After the third brother of the National Football Team made his request, the room fell silent. The clinking sound of the detective loli's cutlery falling could be heard clearly. She shifted her seat, wary of being splattered with blood again, as had happened in the previous round.
"Who told you this secret?" Alice's smile vanished, and she seed to ponder sothing. After a mont, she shook her head.
"Denied," Alice said, her smile returning.
"One player has passed the second ga," the Wolf Butler announced, indicating the third brother to stand up.
"This is the only way," the eldest brother said.
"We had no choice; without using this, we might all die here," the second brother added.
They weren't surprised by the third brother's actions. This was intel they had beforehand: requesting to be "hanged" by Alice. If she refused, they could pass the ga and receive its rewards.
Su Xiao raised his glass. The three brothers had undoubtedly discovered a way to bypass a ga.
Based on the known information, asking Alice if they could choose to be hanged and getting a refusal granted immunity for that round.
The third brother succeeded, but Su Xiao didn't attempt it because he knew nothing about the underlying details.
During the free movent on the first floor, Su Xiao felt that the three brothers knew little about the castle. They didn't see the ga's contents; otherwise, they would have prepared counterasures.
"Miss Alice, may I rest for a mont?" The bespectacled man tried a cautious approach.
However, Alice didn't respond, rely glancing at him before ignoring him. Apart from asking to be hanged, other inquiries were invalid.
"Miss Alice... may I... choose... to be hanged?" the detective loli asked timidly.
"Sure," Alice said with a smile, looking at the detective loli, whose pupils contracted. She expected sothing else.
A rope appeared out of thin air, looping around her neck.
Hiss—
The rope tightened, lifting her into the air. She struggled painfully, her face turning red.
"Substitute...," she gasped as a doll slipped from her sleeve, glowing with a golden light.
Thud!
Detective Loli fell to the ground, the bruises on her neck fading, while the doll on the ground bore the strangulation marks.
"My substitute doll...," she said, picking it up with a pained expression.
This proved that choosing to be hanged without eting specific prerequisites was almost suicidal. She had only dared to try because of her substitute ability.
After this "incident," Su Xiao abandoned the idea of asking to be hanged. He drank most of the No. 1 potion to restore his health, then downed the glass of red wine.
...
The wine was rich, but its debuff effects were nearly lethal. Potions were ineffective, and healing was impossible.
Any damage Su Xiao took in the next 20 minutes would also be doubled.
This wine was more insidious than the toxic at. Su Xiao recalled Alice's sincere smile as she poured the wine, which was truly heartfelt.
Was she malicious? No, calling Alice malicious was an understatent. She couldn't be judged by good or evil. She could commit horrifying acts with genuine goodwill, like stabbing soone and then kindly stopping the bleeding, only to stab them again, claiming it was for their excellent—a true viper.
There was still a tiny piece of toxic dragon at left. Eating it would subject Su Xiao to at least 160% true magical damage, which ant... death.
However, one recovery effect was not nullified—his body's natural health regeneration from his physical attributes.
Su Xiao had the Abyssal Physique to mitigate so magical damage. Others, like Pi Pang and Catwoman, had smaller portions. If their health regenerated quickly enough, they might survive. The bespectacled man, who had shown dining etiquette, had much more at left.
The third brother used his ace to complete the ga, not out of fear, but to remove the "Bloody Agate" effect. The three brothers were linked; if the third could withstand it, the others wouldn't die.
Sure enough, the third brother was furiously healing while the other two focused on the toxic at.
"You have 20 minutes to finish your al. This is the castle's dining etiquette," the Wolf Butler said, holding a stopwatch.
Su Xiao squinted. Simply enduring was not feasible, especially since he had just consud a No. 1 potion, leaving his health around 99%.
After hesitating, Su Xiao cut a small piece of toxic at and tossed it to Bubbu. Bubbu caught it silently and swallowed it in one gulp.
Su Xiao received the notification, as expected. This was dragon at, an ultra-high-level creature.
After Bubbu ate the toxic at, its health plumted, but being an amateur healer, Bubbu calmly healed itself.
Su Xiao watched Alice and the Wolf Butler. He was unsure if this thod violated the rules.
Alice showed no reaction while the Wolf Butler walked behind Su Xiao.
"Wolf Butler, I'm not breaking the rules, am I?"
"..." The Wolf Butler remained silent, just standing behind him. This conveyed a lot, but Su Xiao didn't care about the butler's goodwill. He sensed from the start that the butler was hostile, and Sha's reminder clarified why—because of his demon mark ability.
Negotiation was ideal for a neutral character like the Wolf Butler, but offending him was no big deal. The butler would keep the ga rules, fearing Alice.
Realizing this, Su Xiao threw another piece of toxic at to Bubbu. The at was delicious, and Bubbu didn't mind the poison, as Su Xiao had given it three No. 1 potions.
Bubbu ate contentedly. Of course, Su Xiao also ate a few small pieces of toxic at, as it was part of the ga and could affect future rewards.
Every ga was harsh but held opportunities.
The seven at the table used various thods. As the eighth, Alice showed no reaction to the toxic at, rely enjoying a al.
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