Chapter 540: Jack the Ripper's Strength
Chapter 540: Jack the Ripper's Strength
Crises always come unexpectedly and without any symptoms.
The flames spread in the darkness, emitting light, which allowed her to see the person in front of her clearly.
The last of the Old London plot characters, Alice Watson, was alert.
Sherlock Holmes, who was equivalent to her adoptive father, disappeared quietly in the darkness during the investigation.
Perhaps, the mastermind knew that she had found out about the university and planned to repeat what happened before.
However, for Alice, if she had been prepared...she would not fall into the trap.
The moment Jack the Ripper's figure flashed, Alice took out an exaggerated gun from somewhere. She didn't care whether she could hit anyone or not. She took out a pair of glasses, hung them on her face, and opened fire directly.
Suddenly, a strong light shot straight into the sky, and the high-frequency flashes almost illuminated the University of Dunlun. Even the deep eternal night was dispelled by the brief strong light, allowing Mao Lilan and others who rushed to the University of Dunlun to notice the situation.
"...I heard that Miss Alice is a very talented scientist."
Haibara Ai stood where she was, waiting until the strong light in her sight completely disappeared before she decided to move forward.
On the way, she did not forget to talk about what she knew about Alice Watson.
"She has many special technological products that are ahead of their time, just like props in a game."
"This flash bomb, which is clearly beyond the manufacturing capabilities of this era, is obviously her creation."
"So, there's a high probability that Miss Alice hasn't been caught by Professor Moriarty yet. We have to hurry up."
...a technological product that is ahead of its time?
Mao Lilan's memory suddenly flashed back to the special things she saw in 221B Baker Street.
The one that left the deepest impression on her was the treasure chest that contained Alice’s manuscript.
The physical hypnosis ability of that thing is really strong. Anyone can fall for it in a flash!
"But if Jack the Ripper is very powerful, then those things won't be of much use, right?"
Mitsuhiko followed behind Haibara Ai and asked with some confusion.
"If Jack the Ripper is as strong as Uncle Yuan, I feel that these interference props alone will be useless."
"Even a pistol seems a little bit lacking. We should use a Thompson submachine gun to shoot, right?"
"Will Miss Alice have such a high-lethality invention?"
"...If it's not unexpected, there shouldn't be any. It's useless for her to create such a thing."
Ai Haibara glanced at Mitsuhiko behind her and began to explain.
"Most of the criminals and villains that Holmes usually encounters are not strong enough in combat."
"Those with strong enough combat power or influence can often resolve dangers through other means."
"If we just resort to force, the end result will be bad."
The consequence of this is that smart people like Sherlock Holmes and Alice tend to overthink.
When the opponent completely disregards the law, morality, and does not listen to persuasion, and just raises his hand to shoot...
There is a high probability that 99 percent of wise men will fall before such a sudden attack.
Tick, tick, tick, tick.
The sound of footsteps was heard inside the University of Dunlun, but the members of the Junior Detective Team were a little confused.
Because under the influence of such strong light and continuous noise, no one from Dunlun University came out to check the situation outside. This seemed a little too abnormal. How could there be no one awake in a university?
Or maybe, Dunlun University itself is a trap scene left by the system, and the students and teachers inside are just decorations. Therefore, no matter what kind of movement is made, it is impossible for Dunlun University to become abnormal... ?
zizi.
The lightning from the electric shock gun wrapped around the bursting water gun and rushed forward rapidly.
At this moment, even Jack the Ripper's expression changed. From the flash bombs at the beginning, to the noise makers later, and now the water guns and stun guns.
As he had no memory of Noah's Ark, he really couldn't understand why a ten-year-old child had so much trouble.
If this guy hadn't found his hiding place, he would probably never have known that the other party was so difficult to deal with!
However, the speed of the water gun alone could not keep up with Jack the Ripper.
In the movie, the opponent is Ran Mouri, a high school girl who can quickly kill people with a physique beyond that of an ordinary person.
Both his physique and skills have probably reached at least three stars and LV3.
It is even possible that Jack the Ripper also had a four-star physique.
Although Alice's reaction was quick enough, her body was only that of a ten-year-old child after all.
Even if Kyogoku Makoto were to come, he might not be able to defeat Jack the Ripper at the age of ten.
“… Uwaaa, the battery is out…”
The water gun and stun gun in Alice's hands misfired at the same time, and both the water tank and the battery she brought were consumed.
She stared at Jack the Ripper who was moving quickly towards her, and took out the last of the ammunition from her bag while mumbling.
"...Really...this is so troublesome...who are you?"
Inspector Lestrade was once a pickpocket. One day, he lost his mind and went to Sherlock Holmes's house.
At that time, she stole Alice's smoke gun. Later, Alice found Gina Lestrade and gave the smoke gun to her. The special ammunition loaded in this bullet is an enhanced version of the special ammunition of the smoke gun.
In other words... this bullet loaded into a special firearm becomes a powerful smoke bomb, which is her last resort to get rid of the enemy in dangerous moments.
"……goodbye!"
The smoke bomb was detonated, and strong smoke erupted instantly, covering the nearby houses.
However, in the pitch-black smoke, someone smiled quietly.
By the time Haibara Ai and the others arrived at the core of the smoke, the smoke had almost dissipated.
The only thing left there was a pistol with a rather strange shape and a muzzle as big as a cannon.
"Is this... the gun that Officer Lestrade carries on his back...?"
Huibara Ai half-knelt down, reached out to pick up the pistol, and immediately found the shape of the gun from her memory.
This was the gun that Officer Lestrade had on his back when he was seen in the ward.
Since she had never seen her use it, Haibara Ai didn't care about it. However, the unique appearance of the gun still left a deep impression on her, so much so that when she saw the gun dropped by Alice, she was able to recognize it at the first time.
"This gun's ability... is to create smoke...?"
She raised her head and looked around, vaguely seeing a bit of blurry mist.
There is no doubt that using fog as a means of escape or attack against the Fog City Killer is an unwise choice.
So...are we already a step too late?
Zizzi——————
Something was making a sound, and several people looked towards the direction where the sound came from.
"You guys have been investigating me, right?"
It was a voice transmitter, with no one operating it, and the voice sounded very unfamiliar.
"I want to... play a game with you guys."
He said.
(End of this chapter)