Chapter 8
The First Elite Monster, The Courtyard Guardian, The Feeling of Death?

“Doesn’t look easy to beat.”

“That monster feels so oppressive.”

“That thing has to be the BOSS, right? I feel like this is what BOSSes look like in the games I play.”

“No way, this game just started, how can there be a BOSS battle right at the beginning?”

“It’s hard to say, I played a page game before that was supposedly a big production, and I encountered a BOSS before I even left the starting area.”

“It must have been a cash-grab page game from Tencent, those are all for those rich big spenders.”

Xu Tian Tian also felt a little nervous looking at the monster in front of her.

But she gained some confidence from defeating the little wolf demons along the way.

“This guy looks strong, I should be able to beat him… right…?”

Xu Tian Tian took a deep breath and immediately charged forward.

The monster’s name quickly appeared.

Gu Hu Yuan.

Gu Hu Yuan’s axe was heavy and powerful.

When it hit the ground, Xu Tian Tian even felt the ground tremble.

It scared Xu Tian Tian, she thought it was an earthquake.

Then she realized, it was the realistic experience brought by the holographic game.

Xu Tian Tian quickly moved, barely dodging Gu Hu Yuan’s axe strike.

The axe smashed into the ground, and the flying stone fragments hit Xu Tian Tian’s face, causing a sharp pain.

Xu Tian Tian’s face turned pale.

“Oh no, even the stone fragments hitting my face hurt this much.”

“If this axe hit me, wouldn’t I actually die?”

Xu Tian Tian was already crying when she spoke.

The viewers in the live stream were amused by Xu Tian Tian’s performance.

“Don’t be silly, how could you die in a game?”

“Wait, the streamer’s expression doesn’t look like she’s acting.”

“This game seems to be a holographic game, the streamer said it has a very realistic tactile feel, as we all know, pain is also a kind of tactile sensation…”

“I think she’s in trouble.”

“Getting hit by that thing, that must be painful.”

“Oh no!”

“Wait, this game is so realistic, can’t you adjust the pain sensation?”

At this moment, Xu Tian Tian felt her stamina was almost depleted.

Two consecutive heavy blows failed to hit Gu Hu Yuan, which made Xu Tian Tian a little panicked.

Her hands and feet even felt a little cold.

Her movements became noticeably stiff.

Finally, Xu Tian Tian stumbled and lost her balance, falling to the ground.

At this time, Gu Hu Yuan roared angrily, raised the huge axe in his hand high, aimed it at Xu Tian Tian’s head, and was about to chop down.

Xu Tian Tian cried out in despair.

Her heart raced, she felt like her soul was about to leave her body.

The feeling of death approaching was not an in-game experience, but a real feeling of near-death.

In a flash, Xu Tian Tian felt the surrounding game environment suddenly stopped.

The entire game turned red.

“Black Myth Wukong game detected player’s rapid heartbeat, high blood pressure, dilated pupils, considering the potential health risks to the player, the protection mechanism is activated, and the game link will be disconnected.”

“The next time you enter the game, you will return to the progress before the battle.”

“It is recommended that players adjust the pain perception system when entering the game, lower the pain perception system appropriately, and reduce the terrifying experience.”

“Please continue your efforts.”

With a series of prompts, the game screen finally went dark.

At this moment, Xu Tian Tian’s tears flowed out.

The scene just now was too shocking.

In any previous game, she had never experienced the terror of death like this.

It directly scared Xu Tian Tian so much that even the game’s protection mechanism was activated.

Xu Tian Tian almost instantly took off the VR device, she didn’t even turn off the live stream, she wiped away her tears and rushed out of the room.

At this time, Xu Chen had just woken up after a short nap.

He had just washed the dishes and was about to check Xu Tian Tian’s live stream to see if his energy had increased.

Unexpectedly, Xu Tian Tian rushed out of the live stream at this time.

After seeing Xu Chen, she didn’t say anything, she just rushed towards him.

She buried her face in Xu Chen’s shoulder, while using her little fists to hit Xu Chen’s chest.

“Wuwuwu, brother why didn’t you tell me that the game you designed is so scary?”

“What game? I almost got killed by the monster in it.”

“It scared me to death, wuwuwu.”

Xu Tian Tian was like an octopus at this moment, she held onto Xu Chen tightly and refused to let go.

Her body was still trembling slightly, and her tears couldn’t stop.

Xu Chen was dumbfounded.

“What? Scared to death?”

“Didn’t I design a pain adjustment?”

“Could it be that she was scared by the visuals? The game I made is really awesome.”

“Also, this game, strictly speaking, is not a horror game.”

“As for difficulty, Hu Xian Feng needs to guess until the second round.”

“Wait, could it be Da Tou?”

“Haha, getting your head cracked by Da Tou’s headbutt can also be considered normal…”

Xu Chen immediately patted Xu Tian Tian lightly on the back.

In his memory, when Xu Tian Tian was a child, she would also run into his arms when she encountered thunder and lightning.

Xu Chen immediately comforted her a few words.

“Don’t be afraid, it’s not real, it’s just a game.”

Xu Tian Tian finally looked up, her face full of tear stains.

“Just a game?”

“Don’t you know what kind of game you made?”

“Everything is so real.”

“The flames are hot to the touch, the flowers have a scent.”

“The stones are hard, the soil is soft.”

“The wolf demon’s blood is hot and smelly.”

“Gu Hu Yuan’s axe is covered in blood, and the stones that splash when it hits the ground are painful when they hit you.”

Listening to Xu Tian Tian’s cry, Xu Chen was stunned.

Gu… Gu Hu Yuan?

Wait, it’s not Da Tou?

This is just the first elite monster, not even a BOSS.

Besides, if you had persisted for a few more seconds, you would have activated the next part of the plot.

Xu Chen thought for a moment and immediately realized that it must be the game’s protection mechanism that was activated.

This was something Xu Chen hadn’t even thought of before.

The holographic technology in this world is too exaggerated.

The Black Myth Wukong game is also designed to be incredibly realistic and impactful.

Combined together, it caused some minor issues.

But it’s not a big deal.

Once players become familiar with the game’s environment, their threshold will naturally increase.

Plus, the pain can be adjusted, so it won’t easily activate the protection mechanism.

At this moment, Xu Chen is more concerned about how the viewers in Xu Tian Tian’s live stream reacted.

“By the way, how did the viewers in your live stream comment on the game?”

Xu Tian Tian was also stunned when she heard Xu Chen’s question.

She was too immersed in the game just now.

She just casually glanced at the barrage in the live stream.

It seemed like the reviews were pretty good.

Even though she was scared just now, she didn’t turn off the live stream and ran out crying.

Xu Tian Tian was a little embarrassed.

She quickly returned to the live stream.

She took a look at the popularity of the live stream.

Then Xu Tian Tian completely petrified.

This popularity… couldn’t be fake, right?