[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware-":3,"chapter-just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-142":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Just Became a Mage, and My Skills Got Self-Aware? What the Hell?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2356752,4610,"Chapter 142: Has the Demon King Left the City?","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-142",142,"\u003Cp>Demon King City, Central Grand Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a magnificent palace filled with Gothic dark style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspended from the ceiling dozens of meters high were massive chandeliers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding walls were built from unknown black granite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A throne stood silently atop a raised dais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the left front of the throne sat a rhombus-shaped crystal—the core of this trial, the Heart of Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, this is so realistic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this a man-made replica? Amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other students of Dragon Order Class were also stunned by the scene before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>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.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao stood to the side, surveying the surroundings, and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extradimensional space research has become highly advanced now—this was developed by scientists from the National Academy after centuries of study.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his sister’s explanation, Han Mengqing asked curiously:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it's this advanced, why not just create a replica where you can farm monsters and level up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then everyone could just farm, farm, farm, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengyao shook her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Matter and life are two different things.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Current technology can at most open an extradimensional space and populate it with preset scenes and props.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To spontaneously create monsters that grant experience points? That involves the realms of ‘Life Origin’ and ‘World Rules.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s probably… the domain of gods.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing nodded, half-understanding:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well then, forget it. Even if we can’t farm monsters, turning it into an amusement park or arena still sounds fun?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong turned to look at Lin Mo, who had already plopped down on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Class leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong stepped forward and asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s the plan now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“According to the rules, we win if we defend this ‘Heart of Light’ for four hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This Demon King City is easy to defend and hard to attack—we can use the terrain to set up defenses outside the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong’s analysis was sound and the most cautious strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other students around them nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, class leader, let’s just wait here and ambush them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they dare attack, we’ll blast them with our skills!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo, seated on the throne, yawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he stood up from the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long will we have to wait?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo sneered, clearly disgusted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sit here and wait for hours? I’m here as the Demon King, not as a security guard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Finish it early, go back to sleep early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong froze, quickly pressing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… what’s your plan, class leader?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo thought for a moment and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rules mention another way to win: destroy the king statue in the Hero Alliance’s main city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll go smash their statue and get off work early to sleep.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo walked toward the grand hall’s entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong, hearing this, hurried to block Lin Mo, concerned:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Dawei also stepped forward to advise:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, class leader, the rules also state.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo stopped, turned to face the two, and smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s dangerous? Just a bunch of upperclassmen at level thirty to forty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Think about it—if we just sit here defending, aren’t we giving up the initiative?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hate overtime. It’s simpler to just raid their base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The initiative must be in our hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong still felt uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought for a moment and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How about this—I’ll go with you. If anything happens, I can use Spatial Leap to teleport us both away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As vice-class leader, he felt responsible for protecting the sole “Demon King.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the Demon King lived, they hadn’t lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ye Kong’s declaration, the three girls nearby could no longer sit still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, I’m coming too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even though you’re the Demon King, we’re a team.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If we’re launching an assault, how can we let the Demon King charge ahead alone?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly! Lin Mo, I’ll heal you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo, I’ll be your tank!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the strongest members of Dragon Order Class all volunteered to join.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo felt a flicker of emotion, but mostly he felt exasperated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These guys…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Really didn’t understand what “dead weight” meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going alone, he could unleash his full power and have a blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing this whole group along would just tie his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stop! Stop! Stop!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hardened his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ye Kong, don’t you remember you said that in battle, you’d follow who?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong froze, instinctively replying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Follow… follow the class leader.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then that’s settled?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo’s tone turned firm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you follow me, then obey orders!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You, you, you—all of you—stay here and guard the base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo clapped Ye Kong on the shoulder and said solemnly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Old Ye, you’re vice-class leader—I’m leaving the base in your hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t let me down.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I’m halfway there and find the base gone, I’m holding you responsible!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Kong hesitated, then reluctantly agreed, “Alright, we’ll handle the base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo then turned to the three women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You three too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hold the home. Don’t let anyone slip through.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Breaking things? Leave that to me—I’m the Demon King, after all!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo gave no one a chance to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned away with effortless grace, his back to them, and waved casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m off.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, he stopped and turned back to Han Mengqing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way—give me some buffs first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… got it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Mengqing blinked, then immediately unleashed a full suite of buffs on Lin Mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the buffs were applied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo finally turned away, satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His silhouette was elegant, arrogant, yet radiating an undeniable aura of dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【“Earth Shield Spell” timidly peered out: Wait, Master, weren’t we supposed to be defending the city? Why are we attacking now?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lin Mo cursed inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Hero Alliance, Hero Main City Square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a vast square steeped in medieval style.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At its center stood a statue of the king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun stood on the steps beneath the statue, directing the team leaders before him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, teams are mostly assigned now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“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.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Without a doubt, Long Xu’s class will hunker down inside Demon King City, waiting for us to come to them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said this,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a timid voice spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh, Jun Ge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun frowned and turned to look. “What? Don’t you see I’m speaking? Don’t interrupt me, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As commander, authority was vital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone interrupt mid-sentence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun turned back and continued:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where were we? Oh right—they’ll definitely hunker down inside Demon King City!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, Jun Ge…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The student spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun’s frown deepened as he glared at him again:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you want? Interrupting me twice? Want to take command yourself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The student paused, then said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jun Ge, I want to say… the Demon King has left the city.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh??”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, everyone present turned their gaze to the map on their panels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a red dot appeared outside Demon King City—and was steadily moving away from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shen Jun’s face twisted in utter disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lin Mo the Demon King… has he gone mad?”\u003C\u002Fp>",1331,"2026-06-21T04:41:49.398Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c808634f5b8057c0167bd4f7739c9bf45c32786b4a29ebf4ab38a0bfdc2a381b","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-143","just-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--chapter-141",374,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fjust-became-a-mage-and-my-skills-got-self-aware--cover.jpg"]