Chapter 253 The Strange Clock
Chapter 253 The Strange Clock
After the doctor's voice disappeared, everyone felt a deep sense of malice wash over them, as if it wanted to leave them all there.
"Damn it, the communication has been cut off!"
Conan cursed under his breath. It made sense. Since Noah's Ark had orchestrated this conspiracy, it couldn't possibly stand by and watch Asakawa Yu and the others cheat.
Rumble!
In an instant, the entire bridge began to shake, and in the next second, the entire bridge began to collapse from behind.
"Get out of here!"
Conan roared, and the children instantly began to rush forward at full speed, because they knew that if they fell from here, it would mean that they were eliminated from the game.
Asakawa Yu narrowed his eyes, and then his body moved instantly.
Although he knew Noah's Ark was behind it, now was not the time to confront him.
Just as everyone was rushing forward, the boy in the blue shirt was a little slow to react at the start and fell behind. So when the bridge collapsed to his feet, he also fell down.
"what!!!"
Just when he thought he was about to be eliminated and had closed his eyes to accept reality, he felt his hands being held tightly by two people.
"Damn it! Don't move!" Conan held on tightly, so tightly that veins popped out at the corners of his eyes.
"If you don't want to die, you'd better keep pulling me along."
Asakawa Yu's tone remained as cold as ever, but now, the child didn't think so. He felt that the adult who had just been lecturing them in the venue seemed... not as bad as they had imagined.
Finally, with Conan and Asakawa Yu's combined efforts, the boy was successfully pulled up.
"Are you okay?!"
"How are you doing?"
After successfully rescuing the child, Xiaolan and Mingmei quickly went to the child's side to check his injuries.
"No...I'm fine."
"Thank... thank you for saving me."
With the crisis averted, the boy stood up in a daze and thanked Asakawa Yu and the others.
"It's alright. We're teammates now, so of course we won't just watch you get eliminated like this."
"If you don't want to die quickly, run faster next time, kid."
Asakawa Yu glanced at him coldly, then stopped paying attention to him and continued walking forward.
"That's just how he is, but he's actually softer than anyone else. You don't need to take what he just said to heart."
Akemi looked at the rescued child with a wry smile and began to explain.
"No, and that older brother is right, I could actually have run faster just now."
"Oh my, I never knew someone had this side to them. What, the coffee shop is failing and you're thinking of becoming a primary school teacher?"
Ai Haibara looked at Yu Asakawa with a hint of jealousy, seemingly quite interested in his performance just now.
His arrogant demeanor reminded her of someone else... well, it wasn't her!
Wow, this is so exciting! I'm already getting excited!
[I love how sweet and aloof Asakawa is! I just want to hug him and give him a good cuddles!]
[Upstairs, could it be that you're the legendary...mommy fan?]
"What should we do next?" Genta couldn't help but ask, looking at the broken bridge.
This is also the question that everyone present most wanted to know.
"Didn't we just say that since Sherlock Holmes exists in this world, our first priority is to find him?" Conan calmly analyzed.
"That's right, finding Sherlock Holmes is like having the power of a hundred people!"
"That's right!"
"But where exactly are we supposed to look for him?"
Hideki Moroboshi and the others, who had been quietly watching their discussion, couldn't help but ask a question.
"Idiots, you don't even know this?" Genta said sarcastically with an impatient look on his face.
"you!"
"Alright," Asakawa Yu interrupted their conversation.
"Time waits for no one, let's get going. Besides, when you think of Sherlock Holmes, you'll definitely think of that place."
“Baker Street,” Conan and Asakawa Yu said in unison.
Looking at the two people who seemed to be shining brightly, Xiaolan and Mingmei felt a different kind of feeling welling up inside them.
It was a feeling that was... hard to describe.
Under the current circumstances, Asakawa Yu, as the oldest member of the team, naturally became the leader of the team.
Moreover, he had just risked his life to save someone, which made his words even more convincing.
And so, led by Asakawa Yu, the group headed toward Baker Street.
…………
As the group walked onto a bustling street and gazed around with curiosity, Hideki Moroboshi suddenly looked up at the clock above them.
"Look, don't you think that clock looks weird?!"
After he said that, everyone looked up at their heads.
The minute hand of the clock, which was originally at the top, was strangely reversing, and this unusual scene immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Really!"
Asakawa Yuya looked up at this miraculous scene, but he knew that it was just a reminder from Noah's Ark.
The purpose was to give them a hint, so they would know how many children were still alive in the other games.
"It's strange, but it makes perfect sense."
Asakawa Yu's inexplicable remark instantly attracted everyone's attention.
"Boss, why do you say that?" Mingmei asked curiously.
The other children also began to look at him curiously, hoping he would give an answer.
Only Hideki Moroboshi was watching him secretly with a strange look in his eyes. Although he thought he was hiding it well, Asakawa Yu, who was unusually sensitive to gazes, naturally noticed him.
Conan, meanwhile, stared at the strange clock and began to ponder.
"From 50 to 49, and then from 49 to 48, don't you realize anything?"
"I understand!" Conan exclaimed.
Conan turned to look at everyone, his tone tinged with fear, "That's the number of children who participated in the game!"
Upon hearing this, Mitsuhiko and the others immediately understood.
"So, reversing the 2-point mark means..."
Conan nodded seriously. "That's right. I'm afraid two people have been eliminated on another stage..."
Meanwhile, in the real world, two of the 50 cocoon-like game pods that were originally on the platform emitted a burst of white mist and then slowly descended.
This scene filled all the adults present with a sense of panic and horror…
AWB