Chapter 225: Honghuang, you deserve to die!
Finally, we have reached Chapter 6.
Seeing the title appear on the screen, Ouyang Xiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
The chapter switch at least means that the previous things are temporarily over and there is no need to run for your life anymore.
"Okay, let's go save people first."
She has not forgotten her plan to rescue John and goes straight into Chapter 6.
The opening scene is like a dream.
An elk stood by the river drinking water, I don't know what it means.
Then the scene flashed and the protagonist Arthur woke up from the bed.
After coughing violently a few times, he finally came into the camp.
"Why do I feel like... he seems to have lost a lot of weight? Is it an illusion?"
Suddenly, Ouyang Xiao noticed something and stared at Arthur's back suspiciously.
Compared to the sturdy young man before, he seems to have lost weight. I wonder if it’s because he has been running around too much recently and overdrawn his body.
The character's state changes with the things he experiences, and even his beard changes over time. It has to be said that Honghuang is very good at details.
And at this time.
There were also signs of conflict within the team.
As soon as I walked over, I found someone arguing with Aunt Susan, calling her a murderer.
He said that Molly was just drunk last night and talked nonsense because she loved Dutch too much, but he killed her without giving her any chance to explain.
The atmosphere in the entire camp was very depressing and people were demoralized.
The harmonious atmosphere of the past is no longer there.
Careful viewers discovered that many functions of the camp were gone, and even the boxes for saving money were smashed open.
There were also a few fewer people than before. I didn’t know if it was because they were out on the road or for other reasons.
Only the chef was still working diligently to cook for them.
Perhaps this is all he can do now.
Ouyang Xiao walked around the dilapidated camp and saw that there was nothing there, so he rode his horse to the town where the prison was located, preparing to meet with the widow Sadie to discuss rescuing people.
"Actually, it's good to disband. I don't have to follow them around all day and work hard for them." Ouyang Xiao said to the camera.
She no longer wishes to become rich and powerful, she just wants to get out of this situation safely.
I began to imagine the idyllic scene of leaving the gang and going to a place where no one knew me, living a free and easy life.
If this is the ending, it would not be bad.
This is also the ending that the audience most wants to see at this time.
Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and rushed into the city, running on a muddy road.
But at this moment.
The upper left corner of the screen suddenly flashed, and an event prompt appeared.
【Life’s Crossroads】
"Fork in the road? What do you mean?"
Ouyang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.
As expected.
As the incident unfolded, Arthur slowly stopped his horse and began to cough violently, more severely than any previous time.
"It's over. Is my body going to collapse?"
"I guess so. I've been overdrawn so badly during this period."
"Oh, I told you not to work so hard."
"This coughing sound is really heartbreaking."
"It could also be a trigger for some plot."
"I guess it was a bad cold or something, and then I missed saving people."
The audience was talking about it and comments were floating around.
This game is good in every way except that it's too real.
Someone said before that doing this would eventually ruin the body of most people, and I didn’t expect it to come true.
I don’t know how much money the hospital will cheat me out of this time.
"Something's wrong. Why is your cough getting worse?"
Suddenly, Ouyang Xiao became confused and doubtful.
It seems that Arthur in the picture is not just coughing normally, but his cough is getting worse and worse.
In the end, he fell on the side of the road, coughing up blood, and the entire screen began to turn red.
"Fuck! Stop it."
"It's not GG, is it?"
"What is this unfolding?"
Everyone was shocked once again, caught off guard by this sudden change.
The uneasiness in Ouyang Xiao's heart was quickly magnified.
finally.
With the guidance of a kind person, we entered a nearby hospital.
It was not until he reached the doctor's office that the blood-stained scene returned to normal.
Arthur sat on the chair with a haggard look on his face, his voice a little hoarse and his face frighteningly pale, just like a zombie.
[Arthur: "How is it going?"]
【Doctor: “Not good news.”】
[Arthur: "I guess so."]
[Doctor: "You have tuberculosis... I'm really sorry for you, child, this disease is very terrible."]
tuberculosis!
The audience's expression changed when they heard this.
The number of barrages has decreased a lot.
"What's wrong? Isn't this disease curable?"
Ouyang Xiao asked hurriedly, somewhat puzzled and anxious.
"Yes, it could be cured now."
"But in the era of Westworld, it seems that penicillin didn't exist yet, and it would take at least 40 years for it to appear."
"So... this is equivalent to a terminal illness!"
A medical student in the live broadcast room revealed the mystery in one sentence.
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole audience was in an uproar.
They had thought of many possibilities, but never imagined that it would unfold like this, and so suddenly!
Judging from Arthur's condition, he was probably already terminally ill and not far from death.
"how so……"
Ouyang Xiao's gaze returned to the screen again, to the haggard figure leaving the hospital.
Even the surrounding scenery turned bright yellow, and all pedestrians and vehicles disappeared, as if walking in the underworld.
Like a last gasp, familiar voices began to ring in my ears.
[We can't change what has happened, we can only move forward. ]
[You are a good person...I can see that.]
[He had no choice at the time. He was a good man... and did a lot of good things.]
[If you don't want to help me, I understand, but...but I will think of you often. ]
Along with these sounds, the elk that had appeared in his dream before appeared in front of him again, running through the street.
It was not until then that the picture was finally restored and the street became a scene of cars and people coming and going.
The artistic expression made the stunned audience react.
"It really seems like, once I was seriously ill and thought I was going to die, and I felt the same way when I walked out of the hospital."
"Indeed, there were many people on the street, but my senses disappeared and my mind was blank."
"It's obvious that the Honghuang designer has died."
"???"
"Fuck! You ruined the emotions I was just building up."
"Hahaha, you died once and came back to life, right?"
Finding joy in adversity is perhaps one of the few ways people can comfort themselves.
Just like Arthur in the game, after learning that he had a terminal illness, he did not stay for too long and continued to rush to the tavern to reunite with his companions.
After many twists and turns, there were several gun battles.
Finally, I sneaked into the prison and successfully rescued John.
However.
Just as they expected.
After returning to the camp, Dutch was not happy. Instead, he felt that their unauthorized actions attracted the guards, which further intensified the conflict.
It also led to a gradual change in Arthur's thinking.
In his subsequent escape plan, he acted according to the plan to find an opportunity to escape, and at the same time, for the first time ever, he found the mother and son who had become prostitutes because of his debt collection.
Give them the money you have and let them go to a new place and start a new life.
Later, while collecting herbs with his companions, he also talked about his ideas.
[Arthur: "Although I don't know how long I can live... but some of them still have a chance to live a good life. I just think... as long as I can get a chance for them, maybe it won't be in vain."]
"Is that so..."
After hearing this, Ouyang Xiao finally understood why Arthur had remained silent and had not left.
It turns out that he still couldn't let go of his gang members, and wanted to buy them a chance to live a good life before he died.
"Redemption, that's what it is."
“Is this what the game’s subtitle actually means?”
“Making money and then going to live somewhere where no one knows you doesn’t exist.”
"Alas, I should have guessed it earlier..."
The audience sighed and had mixed expressions at Arthur's unusual actions.
It is said that people will have a great enlightenment before they die, and even the most heinous person will have thoughts of repentance.
Perhaps this is exactly how Arthur felt at the moment.
As players, the only thing they can do is to accompany their friends in this game and complete the last journey of their lives.
Accompany this game character that once brought you joy, excitement and touching moments, and fulfill the remaining wishes.
"Well, we have to finish this journey anyway."
So far.
Ouyang Xiao didn't say anything more and focused on pushing the plot forward.
During the operation, he persuaded John to take his wife and children and run away.
When he found someone in the camp secretly leaving with the gifts, he pretended not to see him and told him to leave quickly.
When I went to the station to do some work, I found the pastor who had also escaped from the group, but I just went up to him and told him to take care of himself.
During the whole process, Arthur's coughing became more and more frequent and severe, and he looked very distressing.
He saved many people, but he couldn't save himself.
…
The other side.
In Ajie's live broadcast room.
The person they met at the train station was not the team's pastor, but the old nun who had helped in a side quest before.
After not seeing each other for a long time, the two sat on a bench next to each other and reminisced about the past. Arthur talked about his illness without any hesitation, as if he didn't care.
[Arthur: "I have made many mistakes in my life, Sister."]
[Nun: "Everyone makes mistakes, Mr. Morgan, but I know you, and you don't know yourself."]
[Arthur: "What does this mean?"]
[Sister: "I don't know, but whenever I met you, you were helping others and smiling."]
The two of them sat on the chairs, talking about the past and expounding on the philosophy of life like old friends.
Arthur did not explain why he was like this, but talked about his own experience.
He once had a son, but he died.
There was once a girl who loved him, but he ignored her.
His mother left him when he was very young.
Later, my father also died, but it felt like he didn’t die early enough.
In just a few words, he revealed his entire tragic past and treated the nun as someone to confide in.
His originally calm expression gradually began to waver, and his eyes turned slightly red.
The nun spoke profound words and whispered comforting words.
[Arthur: "What you say is too profound for me, Sister."]
At the end, Arthur smiled, leaned back in his chair, raised his head and exhaled a breath.
But gradually, his smile disappeared and his mouth trembled slightly.
【Arthur: "I think I... I'm scared."】
He suddenly turned to look at the nun, his mouth tightly shut and his red eyes filled with fear that had never appeared before.
It is the fear of death, the fear of the future.
His expression as if he was about to cry fully revealed his most vulnerable side at that moment.
It turns out that he is not as strong as he looks. He is also afraid of death. He is just an ordinary person like them.
“He’s really scared.”
"That look is heartbreaking."
"Just the look he gave me really made me feel so sad."
"Arthur, who has been strong all his life, must be ."
"This is the first time Arthur says he's afraid..."
"I feel so helpless. I really want to go up and give him a hug."
"Fuck! The defense is broken!"
"Honghuang, you deserve to die!"
In an instant, the entire live broadcast room exploded with comments.
They had never seen a game that could depict a person's mental journey to this extent.
It is so real and so shocking .
When Arthur turned around and said that he was very scared, some people broke down and tears burst out uncontrollably.
This moment.
Arthur was no longer the tough guy in their eyes, but a helpless child.
It was as if a living person was standing in front of them, no longer just a game character.
