher scores.

However... all of this is predicated on Lance successfully transforming.

That's right, Chloe never expected that Lance would actually fail...

Are you kidding me? This Lance, does he really have absolutely no magical talent?

This belt, which has been modified by the system, allows anyone with magical talent to successfully transform.

Even if her current magical talent is "level three disabled", she can still transform smoothly!

Why did things go wrong at a time like this?

Damn, I gave you a chance and you still failed!

Chloe almost went up and hit Lance with a hammer at this result.

……

What's going on? Why am I the only one who can't "transform"?

Lance expressed his bewilderment at what had happened to him.

As a time traveler, he certainly knew what this belt was, but why could everyone else transform but he couldn't?

I never imagined that even after holding on until the very end, I would still "capsize in a ditch"...

Just as Lance was thinking this, his system suddenly emitted a notification sound:

Main Quest: Become a Hero

[Mission Objective: Participate in the Hero Selection and become the ultimate victor (Already failed)]

[Task Reward: Infatuation Aura (Permanently Deleted)]

[Failure Penalty: None]

[Your initial main quest failed; a new main quest is being assigned to you.]

Damn it! The key ability that would have immediately launched my harem route is completely gone!!!

Lance shouted in his heart.

More than not being able to become a hero, he was concerned that the mission rewards were completely gone...

He came to participate in the hero selection, of course, for the mission rewards!

What decent person wants to be a hero?

……

Chloe was a little unsure of what to do.

The "real hero" failed miserably and didn't even have the chance to advance to the next round of challenges.

As Chloe had predicted, Chris and Lyon, both members of the Abyss Order, also passed this so-called "test".

It's obvious at a glance that it was someone from that church who told them the "transformation code".

After all, the pronunciation of "transformation" is not something people in this world would know.

Since a number of people have passed this "test," the question of who will be the hero depends on their scores...

Although the score hadn't been discussed before, Chloe's score was indeed higher than those two members of the Abyss Order.

If she successfully transforms, then the title of hero will definitely be hers.

Even though Chloe wanted to say that she didn't want to be the hero... she couldn't just hand over the position of hero to the Abyss Order.

However, just as Chloe was gritting her teeth and preparing to thwart the Abyss Order's conspiracy before considering the matter further, Lance suddenly walked up to her and whispered to her:

"Have you ever heard of a body double, Senior Li Wen...?"

"!"

How did he know my identity? Have I been exposed? Chloe thought with some shock.

Chapter 145 But I refuse!

When Chloe was called "Levin" by Lance, her face showed undisguised shock... Well, actually she did manage to hide it. Even though Chloe couldn't control her expression, the helmet on her head physically concealed it.

However, it was precisely because Chloe's expression was concealed that she was able to continue pretending to be a "wise person".

How did Lance know her identity? And why was she still using the identity of "Li Wen"?

After being called to "Liwen" by Lance, Chloe was shocked and immediately began to think.

But no matter how she thought about it, she still couldn't figure out how Lance had discovered her identity.

Lance and she cannot forcibly identify each other's stats, as Chloe had tested before, so it's impossible that Lance obtained the answer through "system identification".

It was precisely because they couldn't forcibly identify the other party's panel that Chloe had Lance hand over his panel earlier.

Besides, even if Lance used some special means to identify her panel, it would be impossible for him to identify a "Li Wen"!

The name written on her panel was not "Li Wen" but "Li Wenji"... Although it was only a one-character difference, Lance did call her "Li Wen" instead of "Li Wenji".

As for whether she misheard or it was a slip of the tongue by Lance, that's even less likely, because when Lance called "Liwen," he added "senior" after the name.

What exactly did Lance discover that made him suddenly call her "Senior Li Wen"? Chloe was completely baffled.

However, the reason why Lance knew Chloe's identity was not that complicated; in fact, it could be said to be quite simple.

The problem lies with Lance's system. Besides the system, what other means could Lance possibly have to know that Chloe is "Liwen"?

He was just a guy who had only recently transmigrated, and he had only learned about the deeds of "Brave Li Wen" from a novel a couple of days ago.

Chloe never imagined that Lance would find out she was "Liwen" in this way—

[New main quest successfully matched]

Main Quest: Become the Hero's Substitute

[Mission Details: The former hero, Li Wen, wanted to pass the title to you, but due to your incompetence, he had to become the hero again. Li Wen is very troubled by this. Please volunteer to become his substitute and take his place as hero.]

[Task Rewards: Favor from a demigod-level expert, Aura of Domination]

[Failure penalty: -5cm]

That's right, it was a system task that told Lance that Chloe was "the previous hero: Reven".

As for why he was able to determine that the "Liwen" mentioned in the system task referred to Chloe, how did he come to that conclusion?

After the system issued the task, a large question mark appeared above Chloe's head in Lance's view.

What else could this be but the mission objective?

……

When Lance saw this new mission, he knew that he had started the process of clinging to a powerful figure.

And he's very familiar with this kind of plot!

For example: He was originally a hero from a previous era, but he lost all his power in a battle with the Demon King, turning into a child and thus retiring from the world under an assumed name. Although his body shrank, his mind remained that of an adult... and so on.

Isn't Li Wen's character setting just like "the old man in the ring" or "the white senior of the Heavenly Dao"?

Wouldn't that mean he's just getting an extra cheat code?

And this new main quest is clearly giving him a bonus... It not only tells him that there's a powerful figure for him to rely on, but it's also essentially giving him a reward that looks really awesome for free.

The aura of a king... isn't that the legendary skill that allows one to build a harem and recruit followers with a single tremor of the tiger's body?

Okay, okay!

Although the punishment for failure is a bit ridiculous, he can't possibly fail to complete a task that's essentially giving him a perk, right?

Hehehe, I really am the "protagonist"!

When Lance first learned that Chloe also had a system, he doubted that he was the protagonist, but his doubts disappeared after he learned the identity of "Liwen".

Now that the double cheat has been activated, if he's not the "protagonist," then who is?

Lance became more and more excited as he thought about it.

They didn't even consider that they were the "tools" in the first place.

……

Chloe couldn't understand where Lance got his information, so she used the most direct method to confirm it—

"How did you know my real name?" Chloe asked in a deep voice.

Asking directly is definitely better than overthinking, Chloe concluded after failing to come up with a solution.

Lance's answer was surprisingly straightforward:

"It was the system that told me... I have a mission here that is related to you, senior, so I learned your real name."

Lance gave an honest answer to Chloe's question.