18 Superhero A Guang!
Regarding Roswiser’s proposal, everyone present expressed their agreement.
After the impromptu meeting concluded, they all headed to the lobby on the first floor.
Roswiser used her prop card, ”The Great Detective,” on Leon.
Soon enough, her Shadow Stone displayed a line of information:
“The King’s Old Friend hasn’t killed any players in the last six hours.”
Even though Leon knew he was “innocent,” he only let out a sigh of relief when this confirmation came through.
He then turned to the others, throwing up his hands, “See? It’s not me who stabbed Little Light!”
“If it’s not you… then that’s an even bigger problem.”
Claudia chimed in, “Just like you said in the meeting, since it wasn’t you who stabbed Little Light, that means it must be someone else, and this guy… has the capability to sneak attack from afar. We are totally defenseless!”
“The worst part is—”
The one to pick up the conversation was Isar.
She held her chest with both hands, her cold, red dragon eyes slowly scanning the room, “This guy with the long-range stabbing ability could be among us. It could be Senior Claudia, Little Luo, or even me!”
She then looked at Leon, “So, how do we figure out who this wolf is?”
Leon pondered a moment before replying, “Let’s keep doing our tasks. I think everyone’s noticed that as the game progresses, more useful information is surfacing. Only by quickly gathering clues about the lone wolf’s identity can we help the princess retrieve the Black Holy Stone.”
“Should we pair up?” Helena suggested. “That way, the wolf won’t dare stab someone at random.”
If they did go in pairs and a stab occurred, the most suspicious would be the person grouped with the “victim.”
“But if that lone wolf really has the ability to stab from a distance, pairing up won’t work either. It might let the real wolf take advantage and eliminate innocent folks one after another.” Noia pointed out.
Helena nodded in realization, “I see…”
“Let’s do this: everyone stay the same. If it turns out there really is a long-range stabber, we won’t really be able to hide anyway.”
Leon stated, “Plus, I mentioned that to maintain game balance, having such a powerful long-range stabber would definitely come with restrictions, like being able to use it only once in a certain time frame. So, we shouldn’t be too worried. Let’s keep doing our tasks and looking for clues, and we’ll definitely catch that wolf.”
His morale-boosting speech sounded nothing like “The King’s Old Friend”; it was more like “The Princess’s Loyal Dog.”
There was no helping it; since another lone wolf had advantages he didn’t have with the whole ‘stabbing’ thing, he had to keep up good relations with the good guys to avoid being left hanging at a critical moment.
“Alright, let’s stick with the plan for now, and be cautious while teaming up for tasks.”
Isar added, “If we don’t hold another ‘Impromptu Meeting,’ the next one is scheduled for eight tonight.”
“Alright, everyone stay alert.”
After a brief discussion, they dispersed.
Leon headed back to his floor, with Isar walking ahead of him.
They both opened their room doors almost simultaneously.
But neither rushed in.
After a few seconds of ‘stand-off,’ Isar slowly turned to Leon.
With the hint of a smile on her lips, the red-haired beauty gently asked, “Do you have any clues about the lone wolf, brother-in-law?”
Leon shrugged, “Nope. How about you, sis?”
“I don’t have any either.”
“Oh… looks like we’ll be busy tonight. The game is halfway through, and we haven’t found a single wolf, much less retrieve the Black Holy Stone.”
Isar nodded, “Yeah, let’s get moving.”
After a simple exchange, Isar gently pushed the door open.
But just as one foot stepped into the room, she suddenly heard Leon say from behind, “Sis, you seem to remember the start time of the meetings quite well.”
Isar stopped mid-step, “Is there a problem?”
“Of course, there’s no problem! I just envy your memory. You have so many meetings in a day, and you still remember the time of the next one,” Leon said with utmost sincerity.
Isar humbly smiled, “Actually, it’s not that many times. I just have to look at the game rules twice to remember.”
“Hmm.”
They exchanged nods and returned to their respective rooms.
…
After Little Light was eliminated, Moon found herself without a teammate and had to seek help from Noia.
She originally wanted to find Dad and Mom.
But Moon felt that might interrupt the sweet moments of her parents’ world.
That’s what Little Light had previously told her; although Mom and Dad seemed to dislike each other, as soon as there was an opportunity, they would cozy up together!
So, Moon had no choice but to team up with her sister instead.
Seeing Moon come to her, Noia was more than happy to let her join.
Moon excitedly wagged her tail and fluffed her quirky tuft of hair on her head.
When Little Light was around, she didn’t have a valid reason to find Noia; she could only rely on the “Unbreakable Bond Seven Day Lock” to tie herself to her sister;
But now that Little Light was gone, she had a very, very, very valid excuse to team up with her sister!
Putting it all together:
One Aurora = Ten Unbreakable Bond cards.
“Little Light! Superhero Moon!”
Even though she ‘sacrificed’ Little Light, Moon felt that she was about to have a fulfilling adventure just by being next to her sister.
With Moon joining, the trio of little dragon girls sped up their task completion.
After several rounds of searching, they arrived at a room.
In the center, there was a table with a few empty cups and a bucket of clean water.
The three little ones approached, and Noia picked up a card from the table that stated the rules of the game:
“Use your mouth to pick up the cup to transfer water to the next person. Collaborate as a trio until the leftmost empty cup is filled to complete the task.”
“Oh, this looks pretty simple. Let’s get started!”
“Yes, sister!”
The little dragon girls lined up in a row.
Moon cleverly squeezed herself into the middle position.
This way, she could separate her sister and Helena to avoid them accidentally getting too close while transferring water with their mouths.
You think Moon joined the Princess group just to stick to her sister?
Of course not!
Little Moon also had to keep an eye on them, making sure that merdragon didn’t take her sister away!
After getting into position, the water-passing game began.
Standing on the far right, Noia filled her cup with clean water, then carefully turned around with the cup held in her mouth, slowly bringing it closer to Moon’s face.
She tiptoed, slightly leaning forward, to pour the water from her cup into Moon’s.
During this process, Moon pressed her squishy little face closely against Noia’s.
“Moon, there’s no need to get this close,” Noia said, her words coming out somewhat muffled by the cup.
“No, no, no, sister! We need to spill as little water as possible; we must stick close!” Moon said with utmost seriousness.
“That makes sense.”
The two sisters had some chemistry, but getting the water transferred took a fair bit of time, and the amount they spilled wasn’t exactly ideal. By the time it reached Moon’s cup, only half was left.
Quickly after receiving the water, Moon leaned toward Helena on the other side.
Due to height differences, Helena had to bend down; otherwise, even if Moon stood on tiptoes, she couldn’t reach her.
Noia nervously watched the scene, fearing a repeat of the previous slow transfer that resulted in spilling water.
However, what Noia didn’t expect was that her sister, who had just been leisurely transferring water, now completed the handoff to Helena at warp speed.
“So… you must’ve been acting just now, Moon!”
Noia couldn’t help but chuckle inside.
Silly girl, it’s just about wanting to snuggle more face-to-face; did she think nobody noticed?
The first round of passing water ended quickly, but they still had a fair bit to go before filling the cup.
“Let’s keep going~” Moon was eager.
“Wait a second,” Helena suddenly called for a stop. “I think our standing positions might not be ideal.”
Moon blinked, thinking Helena was going to switch her out of the middle.
But instead, the little merdragon explained,
“If I stand last, regardless of who hands me the cup, we’ll lose a lot of water due to height differences. So I think I should stand first, with Moon-chan in the middle and Noia-chan last, how about that?”
Noia nodded, “Sure, that works.”
As long as she didn’t let Moon get too close to her sister, she had no objections.
The three little ones re-planned their positions, and the second round of passing began.
Just as Helena had anticipated, switching their positions turned what was once a disadvantage into an advantage.
There was hardly any loss in water during Moon and Helena’s handoff.
And when it came to Moon and Noia, despite Moon trying to snuggle again, they still managed to keep a good amount of water.
Going back and forth a few times, the empty cup was finally filled.
“Yay~ Sister is amazing!”
Moon clapped her hands excitedly, then paused to add, “Helena, you’re awesome too.”
Sisterly love aside, Moon didn’t forget her manners.
Helena smiled back, “Thank you, Moon-chan~”
With the task complete, a hidden compartment on the table opened, revealing a card inside.
Noia picked it up; it was an item card.
“Ruin of Reincarnation”
Effect: When only two players are left in the scene, using this item card can force a 1V1 mini-game competition with the opponent.
Winning the 1V1 mini-game means winning the whole game.
Note: At this point, let’s take the leap together!
