You Don't Understand

"Dead?"

The Zai Zong stunned.

"No way, it's gone just like that? It was Special Task Force, after all."

The Zai Zong whispered.

However, the black screen gradually disappeared the next second, and the game screen showed the protagonist's confused state by showing him with his eyes open.

Seeing this, Zai Zong understood.

"So he was just unconscious. That makes more sense. I thought he was dead."

"Now that my teammates are all gone, how am I supposed to proceed with this side quest?"

Driven by his curiosity, in the game, through the real-time calculations, Zai Zong through the eyes of Captain C-1.

By the light of his tactical Flashlight, he also saw that Captain C-1's right leg was pinned under a boulder, from which crimson blood was flowing.

"Huh?"

The Zai Zong stunned, and then stared intently at the VR headset.

Is blood red?

It's not the same oil as before!?

The game is vibrant again!

"Holy crap, the game isn't black and white anymore, guys!"

"Now that there's color, has the real side quest begun?"

"What was the meaning of the previous black and white footage? Was it to render the tense and suffocating feeling of a narrow passage, or was it to reduce the gore level because the Head-splitting Monster was killing too violently?"

Zai Zong stared at the game screen and performed real-time calculations, Captain C-1 also noticed the condition of his right leg.

[No. No. How could this happen? My feet. My feet.]

The captain's voice was filled with fear and despair.

In this dangerous place where there are both monsters and Anomaly Trait, a severe leg injury is tantamount to death.

Let's set aside whether there are suitable treatment options.

Even if they did, in this kind of environment, they would most likely get infected.

Even Zai Zong knows this.

At this moment in the game, Captain C-1 struggled to prop himself up and sat up, enduring the pain.

The tearing pain in his leg made him groan in pain, and crimson Blood Mist appeared on both sides of the screen, indicating the pain the protagonist was enduring.

Immediately afterwards, Captain C-1 stretched out his trembling, scratched hands and gripped the gap beneath the rock.

The game re-enters QTE mode, prompting players with button inputs.

The Zai Zong immediately understood and quickly pressed the remote control.

As the command was entered, Captain C-1 in the game immediately clenched his teeth.

With a struggle, he lifted his hands, which were gripping the rock, creating a tiny gap.

The Blood Mist on both sides of the screen also showed more winding blood vessels, as if the strenuous movement had caused the C-1 captain's brain to become congested with blood, making him breathe rapidly and cry out in pain.

Zai Zong used the hand speed of someone who had been single for 20 years to quickly press the keycaps on the joystick.

Thanks to him, Captain C-1 in the game lifted the rock and pulled his injured right leg out.

As he released his grip, the rock crashed to the ground, kicking up dust.

Immediately afterwards, the game screen, through the captain's perspective, gave a close-up of the leg wound.

The trouser legs were already torn and soaked with blood, clinging tightly to the legs, covered in dark red grime.

Then, he picked up a tactical Flashlight and shone it around, seemingly searching for something.

After finding nothing, Captain C-1 tore off his pants and, enduring the excruciating pain, performed an emergency bandage on his thigh.

He then picked up his only weapon, panting heavily, from his dead teammate.

He then shakily got up, leaned on the rock, and shone his Flashlight around to check the surroundings.

But all that could be seen was a deep darkness and swirling dust.

In the deathly silence, the occasional low growls of the Head-splitting Monster could be heard from afar.

In Channel 21, of the original six people, only he remained.

Now, it's time for the Zai Zong make his move.

Control was immediately restored, and the game's mission appeared in the center of the screen.

Your leg is injured, and you are temporarily unable to run, stealthily move, or walk for extended periods.

You need to find your Tactical Backpack and use the Healing Spray and bandages inside for emergency treatment to restore basic mobility.

[Current Mission: Locate the Tactical Backpack.]

The Zai Zong glanced at it and made a mental note of it.

Then, the game prompts slowly faded away.

The objective is clear: find the Tactical Backpack.

"First, check what's on your body."

As he spoke, Zai Zong tried pressing the joystick to see if he could open the backpack.

As a result, an inventory actually appeared.

There are three items on it.

A tactical Flashlight.

A Military Knife.

An Assault Rifle.

There was no Walkie-Talkie.

Zai Zong specifically checked the magazine capacity, and wow, there were only 17 bullets left.

How are we supposed to play like this?

If you encounter Head-splitting Monster, wouldn't you die with resentment?

"Brothers, looks like I'll have to play it safe and not go head-to-head with them."

"I really never expected this. I started with five fully armed teammates, and I was also armed to the teeth. I had firepower and a team. It was an amazing start. But we got beaten up like this by a few Head-splitting Monster. Damn it."

"To be honest, isn't the Head-splitting Monster in the remake a bit too tanky? I could kill the original Head-splitting Monster with a table leg, but this remake seems a bit difficult."

"Sigh, the saying that fear stems from insufficient firepower is really true. This Special Task Force has some firepower, but it's not enough. If everyone carried an RPG, there wouldn't be so many problems."

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

The text above reads, "If everyone had an RPG, wouldn't we all become Bloody Scientist?"

Zai Zong saw this, he shook his head and explained.

"Brother, you just don't understand."

"Bloody Scientist" is not Horror Games at all, but a fun game. It's only natural to have fun playing a fun game.

"But Horror Games are different. When you have fun playing Horror Games, it feels like you've become Zhang Tianshi, punching demons and kicking evil spirits, experiencing the thrill of physical exorcism."

"If you kill an alien with an RPG, you'll think it's normal because they're carbon-based life forms with flesh and blood, and can be explained scientifically, and they're all scientifically based, following the laws of physics."

"But if you use an RPG to instantly kill a ghost or an anomalous creature, the feeling is different. Using scientific and physical means to violently solve a non-scientific and bizarre existence gives you a sense of exhilaration from a cross-dimensional, dimensional reduction attack."

"So why didn't Bloody Scientist achieve that kind of thrilling horror game experience? Because they were targeting the wrong market."

"Only Game does this very well. Although it doesn't have the overwhelming sense of satisfaction I was looking for, it avoids the boredom that comes after a lot of fun, and it also continuously provides a variety of new content to keep players engaged."

"Unlike those FPS games, which have repetitive gameplay, obvious rushing in the later stages, and can be uninstalled and deleted after the game is finished."

Zai Zong rubbed his neck and loosened his muscles.

The main character in the game is left idle due to a dispute with fans.

Therefore, a line or two would pop up from time to time, reminding the Zai Zong to continue the game.

I need to find my backpack as soon as possible and treat my injury.

[There are no signs of artificial excavation here; is it a naturally formed passage?]

[Was the route back altered because our senses were affected or because our perception was flawed?]

What exactly are these Anomaly Trait? What are those monsters? What happened at the command center?

I don't know where they are now. I need to find them quickly.

Now, Zai Zong's attention has finally returned to the game.

At this moment, the C-1 captain uttered another line.

[It hurts so much, my foot hurts so much. I hope I don't encounter any monsters at a time like this.]

Seeing this, Zai Zong started playing the game again.

"Alright guys, let's get back to the game."

As he spoke, he guided Captain C-1 forward to explore.

As a result of the leg injury, the character walks with a limp, and even the camera angle becomes shaky.

"Alright, brothers, I'm going to have to find my way out of this dark passage all by myself again. I hope I don't run into any monsters."

Zai Zong a deep breath and began to play seriously.

In the game, the screen is dark and deathly silent.

Accompanied by the extremely low visibility of the tactical Flashlight in the darkness, the only sounds throughout were his footsteps and the heavy breathing of the protagonist, Captain C-1.

Occasionally, there would be the sound of gravel sliding down from either side.

Apart from that, all that could be heard was the distant, inexplicable roar of the Head-splitting Monster.

To be honest, Zai Zong was a little scared in this narrow and Pitch Black cave.

"Never have a Jump Scare if you don't have one."

In the darkness, Zai Zong prayed anxiously as he limped through the eerie and oppressive cave.

So he came to a fork in the road.

There are three roads: left, middle, and right.

Not knowing which path to take first, Zai Zong saved the game on the spot and then plunged into the left passage.

I was thinking of seeing what was on this road.

When they reached the end, there were two more forks in the road.

"I agree, this is the right path."

The next second, Zai Zong reloaded his save and returned to the intersection of the three paths.

"Okay, this time we'll go through the middle."

With that, he plunged into the central passage and began to explore.

audience:??????

Zai Zong's move confused some viewers who don't play games much.

What's going on?

Just go left, and if you encounter a fork in the road, just keep going. What's with reloading and choosing another road?

What's the point?

So, a female fan couldn't help but leave a striking comment: 30 yuan.

The text above asks, "What are you doing, dealing with gods and demons?!"

Zai Zong glanced at it, grinned, and gave a concise and profound response, something that all gamers knew.

You don't understand.