Chapter 25 Hypocrisy

That's right!

This is the first human child to fall into the underground world – Cha!

"Holy crap, it's him?!"

"Didn't Cha die a long time ago? Why is he appearing here?"

"This guy is more ruthless than the players, is he the final boss?"

"The designer really knows their stuff. Every NPC that appears in the game is useful, not a shred of unnecessary information."

...

Cha's appearance left the viewers full of questions, but the video quickly provided the answer.

"Hello."

Cha: "I am [Bai Zhiyuan]."

"Thank you."

"Your power awakened me from death."

"The 'human soul' I possess, the 'determination' I possess, they were never mine to begin with. They belong to you.

At first, I was very confused. Our plan had failed, so why could I come back from the dead?

It was you, through your guidance, that I realized the purpose of my rebirth.

Power, together we annihilated those enemies and grew stronger. Every time the numbers increased... that feeling, I became myself again."

Bai Zhiyuan explained, "This passage tells the players that their killing awakened Cha. It's a case of reaping what they sow."

Cha: "[Bai Zhiyuan], now, we have become absolute existences. For us, nothing remains here. Let us erase this meaningless world and move on to the next."

The prompt appeared, and Bai Zhiyuan chose 'No.'

"No...?"

Cha: "Hmm... How strange."

"It seems you've misunderstood something."

Cha's eyes became hollow: "When did it become your turn to be in charge?"

A blood-red background appeared, and Cha, with a single attack dealing 999 damage across the screen, crashed the game.

Whoosh!

The audience was stunned. It could be like this?

"Holy crap, what kind of ridiculous damage is that? It blew up the graphics card!"

"Damn, you scared the life out of me! What kind of monster is this Cha?"

"Holy heck, it was super scary watching this with the lights off at night!"

"Calling for Ruguo, calling for Ruguo, this Cha has mutated!"

...

Cha's appearance caught the audience off guard, and its eventual extreme evil sent chills down their spines.

At this point, Bai Zhiyuan's clean and clear voice provided a calming effect. "Later, the game will crash. If you enter the game again, Cha will ask if you will give him your soul in exchange for returning to that world."

"Agreeing will begin a new journey; disagreeing will cause it to remain frozen.

If you chose to erase the world earlier, the game will exit. Re-entering will lead to a new route."

All the comments: "You've cleared the slaughter route twice too??"

This woman is truly brave!

"Actually, this is a foreshadowing for the false benevolence route."

Bai Zhiyuan's clear voice continued, "Then, by clearing the peaceful route, you will discover a different ending."

The boss in the peaceful route was relatively simpler, so Bai Zhiyuan directly fast-forwarded to the end.

The scene froze on the moment everyone was bathed in the setting sun side-by-side.

"Everyone noticed, right? The mouse cursor in this peaceful route is red."

"It looks red on my side too. Is there any implication to this?"

"Implication? This is already an obvious hint. Listen to this background music, it sounds even more tragic than a erhu."

"A familiar yet strange peaceful ending, with an unsettling aura everywhere."

...

The attentive viewers had already noticed many details, but these were just on the surface.

Bai Zhiyuan then revealed a darker side to everyone:

Mother Sheep: "Fureiko, you come from this world, right? So there must be a place waiting for you, isn't there? What will you do?" 138 Reading Network

I want to stay with you / I have a place to go

"Both of these choices are quite interesting. Everyone, please watch patiently."

Bai Zhiyuan first chose to stay together.

Everyone spent a happy day together, and each person lived the life they desired in the human world.

The scene shifted to nighttime.

Fureiko lay in bed sleeping. Mother Sheep placed a steaming bowl of cream caramel pie by the bedside.

After Mother Sheep left,

The camera zoomed in on Fureiko. He turned towards the camera and stared at the viewers with his glowing red eyes.

Then came the terrifying and eerie laughter of Xiao Hua.

Most of the onlookers who were just watching the fun were stunned by this scene and started screaming in panic.

"Holy crap, Tiga is about to transform!"

"Ugh... this laughter really makes my scalp tingle and my adrenaline surge!"

"I thought it was a healing and complete ending, but it turned into a chilling dark fairy tale upon closer thought."

"Someone who killed everyone still wants to act like nothing happened and live in harmony? Impossible!"

...

"Let's continue watching the other choice," Bai Zhiyuan's NPC-like voice appeared at the opportune moment.

The scene rewound to the player selection interface. This time, Bai Zhiyuan chose to leave.

Mother Sheep: "Alright, we hope we weren't in the way."

Under the setting sun,

Mother Sheep bid farewell to Fureiko, "See you later."

It still showed the NPCs happily living their lives in the human world. When everyone let down their guard.

The main feature begins!

The group photos with friends on the wall had changed: everyone's face, except for 'Fureiko,' had a large red cross marked on it. And Fureiko had creepily transformed into Cha!

The words 'Game Over' had also changed from white text on a black background to red text on a black background.

The Shiba Inu sleeping under the text had also mysteriously disappeared.

The comments exploded!

"Dark, it's so damn dark!!"

"It's Cha! The Cha released in the slaughter route contaminated the game. No matter how you play afterward, you can't achieve true peace, hence the name 'False Benevolence'."

"Amazing, this twist is truly divine!!"

"My scalp tingles, cold sweat breaks out, this game has a powerful lingering effect!"

"I'm truly impressed by Lu Li's storytelling ability!"

"Such a nice family photo, and it turns black and white so quickly (crying)."

...

Almost all the viewers were stunned by this unprecedented outcome. The essence condensed in a small game could be expanded into a TV series and still be compelling!

Everyone also harbored a question: is this truly the work of a novice game designer?

Are they sure it's not some ancient monster?

Then, how astonishing will this designer's next AAA masterpiece be?

Many netizens began to anticipate whether "Call of Duty," constructed by the old fox Lu Li, would achieve such an effect in three days.

At this point, the video was nearing its end.

Many comments were puzzled: the video title was "False Benevolence and Hacker Ending."

Where is the hacker?

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