This is the ninth art

Chapter 169 Mercy?You are not entitled to mercy!

When the end is about to come.

The player enters a corridor exuding golden sunset light.

Shanth, the older brother of the Skeleton Brothers that the player meets in the second level.

At this time, it stopped in front of the player.

"Could this be the final boss?" Some viewers speculated.

"I don't know. Shansi really feels a bit mysterious to me. He came out with his younger brother Papyrus in the second level, but the boss at the end of the level is not him but Papyrus."

"This guy is still one of the researchers in the secret laboratory, no matter how you look at it, he won't be too weak, right?"

The game is about to come to an end, and many viewers who have already invested in the plot of the game are talking about it.

And the next moment.

On the screen, the dialogue presented by Shansi made the audience exclaim again.

"You finally came."

"The end is within reach, and you'll meet the king soon."

"At the same time, you will decide the future of this world."

"However, that's for later, now..."

Goodbye Shansi this time, there is no lazy breath on him.

Shan Si, who always liked to tell bad jokes, now had an extremely serious expression.

The empty skull pupils are staring straight at the protagonist.

It expresses it word for word.

Now, the main character will go to trial.

"You will be judged for your every deed.

You will be judged for every point of EXP you get.

What are EXPs?

That's just an acronym.

It means that the execution points (execution points)

A way to quantify the pain you cause to others

When you kill others, your EXP will increase. "

As soon as the words fell, there were shouts from the audience, and many people's eyes widened instantly!
"Fuck? Is there such an explanation?"

"When I first saw EXP, I preconceived that it meant experience points... Traditionally, fighting monsters to upgrade games, killing monsters to increase EXP, this is already a cliché, but now it has another meaning?"

"Absolutely! Damn, the first time I saw this explanation, I felt my heart tremble! Such a strange idea!!"

"No wonder the mother of sheep always advised us to fight in a merciful way at the beginning, so that we can only get 0 EXP points every time. We thought it was 0 experience points, but it was actually 0 execution points, because we never dealt any damage to monsters. harm……"

"Break out of the shackles of common sense games! This game adopts a completely new system! Brother Chu Zi is simply amazing!"

As the birthplace of video games in Europe and America, many English abbreviations have also become convenient written communication for players.

For example, how much EXP can be gained by killing this monster.

How much LV can be raised.

How much MP the skill needs to consume, and how much HP will be lost when hurt.

Although in the mouth of Huaxia players, 'level', 'blue', and 'blood' will be used more concisely instead.

But looking at the whole of Asia, most players use this abbreviation to communicate.

It was the first time I saw that EXP had an alternative meaning, and it was able to justify itself, which surprised countless audiences.

In the game, Shansi didn't finish his sentence.

What it said next made the audience who were already restless couldn't help but stare.

"When you have enough EXP, your LV will increase.

LV is also an abbreviation.

What he meant was, the Violence Index.

Level of Violence
Used to measure a person's ability to hurt others.

The more you kill, the easier it is to stray away from your true heart.

The farther you are from your heart, the harder it is for you to be hurt and the easier it is for you to hurt others.

Well, now.

It's time to start your trial. "

After the interpretation of the meaning is over, it's not just the audience.

Even in the judges' seat, the eyes of all the judges became much brighter.

"EXP...execution points, LV...violence index? Ingenious! This setting is really ingenious!"

"Yeah, we're used to seeing EXP and LV appear in monster-killing games. When we see such words, we will preconceive them as experience points and levels."

"But now, to put it another way, it can still work in "Under the Legend". Combined with its previous gameplay that you can pass the level without killing monsters, this undoubtedly brings me a refreshing feeling!"

"I think the high score card in my hand is ready. Designer Chu has brought me too many surprises." A judge smiled.

on the game screen.

Sans begins the trial of the protagonist.

But the outcome of the trial is well known to the audience.

The second player never harmed any monsters from the very beginning.

therefore.

The protagonist's EXP is 0
The protagonist's LV is also 0
The protagonist passed the trial without any accidents!
Before leaving, Sansi spoke meaningfully to the players.

It gives the player one of the most difficult multiple choice questions faced in the entire game.

"After entering from here, you will face the king of our entire underground world—Esgore Dream Chaser."

"Your choice will change the entire underground world."

If you still refuse to fight...

Asgore will take your soul and destroy all humanity. "

But if you kill Asgore and go home...

Monsters will be trapped in the underground world endlessly.

How would you choose? "

As soon as this multiple-choice question came out, it caused exclamations from the scene.

"How do you choose?"

"Absolutely will not be forgiven... so the only choice is to fight."

"But if we choose to fight at this time and kill the monsters' only hope of returning to the ground-their king, then what's the point of the kindness we have walked all the way before? Is it just to pretend that we humans are kind? ?”

"Damn it! God damn old thief Chu! Why did you set up such a plot! I'm numb!!"

"But you have to sigh, such a plot is more thought-provoking. From this moment on, I have a new understanding of this designer from Huaxia!"

Under the circumstances that will never be forgiven.

Is it to uphold a benevolent heart?

Or overthrow everything along the way, hold a sharp blade and become a devil, and take away the last hope of the underground kingdom?

All of this, the right to choose is completely handed over to the player.

After leaving the trial corridor.

All audience attention is focused on the screen.

Because, the final battle is coming.

Player No. [-] controls the protagonist and walks through the golden corridor.

But came to a long and narrow corridor composed of gray main tone.

But it is the opposite of the discomfort that the grayness brings to people.

A touch of softness to the extreme, the incomparably warm BGM resounds soothingly.

For the first time in the game, the audience heard the melodious sound of the piano keys being struck.

It's soft and warm.

The arrangement is faintly mixed with brisk drum kits, but at this moment it is 'bang bang' touching people's hearts.

The BGM is beautiful and warm, and has a warm and inspiring power.

The eyes of all the audience also softened.

They stared at the screen, and the protagonist moved forward all the way.

The screen flickers.

Encountered a monster.

A white frame appears, and a heart flashes in the center of the screen.

The monster that the player encountered in the first level, Froggit, jumped out at this time.

But don't wait until the player starts fighting.

But I found that Froggit didn't mean to fight the player.

Instead, they began a strange back-and-forth dance that seemed to sway to a soft music track.

Tell the story of what happened in this underground kingdom before.

"long long ago.

A human fell into an underground kingdom.

The human fell and hurt himself, so he shouted for help. "

The voice fell, and the monsters disappeared.

The protagonist continues to move forward, walking in the dark and straight corridor.

soon.

Met two more 【Melancholy Bugs】

"The king's son, Asriel, heard the human cry for help.

It brought the human back to the castle. "

The short words fell, and the monster disappeared.

Another period of time is left for the players to rush.

Some viewers reacted and found these monsters that appeared.

They are all those monsters that the protagonist came all the way to be merciful and forgiving.

They are telling the players what happened in this world.

"Slowly, Asriel and this human became like brothers.

The king and queen also treated this human child as their own.

The underground world is full of hope. "

The first human being to fall into the underground world was not killed by monsters.

On the contrary, even the king and queen treated him well.

After thousands of years, humans and monsters can live together peacefully again.

This makes the entire underground world seem to see the hope of returning to the surface in the future.

"Then……

one day……

This human being is seriously ill. "

When the third monster emerges to tell the story.

Some viewers felt something was wrong.

"Ah... is there going to be a problem?"

"A seriously ill human has only one request.

I want to see the flowers in my hometown.

But there is nothing we can do. "

The words 'There is nothing we can do' danced on the copy, simple and clear.

But it made the audience feel heavy.

Because the monster was sealed underground.

They cannot reach the ground.

Therefore, even the last wish of a human child before death cannot be fulfilled.

"It's ridiculous that it is human beings who seal the monsters underground." Some viewers sighed.

"It was human beings who killed their offspring." Someone heaved a long sigh.

The one-eyed monster becomes the fourth narrator to tell the story.

It blinked its only big eye complicatedly.

"the next day.

the next day……

……

The human died. "

"Azriel, devastated, absorbed the soul of this human being.

He turned into an extremely powerful existence. "

Suddenly, some viewers recalled the plot when they walked all the way just now.

"If I remember correctly, the scientist doctor seems to have been ordered by the king to study the situation after monsters absorb human souls? Could it have something to do with this?"

Soon, the fifth group of monsters jumped out and continued to tell the story of the underground kingdom.

"By using the human soul, Asriel was able to pass through the barrier.

Holding the body of the human child, he walked into the afterglow of the setting sun.

And returned to the village where humans lived. "

"Aisriel walked to the center of the village.

There it saw a large bed full of golden flowers.

It carried the human child and walked into the flower garden. "

"This description...is so sad." The emotionally sensitive female audience couldn't help wiping the corners of their eyes.

The little prince of the monster kingdom who was supposed to be an enemy to the death of human beings has formed good playmates with human children.

One day, the human child will die.

The monster that was sealed underground by humans forever, but in order to fulfill the last wish of a human child.

Holding his body, he stepped onto the ground for the first time.

Here, there is everything that the little prince has never seen.

The clear blue sky reflects the afterglow of the orange sunset.

The golden yellow flowers are bursting with fragrance.

A sweet breeze blew the little prince's hair.

The little prince felt this for the first time.

But nothing here belongs to it.

It also never thought of going to war with humans.

The little prince just wants to return to humans what belongs to humans.

Let the dead body of one's own friend return to ashes, ashes to ashes.

But even such a small and insignificant wish seems to be unable to be satisfied.

The monster continued to jump out, swayed against the music, and continued to tell the story of the past.

"Suddenly, there was a scream.

The villagers saw Asriel holding the human child's body.

They thought it had killed the child. "

"Humans are attacking Asriel with everything they can.

It has been attacked like a storm.

Asriel has the power to wipe them all out.

but……

Asriel didn't fight back.

Asriel held tightly to the remains of the human child...

With a smile, he left slowly. "

"Aisriel staggered back home with scars.

He entered the castle and collapsed from exhaustion.

Turned into a cloud of dust, floating in the entire garden. "

The subtitles of the copywriting had just surfaced, and the scene suddenly became silent for a moment.

Many viewers can feel the slight impact on their hearts.

Many viewers frowned.

His complexion also became extremely complicated.

The game is up to now.

Everyone's focus has been separated from the novel gameplay of the game.

Turned to the deeper reasons for the conflict between humans and monsters.

"My mother... the little prince is dead??"

"Why do humans do so much damage to monsters that aren't bad in nature?"

"It just wants to fulfill the last wish of its friend..."

"It didn't hurt humans at all!"

"Why don't you want to learn more before taking action??"

"Human beings are too selfish, oh..."

Accompanied by the discussion in the audience.

The protagonist in the picture also walked to the end of the corridor.

This time, it's not a single monster that pops up out of nowhere to tell the story with the protagonist.

But a group!
Almost all the monsters in the underground world emerged one after another like a revolving lantern.

The background music also seemed to have changed from soft to majestic.

"The Underground Kingdom is in despair.

The king and queen lost two children overnight.

Humanity, once again took everything from us.

The king decided it was time to put an end to our suffering.

Every human who falls into the Underworld must be killed.

With enough souls, we can completely destroy the enchantment! "

"Is this the whole picture of the whole story?" Some viewers let out a long sigh of relief.

"No wonder all the monsters, starting from the mother sheep, are reminding us that King Asgore will kill us."

"Because it wants to collect human souls and turn it into its own determination. For the sake of the entire monster race, the king will fight back to the ground and take back everything that belongs to the monsters with his own hands!"

Don't wait for the audience to be too emotional.

At this time, almost all the monsters popped up a copywriting dialog box.

The sound of the piano is getting weaker, but the sound effect of the heavy drum kit is getting more and more diffuse.

As if it is inspiring, it is very exciting.

But, this background music.

Is it really the human heart that lifts up?
"That moment is not far away."

"King Asgore will lead us out of the underground!"

"King Asgore will give us hope!"

"King Asgore will save everyone!"

All the monsters said in unison!

At this moment, passionate music.Rather, it's more like the monsters are boosting their morale.

In order to break out of the underground world.

To save the panicked underground world.

Also for the little prince Asriel who has passed away.

Even the strength of monsters is far from that of humans.

but they...

Full of determination!
BGM came to an abrupt end.

There are no more monsters popping up from time to time.

The past story of the underground kingdom has ended here.

presented in front of the protagonist.

It is also presented in front of all audiences.

It is a dark and deep door without light.

There is no prompt.

There is no obstacle either.

But everyone knows it.

King, Asgore Dreamseeker.

Right here, waiting for the player.

The moment you step through the door.

A tall and majestic sheep-headed man in a thick black robe covering his entire body.

Appeared.

The battle interface pops up as usual.

The familiar white frame.

The familiar red heart.

and the familiar four options.

【fighting】

【action】

【thing】

【kindness】

But at the next moment when the player is not ready.

The majestic black-robed man on the screen waved a scarlet trident halberd from his hand.

It quickly moved from the left side of the screen to the right side, so fast that it even dragged out the afterimage of a black robe!
It turned over the trident in its hand that was clotted like blood.

Before everyone had time to react.

furiously……

Towards the [Benevolence] button that the player can select.

Inserted violently! !
"Bang!!!"

[Benevolence] The punctured body shattered and exploded into powder, which slowly dissipated.

In the eyes of everyone who widened in horror, they were so shocked that they couldn't speak.

It finally opened its mouth and spoke its first words to the player.

"kindness?"

"No, you are not qualified to be merciful."

(End of this chapter)