The Hero Reborn as a Demon King Loli

And his breath stopped at the edge of a bottomless pit.

Surely he couldn't have fallen in, could he? If someone fell into such a bottomless pit, they'd probably die instantly.

And this pit is so obvious, surely no one would be foolish enough to jump in on their own?

That's what the cult members who were searching for Lance thought... so they ignored the pitfall.

In reality, they could only ignore it. After all, it was such a deep pit, they couldn't just jump in and go looking for death, could they?

But in fact, Lance did fall into this trap.

However, because the area around the bottom of the pit was engraved with "levitation magic," he was completely unharmed when he fell to the bottom... but his progress in the competition was completely lost.

The reason he fell into the hole was actually quite simple: he slipped.

Of course, his "slip" wasn't entirely accidental, since even if he was behind the team, he shouldn't have encountered no high-level magical beasts at all.

After all, there are some high-level magical beasts that are not good at chasing at all, such as turtles.

However, he didn't fall into the pit because he was being chased by a high-level magical beast. As mentioned earlier, he just slipped... The reason was that he was focused on a high-level magical beast that looked like a "Squirtle" and didn't notice a smooth stone on the ground... or rather, another turtle-shaped magical beast that was "on its way".

Then... he slid right into the pit on the side... Well, there was a lot of an element of accident involved, but it was more like good luck than accident.

After all, if he had actually been found by those high-ranking assassins of the Abyss Order, he would have been doomed... It was precisely because of his "slip" that he successfully avoided trouble from the Abyss Order.

Throughout the entire ordeal, the host kept the camera on him, so his "little mistake" became a source of amusement for the audience.

For the next few minutes, the camera followed Lance closely.

During the hour or so that Lance was searching for his way out of the pit, the audience didn't get bored. In fact, when the host switched the camera to other players to explain the current state of the competition before the round was over, it was met with strong protests from the audience.

The audience even felt that Lance's "adventure" was much more exciting than any lousy match!

That's right, Lance was "adventuring" at the bottom of the pit. This pit wasn't an ordinary pit, but a "dungeon exploration" "dungeon," which immediately turned into a real maze.

This can be seen at a glance from the structure and decoration of this underground labyrinth; it was an entertainment project artificially built by some noble lords.

The maze is filled with all sorts of monsters, traps, puzzles, reward items, and so on, making it look no different from a "roguelike" game.

Watching Lance outwit and outmaneuver various monsters and traps in this dungeon, and seeing him acquire all sorts of powerful or ridiculous items, is much more entertaining than watching a race.

While the audience thoroughly enjoyed the show, Lance said he was tortured... Wasn't he supposed to be participating in a "race"? How did the style suddenly turn into a "challenge challenge"?

Did he lose his mind after activating his "IQ-reducing aura"? He actually had to solve a puzzle... wait, it seems like it can be turned off...

Finally, Lance managed to crawl out of the ground, and he did so quite quickly.

However, he was indeed exhausted from the ordeal.

He was so tired that he didn't want to move, and he knew that after being underground for so long, the competition was probably over... But just as he resigned himself to his bad luck and was about to lie down and rest, the organizers suddenly sent him a communication, telling him that there was still one spot to advance, and he would advance as long as he reached the finish line.

However, if he lies on the ground without moving for more than ten seconds, he will be considered to have automatically forfeited.

Upon hearing this news, he immediately threw his head back and laughed twice: "As expected, as the protagonist, victory is inevitable!"

Then he struggled and walked step by step to the finish line.

The moment he reached the finish line, even though he couldn't hear, the audience watching the broadcast in the venue erupted in thunderous applause.

Even those who were unhappy because Chloe allegedly threw the match no longer complained about Lance's advancement... After all, without Chloe's withdrawal, they wouldn't have seen such a wonderful "show".

Hmm… because things developed so dramatically, most viewers even thought it was arranged by the organizers… By the way, how many people remember that this was a selection of heroes and not a “variety show”?

……

While Lance was playing "Dungeon Adventure," Chloe was playing a revival match.

As originally planned, she competed with two other strong men who had been eliminated in a contest of eating capacity.

As for the other two players... although the official announcement said they had been admitted to the intensive care unit and were unable to participate in the competition, Chloe, who knew the inside story, understood that... those two guys were dead.

Good heavens, the "autopsy" revealed that they had taken a modified version of the "potential activation" drug. This drug, which originally relied on squeezing the user's bodily functions to temporarily gain attribute bonuses, was modified so that it wouldn't be detected by drug tests, but the side effect was that it completely drained the person...

I wonder which unscrupulous guy modified this thing.

However, none of that is the main point. The main point is that after Lulu insisted on examining the two corpses, she discovered that... they were indeed members of the Abyss Order.

As long as she can directly contact the target, Lulu can still sense whether there is an abyssal aura... She's just being affected by the holy light covering her entire body, it's not like she can't sense it at all...

Returning to the revival round, the two contestants who were eliminated in the previous round due to inexplicable lack of stamina can both be described as strong men. Asking them to compete with a little girl in "eating capacity" is just ridiculous.

Did the organizers run out of ideas and decide to eliminate this "tool" contestant like this?

After Chloe's alleged "fake match," most viewers believed that she was an official player brought in to liven up the atmosphere.

Since the finals are coming up soon, it's perfectly normal for the organizers to find a reason to eliminate her... Let's see which of those two burly contestants makes it to the finals.

So most of the audience turned their attention back to the "Lance's Dungeon Adventure" being broadcast in the venue... Of course, the revival match wasn't unwatched, after all, there was still a small group of people who preferred watching "mukbang" (eating broadcasts).

It wasn't until the Lance match ended that most of the audience turned their attention to that little corner of the repechage match.

After all, a contest of eating capacity only requires three tables, and such a large venue only has three tables, without a large projector for broadcasting. Many people who don't care about the revival round will subconsciously overlook the three contestants who are currently participating in the revival round...

As a result, the audience who had turned their attention to the revival match discovered that only Chloe, the "little girl" they hadn't been optimistic about, was left on the field. According to the small group of people who watched the revival match, the other two contestants had already been carried away because they were too full. One of them was even shouting things like "I can't accept this!" before he was carried away.

Although the competition was over, Chloe was still elegantly and quickly devouring all kinds of food... The plates next to her had already piled up into a small mountain... This amount must be enough for hundreds of people, right?

And why doesn't she chew her food?

If it weren't for seeing it with their own eyes, and the confirmation from a small group of viewers who had been watching the revival match from the beginning, they would have all thought Chloe was faking it.

How did she manage to fit all that food into her tiny body? Could she be a dragon in human form...? Hiss—

The audience seemed to have discovered a blind spot when they looked at "Lord Holy Dragon" who was hosting on stage.

Could this "Mami Tomoe contestant" really be a relative of "Lord Holy Dragon"?

The audience thought to themselves, "Then the next match will be interesting again."

In conclusion, congratulations to Chloe for successfully advancing to the finals.

Next up is the practical training session that Chloe has been looking forward to for a long time.

To be honest, Chloe had been wanting to blow something up for a while...

……

Today, we absolutely have to blow it up!

We must blow up the grave of "Brave Levin" to smithereens!

Otherwise, if Eustia were to open her brother's coffin, everyone present, except for her, would probably go crazy...

Ilya thought to herself.

During her brief observation, Ilya also noticed that Eustia seemed to have lost her mind. She was actually trying to dig up her older brother's body just because she had found a "resurrection method" that hadn't been tested before... Shouldn't she at least have tested it first? Why was she in such a hurry to dig it up?

Although Meili seemed somewhat rational, still analyzing the pros and cons of "reviving Liwen" for Eustia, and the reasons why she did not support Eustia's "revival of Liwen"... she was clearly on the verge of losing her composure, looking as if she would perish together with Eustia today if Eustia dared to act recklessly.

She was the one who first opened up the field, so it's fair to say that although she seems very rational, she's actually quite impulsive.

In short: Eustia proposed to "revive Livin," and Melly, who Illya had never seen get angry with before, suddenly confronted Eustia in a fit of rage...

Finally, Ilya said she was very familiar with the idea of ​​mutual destruction, so she activated her domain and entered their midst... Then the two of them told Ilya that they were very calm, so she should calm down too.

He looks like he's been traumatized by Ilya's attack.

Ilya successfully mediated the argument, but after they put away their domains, they continued arguing about the topic of "reviving the hero."

To be honest, if Ilya didn't know that her older brother had been resurrected, she might have supported... Merry.

Just like Meryl said, who knows what you'll resurrect? What if you resurrect "Big Brother" as "Little Sister"? *Pfft*—it seems things have changed.

Incidentally, when Li Baixue heard that her "brother" could be resurrected, she immediately supported Eustia and confronted Meili. However, due to her simple-minded nature, her verbal combat skills were no different from those of a meowing kitten.

Sofina appeared to be the calmest on the surface, but her slightly trembling hands betrayed her inner struggle.

After all, she was an elf who had lived longer than everyone else present, so she naturally thought that what Melly said made sense... But she still hoped to revive "Liwen". She was even looking for a way to completely revive Liwen. Otherwise, she wouldn't have had a little falling out with the elven royal family three years ago in order to keep Liwen's body near the Tree of Life.

Finally, their argument reached a conclusion: let's give it a try... And yes, Mary eventually gave in.

However, she had one more condition: if the thing that was resurrected was not the "hero Liwen" they knew, but something else, then "that thing" had to be executed.

Eustia, Li Baixue, and Sofina all agreed... After all, they wouldn't have admitted it if it wasn't someone who wasn't "Brave Liwen" occupying his corpse.

Ilya outwardly agreed... but in reality, her "Explosion" for blowing up the grave and her "Super Glide" for escaping were already ready.

They were just waiting for Sofina to lead them to the hero's graveyard...

And then—boom!

Chapter 141 Magical girls should wear heavy armor...

The second round and the revival round of the Brave Selection Tournament have ended, and a total of five people and a little girl have advanced to the next round.

This so-called selection of heroes is nearing its end... The next round of selection will be the so-called final.

Why is the final round being held in the next round when there are still six contestants left?

That's because the first two selections took much longer than expected. If we were to schedule two or three more selections, it probably wouldn't be over by today... You know, the "judges" on site are the backbone of the human race. How could they possibly have so much free time to play... to be judges?

Therefore, in order to select the hero today, the next round will be the final selection.

After a brief discussion, the judges unanimously decided to change the final event from the originally planned "one-on-one elimination round" to a "free-for-all"...

Of course, since the contestants are of different levels and their skill levels are different, the six finalists will not be eliminated in order to ensure fairness.

So how do we choose the hero? The contestants, based on their rankings from the finals, will undergo the trials left by the "previous generation's hero" to see who can be chosen by the "thing" left behind by the "previous generation's hero".

In other words, besides the competition, there is actually one last "test," but the time for this "test" is fixed and will not affect the judges' off-duty time...

But in Lulu's dressing room, after hearing Lulu's advance instructions about the "final arrangements," Chloe responded with: ???

Chloe was completely baffled by this arrangement.

What baffled Chloe the most was the test left behind by the "previous generation's hero," as mentioned by the "judges."

Damn it! I didn't leave any tests behind! Don't talk nonsense! ...These were Chloe's inner thoughts.

When she was a hero and encountered the Demon King, she was at the peak of the Saint level (level 90) and had defeated several of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Demon Clan. She was at the height of her power and spirit. How could she possibly do something like "making arrangements for her last affairs" before even meeting the Demon King? It was clearly a death trap.

Although she did die in the end, she really didn't intend to leave any so-called test for her "juniors"!

After all, heroes are all overpowered characters who are summoned, so what difference does it make whether they are tested or not?

Regarding this so-called test left behind by the "previous generation's hero," Chloe can only say: There's a conspiracy! There's definitely something fishy going on here!

Perhaps this "test" was orchestrated by that guy who colluded with the Abyss Order...

Chloe frowned slightly and asked Lulu, "Lulu, you've met the previous hero before, haven't you? Do you think the previous hero's personality was the kind that would leave challenges for future generations? Could it be...?"

Lulu nodded in response to Chloe's question and said:

"I don't know about such trivial matters, but I've seen seven or eight generations of heroes over the past few hundred years, and I've never seen any 'previous generation hero' trials. After all, heroes are summoned, so what's the point of testing them? This so-called 'previous generation hero' trial is definitely made up."

Although Lulu kept calling Chloe "little trash," making her a little insecure, now that she knew this so-called "test" was made up, it was much easier to explain... So Chloe continued:

"So I strongly suspect there must be some shady dealings involved...maybe that 'elder' is helping the Abyss Cult..."

However, after hearing Chloe's words, Lulu waved her hand to reassure Chloe, and then smiled and said:

"Don't worry, don't worry. Two of the three judges are 'our own people.' If there's any behind-the-scenes manipulation, they'll definitely help you. What are you panicking about? I'll go ask them what the specific test is later, and they can help you with the operation..."

“That makes sense… but that guy who’s colluding with the Abyss Order probably thinks the same way. So who should be held responsible?” Chloe said with some concern.

Seeing Chloe's cautious expression, Lulu smiled and pinched her cheeks with both hands, saying:

"So, you need to win first place in the next match... The test they mentioned is being 'chosen' by something. If you just get first place to accept the 'test' and get 'chosen' directly, then it's over, right? So for you or the people of the Abyss Order, the order of the next match is the most important thing, isn't it?"

"Indeed, so everything's arranged for my equipment, right? There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

"It's all arranged for you. The armor and weapons you're wearing are products of your abilities... so it's not considered a foul."

Hearing Luluxin say that, Chloe also showed a kind smile.

With Lulu Xin's words, getting first place would be a piece of cake for her...

Something just felt off, but Chloe couldn't quite put her finger on it.

……

"Useless! All of you are useless! How can you not even handle this simple matter?" In a dark corner on the other side, Chris was scolding his subordinates who had arranged this matter for him.

He even displayed a kind of "impotent rage," a stark contrast to his previous calm demeanor.

Of course, it's normal for him to get angry. He had arranged almost all the manpower he could to eliminate that "real hero" in the previous round. He thought he should at least eliminate that damned hero... but unexpectedly, the hero advanced.