Dark Sand: My Players Are All Actors
Chapter 90 - 85: Eliminating the Demons!

Chapter 90: Chapter 85: Eliminating the Demons!

"What’s going on here?"

Fan Cun led several players in a fierce fight against the Monk Soldier, numerous spears had already been stabbed into the towering body of the Monk Soldier, but instead of blood, black vapor was spreading from the wounds.

It had also begun absorbing the strength of the surrounding bandit soldiers, gradually swelling in size, even ordinary players only reached its waist!

Such a massive body, akin to a small mountain, exerted tremendous pressure on the players.

The Demon General in the distance was even more terrifying, being four or five times larger than the Monk Soldier, reaching over ten meters tall. It was impossible to make out the original appearance of the Eastern Barbarian General, who had completely become a demon formed from black smoke; with a casual wave of its hand, it sent the remaining Ranger players all back to the fountain.

A few soldier players surrounding the Monk Soldier were distracted and were cut down by the large scythe of the Monk Soldier.

The scythe, originally a pole weapon, now looked like a dagger in the hand of the Monk Soldier, but the blade emitted a dark light and extended, massively increasing its lethality.

The only good news was that after draining the demonic power of these bandit soldiers, they collapsed on the ground, turning into empty husks.

All the players had now gathered outside the city, looking towards the two remaining enemies on the battlefield: the massively formed Monk Soldier and the Demon General.

"Is this the Demon’s true power? What should we do now?"

"We can’t fight, the disparity in attributes is too great!"

"There’s definitely a way to fight, just not sure if it would be effective..."

"Are you suggesting, targeting the feet?"

The players also didn’t know what to do, if it were any other game, there were generally two ways to handle bosses of such large sizes: one was targeting the feet; the other was using game mechanics.

But "Dark Sand" was too realistic, whether cumulative damage done to the feet could kill the demon was questionable.

As for game mechanics, they were even less reliable, so far, the players only knew of one method to counter demons—strong moral virtue. Surely they couldn’t expect all scholar players to recite poetry together and actually chant the demon to death, could they?

"Never mind, let’s just fight first!"

Fan Cun once again spurred his horse forward, wielding his cross spear as he charged towards the Monk Soldier, the other players quickly reacted and surrounded it.

For the players, no matter how terrifying the scene, it was no reason to back down; there were just four words: let’s fight first!

As players, they must believe that no matter how terrifying the boss seemed, there was always a way to win!

Chu Ge was also directing the other players to attack the far-off Demon General, however before the players could even reach it, they were forced back by a sky-full of black vapor.

"Order Restorer! Dare to fight me fair and square!"

The Demon General’s voice boomed like thunder, sweeping across the entire battlefield.

The players looked at each other, somewhat puzzled.

What does that mean?

Aren’t we already fighting you fair and square?

Could it be... this is some sort of set cutscene? Pre-scripted dialogue from the game?

And why does your line portray the Order Restorer as some sort of sneaking coward? Ridiculous!

"Come out!"

The Demon General roared again, and the sheer force of its voice made many of the frontline players unstable.

Meng Yuan was speechless among the crowd.

It seemed he had to step forward as a temporary NPC now.

The players still thought this was just some kind of interlude animation, but if the script couldn’t continue according to the interlude animation, that would be problematic.

Moreover, the demon’s power was already gathering, and if the Order Restorer’s power was further dispersed among the players, it would indeed be tough to handle.

With this in mind, Meng Yuan silently informed Beichen of his thoughts.

...

"Order Restorer, come out!"

The Demon General roared again, its massive body also started moving towards the players.

Just then, everyone clearly heard a sigh,

"It seems that some fates, no matter how much you try to escape them, cannot be avoided."

The players turned their heads and saw an all-too-familiar figure now on the town’s city walls, unknown when he had appeared.

The handsome young man had climbed onto the city walls, and above his head was a line of text: Beichen, the Mediocre Order Restorer who Failed the Trial.

The players couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, "The Demotion Brother!"

But then, the words "The Mediocre Order Restorer who Failed the Trial" disappeared, replaced by "The Order Restorer Who Rectifies All."

Beichen descended from the city walls, his feet stepping on the air, as if treading on the wind, while simultaneously, the players felt the strength within their bodies rapidly being drawn out, turning back to a form similar to their spiritual bodies.

Beichen looked down at the players, lamenting, "At this point today, I no longer hesitate and am determined to shoulder the mission of the Order Restorer and rectify everything!"

Then, he turned to look at the Monk Soldier and the Demon General, slowly raising his hand,

"Heaven and Earth have righteousness, myriad forms ensue!"

Before he finished speaking, a tangible aura of righteousness began to form around his body, brimming with immense power!

"Below as the rivers and mountains, above as the sun and stars!

"In men, it is called righteousness, abundant enough to fill the misty expanse!"

The power of the Reverters on the players was completely withdrawn and concentrated into his hands.

The entire slice of history also began to rumble, and the invisible stars in the sky, the mountains, rivers, and streams on the ground seemed to converge into righteousness, revolving around Beichen!

"How can the land of Huaxia tolerate demons causing mischief?

"Kill without mercy!"

As soon as Beichen spoke, the power of the Reverters transformed into a powerful aura of righteousness, instantly whipping up a storm that enveloped both the Monk Soldiers and the Demon General!

The power of the demons collided with that of the Reverters, no longer involving any tactics or skills, but turned into a pure contest of strength.

The two forces seemed to be in a constant tug-of-war, but clearly, the righteousness of the Reverters had the upper hand!

The players had all become spiritual bodies now, leisurely eating seeds and watching the spectacle unfold.

"Holy shit, that’s awesome!"

"This must be an in-game cutscene, right?"

"It seems so. I said this boss couldn’t be defeated just like that, and sure enough, now it’s time for the NPC to pick the fruits, and our mission as mere ensemble is done."

"So basically, when the boss was rambling, calling for the Reverters, he wasn’t calling us, but the NPC?"

"’Brother Retreat’ isn’t ’the Mediocre Reverter Who Failed the Trials’ anymore? How did he become ’the Reverter Who Amends Everything’? Can this game even overwrite its settings?"

"Obviously, it’s not overwriting settings. It must have triggered some hidden plot!"

"How so?"

"’Brother Retreat’, being the only NPC in ’Dark Sand’ thus far, can also be said to be the original, legitimate Reverter. Could he possibly fail such a simple trial? In my view, his disheartened demeanor was merely a character setup!

"It might be due to a harsh setback he had suffered in battles with the demons, or perhaps he developed an avoidance toward his own responsibilities. Thus in the storyline, he wanted to pass on the burden to someone else.

"But later, as we continued progressing, within the storyline, he must have been moved by our actions, which prompted him to take up his mission once again and personally eliminate the demon.

"This is a very clichéd storyline in the game, where a once great figure, disillusioned, goes into hiding only to be touched by the players continually performing tasks, leading him to emerge and defeat a powerful foe...

"Seeing how shocked you look, you’ve probably not played enough games to predict such a common plot."

"Like that Mr. Fu character?"

"Exactly! That clears everything up!"

"Enough talk, it’s getting to the good part. Let’s watch!"

"Truly worthy of being a key NPC. Just by acting, he creates earthquakes and shakes mountains, stronger than the combined forces of thousands of players..."

"So, ’Brother Retreat’ is really that powerful? I was thinking of testing my blade on him before, lucky I didn’t make a move..."

The players, seasoned as they were, quickly deduced the causation and their reverence for Beichen grew.

Although according to general gaming tropes, such NPCs appearing at the final moment often seem to steal the thunder, he’s still a pivotal character set by the storyline, deserving of respect.

Who knows, there might be a series of missions and rewards relying on him in the future.

The dark aura of the demon was continuously compressed by the righteousness, much like silt in a river being washed away by the currents.

Finally, the Monk Soldiers at the forefront were reduced to nothing but their armor and weapons on the ground, while the Demon General’s form also shrank dramatically, eventually transforming into a wisp of black smoke trying to escape.

But then, countless streams of righteousness completely surrounded the wisp of black smoke, instantly crushing it!

Only faint remnants of the demon’s will, flitting intermittently, made their way into the ears of the Reverter, who was, in reality, Meng Yuan.

"You are so powerful... why didn’t you act earlier..."

Meng Yuan chuckled internally.

Why? Because I’m actually not good at fighting...

Although the Reverters of the past could dominate among the demons, it was actually disadvantageous. Because the demons could wear down the Reverter’s power with relentless, successive attacks. Even if a Reverter went berserk among a crowd of demons, there was still a drain on their power.

And by the time the demons really concentrated their power to strike at the Reverter, the Reverter was already in a relatively vulnerable state.

This is akin to many action games where defeating a powerful boss or facing a dozen minor enemies can be more challenging than the latter.

But this time, the demons, having been continuously weakened by the players, were forced to pool their strength together.

Once the Reverters seized the initiative, the balance of power naturally reversed.

Meng Yuan only needed, with the help of Beichen, to pool all the power of the Reverters and smash it directly at the consolidated demon, resolving everything easily!

"Look, the sky is no longer a dull gray, the black clouds are gone, and the stars are out!"

"It seems like everything here is being restored?"

Only now did the players realize that the environment around them was also changing.

This meant that the demons in this slice of history had been completely eradicated, the tampered history had been thoroughly rectified, and the Reverters, in the river of history, had taken their first step towards the demon headquarters of Ancient Times!

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