Ke Xue: This police officer is too martial

Chapter 279 A strange sound mixed in

"careful!"

"Run!"

Seeing the road surface collapse under their feet in an instant, Conan and others hurriedly moved their legs and ran forward desperately.

After a while, as the ground stopped collapsing, Conan and his companions were finally able to slow down and look back nervously at their surroundings and behind them.

Conan turned his head to look at Mitsuhiko and the others and said, "Is everyone okay?!"

"No, it's okay..."

"It's so scary! Why did the ground suddenly collapse?!"

Seeing that everyone was fine, Conan breathed a sigh of relief, looked up at the sky, and shouted: "Uncle Yusaku, can you hear me? Uncle Yusaku?!"

Seeing that his father had not responded for a long time, Conan understood the reason and frowned.

"Damn it, what on earth did Dad want to say just now? What was the last scene referring to?"

Cutting off communications and causing the ground to collapse around them... I'm afraid it was all done by Noah's Ark. Noah's Ark didn't want them to hear any "tips for passing the game".

Mitsuhiko also looked up at the dark sky and frowned, "Conan, I can't hear the voice of Uncle Kudo Yusaku anymore."

Conan nodded and said, "Well, it looks like the communication has been cut off by Noah's Ark."

A disappointed expression suddenly appeared on Mitsuhiko's face: "Then we won't be able to hear the prompts..."

Ayumi and others on the side also looked at Conan with concern.

Seeing this, Conan showed an expectant smile: "Don't worry, I thought of it when I heard Inspector Lestrade just now. Since there is Inspector Lestrade in this world, there must be the legendary... Sherlock Holmes!"

Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko and the others were stunned for a moment, then immediately started laughing.

"Wait?! In that case, maybe we can meet the real great detective Sherlock Holmes?!"

"Great! With Sherlock Holmes here, we will definitely pass this level!"

"Then let's go to Baker Street!"

"..."

……

At the same time, in the control room.

Seeing that they had completely cut off contact with Conan and others in the game, Kudo Yusaku immediately guessed something.

As if to confirm his guess, the voice of Noah's Ark sounded again in the control room and exhibition hall:
——"It seems that you haven't figured out the situation yet. All games are controlled by me, and I won't allow cheating. Since you want to contact them so much, I'll let you listen to the sounds over there. Enjoy the children's screams of pain."

Hearing what Noah's Ark said, both Kudo Yusaku and Mori Kogoro's faces turned very ugly.

Maori Kogoro even put his head directly in front of Kudo Yusaku's microphone, his face full of anger: "Your personality as an artificial intelligence is too bad, isn't it?!"

Noah's Ark ignored Kogoro Mouri and, as he had just said, played the voices of children in various game worlds in public.

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"woo woo woo woo……"

"Ah! Mom, please save me, I don't want to die yet!!"

"Xiao Lan, that ship looks really majestic, let's grab it!"

"Ahh! Don't come over here!!"

"Idiot! The car is about to fall off the cliff! Aa ...

"Malacca! One-on-one is too troublesome. Although I'm not in a hurry, can you two come together?!"

"Help!!!"

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When the parents in the exhibition hall heard their children's cries, they all showed expressions of horror, and many parents even covered their faces and cried on the spot.

Amid the children’s cries for help, several more “cocoons” on the stage darkened completely and spun into the space below.

However, at this time, the expressions of Kudo Yusaku and Mori Kogoro in the control room were very strange.

If I heard correctly, was there some strange "thing" mixed in with the crying of those children?
After a moment of silence, Kudo Yusaku looked at the staff in front of him and said, "Can we find out what games others have chosen now?"

One of the staff members operated the keyboard in front of him, then shook his head and said, "Although Noah's Ark did not deliberately interfere, the system lost a lot of information when it was invaded by Noah's Ark before, so we are temporarily unable to know what specific games those children chose."

Hearing this, Kudo Yusaku nodded, put one hand on his chin and thought carefully.

He originally thought that Makino would also choose the old London, so he was not worried about Conan and the "hostages" in the cocoon.

He knew very well that as long as Makino was there, Conan and the others would be able to find Jack the Ripper and successfully complete the game.

But he didn't expect that Makino did not choose "old-time London".

Judging from the few words just now, the game that Makino entered should be "Ancient Roman Colosseum", and the game chosen by Xiaolan and Sonoko was "Pirate Wars".

"Could it be that Makino and the others in the game didn't hear the threat of Noah's Ark? No... If that were the case, the children wouldn't have reacted like that just now..."

After thinking for a while, Kudo Yusaku looked at the person in charge of the live game beside him and frowned, "Mr. Shimatani, what kind of game is the game called 'Ancient Roman Colosseum'? Is it easy to complete?"

Hearing this, Mr. Shimatani nodded and said, "That game has three difficulty options: easy, normal, and hard. If it's normal difficulty, as long as you play it a few times and get familiar with the attack and defense patterns of all the gladiators, it won't be too difficult to pass it."

Kudo Yusaku frowned and said, "What if it's difficult mode?"

Mr. Shimatani frowned: "As for the difficult mode... that mode is specially launched for those extreme players who don't regard clearing the game as their goal. All gladiators do not have fixed attack and defense modes, and their health and reaction speed are much stronger than other modes.

If you want to pass the level, you must have excellent reflexes and physical data. Even if you are a game expert, you may have to try dozens of times before you can pass the level.

Let alone the difficult mode, even in the easy mode, it would be difficult to clear the game in one go if you are not familiar with the attack patterns of the NPCs..."

Mr. Shimatani's voice became quieter as time went on.

Obviously, he also realized why Kudo Yusaku asked this question.

Although this fighting game doesn't have any twists and turns or tricks, it's almost impossible for first-time players to complete it in one go...

Kudo Yusaku's originally calm heart sank even deeper.

Although he knew that Makino was very skilled, this was a game world.

What's more, with the "brain" of Noah's Ark, it will definitely not arrange an "easy mode" for Makino. The worst case scenario is probably normal difficulty.

Thinking of this, Kudo Yusaku looked at the staff sitting in front of him and frowned, "Can you find a way to call up the real-time picture of the ancient Roman Colosseum game?" The staff shook his head and said, "All game pictures are directly transmitted to the player's brain through the brain wave helmet. Without advance preparation, we can't call up the game picture. The most we can do is call up the sound and the player's status information."

Kudo Yusaku nodded and said, "The sound should be OK too. Help me tune in the voice of Makino Ryuichi and the progress of the game."

The staff member quickly typed on the keyboard in front of him: "Okay, I'll try it!"

……

At the same time, inside the ancient Roman Colosseum.

Makino looked down at the Berserker Bard at his feet with a smile on his face, then gently swung his right hand and slashed towards his neck.

The moment the sword touched the neck, it pierced through easily.

The health bar above Berserker Bard's head disappeared in an instant, and he turned into pieces, completely shattered and disappeared.

The next moment, the sound of exciting drums and horns instantly resounded throughout the arena, followed by a deep voice of congratulations: "The winner is the brave berserker Makino!!"

This was followed by huge shouts and cheers from the people in the stands.

Makino looked up at the people around him who were cheering for him and sighed helplessly.

After defeating five opponents in a row, his title changed from "newcomer", "warrior", "brave warrior" to the current "brave berserker".

The music and the cheers of the people in the stands became louder and more powerful.

The feeling of hitting the opponent with a sword or a fist is not that different from reality. The system seems to automatically adjust the "feeling of impact" according to the strength and speed of his attack.

However, it seemed that due to reasons such as "game rating", the bloody scene he imagined did not appear.

The sword hit the opponent, leaving only a light red scratch.

Especially when the opponent has a certain number of wounds, if Makino does not combine the "feeling of impact" with the changes in the opponent's health bar, he sometimes cannot even judge whether he has hit the opponent.

In addition, in the final "beheading segment", there is normal force feedback when the sword hits the opponent's neck, but afterwards there is only a strange feeling like "cutting tofu".

However, Makino can understand all of this. After all, this game is probably for all ages, so it is normal to deliberately weaken these contents.

The impact of this game is much worse than reality, but the emotional value is still acceptable.

At present, the biggest problem of this game is that "non-essential links cannot be skipped".

When each opponent comes on the field, they will shout something like "Noble man, the dead pay tribute to you", and then the people will shout his "title" before the fight can begin.

After he kills his opponent, he has to go through the process of people cheering for his "new title" again...

Although each link is well done and has a certain degree of authenticity, for people like Makino who like to skip unnecessary plots and go straight to the main storyline when playing games, this is undoubtedly an alternative torture.

According to the game process, only after he defeats ten gladiators in a row can he get the chance to fight against the final BOSS...the gladiator known as the "Arena Devil".

At this moment, the voice of [Bane] suddenly sounded in Makino's mind.

——【Prompt. A target object other than Noah's Ark is accessing your voice and game progress. Do you want to stop it?】

"The sound is blocked, and the game progress is forgotten."

--【receive.】

……

In the control room.

The staff member stopped what he was doing, turned to look at Kudo Yusaku, and said nervously: "The audio retrieval failed. It should be blocked by Noah's Ark. However, the game progress of Mr. Makino Ryuichi has been retrieved."

Upon hearing this, Kudo Yusaku and the person in charge, Mr. Shimatani, hurried forward to check on Makino's progress in the game.

After seeing "5/9 and 0/1" displayed on the screen, Kudo Yusaku turned and looked at Mr. Shimatani beside him in confusion.

After noticing Kudo Yusaku's gaze, Mr. Shimatani frowned and said, "This number refers to the number of duels in the game."

Kudo Yusaku's eyes flashed with anticipation: "Oh? So Makino has already defeated five opponents in the game?"

Mr. Shimatani closed his eyes and said, "That's right, but..."

Seeing that Mr. Shimatani seemed to be hesitant to speak, Kudo Yusaku realized something and asked, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"

A drop of cold sweat slowly dripped down Mr. Shimatani's head. "Only in the difficult mode of the game will there be nine opponents before defeating the BOSS. From what I can see, Mr. Makino seems to be playing the difficult mode of the game..."

Kudo Yusaku: "..."

Without waiting for Kudo Yusaku to speak again, Mr. Shimatani suddenly looked down at the time on his watch, his pupils constricted: "No! Maybe there is still hope! He can defeat five opponents in difficult mode in such a short time, maybe he can really pass the level!"

Hearing this, Kudo Yusaku's expression also eased a little, and he said to himself: "Makino, I'll leave everything to you!"

……

Outside the Poker Club, London.

After watching "Professor Moriarty" leave in a carriage, Conan glanced at Mitsuhiko and others beside him with a serious expression.

Although they learned a lot of information about Jack the Ripper from Professor Moriarty, and Professor Moriarty promised to help them lure out Jack the Ripper, the current situation has become worse.

Not long ago, because the kid named Hideki Moroboshi exposed the cheating methods of "Colonel Monlang", Conan and others had a direct conflict with the people in the club.

Ayumi, Genta, and a boy named Takizawa Shinya were all eliminated in this conflict.

Apart from Conan and Mitsuhiko, the only ones left are Hideki Moroboshi and two other children named Kikukawa Seiichiro and Emori Akira.

Mitsuhiko looked at Conan who was thinking about something with his head down, and asked nervously: "Conan, what should we do next?"

Conan looked up at Mitsuhiko and the others in front of him and nodded, saying, "Since Professor Moriarty has agreed to help us lure out Jack the Ripper, we only have to wait until tomorrow morning and look at the 'Sunday Times Advertisement Column' to find out where Jack the Ripper will appear.

Before that...we can split up and go to the places where the previous victims died to investigate the information."

"Okay!" Mitsuhiko nodded seriously.

At this moment, Hideki Moroboshi pointed to the Big Ben in the distance and frowned, saying, "Don't you think that clock is weird?"

Upon hearing this, Conan and the others immediately looked in the direction pointed by Hideki Moroboshi.

Amid everyone's puzzled gaze, the minute hand on Big Ben suddenly turned reversed twice.

Seeing this, Conan realized something instantly, and his face turned extremely ugly: "It doesn't show the time, it shows the number of people participating in the game!"

After hearing Conan's words, everyone's faces showed obvious fear.

Mitsuhiko nervously counted the minutes on the clock and trembled, "How, how could it be! Including us, there are less than 20 people left?!"

(End of this chapter)