Chapter 483: Confused (1/2)

After defeating the mini boss, another option appeared in front of Wu Shun, giving him the option of killing or sparing the boss. The mini boss was extremely ugly. Wu Shun sensed something fishy.

He paused for awhile, but it turned out to be a little too long, for the time limit went past. In the end, the military attache dashed forward and repeated stabbed the boss to death. He quipped an understated comment on that overreaction, ”Such a rampaging peasant should just be killed. He's just weak and insignificant.”

To say that this was an understatement, would be an understatement in itself. The mini boss's blood had splattered on the military attache's face. He had initially started off as an extremely righteous, authoritative official. At that moment, he looked demented, horrifying…

Wu Shun had never approved of the ”save and load file” culture in ”Tales of Wuxia.” He always felt that it destroyed the sense of subst.i.tution. Besides, one required to reach a specialized savepoint before the game could be saved.

Also, the game had an ”Ironman Mode”[1]. There wuold be no room for regret pills, players only had one path till the end. More achievements were available to be collected in this ”mode”. With more achievements came more clothes and decorations.

Wu Shun may not be highly skilled, but he knew the nooks and crannies of this game. Of course he had opted to play in ”Ironman Mode”. The NPC's sudden intervention came as a surprise, but he could roll with it. This had brought along a bunch of robbers to kill him. It was alright to let such a character die.

He suddenly recalled the great streamer Ah Yu's own gameplay of Tale of Wuxia 3. She had been playing as a monk, showing mercy to every single thing she met. It was almost as if she would never kill any human. It was also probably due to this reason, that she uncovered many hidden plots within the game…

Well, everyone to his own style. For a sandbox game that took pride in its degree of freedom, it definitely provided the room for players to pick their own style. Wu Shun did not choose to become a Madonna, nor a human killing maniac. He chose to play according to his own will!

”To be honest, at first I had a rather good impression towards this military attache from the Kingdom of Zhao. He seemed to be the perfect, virtuous warrior. But now, my head is ringing with alarms. Something's off. He seemed far too eager to kill that man off. I may regret trusting him so easily. That mini-boss could have told me something.”

”Veterans of Tale of Wuxia should know this. For an acceptable ending, all options must be explored and deliberated on. Proceed carelessly as your own peril - you'll get a devastating end. That's why Zha Feng is an Old Sly.”

Wu Shun played on. Under the military attache's lead, he finally entered the new map. A boss fight almost immediately greeted him at the entrance. It was no mini-boss, but an actual, big boss, in size and in rank. Fortunately, thanks to the a.s.sistance of an entire platoon of paladins from the Kingdom of Zhao, Wu Shun put up a good fight against the big boss. It was not a human-shaped boss, but a huge, aggressive mammoth. It would easily turn him into jelly within two to three swings. Thankfully, it was all brawn and no brains. Its size also worked against it, making it incredibly slow. As long as Wu Shun remained cautious, he would get away without a scratch. After all, he was not alone in this fight.

”I have to say, the graphics and combat mechanics of this game are really quite something. Doesn't justify having a giant-a.s.s beast standing in the middle of the map's entrance, though. This ain't ”Monster Abuse Human.” Ahahaha, what do you mean ”Monster Hunter”? I've only played ”Monster Abuse Human”!”

Upon entering the new map, Wu Shun paced things down and leisurely strolled about. He started off with the sidequests. There were many cities within the Kingdom of Zhao. Each city had its own notice board, and each notice board had its own list of quests and bounties, such as wanted posters, demons and monsters extermination, rescue and treatment of the needy, etc. Almost all the sidequests entailed a sad, tragic story…

Wu Shun had also accepted a sideline quest from the ”Chun Yang” sect. That's right, the ”Chun Yang” sect of the beautiful and gentle Yan Qingmeng. She was a big shot within the ”Chun Yang” sect. They basically treated her as the ”Seed of Monasticism.” She was the arch-nemesis of the evil Ye Honglian.