Chapter 479 (1/2)

Chapter 479: Releasing Soon

The finalized trailer was as expected of typical Zha Feng, every bit pretentious, mysteriousThe narrator's weird and incomprehensible narration only added on to the puzzlement of the playersPlayers were so…

It had the same effect as one of those hipster, stream of consciousness [1] literatureIt was a , except that instead of being disfigured, the characters inside were all handsome and beautiful, and had their cool, theatrical skills to complement on it!

After all, this was Li Xiye the Sword GodLegend had it that the descendants of Li Chungang, the Sword Deity in green clothes, had the surname ”Li,” but it was unknown if they were actually related

Li Xiye's sas known for its precisionHe drew his sword at speeds humans simply could not coister the reflection froh them”In this world, so that h their throats, where you would see their blood flowing down the length of your swordIf only you could witness this lory - you would learn of its unparalleled beauty” Li Xiye had once said this to playersHis facial expression had remained as cold as ever, while his blade sent a chill down their spines

Li Xiye often sang about how alone he felt in the world of peerless mastersAlmost no one could defeat him in this world, as his everyThis hy he was called the ”The King of Pretentiousness” This was to come as naturalTo the players, no one was as pretentious as hiame

Some fearless NPCs would also try to be pretentious in front of Li XiyeAs a result, they would be dead before his blade stopped leaving its sheath

Li Xiye had always been as expressive as a statueThis was probably his only way of giving off the aura of a masterThen, as he so different in this trailer?

That grave and co an i to kill the playersThey waited to see hiht on that– only for the scene to fade out, and Yan Qing filled the screen with her class and poiseShe too wielded a swordThe sas no less than that of the King of Pretentious' holy swordIt carried a cryptic name - ”colorless””Colorless Sword” had been nah the mundane world and its 'color'

It had an equally colorless originIt was said that the head of Chunyang School [2] had once fancied a nun, and that a certain quote was even related to BuddhismIt said, ”For was no Buddhist nun, she was a Taoist nunThat s easierHowever, she would also face a heart-breaking momentThe other person would claim that she was just a Taoist nun friend of his

It was probably from that moment when she truly understood why her sword had been named ”Colorless”

This ”other person” would probably be the game's playerAfter all, players would so of the harem, they would want all of the female characters to say that they loved himHowever, they could only choose one of them when faced with a deathmatch

Sometimes, players did not even have a choice in their handsThey each had their oives, so obviously, they had to tell their wives and friends that Yan Qing was just a Taoist nun friendIt was rather pitiful for the righteous deity to unexpectedly beco story short, countless players would be attracted to buying Yan Qinginal wives for herIn the end, only platonic love could exist between theically beautiful?

By then, players ere convinced that they would be treated to so's behalf would even hold raise swords at their once friends and lovers - as if it would anger the masterShe did not trail too far behind Li XiyeLi Xiye's sword had been sharpened by the whetbones of countless peopleIf you sharpened your blade by killing more victims, it could only be considered divine swordsmanshi+p…

”My sword is not only to be looked at” Li Xiye had once coldly said, his face indifferent

Yan Qing's sasand finding new angles with each thrustShe fought in a way that deceived anyone who fought her into delusions of grandeur, that they were actually an equal hly capable open-handed combatantHer skills did not end at the sword

However, the trailer featured swordsman after somanIt was very theatrical and dramaticMost i after it – Swords of the FutureApparently, swords also turned out to be one of the rarest weapons in the game

Very few players actually used swordsInstead, they usually swung about big knives, big axes, and big shi+eldsThere were also weapons like the ”bow and arrow of justice, flying knife, and pulverized li!

Everyone was part of the JianghuWouldn't it be pathetic if everyone wielded shi+elds and training their bodies like golden cloaks [3], resulting in HP bars that took up half the screen? Did we not agree on ”swords of the future”? What's with this wall of shi+elds?

Such foolish methods were claimed by many skilled players as the aameYou could always hide behind your shi+eld and slap theh defense monster only made it easier than everEveryone wanted to be a swordsman, but you would need to have the skills first…

The coolest players would go full agilityEven if they were fighting the big boss, they would go with low HP that would increase their attack power in turnIt would be violent and swift, and their hearts would try ju out of their chests

Such skilled players often thought that they were assassins playing ”The Dead Man's Pesticide” [4]They had high attack power but low HP, and rarely ever tumbled aboutHowever, this player went down easilyIf he hated that, he should instead play as an easily controllable Brainless Flesh

Unsurprisingly, the new trailer revealed new dodom of ZhaoEven Forbidden City had not yet been built upSu Hu the tyrant was a a more than an stereotypical, bland tyrannical characterIn the DLC, his Kingdoain adoanizationLegends said that it was the utopia in the dark daysThe naanization's housed na hand for the weak…

The CG flashed a few instances of Jane Doe Su's shadowy silhouette that stood out a the skylineShe appeared in such a way that players would easily disht of her, to begin with

After the short trailer finished, the itated in anticipationSo into Tieba and kick started threads that were rife with speculations and analysis

It would strike theprice of RMB 78

Translation note:

[1] ”Stream of consciousness” (意识流) hts, feelings, and reactions are depicted in a continuous flow uninterrupted by objective description or conventional dialogue

[2] ”Chunyang School” (纯阳派) is one of the schools in the gaic ability to sustain the thrusts of sharp weapons on one's bare skin