The Righteous Player(s) Chapter 108: Michelangelo’s last words


"...Hmm."

Annan could hardly control his expression just now.

Just a little bit...he was about to burst out laughing.

...so similar.

It’s so similar——

The plot of this nightmare is almost like the opening scene of a detective.

If we follow the routine, the person who committed the murder should be among everyone now...

"——The murderer who killed me is among you."

A low voice flowed from the stone statue of an old man sitting in a wheelchair.

As the sound sounded, the surrounding environment changed.

In the originally bright and brilliant hall, low laughter and whispers could be heard faintly from everywhere.

Annan felt that the stone statues surrounding them from all directions seemed to be looking down at them from another world, whispering in voices they could not hear.

"...Hmm, cough!"

The next moment, an old man coughed vigorously.

All those whispers disappeared.

At the same time, the quietly burning lights in the entire hall suddenly lengthened and rose. The flames became extremely slender and began to tremble at a high frequency.

The color also changed from warm bright yellow to cold flame with white inside and blue outside.

Those white statues seemed to become gloomy under the reflection of the cold flames.

The atmosphere in the hall changed instantly.

The eight people who were originally in the light, after the flames were raised, happened to be obscured by the shadows everywhere in the stone statue, and their expressions and figures were hidden. And the ground between them was divided by new shadows.

It was as if Master Michelangelo had already predicted that everyone would stand there when they heard these last words.

The next moment, a somewhat illusory voice of an old man sounded overlapping with the voice preserved in the stone statue:

"From now on, you are all counted as my students. So you can kill the murderer for me. This is the revenge promised by the world.

"If one of you succeeds in killing the murderer, then everyone else can get a part of my inheritance... and the person who killed him will inherit the White Tower of Cold Wind.

"But you should also pay attention. I only give you the right to revenge for killing the murderer. If you accidentally kill someone other than the murderer, there will be no reward or punishment, but you will have to bear the responsibility of killing yourself. crime."

As the old man spoke, his overlapping voice became clearer and louder.

The recordings in the stone statues gradually fade out simultaneously.

Now, it's as if the old man is sitting there - in a wheelchair, tilting his head and looking at them calmly.

Although he could only hear the sound, Annan seemed to be able to see an old man with calm and distant eyes, looking at him... and at the same time looking behind him.

He suddenly felt like this.

He believes...that other people should feel the same way as he does.

But because the shadows were too thick, he couldn't see other people's expressions at all.

I guess other people can't see my expression either.

But so far, the old man's last words are understandable.

But the words that followed made the eight people a little confused:

"However, I was about to die. The child who killed me was also the successor I was most optimistic about.

"So, I decided to give him a chance.

"If the number of people is reduced by half and the real murderer is still alive...then the murderer will inherit my Howling White Tower."

"In addition, the White Tower of Cold Wind is bound by the curse of the Bone Burial Granny. Everyone in the White Tower is [only allowed to kill one person]. No matter how long it takes, as long as the second person is killed, he will be killed. Cursed to kill; this curse is also effective against my murderer.

"My mother-in-law once said that everything dies and everything ends. You don't need to miss me... I have created too many eternal things in my life. But I have not tried to create rituals for the gods.

"My curse has entangled the White Tower. You can't escape, and you can't leave... The eight people in this tower will be the first performers of this golden ritual. You will be with me. Leave your name in history."

At the end, the old man's voice became weaker and weaker, and the echo became stronger.

Long before that, the recording in the stone statue had ended.

"You will know the name of the ceremony at the end...

"My students, use your brains and think about this question. If the future is uncertain, is what has happened inevitable?

"——My students, witness the miracle with me."

Finally, the overlapping illusory voices of the old man completely dissipated.

The blue flame fell back to its original place.

Light once again filled the halls of the White Tower.

The shadow recedes.

But the initial atmosphere between the eight people has been changed.

"...This rule is not like restricting murderers."

After a long silence, the first one to speak was still Maria Winter.

Her voice was cold and childish, with a hint of sarcasm hidden in it: "It seems like...rewarding the murderer."

Everyone knew that what she said was right.

This Grand Duke's daughter... always likes to tell the truth that others are unwilling to admit.

Although the murderer was restrained by Michelangelo's curse and unable to kill.

But the difficulty of picking out the murderer among the eight people... is completely different from the difficulty of the murderer fishing in troubled waters and surviving until the end of the ceremony.

It would be easy if you could kill people at will.

Everyone starts the battle royale directly. Kill directly until only you are left, then the natural killer will be killed.

But now as long as half of the people die, the ceremony will end. Then they naturally don't dare to take action at will. Not to mention the curse of "two kills and death", which prevents them from even using powerful spells...

——This is simply a confrontational game.

Annan immediately realized the essence of this ceremony.

And it is an "asymmetric confrontation game"!

But it’s different from what Maria Winter said...

Annan was keenly aware that...in this game, the "murderer" was at a huge disadvantage.

Because of Master Michelangelo's curse, those who have killed people cannot kill again.

So in this environment, whoever disagrees with "find the murderer and kill him" is the most suspicious person. "The murderer cannot kill again" is a strong consensus among the eight people, that is, everyone knows it and knows that everyone else also knows it.

——This is why the ceremony should be terminated if the four people survive.

Because every wrongful killing can at least prove that two people are innocent - the murderer and the murdered.

...Although the person who was killed was speechless.

In other words, if everything goes well, everyone just wants stability. Stop if you are willing to get a quarter of the inheritance.

Then when there are five people left, the murderer should be found.

In other words, two people kill each other.

In the end, the person who is unwilling to take action...or the person who is cursed after killing someone is the murderer.

There is a sure way to win this game.

But...

Annan narrowed his eyes slightly.

The mission he received was to "not fight anyone."

Is he the one who killed Michelangelo?

But this is obviously impossible.

Because Gerald is still alive after this experience. And he didn't inherit the White Tower...otherwise he wouldn't have been able to stay at the Silver level, let alone be easily killed by Annan in Fort Ross.

So he must not be the murderer. ~IndoMTL.com~ Then that’s weird.

Annan’s mission is simply like...

It’s like deliberately letting Annan cause trouble in the crowd.

This will definitely attract the attention of others... The further back you go, the more people will suspect Annan, who is unwilling to kill.

So, no matter what the reason is.

Annan must prevent this idea of ​​"one-on-one killing" from being discovered by others... or implemented.

But he felt that the difficulty should not be too high.

He looked at the other seven people.

"Detective game..."

Annan murmured, with a gentle and friendly smile on his lips.

It's interesting.


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