The mother sheep on Xia Yuan's screen had her body torn apart, revealing a painful and crazy expression, as if she couldn't believe that the person in front of her could do such a thing. Xia Yuan's expression was also very shocked.
[Heh…]
[Choose when I am... least prepared—]
[I am still worried about whether you can adapt to the outside environment...]
[Uh... hehe—]
“Ahhh!!”
Xia Yuan watched Yang Ma die in front of him, and he suddenly felt sick.
"I, I really didn't mean it! Ah..."
Xia Yuan watched helplessly as the mother sheep in front of him turned to ashes. Her mournful cries attracted the curious attention of Lin Youxi.
"There is actually such a hidden setting. The plot design of this game is really ingenious. Ah Fang, you should read it carefully and learn it well."
"That's why I told you it's a masterpiece, don't believe me."
Mei Fang looked at Xia Yuan so immersed in the game that he closed it and prepared to restart it. He subconsciously wanted to remind Xia Yuan, but his hand hung in the air and hesitated for a moment.
"What's wrong? You seem to be in a dilemma."
Lin Youxi held her chin with her hand and looked at Mei Fang with some curiosity.
"I am now... facing a very difficult decision."
Mei Fang showed a sad expression, "I want to show you why this seemingly simple game is a masterpiece in my eyes, but I am worried that my Yuanyuan will suffer too much mental damage and be emo all day long."
"I'm not as fragile as you think... I can just reload the save file... I didn't save my previous operation, I forced to quit."
Xia Yuan muttered, "I've been playing stand-alone games for so many years, and I still don't understand this routine. Can it affect my previous saves..."
"Since Ah Fang has said so, that may not be the case..."
Xia Yuan started the game again with a nervous mood and returned to the save point at the door of his home.
"Mother Sheep should be at home... I think..."
Xia Yuan controlled the character and entered the living room. She saw the sheep mother she killed last time reading a newspaper there, and she immediately felt relieved.
"Damn you, you scared me."
The protagonist of this game is a human who accidentally falls into a monster's lair. The sheep mother at the beginning of the story takes the protagonist in. She hopes that the protagonist can always live with him because some monsters outside hate humans.
Among them, the hatred of the Monster King is the most prominent. It needs 6 human souls to lift the seal of the underground and counterattack against humans. Before, 5 children did not listen to the advice of the Sheep Mother and insisted on leaving here. In the end, their souls were taken away by the Monster King. The Sheep Mother could not bear to see the tragedy continue to happen, so she stopped the protagonist.
"Of course, if I had to choose, I would stay here with Sheep Mom forever. Life here is so comfortable. Sheep Mom is both strong and gentle... But in order to pass the level, it seems that this is the only choice..."
Xia Yuan continued to mutter while controlling the character to continue the plot. When they came to the deep of the door locked by Yang Ma, Yang Ma and the protagonist continued to repeat the conversation.
Just when Xia Yuan thought that he could rescue Yang Ma immediately, Yang Ma suddenly said something very strange.
[etc…]
[Why are you looking at me like that?]
[It's like you saw a ghost? ]
[Do you know something I don’t know?]
[No, that's impossible...]
"???"
When Xia Yuan saw this new plot, he immediately closed his mouth in fear, then turned around to look at Mei Fang, with anxiety, pleading and panic in his eyes.
"That's why I said..."
"Can I still play?"
"It's better not to play."
Lin Youxi fanned the flames and said:
"We've come this far, Yuanyuan, let's play for a bit."
"Ah... um..."
So Xia Yuan began to repeat the BOSS battle operation with Yang Ma.
The combat in this game is turn-based in a sense. During your turn, you can attack or make some interactive choices. The attack is a QTE judgment, and the damage is highest in the middle; and the interaction is various text-based interactions related to forgiveness and kindness. When it is the opponent's turn, the opponent will release a large number of barrage attacks. All you have to do is to dodge the barrage to reduce blood loss and survive in the end.
Of course, Sheep Mom will not really kill the protagonist here but will let him go at the end, so Xia Yuan can survive the battle and complete the process easily. Finally, seeing the expression of reconciliation with Sheep Mom in a hug, Xia Yuan suddenly felt relieved.
"Huh... If it's just the effect from just now, even though I feel a little guilty, it's not that bad."
"Just keep looking forward."
"Uh, will it be different later?"
Xia Yuan tried to go back to find Yang Ma, but there was no trace of her.
…
"Emmmm..."
Xia Yuan pursed her lips and looked back at Mei Fang. Mei Fang just shook his head and said nothing, "Play by yourself."
Lin Youxi was also watching from the side. "I didn't go back to find Yang Ma when I passed the level just now. Maybe that's how it's set up. Don't be too scared."
Xia Yuan continued to advance, and then met Xiaohua, the guide at the beginning.
[Smart, very smart]
[You really think you're smart, don't you? ]
[In this world, you either kill or be killed]
So you can do whatever you want.
These words were consistent with the text of the game Lin Youxi had just played, which made Xia Yuan feel relieved.
However, just when she thought she could finally breathe a sigh of relief, the game started operating again.
[But don't act so self-righteous.]
I know what you did
You killed her.
Xiaohua’s text appeared on Xia Yuan’s computer screen.
Its expression was kind and harmless, but it emphasized the fact that "you killed her". Mei Fang trembled when he saw Xia Yuan.
Then you go back to the past
Because you regret it
[Hahaha…]
[You naive fool!]
Xiaohua's remarks were full of contempt, ridicule, and sarcasm, as if she was mocking Xia Yuan's hypocrisy and virginity, which immediately made Xia Yuan look emo. Mei Fang watched Xia Yuan turn off the game at the speed of light, and he looked numb.
"Are you okay, Yuanyuan..."
"How, how can it be okay! Ugh—"
Xia Yuan, with a look of grievance, crawled into Mei Fang's arms and asked for a hug. Mei Fang also hugged her and touched her head with heartache.
"I really just slipped... I didn't mean to kill the sheep—"
"Good boy... I know, I know—"
"I'm so pissed off! This flower is so mean! And this game developer, does he really have a heart?!"
Compared to Xia Yuan's fury, Lin Youxi showed great interest in the developer. "How did this stand-alone game manage to pollute other archives? I'm quite curious about how this technology is implemented... Yuanyuan, let me take a look on your computer."
"Don't play with my computer for now, finish the game first! I don't need Ah Fang to call me mom anymore, I just want to see Xiaohua die!"
Xia Yuan waved his fist in anger, "This must be the final boss villain! This thing is too bad! Isn't it, Afang-"
"I can't really tell you this, because that would be a spoiler..."
"Then I'll just watch Youxi play. Ah Fang, stop hiding things... Tell us the best ending! I don't want to suffer anymore! I don't want Xiaohua to dance on my head!"
"Okay, okay... I'll take you to the peace line..."
"What peace line?"
Lin Youxi frowned and asked, "Is there still a war line?"
"To be precise, it's called the Genocide Line..."
"Undertale" was named "Undertale" after Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment completed localization. This unconventional RPG game that introduced the concept of metagame has reached the pinnacle level in the emotional design of the script, allowing the game to jump out of the story itself and let the characters communicate directly with the players rather than the protagonists played by the players. It can be said to be a stroke of genius.
There are countless new players, some of whom just want to try it out, while others, like Yuanyuan, just slipped and killed the sheep mother who was very gentle and kind to them. They were questioned by Xiaohua, and their interest in and immersion in the game were directly maximized.
Once you commit a sin in the game, unless you know the solution in advance, all the save files of the entire game will still be contaminated.
When the polluted plot appears, the killing karma that the player has committed will be brought up again.
[The monster you forgive will eventually be killed by me. Don’t forget, people who have been stained with blood will never be merciful again.]
Even a girl as kind-hearted and innocent as Yuanyuan cannot avoid the condemnation and torture of her conscience.
But if you keep good intentions in mind, the story will take the direction you expect. While it causes you to reflect, you can't help but feel happy that the characters in the story can reach a happy ending.
Under Xia Yuan's strong pleading, Lin Youxi decided not to open the game again after completing the True Peace Line ending, so that the characters can live happily forever.
Therefore, Lin Youxi could only listen to Mei Fang calling her mom in her arms while watching the videos related to the Genocide Line that C Station has been sharing recently, and face the SANS fear of the super ultimate hidden BOSS in the Genocide Line -
[What a beautiful day today is]
[The birds are singing]
[Flowers are blooming]
[On a day like this]
[A child like you]
[Should burn in hell]
As many details of the game "Undertale" distributed by Yuanxi Interactive Entertainment were dug out, the craze swept the entire network, and the SANS game-through-the-game video with the classic BGM "The Arrogant Man" began to sweep all major game sections of Station C.
Obviously, the UP hosts of Station C all felt that guilt was crawling up their spines.
(End of this chapter)