Chapter 458: Not a Moment to Mourn the Porsche Crystal Bug! Rushing to the Battlefield Now Is—The Bugatti Veyron! |
Very quickly!
Ayin had already completed the loading!
Couldn't wait even a second!
Entered the game!
Not too many options!
Opening his eyes, Ayin found himself already sitting up from inside a coffin.
He was only wearing a few tattered rags, so worn out that he couldn't bear to call them "clothes."
Looking left and right, the burial ground was like a mass grave, with coffins scattered haphazardly piled together.
Beside his hand, a wooden club resembling a chicken leg lay quietly with him in the coffin.
After the technical collaboration with Phoenix, this latest game built with the Golden Wind engine had achieved such refined graphics it could be called "an ascension-level improvement"!
Looking around!
The Golden Engine's original strength in creating grand scenes was displayed to the fullest!
A decaying world, a dim grayish-yellow sky.
Through the crevices of the cliffs and ravines ahead, colors of despair seeped through.
And looking up close!
Phoenix's world-class level of detail in graphics had almost reached one hundred percent realism!
Whether it was the dust on the coffin, the rough wear marks and wood grain patterns on the chicken leg.
Even the fabric texture of the ragged clothes.
All were meticulously crafted, appearing with perfect clarity.
But the problem was—
"Wait! I just... huh? I'm going out to fight monsters in this condition?!"
Ayin was completely bewildered.
When I played Sekiro, even though I lost all my martial arts, at least I started with a Kusabimaru katana!
But this...
Ayin looked somewhat incredulously at the "chicken leg" in his hand.
A wooden stick?
This thing couldn't even knock out a dog, could it?!
The chat barrage was filled with laughter—
'He could have made you fight monsters bare-handed, but he still gave you a wooden stick, he really cares, I'm crying'
'This is dodge, this is attack, this is health bar, okay you fully understand this game now, please try to defeat this Ashina Sword Saint (dog head)'
'"The Useless One"'
'Hahahahaha when selecting characters at the start I was quite confused, wondering what this Useless One beginning was about, if there was some special meaning'
'Turns out it's truly the Useless One?'
'Common term—trash'
'Probably when the game actually releases there might be other options, for now you can only play as trash'
'Dying of laughter...'
'This starting point is too ridiculous, I thought Old Thief would have players act as the [Unkindled Ash] from the trailer, but I didn't expect the Unkindled Ash to be this weak'
'After all, it's non-combustible garbage, being weak is normal'
'You call this a little weak?'
'A passing dog could come up and slap the monkey twice...'
'Hahahahahahaha...'
An unexpected beginning.
Amid the laughter, Ayin was also very helpless.
But fortunately, after stepping out of the coffin and exploring this world, he discovered many somewhat familiar settings—
For example, walking forward, within a few steps, Ayin found a corpse.
This person wore knight's attire, lying before a broken extinguished brazier about half a person's height, looking as if asleep.
From his hand, Ayin obtained a bottle of potion.
Like Sekiro, Dark Souls also used this rechargeable healing system—in Sekiro it was the gourd, while in Dark Souls it was called the Estus Flask.
However!
In this world, after all, Sekiro was born before Dark Souls.
So regarding the Estus Flask's name, everyone was more accustomed to calling it the gourd, or directly merging them, jokingly calling it the "Element Gourd."
After obtaining the Element Gourd, Ayin continued exploring forward along the narrow path sandwiched between eerie strange rocks.
Along the way, Gu Sheng had also set up some cloaked, dehumanized humanoid monsters for players to practice combat mechanics.
For Ayin, a Sekiro player, while the two games had some differences in detailed mechanics.
Overall they weren't too different.
At least when facing regular enemies, the differences weren't very noticeable.
The only mechanic that needed some adaptation was replacing the sidestep with rolling.
Compared to Sekiro, Dark Souls' rolling had longer invincibility frames than sidesteps, but was stricter in deflection judgments.
Besides combat, many settings made veteran players smile knowingly, exclaiming "I'm familiar with this part."
Like enemies suddenly jumping out halfway.
Luring one enemy only to have a pair charge out.
And the neutral little monster called the "Crystal Lizard."
This thing was only about two hand spans in size, covered entirely in crystal gems, extremely fast, and would drop Titanite Shards when killed.
Although temporarily unsure what the stones were for, everyone knew this thing was like Sekiro's treasure carp—what it gave was definitely useful.
And because this little monster's name was too long, and its appearance completely unlike a carp.
Viewers simply nicknamed it "Porsche," which actually fit quite well.
Fast, small, and drops valuable items!
Reasonable!
The earlier regular enemies were relatively easy, plus Ayin was already an experienced player, so he didn't suffer too much.
Cutting through enemies like slicing vegetables!
Ayin's mouth started uncontrollably smirking:
"This difficulty isn't cutting it, little bro! Is this really a Wolf-type game? Why is it so simple? All small fish?"
"Old Thief, what's the meaning of this? Why can't you stop me?"
"So annoying, right? Hahahahahaha..."
While talking!
Ayin strode forward confidently.
Passing through the narrow gorge crevice, somewhat dim cold sunlight greeted him, and two branching paths appeared on the rugged narrow mountain road.
Ayin first looked to the left.
Following the small path ahead, at the cliff's edge stood a giant half-open large gate, surrounded by broken walls that seemed long abandoned.
"That side is definitely the main path, believe me."
Ayin, as expected of an experienced Sekiro player, quickly made the judgment.
"Let's go this way first, I bet there's treasure hidden here."
After saying this, Ayin turned toward the right path.
Following the rugged small path forward, Ayin went deeper and deeper.
Soon entering a cliff crevice overgrown with dried vines.
But the moment he entered!
"Wait?!"
The surroundings immediately made Ayin slow his steps:
"Hold on, damn... this place... why does it feel somewhat familiar?"
Cliffs, mountain streams, crisscrossing vines, snow-covered ground.
The fear once dominated by the Lion Ape resurfaced before him at this moment.
Ayin stopped, feeling something wasn't quite right.
But then he thought again!
Even if Old Thief was being unreasonable, he wouldn't arrange something like that right at the start, would he?
The game had just begun!
The difficulty couldn't possibly jump up immediately, having players with chicken legs face super strong bosses.
Sekiro didn't throw the Lion Ape at players right away either!
Thinking this, Ayin felt slightly reassured.
After all, as the viewers said, Old Thief needed to ensure players passed the refund period, trick everyone in, lock them in, then kill them!
And!
Maybe there's treasure ahead?
Even if not treasure, at least get some clothes to wear.
While thinking!
Ayin temporarily set aside his worries and stepped forward into the cave's depths, responding to chat as he walked:
"Scared? Damn, scared of what lantern! Did you just join the stream? Didn't you see my heroic bearing earlier?"
"Hey—not bragging to you, little bro! That roll, that backstab, that execution, that... damn your uncle!!!"
Before finishing his sentence!
Ayin's continuous casting was instantly interrupted!
Because the moment he deepened into the cave and turned the corner!
About less than ten meters away from him.
A giant crystalline lizard, entirely ice-blue, covered in sharp crystal spikes, about four to five meters long, was crouched in the spacious cave's center, glaring fiercely at his bragging self.
Awkward.
Silence was tonight's cave.
Meanwhile, the chat exploded with laughter—
'Oh no! Porsche's mom is here!'
'Hahahahaha Porsche's mom is acceptable...'
'Not a moment to mourn the Porsche Crystal Bug! Rushing to the battlefield now is—The Bugatti Veyron!'
'Hahahahaha damn when will I see this meme without laughing hahahahaha...'
'Bugatti Veyron is really too ridiculous...'
'Sweating, little bro?'
'Speak up, boss? Why aren't you talking? Don't like it?'
'Words becoming reality, that's what this is...'
'Wait? This thing... is it a BOSS?'
'Probably not, look at its health bar, at most an elite enemy'
'It's you! Chained Ogre!'
'Hahahaha now I understand!'
'Hey hey hey—! Oh damn! The Bugatti Veyron is standing up!'
'Bad!'
'Dead!'
'Finished!'
'...'
And with the viewers' exclamations!
The next second!
The crystalline lizard nicknamed Bugatti Veyron slowly stood up!
Before Ayin could even finish saying "don't"!
Boom—!!!
In an instant!
A dull roar!
Snow in the cave splashed everywhere, raising a cloud of white dust!
And the crystalline lizard, like a cannonball, without hesitation, violently charged toward Ayin!
Rumble—
The ground shook and mountains trembled!
Flying snow burst everywhere!
Thick ice pillars shattered under the crystalline lizard's terrifying charge, flying ice shards scattering like grenade fragments!
Ayin felt like his heart and lungs were about to stop in that moment!
The massive destructive power combined with the terrifying pressure rushed toward him!
Seeing the giant crystalline lizard charging at him like an out-of-control truck, all his earlier insights and combat plans vanished completely at this moment!
"Hey no! Damn damn damn!!!"
No time to explain!
Ayin leaped into a flying roll, tumbling across the ground!
I'm directly starting to roll!!!