Chapter 5 (1/2)
”Secret alpha tester No 78 Ti to mental collapse As per procedure, subject will be forced to log out and moved to the collection roolomerate, 100 so-called ”secret alpha tester” hu an experidrasia” Over 50 staffthem 24/7, with ten persons each shi+ft
After the staff an in another facility Subject No 78 was thawed and released from the VR capsule The medical staff carried the kid away in indifference
Brian, the deputy director of this particular research center, watched the process through a hed and clicked a few buttons
”So howNo 78, we have had 8 people logging out due to ” His secretary, a gorgeous wo her thirties, answered stoically
Thea different VR avatar froo, and it had only gotten worse with the advance in VR technology Increasing realis number of reported mental instability
As present, there were only three solutions
First, was to simply lower the sensitivity of the VR system This was not practical due to how indispensable VR had made itself in so many aspects of society, not to speak of the users' ever-increasing deet used to the experience with the help of drugs and medical supervision However, the user still needed to train for a long period of tiuaranteed This solution also caused several other proble to society, and thus was also impractical to implement
Third, to minimize the differences between the user and their avatar This was the simplest, problem-free solution, and so became the standard choice
The 7th center's focus was on exploring the effect of non-human avatar use on the human mind For this purpose, the center had acquired orphans within the age of 10 to 15 for their still-flexible minds, and the fact that they had no relatives These kids had had their records 'legally' deleted from the system Upon the conclusion of this experiuaranteed for ten years and new identities made
Monster avatars, with their unnatural powers and movement, took quite some time to make, which delayed the project In the end, the secret alpha testers began their experiae step forward for the medical field
”So, ten percent dropped out after just 70 hours”
”Sir, I believe the cause ht be the lack of sleep At maximum, VR sensitivity even surpassed real life, which put so much stress on their minds that they couldn't rest Should er it?”
”That'd be putting the cart before the horse If sensitivity is loeremote-controlled drones or AI tanks As weapons, they'd be useless”
Brian snorted He looked at the largethe mental states of the 100 test subjects, updated in real-tied out due to mental collapse – 8 subjects
Mental delirium – 12 subjects
Gone berserk due to loss of rationality – 11 subjects
Mental instability – 37 subjects
Light mental instability – 30 subjects
”Sir, I've just received a report A berserk alpha tester had made contact with a few beta testers, then defeated after a fight broke out”
”Which one?”
”Excuse oblin and advanced into a hobgoblin The beta testers who defeated them was a party of four, but they also suffered one casualty”
”I see As foreseen, the closer to human the avatar, the faster their evolution So how many subjects have reached evolution?”
”Twenty-seven A them, one had died and four more have had a ed-in However, over half of them are extreone berserk”
”Yes, increased stress due to a sudden change of for a few of theht mental instability Furthermore, subject No 13 have unlocked evolution while relatively stable”
”No 13, huh…” Brian ht of a snohite girl, her red pupils shooting daggers at the ca dawned on his face, and he nodded
”Ahh, right The 'Demon's Child'…”
[NO NAME] [Infant Demon] 47/99
A naile
[Magic Points: 17/55] 15↑
[Total Combat Power: 25/60] 15↑
[Unique Skill: Reroll]
[Evolution Available]
…evolution available? Right, the explanation did include this
Once a h, they can evolve into another type of monster within the same evolution tree
Anyway, I needed hts on the Evolution Available part, and more text appeared