Chapter 449

Noa smiled helplessly to herself.

Silly girl, all you wanted was to get closer to her face, did you think they wouldn't notice?

The first round of water delivery ended quickly, but there was still quite a bit of water left to fill the cup.

"Keep going, keep going~" Mu En couldn't wait.

"Wait a moment."

Helena suddenly called a halt, saying, "I don't think this positioning is quite right."

Mu En blinked, thinking Helena was going to replace her in the middle.

But then Little Sea Dragon girl added an explanation,

"If I stand last, then no matter who hands me the cup, I'll lose a lot of water because of my height. So I think I'll stand first, Muen-chan will stay in the middle, and Noa-chan will stand at the back, how about that?"

Noa nodded. "Yes, no problem."

As long as Mu En can get close to her sister, she naturally has no objections.

The three boys rearranged their positions, and the second round of passing began.

Just as Helena thought, by simply changing their positions, the disadvantage caused by their height would become an advantage.

The handover between her and Mu En did not result in much water loss.

When it was Mu En's turn to kiss Noa, even though Mu En still took the opportunity to kiss her sister on the cheek, she still left a lot of water behind.

Repeat this process several times until the empty cup is filled.

"Great! Sister is really helping!"

Mu En clapped her hands happily, then paused and added, "Sister Helena is amazing too."

Despite being a sister-obsessed sister, Mu En still remembers proper manners.

Helena smiled and replied, "Muen-chan ~"

The task was completed, and the hidden compartment on the table opened, revealing a card inside.

Noa picked it up; it was a prop card.

[The Reincarnation Desperate Situation]

[Effect: When only two players remain on the field, using this item card will force a 1v1 mini-game match between them.]

Winning the 1v1 mini-game means winning the entire game.

[Note: Things have come to this point, let's go all in.]

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"It looks like a card that can save you from a desperate situation."

Noa said, "In most cases, if there's only one wolf and one good guy left, the wolf will win immediately. But with this item card, it's like having a chance to turn the tide."

In the family Werewolf that Noa played, the good guys could only eliminate the werewolves by voting or by using the special abilities of special characters.

So most of the time, when only one wolf and one good guy are left, the wolf will always be the one who wins easily.

However, this Live-Action Interactive Game is still somewhat different from Werewolf.

It provides so many intelligence cards and item cards to increase the competition and rivalry between players, and to make players more immersed in the game.

"Noa-chan, here you can keep this card."

Helena said, "The Princess's identity is crucial. Our mission as good guys revolves around the Princess, so you must survive to the end. And if there's still a wolf left at the end, you can use this card to try and turn the tide."

"Yes, yes, you can take it, sister," Mu En agreed.

Noa nodded and put away the [Reincarnation Desperate Situation] item card. "Then let's continue looking for other clues."

"Good."

The three little Dragon girl set off again.

The next few missions only yielded some insignificant intelligence clue cards, which were used to supplement the background information of each character.

However, its direction is very vague, like a thin thread that, even if you pull on it, won't bring out any useful information.

The three little ones spent the entire evening doing tasks everywhere.

With two hours to go before the 8 p. m. meeting, Noa suggested they go back to their room to get something to eat before continuing.

Mu En and Helena had no objections.

Just as the Dragon girl were about to return to their rooms, the Imprint Stone in Helena's pocket suddenly emitted an NPC notification sound:

"[Guard], you have been killed; [Guard], you have been killed."

The sound of the Imprint Stone echoed in the corridor, like the God of Death tolling his death knell again and again.

The Melkwy sisters, who were happily discussing what to have for dinner just a moment ago, were now completely stunned.

This wasn't the first time Mu En had witnessed a 'murder' scene, but after this eerie 'killing' announcement, she immediately hid behind Noa.

Noa's pupils trembled slightly as she looked at her best friend with disbelief.

Helena was equally bewildered, as if she had no idea what was happening.

"I... I was stabbed?!"

"But how is that possible... We spent the entire afternoon on our mission, without encountering a fourth person. How could you have been stabbed..."

Noa is rarely frightened by anything, let alone while playing a game.

But after Hikari, Helena was also inexplicably stabbed to death...

The wolf that drew its knife was like a ghost, invisible and intangible, yet it could linger behind anyone.

Soon, the staff arrived at their location.

"Miss Helena, you have been eliminated. Please come with me to the God Observation Room for a rest."

Helena followed the rules of the game and left with the staff.

As Helena turned the corner of the corridor, she stopped and looked back at Noa.

"I'm sorry, Your Princess, I can no longer protect you."

Noa gave a bitter smile. "Your duty is done, guard."

Helena smiled, nodded, waved, and disappeared around the corner.

After Helena left, Mu En tugged at Noa's sleeve.

Noa also took her sister's hand directly.

"Sister, what... what do we do now? We feel like we could be killed by that wolf's blade at any moment."

Noa frowned slightly and bit her lower lip secretly.

After a moment's thought, he said, "Let's call an emergency meeting first. We can't wait until eight o'clock, or we might lose another one."

"Good."

Ten minutes later, everyone gathered in the conference room again.

"So... it was Helena was stabbed this time?"

Claudia immediately noticed that her daughter was absent from the meeting.

Noa nodded. "Yes, it was an impromptu meeting I convened. All afternoon, Helena, Mu En, and I were on a mission and didn't encounter a fourth person. But just now, Helena, like Xiaoguang, was inexplicably stabbed to death."

"Just as I guessed, that wolf has the ability to kill people from a distance," Leon said.

Claudia stroked her chin with one hand and analyzed, "But when Xiaoguang Helena were stabbed, Mu En was present the whole time. Is it possible that...?"

"It wasn't me, Aunt Claudia. I've been doing my mission properly."

Little Moon's tone was extremely sincere, but the content of her words was not very convincing.

However, they are just kids, and everyone plays games for fun, so they can't keep pushing Mu En.

Finally, it was Leon who offered an explanation for his beloved daughter.

"Mu En is a member of the [Friends Group], belonging to the good guys camp, so it's impossible for her to kill Xiao Guang Helena."

Claudia nodded. "Yes, indeed."

Ischa's gaze swept over the group before she spoke.

"So now we can be completely certain that this wolf has the ability to attack from a distance, and we have no way to counter it, not even a single clear clue, right?"

The remaining two Dragon girl silently shook their heads.

Claudia's silence was also an answer to Ischa.

Leon and Losweiser exchanged a glance, as if communicating using their unique "team voice chat."

Ischa keenly noticed their little action.

The dragon's red eyes narrowed slightly, but it did not linger its gaze for long.

"Actually, Losweiser and I found a clue about the Queen before," Leon said.

"Me?" Claudia asked indifferently.

"Hmm. The intelligence card said that although the Queen loves her daughter, she seems to have other motives."

Leon recounted, "After that, I teamed up with Mu En and Xiao Guang to complete a three-person mission and obtained another intelligence card. The contents were 'That thing is a curse and must be destroyed.'"

"That thing must be referring to the Black Holy Stone."

"Based on the game's story background, apart from the deceased King and the current Princess, the one who knows the Black Holy Stone best should be the Queen."

"So it is very likely that the phrase 'must be destroyed' was uttered by the Queen."

"Furthermore, the intelligence card says that the Queen has ulterior motives... So I have reason to suspect that, Senior Claudia, you are probably from the Wolf faction, right?"

Leon didn't directly 'smash' Claudia into believing she was a wolf, because all of the above was just his speculation based on the two intelligence cards and the story background.

There is no substantial evidence.

But this is the Only One relatively effective information they have so far.

With two good guys already dead, if we don't share some clues and work together to figure things out, then that werewolf who can attack from a distance will probably become the 'kill king' of this game.

After listening to Leon's account, everyone turned their attention to Claudia.

The beautiful woman remained calm and composed. After a moment of contemplation, she replied slowly and deliberately.

"Since that wolf has the ability to kill people from a distance, then I no longer need to be so careful in hiding it."

"First of all, let me clarify that I am not a wolf, but I am not entirely in the good guys camp either."

"Leon, the intelligence card you and Losweiser found says 'the Queen has ulterior motives,' but don't overlook the first part— the Queen also deeply loves the Princess."

"I am indeed on the Princess's side and I want to help her find the stolen Black Holy Stone."

"After finding it, I have my own hidden mission, which is to destroy the Black Holy Stone."

"In the eyes of the game character [Queen], the Black Holy Stone is a curse that has plagued generations. It has attracted various forces to fight over it, and countless people have lost their lives because of it. Even the [Princess] whom she loves deeply may be framed one day in the future for trying to steal the Black Holy Stone."

"Therefore, the Queen must destroy the Black Holy Stone after obtaining it."

"My task card says this:"

"If we successfully help the Princess find the Black Holy Stone, then the entire good faction, including the Queen, will win, and the Queen will receive the faction reward."

"But if the Queen finds it beforehand and destroys it using an item card, then the Queen will be the real winner and receive the final game reward—a 'Black Holy Stone' made of Night Spirit Crystal."

"Once the ending of 'Destroy Black Holy Stone' is triggered, in addition to the Queen's victory, the Princess's faction will also be judged as the winner and will receive the corresponding prizes."

At this point, Claudia let out a slow sigh of relief, then looked at Leon with a slight smile on her lips.

"To put it simply, I do have my own purpose, which is the so-called hidden mission. But I can choose not to complete it. As long as Noa wins in the end, I will also receive other rewards."

Leon deduced this from the character's background, and this deduction was correct: Queen Claudia did indeed intend to Destroy Black Holy Stone.

However, due to the information gap between their identities, he had absolutely no way of knowing Claudia's other way of winning.

There was nothing that could be done about it; it was already quite an achievement that Leon managed to extract Claudia's hidden quest.