Novel Bin Chapter 18: The game is too easy. (4)
Chapter 18: The game is too easy. (4)
The people who were going crazy over the plays I had showed them not too long ago were all harmoniously cursing me out.
After clearing the fourth stage of the tutorial, I headed through the passage leading to the final stage.
After passing through the damp, dark pathway, I reached a vast cavern lit by torches.
The setting of this stage was a cave located outside Jerusalem.
If you passed through the huge stone wall at the end of the cavern, you would reach the exit.
That signified the end of the tutorial.
The last one has arrived as well.
As soon as I entered the cavern, a man wearing a hood appeared, speaking grimly.
The man's words echoed against the walls of the cave.
I gripped the dagger in my hand loosely and glanced around.
Nine men slinked out from where they had been stealthily cloaked by the shadows.
Only one shadow can leave this place to carry out our glorious crusade.
[Stage 5: Please prepare for the final trial.]
- The atmosphere here is really no laughing matter.
- ohhhhhh
- A lot of people have to fold at this part of AOA.
Just as the viewers said in the chat, the mood inside the cavern was incredible.
Despite the fact that this was a game, the atmosphere really heightened the players tension.
Not even the slightest sound of breathing could be heard in the cave.
The last stage of the tutorial would only end once every assassin amongst the nine were terminated.
A battle royale would progress in tight quarters.
When it came to experiencing actual content, there was nothing that could compare to a battle royale.
As a game where assassination was the central component of content, combat skills and situational judgement were both essential.
In my opinion, this was the perfect way to finish off the tutorial.
"Chansik-ah, because youre trying to complete the No Deaths Clear Mission, can I give you some tips in advance? This part is really hard. Even some of the best players couldnt clear it in Nightmare mode.
My observer, Dongsoo hyung, said something for the first time in a while.
You must be bored huh?
Ill just nod for the time being.
Dongsoo hyungs role using the instructor concept had been fairly insignificant so far, so I thought it would be a good idea to give him a chance.
When I nodded, Dongsoo hyung, who had been enduring, immediately opened his mouth.
Theres a hiding place over there on the stone wall in the right corner. If you hide out there until youre one of the last two What are you doing now?
Id heard that when people get old, they seek stability.
The Dongsoo hyung I knew wasnt like this.
He was someone who always uncompromisingly looked for challenges. Time was definitely a scary thing.
I, at least, refused to be like that!
".Chansik-ah?"
Hyung, we play games to have fun, but whats the fun in hiding?
You crazy dude! Thats how this is supposed to be beaten!
Ayy, youre not supposed to play games like this? Every time I try to beat something, I just go for it.
Actually, the tutorial video I had watched had also said to hide in the space between the walls and wait.
Had he said that the only way to clear it was to fight once you were one of the last two people remaining?
But to be honest, that wasnt fun.
That wasnt the way I did things.
- lolololol thats true
- im playing games for fun~
- Why would you bring him in as a guest when hes such a stuck up prick? Even if hes a good player, theres no way he can beat nine people by himself. fucking stupid bastard lolol
- If he were my dongsaeng, Id turn off the capsule and beat him up.
- the NEETS1 are getting too immersed again haha for gods sake just watch the broadcast.
- Who was the last one to do this? Wasnt there a famous foreign streamer who tried to do it this way in Silence mode and got slaughtered? In Nightmare, youll probably die in a second.
- yaya theres also a tutorial that says you have to hide. Its the devs official one.
The public sentiment was pretty chaotic.
To them, Dongsoo hyungs coaching was very reasonable.
It probably seemed like I was a noob being reckless on my first game.
It must have felt like they were eating a lot of sweet potatoes.
However, I looked at Dongsoo hyung and smiled.
"Hyung."
".Why are you like this.
I prepared for this really well too. Trust me just this once.
Its a waste of your mission!
I was grateful for his attentiveness in taking care of me, but I was confident.
I had already done enough analysis though watching playthroughs.
Besides, if it was like this, I thought I had prepared enough to give it a try.
What? What if I failed?
The mission limit was three tries, so I could just start over.
Dongsoo hyung exhaled heavily at my words and waved his hand.
Do it your way.
- Youre doing this just because you prepared for it.
- lololol not everyone goes to seoul national university just because they prepared for the college entrance exam
- So wheres your university?
- why are you bringing that up here fckng idiot
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The viewers who had been stuffed up with sweet potatoes2 were expressing their unhappiness in the chat room.
The people who were going crazy over the plays I had showed them not too long ago were all harmoniously cursing me out.
These guys enthusiasm really cooled down quickly3.
However, I didnt really care all that much.
If I really was following through with this, I had to show them a twist at this point.
It wasnt too much of a burden because I had experienced it often in <Gaia Online>.
I tightened my grip around the dagger in my hand and the corners of my mouth lifted.
As soon as I finished readying myself, a message appeared in my mind. Updat𝒆d fr𝒐m n0v𝒆lb(i)n.c(o)/m
[The final test is beginning in earnest!]
[Be the last one standing.]
Lets show them the power of preparation.
The word used here is see here, a slang used in Korea to refer to NEETs on twitch specifically, where NEET refers to a person Not in Education, Employment, or Training Back
this is a KR saying where it means the content makes you feel stuffy Back
refers to a crowd getting super riled up then cooling down just as quickly Back
TN: Happy holidays, everyone! Sorry this took so long ? and thanks for your patience.
I hope that we all can stay safe and healthy in the year to come. No matter how bad things get, even when you feel like you're crumbling to pieces, I hope that you'll be able to find the courage to drag yourself up, and that you'll have the support you need whatever comes your way. Happy new year!