The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

"I was the one who chased those monsters away, meow... Sister Melly, how did you manage to provoke so many super monsters? I usually have a hard time finding even one when I'm deliberately looking..."

"Maybe they have a grudge against me? Anyway, I can't remember... just like you can't remember how many slices of bread you've eaten."

When asked about Li Baixue's doubts, Mei Li scratched the back of her head, thought for a moment, and then said in a nonchalant tone.

"Seven pieces of cat, my brother said that cats are carnivores, so I don't eat bread... Waaah, it's so bitter. Sister Sofina, could you add some sugar to my tea?"

"Okay, never mind..."

……

While Ilya and the others were catching up, Eustia didn't say a word, or rather, everyone could tell that Eustia was acting a little strange...

Why is Eustia always smiling?

It's not that Eustia can't laugh, but the Eustia they know is the one who is the "Iceberg Saintess".

The way she's always smiling... it's kind of creepy.

"Is something wrong with Eustia? It wasn't like this last year..."

Using the excuse that she had drunk too much tea, Ilya took Li Baixue, who had been closest to Eustia for the past two years, to the grove and asked her a question.

"Don't talk about Sister Eustia like that! But... Sister Eustia's condition has indeed been a bit abnormal these past few days. Ever since she returned from the human border, her expression has been strange... I wonder what she's thinking."

However, before Ilya could ask any further questions, she and Li Baixue discovered that the area had suddenly been enveloped by a domain.

And these are two hostile domains... They are also very familiar with these two domains.

"Yostia's Holy Judgment Domain and Melly's Nightmare Domain? What are they trying to do?"

Ilya and Li Baixue exchanged a glance, then immediately returned to Sofina's room.

Then they saw the two people locked in a fierce confrontation.

"He wouldn't want to see us again this way!"

"What do you know! As long as you're alive, isn't that enough?"

Although Ilya and Li Baixue didn't know what Eustia and the other two had said during the few minutes they were gone, which led to them arguing so much that they even opened their domains, they were relieved to see Sofina calmly drinking tea on the side.

Since Sofina didn't react, it shouldn't be a big problem, so Ilya asked Sofina what had happened in the past few minutes...

Sophia slowly said, "Oh, it's probably because Eustia planned to use some kind of technology to revive Li Wen, but Melly thinks that Eustia was probably tricked. If she could revive him, she could only revive him as an undead, so they started arguing... I think it's worth a try."

"What resurrection? Who will be resurrected?!" After hearing Sophia's words, Ilya was a little confused, so she immediately asked Sophia to confirm if she had heard correctly.

"Resurrecting Li Wen... or as he puts it, bringing him back to work overtime? Seriously, aren't you guys going to try and stop those two? I'm afraid they'll tear my house down... Ah, never mind."

No sooner had Sofina finished speaking than her roof vanished.

……

At the Brave Selection Competition, after Chloe "false-started" according to the rules, Lance, who was a step behind, immediately followed suit. The other contestants, who were a step behind, finally realized what was happening and started running together.

And so the competition officially began.

Unlike the other athletes who were focused on the competition, Lance was checking his status bar while running... seemingly in complete control.

He doesn't seem worried at all about whether he can advance.

After all, I am the protagonist with my own system. How could the protagonist possibly fail in such a small competition?

This is what Lance was thinking.

He checked his status bar to confirm one thing—

"Strange, my skill is clearly active... Logically speaking, these people's thinking speed should be a level below mine... Why does that 'Mami Tomoe' seem unaffected? Could she really be the 'heroine'?"

Lance became more and more excited, so he immediately focused on chasing Chloe, looking like he was going to overtake her.

He had to confirm whether this "Mami Tomoe" was indeed a time traveler like him.

That's what he thought, but no matter what, he was only a high-level player. If it came down to speed, he definitely couldn't beat the three master-level players present.

So he was quickly caught up by those three master-level people.

As Lance watched the three master-level players brush past him, only to turn back and glare at him with hostility, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.

It wasn't because he was a masochist who got excited when mocked, but because these three guys who could be mocked by him... had already lost.

Although he might not be able to outrun them in this round, none of the three are his match if they face each other head-on.

Thinking of this, Lance couldn't help but glance at his status bar—[Taunt Aura (Activated)], [IQ-Reducing Aura (Activated)]

However… his physical fitness seemed to be lacking. Although he was running as hard as he could, he unknowingly ended up at the back of the pack.

There's no way around it. Even though he now possesses advanced strength, not long ago he was just an ordinary person who had transmigrated to this world. How could he possibly compare to the other contestants who had been training for over 20 years in terms of physical ability?

However, he did not give up because of this small matter. You know, as the "protagonist", he also has other abilities... The final victor will definitely be me, Lord Lance!

Lance's eyes ignited with fighting spirit... but he seemed to have fallen even further behind.

……

As Chloe ran, she noticed something was wrong.

She only "jumped the gun" for a little while, so why hasn't anyone caught up with her yet?

Especially those three master-level... her current speed is far inferior to that of the master-level guys!

When Chloe turned around, she realized that the three master-level guys were actually following her closely...

No, it wasn't just those three master-level guys; even the remaining contestants were closely following her.

This completely baffled Chloe...

How did I become a tool for leading the pack?

As for why those three master-level guys were following Chloe...

That's because two master-level guys witnessed Chloe walking out of the host's dressing room with "Lord Holy Dragon".

Considering Chloe's paladin armor, which appears to be the same style as the "Holy Dragon Lord's," they have reason to suspect that Chloe has some connection with the "Holy Dragon Lord"... at the very least, she must have received the "Holy Dragon Lord's" favor.

From her "jumping the gun" action, they were also convinced that...this little girl definitely knew the shortcut or the absolutely safe route!

In addition, there were two Master-level players who saw Chloe, and another one who was with the last one... so the three Master-level players unanimously decided... to follow her!

It's much simpler to overtake only when you see the finish line.

To be honest, even for masters like them, encountering high-level magical beasts... even if the magical beasts here aren't very aggressive, would still be very troublesome...

But in reality, Chloe had no idea about shortcuts; she was just running in a straight line.

Since the destination is in the center of the forest, a straight line is always the shortest route.

Most importantly, how could Chloe, who has no sense of direction, possibly take a detour?

To be honest, she might not even be confident enough to run a straight line... in this situation where there are no road signs.

Chloe originally intended to run alongside the "main group," but the current situation has taken her somewhat by surprise.

Unexpectedly, these people, including those three masters, all became her "shadows"...

That's fantastic! None of you are getting away!

Chloe thought to herself, and then she began to cast the only magic she knew—healing spells—behind her.

Before the competition started, the judges emphasized that no one could be maliciously injured during the competition and that the whole process was monitored... but they did not say that healing others was not allowed, right?

I'm replenishing the players' qi and blood, is that against the rules?

Chloe thought to herself with delight.

Don't forget, this is a healing spell that can rapidly deplete the SP of the target of "overhealing". It can be said that when the target is at full health, it is a poison heal.

You little brat! Serves you right for using me as a tool!

This was Chloe's initial tactic of winning by using magic... Originally, she would heal anyone who tried to overtake her, but now she plans to "heal" them all to death!

As for whether her magic is enough to "heal" everyone to death? Not to mention that she had already accumulated a lot of magic by eating so much before, besides, she can also cheat!

She had already hidden the recovery potion in the contract space beforehand. Once her magic power was almost depleted, she signaled Lulu Xin to move the camera away, and then secretly drank it using the straw she had hidden beforehand.

But don't forget, her "contract space" doesn't necessarily have to be accessed from under her skirt...

However, things didn't go as smoothly as Chloe had hoped. She hadn't expected that the "straight line" she had chosen would be the route most infested with high-level magical beasts...

Chapter 139 The match-fixer on the 18th has fallen prematurely!

Chloe never expected that she would encounter so many high-level magical beasts simply by walking in a straight line.

Although the organizers said that the magical beasts in this forest are not aggressive and their levels are generally not high... they didn't say that "not high" meant high-level magical beasts! And why are there so many of them?!

You don't only raise high-level magical beasts in your forest, do you?

And why are these monsters chasing me?! I don't have any cough syrup!

What happened to the promise of being non-aggressive?

Seeing so many high-level magical beasts suddenly appear on the "track", the three fastest master-level players had already sped off, and it was impossible for the others to keep up.

They ran away, and the remaining contestants, not wanting to become "bait," also sold themselves and ran away.

They even used the "skills" they originally planned to save for the final sprint.

"Swift Step!"

"Three hundred thunderbolts!"

"The gods disintegrate!"

"ghost!"

That's right. Although you can't attack your opponent in this match, skills that enhance your own abilities are part of your strength, and it's not like you can't use them.

They hadn't used it before; they were just holding back, planning to make a final "sprint" in the latter half of the competition.

But this is not the time to "hide your strength"...

In short, these contestants, in order to survive, started running like their lives depended on it.

Since Chloe didn't have any buffing skills, she quickly fell to the back of the team...

They were all so slow when they used me as a "tool," but when danger comes, they all run so fast?

However, Chloe felt a little uneasy as she watched the magical beasts gradually approaching her.

If there were only one or two, or even seven or eight, of these high-level magical beasts, she could easily handle them. After all, Chloe had randomly identified several of the magical beasts inside, and none of them were particularly ferocious.

There are even a lot of cute creatures mixed in.

For example, rabbits, turtles, penguins, Kewpie, yellow-skinned mice, and so on...

Could it be that some strange creature has infiltrated the area?

However, none of these are the main points. The main point is that there are just too many of these high-level magical beasts!

Even if each of these magical beasts were individually "pet-level" creatures, there were simply too many of them!

Chloe thought to herself as she looked at the densely packed horde of magical beasts following behind her.

These magical beasts come in all kinds, from mammals to reptiles to insects, and aside from some strangely cute creatures.

If she were still a hero in the past, she would probably be excited to go on a rampage and rack up points, but now... all she wants is to survive.

That many are enough to crush her to death!

The high-level magical beasts, who should have had a strong sense of territory, were all chasing after them for some unknown reason.

Could this be part of the competition organizers' arrangements? Several of the participating contestants couldn't help but wonder.

……

In the audience area, the host was also explaining the unexpected incident that had occurred on the field.

That's right, it was an accident, something even the organizers hadn't anticipated.

A high-level magical beast suddenly going berserk is not a normal phenomenon.

Some people have even started to worry about the safety of the athletes.

However, the judges who were familiar with the forest said there was no need to worry. These high-level magical beasts were not particularly aggressive, and their speed was just so-so. Normally, they wouldn't be able to catch up with the contestants.

Furthermore, there was a "professional team" on site, ready to carry the players away at any time... that is, to rescue the players who were being chased by the monsters.