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Chapter 72: Did they say that a large number of people would prevent it from being scary?

The CG animation started to become bloody.

Two people who look like doctors are inflicting inhumane torture on a patient.

Chest and abdomen were opened, blood gushed out, arms and legs were severed.

It's as if the people on the table aren't human, but animals waiting to be slaughtered.

At this moment, a doctor pulls a screen over and presents it to the player.

The logo of Project Walrid flashed by, followed by a backlit figure whose face was obscured.

"Don't be afraid, my friend, you are safe. I am Dr. Eastman, your friend."

As he spoke, the doctor took a syringe, as thick as the one used to inject animals, and started injecting it into the player.

"Trust me, I will help you. Although the process will be painful, you will be reborn when the trial ends..."

This cruel scene, which showed no regard for human life, was accompanied by He Xiangsong's narration.

This silenced the other three.

[Detected a +1 defense threshold from Lao Wei's Game Talk]

[Defense Penetration Value Detected from Sun Zhirui +1]

[Detected armor penetration value from awakening +1]

Sun Zhirui asked in an unfriendly tone, "Hey, you pervert, isn't this a cooperative level-based game?"

Old Wei's lips twitched, and he replied helplessly, "That's true, but... no one says cooperative level-based games can't be scary and gory, right?"

"Since we've already given it away... shall we give it a try?"

"Okay, Sister Su! Don't be afraid, I'll protect you!!"

Fans are hopeless... Old Wei felt utterly helpless.

Soon, the opening credits ended, and the game officially began.

First, there's a beginner's tutorial that's not exactly short.

Having only played for a few minutes, Lao Wei couldn't help but remark, "Brothers, the prologue tutorial can only be played solo. But I have to say, the quality is so good I feel obligated to help you."

It's no wonder Lao Wei was moved.

Because it was a free game, many people assumed it was a multiplayer co-op game made from scraps of the original Outlast game.

As for game time, an hour is a good amount of time, and two hours is a huge profit.

I got it for free, what more could I ask for?

However, the game's prologue alone demonstrated its amazing quality.

The CG seamlessly transitions to real-time rendering, allowing the player to customize their character's appearance while reviewing data. Then, the protagonist is forcibly fitted with a night vision device by doctors using an electric drill, and passes out.

The screen lit up again, and we had entered the trial area.

Unlike many games that feel perfunctory, this prologue doesn't simply have players running or jumping, nor does it include any meaningless explanations.

Instead, it places the character in an exciting trial mission, creating a highly immersive experience.

This so-called trial mission involves the protagonist carrying out a series of anti-human, cult-like tasks. In these missions, there will be defective or failed experiments, terrifying bosses, and traps waiting for the player.

If you're not careful, your life could be in danger.

The gameplay is exactly the same as the original escape game, except that it adds a way to heal.

Players need to complete the mission step by step to escape and eventually return to the laboratory.

The characters even have a sanity value setting.

Characters may fall into traps, or even have their sanity decrease after being attacked.

If the vision and hearing are reduced to a certain level, they will be affected.

If you return to zero, you may even be hunted by ghosts and need to use medicine to recover.

He Xiangsong nodded and said, "Yes, this character education course doesn't seem like a toy that can be given away casually."

The group chatted like this, when suddenly...

"ah!!!"

Sun Zhirui's scream startled everyone, even Old Wei, who trembled slightly. But after recovering, he mocked without hesitation, "Heh, so timid. That's not like your usual self, always ready to argue with anyone."

"If you're so tough, then when you get scared later, try not to scream!"

"How is that possible? I'm a hardcore player who's already completed the base game of Outlast..."

The prologue does not allow for team formation and its main purpose is teaching.

Therefore, Lao Wei had no idea what the others had encountered.

He guided his character through a door, carefully pressing himself against the wall, wary of what might be behind it.

But he didn't notice that the cabinet next to him had opened a small crack, and inside was a pair of eyes shining brightly.

boom!

A loud bang came, and a crazed experimental subject rushed over from inside the cabinet, grabbed him by the neck, and straddled him.

The test subject had a totem-like ring on his head and iron nails stuck in his eyes.

His fists pounded down like hammers, while he wailed meaninglessly.

Old Wei shuddered and instinctively yelled, "Holy shit!!"

"ah!!"

As a result of the chain reaction, Sun Zhirui's screams came through the channel again.

QTEs kept appearing on the screen, but in his fright, Lao Wei didn't press a single one correctly.

I watched helplessly as my screen grew redder and redder.

Fortunately, this was just the prologue. The experimental subject left Old Wei with only a breath left and ran away like a madman.

After the encounter ended, Lao Wei was still in shock.

My heart was pounding, and I was breathing heavily.

At the same time, Sun Zhirui's mocking words rang in his ears: "Heh, trash."

[Please feel free to criticize me, thank you.]

[I'm most envious of Lao Wei's episode; where do you find such a cute, girly junior?]

[Old Wei, you're such a waste! You even managed to beat the base game of Outlast?]

[Look, even when other girls wake up, they don't scream.]

Old Wei breathed a sigh of relief, then, somewhat embarrassed, quickly said, "Xiao He, Su Su, if you feel scared, you can scream. It'll be very uncomfortable to keep these emotions inside."

"Brother Wei, what happened to you guys? I didn't find anything scary."

"How about I sing 'Dumpling Family' to you to ease your anxiety?"

what?

Old Wei was stunned for a moment before he realized what was happening.

wrong!!

Back then, Su Su Ke, under the ID "I get fat after waking up," presented herself as a JK (high school girl) beauty and won the second-tier reward, the peerless villain, at the "Outlast" level completion challenge.

Even when she cleared the checkpoint, her makeup was still intact.

His Vision V1 and Outlast CDK were prizes.

He Xiangsong was a step behind, taking more than twice as long to complete the level, and he was covered in sweat when he did.

But they did indeed receive the second-tier reward.

"Junior, I forgot to tell you, the other two people playing with us this time are both top players who won the second tier reward in the Outlast Challenge."

"Useless trash, small fry, what are you trying to say? Can't you hurry up and finish the prologue? I still want to protect Sister Su!"

"I have to say... it seems like we're the only two useless guys in this demo?"

"..."

The viewers in the live chat burst out laughing.

[It's rare to see Old Wei with such self-awareness!]

[Don't talk about my junior sister, you should go be a loser yourself]

[However, the horror element doesn't seem to have diminished at all in this cooperative game.]

[Not to mention, it's even better than the original Outlast.]

Is it possible that the scariest thing in co-op mode is actually the screams of your teammates?

I saw the notification in the live chat.

Old Wei only realized this belatedly.

Holy crap, that makes sense!