Chapter 108 Michelangelo's Last Words

"……Ok."

Annan could hardly control his expression just now.

Almost...he couldn't help but laugh.

……so similar.

It's so similar-

The plot of this nightmare is like the beginning of a detective.

If you follow the routine, then the person who killed should be among the crowd by now...

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

A low voice came out from the stone statue of the old man sitting in a wheelchair.

With the sound of this voice, the surrounding environment changed.

In the originally bright and splendid hall, muffled laughter and whispers could be heard from everywhere.

Annan felt that the stone statues that surrounded them in all directions seemed to be looking down at them in another world, whispering in a voice they couldn't hear.

"...Um, cough!"

The next moment, an old man coughed hard.

All those whispers disappeared.

At the same time, the quiet burning lights in the entire hall suddenly stretched and pulled up. The flames became extremely slender and began to vibrate at a high frequency.

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

Those white statues also 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 flame was pulled up, happened to be obscured by the shadows around the stone statue, hiding their expressions and figures. And the ground between them was also divided by the new shadow.

It was as if Master Michelangelo had already anticipated that when they heard this last word, everyone would be standing there.

The next moment, a somewhat illusory old man's voice echoed with the pre-reserved voice in the stone statue:

"Start now,

You all count 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 all the rest can get a part of my inheritance...and the one who killed him will inherit the White Tower of Howling Wind.

"But you should also pay attention. I only allow you the right of revenge for killing the murderer. If you accidentally kill someone other than the murderer, there will be no reward or punishment, but you will be responsible for the crime of murder. "

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

The recordings in the stone statues are synchronised and gradually faded.

Up to now, it was as if the old man was sitting there—in a wheelchair, looking at them calmly with his head tilted.

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

He suddenly had such a feeling in his heart.

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

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

I don't think other people can see his expression.

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 is also the heir I am most optimistic about.

"So, I decided to give him a chance.

"If the number is halved and the real murderer is still alive...then the murderer will inherit my Howling White Tower."

"In addition, there is a curse of the mother-in-law buried in the White Pagoda of Howling Wind. Everyone in the White Pagoda [only one person is allowed to be killed], no matter how long it has passed, as long as the second person is killed, they will be cursed to death; This spell is equally effective on my murderer.

"My mother-in-law once said that all things die, and all things end. 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 already wrapped around 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 ceremony. You will join me in history. name."

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

And long before that, the recording in the statue had ended.

"The name of the ceremony, you will know at the end...

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

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

Eventually, the phantom sounds that overlapped with the old man completely dissipated.

The blue flames fell back to their original place again.

Light filled the hall of the White Tower again.

Shadows recede.

But the initial atmosphere among the eight has been changed.

"...This rule doesn't seem to restrict the murderer."

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

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

Everyone knew she was right.

The daughter of the Grand Duke... always likes to tell the truth that others are unwilling to admit.

Although the murderer was bound by Michelangelo's curse, he could not kill.

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

If you can kill at will, that's easy.

Everyone immediately started the big escape. If you kill only yourself, then the natural killer will also be killed.

But now as long as half of the people die, the ceremony will end. Then they naturally dare not shoot at will. Not to mention that there is a "two kill or death" curse, which makes them unable to use even powerful spells...

- This is simply a confrontation game.

Annan immediately realized the essence of this ceremony.

And it's an "asymmetrical confrontation game"!

But it's not the same as what Maria Winter said...

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

Because of the curse of Michelangelo, those who have killed people cannot kill again.

Then in this environment, whoever does not agree to "find the murderer and kill" is the most suspicious person. "The murderer can't kill again" is a strong consensus among the eight people, that is, everyone knows it, and everyone else knows it.

——That's why the four-person ritual will end after surviving.

Because every wrong murder, at least two people can be verified to be innocent - the murderer and the murdered.

...Although the murdered person was speechless.

In other words, if everything goes well, everyone just wants stability. If you're willing to get a quarter of the estate, just quit.

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

That is, kill each other.

In the end, the person who is unwilling to do it...or the person who is cursed to kill after killing is the murderer.

There is a way to win this game.

but……

Annan narrowed his eyes slightly.

His task was to "do not fight with anyone".

Could he be the one who killed Master Michelangelo?

But this is clearly not possible.

Because Gerald is still alive after this experience is over. And he didn't inherit the White Tower... Otherwise, it would be impossible to stay in the Silver Rank, and it would be impossible to be easily killed by Annan in Roseburg.

So he must not be the murderer.

...then that's weird.

Annan's mission is simply like...

To deliberately let Annan make trouble in the crowd.

This will definitely attract the attention of others... The further back, the more Annan, who is unwilling to kill, will be suspected.

So, whatever the reason is.

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

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

He looked at the other seven.

"Detective game..."

Annan muttered, a gentle and friendly smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

interesting.