Chapter 222 (1/2)

“No, this way of death is different from the song!”

Mu Huixue and Andrei heard a loud female voice when they opened the door. The two of them glanced at each other and walked down the stairs together.

They saw that in a corner of the first floor staircase, the Chinese female player Li Xia and two European players were standing around and looking at something.

Lena Jophos sneered, “The killer is brazenly telling us that it isn’t the black tower or black tower monster killing people, it is humans? They are too lazy to even hide it.”

The rest of the players headed downstairs after hearing the conversation.

The two American players went down together, followed by Yamamoto Takao and then George. After a few minutes, Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo went down the stairs.

The old man saw Tang Mo and looked slightly stunned. He soon concealed his expression, as if he didn’t know Tang Mo and hadn’t left the room last night. Tang Mo stared at him and slightly smiled.

Mu Huixue bent over and checked Abdullah’s death. “A sharp weapon pierced the brain and died. He should be fighting for a long time and there are many traces on his body. In addition, look at the walls and stairs around us.”

The group looked up at Mu Huixue’s words.

Mu Huixue said, “Bai Ruoyao and the person who killed him didn’t leave these claw marks and round holes. Thus, these claw marks and round holes should’ve been left by Abdullah and the person who killed him last night. If I’m not mistaken…” Mu Huixue grabbed Abdullah’s hands and saw that his nails were black. Among them, three nails on his right hand were broken and bloody. “The claw marks were left by Abdullah and the others were left by the killer.”

Yamamoto Takao thought for a moment before saying, “Abdullah’s nails clearly aren’t ordinary. It is probably his ability.”

Lena Jophos looked at everyone around her with disdainful eyes. “Then who killed him?”

Mu Huixue was about to open her mouth when she suddenly thought of something and looked at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo.

The three people watched each other.

Tang Mo nodded gently and Mu Huixue looked surprised for a moment. Then she changed the topic, “Only one person died last night?”

Abdullah’s body was right next to the stairs. The group finally remembered to search for another body.

They searched through the three floors of the castle and by the time they reached the attic, everyone found that Bai Ruoyao’s body was gone.

Li Xia’s fingers clenched. “Sure enough, the murderer is going to take away all the bodies. What the hell do they want to do?”

“Wait, I think I found his body.”

The group immediately glanced towards the voice.

They saw Yamamoto Takao standing on the stairs outside the attic, looking down in the direction of the stair handrails. “Is that his body.”

Everyone walked down the stairs again.

They reached the corner of the staircase and walked behind it. The body that fell to the ground immediately caught their eyes.

Tang Mo’s lips opened and closed.

He didn’t expect the other party to actually hide Bai Ruoyao’s body in such a place. It was dark at night and the area behind the stairs was dim. It couldn’t be seen without proper lighting. Tang Mo had already searched here. Thus, after he killed Abdullah last night, he went to the second and third floors. However, he didn’t find the body and returned to the room. He hadn’t expected Bai Ruoyao’s body to be hidden here.

The American player John frowned. “What does this mean? The murderer didn’t take the killer with them last night?”

Then why were the bodies taken the previous two days?

Was the killer picking people?

Lian Yuzheng was about to speak when a low laugh was heard. The European player Don covered his lips as he laughed. The group looked at him strangely and he smiled. “There is one thing I really care about. Before today, these two Chinese players… Tang and Fu, you always left your room very early and even found a scene first. Yet today you stayed in your room for so long…”

Don looked at them curiously and smiled. “I’m a bit curious. What were you doing in your room?”

This sentence caused the player’s calm faces to change.

These words caused everyone to not have superfluous ideas.

Don asked, “Tang and Fu, which one of you were injured and needed to be healed?”

By this time, Lian Yuzheng also understood who killed Abdullah and immediately opened her mouth, “If I’m remembering correctly, you three American players also came out very late.”

The two young players directly refuted it. “What do you mean we came out late? It wasn’t too late. Our room is in the middle. Isn’t it natural to be a bit slower than you?”

Lian Yuzheng asked, “Then what about him?” She was referring to the old man.

The old man replied, “I had a personal affair to handle. I tried to use my ability in my room to see if I could use it normally. Thus, I was late.”

Lena opened her mouth. “There are plenty of reasons. Then what about you?”

The short-haired woman sneered at Tang Mo and Fu Wenduo, her tone sounded as if she had seen them kill.

Mu Huixue’s trio wasn’t happy but they didn’t expect Tang Mo to smile and say, “Yes, I left the room last night.”

What?

All the players stared at Tang Mo with astonishment.

The smile on Don’s face disappeared, as if he noticed something was wrong.

The next second, Tang Mo quietly said, “By the way, I killed him.”

Mu Huixue exclaimed, “Tang Mo?”

The two American players immediately pulled out their weapons and gazed warily at Tang Mo. Lena and Don also looked serious.

Tang Mo went to Abdullah’s body and said, “We started fighting from the attic. I jumped down the stairs and he chased me. Then we went from the dining room to the fireplace. He smashed the fireplace with his feet and then I used a weapon to pierce his head. If you look at the traces, you should be able to find the route to prove that I’m right.”

Lena asked, “Then you’re admitting to killing the people? Where did you put the previous three bodies?”

Tang Mo replied, “Did I say that I killed all the people? Last night, he attacked me first and I fought back. At that time, I thought he had killed another person so I killed him. I soon discovered that I was wrong. Abdullah didn’t kill anyone else and Bai Ruoyao’s body was hidden by someone else. The person’s purpose was simple. It is to make me or Abdullah misunderstand and make us doubt the other person. Then we would fight and one of us would die.”

Andrei asked, “Who is that person?”

Tang Mo pointed to the old man. “Him.”

The old man looked calm. “I don’t know what you are talking about. I didn’t leave the room last night.”

Tang Mo smiled, “You left blood on the door of the attic.”

The old man blinked and countered, “What blood trace?”

Tang Mo took the group upstairs. Then he crouched down and touched the completely dried up blood. “You did it cleverly. The blood is placed in such an unobtrusive place so that when the blood is found, it looks like the killer left a trace without noticing. You either knew what would happen or you believed in our strength. You know that one of us would be able to find this blood and think that you were killed by the other person and that they stole Bai Ruoyao’s body.

The old man refuted. “You say this but if I can do it, you can also do it. Your reasoning is perfect. However, I didn’t leave my room and I didn’t do these things. What is in it for me?”

Tang Mo said, “The benefit has been shown. Abdullah is dead.”

The old man frowned. “What does it matter to me if he is dead?”

“You have one less competitor.”

Gazes swung between Tang Mo and the old man.

The old man stared at Tang Mo before laughing. “You might be right but I really didn’t leave my room.”

Instead of refuting him, Tang Mo took out a bottle of red-brown liquid from his pocket. He handed it over to Fu Wenduo, who passed it to Mu Huixue. Everyone received it in turn.

The old man looked suspicious after seeing Tang Mo take out the bottle. He took the liquid and smelt it. “Red wine?’

“Yes, it’s red wine.” Tang Mo was calm. “On the first time, I poured some of the wine on the table into a bottle I brought with me. The red wine has been exposed to the air for a long time and the smell has faded. The smell of this small bottle of red wine is so light that none of us can smell it unless we are close. When I left my room last night, I took it with me and I spilt a bit on the two players I met.”

The old man’s eyes widened with astonishment and he started looking at his body.

Tang Mo smiled. “Don’t look. It is behind you. I touched you last night when we were standing at the door.”

Bell immediately went behind the old man and saw a brown trace the size of a finger on the side of the white western coat that George was wearing. Bell smelt it and sneered. “It really is red wine. Last night, you were one of the three players who left!”

The old man was silent for a moment and once he opened his mouth, he showed no signs of panic. “I didn’t think you would prepare so much. Yes, I went outside last night but I didn’t do anything. I denied it before because I didn’t want to stir up trouble and make you doubt me. You all heard it. He just confessed to killing Abdullah. This has nothing to do with me. You know, I’ve always known that I am the weakest among the 17 players when it comes to fighting. That’s why I searched the castle once before returning to my room. I was afraid of being killed by him.” He pointed to Tang Mo. “Fortunately I came back or I would’ve ended up like Abdullah.”

Tang Mo said, “You aren’t admitting that you moved away Bai Ruoyao’s body and deliberately left a blood trace?”

The old man wondered, “Why should I do this? What good will it be for me? I can’t pass the instance even if you are all dead.”

A low voice was heard. “Didn’t you just say it?”

The old man turned to look at Fu Wenduo.

Fu Wenduo’s lips slightly curved. “It is because you are weak.”

Tang Mo continued, “Mr Yamamoto Takao, can you tell us now. Yesterday, when Mu Huixue asked everyone if they thought of a method to clear the instance, what method did you think of?”

Yamamoto Takao silently watched Tang Mo before finally deciding to open his mouth. “On the day that Noah comes, there is no need to find the monster and roast it for Noah. We just need to live longer than other players. The black tower says that if Noah can’t eat the roasted monster, he’ll eat all the players. Then… while Noah is eating people, we will keep burning people and he will eventually eat the real monster.”

He said, “The only thing I have to do is live longer. The longer I live, the better. However, this is only living. We won’t find the monster or wrote a name on the red ticket. There is no way to complete the grab the sixth mode or get clues about the seventh floor.” Compared to clues, he wanted to live more.

After these words, Yamamoto Takao closed his mouth and didn’t say anything.

Andrei stared at the old man. “We all know this method. Therefore, you must be the first human to be eaten by Noah.”

The old man’s face darkened before he quickly regained his composure. He sneered. “Maybe you are right. I am the weakest and can’t kill people. Last night, I didn’t get involved in your fight and it was my first chance to leave my room. Five players have died but I didn’t kill any of them.”

John opened his mouth. “He is right. Forget David and Anatoli, who were killed the second day. He wouldn’t be able to kill Lena Jokel on the first day without a struggle.”

Mu Huixue suddenly smiled. “He really didn’t kill anyone.”