Bonus for 2000 PS.
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Being able to stand and run, that's like a miracle to .
~Oguri Cap
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At this stage, Hasumi had not completely broken down from fear yet, though her heart rate was already pushing past 200.
But Hasumi still retained a sliver of rationality.
Retaining a sliver of rationality ant... what Hasumi was truly afraid of was not the horde of monsters behind her.
What she feared was being unable to bring back Crimson Night's legacy! She had to bring back Crimson Night's legacy!
She wanted to earn Crimson Night's praise, the recognition of all players, and the admiration of all players!
So Hasumi could not die! No matter what, she absolutely could not die!
But just as Hasumi found her way back and ran into the manor's main hall, the scene she dreaded most occurred.
The others, who should have been safe aboard the airship, were now standing ready with weapons, prepared to co and rescue her.
"Why did you co to save ?! Run! Hurry and run!" At this mont, Hasumi's voice truly carried a sob.
"What's there to be afraid of? As long as those monsters can be killed."
Just as Ryan, holding a shovel, was about to speak confidently, he saw the massive swarm of monsters rushing toward them behind Hasumi.
"Damn it! Hasumi, did you aggro the entire manor?! I couldn't beat them all even with ten shovels! Kyo! Do you think you can take down these monsters?"
Like most players who had tead up with Kyo, Ryan unconditionally trusted that the Great Lord Kyo could create miracles for them. No matter how difficult the dungeon was, Kyo could clear it!
However, when Ryan turned his head to look at Kyo, who should have been standing beside him... he only found Kyo's corpse lying silently and motionless on the ground, its neck twisted at a grotesque angle.
"Kyo, how did you die without making a sound?! No! How did you die?!" Ryan also shouted in despair at that mont.
Then, a crisp laugh rang in his ears. A pale little girl in a bloodstained red dress was looking at him from not far away with a ghastly smile.
Isn't this just fucking ga over?
"Everyone! On my command! We grab her and run!" Ryan made a split-second decision and gave the order, leading the remaining Macchiato, Mio, Irene, and the others to turn and flee.
Just as everyone was frantically trying to escape the manor, Macchiato pushed open the manor's main door, and a huge eyeless hound clamped its jaws around her in one bite.
Sound-Seeking Hound!
"What the hell is this?! Help! Help , help , help , help ! I'm going to die! Save !" Just as Macchiato finished shouting, she was directly chewed up and eaten by the hound.
Also, players in Descent into Netherworld Village did not feel any pain. This was a mandatory setting Carl had implented.
For players, death was just the screen tilting and suddenly switching into Spectator Mode.
Naturally, everyone inside the manor had nowhere to escape. Irene, having been scared completely to tears, cried out, "Mama! Lord Car..." before being killed.
The remaining three were not spared either, eventually eting their ends in various creative ways, resulting in a total party wipe.
"Total Party Wipe! You failed to extract any loot!"
When this crimson prompt popped up, everyone respawned aboard the airship.
After respawning, Hasumi looked at her empty hands.
At this mont... her heart was shrouded in intense self-bla, regret, and despair.
The thought, "Is my life completely over from now on?" surfaced in her mind.
Contrary to Hasumi's solemn mood... after respawning, the people on the ship burst into uncontrollable laughter.
"Kyo, you finally had your day! Dying without making a sound!" Ryan said, slapping Kyo on the shoulder.
"It was a scripted death. There was nothing I could do," Kyo shrugged, indicating his helplessness.
"I can't take it. The way Miss Macchiato got swallowed by that big dog was too funny." As a fan of Crimson Night, Mio had naturally watched many ga streams, including Macchiato's, so she rcilessly mocked Macchiato's pathetic screams before death.
"I couldn't help it! That dog bit out of nowhere. Even if it didn't hurt, it was still terrifying!" Macchiato tried to defend herself.
"It seems dying early and moving to the Spectator Seats has its perks. I can't either... I'm laughing so hard I can't breathe."
Crimson Night was clutching her stomach in discomfort. It seed she had been laughing the entire ti from the Spectator Seats.
And Hasumi... she looked on, sowhat unable to understand the Saviors before her, who could still laugh so happily even after a total party wipe.
"Hasumi, what's wrong?" Crimson Night was more observant and noticed that Hasumi's condition seed off.
"I... I..."
When Crimson Night asked, Hasumi finally lost control of her emotions and burst into tears in front of everyone.
"I'm sorry! I'm sorry, everyone! I didn't bring back Lady Crimson Night's relics, I didn't protect Lady Macchiato's life, and I caused a total party wipe, losing all the loot! It's all my fault! I am an unworthy knight."
"As expected, I'm not as excellent as I imagined. I really have no value. It's only natural that I'll be hated and abandoned by the Saviors..."
As Hasumi spoke, she lost even more control, breaking down into heavy sobs as tears stread from the corners of her eyes.
Along with this, the Albinism symptoms on her body gradually worsened.
While everyone present was unsure how to comfort Hasumi, Carl gave a soft sigh and stepped forward to stand in front of her.
"Hasumi... listen to ."
"I'm sorry, I failed your invitation, Lord Carl... I still..."
Before Hasumi could finish, Carl placed both hands on her shoulders, forcing her to look at him and at the players behind him.
"Hasumi! Here! There are no outsiders!"
The mont Carl shouted this, Hasumi froze.
When Carl made this point, Crimson Night also understood his aning and walked up to Hasumi.
"Hasumi, we're friends, aren't we? When we Saviors play gas with friends, we don't care that much about wins and losses."
"Of course, sotis when soone sses up too badly, we still trash-talk each other a bit," Ryan added at this point. "But heated banter between friends is part of the fun for us."
"Anyway, I had a lot of fun playing the first round with you. Besides, many of my fans said they want to play with you specifically after Descent into Netherworld Village launches. They were saying things like, 'Crying Hasumi is so cute, I want to make her cry forever,' and so on," Macchiato comforted her in a sowhat awkward tone.
"But I..." Hasumi still seed to lack confidence.
This forced Carl to ask Hasumi the sa question he had asked before.
"Alright, answer my previous question one more ti. What is the most important thing for a ga character?"
Hasumi was dazed. Finally, she softly gave the answer she had provided before.
"To... to bring... happiness to the... Lord Saviors."
"You've already done that very well, haven't you?"
As Carl said this, for so reason, Hasumi started crying again.
In the end, Carl handed her over to Crimson Night, letting Hasumi bury herself in Crimson Night's embrace and cry her heart out.
Ah... the gentle Saviors, the kind Lord Saviors... This was the only thought left in Hasumi's mind now.
No further comfort from Carl was needed. The female players and Irene spontaneously gathered around Hasumi, forming a scene that looked both heartwarming and bizarre.
The Albinism symptoms on Hasumi's body began healing at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Not only that... the number of Fanatic Believer players who liked her began to skyrocket at an eerie pace!
It seed that after today, a large number of "Hasumi simps" would erge in the player community.
After that, there were several more gaplay demonstrations of Descent into Netherworld Village, and the gaplay process was still the kind that made viewers laugh until they could not breathe.
In fact, Carl did not even need to do much promotion. Gaplay clips of Descent into Netherworld Village had already begun spreading across the internet.
Like Kyo and Crimson Night hiding from a Sound-Seeking Hound and not daring to speak, when Ryan, knowing nothing, ran over from a distance shouting excitedly, "Look at the good stuff I found! Hey! Why aren't you guys talking?" only to be bitten to death by a Sound-Seeking Hound lunging out from a corner.
Or when the team collectively entered a factory map, only to find a landmine at the entrance. Kyo told everyone, "I'm going back to the ship to get the defusal tool. Don't step on it."
Then, after Kyo returned with the tool, he found that everyone had already been blown up by the mine and was lying on the ground in a total party wipe, leaving only a speechless Kyo to defuse the mine and flee on the airship.
A large number of highly viral clips spread across the internet.
This kind of party ga was already a success as long as it made people laugh. Plus, being able to play with gacha characters ant one did not have to worry about not having friends. It was only natural that many people would start looking forward to it even before release.
Thus, within the Oath player community, the ssage "I want to play Descent into Netherworld Village right now!" spread rapidly.
(To be continued.)
◇ You can read the ahead chapter on Pat if you're interested: p-atreon.c-om/Blownleaves (Just remove the hyphen to access normally.)
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