Chapter 142: Has the Demon King Left the City?

Demon King City, Central Grand Hall.

It was a magnificent palace filled with Gothic dark style.

Suspended from the ceiling dozens of meters high were massive chandeliers.

The surrounding walls were built from unknown black granite.

At the center of the grand hall.

A throne stood silently atop a raised dais.

To the left front of the throne sat a rhombus-shaped crystal—the core of this trial, the Heart of Light.

"Damn, this is so realistic."

Han Meng looked like Liu Laolao entering the Grand View Garden, touching everything around her, "This texture! This grain! It's identical to the real thing!"

"Is this a man-made replica? Amazing!"

The other students of Dragon Order Class were also stunned by the scene before them.

After all, this was an extradimensional space entirely created by the fusion of human technology and the supernatural—not the same as a wilderness replica.

"Of course."

Han Mengyao stood to the side, surveying the surroundings, and said:

"Extradimensional space research has become highly advanced now—this was developed by scientists from the National Academy after centuries of study."

Hearing his sister's explanation, Han Mengqing asked curiously:

"If it's this advanced, why not just create a replica where you can farm monsters and level up?"

"Then everyone could just farm, farm, farm, right?"

Han Mengyao shook her head:

"Matter and life are two different things."

"Current technology can at most open an extradimensional space and populate it with preset scenes and props."

"To spontaneously create monsters that grant experience points? That involves the realms of 'Life Origin' and 'World Rules.'"

"That's probably… the domain of gods."

Han Mengqing nodded, half-understanding:

"Oh… I see."

"Well then, forget it. Even if we can't farm monsters, turning it into an amusement park or arena still sounds fun?"

Meanwhile,

Ye Kong turned to look at Lin Mo, who had already plopped down on the throne.

"Class leader."

Ye Kong stepped forward and asked:

"What's the plan now?"

"According to the rules, we win if we defend this 'Heart of Light' for four hours."

"This Demon King City is easy to defend and hard to attack—we can use the terrain to set up defenses outside the city."

Ye Kong's analysis was sound and the most cautious strategy.

The other students around them nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, class leader, let's just wait here and ambush them."

"If they dare attack, we'll blast them with our skills!"

Lin Mo, seated on the throne, yawned.

Then he stood up from the throne.

"How long will we have to wait?"

Lin Mo sneered, clearly disgusted:

"Sit here and wait for hours? I'm here as the Demon King, not as a security guard."

"Finish it early, go back to sleep early."

Ye Kong froze, quickly pressing:

"Then… what's your plan, class leader?"

Lin Mo thought for a moment and said:

"The rules mention another way to win: destroy the king statue in the Hero Alliance's main city."

"I'll go smash their statue and get off work early to sleep."

After saying that,

Lin Mo walked toward the grand hall's entrance.

"This…"

Ye Kong, hearing this, hurried to block Lin Mo, concerned:

"But the Hero Alliance's win condition also includes defeating the Demon King. Won't it be dangerous for you to go alone to their base?"

Wang Dawei also stepped forward to advise:

"Yeah, class leader, the rules also state."

"Once you leave the city, your location will be exposed on the map—everyone will know your exact position! That's extremely disadvantageous for you!"

Lin Mo stopped, turned to face the two, and smiled:

"What's dangerous? Just a bunch of upperclassmen at level thirty to forty."

"Think about it—if we just sit here defending, aren't we giving up the initiative?"

"What if they don't attack? What if they use some tactic to stall us until the end? Are we just going to sit here for four hours?"

"I hate overtime. It's simpler to just raid their base."

"The initiative must be in our hands."

"But…"

Ye Kong still felt uneasy.

He thought for a moment and said:

"How about this—I'll go with you. If anything happens, I can use Spatial Leap to teleport us both away."

As vice-class leader, he felt responsible for protecting the sole "Demon King."

As long as the Demon King lived, they hadn't lost.

With Ye Kong's declaration, the three girls nearby could no longer sit still.

"Lin Mo, I'm coming too."

"Even though you're the Demon King, we're a team."

"If we're launching an assault, how can we let the Demon King charge ahead alone?"

"Exactly! Lin Mo, I'll heal you!"

"Lin Mo, I'll be your tank!"

Suddenly, the strongest members of Dragon Order Class all volunteered to join.

Looking at them,

Lin Mo felt a flicker of emotion, but mostly he felt exasperated.

These guys…

Really didn't understand what "dead weight" meant.

Going alone, he could unleash his full power and have a blast.

Bringing this whole group along would just tie his hands.

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

Lin Mo shouted.

He hardened his expression.

"Ye Kong, don't you remember you said that in battle, you'd follow who?"

Ye Kong froze, instinctively replying:

"Follow… follow the class leader."

"Then that's settled?"

Lin Mo's tone turned firm:

"If you follow me, then obey orders!"

"You, you, you—all of you—stay here and guard the base."

"Understood?"

"…"

Everyone exchanged glances.

Lin Mo clapped Ye Kong on the shoulder and said solemnly:

"Old Ye, you're vice-class leader—I'm leaving the base in your hands."

"Don't let me down."

"If I'm halfway there and find the base gone, I'm holding you responsible!"

"Uh…"

Ye Kong hesitated, then reluctantly agreed, "Alright, we'll handle the base."

Lin Mo then turned to the three women.

"You three too."

"Hold the home. Don't let anyone slip through."

"Breaking things? Leave that to me—I'm the Demon King, after all!"

With that said,

Lin Mo gave no one a chance to speak.

He turned away with effortless grace, his back to them, and waved casually.

"I'm off."

Suddenly, he stopped and turned back to Han Mengqing.

"Oh, by the way—give me some buffs first."

"Uh… got it!"

Han Mengqing blinked, then immediately unleashed a full suite of buffs on Lin Mo.

After the buffs were applied,

Lin Mo finally turned away, satisfied.

His silhouette was elegant, arrogant, yet radiating an undeniable aura of dominance.

【"Earth Shield Spell" timidly peered out: Wait, Master, weren't we supposed to be defending the city? Why are we attacking now?】

"Shut up!"

Lin Mo cursed inwardly.

…

Meanwhile,

The Hero Alliance, Hero Main City Square.

This was a vast square steeped in medieval style.

At its center stood a statue of the king.

At this moment,

Shen Jun stood on the steps beneath the statue, directing the team leaders before him:

"Alright, teams are mostly assigned now."

"Two thousand men, divided into twenty squads of a hundred: eight ranged output squads, five melee output squads, three knight tank squads, and four support squads."

"Without a doubt, Long Xu's class will hunker down inside Demon King City, waiting for us to come to them."

As he said this,

a timid voice spoke up.

"Uh, Jun Ge…"

Shen Jun frowned and turned to look. "What? Don't you see I'm speaking? Don't interrupt me, okay?"

As commander, authority was vital.

How could someone interrupt mid-sentence?

Shen Jun turned back and continued:

"Where were we? Oh right—they'll definitely hunker down inside Demon King City!"

"No, Jun Ge…"

The student spoke again.

Shen Jun's frown deepened as he glared at him again:

"What do you want? Interrupting me twice? Want to take command yourself?"

The student paused, then said:

"Jun Ge, I want to say… the Demon King has left the city."

"Huh??"

At those words, everyone present turned their gaze to the map on their panels.

At that moment,

a red dot appeared outside Demon King City—and was steadily moving away from it.

Shen Jun's face twisted in utter disbelief.

"Lin Mo the Demon King… has he gone mad?"