Chapter 284 - A Game that Breaks the Fourth Wall! (1/2)

“As for the game’s difficulty, many people have already summarized it quite well.

“This is an extremely difficult, hardcore game. Most ordinary gamers would take a long time to get used to it, and they would suffer in the process. As for gamers who like to be challenged, conquering this game would give them a unique sense of satisfaction.

“Yet, do you think that’s all there is to the game?

“Do you really think that the game was created especially for the minority, god-like players? Do you think developers would give up on lousy players who form the majority? “If so, you’re absolutely wrong!”

“The officials had left ordinary gamers an alternative path. That’s through the special, divine weapon, the Pudu!

“Many people might feel confused. One can only obtain this hidden weapon after dying at the hands of the old monk six times. How did the developers expect players to find it?

“Pure luck?

“No, no, no! That’s not the case!

“The officials have left clues behind on purpose, in the hopes that gamers with bad technique but would become invested in the game’s plot would discover the weapon!

“Everyone would have realized that the old monk plays a huge role in Repent and be Saved’s official novel.

“This old monk was portrayed as a strong, elite monster in the original plot. Yet, he turned out to be even weaker than the small monsters in the game.

“Why is that?

“It’s obvious that the officials had left this clue behind on purpose. Curiosity would drive gamers to study this old monk closely. After the monk kills the player six times, he would recover his sanity and give the awesome Pudu to the player.

“This way, even lousy players would get a weapon that would help them complete the game.

“The game provides a platform for professional players to display their elite skills and for less-skilled players to skip the fighting. Thus, Repent and be Saved is a game for everyone and not only for the minority!”

Pei Qian felt beads of cold sweat dripping down his back.

It was no wonder that the weapon was discovered so quickly! It was hidden in the official novel!

Repent and be Saved’s content closely followed the official novel. That was why the old monk was made into an elite monster. Yet, in order to hide the Pudu well, Pei Qian purposely weakened the old monk. He thought that it would greatly reduce the chances of players being killed at the hands of the old monk and consequently finding the Pudu.

However, he forgot about the official novel after changing the old monk’s statistics!

Pei Qian could not be blamed; he would never have expected something like that!

He finally understood how the Pudu was discovered. Pei Qian rubbed his own chest and continued reading.

“Yet, do you think that’s all there is to the game?

“Do you think that there’s nothing more to the game other than ordinary and god-like players being allowed to use different weapons?

“If so, you’re absolutely wrong!”

Reading Teacher Qiao’s transition made Pei Qian feel an oncoming heart attack.

Why was it absolutely wrong?! The fact that your video has gone this far shows that you have massively overthought everything! I didn’t even plan for gamers to find the Pudu! Are you going to continue to misunderstand me?!

Teacher Qiao’s unique voice continued to narrate in the video.

“Everyone has discovered that the Pudu is a weapon that allows one to progress quickly through the game. It can kill certain monsters but not all enemies in the game. Many people castigated the officials for doing this on purpose just to disgust players.

“They’re wrong.

“The officials did this on purpose but not to disgust players. There’s a deeper meaning!

“I conducted some detailed tests. The Pudu can only be used to reach the ending involving the six realms of rebirth and existence in the first round. More accurately put, it can only defeat monsters that are related to the old monk’s storyline!

“Why did the officials do this?

“According to the results of my tests, the game currently has three main endings. The first is the ‘malicious spirit ending’, where you end up in Yama’s palace, kill Yama and his magistrates, and become a malicious spirit. The second is the ‘rebirth ending’, where you enter the six realms of rebirth and existence and get reborn. The third is the ‘sacrificial ending’, where you go to hell and kill the crazed ruler, sacrificing yourself to suppress all the grievous souls.

“Of course, what each player does at checkpoints like the Three-Life Stone and Bridge of Forgetfulness could result in different types of endings. “However, broadly speaking, these are the three main endings. Yet, apart from this, there is one additional hidden ending.

“That’s the ‘repent and be saved ending’!”

At this point, Pei Qian felt light-headed.

I was the one who decided on the first three endings; that’s fine.

But what the hell is a ‘repent and be saved ending’?! How come I didn’t even know that such an ending existed in the game?! Was Teacher Qiao making this up?!

From that point, Teacher Qiao’s voice became increasingly impassioned.