After Gender Transformation, I Was Adjusted by the System into the Demon Queen’s Strongest Maid

Chapter 131

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Chapter 131: It Depends on Your Performance

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At last, that lazy voice in her mind sounded.

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【What’s the rush.】

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Lilia almost dropped to her knees on the spot.

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Not in a rush?

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Down below, several thousand people were shouting so loudly that the canyon was shaking, and their slogan was something as rebellious as “The tyrant must be executed.”

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If this were a palace intrigue drama, the imperial guards would be charging in to purge the scene in the next second.

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【Since it’s so lively, why not grab a seat in the front row?】

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Lilia froze.

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Grab a seat?

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Watch the show?

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“Master, let’s not joke around.” Lilia felt the corner of her mouth twitch. “This group is clearly well-prepared, and that ruin… it doesn’t look like a proper place.”

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【I know.】

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The voice remained calm like a pool of stagnant water, even carrying a hint of amusement.

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【That’s why you should go take a look first.】

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Huh?

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Lilia’s eyes widened as she pointed at her own nose.

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Me?

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Alone?

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Into that crowd of several thousand crazed lunatics pumped full of adrenaline?

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“Um… Master, I’m just a physically weak maid.”

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Lilia tried to awaken what little conscience her boss might have, “Although I know a bit of massage and some blade techniques, this is a war…”

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【Not going?】

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The chill within the shadows deepened slightly.

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【Then I’ll come out right now and flatten this place.】

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“I’ll go!”

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Lilia answered decisively.

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What a joke.

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If those lunatics discovered her, at worst she’d just get beaten to death by a mob.

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But if Hera made a move now, would there even be a single living being left within a ten-mile radius?

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She might even get silenced along with everything else as the only witness.

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And…

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Lilia glanced at the massive construction site below, bustling like an anthill.

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If something truly capable of threatening Hera was hidden beneath.

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Whether for survival, or for that damned “loyal guard dog protecting the master” persona—

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She had to go.

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“Um…” Lilia made one last struggle, “Does this count as a work-related injury?”

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【It depends on your performance.】

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That was enough.

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These days, risking one’s life for the boss—wasn’t it all for the year-end bonus?

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As long as the money was right, even a demon god could be taken down for you.

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Lilia let out a sigh and reinserted the two pitch-black short blades into the sheaths at her outer thighs.

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She tidied her slightly messy skirt and tightened her gloves.

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Her gaze fell once more upon the bottomless basin.

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Several thousand fanatics.

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And an ancient ruin of unknown age.

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“Hell-level difficulty…”

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Lilia muttered.

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The next second—

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Her figure melted silently into the shadows at the edge of the cliff like a drop of ink.

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At the edge of the basin.

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This was where the searchlights were weakest, and also a blind spot formed by piles of rubble and discarded mining slag.

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A dark figure slid down the steep rock wall like a gecko.

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There was no sound at all.

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Even the lesser demons patrolling just a few meters away noticed nothing unusual.

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After landing, Lilia did not move immediately.

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She curled herself behind a massive black rock, held her breath, and activated 【Absolute Senses】.

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Everything around her instantly became clear.

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The noisy chaos was filtered out, leaving only useful streams of information flowing continuously into her mind.

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That smell had grown stronger.

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The scent of blood and sweat.

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Lilia frowned.

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She recognized this smell.

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Back in Batori’s biochemical mine, when those insect eggs hatched, it had smelled just like this.

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Only now, it was even “fresher”… and far more nauseating.

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Lilia cautiously peeked out half her head.

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Less than fifty meters away from her was a row of crude sheds.

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That should be the resting area… or rather, the feeding area.

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Dozens of ragged humans stood in line, holding broken iron bowls, waiting to receive food.

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The one distributing the food was not a cook.

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It was a figure in a gray robe, wearing a strange device on its face that resembled a gas mask.

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Holding a massive iron ladle, he scooped black paste from a large pot emitting green smoke and roughly dumped it into those people’s bowls.

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“Eat! All of you, eat it clean!”

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The gray-robed man let out a muffled roar, “This is divine nectar bestowed by the gods! Only by eating can you have the strength to work for the new god!”

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Lilia looked at that so-called “nectar.”

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That was no food.

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It was clearly swill mixed with some strange powder and what looked like chunks of internal organs.

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What was even more terrifying—

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Those people in line had greedy glints in their eyes.

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After receiving their bowls, they didn’t even glance at it, immediately tilting their heads back and pouring it into their mouths.

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Some didn’t even waste a single drop spilled onto their hands, frantically licking their fingers clean.

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Had they gone mad from hunger?

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Or… were they addicted?

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Lilia noticed—

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After consuming that paste, their bodies would undergo violent convulsions.

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Immediately after—

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Beneath their originally pale and shriveled skin, purplish veins bulged out violently, writhing like earthworms beneath the flesh.

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Their breathing became heavy, and their previously dull eyes turned bloodshot and fanatical.

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Their hunched backs were forcibly straightened by some unseen force.

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Some even threw away their bowls, let out beast-like growls, grabbed stones weighing hundreds of pounds, hoisted them onto their shoulders, and sprinted toward the entrance of the ruin.

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Stimulants?

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No.

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Lilia dismissed that thought.

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This was clearly burning through their life force.

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They were being used like disposable batteries—used up and discarded.

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Once this “effect” wore off, these people probably wouldn’t even leave behind intact corpses, turning directly into piles of rotten flesh.

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“What a bunch of beasts.”

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Lilia cursed inwardly.

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Even though she was a maid of the demon faction.

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Even though she served a demon king who killed without blinking—

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Hera at least pursued a sense of artistry in killing, valuing efficiency and decisiveness.

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But this method—turning people into walking corpses and draining every last bit of value—

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It was utterly revolting.

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Lilia suppressed the anger in her heart.

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Her target wasn’t these small fry, nor the gray-robed distributor.

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It was that ruin.

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And the red-robed deacon standing on the high platform, acting like some kind of ritualist.

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She needed to get closer.

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Closer still.

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At the very least, she had to see clearly what was being transported out of that cave entrance.

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Lilia observed the terrain.

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She was still several hundred meters away from the central area.

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Between them were countless laborers transporting materials, along with several patrol squads of armed beastman guards.

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Sneaking through directly would be difficult.

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Although 【Shadow Step (Intermediate)】 was useful, it wasn’t invisibility. If she bumped into someone in an open area, that would be awkward.

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Just then—