Shut Up Malevolent Dragon I Dont Want To Have Any More Children With You Chapter 666

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Ten hours into the game, everyone gathered in the castle’s first-floor hall, as they had agreed at the beginning.

“Let’s share the clues and information we’ve collected during this time,” Noa said.

Moon eagerly raised her hand first.

“Me, me, me! Big sister, Dad, Muse, and I found three item cards! These cards can extend the poisoning time by thirty minutes, one of them gives three task hints, and another one—um, um~”

Before Moon could reveal the effect of the third item card, Leon quickly covered her little mouth.

With her mouth blocked, Moon could only make muffled sounds, “Mmph? Mmph, mmph?”

“Don’t forget, there are Vengeful Spirit players here. We can’t let them know what our item cards do, or they’ll target us.”

Moon blinked her big eyes and nodded, “Got it, wāwā.”

Leon released her and continued,

“As for clues, we didn’t find anything particularly useful, but we can infer that the source of the plague is likely hidden in the basement.”

“I agree with Dad,” Noa added.

“Players are only allowed to stay in the basement for an hour at most. Based on the game lore, the basement was the original site of the immortality elixir’s creation. It’s reasonable to deduce that the plague’s origin is there too.”

“Brilliant!” Aurora chimed in.

“So, after you deduced that clue, Dad and Muse warned you, Mom, and Helena. What happened next?”

“What do you mean, ‘what happened next’?”

“Oh, like when you left the basement. Could you go back immediately to keep searching for clues, or not?”

Noa pulled out a hint card from her pocket and placed it on the table for everyone to see.

“After leaving the basement, there’s a two-hour cooldown before we can re-enter.

We initially thought about going back immediately, but Mom reminded us there might be hidden rules.

Aurora nodded thoughtfully.

“Got it. The escape room game’s design seems pretty solid. There aren’t any glaring bugs that would let players cheat the system.”

“For example, the issue of ‘refreshing and re-entering Basement Area C’ you mentioned,” Leon added.

“If we could enter and exit freely, the ‘one-hour limit in the basement’ rule would be meaningless.”

“Since that’s the case, let’s give this card to the next team heading to the basement,” Leon said, placing the beneficial item card on the table.

“As for the clues we found,” Aurora began,

“We didn’t gather much, but one thing is certain: the Vengeful Spirit players don’t know each other’s identities.”

She placed a hint card on the table. Its text read:

“Once possessed by a vengeful spirit, one cannot perceive others of the same kind. Mistrust? Or cooperation? The choice is yours.”

“This is crucial for players in the Good Camp,” Aurora explained.

“There are three teams and two possible scenarios.”

“Scenario one: the two Vengeful Spirit players are split between different teams.

In this case, they can’t easily communicate or identify each other.

They’d have to act independently, which increases the chance of mistakes. If they accidentally kill a teammate, it’s a huge loss for their side.”

“Scenario two: the two Vengeful Spirit players are on the same team.

This makes it easier for them to confirm each other’s identities, but it limits their ability to affect other teams.

The remaining two teams would face less threat.”

“In conclusion, as the countdown progresses, the Vengeful Spirit players are just as anxious as we are.

This is when they’re most likely to slip up. Keep a close eye on any suspicious behavior.”

Everyone nodded in unison.

“Alright, as Aurora suggested, let’s focus on finding clues while also identifying the Vengeful Spirit players,” Noa instructed.

“Got it, big sister~”

“Alright, if there’s nothing else to share, then let’s—”

Before Noa could finish, everyone’s item bracelets suddenly emitted an eerie yellow glow.

After a few seconds of flickering, all bracelets except for Leon’s, Noa’s, Hefei’s, and Helena’s turned yellow.

Noa frowned as she examined her bracelet.

“According to the game rules, yellow indicates a fatigue state.

We need to complete tasks to recover from it.”

“Like the poison status, fatigue won’t result in elimination if left untreated,

but it does impose certain restrictions.”

She paused before adding,

“Unfortunately, we don’t know what those restrictions are yet.”

“Either way, our priority now is to recover from this fatigue status,” Aurora said with a sigh.

“This will delay us even more.”

“It’s fine. We’re only ten hours in; there’s still plenty of time,” Noa reassured her.

“But even with ample time, so many people entering a fatigue state simultaneously will slow down progress significantly.”

After a moment of thought, Noa suggested,

“Let’s split into two groups for now.

The fatigued players will focus on completing their recovery tasks, while Mom, Moon, and Helena continue searching for the source of the plague.”

“This way, we minimize wasted time.”

Everyone agreed with Noa’s plan.

“Alright, let’s get moving.”

As the groups began to scatter, Moon pointed upstairs.

“Do you think I’m happy to be in Mom’s group because I love being with her?”

“No, no.”

What she really meant was:

“Yay~ Big sister isn’t teaming up with Helena this time!”

Everyone dispersed to complete their tasks.

Rosvisser took Moon’s hand, ruffling her hair gently before turning to Leon.

“It seems Moon prefers being in my group.”

Leon crossed his arms and snorted, “Not worth arguing over.”

“Oh, by the way, here.”

Leon handed Rosvisser an item card.

Rosvisser accepted it curiously, reading its text:

“Grants three task hints.”

Raising an eyebrow, she smiled. “Why are you giving this to me?”

“What do you think?”

“Because you care about me.”

“No, it’s because without Moon around, with your silly dragon brain, you wouldn’t be able to complete a single task.”

“…”

“You’re asking for it, Casmod!”

Rosvisser scooped up Moon and stormed off, raising her tail as if ready to swat Leon.

Leon laughed and darted out of range, sticking his tongue out playfully.

“Accept my benevolence, woman!”

“Get lost, you idiot!”

Moon pouted.

“Mom and Dad are fighting again! ٩(๑`^´๑)۶”