Chapter 3 The Butterfly Effect

"Hahaha, redefining ordinary."

"This is the Daixiaomei we're familiar with, this is what we like!"

"It's challenging, but not too much, just enough for the streamer."

"To be honest, the level design of this game is indeed a bit difficult."

While the viewers analyzed the game's difficulty, Daixiaomei was utterly speechless, being repeatedly proven wrong and close to shutting down!

"Where are the viewers who were listing this game's pros?"

Daixiaomei's face turned red with anger, "You tell me, where is this game ordinary!"

She continued to battle while complaining.

Game Over!

"Damn author, you're incredible!!"

Game Over!

"..."

She died repeatedly over ten times.

Daixiaomei began to feel despondent.

Game Over!

Silence.

This was the main theme of the night.

Facing a screen that had turned black countless times, Daixiaomei was on the verge of breaking, wondering when she had ever endured such humiliation.

Conversely, the live stream chat was more lively than ever.

"I've seen the old woman get arrogant after clearing a game, but this is the first time I've seen someone so defeated, it's fresh and new!"

"Darling, say something, you're scaring me like this."

"A Duke is sending gifts, streamer, give them a shot."

"This is the first time I've seen Daixiaomei look so serious, what kind of game is this, I want to try it too."

"Brothers, this game is truly eye-opening."

"A 300MB mini-game with good plot, characters, world-building, and playability, is this really a game from the domestic sector?"

It wasn't until a bullet comment reminded her that a big spender had sent gifts that Daixiaomei noticed the small flames gradually igniting in the upper right corner of the stream.

Her despondent mood was pulled away from the game.

Daixiaomei immediately put away her sullen face and replaced it with an enthusiastic smile, which, though uglier than crying, was at least enthusiastic:

"Thank you, Big Flying Teacher, for the rocket, the boss is generous!"

"Thank you all for the gifts."

Her popularity was even higher than when she usually played PUBG, so she had to seize the opportunity, thinking of all the money to be made!

"Brothers, I'm fine, everything's good."

Daixiaomei shifted her posture, half-squatting in her gaming chair, and with a confident air, said, "I'm going to get serious now! A mere little spider won't defeat me!"

The fully recharged Daixiaomei's aura had changed.

And so,

In the ruins world, a warrior emerged, bravely fighting the spider queen.

Constantly breaking through limits in the repeated trials of ice and fire. 138 Reading Network.

Finally,

Two hours later.

With incredibly skilled movements, Daixiaomei dodged the last little spider.

Once again, it was time for her counterattack.

At this moment,

The Spider Queen's health was low, and it would only take one or two more turns to clear the stage.

Coincidentally, a telegram arrived.

Ma Fei:

*What? They said they saw you, and...

*...though you harmed others, you didn't harm a single spider.

*Oh my goodness! This was a big misunderstanding, I thought you were that guy who hates spiders~

*Ma Fei forgives you.

"Misunderstanding? Forgiving me?"

"After torturing me dozens of times, they just say it was a misunderstanding and it's over???"

Daixiaomei's eyes turned bloodshot, "You're overthinking things, aren't you!"

Battle!

Boom!

A meteor flash took away Ma Fei's last bit of health.

"Satisfying! This is the feeling!"

Watching the Spider Queen Ma Fei turn into dust, Daixiaomei felt immense joy!

After being tormented for so long, the moment of revenge felt like being sneakily attacked by an enemy in PUBG, only to encounter that same enemy in the next game and ambush them back.

Indeed,

It's hard for any player to remain rational after being brutally defeated by the Spider Queen.

[You have triggered the Normal Route. You can choose whether to spare your opponent in your turn. Perhaps another choice will open a new world for you.]

"Normal Route?"

Daixiaomei looked at the prompt that suddenly popped up on the screen, confused, "Are there other routes? For example, if I had chosen to stop, would that have triggered a different ending?"

"Is this really a mere 300MB ordinary little game?"

Daixiaomei was shocked!

In her memory, games with such rich content and intricate gameplay should only appear in AAA titles.

"Worth every penny, brothers!"

"The price of a mini-game, the experience of a AAA title, and even an open ending where player choices determine the final outcome."

Daixiaomei clenched her fist, "This feeling of controlling the timeline, the author really understands!"

"It feels great!"

"If I hadn't seen you on the verge of breaking down, I would have suspected you were a paid shill."

"You've convinced me, I'm going to buy it now."

"Why is the streamer's face flushed... Brothers, I just arrived, did I miss something?"

"Don't give your acceptance speech yet, this is just the first mini-boss, you're still far from clearing the game, keep moving forward."

Players with time had already quietly opened their computers to download the game and enjoy the torment.

Viewers who didn't have time to play were eagerly urging for the subsequent plot.

Daixiaomei wasted no time.

She continued her exploration.

After escaping from Papyrus, one of the Skeleton brothers, through his deliberate leniency.

Daixiaomei encountered Undyne, the fish-like character exuding a chilling aura, deep within the ruins world.

Through their conversation, she learned that in Undyne's perception, it was better to be killed by her now than to face certain death at the hands of King Asgore.

The name King Asgore was mentioned by NPCs more than once, and Daixiaomei silently designated him as the final boss.

Undyne was straightforward; she genuinely believed the player wouldn't be able to get past the King, so she might as well end the player's journey here.

However, this segment had a key NPC—the little yellow soul, and after its repeated interference, Undyne was unable to kill the player.

As they chased each other, they arrived at a lava area.

There lay a path leading to the King's castle.

Looking up,

Undyne's resolute and upright figure was already waiting on a nearby mountaintop.

It was then that Daixiaomei got a clear view of the Royal Guard captain's true appearance.

Her appearance resembled a fish, her skin was greenish, clad in silver armor, and a fiery red ponytail swayed in the wind, exuding an imposing presence.

A single eye patch revealed a fierce intensity, yet her red eyeshadow added a touch of comicality, like a valiant general with a hint of girlishness.

The stark contrast made a lasting impression.

*Seven human souls will make King Asgore a god.

*Six, that's how many souls we've collected so far.

Wow!

So the mother goat tried so hard to stop me to prevent me from becoming the seventh human soul.

She's so kind.

After listening to Undyne's explanation, a wave of emotion washed over Daixiaomei; the mother goat was truly warm.

*You are the seventh... I should tell you about the tragic story of our people.

*It all started a long time ago... Guess what?

*To hell with it! Why should I tell you that story?!! You're about to die!!!

Unbelievable!

Daixiaomei's first reaction wasn't about being killed by Undyne.

Instead, she found this character to be adorably straightforward, with such a peculiar thought process, she loved it!

However, this affection lasted only a second.

Because the next moment, she was already pulled into the battle interface by Undyne.

Daixiaomei noticed that almost every monster she encountered had a long preamble before the fight.

Through their words to the player, she could gather a lot of useful information.

The appearances of these characters also became three-dimensional without her even realizing it. This was magical, as the passive input didn't increase the burden of playing the game; instead, she learned a lot about the game's background and NPC settings.

Before Daixiaomei could even express her admiration, a blue crystal spear shot directly towards the [Little Overlord]!

"Fuck!"

Countless words of praise turned into a simple exclamation of Chinese profanity as Daixiaomei scrambled to react.

After dodging the attack, Daixiaomei chose to issue a challenge to Undyne among the options of 'Beg for mercy,' 'Examine,' and 'Challenge.'

[You told Undyne her attacks were too weak, and the projectile speed increased.]

"Oh dear, I won't show off anymore."

Daixiaomei yelled, filled with regret.

'Showing off for a moment feels good, showing off all the time feels great!'

'I don't know if the old woman feels good, but I certainly do!'

'As everyone knows, smiles don't disappear, they just transfer to my face.'

'Hahaha, watching the streamer fluster makes me laugh so hard, you're a better face-changer than a Peking Opera master.'

...

The enthusiastic bullet comments from the viewers were like raindrops falling into a pond.

Undyne's offensive was even fiercer than the comments!

Countless colorful crystal swords rained down towards the red heart.

Daixiaomei could only use the 'z' shaped shield to block them back and forth in front of the red heart.

Clink, clink, clink!

Under this fierce barrage, Daixiaomei barely held on. In her turn, she could only consume some health potions to recover her HP.

She couldn't spare any time for anything else!

Undyne: "Not bad, now try this!"