The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

Chloe quickly checked the scroll... Good heavens, it was a message from Ilya.

Upon seeing that it was Ilya who contacted her, Chloe's thoughts immediately began to flow again... Right, if she didn't get involved herself, she could ask Ilya to check on the situation!

If necessary, Ilya can be sent to stir up trouble and muddy the waters... I'm sure my "good brother" Ilya won't refuse her.

Then we can legitimately "invite" Ilya to come to the Demon Realm and work with her. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

Chloe had this idea in mind, and immediately reconnected with Ilya.

After the call was connected, Chloe immediately said, "Sorry, sorry, I was in a hurry and didn't notice the phone ringing. Ilya, what's up?"

Meanwhile, Ilya on the other end of the communication seemed startled by the sudden connection. After Chloe heard a series of static, Ilya's voice finally came from the scroll:

"Big brother? You finally answered... I contacted you earlier to tell you... about the thing you asked me to do before, I've taken care of it... I think. But now there's been a little other issue..."

"The matter is settled? What matter? I seem to remember only asking you to go find Meryl..."

After hearing Ilya's words, Chloe asked her, somewhat confused, to confirm.

It's easy to guess that the "other situation" Ilya mentioned refers to the "fake Liwen" incident. After all, as former members of the Hero Squad, it's no surprise that such a thing would be brought up to them.

But what does "the matter is settled" mean? Wasn't the only thing she told Ilya to do was to find Meryl and persuade her to help?

Could they have really gotten this done? It hasn't been that long.

"Li Wen... right? Or should I call you Chloe?"

Ilya's answer was also very straightforward, or rather, she didn't explain anything to Chloe and simply handed the communication scroll to Melly.

Hearing Mary's voice suddenly made Chloe tense up, and she instinctively said:

"The number you dialed is busy, please try again later; sorry..."

"...This is a communication scroll, not a cell phone..."

On the other side of the scroll, Mary's voice was silent for a moment, and then Chloe only heard this somewhat bland response.

"Ahem, sorry, it was just a reflex. When I heard your voice, I thought you had some trouble to ask me again... But I don't have a system to be your 'Baidu' right now..."

Upon hearing Mary's response, Chloe coughed awkwardly twice, then naturally began to talk to Mary about things from the past.

When Chloe heard the slightly distant tone in Meryl's voice, she understood that Meryl definitely did not believe that she was "Liwen".

That's why Chloe deliberately brought up the past to ease Mary's doubts.

I don't expect Meryl to believe me completely, I just hope that Meryl will believe what I say because she resembles "Liwen".

"..."

However, Chloe's words were met with silence from Meryl.

Chloe laughed at Meryl's silence... She was starting to believe her, so let me add another bombshell...

So Chloe continued in a teasing tone:

"Trying to act all high and mighty without saying a word, huh? It's been a year... a few years since we last met. Let me see, aren't you getting on in years...?"

"Shut up! I'm only seventeen!"

Hmph, you said the same thing a few years ago, and I believed you back then... Sure enough, as soon as the topic of age comes up, this older single woman instantly breaks down... Chloe thought to herself.

Speaking of her identity... now that things have come to this point, Mary should believe it, right?

If she still doesn't believe me, I'll just tell her her age!

……

After hanging up with Chloe, Lulum immediately contacted [King of Calamity] Myuukia.

However, Lulum's expression when contacting Miukia changed drastically when talking to Chloe.

Her face gradually turned pale, and her expression became somewhat anxious.

Because she knew that Miao Qiya had already arrived at the destination and was waiting... and Miao Qiya even contacted her when she arrived.

In short, it's impossible for Miao Qiya to be nowhere!

Besides, given Miao Qiya's personality, she's not the type to run around randomly... If we can't contact her, she could be considered missing!

Lucas has only been missing for a short time. If Miucia disappears too... then things will get really messed up!

That's why Lulum is a little anxious.

Fortunately, it wasn't long before Miukia got through to Lulum.

"My Lord Demon King, it's just in time that you've contacted me. I have something I'd like to report to you..."

Lulum's expression began to improve after she got in touch with Muqia.

If the Demon Clan were to lose two of the Four Heavenly Kings within the next few days, wouldn't they be thrown into complete chaos?

Thankfully, Miukia wasn't missing... After Lulu breathed a sigh of relief, she also noticed that Miukia was contacting her in a low voice and had turned off the projector.

Furthermore, considering that Miao Qiya actually addressed her as "Demon King" and even took it upon herself to "abandon her post," the matter she had to report must be quite significant...

So Lulum lowered her voice and asked Miukia:

"Speak, what do you want to report?"

“I’ve found Lucas’s trail…” Mukia continued to lower her voice as she spoke to Lulum.

"Where is he? And where are you?"

They actually found Lucas's trail. No wonder Miukia left the spot on her own initiative. After hearing Miukia's report, Lulum hurriedly asked.

However, Miao Qiya's answer puzzled her.

"I'm in a border city of the human race, right next to the Star Forest, and Lucas... is floating right above me..."

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Chapter 156 It's so quiet...

Three sentences were enough to convince Mary that she was "Liwen"... Chloe never said those sentences.

Even so, she still managed to do it.

Moreover, in just three sentences, without even offering any explanation of her identity, she had already convinced Mary to believe her.

To get someone you know to recognize you, you often only need the simplest method... at least that's Chloe's opinion. No amount of explanation is as effective as letting Mary judge for herself from her words and actions.

Of course, Chloe also knew that, given Mary's personality and habits, it was impossible for her to completely believe that she was "Liwen," but she only needed to believe a little bit.

As long as she has even a little bit of faith in her heart, it's much easier to ask her to do things.

Why do I say that? Because it involves the issue of trust... Would you listen to a stranger who claims to be "someone you know"?

It's already a good thing if you don't suspect she's doing sales or offering door-to-door services!

Of course, after Chloe broke Meryl's defenses, she did not continue to provoke Meryl.

Revealing Merry's age... is just a thought.

If she were to actually say it... let alone the fact that Meryl would never completely believe she was "Liwen," even if Meryl did completely believe it... Chloe still remembers the pain of being "face-rolled on the keyboard" back then.

If Mary gets "angry" and refuses to communicate with her, then things will have gone too far... It's very difficult to appease an angry Mary.

The last time Meryl was angry, she had to give her eight hours of "middle school physics lessons" to appease her...

So after Chloe finished teasing Mary and made sure she believed her identity, she immediately started talking to her about serious matters to distract the distraught Mary.

"Alright, if you have any more questions, you can ask me later. I won't say anything more now... You should have received the Empire's request for support regarding the 'other situations' that Ilya mentioned earlier, right?"

"How did you know?"

Mary, who was initially somewhat on guard, immediately became alert when Chloe mentioned this.

Chloe was not at all surprised by Meryl's vigilance; it was precisely this skeptical attitude that allowed Meryl to become a sage... At the same time, she successfully achieved her goal of diverting Meryl's attention.

However, Chloe didn't intend to waste time explaining to Mary how she knew about this.

Every time I try to explain something to Meryl that she doesn't understand, it's like having a debate. Isn't that a waste of time?

So Chloe simply glossed over the topic:

"Don't be so wary... Judging from your tone, Ilya probably hasn't told you what my identity is in the demon realm yet, right? I naturally have ways of knowing about this; these are just details... Anyway, let me state my conclusion first: that 'Liwen' is a fake..."

“This isn’t a matter of detail, is it? Never mind, I’ll ask about this later… But of course I know whether that ‘Li Wen’ is real or not… I even think you’re a fake.”

Mary responded to Chloe's answer with a slightly sarcastic tone.

By using this tone to speak to Chloe, Mary was actually letting her guard down.

Chloe's attitude, which was almost identical to "Liwen's," made Mary subconsciously trust Chloe even more.

Upon hearing Mary's mild complaint, Chloe couldn't help but smile, and then she reminded her in a slightly teasing tone:

"Let me finish... Although it's a fake, it's actually the real 'Li Wen' corpse, and the 'fake Li Wen' has a controller... and that controller's strength should be quite high, at least at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings, so you guys need to be careful."

Although Chloe kept saying to be careful, she wasn't worried about Mary and the others' safety at all.

Ilya alone is already a "one-on-one queen" who is not afraid of anyone in the same level. Now, there is also the all-around support-oriented mage, Melly... As long as there is no god-level, even if all four Heavenly Kings come, they might be able to win.

Not to mention that the Four Heavenly Kings are all "one of us"... at least three of them are "one of us".

It's just a black-robed loli... at most, plus Lucas whose attitude is unclear. If the two of them make a move, it should be a sure thing.

And don't forget, the Empire issued a "reinforcement request," so there might not be only the two Saint-level beings present.

At least the Dragon King, one of the four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan, or rather, Luluxin, the Holy Spirit Dragon of the Church, went to provide support.

In response to Chloe's reminder, Meryl smiled and said:

"Are you so sure we'll go? We're quite far from the border; we can certainly refuse the Empire's request for support..."

"Wow! Seriously? That's so heartless... But even if you don't go, I'll still ask Ilya to go."

Chloe noticed the amusement in Meryl's voice and smiled as well.

The two sides have reached a consensus by discussing this matter at this point.

As for what Ilya and the others should do and how to do it after they arrive, Chloe felt that she didn't need to give them any instructions.

I trust that Mary, being a wise woman, has her own judgment... In any case, she didn't intend to get involved in this matter in the first place.

Touched it!

……

When Chloe contacted Meryl and the others, they had already been teleported to the border of the Empire.

The original Saint-level teleportation is far faster than the abridged versions Chloe used before.

After a brief exchange between Mary and Chloe, they hung up and quietly infiltrated the city where the "fake Levin" was causing trouble.

Of course, calling it "infiltrating" actually means that Meryl and Ilya openly... scaled the wall and entered the city.

As for the city's defense system? Please, these new defense systems on the border were all designed by the sage, Melly. Is it really that hard to avoid triggering them?

However, upon entering the city, both Ilya and Melly were somewhat surprised.

It's said that "Brave Levin" is causing trouble in this city, but after Melly infiltrates the city, she always feels that the whole city is unusually quiet.

There were hardly any people on the streets.

It is also very different from the "utter chaos" mentioned in the news.

Ultimately, how exactly can causing trouble in the middle of the night create "utter chaos"?

Shouldn't all the residents be asleep?

However, Mary soon noticed something was amiss... so Mary decisively began to "trespass".

After breaking into several houses, Mary finally realized... no wonder the whole city seemed unusually quiet; had all the residents disappeared?

Moreover, according to Melly's observation, these residents didn't just suddenly disappear... The fact that the "houses" she broke into all had their doors and windows locked and the furniture arranged neatly suggests that these residents had likely left their homes voluntarily.

It should be said that all the residents of the city collectively left their homes.

This is clearly not a normal situation... How could an entire city's population collectively leave their homes in the middle of the night?

So where did all these residents go?

And most importantly, only a dozen minutes have passed since the Empire sent the "reinforcement request"... What exactly happened here?

……