Chapter 157: Has the snow really stopped?
Time flies.
In the blink of an eye, a week has passed.
After a week of promotion, the popularity of "Warm Snow" has remained very stable.
A large number of players are immersed in it and are heading for the highest difficulty.
As players become more and more proficient, the number of times they complete a level increases.
Especially in the past few days, videos of completing the highest difficulty level, Snowstorm, and guides to the happy ending have begun to appear.
The way to trigger the good ending is simple.
Collect all the achievements.
Those are the letters and small notes that record various information.
After collecting all the items and defeating Qin Wu, the head of the Hu family, there will be an additional [Leave] option, giving Qin Wu a way out.
After defeating the Dragon Emperor, you can choose to activate the Blood Alliance Seal.
With the protagonist's own Dragon blood, he sealed the He Luo God in the dragon vein back again and ended the disaster.
"Is this the end now?"
In front of the dragon throne.
Wang Laoju, who spent several days to finally clear the Crazy Snow difficulty, stared at the two options that popped up in front of him.
[Destroy the Dragon Throne] [Blood Alliance Seal]
Without hesitation, he directly chose the Blood Alliance Seal.
Immediately following.
The protagonist of the game sits on the dragon throne.
The terrifying bloody aura instantly enveloped him.
The originally dim sealing groove was also filled with blood, bursting out with a dazzling red light.
"boom!"
The light of the seal shot up into the sky, sealing the white lotus again.
The surging air waves spread out, instantly sweeping across the entire imperial city, completely blowing away the warm snow in the sky.
Several teammates of the protagonist were standing on a high place outside the city. They seemed to sense something and all looked in the direction of the imperial city, leaving only five figures submerged in the white light.
[The snow... has stopped. Are you okay now? ]
The voice sounded like that of a junior sister, with a hint of worry, but there was no picture.
When the white light faded away, the protagonist appeared again in the original Mother Church.
In the middle of the empty professional hall, there was a golden sword, just stuck in the ground.
"Is this... the item to unlock the DLC?"
Wang Laoju showed surprise on his face. He had known that clearing Crazy Snow would unlock the DLC content, so he naturally connected the two things together at the first time.
Quickly control the character to walk forward.
But unexpectedly, a sound suddenly came from the sword.
[I have finally waited until this moment. I entrust my last bit of strength to you... It can help you resist the nightmare. Wake up from the nightmare soon. ]
"What do you mean? Nightmare?"
"Could it be that everything before this was just a dream?"
Wang Laoju was stunned. This was a completely unexpected development.
So the protagonist didn't really break the curse, but was trapped in a dream?
"Oh my goodness, it turned out to be a dream."
"Isn't it the boss lady's doing again?"
"Needless to say, they definitely trapped the protagonist because they didn't want him to repair the seal. I guess only the ending that destroys the seal is true."
"Ah, doesn't that mean that all the work was in vain from the beginning?"
“No wonder the DLC is called Embers Dream. I think I understand.”
“The content of the DLC is definitely about breaking the dream.”
As news continues to break out, players have also gained some understanding of the DLC content of "Warm Snow".
Although it's not much, I can vaguely guess the general direction through the picture in front of me.
That is to break the dream!
"Escape from the dream? That's a good idea."
Seeing the discussions in the barrage, Wang Laoju's eyes lit up. He became more curious about the content of the DLC and immediately controlled the character to draw out the sword.
Next second.
The scene in front of me began to dissolve rapidly.
Like melting snow, the originally clean professional hall turned into a dilapidated temple.
Even the occupational statues nearby collapsed and turned into unlit candlesticks.
Come outside.
The maps are connected together in a strange and twisted way.
There is also a Qingming value on the character's health bar.
If the Qingming value is cleared, you will be forever trapped in this dream world and can never escape.
To put it in the terms of the game, just wait for death, there is no hope.
"This setting is interesting. Being attacked by monsters will also reduce your Lucky Points."
I thought it was just a continuation of the main content and there wouldn't be any major changes in the gameplay.
But the result was beyond Wang Laoju's expectations, which made him even more surprised.
And as he progresses in killing monsters, he discovers many new props, points, relics and secret books, which greatly expands the gameplay.
Relying on the experience of completing the game on the Snow Difficulty level.
He had a smooth journey and soon arrived at the pig family's treasure house, where he encountered the first boss.
The thief NPC who had been in his team before and would sell one item from three in each level.
"Huh? How did a team member become a boss?"
"Are you trying to keep me in my dream this way?"
Wang Laoju is an old player and saw through the trick at a glance.
This must be an illusion created through dreams, meant to stop him from moving forward.
He wasn't fooled and just walked past to trigger the conversation.
[Hey, why are you here? Lu Kunhai has hidden so much gold and silver treasures. I will share them with him. I won’t have to worry about my next life!]
[You have saved the world, brother, trust me, this wealth and glory is what you deserve, let's become rich together! ]
[Option 1: Great, why not? ]
[Choice 2: Money is something outside of one’s body. I don’t think so.]
"Huh? You gave me two choices?"
"If I refuse his invitation, will we just start fighting?"
Looking at the options that popped up in front of him, Wang Laoju raised his eyebrows, showing an interested expression, considering which one to choose.
"Is there any need to ask? Of course I'll choose the first one."
"A thief is a good brother. He never forgets to share his earnings."
"Choose one! Not for anything else, just because I like money!"
"I would definitely choose money if I were given it."
"I've thought about it so much. At worst, I can try both again."
The barrage seems to be right. At worst, I can just do it again. It’s not a big loss anyway.
After getting suggestions from the audience, Lao Ju made a decision immediately.
"In that case, let's pick 1 first."
After saying that, he pressed the button and chose to accept the thief's invitation.
Swish!
The scene changes.
It actually switched directly to a settlement animation.
The protagonist, who had eaten himself into a fat pig, was leaning back in a pool of wine and a forest of meat, enjoying the service of the maids, with bellybands of various colors hanging all over his body.
The thief was pouring wine for him from a wine jug, with a thief's face.
All kinds of unruly laughter echoed in my ears.
The protagonist also completely sank into this gentle land.
"ah??"
"Has the ending animation been triggered?"
"Good, good, this is a good ending!"
"Who can resist this? If it were me, I would choose this too."
"Give me a dozen of these dreams, please!"
The live broadcast room was filled with comments, and everyone's eyes were shining with gold, staring at the maid in the picture.
No wonder this DLC is called Cinders Dream, it really is a dream.
Wang Laoju, who was in front of the camera, couldn't help laughing. She didn't expect the new ending to appear so soon.
"Ahem... We are heroes who save the world, how can we indulge in beauty? Come on, one more time."
Then start over again and return to the original starting point.
It turned out to be just as they had guessed at the beginning.
When he got rid of countless monsters and came to the thief and chose the second option, the thief's attitude changed.
Thinking that he was going to keep all the treasure for himself, he transformed into a mutated monster holding three golden bowls and attacked him.
The boss battle begins!
After getting rid of the thief, we continued to move forward. As expected, the second boss we encountered was the blacksmith in the team.
He told the protagonist that as long as he collected 100 million souls, he could create a magic weapon to save the world.
If you agree, the protagonist will completely fall into the evil path, become bloodthirsty, and finally stand on a mountain of corpses, completely losing his humanity.
The third boss.
He is the old man who sells secret books in the team.
It turns out that he is a friend of the head of the Turtle family. In order to find a way to fight against Nuanxue and save the world, he used a large number of human bodies to study the flesh and blood ascension plan, which led to his imprisonment by the head of the Turtle family and finally joining the protagonist team.
Now that the head of the Gui family is dead, he has returned to the Gui family and is conducting crazy mechanical puppet experiments.
If you choose to study with him.
The end result would be that there would be no more living people in the world, and everyone would become mechanical puppets like the walking dead.
The fourth boss.
He is the adoptive father who first adopted the protagonist.
It was he who, under the guidance of his faith in God and his loving mother, led the protagonist to embark on the path of killing his father and relatives.
But he didn't know.
The god that the Motherly Religion has always believed in is actually the incarnation of the God He Luo who is suppressed under the seal, the boss lady who controls everything behind the scenes.
If you choose to confess to your loving mother with him.
Then the protagonist will be buried in the warm snow and become one of the thousands of corpses, or he can only defeat his stepfather who has turned into a monster.
Four bosses, four endings.
But no one had a good ending.
But it made Wang Laoju and the audience feel very upset.
It was not easy to resist the temptation, kill the four bosses, and return to the Motherly Church.
"There shouldn't be any more trouble now, right?"
Wang Laoju stood outside the gate of Ci Mu Church, feeling anxious.
According to the introduction on the DLC, there are a total of 5 bosses in this expansion pack, which means there is only the last one left.
to be honest.
Even though it's just a game.
But it never feels good to kill my former teammates with my own hands and destroy their dreams one by one.
Couldn't there be a better ending?
"Based on the nature of this game, I think there will be another pitfall later."
"It's so tragic. All my teammates died at my hands."
"There's only one left. Could it be Junior Sister's turn?"
"Fuck! Junior Sister? Why are you so beastly?"
"Don't tell me it's really her."
After watching the show all along, they already knew that the protagonist had been trapped in for a long time.
Even the Mother Church has become a ruin.
It is conceivable that the little sister who has been waiting for his return is still safe and sound at this moment. I am afraid she has already...
"Forget it, let's go in and take a look first."
Wang Laoju took a deep breath and walked into the professional hall of the Motherly Cult. The golden sword was still inserted in the center of the hall.
[Is this true? You are finally here. It seems that everyone’s efforts have not been in vain…]
[Perhaps the next decision will be difficult, but I believe you can overcome it. You must escape this time...]
His eyes followed the sword and looked around.
Inside the dilapidated Mother's Church, there were red candles and wedding characters everywhere. The floor was also covered with a red carpet and decorated with lights and colorful lanterns.
Wang Laoju walked along the red carpet and came to her original room.
Just one glance.
Then I saw a figure sitting on the bed with a red cloth on his head.
Like a bride waiting for the groom to return.
wrong.
This is the bride.
And the protagonist is the groom she is waiting for!
"this……"
Wang Laoju stopped and walked into the bridal room cautiously.
[Why did you come just now? Today is a big day. Why are you still standing there like an idiot? ]
A familiar voice sounded.
It was the voice of the junior sister who had accompanied them all the way!
The audience couldn't stand it anymore, and the barrage of comments suddenly increased, all of which were scolding the designer for being inhuman.
But no matter how they curse, the game must go on.
Under Lao Ju's control, the protagonist slowly came to the bedside, and the little sister also lifted the veil, revealing her timid face.
[Hurry up and change your clothes. Everyone is waiting for us. ]
[Choice 1: Sorry, I'm late. I'll go change my clothes now.]
[Choice 2: Wait, this isn’t true…]
Looking at the two options popping up in front of him, Wang Laoju knew very well that once he chose the first one, it would definitely trigger a bad ending and trap him in the dream forever.
Although very reluctantly.
But he chose the second option.
