The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

Linfeier, whose face bore a red shoe print, said with tears welling up in her eyes.

She had been relentlessly pursued by two super monsters that were much faster than before, which had caused her to become somewhat exhausted.

Having finally been rescued, before she could even rest for a while, she was dragged out by the Demon King and asked to give him directions.

The result was that she was asked to give directions, but when the Demon King was on his way, he completely forgot about her existence and acted as if he didn't need her to give directions at all.

Because she was so tired, she slept for a while in the shadow of the Demon King... Is there anything wrong with that?

Linfair, who had been forcibly woken up by Chloe, was pointing the way to Chloe and the others when she poked her head out from Chloe's shadow and cried to Chloe with tears streaming down her face.

Chloe said she felt nothing and even wanted to tell her to shut up.

Because she's being carried and moved at high speed by Muqia, her shadow is pressed against Muqia's body... so from Chloe's current perspective, Linfei'er's head appears to be protruding from Muqia's cleavage...

In short, it looks very strange.

However, Lin Fei'er didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and just continued to sob and complain.

It seems like she's been greatly wronged... So it's just a size 30 shoe print on her face, is it really necessary to repeat it so many times?

Is it getting in the way of your dating life?

Chloe thought to herself.

However, she wasn't so heartless as to prevent Lin Feier from complaining... Although it was a bit annoying, Lin Feier had indeed had a miserable day.

Just as Chloe was thinking of letting Linfair go today, Miucia, who was holding her, suddenly stopped.

*Thump-thud*—that was the sound of Chloe's forehead hitting Linfel's nose.

"Ah!!!" Lin Fei'er then let out a scream.

"I didn't do it on purpose!" Chloe said, rubbing her slightly painful forehead, looking at Linfair, whose nose was bleeding and whose nasal bone was probably in danger.

Why was her forehead able to break through Linfei'er's defenses? Was it that strong?

However, she didn't think about the question in detail. She just looked up and wanted to ask Miao Qiya why she suddenly braked.

But she noticed that Miukia's gaze was fixed ahead, so Chloe followed her gaze and saw only a familiar figure.

This figure stopped Miao Qiya...

Chapter Ninety-Three: The Old Demon King Appears? (Two-in-One)

The only thing that could possibly block the path of a Saint-level being like Miao Qiya is a Saint-level being.

Both Miucia herself and Chloe are aware of this.

And the figure blocking Miao Qiya's path was someone she knew.

Both Chloe and Muqia know only a handful of Saint-level beings, so the identity of the person in front of them is already quite obvious.

After recognizing the figure in front of her, Miao Qiya relaxed her guard and then smiled professionally, "Tepera, what do you mean by this? Why did you stop me?"

That's right, it was Crimson King Tepera who stopped Miukia.

Although Miucia couldn't quite understand why Tepera was blocking her way, she wasn't surprised that Tepera was there.

Because after Miucia returned to the Demon King's Castle with him and reported Lulum's disappearance, she originally wanted to take on the two tasks of "picking up Chloe" and "investigating the cause of Lulum's disappearance." However, since Lulum attached great importance to these two tasks, she arranged for Tepera to act with her.

Since she is currently taking Chloe back to the Demon King's Castle, Tepera should be leading people to search for Lucas's whereabouts.

It's not surprising that Lucas's trail led him to this area.

After all, Lulu and Chloe's residence wasn't far ahead, and Lucas must have been there before.

But instead of properly searching for Lucas's whereabouts, what was the point of him blocking her way? That's why Miucia put on a businesslike expression and asked Tepera.

Those who know her well know that when she asks questions in this manner, it is actually a form of interrogation.

In response to Miucia's questioning, Tepera explained somewhat awkwardly, "Well, actually I didn't want to stop you, but I ran into a little problem, and you just happened to be passing by, so I..."

Tepera then explained the whole story to Miucia.

It turned out that he was leading a group of people in the forest to search for clues about the Shadow King Lucas. However, as they searched, he discovered that for some reason, his men would all go in circles whenever they reached this area.

Because he knew his men well, he didn't think they were slacking off... After all, if they wanted to slack off, they would have already done so, why would they be spinning in circles? They weren't mentally unstable.

Sensing something was amiss, Tepera personally came to investigate the area.

During his investigation, he discovered that the area was shrouded in a barrier, and indeed, there were traces of Lucas near this barrier.

This appears to be a barrier that interferes with cognition; it is precisely because of this barrier that his subordinates are spinning in circles.

Even he, after trying various methods, couldn't find a way to enter this area... after all, he wasn't very good at dealing with this kind of mental magic barrier.

Just as he was about to ask for help, Miao Qiya happened to pass by with Chloe, so he stopped Miao Qiya, hoping she could help him break the barrier...

"This barrier? Isn't it supposed to be easy to enter? How did you get stuck in it?"

After hearing Tepera's explanation, Chloe struggled out of Miukia's arms and looked at Tepera with a puzzled expression.

Then she skipped and hopped into the interior of the barrier.

Watching Chloe's carefree figure disappear into the distance, Tepera felt as if she were being mocked by a child.

So, somewhat unwillingly, he tried to follow Chloe's retreating figure, but what he saw from the side, Myuqia, was that Tepera was doing ghost steps in place, as if he had been bugged.

She's very flamboyant, but also a bit stupid.

"Alright, alright, don't be fooled by Chloe. This barrier is Lady Lulum's doing, it won't stop her at all. You definitely can't get in like this."

Miao Qiya stepped forward and patted Tepera on the shoulder, speaking in a helpless tone.

"The work of Lady Lulum? No wonder... Wait, why would Lady Lulum set up a barrier here?"

Tepera looked puzzled as he spoke.

As for the puzzled Tepera, Miucia looked at him with the eyes of someone looking at an idiot and said:

"Are you stupid? This is where Lady Lulum used to live in seclusion... If it weren't for the fact that this barrier no longer has Lady Lulum guarding it, we might have completely ignored this area..."

In the end, Miucia led Tepera into the interior of the barrier.

Since we can get stuck at the edge of the barrier due to mental interference, why not just avoid touching the edge and teleport in directly?

This barrier affects the mind, not magic.

The method to enter the barrier sounds simple, but if Chloe hadn't told her how to enter the barrier beforehand, she probably would have had to think for quite a while to come up with this method.

After all, who would have thought that a cognitive interference barrier that could affect a Saint-level figure could be broken in such a simple way?

People usually think of cracking methods as very complicated, right?

This simple method is often the hardest to guess.

……

The barrier that Lulum modified actually reduced the area considerably, but it wasn't so small that anyone could see right from their front door at a glance, so there was no need to hide it.

However, Chloe quickly ran to the open space where she usually exercised and started looking for potatoes.

After entering the barrier, Tepera and Mukia went to investigate Lucas's whereabouts, so only Chloe was left searching for the potato in the dark in the open space.

That's right, it's completely dark now, and there's hardly any moonlight, so Chloe is practically groping in the dark.

Because it was so dark, Chloe couldn't find the location where the potato had been buried for a while.

By the time Chloe found the potato, the investigation by the two Heavenly Kings had also come to an end.

So, just as Chloe dug out the sprouted potato in the dark, a light spell illuminated the clearing.

"..." Chloe looked at the open space, which was illuminated by the light spell and looked no different from daytime, and her eyes twitched violently.

Why didn't you use the Light spell sooner? She spent ages searching on the ground!

Although she also forgot to ask those two Saint-level powerhouses to activate their illumination spells...

Just as Chloe was about to complain to Miukia about this, she saw Miukia approaching her with a furrowed brow. Before she could say anything, Miukia asked, "Little Chloe, when was the last time you saw Lucas? What happened...?"

"Lucas? What happened to him?" Chloe replied, somewhat confused.

Because she didn't know that Lucas had disappeared; all she knew was that Lucas had faced a black-robed loli who was considered quite weak among Saint-level beings, and that he had teleported away...

Chloe told Miucia everything she knew.

The black-robed loli? That must refer to the black-robed figure who disappeared right under their noses, right?

And this matches the time and place of Lucas's disappearance... Listening to what Chloe said, Miukia frowned even more deeply.

She and Tepera had just investigated and found that Lucas's aura stopped in this area, right where Chloe was pointing.

Lucas's disappearance is actually related to that mysterious man in black... This is going to be troublesome.

Unexpectedly, the man in black robes launched a surprise attack... and successfully made Lucas disappear.

Chloe was stunned when she heard the news of Lucas's disappearance.

That black-robed loli's strength seems far inferior to Lucas's... so why is Lucas still...?

Wait, maybe... Chloe suddenly remembered the runestones she had looted from that cult member.

The cult member who used the runestone previously also seemed to have strength far below the general level, but he did indeed have the stats of a general.

As members of the same order, could it be that the black-robed loli also possesses rune stones?

Chloe guessed so.

By the way, Lucas was so cautious when facing that black-robed loli, even telling her to run away first, which shows that he wasn't really confident in dealing with her.

So, the black-robed loli probably possesses power that even Lucas would find difficult to contend with, which can only be explained by rune stones.

Chloe only recently came into contact with the power of runes; she had never heard of them before.

Furthermore, all the rune-related incidents she encountered were directly related to the cult... So what exactly is this cult?

The more Chloe thought about it, the more she felt that this cult was not simple.

She had initially guessed that the cult was a terrorist organization among the demons, but she hadn't expected that there was one among the humans as well.

And it also possesses this strange runic power... It seems she needs to delve deeper into this so-called cult.

Her loved ones have already been influenced by this cult, so how could she sit idly by?

Once she gets back, she must ask Lulum about the origins of the cult... No, could she ask Miukia now?

Thinking this, Chloe immediately asked Muqia, wanting to know from her what kind of existence the Order was.

When Chloe asked her question, Miukia hesitated for a while before apologetically saying, "I'm sorry, your mother specifically told us not to tell you anything about the cult, so you should ask your mother yourself."

……

It was already late at night when Chloe was taken back to the Demon King's Castle by the two Heavenly Kings.

Since they weren't as skilled at teleportation magic as Lucas, they didn't use teleportation and instead ran back with Chloe.

Don't ask why they didn't take Chloe on the faster air route when they could fly... The answer is that Chloe has a fear of heights, and she insisted on not going into the air.

After Chloe was taken to her destination, the Demon King Academy, she immediately ran to the laboratory and buried the potato in an open space.

Although potatoes are quite resilient, Chloe thinks it's better to bury them in the ground as soon as possible.

We still need to use this potato for experiments, so we can't afford any mishaps.

And just to be on the safe side, she buried her in the experimental field where human crops were grown, since the soil there was the best.

Because it was late at night, there was no one left in the lab.

Those few people who were lying around in the lab all afternoon, or those who were withdrawn, have probably all gone back to rest by now. Even Lulum, who said she was going to work hard on scientific research, is gone.

However, Chloe also knew why Lulum was not there.

Because after the two Heavenly Kings brought her back to the Demon King Academy, they went straight to the Demon King's Palace.

Lulum is probably waiting for them over there, and they're probably going to discuss something again.

After all, the disappearance of the Shadow King is no small matter...

"When I see Lulum tomorrow, I must ask her about that cult... I don't want to experience this feeling of having a threat right in front of me but knowing nothing about it again..."

Chloe gazed in the direction of the Demon King's castle and made up her mind.

As for how to persuade Lulum to explain the Order to her?

Let's talk about it tomorrow; when in doubt, just sleep it off.