Control Failure Ended as Soon as I Joined?

The dynamics on the Danmu Network, Shuo Guang, were updated 1 hour ago.

The updated content is exciting.

It's just a title, a short copy, and a poster image.

The title is somewhat exaggerated, but it is also very eye-catching.

[A brand new mode! The multiplayer PVP mechanism of "Control Failure" is now live, and you can enjoy the free DLC "Secret Laboratory"! Join now and start a brand new and exciting experience!]

Upon seeing this title, players' eyes lit up, and they couldn't wait to play.

Below the title is an introduction to the game modes.

In short, it means:

Thank you for your long-term and enthusiastic support. With your passion, we worked day and night, braving wind and rain, and finally fulfilled our promise.

Now, the "Control Failure" DLC – "Secret Laboratory" – has been announced!

There are three factions in the game for you to join:

Mobile Special Task Force (MTF), Chaos Insurgency (CI), Anomaly.

Among them, 20 players can randomly play as D-Class Personnel, researchers, security personnel, and anomalous entities.

Your actions may differ, but your goal is the same: to escape.

Use all the resources at your disposal to survive!

A brand new PVP matchmaking mechanism.

Cyber is interconnected with the IGame Platform.

Completely randomized game map.

A large number of usable items are 'abnormal'.

What are you waiting for? You're the only one missing!

Below is a horizontal CG poster.

In the very center was a middle-aged man wearing an orange shirt.

He was covered in dirt and sweat, as if he had just gone through some kind of crisis. But the expression on his face was calm and resolute, revealing a struggle.

On the left is a middle-aged man dressed in white.

He gripped the key card tightly in one hand and held Flashlight in the other.

The white coat he was wearing was also filthy, and the expression on his face revealed a hint of fear.

On the right is a security guard wearing a blue bulletproof vest.

He wore a police helmet, his eyes were fierce, and his face was full of vigilance.

The gun he gripped tightly in his hand reflected a gleaming, cold light.

Players could tell at a glance that these were D-Class Personnel, researchers, and security personnel.

On either side of these three men stood a row of fully armed soldiers with guns.

They each faced left and right, their expressions serious.

The people in the far left row are dressed like special forces, wearing night-vision helmets, bulletproof black armor, and their faces, mouths, and noses are covered.

The people in the far right row have similar outfits, but the difference is that they are wearing gray camouflage and bulletproof vests, and Mask on their faces.

Meanwhile, above them are anomalies that have been magnified excessively.

The poster's message is immediately clear to anyone who sees it.

Confrontation!

The entire poster uses a contrast between warm and cool colors.

The special forces on the left are predominantly reddish, with numerous burning sparks drifting away.

The camouflage troops on the right side are predominantly blue, and the air is thick with a chilling mist.

The two elements create a sense of clash between passion and ruthlessness, as if they were adversaries locked in a fierce struggle.

But these amplified anomalies stand above humanity, constantly emanating the threat of death.

It made the crowd below appear somewhat small.

Their fight seems utterly ridiculous!

Although the news of this DLC came suddenly, it still caused a sensation among players like a depth charge.

The news was widely circulated and announced in various chat groups and player communities.

Before long, many players knew about it.

It's 7 p. m. now; those who should be off work have already left, and those who should be out of school have already left.

So in an instant, the Cyber Platform experienced a surge in updates.

Meanwhile, Zai Zong from Danmu Network was preparing to end his broadcast.

"That's it, guys, I'm going offline."

"Holy crap, after playing VR Game for four hours straight, my legs are completely numb!"

"This game is a monster! It's absorbing my life essence as a man!"

"I'm going to take a break now, guys. See you tomorrow, see you tomorrow."

A notification to end the broadcast was immediately posted in Zai Zong stream room.

Then, the sound of yawning came from behind.

It's clear he's really tired of broadcasting.

but

Suddenly, Zai Zong surprised voice came from the live stream.

"Holy crap, why did the game update automatically?"

"Holy crap! 14GB! What did the production team do?!"

At that moment, a striking message worth 30 yuan appeared.

The text reads, "It's time for us Blue Star users to provide intelligence to you Martian users again. Listen up, this game has PVP Mode."

"What? You mean ' Control Failure '? Wait, let me see."

At that moment, the sound of keyboard typing could be heard in the live stream room that displayed the end-of-stream notification.

Two minutes later, a series of exclamations such as "Holy crap!", "Holy gracious!", and "66666" rang out.

Then

The notification to end the broadcast has been withdrawn.

"Ahem, since everyone is so reluctant to part with Zai Ge, then Zai Ge cannot let everyone down."

"For the fans, for the brothers, even if my feet are sore and fermented, I will still make sure to take care of them today."

"If any female fans in the live stream are moved by Brother Zai's perseverance, they can contact me anytime and add me on WeChat."

At this moment, the live stream chat was flooded with comments, Zai Zong being shameless.

But Zai Zong just laughed it off, glanced at the update progress bar, and saw that it was already 85%.

A mere 14GB is nothing.

But suddenly, a comment in the live chat saying "You don't have any female fans" enraged the Zai Zong.

"Young man, your thinking is wrong. What do you mean 'you don't have female fans'? I wouldn't dare say I'm handsome, but I can definitely pull off a certain charisma. With that kind of charisma, how could I not have female fans?! Come on, let me randomly pick a female fan from the comments and show you. This one with the ID 'Xiao Meimei,' that's you, Xiao Meimei."

"Look at this name, it's definitely female fans. Everyone, take a good look, even my Zai Zong has female fans!"

Xiao Meimei (voice comment): Yes, I'm your female fan, Zai Ge! (deep male voice)

Zai Zong:

Fans and viewers: Hahahahahahaha.

The Zai Zong coughed twice, then opened the game.

"One more heartbroken person in this city. You win. I'm going to play my game now. Game starts."

As Zai Zong stream screen went black, viewers and fans quickly shifted their attention to the game.

The game then entered the menu interface.

As expected, a new feature called "Secret Laboratory" has been added to the "Start Game", "Settings", "Collectibles" and "Exit Game" options.

This is something that wasn't there before, so this must be DLC!

"Alright ladies, I'm starting now."

Viewers and fans: I'm blanching it?!

At this moment, with Zai Zong's click, the screen went black again.

The viewers in the live stream quickly followed the camera's view to a dimly lit screening room.

Before they could react, a soft sound rang out, like the sound of a switch being turned on.

A dim spotlight shone directly onto the projection screen in front, its faint glow illuminating the surroundings.

On the screen, new menu options appeared.

'Solo Matchmaking', 'Team Matchmaking', 'Individual Training', 'Exit Game'.

"Wow! This menu interface is even more immersive than the game itself!"

Wearing VR, Zai Zong curiously looked around at the dimly lit surroundings.

It was a cramped screening room. Whether his body was restrained or something else, Zai Zong couldn't turn around and could only turn his head to look around.

Beside him was a tape projector.

The film reel above is slowly rotating, reminiscent of the style of the last century.

After surveying the menu scene, Zai Zong turned his gaze to the projection screen in front of him.

"Personal training...?"

Zai Zong blinked his curious eyes and tapped the option with the joystick.

Then, after a few minutes of understanding, he realized that the so-called personal training was simply putting himself in an empty map and freely using various props and characters.

Simply put, it's about getting people familiar with the gameplay and character controls.

However...

Zai Zong exited individual training and immediately started playing solo matchmaking.

He understood that, as a streamer, to create the best entertainment value, it was best to play the game without knowing anything about it, as this would provide the best experience.

Although this game is multiplayer online and seems to involve teamwork, it's not a MOBA-style Ji You focused on climbing the ranks.

Since everyone here is a beginner, the experience will definitely be great!

"We'll try it out today to see what the PVP Mode is like, so it shouldn't be broadcast for too long tonight."

As Zai Zong clicked, the words 'Matching in Progress' appeared on the game interface.

Below is the counter.

However, perhaps because the mode had just been launched, Zai Zong successfully matched with a player in just 3 seconds.

The speed was so fast that he couldn't even react in time.

The game connection was successful the next second.

At the same time, two lines of prompts appeared on the black screen in front of him.

In this game, you are an observer.

[14 seconds until respawn.]

"Spectators? Wait a minute, is this game's matchmaking system the kind where players are added midway through the game? Or is it like MOBAs where all players are matched up and start together?"

"Well, I've only been playing for a short time. If I join at the last minute and don't know anything, wouldn't I just be hurting other people? Damn, if I had known the matchmaking would be like this, I should have gone to individual training first to practice properly."

As soon as he finished speaking, the black screen disappeared.

Zai Zong entered the game from a follower's perspective.

His target was a researcher dressed in white.

At this moment, the researcher was frantically running for his life through the maze-like site facilities.

Because it's a follow-the-view perspective, Zai Zong can clearly see all the researchers' actions.

Then, to his surprise, he discovered the person in front of him.

Absolutely vivid!

Yes, it's very vivid.

Whether the researcher in front of you is running, walking, jumping, squatting, or even opening a door, he presents a vivid and realistic image.

For example, during the running process, you can see that his two legs bend properly and his two arms swing normally, making the whole thing look very natural and coordinated, without any stiffness or jerking.

When opening the door, you will reach out and press the access control button, instead of opening the door from nowhere like in other games.

It's clear that the production team put a lot of effort into the character movements!

"Great! I thought they would sacrifice some minor details for the sake of gameplay. But it seems they've kept those details too, which is awesome!"

The Zai Zong was overjoyed, and his hands were already itching to get started.

He glanced at the counter and estimated that he had... 8 seconds left before he could respawn!

But then, a crisis occurred.

The researchers, following the camera's view, opened a mechanical door inside a steam-filled pipe.

As soon as he stepped across, he encountered the W-FBC-0049 ' Plague Doctor ' in the passageway directly in front of him, a figure that left a deep impression on Zai Zong.

He clearly remembered that this strange man, dressed in a black robe, wearing a hood and a bird-beak Mask, was extremely dangerous!

In the main game, despite constantly claiming to want to help you, touching it will actually cause the screen to go black. Then, a death animation will play, showing you being strapped to an operating table and injected with drugs by 0049.

So, in this DLC, is 0049 also controlled by other players?

Just as Zai Zong frowning in thought, suddenly, 8 seconds had passed, and he was revived.

The entire game screen suddenly went black and then bright, and then, as if opening its eyes, it slowly made out its surroundings.

This is the back of a military truck.

The train doors had already opened, and people began to exit the carriage one after another.

Only Zai Zong remained, bewildered.

"Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do?"

However, before he could figure out what was going on, two lines of prompts appeared in front of him again.

[This round is over.]

['Abnormal' wins]

They are responsible for a total of 15 deaths.

The Alpha Nuke was not used in this match.

No D-Class Personnel escaped the facility alive.

No researchers escaped the facility alive.

[The 'abnormality' is about to breach the site.]

The next round will begin in 10 seconds.

Looking at the game results in front of him, Zai Zong was stunned.

"Holy crap, I just entered the game and it's already over?!"

Sorry, I wrote nearly 8000 words. But I fell asleep while editing and just woke up from the cold. I'll post half of it in separate chapters first, and I'll revise the other half and post it during the day, and there will be more tonight. My mind is too foggy to think right now, I'm so sleepy! Sorry!