novelraw Chapter 688: Dark Clown: I Really Became the Clown?!
Chapter 688: Dark Clown: I Really Became the Clown?!
【Miss Chiyo Eine, it's your player's turn this time.】
"Be quiet." Chiyo Eine responded coldly, then returned to her previous demeanor.
"What's wrong, want to talk about yourself? Don't tell me you got attacked again last night."
Seeing her state, Dark Clown also spoke with a laugh.
His mood adjusted very quickly; by now, there was no trace of his earlier gloominess left.
After waiting another long moment, suddenly, Chiyo Eine turned her head and spoke to Xu Sheng beside her:
"Xu Sheng, there's something I want to ask you."
Xu Sheng was immediately taken aback, not quite understanding why she would suddenly speak to him.
Moreover, why wait through all that time just now and only bring it up during this group conversation?
So he looked at Chiyo Eine, nodding with a hint of wariness.But then, Chiyo Eine's next words felt like soul-nailing spikes, pinning him in place.
"Does your ability have any kind of avatar or clone function?"
"Otherwise, how did you manage to join the siege against Sun right under my nose?"
Xu Sheng: ?
Everyone: ......
During the daytime game, everyone seemed to share an unspoken understanding, not using last night's battle situation as a point of attack.
Now, Chiyo Eine laid it out directly, making everyone turn their heads, while also catching her own teammate completely off guard.
After a moment of silence, Xu Sheng gave a dry laugh and responded:
"What are you talking about? That didn't happen."
"Wasn't I right in front of you the whole time last night? I didn't participate in any fight."
Chiyo Eine wasn't surprised by this answer, merely nodding.
"Oh, is that so? Then it seems the only person not there last night must have been you."
Then, her voice suddenly rose sharply.
"Everyone, did you hear that?!"
Although it didn't cause any major commotion, Xie Antong could clearly sense Xue Zou beside her tense up.
And it wasn't just Xue Zou; under the All-Seeing Eye, the reactions of all the "Heroes" were fully visible.
Even shrouded in black mist, their unnaturalness regarding this topic was still discernible.
"Good, then there's one more thing." Chiyo Eine suddenly looked up, her sharp gaze targeting Sun.
"You all might not know this, but I've always disliked this guy on fire; you could say we're practically enemies."
Sun: ?
"So, he just got lucky from somewhere, picking up a bit of stolen power."
"Could you all reveal your true forms? Let me assess his current strength based on your states."
Chiyo Eine's excuse was quite clumsy, and she seemed aware that these "Heroes" were unlikely to listen to her.
But this was already enough; what she needed to do was already accomplished.
The rest... was up to what Blank intended to do...
Without waiting for anyone's response, after finishing her words, Chiyo Eine abruptly and without warning slammed her palm on the table.
——Ten spaces!
Another ten spaces!
The previous two spaces from the Golden Reef were actually one horizontal space and one vertical space; there just wasn't a diagonal path, so it still required two spaces.
But Chiyo Eine didn't care about that, because the finish line on the opposite shore wasn't a single "point," but an entire stretch of coastline!
The small boat rode the wind and waves across the sea, ten spaces passing in the blink of an eye, until only one space remained from the shore.
Letting out a long breath, Chiyo Eine slowly lifted her hand from the table, her eyes involuntarily darting a glance at Xie Antong.
Regardless of what she planned to do, the next person would also be the one to seal the deal.
And there were still two people who hadn't taken their turn yet...
Dark Clown and Blank, a fifty-fifty chance.
But when she looked at Xie Antong, she found her currently with her eyes closed.
With over a dozen All-Seeing Eyes, all she needed were everyone's reactions, not specific answers.
【Next!】
The Arbitrator's voice sounded again, looking at the boat now within reach of the shore as if finding it somewhat boring.
【Player Blank, please make your choice.】
Finally, the selection light fell upon Xie Antong's head.
"Oh? It's me."
Xie Antong looked up, seemingly not particularly surprised by this result either.
"This selection... is it really completely random?..."
【Of course, what are you questioning? Do you think I'd specially open a backdoor for you?】
"That would be such an honor." Xie Antong said flatly, then tapped the tabletop, asking a seemingly unrelated question.
"Your body contains the power of Pleasure, and probably others too."
"Arbitrator... a rather strange name. Your body, does it contain a fragment of the power of all the Gods?"
【...What are you saying this for? It seems completely unrelated to this game, and I have no obligation to answer you.】
"Nothing, just asking casually."
"Then let's get back on track, let's talk. What kind of reward can you give me?"
Without waiting for the Arbitrator to speak, Xie Antong continued on her own initiative:
"I think you probably haven't thought of one either, so why not just let me make a request."
"How about answering me one question? A question that has a definite answer, one that's simply yes or no."
"For example, we've been guessing all this time but still can't determine who the real Troublemaker is; we can only mark them. That's too insecure. Asking you would be a good choice."
【Oh? Are you saying you might want to ask me if a certain player is the Troublemaker?】
Xie Antong shrugged, smiling without responding.
【Haha! Fine, whatever. I'll answer you one question related to this round of the game. Let's make that the reward!】
"Wait a moment!" Suddenly, Dark Clown slammed the table, unable to hold back from speaking up.
"Haven't we already passed that reef?! One more step and the game succeeds!"
"Did anyone say the boat can't turn around?" Xie Antong said calmly.
Dark Clown immediately choked, looking at the situation on the board, his face exceptionally ugly, feeling like he had truly become a clown this time!
Right now, the boat was only 9 spaces from the reef behind it, and exactly one space from the finish line.
Either way, it all rested on Xie Antong's whim.
And originally, following normal gameplay, this game wouldn't even finish one round, but three freaks who used their full step count midway through appeared, leading to this situation in the game...
It felt like he had been directly kicked out!
No part left for him?
"Alright, that settles it then." Xie Antong said, placing her hand on the table. The control panel displayed a number—"9"!
"After all this time, I think I roughly understand."
"I choose to jump ship!"