Chapter 450

"Alright, I misunderstood you, senior," Leon said.

"It's not exactly a misunderstanding. After all, I can't possibly reveal all my missions at the very beginning."

Claudia smiled lazily, crossed her long legs, and looked at Noa.

"So, my dear Princess, now that you know my hidden mission and winning conditions, are you going to vote me out?"

Noa gazed into those sea-blue eyes.

She could tell that Aunt Claudia wasn't deliberately guiding her to make a choice; she wanted Noa to make the decision herself.

After a brief moment of thought, Noa said,

"I won't vote for you, Aunt Claudia. The good guys have already lost two, and we can't afford to lose such a crucial character as the Queen. Besides... your hidden quest can help us secure victory at a critical moment."

Destroy Black Holy Stone results in a victory for the good guys.

Snap—

Claudia snapped her fingers, then leaned forward and reached out to pinch Noa's soft cheek.

"The little guy is very smart."

"So, we still haven't found the wolf with the knife at this meeting," Losweiser said.

"But at least it narrowed down the scope."

Noa looked towards Leon and the others.

"If it's not Mu En, and it's not Aunt Claudia, then the remaining two lone wolves can only be either Mom and Dad or Aunt Ischa. Choosing two out of three... doesn't seem too difficult, right?"

"It's not difficult, Noa, but don't blindly believe what Claudia says," Leon cautioned.

Noa blinked, then nodded thoughtfully. "I understand, Dad."

"Well, defining the target range is progress; it's better than running around like a headless fly before."

Ischa slowly stood up, a smile on her face. "Then let's leave it at that for now. Once someone else gets stabbed, we'll hold an emergency meeting to narrow down the scope."

Leon took note of his older sister's expression and tone when she said this.

Why do I always feel like... Ischa really wants to have a meeting?

Could it be that he's been in leadership positions for so long that he enjoys holding small meetings?

"Okay."

The others also got up and left the meeting room one after another.

The fact that two good guys were killed by remote attacks in a row forced the remaining players to be even more vigilant.

Although they knew that being vigilant was useless, they still had no means of warning if the wolf wanted to continue attacking.

But just as Leon said, such an overpowered knife-wielding skill will definitely have some limitations.

Now Leon's task is to find out what this limitation is.

Only by knowing the opponent's weaknesses can you counter them.

And--

Leon was the last to leave the conference room, his hands in his pockets, standing alone in the center of the huge first-floor lobby.

He slowly raised his head and looked at the huge clock on the wall.

"6:30... Less than two hours until the next plenary session."

"We have to find that guy before the next meeting."

20. Red Dragon Prisoner, step forward? (4k words)

Leon wandered around the castle alone, but not aimlessly.

He first went to the place where Xiao Guang was 'killed'.

It was the doorway to a mission room. He and his two daughters had just completed a three-person mission and hadn't even had time to celebrate when Xiao Guang was sent away.

Now, a human-shaped outline has been drawn in chalk on the floor in front of the room.

Several words were written in the center of the outline:

Friend B.

Xiao Guang's game identity.

This is how 'corpses' are marked in the game.

Leon stood at the 'crime scene,' looking down at the outline on the floor, silently calculating who was left on the scene.

"Noa, Mu En, and Claudia should all be on the good side. The only two whose identities are really uncertain are Losweiser and the eldest sister."

"The other lone wolf must be one of the two of them."

"But Losweiser was tied to me for almost half the time before, so I know almost all the item cards she got."

"As for the time she spent acting alone... was it really enough for her to complete this kind of 'remote knife attack' mission?"

"Where is the eldest sister... Although there are no clues about her on the field, that's precisely the most suspicious thing."

"Did she use some kind of tool to hide all information about herself, or have we actually not found her at all...?"

Leon's investigation narrowed down considerably.

Just as Noa said at the meeting, having a scope for the investigation means we won't be wandering around aimlessly like headless flies as before.

Even so, Leon still couldn't ignore another speculation about a 'ranged swordsman'.

Well, calling it speculation isn't quite accurate; it's more like a vague conclusion drawn from the existing situation combined with some Dragon Slayer's intuition about dragons.

There was no conclusive evidence to support this, so Leon never mentioned it to anyone else.

Moreover, it's still impossible to determine who that lone wolf who attacked from a distance is. If he were to bring it up rashly, it could bring Leon himself "to death."

Lost in thought, Leon unintentionally arrived at another location.

There is also a human-shaped outline on the floor here.

[Guard]

"It's Little Helena's 'corpse'."

Leon spoke slowly, continuing to walk forward and continue to ponder.

During this time, Leon also completed a solo mission.

The mission reward was surprisingly good: a "Great Detective" item card that allows you to see if a player has made any kills in the past six hours.

The "Great Detective" card that he and Losweiser had found earlier was used by Losweiser to prove Leon's innocence.

Now that the game has reached this stage, a kill-detection item card is extremely important.

After all, the fewer people left, the more information the elimination item cards can provide.

Leon carefully put away "The Great Detective" and then continued to wander around the castle.

About ten minutes later, he vaguely saw a staff member squatting at the corner of the corridor not far away, drawing something.

Leon frowned slightly and quickly walked over to check.

By the time he got there, the staff had just left.

Leon glanced at him as he walked away, then looked back at the spot where he had just been.

Then, Leon took a half step back, almost as if he were startled.

It was a small human-shaped outline.

The outline reads:

[Friend A]

Mu En... was stabbed!

For a moment, even Leon couldn't accept this sudden accident.

When... and by what method... was Mu En killed by that wolf?

An inexplicable sense of fear slowly grew and spread in Leon's heart.

I never imagined that playing a family team-building game could cause such psychological trauma.

After calming himself down slightly, Leon slowly knelt down, reached out and touched the words "Friend A," then gave a helpless and bitter smile.

"Little Moon, you haven't had a chance to eat Dad's offerings yet."

After finding humor in his misery, Leon stood up, clapped his hands, and his gaze became even more serious and somber.

Even in a game, don't underestimate the 'desire for revenge' of a doting father.

In the communal kitchen, Losweiser had just prepared a small cake and was holding it in her hands.

"Hopefully it can play a role."

"What plays a role?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from the kitchen doorway.

Fortunately, the Queen had already developed some courage from the game, so she wasn't frightened.

She turned around and saw Leon leaning against the doorway with his arms crossed.

"What are you doing here?" Losweiser asked.

"Mu En was stabbed."

Leon got straight to the point.

Losweiser froze on the spot, her expression frozen.

Large-scale interactive games with "role-playing" characteristics can involve "external factors" to some extent.

For example, in the game, the "Friends Group" actually has little to do with the "Royal Chef".

But the interesting part is that the two little ones in the "Friends Group" are the daughters of the "Royal Chef" offstage.

So now that all of the Friends Group " have been "killed", it's inevitable that Losweiser will experience some emotional fluctuations.

This emotional fluctuation is not negative, but it will definitely affect the rhythm and progress of the game itself.

It can also add some unexpected surprises to the otherwise routine game content.

"Do you know who did it?" Losweiser asked in a deep voice.

"Have no idea."

"Why isn't Noa with Mu En? And... why didn't you call an emergency meeting?"

Leon closed his eyes, took a deep breath, as if hesitating about whether to make a certain decision.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Leon took out the "Great Detective" card from his pocket.

Before answering your question, would you mind if I used a virus scan on you?

Losweiser shrugged. "I don't mind."

Leon used [The Great Detective].

The results of the investigation are...

"Player [Royal Chef] has been active in the past six hours—"

No kills.

Losweiser breathed a sigh of relief. "You wasted a precious detection card."

Leon slowly shook his head. "No, it wasn't a waste. I think I've already guessed the principle behind 'remote knife attack'."

What's the principle behind it?

"Actually, 'remote knife attack' is just a facade. Rather than 'remote,' it's more accurate to call it 'timed.'"

Leon explained slowly,

"Look, from Xiao Guang to Helena, and then to Mu En, have you noticed that the time when they were stabbed all has something in common?"