Out-of-control players in the world of Detective Conan

Chapter 500 The Hell Path That's Not Worth Mentioning

"..."

In the monitoring room, Masayoshi Emiya stared wide-eyed at the images on the monitor screen.

Later, he kept rubbing his eyes, almost grinding his cornea into a cone shape.

He had prepared all the mechanisms inside the trap room in advance.

For example, this level, the Hell Realm.

The eruption of flames actually follows a certain pattern.

Short and long, short and long.

Following this procedure, the mechanisms here will be repeated.

After all, if every level is a dead end, then there's no point in him creating so many traps.

So, what exactly is this person doing?

He just started lecturing on some principles over there, and then he started making Zisha teapots?

After a moment of confusion, Emiya Masayoshi shook his head with a relaxed smile.

Just as it's impossible to understand what a mentally flawed, antisocial personality disordered demon is thinking when he's doing bad things.

This demon's act of rushing into the fire is incomprehensible to normal people.

That's right; you don't need to understand it at all.

Emiya Masayoshi poured himself a glass of wine.

He looked up, beer down his throat, his eyes naturally falling on the monitor screen where Qi Ming was.

"puff!"

Emiya Masayoshi spat out a mouthful of beer mixed with saliva that he hadn't fully swallowed.

Because the first burst of flame was brief, the flame dissipated quickly.

Qi Ming... Qi Ming was still standing there unharmed.

Not to mention burns, this person's clothes weren't even wrinkled!

What happened? The trap failed?

Or……

"Is this a test of courage?"

Emiya Masayoshi unconsciously repeated what Qi Ming had just said.

Is this really how the organization works?

Qi Ming discovered a hidden function that even the owner of his trap house didn't know about?

Looking back now, I realize that all those people I captured before were struggling through the hell realms with fear in their hearts.

So this mechanism actually caused magical damage?

Emiya Masayoshi's mind suddenly became a bit confused.

……

In the hell realm.

"Everyone saw it, this flame has no effect on me at all."

Qi Ming said to the viewers in the live broadcast room with a smile.

However, in the eyes of the audience, they really just thought that Qi Ming was in some kind of secret room.

A short while later, someone in the live chat immediately began to offer a detailed and insightful analysis.

[Host, I think you've misunderstood. I still stand by my opinion: the flames are emitted in a predictable pattern, and the flames are likely harmful. Players should avoid the flames.]

I think this escape room should have a health bar design, like a bracelet that identifies the flame projections and deducts health if you get hit by them.

The scenery is well-designed, and with some improvements to the game mechanics, it should be quite good.

"Oh, it seems we have an escape room expert in our live stream."

Qi Ming smiled.

The health bar mechanism does exist, but the damage was too low to affect him.

"Okay, now let's move on."

Qi Ming continued to stride forward, but after a few steps, the flames erupted again.

boom!

I have to say, this fire projection is incredibly realistic!

Yeah, I feel like my screen is burning up.

[Bro, I'm on fire too]

With no obstacles along the way, Qi Ming passed through the hundred meters and entered the iron gate leading to the next one.

At the same time, the iron gates of Hell's Path behind them closed.

"Alright, my darlings, we've now successfully passed the first hurdle."

[…Host, it feels like you've turned a puzzle-solving level into a brute-force level.]

[Exactly, at least stay there a little longer to see if the flame eruptions are regular before leaving.]

"Hey, how can you call me a brute? I got out of here using my intelligence, because I saw through the flames at a glance that they couldn't hurt me."

[The streamer tried to save face by suggesting using real fire in the escape room.]

Children, prepare to roast the corpse.

【LLLL】

Qi Ming switched the camera to the front and rolled his eyes at everyone.

However, real fire is indeed used here.

"Thank you for the tip, Sweet Boiled ...

Ignoring the discouraging comments on the screen, Qi Ming thanked everyone for the gifts while looking up at the second level he was currently in.

The large, empty room was completely bare.

There was a huge combination lock door in front of them, and many iron doors on the surrounding walls.

The style of those iron gates looked exactly the same as the iron gate behind him.

The iron gate wasn't completely closed, making it appear somewhat crudely made.

However, among the many closed iron gates, two doors were open.

Qi Ming came to an open iron gate and looked out. As the flames subsided, he saw Shinichi Kudo, who had already traveled some distance.

However, Shinichi Kudo looked rather disheveled, with his clothes and pants charred by the flames and his face as red as if he had been boiled.

His mouth kept opening and closing, chanting incantations of short and long.

"What the heck, thinking about school multiple-choice assignments?"

It seems that everyone is separated only in the first level, and will be brought together again in the second level.

Shinichi Kudo feels like he's about to catch fire.

Although he now understands the pattern of the flame eruption, his body seems to be unable to withstand it.

His heat resistance seems a bit too poor.

"Are you still holding on? Do you need my help?"

Hearing Qi Ming's voice, Shinichi Kudo looked up, panting, and saw Qi Ming shouting at him from behind the door.

Shinichi Kudo's eyes flickered, and at that moment he seemed to see a pair of wings growing from Qi Ming's back.

"I……"

Shinichi Kudo had just uttered his first word when the flames erupted again.

boom!

The wall of fire blocked their path once again.

Qi Ming could see the subtitles that popped up when he spoke.

He only played the word "I," and he didn't know what the other person meant by it.

The flames lasted quite a while this time; it took more than ten seconds for the flames to dissipate. Qi Ming tilted his head and thought to himself.

"System, please expand on what Shinichi Kudo wanted to say just now."

[Undergoing expansion—]

[Expansion complete]

[Shinichi Kudo: I am Shinichi Kudo, the Sherlock Holmes of the Reiwa era! I've already seen through the pattern of this trap, no need for help!]

"Wow, that's ambitious. Good job. It seems you still have that drive and haven't been completely worn down yet."

Qi Ming nodded approvingly.

As the flames subsided, it was discovered that much of Shinichi Kudo's clothing had been charred.

The two locked eyes again, and a moment later, Qi Ming grinned and gave Shinichi Kudo a thumbs up.

Shinichi Kudo couldn't help but smile when he saw Qi Ming give him a thumbs-up.

Although he seemed quite hopeless as an enemy before, now, as a limited-time companion, Qi Ming is incredibly reliable!

Then... Shinichi Kudo's expression froze.

Because Qi Ming just turned around and left.

"..."

Just leave? !

Shinichi Kudo's cheeks twitched incessantly.

You even gave me a thumbs up, how come you just left?!

Didn't you promise to come and help me?

And what could Qi Ming say?

With such a confident smile on your face, I definitely have to trust my partner!