Chapter 953: Hard Work Behind the Scenes
At the same time, in the opera house, in the VIP seats in the center of the second floor.
Jiang Xia was holding a goblet and sitting behind the railing, seemingly concentrating on enjoying Irene Adler's performance, but in fact, he had switched his field of vision and was watching Jinpei Matsuda, also known as "Jack the Ripper", working hard.
Unlike what players imagine, Jinpei Matsuda never considered something as boring as "suddenly rushing out and stabbing Irene Adler to death" from the very beginning.
Moreover, compared to being an assassin with cold weapons, he actually has other areas where he is more proficient.
There is a saying that goes, He who slays a dragon will eventually become a dragon.
Although Jinpei Matsuda's conscience has not yet been completely buried, he is quite good at explosions. Now he is suddenly forced to switch from a bomb disposal expert to an explosion master in the game, and he is doing a good job.
——At this time, Jinpei Matsuda was holding a bunch of homemade time bombs, recalling the structure of the opera house, and placing a package here and a package there like sending a courier.
This is not an easy job.
He had to ensure that the explosion effects were gorgeous and earth-shattering, while also leaving enough escape routes for players and NPCs with a strong desire to survive.
Of course, more importantly, we must not forget to avoid the box where Jiang Xia is.
——Although the psychic master didn't say it directly, but later, once the theater exploded, he would definitely not be willing to flee with the crowd. Instead, he would prefer scenes like "sitting on a high place in the chaos, elegantly tasting wine, overlooking the struggles of all beings." The point is of course not "watching others struggle", but that this is how you can have the aura that "Moriarty" should have.
Matsuda Jinpei: “…” The last point is the most difficult.
The people in the box can't be blown to dust, and the explosion point can't be too far away, otherwise it won't have the artistic conception of "sitting alone in the midst of an explosion". Hiss, if I had known earlier that I should have been gentler when fighting Noah and his NPCs, then I could have let Noah cheat and install a no-damage special effect. Unfortunately, now...
The worker sighed sadly, carefully calculated the weight of the bomb and the installation location, and patiently laid the groundwork.
…………
When the opera reached its climax, the timers on several bombs above the stage clicked to the end and finally returned to zero.
"boom--"
"boom--"
There were loud explosions one after another, and the entire opera house seemed to tremble. The ceiling and the decorations on it broke and collapsed, hitting the ground and splashing smoke and dust. The guests kept screaming in fear, no longer caring about enjoying the opera, and stood up in a panic and rushed to the exit.
The shaking is most obvious around the stage.
Irene Adler was forced to stop singing. She stepped on the ground, trying to keep her balance as if she were walking on a deck in a storm.
At this moment, there was a sound of shattering above her head. She instinctively raised her head and looked in the direction of the sound, just in time to see a large spotlight and its bracket shattering and falling, hitting her head.
"careful!"
In the chaos, the two children from "Hideki Moroboshi" rushed over, pushed Irene Adler away, and were smashed into foam by the pair of brackets.
…
In the box on the second floor, the split version of "Crystal Slime" lying on Jiang Xia's table looked at the scene with a little surprise: "These kids can actually save people... They learn quite quickly." He remembered the scene when the Junior Detective Team rescued the little fat boy when he first entered the game.
Compared to the audiences everywhere, the fake Moriarty and his subordinates in the VIP seats looked quite relaxed.
The dust and fire from the explosion scattered around them, but it did not have much killing power. Instead, it was just a dazzling special effect.
…
But the same thing, when it falls on the players, is nothing less than the fire of hell - this holographic game is too real to begin with, and all senses are restored. At this time, a terrifying rule is added: "If you fail the game, you will be electrocuted by the AI." The fighting spirit and desire to survive that the players burst out are not much different from those in the real world.
In the blink of an eye, two more teammates were eliminated. But now was not the time to remember the teammates - as long as there were still people alive on the field, they would not die. If we stopped to mourn and then everyone died, that would be the end.
"Go this way! Hurry up!" Conan calmly found a way out.
He directed the two high school girls, Hideki Moroboshi, and Irene Adler, who he had just rescued, to leave the theater as soon as possible.
Just now, Conan thought of many ways to "use the stage environment to capture Jack the Ripper."
These include but are not limited to "using various possible props to trip the opponent", "turning the strong light next to him directly into his eyes", etc.
But no matter which one, you have to be able to clearly see the location of "Jack the Ripper".
But who would have thought that this guy didn't show up around the stage at all, but simply and crudely solved the problem with a bomb.
"..." Conan led a group of friends and fled outside amid the dense meteorite-like falling debris. He looked calm and composed, but in his heart he wanted to pull the hair of Kudo Yusaku and Dr. Agasa - "Jack the Ripper", a guy who was more adept at using cold weapons in terms of both his name and his crime style, why did he suddenly bring out a bunch of bombs? !
…
I've been cheating my dad all day long, but I didn't expect that I would be cheated by him today.
Conan mentally cursed his luck.
He and several teammates rushed out of the audience. When they turned the corner, Conan suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked towards the second floor.
The firelight illuminated the face of "Professor Moriarty". He sat safely in a crumbling ruin, smiling and raising his glass to the players, as if inviting them to watch the spectacle of the audience struggling in the explosion.
Conan couldn't help but mutter under his breath: "... a madman who doesn't care about his life."
Next to him, Noah, who was wearing the shell of "Hideki Moroboshi", heard these words and subconsciously looked back.
The scene behind him was indeed very impactful, and when he thought of the cool and warm light effects, a considerable part of which was added by him, Noah couldn't help but say: "But it's pretty handsome."
"Indeed." Suzuki Sonoko actually had time to listen to gossip. She screamed amid the crackling debris and stubbornly continued, "Games at press conferences like this should all have screen recordings - Hey! People outside, did you hear me? Record the scene just now and give it to me as compensation for mental damage when I get out alive! Otherwise, I will sue you until you're bankrupt!"
Conan: “…”
With this group of amazing teammates, I always feel that my survival rate is constantly decreasing -1, -1, -1...
...Xiaolan is still the most reliable.
…
Just as I was thinking about it, the scorching air suddenly cleared.
——They managed to escape to the street outside before the theater turned into a raging fire.
(End of this chapter)
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