Simple and Brutal Way to Clear the Game

Meme something that can be simple in some ways, but complex in others.

Most of the Meme that are harmful to humans possess some kind of supernatural or strange Strength; they are more like a virus that spreads wildly than something like Curse.

Any Item can become their medium: a videotape, a painting, a piece of text... or even a dream.

If the Meme outbreak is not effectively contained and controlled in its early stages, the number of Explosion individuals will increase rapidly at an exponential rate.

"So, does that mean you've already been infected with Meme?"

After thinking for a moment, the Dead Zero, frowned.

"Is watching any screen the way this unknown Meme spreads? If so..."

"More or less, although I don't really feel anything right now... Let's go somewhere else."

Bai Zhi casually closed the door to the Archives Room and turned to look at the Dead Zero.

"To better reflect reality, the Game map has been modified. Even though you haven't been here many times, you should know where the Core Area is, right?"

"... What are you planning to do?"

After glancing at the road signs, the Dead Zero took the initiative to ask Bai Zhi a question.

"Even with a Perfect Walkthrough guide, it would still take at least two to three hours to Walkthrough this Game. Now that we don't have any Walkthrough, what are you planning to do? In any case, it's unlikely that we can finish this Game in under an hour, right?"

"Who says it's impossible? People can come up with solutions. We just need to figure out a way to blow up this research institute."

Bai Zhi gave the other person a rather strange look, then answered as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"... Are you serious?"

Stopping in his tracks and turning to look at the person beside him, Dead Zero's eyes twitched slightly.

"The Game map has been drastically modified, and we're clearly being targeted. Under these circumstances, I'm not sure if the key clues for clearing the game have also been hidden, and I don't want to waste any more time on something meaningless."

Facing the strange gaze from the Young Girl beside him, Bai Zhi shrugged slightly, looking completely unconcerned.

"Furthermore, this is just a Game separate from the Outside the World. Our goal is to escape from here, not to save the world within the virtual world set up by this Game."

"... I originally thought you would want to become Hero."

After a moment of silence, the corners of his mouth seemed to curve slightly upwards, and the Dead Zero turned and walked ahead, leading the way with his back to him.

"Hero? You really have a deep misunderstanding of me."

With a slight smirk, the Black Handgun slid into his hand. As he followed behind the Young Girl in front of him, Bai Zhi answered lazily.

"In fact, the moment you try to become Hero, you've already lost the right to be Hero."

"... You didn't think this way before."

The Dead Zero, turned around and glanced at him.

"The person I was before is the person I am now, not the person I am now. What do my past thoughts have to do with my present thoughts?"

Bai Zhi raised his hand and fired a few shots, blasting away the screens at several intersections in front of him, his expression noncommittal.

"People should learn to look forward."

"... Okay, so you have to pay for my phone with the library."

After a moment of silence, Dead Zero was walking in front, nodded nonchalantly.

"... It's about looking forward, not looking at money."

"It's very inconvenient not having a cell phone; no one else can contact me at all, so it's best to be here this afternoon."

"No..."

"Let's go, aren't we in a bit of a hurry?"

"..."

The situation inside the entire base... or rather, the entire research institute, was far worse than Bai Zhi had imagined.

Within a closed, enclosed area, the leakage of unknown Meme has severely impacted the operation of this research institute.

Although Bai Zhi was eager to study what functions this Meme possessed, even though he was certain he had been infected with Meme, he felt nothing about it. Therefore, he had to seek answers from the other people in the research institute.

In terms of dissemination methods, this Meme spreads through screens, whether it's a mobile phone screen, computer screen, TV Screen, or any Big Screen —anything that can be called a screen is a carrier of this Meme.

Whenever a human looks at those screens, a photo of that person will appear on the screen. The infected person will experience strange hallucinations, and their body will begin to be eaten away bit by bit by some invisible force. At the same time, they will mechanically repeat the last thing they did before losing control of their body.

Then, their bodies will be completely eaten away, and they will burst open like an Explosion balloon.

The stronger a person's Mental Power, or willpower, the less they will be affected by the infection.

The Meme spreads quite rapidly; Bai Zhi and the Dead Zero had already encountered over a hundred infected individuals within the research institute along their journey.

According to the original Game storyline, the two of them will be Meme Infection. Then, relying on the Player's powerful Mental Power, they will search for clues to resolve the infection while finding a way to re-lock up the Meme entity within this vast research facility. This is the most complete Game Walkthrough.

However, Bai Zhi's presence caused a slight mishap in the Game's Game...

Twenty minutes later, a series of deafening Explosion that reverberated throughout the entire research institute rang out, and a series of messages appeared before Bai Zhi and the Dead Zero.

[Game Walkthrough complete: Out of Control Research Institute]

[Game Walkthrough time: 32 minutes.]

[Game Walkthrough Evaluation: C]

[Game completed this time: Explosion Maniac, Another Ending, Destroyer, Speedy Clear.]

[Player gains 2000 Experience Points.]

[Player receives 3 Game crafted items.]

A moment later, after the string of information that had appeared before their eyes faded, the scenery around them changed, and they reappeared in the elevator.

With a soft ding, the elevator doors opened, and Zhuge Yun, with a rather strange expression, appeared at the elevator entrance.

"Congratulations, you passed... Holy crap, at least let me finish what I had to say!!"

Seeing the short-haired black Young Girl in front of him silently raise her knife, Zhuge Yun's face immediately turned green.

"Let me tell you the truth, I've put up with you for a long time. If you dare to cut me again, I'll go and beat up your boyfriend every day!! Think it over, he's so delicate, he can't withstand my punches!!"

Bai Zhi: "..."