novelraw Chapter 70 – Game Beta Test Launch
Chapter 70 – Game Beta Test Launch
"Mom, take your time eating, I'm done."
"Hey, are you a cat? Eating so little?"
"I'm full, I'm full!"
Lin Fan put down his bowl and chopsticks, waved at the middle-aged woman at the dining table, and hurried back to his room.
He closed the door, went to his gaming pod, and plugged it in. Outside, his mother's nagging voice came again.
"Xiao Fan, don't just stay home playing games all day. Go out more, chat with the opposite sex."
"Even Xiao Wang has a partner now. When will you bring someone home for your mom?"
"You're already 24!"
Listening to his mom's endless chatter outside the door, Lin Fan pursed his lips indifferently and muttered softly, "Games are way more fun than having a partner, hmph—!"
"The second beta test is about to start!"
Lin Fan murmured, checking the time. When the hour and minute hands aligned at twelve, he immediately opened the gaming pod and lay inside.
"Welcome back, player Lin Fan."
The robotic voice of the gaming pod immediately sounded in his ear.
"Start the game 'Kain Continent.'"
"Ding dong—'Kain Continent' game starting, new version detected... 'Kain Continent' 2.0 version update complete."
"Logging in with ID..."
"ID: Avatar, welcome to Kain Continent, enjoy your game."
The familiar game voice echoed in his mind, and Lin Fan felt his vision darken. Then, a scene he had never seen before began to play automatically in his view.
"It's a new expansion!"
Lin Fan's eyes lit up.
The last expansion had already gone viral online, turned into ads by various trashy game edits.
He wondered what high-quality expansion the game officials would create this time.
The screen gradually brightened, accompanied by light, hopeful background music.
In the scene, players appeared beside Ye Hao and the Saintess Roye.
Players were laughing and joking, some surrounding the two NPCs tightly, others running around outside Morninglight Town.
This was the scene when players first descended. Lin Fan even saw himself in the footage.
He had slapped himself back then, and seeing his past self now was somewhat amusing.
"Didn't expect the game officials to include players in the expansion."
Lin Fan smiled slightly, feeling the developers' sincerity and looking forward to the upcoming content.
At this point, the gentle music was gradually replaced by a rousing battle song, and the scenes began to switch rapidly:
Players entering Morninglight Town for the first time, with their crude tactics and comical operations.
The brutal and cold-blooded Eaglehold Lord going on a rampage among players, treating them like wheat to be cut down.
The bloody Blackriver Territory battlefield, where orcs fought fiercely with players.
Players battling Tier-One Magical Beasts, finally smiling after overcoming countless hardships to advance.
These scenes interspersed with the figures of the first beta players, along with the cheerful laughter of Saintess Roye and Ye Hao's arrogant show-off.
All these moments shattered into fragments of light and shadow as the background music gradually turned somber, and finally, the scene shifted:
Saintess Roye, her face pale as gold paper, lay dying on a bed, her brows furrowed in apparent agony.
Players on the other side of the wall hung their heads in despair, helpless.
The atmosphere grew oppressive, and the background music became tense.
The scene shifted again, showing the cold-faced Eaglehold Lord descending from the sky, trampling over players' bodies to storm into Saintess Roye's room, then abducting her under the players' anguished and desperate gazes.
The final scene showed the protagonist Ye Hao kneeling at the door of Saintess Roye's room, weeping bitterly.
Even in the expansion, Lin Fan could clearly feel the hatred emanating from Ye Hao.
The expansion ended in the darkness of a gradually mournful elegy.
"Roye..."
Lin Fan clenched his fists.
"Don't die... we're coming!"
As the thought crossed his mind, his vision brightened.
In his view was a simply furnished wooden house with a few common wooden furniture pieces.
This was Lin Fan's home in the game.
He looked out the window toward Morninglight Square.
The sky was clear, the sun was shining.
Newbie players in linen clothes were gradually descending in a golden light.
...
In a small wooden house outside Morninglight Town.
Round-faced Fat Hen walked out of the room, her face looking a bit troubled.
Last night, she summarized her experiences and posted a thread.
The post recorded her conversation with the Eaglehold Lord and included some photos of the clinic and the demi-human girl.
Once posted, it received little support.
But the insults were enough to push her onto the trending list.
No one believed her words.
Now she was labeled by all players as a "bootlicker" and "Eaglehold Lord simp."
To the majority of players, the Eaglehold Lord was a complete villain, having done nothing good since arriving at Morninglight Town.
Either he was dealing with players or on his way to torment the protagonist.
Just look at what happened to Ye Hao!
The Eaglehold Lord even teased Saintess Roye, ultimately causing her serious illness, and now no one knows if she's still alive.
The situation reached a climax after the Eaglehold Lord abducted Saintess Roye, and players' pent-up emotions were on the verge of exploding.
After Saintess Roye was taken, enraged players first launched a frenzied attack on the game's official forum, leaving abusive comments under the game's official social media.
In less than two hours, there were over ten thousand posts cursing the game officials and the Eaglehold Lord.
How many players were there in total?
This meant each player had posted at least a dozen offensive posts.
Players demanded the game officials return the Saintess to them.
They questioned why the game had such a disgusting boss.
Why did a level 40+ boss appear in the newbie village, and even more outrageous, it was over level 50 the third time it came.
A game boss that could level up, can you believe it?
Some even took screenshots of Ye Hao crying and questioned the game officials:
"Does your conscience not hurt? Is this the game's protagonist or the tragic hero of a bull-headed comic?"
The top post on the forum now was a rallying call from a player with the ID Avatar.
The post was titled:
[For the Best Saintess, Let's All Unite]
This post vividly described his life after arriving in Morninglight Town, the kindness and beauty of Saintess Roye, the joyful moments players shared with her, and the evil and arrogance of the Eaglehold Lord.
The post had tens of thousands of replies, mobilizing almost all first beta and eligible second beta players.
A war was brewing.
Players were in a frenzy.
No one would listen to Round-faced Fat Hen's explanations, nor did anyone pay attention to the content of her post. She didn't even dare to stay in Morninglight Town now.