"That's it? Show's over, everyone. Nothing interesting. We didn't even get to see any fancy tricks before it ended."
"He's progressing so fast. It's only the second day, and he's already finished the main quest... Sure, this puzzle instance is pretty easy, but clearing it this quickly?"
"I feel like he entered this instance and started streaming mostly to put on a show. He probably meant for us to watch, to promote the Unnamed guild."
The livestream chat buzzed with discussion. Yet a moment later, they heard the young man on-screen say, "No."
[If you forgo leaving the instance, it will continue, and its difficulty and mortality rate will increase substantially] [You will not be able to make this choice again until you have completed all main quests. Are you sure you wish to forgo leaving?]
Qi Si said, "Yes."
This instance clearly wasn't over. Plenty of mysteries remained unresolved, and he had barely advanced the Escape Rabbit God Town storyline. Leaving so hastily would probably earn him a mediocre rating.
Besides, Qi Si had plenty of ideas concerning the Rabbit God who moved between Rabbit God Town and Hope Middle School. Clearing it via the NE route when he knew there were greater rewards available would be far too wasteful.
[The instance will continue. Good luck]
The silvery-white words drifted upward, then broke apart into strokes that fluttered down and vanished into the pale gray system interface.
The earlier [Main quest completed] notification disappeared with them. His quest progress rolled back, and the interface displayed [Main quest: Find all parts of Reiko's body (6/7)].
Qi Si still lay on his back in the pit, like a fish washed ashore and stranded by the tide.
His field of vision spread like ink bleeding through water. He