Liu Bo's Bewilderment

Liu Bo only needed to follow along once to fully understand how to play!

Left hand handles skills, shooting, and weapon switching.

Right hand controls the character's movement.

Well, how to put it—easy to pick up, clear controls!

But what made Liu Bo happiest was the game's built-in auto-aim system.

With a third-person top-down view, a camera, and that auto-aim, he just had to focus on dodging.

"Hahaha, I'm practically a gun god!! This wave is insane!"

With auto-aim, Mom never has to worry about me missing shots!

You see, on the mobile version, he never liked top-down shooters.

No matter how many times he tried, he just couldn't get used to it.

Of course, the main reason was that he usually spent more time on PC and VR games.

But this time playing "Soul Knight," he didn't feel that discomfort.

Instead, the auto-aim system made him really, really like it.

After cleanly finishing the tutorial, he immediately took on a beginner quest.

Entering the underground world, ready to start the game!

Once inside, after clearing a few simple stages, he could clearly feel that the real game stages were a bit harder than the tutorial ones.

But that's exactly what made it more fun.

Otherwise, being invincible all the time—how lonely, how lonely, how lonely!!

"Ah, just a little more! Why does this shield recharge so slowly!!"

Just as he reached the first boss room, Liu Bo failed to dodge the boss's attack.

So he lost his last bit of health.

And that was his final life.

Earlier, he'd already used up all his revival chances.

Well, it's definitely not because he's bad—just, uh, just not familiar with the game, that's all!

"Sigh, too bad. Looks like I have to start over."

With a hint of regret, Liu Bo re-entered the stage.

He planned to challenge the boss again and avenge his defeat.

But soon, he noticed something was off.

"What the hell, this isn't right! Is it starting over?"

"No way! Don't screw me over like this!"

Liu Bo's eyes went wide as he stared at his character and let out a wail.

Sure enough, his weapon had reverted to the starter one.

And the place he was in—it was all too familiar.

Not in the boss room. Heartbreaking.

His old weapons were gone. Heartbreaking.

But soon, he pulled himself together.

So what if he lost all that? He'd started from scratch just a moment ago, hadn't he?

When he stepped through the teleport again, he was dumbfounded!

Holy crap, that door really was a teleport.

And this place—it's all wrong!!

Where was that huge snowy mountain I saw before? Where did it go?

How did it all turn into grassland?

And what about those snowman bros?

At this point, Liu Bo's mind was full of question marks.

But as an experienced player, he quickly caught on.

"Is this... a game with random elements???"

After looking around, he confirmed it and felt a surge of interest.

This must be what makes "Soul Knight" different from other games!

The monsters, the stage layouts, and the loot from chests—

Every time, it's different!

In other words, every start is a fresh one, almost impossible to repeat.

It was a bit of a shame that Liu Bo couldn't go back and get revenge on that Snowman Boss.

But at the same time, it made things incredibly interesting for him.

This was a feeling no other game could give him.

"Holy shit! This boss is way too broken, right? It heals when you hit it, how cheap is that? And it actually works??"

Gathering his resolve, Liu Bo fought his way back to the boss room.

The whole way there, he'd been racking his brain for a strategy.

Yeah, a boss-killing plan.

And sure enough, just as he expected, this boss was completely different from before—like a whole other species.

This time, he focused on positioning, carefully controlling the boss, and nothing went wrong.

With some close calls but no real danger, he managed to chip the boss's health below half.

As soon as he saw it shrink back, he immediately activated his character's skill.

Countless bullets slammed into the boss.

But before he could even feel smug, he watched the boss's health start climbing back up, and in no time, it was full.

Stunned!

Shocked!

Despair!

Liu Bo never saw that coming. He dodged a split second too late, and on top of that, his fingers were getting sluggish from playing too long.

The boss grabbed him in an instant, and one move sent him straight to the afterlife!

"Damn damn damn! That's how it works? Fine, both of you bosses, I've got you marked. Just wait till I find you again—I'll show you what's what!"

Liu Bo fumed for a moment, cursing in the game lobby.

If he didn't have such a good attitude, he might've just followed his character into the afterlife.

"Huh? I've got this many game coins? Perfect, let's try my luck at that Gacha Machine! Maybe I'll get lucky for once~~~"

Suddenly, Liu Bo spotted a machine near the entrance.

It looked just like the legendary Gacha Machine.

He checked his account and saw he had enough coins.

Just enough for one pull—what a coincidence!

Since fate had brought them together, how could he not give it a shot??

That's what he thought, and that's what he did.

He spent the coins, and the Gacha Machine started spinning.

Soon, a capsule popped out.

"Huh, what's this? A bomb? Holy shit, what a weapon!!"

He opened the capsule, and a round, pitch-black object rolled out.

Liu Bo looked it over, recognized it as a low-key bomb, and his face lit up with joy.

He hurriedly scooped it up, holding the unassuming bomb in his hands, turning it over and over with admiration.

But before he could enjoy it for long!!

Suddenly, "Boom!"—the screen filled with smoke.

Liu Bo found his character blown clean away.

Not only was his shield gone, but his already meager health took an even worse hit.

Meow meow meow?

What the hell just happened?

Is the game glitched?

Why did the weapon I pulled almost blow me to bits??

Was my grip wrong? Or did I step with my left foot first?

Liu Bo was utterly baffled~~~