Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 81 What a rubbish job setting! (2/10)

Chapter 81: Chapter 81 What a rubbish job setting! (2/10)

Lilith laughed uncontrollably again, especially at the moment when Instructor Ding launched "Capture," not only did Instructor Ding himself burst out with 25 points of negative emotion, but Chen Tingquan, who was watching from behind the pillar, also erupted with 8 points of negative emotion.

And Liang Chun, who was killed in an instant, also had a considerable burst of negative emotion.

Previously, each time he picked up trash, he generated only 1 to 2 points of positive emotion, but being shot to death directly contributed 12 points of negative emotion. This was obviously because, in the eyes of Liang Chun the designer, the difficulty setting of this game was simply too unreasonable—how could the first monster they encountered wipe out the whole team with just two arrows?

The little bit of negative emotion that had been deducted due to the joy of picking up trash had doubled and been earned back in the blink of an eye!

And sure enough, when Instructor Ding and the others respawned at the respawn point and realized all the hard-earned items had dropped, they contributed a large wave of negative emotion.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

In the game, if only one person died, they wouldn’t immediately respawn, but would exist in a soul state, able to observe the actions of other players.

Only after the entire team of Flame Thieves was wiped, would they respawn.

However, Instructor Ding and his group were wiped out too quickly, so this spectator mode didn’t last very long.

Instructor Ding was speechless, "This Capture skill is completely useless! No use at all! The hunter is only slightly taller than the players, how does that qualify as a large monster? Why won’t it let me Capture!"

Logically speaking, small, medium, and large monsters should be differentiated based on the player’s size, with those smaller than the player being small, those similar or slightly larger being medium, and those much larger being large.

But clearly, Prometheus didn’t follow this design.

Liang Chun thought hard for a moment, "Maybe what we encountered is some kind of elite monster? It looks quite formidable. If it could be captured directly, then the game would seem too easy."

Instructor Ding let out a resigned sigh, "Alas, okay! Then it’s just our bad luck.

"How come the first monster we encounter in the game is so badass?"

Liang Chun was quite philosophical, "I don’t think it’s a big deal. There are plenty of resources in this game. As long as we’re careful, we can either avoid this hunter or even if only one or two of us manage to return alive, it’s still a gain."

Chen Tingquan nodded, "Right, that makes sense!"

The group regrouped and set off again.

They returned the same way they came, partly because everyone felt this route was safer, and partly because most of the items they had previously collected were still where they left them, which saved time from searching further.

Soon, they arrived at the Prison of Sinners again and peeked around cautiously, but didn’t see the Heavenly Hunter.

"It’s gone?" Li Wenhao asked softly.

Liang Chun considered for a moment, "It could also be that these monsters have fixed patrol routes. Let’s hurry up."

Very carefully, they began to transport the items previously scattered on the ground, as for the bodies, they had already disappeared.

This time, they had no intention of venturing deeper, grabbing the items and running out, only breathing a sigh of relief once they had left the prison.

Instructor Ding happily jumped, then rushed toward the respawn point.

"Hey, this game isn’t actually that hard. Look, we managed to bring back so many materials. Oh, the weather has cleared up too, that sunlight is quite bright..."

However, before he could utter the word "charming," Instructor Ding’s voice abruptly ceased.

Out of nowhere, a huge hound ran towards him and swallowed him whole!

The remaining four people were half a beat too slow and didn’t rush out like Instructor Ding, thus narrowly avoiding disaster.

Everything happened so quickly, they didn’t even have time to shout.

"Damn!"

A moment later, the onlookers finally reacted and yelled out loud.

And the next second, the terrifying hound lunged at him and swallowed him whole!

This onlooker didn’t even have time to control his character to dodge.

The remaining three were startled, especially Chen Tingquan, who thought he was going to be the next to die, instinctively not daring to even breathe loudly.

For the hound, bearing sharp teeth and a nose burning with fierce flames, was now sniffing him very closely!

From its appearance, it was a massive Heaven Hound, with a hugely exaggerated gaping maw. By comparison, its thick limbs and swollen belly seemed less noticeable.

Flames of Holy Light burned on its body, exuding a powerful sense of oppression.

But after sniffing for a while, the hound didn’t immediately devour Chen Tingquan.

Chen Tingquan exchanged glances with Liang Chun and Li Wenhao, and it was clear they all realized something.

This hound had several eyes, but they were very small and not even open, with scars from being scorched by Holy Light in the crevices, as if it were blind.

That is to say, its vision was poor, but its hearing was good!

It’s no wonder that a viewer barely had time to yell "Damn" before getting eaten.

Now that they had found a weakness, it was easy to deal with. The three of them squatted and carefully bypassed the Heaven Hound, heading towards the respawn point.

However, just then, Li Wenho burst into laughter without any warning.

"Hahaha...

"Heeheeheehee...

"Ohohohoho..."

Chen Tingquan and Liang Chun glared furiously at Li Wenhao, but Li Wenhao was just as stunned, yelling, "Hey, I didn’t say anything!"

But it was already too late, the Heaven Hound opened its wide mouth and picked them off in one swoop, swallowing all three of them like candied haw on a stick!

...

[Li Wenho’s negative emotions +46!]

[Chen Tingquan’s negative emotions +22!]

[Liang Chun’s negative emotions +13!]

Back to square one.

As soon as he respawned, Li Wenhao immediately defended himself, "It’s a misunderstanding! I swear it wasn’t me laughing, it was that damn job skill!

"This Jester job is just a setup to screw me over! I can’t control when to laugh!"

Liang Chun also added quietly, "I wanted to try and use ’Capture,’ but that Heaven Hound is a large monster, it can’t be grappled."

Everyone fell silent.

Isn’t the job setting in this game a bit too overpowered?

The "Capture" skill of the Warrior was bad enough, claiming to capture medium and small monsters, but so far, all the monsters they encountered were large!

And the Jester was even more outrageous, completely a side effect!

This game is fraught with danger, and it seems every kind of monster has good hearing, especially this Heaven Hound, which has exceptionally sharp ears, and once it opens its wide mouth, it unleashes an area attack, capable of swallowing two or three players at once when they stand close together.

Once the Jester’s skill is triggered, it simply can’t be stopped—isn’t it a perfect group wipe engine?

The only one left is "Mimic," but even the Mimic skill turned out to be utterly useless...

"What a crappy job setting!"

Li Wenhao complained bitterly, and immediately went to change his job at the statue, switching to Warrior.

Although the Warrior’s skill was also not very useful, at least it wasn’t a side effect.

Liang Chun remained optimistic, "No problem, we’re just starting to play this game so it’s normal not to be familiar with the mechanics and die a few times.

"Looking on the bright side, we managed to move those items out of the Prison of Sinners, and now we’re even closer to the respawn point. This time if we’re more careful and remain silent upon encountering the Heaven Hound, we should be able to bring those items back."

Everyone nodded in agreement; they could only comfort themselves this way.

They went back the way they came to the place where they had been eaten by the Heaven Hound.

The sky was gradually darkening again, no longer as bright and sunny as before, and the whereabouts of that Heaven Hound were unknown.

Liang Chun’s brow furrowed as he analyzed seriously, "Could it be that the change in light affects the respawn of monsters?

"The sun was shining before, so the Heavenly Hunter appeared? So does that mean the brighter and clearer the weather, the more dangerous it is? This would indeed fit the game’s world view and backdrop."

However, no one was really listening to Liang Chun’s analysis; all of them were just staring blankly at the spot where they died, falling into a terrible silence.

After a moment, Instructor Ding let out a wail, "Where are my things!! Where are all the things I worked so hard to pick up!!"

Everyone hurriedly looked around, only to find the ground was completely empty, not a single one of the items they had picked up was left.

A breeze blew by, and it seemed as if they could hear the "caw caw" of crows in their ears.

Chen Tingquan stood there with a blank expression, "I understand now, it was eaten... the items on the people that got eaten by that Heaven Hound don’t drop..."

Everyone fell silent, so it turned out that up until now, they had been busy for nothing!

And just then, the sound of a bell seemed to carry from the distance.

"Dang!"

All five of them were covered in wisps of blue light again, but this time, they were transported outside the Divine Realm.

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