Chapter 140: Demon King Lin Mo, Ready to Receive Guests at Any Time!

At the same time.

On the tiered stands surrounding the square, a sea of people had already gathered.

Nearly all the junior and senior students had come.

For the veteran students of Jing University, the annual "Freshman Trial" was like a grand annual spectacle.

The seniors held watermelons and cola, making it their mission to watch the chaos and hope it got worse.

Suspended in the air above the square were four massive high-definition screens, broadcasting live footage from the trial map.

And since the trial had not yet begun, the screens currently displayed images of the students from both sides.

On the stands, murmurs rose and fell.

"Look, look! Is that Long Xu Ban from this year?"

A junior-year female student pointed at Lin Mo, who was featured in a close-up on the screen, her eyes brightening slightly:

"Wow, that leading guy is a bit handsome! That aura... 啧啧, the looks of this year's freshmen are quite impressive."

"What's the use of being handsome?"

A senior student beside her pouted, pointing at the dense crowd on the other side of the square:

"啧啧啧, the sophomores have mobilized the entire grade this time, a full two thousand people! A hundredfold difference in numbers! Poor Long Xu Ban freshmen."

"But..."

The female student said, somewhat puzzled, "Look at those people in Long Xu Ban; they don't seem nervous at all? They're even chatting and laughing?"

Indeed.

Lin Mo had his hands in his pockets, still chatting casually with Ye Kong beside him.

Facing the two-thousand-person formation radiating killing intent opposite them, they were acting far too calm.

Not a hint of panic, not a trace of fear, not even a shred of pre-battle tension was visible.

"Hmph, they're just pretending."

Someone sneered disdainfully, "Freshmen these days all like to act cool."

"Wait until they enter the trial ground and get blasted in the face by thousands of skills; let's see how calm they stay then."

"Exactly, exactly."

Although Long Xu Ban was strong every year, given such an exaggerated disparity in numbers, no one thought these twenty freshmen could stir up any waves.

On the square.

Xu Wenchang walked slowly from the distance, his steps steady.

"Teacher Xu!"

Everyone immediately composed their expressions and greeted him in unison.

Xu Wenchang's gaze swept over this group of vibrant youths, and he nodded in satisfaction:

"Good spirit and energy."

"It seems they haven't been intimidated by the numbers on the other side."

Lin Mo smiled and said casually:

"What was that saying again? Despise the enemy strategically! Besides, I still think there's no difference between two hundred people and two thousand."

Xu Wenchang paused for a moment, then chuckled helplessly, pointing at Lin Mo:

"You kid..."

"Alright, adjust your state; it's about to begin."

Just then.

On the high platform directly in front of the square.

Principal Guhe, dressed in formal attire, walked forward slowly.

"Good morning, students."

The entire venue instantly fell silent, and everyone's gaze focused on Guhe.

Guhe spoke slowly:

"I know you are all anticipating this moment."

"This year's Freshman Trial has rule changes: 1,987 participants from the sophomore grade, and 20 participants from Long Xu Ban."

"And the trial map has also undergone some changes. According to the school's meeting and discussion, this trial's code name is: 【Demon King Descends】!"

"Trial Map: 【Demon King's Castle】!"

As Guhe's words fell, an overhead view of the trial map appeared on the huge screens.

Guhe's voice continued to ring out:

"The rules are as follows:"

"The 20 members belonging to Long Xu Ban are designated as the 【Demon King Faction】; you will act as the defenders and take up residence in the Demon King's Castle!"

"The 1,987 members belonging to the sophomore grade are designated as the 【Brave Alliance Faction】; you will act as the attackers and assemble within the Brave Main City!"

"Victory condition for the Brave Alliance: Within 4 hours, assemble the alliance, proceed to the Demon King's Castle, and successfully breach the interior of the Demon King's Castle to reclaim the 【Heart of Light】 located within the castle palace, or... slay the 【Demon King】!"

"Victory condition for the Demon King Faction: Hold your ground; when the allotted time ends, the 【Heart of Light】 must not have been reclaimed. Or... launch a proactive attack, breach the Brave Alliance's main city, and destroy the 【King Statue】!"

"Finally, once the Demon King leaves the city, his position will be displayed on the map, and all members of the Brave Alliance will obtain his exact location."

As soon as the rules were announced, the seniors on the stands immediately began discussing in a frenzy.

"Damn! A castle defense battle?!"

"Letting twenty people defend such a huge castle? What kind of joke is this?"

"The other side has two thousand people! A two-thousand-versus-twenty siege battle? It seems the result for this year won't be any different from previous years."

"Nonsense. Before, it was only twenty versus two hundred; this year it's twenty versus two thousand! How could there be any change?"

"But why did Principal Gu suddenly increase the number of people in our Ordinary Class? Could it be that this year's Long Xu Ban is indeed a bit stronger?"

"If you say that, you're not wrong. This year's Long Xu Ban has an SSS-rank Light Knight, an SSS-rank Space user, and even a Blank Slate Mage who surpasses all these SSS-ranks..."

"Hiss... I'm still curious, how did that big shot Lin Mo manage to ride on top of these SSS-ranks?"

"Just wait and see, why the rush?"

Obviously.

No one had any hope for the Long Xu Ban.

In the square.

After hearing the Principal's announcement, Xu Wenchang turned around and looked at Lin Mo and the others.

"You've all heard the rules."

"Now, we need to select a 'Demon King' from our side."

"This Demon King will not only be the command core of the entire team but also the primary target for the enemy to kill."

Xu Wenchang paused, his gaze sweeping over the crowd:

"Discuss among yourselves, who will be this Demon King?"

The moment the words fell.

Ye Kong, Han Mengyao, Chu Lingxuan, Wang Dawei... the eyes of the other nineteen members of the Long Xu Ban all turned simultaneously to Lin Mo standing in the middle.

"..."

Being stared at fiercely by nineteen pairs of eyes.

Lin Mo sighed helplessly.

He shrugged and spread his hands:

"Alright, alright."

"Since everyone thinks I don't look like a good person..."

"Then I'll reluctantly serve as the Demon King for once."

Just at this moment,

'Fireball Technique' instantly boiled over.

【The flames around 'Fireball Technique' surged violently: Hehehe, Demon King? I like this identity! Tremble, you ants! I, this Seat, will rain down destructive fire from the Wang Zuo! Let this world feel the pain!】

The corner of Lin Mo's mouth twitched slightly.

Fine, fine, fine, you're already in character, are you?

Xu Wenchang, seeing this inevitable scene, also smiled:

"Alright, indeed, there's no controversy."

"Your strength, young man, truly deserves to be the Demon King."

Xu Wenchang nodded and said:

"Then I'll go report to the Principal to confirm your Demon King status."

Having finished speaking,

he glanced at Lin Mo, a hint of expectation in his eyes:

"Do well, don't lose face for our Long Xu Ban."

Lin Mo straightened his back and grinned:

"Rest assured, Teacher."

"Demon King Lin Mo is ready to receive guests at any time!"