usatvline Chapter 417 Melody Villa (Part 3)
Chapter 417 Melody Villa (Part 3)
The gardener made a face at the photographer and then skipped away. Conan followed the direction the gardener left and saw a group of people walking in from the other side of the hall.
The gardener darted over like a joyful bird and took the doctor's hand. Behind the doctor were the bartender (Feast Dance), the gravekeeper (Half-Elven Knight), the batsman (Lava Cake), the painter (Multicolor Print), and the archer (The Untimely Giruff). Nearby were several supervisors: Madam Red (The Last Dance), the sculptor (Animal Witch), Jack (Host of the Evil Eye), and the night watchman (Nevermore).
[Artist: Is it really okay for us to wear the same color as Lady Mary?]
[Bartender: It doesn't matter. There's just so much dancing going on at the end.]
[Madam Red: What a pity for our afternoon tea! It's going to get cold soon.]
[Sculptor: I'll go back and heat up another pot later.]
[Jack: Is there a unique quality fashion item among us?]
[Night Watchman: Isn't this to match the rare fashion of Brunel Hill?]
[Archer: Grandpa is good, Jack is bad, so Jack takes my arrow!]
[Jack: Ah! Don’t come over here!]
The archer yawned and said, "When does the dinner start? I'm dying of thirst."
"Wait until the two events are over. Don't forget what you did on the Sheep Islands before. This time you can only rely on your luck. Those two fortune tellers can't help you this time." The night watchman said unhappily.
"The two fortune tellers should refer to the priest and the prophet. Now the prophet's servant bird is next to Kaito Kid, and there is a priest with the ability to teleport who has not appeared yet. I wonder which ones will participate in this game to give us a sample." Shuichi Akai thought silently.
"Brenhill Virulf, pureblood Virulf, your performance on the Sheep Islands was less than satisfactory, so we've discussed and decided to give you a make-up test." The Shadow of Time and Space waved his staff, and the sweet scent of dream grass filled the air. "This time, you can't rely on anyone else. Use all your wisdom and strength."
"Of course, Night Watchman Ita Vulver, you can't help her either. Gravekeeper Andrew Kress, Batsman Ganji Gupta, you are responsible for stopping him."
The gravekeeper and the batsman stood up. The gravekeeper held his "Half-elf Knight" holy sword across the night watchman, and the batsman took out his "Lava Cake" chocolate bar cricket bat.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that the batsman's cream-covered face and body had several bite marks similar to those of canine creatures, and that a third of the chocolate cricket bat was missing.
"Why are you looking at me? It's all Naib's fault. He bit me like this." The batsman looked irritably at his precious cricket bat, which was only two-thirds of its original size. Although he could get a new one when he got home, this was the soul of his position as an ob! Without it, he couldn't even be a striker.
"I was wondering why Neb had theobromine poisoning..." A rare smile crossed the gravekeeper's pale face. "Now we can add another case to Dr. Emily's medical record."
"After escaping fire, flooding, swords, and axes, the result is 'disease from the mouth'?" The gardener covered his mouth in surprise. "Emily, will Neb be okay?"
"It's just theobromine poisoning. He will develop antibodies on his own in no time." The doctor replied with a stern face.
Amuro Toru wiped the sweat from his forehead. He had never imagined that something like mycelium could be defeated by a poison. But the doctor said that as long as the poison wasn't too severe, the mercenaries could quickly create new antibodies. What kind of innate laboratory was this? Researching the Holy Body, producing an antidote for every poison they took? He regretted not secretly plucking a few strands of the mercenary's hair for the lab to study.
"Alright, enough small talk." The Shadow of Time and Space interrupted everyone's thoughts. "Brenhill, step forward. Your challenge begins."
"No problem. This little trick is easy for me, Captain." The archer shook the hem of her skirt and strode to the middle of the boxes.
"Hah!" The archer used his dragon bone bow to poke the boxes on the four corners without hesitation. Inside were some flowers and candies.
Conan observed the archer's movements carefully. "Did you prioritize the boxes in the corners?... It seems these four corners are probably safe, but how do you tell the rest?"
The archer seemed unconcerned about the poison mentioned in the rules. She confidently poked open the boxes one by one, "Hey, they're just ordinary stuff. There's no prize."
"Those boxes might contain bombs. How could she be so confident? Could someone have secretly given her a tip?" Kaito Kidd looked at the exquisitely crafted boxes. "To be honest, I have a feeling there might be some kind of trap on them."
Amuro Toru lowered his brows and analyzed, "Those boxes have a distinctly Chinese style. They must have been prepared by Mr. Xie, Mr. Fan, or Ms. Qi. None of them have shown a liking for mechanisms or mechanical structures. And even if they prepared the boxes, the contents might not have been arranged by them."
"Hey, hey, what should we do if there's a bomb inside?" Hattori Heiji was a little surprised when he saw the archer opening the box without any reasoning.
"The people at Oritis Manor shouldn't place something that could easily kill everyone during a gathering." Conan showed a crescent eye.
"No, there is someone who would do that." Amuro Toru tapped Conan's head.
"It's Mr. Florian!"
Just when Toru Amuro, Shuichi Akai and Conan jointly said the name of the fire investigator, a small accident happened on the archer's side.
When the archer used the dragon bone bow to poke a box again, the box did not emit petals and candies as usual, but an emerald green poisonous snake sprang out.
The poisonous snake hissed and tried to bite the archer, but the archer raised his hand and shot an arrow, hitting it seven inches deep and nailing it to the ground.
"Oh, poor thing, you must have been sent here by Professor Luchino. Unfortunately, you are still ten thousand years too early to bite Captain Brunhill."
Snake: @$&%!
[Archer: What does it say?]
[Native Believer: It says you're a big asshole.]
[Archer: What? Can't you compliment me on my archery skills? I was very careful not to hit its heart.]
[Night Watch: Applause.]
[Professor: Yes, that's impressive archery indeed. It would be even better if you could also deliberately avoid hitting the core during the game.]
"If it's just a poisonous snake, I should be able to handle it..."
Just when Toru Amuro thought that the poison in the box was probably poisonous creatures such as snakes, scorpions, insects and ants, the archer broke another box that contained a "bomb".
With a crackling sound, the broken box exploded and the seeds inside quickly grew into a plant similar to a dragon fruit. The archer subconsciously attacked the huge fruit with his elbow pad and quickly distanced himself.
The exploded fruits splattered blood-red juice. Some flowers that came into contact with the juice withered and turned into ash almost instantly. The juice mixed with the flying ash flowed on the carpet, emitting a strange fruity fragrance.