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Chapter 482 - 465: The Five Conditions for a God-making Ending

Chapter 482: Chapter 465: The Five Conditions for a God-making Ending

The game had five endings, and players had discovered four of them in a short amount of time.

This had the players excited, brimming with confidence about the fifth and final ending.

Yet Lilith wasn’t panicked at all, instead, her expression was filled with anticipation.

"Hehehe... very good, these foolish humans have already fallen into my trap!"

Lilith was in a great mood.

Clearly, she had intricately designed the conditions to reach these endings.

Even Gu Fan had to admit, it was quite frightening when demons suddenly got a grip on psychology!

The five endings were clearly divided into three different difficulty levels, and the gap between each level was significant.

The first two bad endings were easy to achieve, defaulting to these if the corresponding conditions weren’t met.

The two good endings they had just managed to achieve were slightly more complex, but overall, still traceable. Even if the players took the wrong path, they could remedy it in time.

From the players’ perspective, the two bad endings were very unsatisfactory, generally leaving one feeling frustrated on all fronts;

The two newer good endings, although improvements, weren’t completely satisfying and had their own strong regrets.

As a result, the final "God-making ending" had a special allure for the players.

Firstly, the players would think it shouldn’t be too difficult to achieve. After all, going from two bad endings to two good ones hadn’t taken much effort, and the conditions were logical and easy to meet;

Thus, players would subconsciously think that this God-making ending shouldn’t be too hard to achieve either, just a matter of discovering some new hidden conditions.

Secondly, the players had some unrealistic expectations for this ending – "becoming a god" sounded very appealing, didn’t it?

Compared to the previous two good endings, the God-making ending would surely rectify prior regrets, surely the protagonist would survive, perhaps even wield great Divine Power, right?

In response, they would surely spend a tremendous amount of time and effort searching for this special God-making ending.

But once they actually found it, they would realize it wasn’t as they thought.

And whether it was their search, or their reaction to discovering the truth, it was all just a source of negative emotional profit for Lilith.

Just thinking about it made her happy!

Up to now, "Blood of Lies" had proceeded exactly according to Lilith’s plan without any mysterious bugs, and the players’ responses were all within expectations.

This made Lilith a bit conceited.

Of course, because there had been too many unexpected situations before, although she was becoming conceited, she still dared not be completely careless and continued to stay alert.

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A day passed.

Then two days.

Three days went by!

The players still had no clue about this fifth ending!

How exactly could one become a god in the world of "Blood of Lies"? This had become a troubling question for all players.

Remember, after achieving the two bad endings, it had only taken about a day to achieve the good ending.

So they were quite confident that finding the final ending within three days would be no problem.

But three days passed and there was still no progress.

Zhuge Jun was scratching his head, "Strange, we’ve almost turned this game inside out, how can we become gods?

"There aren’t any special key items left to use, are there?"

As for how to achieve this God-making ending, the players had also speculated.

Zhuge Jun also guessed the possibilities based on the storyline.

It was known that there were only these three Ancient Gods in the game, so having obtained the authority of all three, why would the body collapse directly?

Obviously, because the body’s durability wasn’t enough!

Many similar Cthulhu stories have nearly the same setting: everything about the Ancient Gods represents knowledge and power, but this kind of knowledge and power often exceeds the limits a common person can bear.

So, to truly absorb this knowledge and power, one can’t simply force it; it has to be done progressively.

For example, if ordinary humans directly gaze at an Ancient God, the Ancient God might not have much malice, but just receiving the knowledge naturally emanated from the Ancient God could drive a person insane or even lead to death.

The same applies to consuming the flesh of an Ancient God—if the body of a human isn’t specially evolved or modified, it would instantly turn into a terrifying Flesh Monster.

Following this line of thought, to truly become a god, one needed not only to obtain the authority of three different powers but also upgrade one’s body and spirit through specific means to become a "vessel" that could contain the authority.

Now the specific question was: how to become the vessel?

Is it necessary to obtain some special item, or to level up attributes to a certain extent? Or perhaps it’s related to the game’s Lying System?

Regarding how to achieve the God-making ending, the game doesn’t provide many hints, so players can only explore on their own.

Thus far, players haven’t found many clues.

Even those who used cheats to turn the game inside out haven’t been able to draw any definitive conclusions.

Many people then turned to expert game decrypters for help.

But obviously, even the decrypters hesitated and even put up a poll.

The question was simple, Should the true ending of "Blood of Lies" be disclosed? Before the poll, he also provided some vague pre-existing conditions as reference.

First, the prerequisites for the "God-making ending" of "Blood of Lies" are not as numerous as some players speculated, reaching into the hundreds or thousands—a rumor.

Second, although there are not many prerequisites, it is very difficult for players to discover the "God-making ending" on their own because it relates to at least five factors. Missing any of these factors would result in achieving only the "God Slaying Ending" and not the "God-making ending."

It’s clear that those capable of decrypting the game were worried.

Telling everyone the truth could lead to some players cursing, feeling that it would spoil their gaming experience. After all, discovering hidden endings on one’s own is more interesting.

Of course, only a minority of players are willing to spend a lot of time exploring hidden endings. Most players don’t care and would rather copy the answers, but this minority, who are most passionate about the game, deserve praise and respect for their attitude toward the game.

But if they kept completely silent, not revealing the truth at all? Perhaps letting these players explore for a week, a fortnight, without them being able to achieve the God-making ending.

This would suggest that the conditions set by the officials themselves are unreasonable, especially since many essential conditions lack clear guidance.

In such a case, staying silent means watching players waste their time fruitlessly, right?

After the results of the poll were released, the players broadly reached a consensus.

They didn’t want the decrypters to disclose the answers directly, but at least they wanted some guidance on these five aspects, giving those seeking the true ending a rough direction.

So, after some back-and-forth, the decrypter provided some hints:

The basic prerequisites for "God-making ending" are the same as those for the "God Slaying Ending," requiring players to defeat three Ancient Gods and incorporate the Eye of the Ancient Gods, Blood of the Ancient Gods, and Heart of the Ancient Gods into their own bodies.

However, besides these, achieving the "God-making ending" also requires meeting specific conditions in the following five dimensions:

First, the game’s Dynamic Difficulty changes;

Second, the GP data in the game;

Third, the choices related to lies in the game;

Fourth, whether there is use of cheats in the game;

Fifth, specific behavior against bosses in the game.

Originally, there was still a lot of controversy among players regarding whether to reveal the conditions for achieving the God-making ending.

Considering that some streamers spend over a dozen hours every day playing the game and looking for ways to achieve the God-making ending, gaining significant viewership. If the secrets were disclosed, others might swoop in and steal their thunder, making all their efforts moot.

They want to maintain their head start, making it harder for others to catch up, yet they also want to extend their popularity so their streams can attract more viewers for a few more days.

Not only the streamers felt this way; many netizens and viewers thought that solving puzzles is more interesting when found by oneself. Unpacking is basically equivalent to official spoilers, which aren’t as fun.

But after these five tips were released, people almost unanimously agreed.

Indeed, some hints are needed!

Looking at the situation outlined by the five hints, letting players search blindly is no different from searching for a needle in a haystack.

Although the details of these five conditions aren’t explicitly stated, just scanning them can seem outrageous.

For instance, how can the outcome even depend on the player’s GP data? What, if my failure rate is high, I can’t achieve the true ending? Who does it that way, isn’t that just messing around!

"What is this ’specific behavior against bosses’ supposed to be?"

Indeed, these five hints provided a compromise—without directly disclosing the specific conditions, they gave hints but still left room for guessing and exploration.

Good, then try it!

Players began to show off their skills.

Of course, different players interpret the same hint differently.

Take the first hint, for instance; some players believe that the higher the Dynamic Difficulty, the more likely they are to meet the condition, while others think the opposite—lower Dynamic Difficulty makes it more achievable.

The fourth hint is less controversial; it’s clear that the game must be played without cheats to achieve the God-making ending.

This revelation shocked many players who had been relying on cheats. So I’ve been busying myself for nothing these past three days!

How could this game include a data detection function as well? Just to stop players in their tracks at the true ending?

That’s absurd!

But regardless, the tips provided by the decrypter reignited players’ enthusiasm to 120%, as they continued searching for the final true ending in the game.

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