Chapter 451

Losweiser's silver eyes flickered slightly, her thoughts churning.

After a moment, she suddenly realized.

"Each of the killings occurred some time after Meeting End!"

"That's right. That lone wolf must have found some kind of item card that makes one of us die after every meeting."

Leon said,

"This not only creates the illusion of a 'remote knife attack,' but also effectively conceals their identity."

"It could even lead to mutual distrust and uncontrollable chaos."

"Then the lone wolf can sit back and reap the benefits, easily taking away the final victory."

After listening to Leon's analysis, Losweiser took a moment to process it before asking another question.

"Are there really item cards with such exaggerated effects? Wouldn't that be too much of a game balance issue?"

"I suspect... to achieve such an outrageous effect, item cards alone aren't enough. We'll need some... methods. Methods powerful enough to affect all players..."

At this point, the couple looked at each other.

As their eyes met, they spoke in unison.

"The Global Fate!"

"And throughout the entire game, the Only One instance where the Global Fate was triggered was in the alchemy room."

"After the disease outbreak in the alchemy lab, we all went there—"

Before the words were finished, footsteps sounded from the doorway.

The couple silently shut their mouths and then turned to look.

Blue hair came into view.

It's Claudia.

"Hey, you two, isn't having a date in the kitchen a bit too unusual?" Claudia teased with a laugh.

The couple smiled along, Leon immediately asked, "What did you find, senior—"

Leon's words were interrupted again by another set of footsteps.

The sound of footsteps did not belong to any of the players on the field.

It was a woman's voice, dressed in standard work clothes. She appeared beside Claudia and politely took the beautiful woman's arm.

Claudia shrugged helplessly. "As you can see, Leon, I'm about to be taken to God Observation Room by the staff."

Leon and Losweiser both gasped.

Oh my god, that red dragon has gone berserk!

Why not just give her the title of "strongest Dragon Slayer"?

"Was it because your identity and purpose were exposed at the last meeting that you were stabbed?" Leon asked.

I think so.

Good people who reveal their true identities are the easiest targets for violence.

Moreover, Claudia's hidden quest is to destroy the 'Black Holy Stone'.

For the lone wolf who wanted to take the Black Holy Stone, Claudia was indispensable.

"Is it also a ranged knife attack?"

Claudia blinked, then gave a playful smile, followed by a barely perceptible shake of her head.

"Miss Claudia, 'the dead' shouldn't say too much," a staff member reminded her.

"Okay, sorry."

Claudia then turned to the couple and said, "Now it's up to you two. You'll win, right?"

Before Leon and Losweiser could answer, Claudia was taken away by the staff.

Before leaving, the beautiful woman winked at the couple.

It probably means to cheer someone on or encourage them.

Once the footsteps had faded into the distance, Leon slowly turned to look at Losweiser.

The Queen looked back at him with a serious expression.

"Should we just kill my sister directly?"

"I don't have any cards that can directly kill someone. What about you?"

"I..."

Losweiser looked at the freshly baked cake in her hand. "This pastry is different from the one you ate at the beginning. Whoever eats it will be eliminated immediately."

Leon raised an eyebrow, then sighed and said with a wry smile,

"But your sister is so smart, she definitely won't eat it."

"Yes... so all we can do now is find either Mu En's or Claudia's 'body', then hold an [temporary meeting] and vote my sister out."

Now, Leon, as another lone wolf, must join forces with the good guys.

Damn, that scheming Red Dragon's knife skills are too overpowered! How can we play without teaming up?

They might even get killed in a three-on-one situation.

Therefore, holding an emergency meeting to vote her out is the best option at present.

"Okay, let's go."

The couple jogged out of the communal kitchen, carefully searching every inch of the space.

Judging from Claudia's murder, Ischa was no longer satisfied with using the excuse of "the Meeting End" to kill someone.

She started using kill item cards!

Just as Leon predicted at the start of the game, Ischa will be the most difficult opponent in the entire game.

"Leon".

As they ran, Losweiser suddenly spoke.

"What?"

"You won't get caught by my sister a second time, will you?"

Brake--

Leon abruptly stopped in his tracks. "What do you mean by 'a second time'?"

"Do you remember when I was pregnant with Xiaoguang, you and my sister played a game at a store event, and you ended up losing to her?"

"... This will never happen again! What I've lost, I will take back with my own hands!"

Losweiser covered her mouth and chuckled, "Okay, good luck."

After a brief banter, the couple continued their search for the 'corpse' in the castle.

The game rules state that a [temporary meeting] can only be convened by standing next to a 'corpse' that appears in that round.

However, after running around twice, they didn't find Claudia's 'corpse' except for Xiaoguang and Helena's 'corpse'.

Even the 'corpse' of Mu En that Leon had just seen was gone.

"How could this happen... Our precious daughter is right here!"

Leon pointed to a corner of the corridor and said.

"You two are truly a loving father and a filial daughter."

As Losweiser grumbled, she began searching the vicinity, wondering if Leon might have misremembered.

"Excuse me, Little Los, brother-in-law, are you looking for traces left by Little Moon?"

A magnetic and alluring female voice rang out from the other side of the corridor.

The couple looked in the direction of the sound.

A slender, graceful figure in red stood elegantly with a smile on her face, holding a prop card in her hand.

"Item Card [Scene Cleanup]: After a kill is achieved, the traces of the 'corpse' can be removed."

"In other words, you cannot hold ad hoc meetings before the scheduled meetings."

"Now let's calculate how much time is left until the scheduled meeting at eight o'clock?"

"Oh, it was a full hour."

Snap—

Ischa took a step, her high heels lightly touching the ground with a crisp sound.

But the sound was exactly like the God of Death rubbing his scythe on the ground.

"Perfect timing, I still have three kill item cards. Your family of three... Longlong will get one."

The lone wolf's self-destruction indicates that she will definitely kill all the remaining players before the scheduled meeting begins.

An hour... is enough.

Leon's gaze was fixed on Ischa, while he slowly backed away and quietly took Losweiser's hand.

"Are you going with your brother-in-law, Little Los? Then let me tell you something else, but don't be scared."

"Actually... my brother-in-law is the second lone wolf."

Losweiser frowned slightly. "How did you know?" "The [Intelligence Card], the Only One, the one that almost everyone found at the beginning."

"But the meaning of 'The Only One' is very vague; didn't we already rule that out...?"

"No, no, no, Little Los, 'The Only One,' try rearranging these four letters and see what it becomes."

"Only... o, n, l, y..."

"Ly... on, Leon ..."

The Red Dragon Queen smiled with satisfaction. "That's right. Actually, the answer was right in front of us from the beginning, but my clever brother-in-law managed to get away with it."

"But if we deduce it based on the player's name, wouldn't that involve too much off-field stuff?"

"I think that's what makes this game interesting. It only gives us the characters' 'identities' in the story, such as Princess, doctor, and old friend, but not their names. So the player's own name is also part of the game."

Losweiser pursed her lips, recalling, "So, when you were scribbling on a piece of paper during the second meeting, you were piecing together this clue?"

"Yes. And I haven't been targeting Leon myself, because I wanted to see you two team up."

A hint of victorious arrogance flashed in Isa's deep red dragon eyes as Ischa continued.

"It's a bit of a shame, though, that you guys didn't seem to give me enough fun."

"Well then, let's end this game quickly. Once I've dealt with you all, I'll go find my lovely niece, and then your family can be reunited."

"Run... Losweiser! Run!"

Leon finally made up his mind and pulled Losweiser towards the other end of the corridor.

Watching the couple disappear at lightning speed, Ischa wasn't in a hurry.

"It's alright, let's go deal with the [Princess] first."

21 Damn it, don't underestimate the bond between our family.

Leon led Losweiser on a desperate escape to the castle's cellar.

This place is relatively safer.

The couple slowly sat down, leaning against the wall.

After catching her breath, Losweiser looked at Leon.

"Are you really another lone wolf?"

Leon pursed his lips, then nodded. "Yes."

The Queen closed her eyes and sighed, "I even went to prove your innocence. I should have just let you be voted out."