Chapter 497: Shh... Don't let them hear you... |
Silence.
Complete silence.
The moment he saw the email!
Pew's pupils visibly contracted to pinpoints!
[The truth needs to be revealed]
Sender —
MilesUpsher
Miles Upshur
The righteous reporter Miles!
A full ten seconds!
An unbelievable scream suddenly exploded in the livestream chat!
"Holy—shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhit ! ! !"
Explosion!
At this moment, Pew felt his scalp go numb, all the hairs on his body standing on end!
Clearly! This wasn't just an email! It was an official notification from the Yiyou Gaming Platform!
But the format of this notification was so realistic, practically identical to an email, indistinguishable!
For a fleeting moment, the illusion of intruding into Miles' horror universe almost made him faint!
Miles!
The soul protagonist of the Golden Wind horror universe!
A reporter with absolute sense of justice and courage!
From investigating the Silent Hill murder case, matching wits with the grudge-filled Lisa!
To delving into the Murkoff Group's dark and cruel mental experiments, teaming up with Waylon Park to stop the Murkoff Group's shocking conspiracy!
Then heading to the Baker farm in Louisiana, narrowly escaping death after many twists and turns, only to be dismissed as fake news and falling into obscurity for a long time!
After hundreds of days and nights of silence!
Now!
Miles Upshur is back!
The Golden Wind horror universe is stirring again!
And this time!
Miles seems to have fallen into a predicament similar to what Waylon Park faced back then, delving into an area unimaginable to ordinary people, unable to extricate himself!
[...As you can see from my email title, I am currently in a mining company called Santonia, with Dreyfus Industries as their parent company]
[Right now, this mining group is conducting excavation and exploration far beyond ordinary understanding]
[Over 1000 meters underground, something incomprehensible is hidden]
[I don't know how to describe what they are searching for now, it has already far exceeded my understanding of natural reality]
[If this email is fortunate enough to reach your hands]
[Then please, you must help me preserve these video materials]
[This is extremely important to me]
[My investigation continues, until I figure out everything happening here]
[The truth needs to be revealed]
[— Miles Upshur]
[PS: Attachment (Unreleased Footage)]
"Miles—! Ahhhhhhhhh Miles is back!!!"
After reading the entire email!
Pew was practically going crazy!
A brand new story! A brand new adventure! A brand new indescribable supernatural conspiracy!
Golden Wind's signature vague and mysterious introduction!
And a mysterious "Unreleased Footage"!
No one knows how to operate their IPs better than Golden Wind!
After all, perhaps for Golden Wind, these characters born from their hands have already been imbued with human warmth during the production process, they are truly old friends living in the virtual world!
And now.
The entire livestream chat had long descended into madness—
'OHHAAAAAHH—! ! !'
'Little angel Miles is back! Horror game!'
'It's here, it's here! Miles' suffering adventure!'
'Unbelievable! The moment this email subject appeared, my whole body went numb!'
'The classic [The truth needs to be revealed]! Superman Miles is back!'
'Holy— crab! Feels like the theme of this installment is even more mysterious!'
'My god! So excited, I totally understand Pew's feelings right now!'
'shut the fvkup and take my moneeeeeeeeeeey—! ! !'
'Quick, quick, quick! Open that unreleased footage and take a look! I can't take it anymore! I really can't take it anymore, bro! Let me see, just one glance is enough! I feel so uncomfortable, like ants are crawling all over my body! I'll just take one look, let me see just one look....'
"hhhhhhhh damn, there's always this kind of abstract viewer every time..."
'Diagnosed as Butter addiction acting up.'
'This should be a trailer, right?'
'Most likely, but this release format is really too awesome, absolutely hair-raising.'
'Miles! Golden horror universe! Damn, I can't wait anymore...'
'Quick, quick, quick....'
'Can't wait....'
......
Amidst the chorus of urging voices!
Pew also took a deep breath:
"Wait, wait, my face is a bit numb, let me calm my emotions..."
As he spoke!
You could hear Pew taking deep breaths for a full five seconds!
Then!
The eye-tracking pointer moved onto that "Unreleased Footage"!
"Friends, Miles is back, let's see what shocking supernatural situation he has investigated this time..."
[Zooooooom——]
With a hollow and peculiar sound!
The entire screen plunged into darkness...
.......
Thump—
—
Click!
"Hiss— hoo—"
Accompanied by the sound of mechanical closure.
Heavy panting echoed in a vast and deep place, oppressive and tense.
[Golden Wind]
[Golden Experience Studio]
[A Gu Sheng Production]
[Original Soundtrack: 《Fur Elise Trailerized》]
[Original Piece: 《Bagatelle in A minor (Für Elise)》]
[Original Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven]
[Performed by: Huaguo National Symphony Orchestra]
Correct! In this installment, Gu Sheng used the same soundtrack as the trailer for *Love, Death & Robots* Season 3 from his past life! A variation of Für Elise!
Ding-ding dong-dong—
Amidst a void of emptiness, ethereal and serene piano notes slowly rose from the pitch-black darkness.
It was the familiar 《Für Elise》.
But it didn't seem to be the gentle and graceful A minor piece people were familiar with.
The chaotic bass of heavy low notes followed the light and ethereal piano tones!
Like rolling thunder in the night, a heavy hammer from a blind spot, a heavy punch from behind, under the enhancement of panoramic spatial audio, it couldn't help but make one's heart race, feeling timid and uneasy!
And at this moment!
Whoosh—hooooo—!!!
A sudden sound like metal snapping exploded!
The wind whistling past the ears sounded like tearing silk!
And the screen suddenly gained color!
Accompanied by the screeching wind like tearing blades, the head-mounted camera was rapidly descending along with the protagonist strapped to a facility resembling a drop tower!
And beside him were three other teammates!
Each of them wore mask helmets and tattered, thick miner's clothing.
The tense, hurried breathing coming through the earpieces was the same as the unnamed protagonist's!
Rumble rumble rumble—!!!
The "drop tower" descended rapidly!
Looking down!
The bottomless mine shaft was like an endless abyss!
The numbers on the depth counter kept expanding.
One hundred meters, two hundred meters, five hundred meters, seven hundred meters, one thousand meters...!
[No one knows where this operation truly leads]
[No one knows how this operation will ultimately end]
[No one knows what exactly awaits us...]
As the symphonic Für Elise variation officially entered the main melody!
A mysterious and eerie underground facility leading to who-knows-where suddenly appeared—
Solid concrete walls, cold and massive installations, mottled yet sturdy mechanical doors.
The aesthetic design of abandoned industrial style seemed to let one smell the long-sealed scent of rusted iron through the screen.
The eerie and horrifying Für Elise variation was like an indescribable peering from the shadows, sending chills down one's spine!
The sound of heavy respirators echoed within the vast reinforced concrete facility.
The clack-clack of keyboard typing sounded exceptionally clear.
As line after line of code flashed on the old terminal screen.
The main perspective seemed to follow those lines of code, traversing this intricate and mysterious underground building—
Behind iron doors, dark gurgling sounds occasionally arose.
A crimson, bizarre heart glowed faintly through skin crisscrossed with blood vessels like a membrane.
Twisted and strange mysteries lurked in the darkness.
Flesh flowers bloomed on shoulders, interlocking sharp fangs crisscrossed.
Swollen, proliferating abscesses reflected a sickly sheen in the dark.
Meat tendrils scattered like tapeworms, alertly sensing unusual movements in the hazy mist.
Flickering dim light spilled into an empty room, yet cast the shadow of a crouching, massive figure on the wall by the doorway...
And at this moment!
Accompanied by a brief musical silence as if time had frozen!
[Oh—shit—!!!]
A muffled curse from the walkie-talkie suddenly unveiled the climax of the urgent symphony!
The originally quiet and paradoxical balance was shattered at this moment!
Transition from stillness to motion in the blink of an eye!
Gunfire! Explosions! The trembling sound of iron doors! And the alarm sounds from automated machine guns instantly intertwined into a symphony of death!
Rat-tat-tat—! Tat-tat—!
Bang—! Tu-tu-tu-tu—!
Bang—!
Roar—!!!
Interweaving gunfire illuminated the narrow, dark warehouse!
In the strobing flashes of gunfire, twisted and terrifying humanoid creatures flickered with red light, crawling or running, surging forward!
Foam-solidifying grenades, laser explosion traps, auto-targeting machine guns!
The bizarre creatures surged forward like a tidal wave, resembling a bursting dam!
And the next moment!
As that heart-stopping, indescribable wave of bizarre creatures subsided!
Bang—! Rumble—
The Für Elise variation gradually calmed, returning to its deep and mysterious tone.
And in the voice channel, a cautious and suppressed voice, accompanied by static, also sounded.
The screen plunged into darkness again—
"Shh.... Don't let them hear you..."
[Golden Wind]
[A Terrifying Presentation]
[<GTFO>]
Correct!
This time, the work Gu Sheng specifically "tailor-made" for 《Endless Dark Tide》 was precisely this highly difficult horror cooperative survival shooter game hailed as the "FPS Dark Souls" in his past life—
GTFO!
Four-player cooperative survival, just like 《Endless Dark Tide》!
Terrifying monster harassment and assaults, just like 《Endless Dark Tide》!
But completely different from 《Endless Dark Tide》, or rather 《Left 4 Dead》, is—!
Here.
In this dark underground facility over a thousand meters away from the surface, there is no mindless slaughter as you might imagine.
What awaits you are only limited and scarce ammunition resources, monsters lurking in the shadows that could erupt at any moment to tear and devour you, and intricate, complex terrain.
And what you must do is pay attention to concealing your lights and sounds.
Be careful, and even more careful.
Don't wake them up.