Annihilated Lilith

Chapter 76 76. Nebbiolo Festival (12)

After entering the channel summoned by the female doll, Makar followed Emma, ​​hesitating to speak several times.

"Ask if you want!"

"Oh... I'm afraid to ask... I don't seem smart enough..."

"First of all, the first puppet cannot be a rogue. Because if he is a rogue, what he said is a lie, then he is a killer, which is contrary to the premise that a rogue is not a killer."

"Well, then what?"

There are three possibilities.

The first possibility: the first man is a knight, so what he says is true, so what the second man says is also true, so he is a citizen, and the third man is a rascal.In this case, the killer is a citizen.

The second possibility: the first person is a citizen, but not a murderer, so the statement of the second person is also true, so the second person is a knight, and the third person is a rascal.In this case, the killer is a knight.

The third possibility is that the first person is a citizen and also a killer, so what the third person says is true, so the third person is a knight, and the second person is a rascal.

Among all possibilities, the third person is not the killer.

When the third man was asked if he was the killer, it was in fact confirmed that he was not.If he answered "no," then he was telling the truth and it was immediately clear that the first person was the killer.

But in fact, a second question was raised, indicating that the third person must be a scoundrel, and the answer to the first was "yes".

Under such circumstances, no matter what the situation is, it can already be judged that the second person is the killer.

If you want to continue to pursue, assuming that the answer to the second question is "no", it is still impossible to determine the identity of the first two dolls.

But the last thing the female doll said was "knowing the identity", which means that the answer she got to the second question was also "yes".

The conclusion is that the first doll is a citizen, the second is a knight and a killer, and the third is a rogue.

Makar frowned, obviously the question of replaying was a bit difficult for him.

"It seems that you are really not fooled!"

"It's just a fluke, I just noticed the key."

What Emma thought in her heart was that if they were only allowed to determine who the killer was, the examiner would be merciful.

Moreover, the larger doubts have not yet been resolved.

The Makar next to him was brave in the battle just now. If he is a high-level puppet for trials, why should he help himself with all his strength?

The appearance of that female doll proved that dolls do have levels of fidelity.She can make various expressions and also demonstrates spells to open passages.If it wasn't for half of his body still embedded in the wall, he would be almost the same as a real person.

So is it reasonable for a puppet like Makar who can laugh, make trouble and make jokes?He had lured himself to go indoors in the city several times before, and most of them had received corresponding instructions. There were traps and the like in there, which could be regarded as a test of the player's caution.

This time the corridor is no longer so long, nor is it straight.After a few corners, we soon came to a new space.

It was very similar to the cave before entering the mask room, also empty, surrounded by rough, undecorated rock walls.But this time there is a raised stone platform in the middle, which can barely be regarded as a "table".There is a glittering golden incense burner on it, which is emitting green smoke.

"Didn't it say that you can go to the next level? What does this mean?"

Makar yelled and turned around, letting the sound spread to every corner of the cave.This is obviously protesting with the examiner.

Emma walked to the incense burner and tried to open the lid, but to no avail, she simply wrapped it with a ball of water, trying to extinguish the smoke.

This is most likely hypnotic or hallucinogenic stuff and should not be left alone.

But the incense continued to burn, and the smoke even continued to come out through the water firmly.

"Don't make unnecessary attempts. It is a timer and has no other effect."

Mr. Bach's voice came from the top, and Emma blushed and put down the censer.

"Ahem, you are now standing at the gate of customs clearance. When you entered the city wall, you once used a 'key', but that was only the key of the first gate."

It should be said that the brooch was exchanged for "travel money". Emma is a little unhappy to mention it now.

"To get out of the city wall now, you need to use the second key. This key is hidden somewhere in this space..."

Before Mr. Bach finished speaking, Emma raised her hand suddenly and interrupted him.

"Can I just guess where the key is?"

"……you say."

"I guess the key is with Makar!"

"What are you talking about?! Are you crazy! How can I have that kind of thing!"

Before Mr. Bach could respond, Makar became anxious and almost jumped up to curse.

"Be quiet..." Emma comforted.

"...Why do you guess like that?"

Originally, it was just a tentative question, but there is no rule that you cannot ask questions anyway.Mr. Bach's words made the big stone in Emma's heart fall to the ground completely.

"He should be your 'work'. I was already terrified halfway through, and thought I was going to have a fight with him."

It seems that the first level is really not a test of combat effectiveness. The purpose of sending high-level dolls to accompany them is that the first step is to make mistakes in the city and eliminate some players; the second step is to provide protection and support in the cave and gain trust; The third step is to confuse the players, causing the so-called "darkness under the lights", and the final key cannot be found.

As for Makar's face behind the mask, it is the so-called "key clue". If it is not found, it is easy to be completely confused.

"It seems that when you took off the key mask, you didn't show your face, and you already had the answer in your heart. There were also players who chose to fight with the puppet at that time."

This... Emma is really embarrassed to say that because she knew she couldn't beat her, she didn't dare to make a rash move.Let Mr. Bach's "beautiful misunderstanding" persist.

"What are you talking about?!"

Makar completely exploded, frightened and angry.He drew his arrow and pointed his bow at Emma.

"All right, Makar."

Mr. Bach recited a few verses, and Makar's eyes suddenly lost their luster, and he was stunned for a moment.Then he stiffened, dropped his weapon, and settled into a standing stance.

I saw his chest opened a few times, and it turned out to be empty inside, with a mechanism hidden box.The next moment, a brooch-shaped key similar to the one that came in was sent out from the box.

"He... really doesn't know that he is a puppet?"

Emma recalled all the things before, and Makar's reactions were very natural, plus the reaction of the collapse just now...

This can only be explained by "he really regards himself as a human being", which feels a bit cruel.

"You can think of this as a kind of hypnosis. Before I undo the hypnosis, he really thought he was a participating apprentice."

"I think it is allowed to attack him at the beginning, right?"

"Of course, this is my favorite game. Those who can beat him are naturally eligible to enter the next round."

Emma shook her head, so the key to this level is whether Makar's puppet identity can be recognized, whether it is through intelligence or violence.

Although it is a magic competition, if you "choose" to break through with intelligence, there are not many places where magic is used in the first round.It is more to test the mind of the contestants and whether they can think calmly when facing problems.

This may be to prevent the next match from being full of fighters and make it ugly. After all, to some extent, it is also to please the gentlemen who watch the match.

One last look at this "companion" who accompanied the whole process in the first round of trials, he has completely changed back to the appearance of a puppet.

Emma nodded slightly to Makar as farewell, then turned around and walked resolutely to the wall where the mechanism was located.

(End of this chapter)