Why the bug I wrote became a core gameplay mechanic?!
Chapter 87 Cyber Tombstone (8/10)

Chapter 87: Chapter 87 Cyber Tombstone (8/10)

"Huh? Didn’t you quit the game? How come you’re back on?"

Liang Chun approached with some confusion and asked a couple more questions, but got no response.

Only then did he see clearly that above this audience member’s name, a title had been added, now reading: "Lost Ones·Brother Diabetes Led Me to ’Tooth Decay’."

This sight made Liang Chun’s feelings a bit complicated. The ridiculous appearance, ridiculous name, coupled with ridiculous actions, inexplicably added a touch of humor to this tragic world.

Soon, other people also noticed the situation and gathered around.

"Yo, isn’t that ’Tooth Decay’? Haven’t seen you for a day, what a downfall, huh?"

Ten people stood neatly next to the Lost One to gawk, and some even blocked the way in front, clearly up to no good.

Believe it or not, everyone’s mood seemed to inexplicably get a bit better!

Although the sky was still dark and the buildings still collapsed, thinking about how their dear brother was doing worse than themselves suddenly cheered them up!

"This game really is nonsensical, even setting up a Cyber Tombstone for players who quit the game?

"Even after my good brother quits the game, he still has to work for me, this is the only player-friendly feature I’ve observed since playing this game for so long," Chen Tingquan remarked.

Liang Chun, however, was haunted by his occupational disease again and continued analyzing the underlying mechanics.

"It seems that after players have left the game for a while, they will trigger this ’Lost Ones’ mechanism and become NPCs that labor away here.

"So if we invite enough people to join and then quit, can we spawn more Lost Ones to help us build?

"And what happens if the player who turned into a Lost One logs back into the game? Will they go back to normal or retain their status as a Lost One?"

...

Seeing this, Lilith became nervous.

Because her design documents did not mention how to deal with such a scenario!

But a second later, Lilith relaxed and lay back down on the massage chair.

Because Liang Chun simply searched quickly and found the answer.

"Oh, it turns out some players have already discovered this mechanism and tried it. The game’s Lost Ones also follow the cap of sixteen people, meaning if we invite another new player, then ’Tooth Decay’ is essentially kicked out of our team, and their Lost One will disappear.

"Similarly, if ’Tooth Decay’ comes back to the game, he will be resurrected using this very Lost One’s body.

"So we won’t end up with a bunch of Lost Ones working for us.

"Too bad, I thought there might be a hidden core mechanism here."

Liang Chun silently sighed, not sure why, but this setting that would be considered normal and reasonable in other games felt somewhat disappointing in ’Prometheus’.

Lilith also let out a sigh of relief, almost worried that there had been a bug.

She looked over to Gu Fan, "These settings..."

Gu Fan sighed helplessly, "Of course, I helped you fill those in. Your design document actually had such an obvious loophole; if there was a bug, you would surely blame me again."

Lilith coughed awkwardly a couple of times, "How could that be, am I that kind of demon? But you did well on this task, you deserve praise!"

Liang Chun and the others studied the Lost One for a while and found that there was no so-called "hidden mechanism." This Lost One could only do some very simple tasks, and their efficiency was lower than that of players. To rely on them for automated construction? That was wishful thinking.

So, people didn’t pay much attention and went back to their own businesses.

...

Meanwhile, Instructor Ding led the Flame Thieves in their exploration of the Divine Realm.

Earlier, everyone exchanged trash for some items, so now every Flame Thief entering the Divine Realm came equipped with a lantern and shovel set.

However, what was slightly annoying was that both of these items also took up small item slots and would drop upon death as well.

Instructor Ding took three other audience members on an adventure, while Michelangelo stayed behind, saying he wanted to attempt some scientific activities.

The weather was nice today, a dark day.

In the Divine Realm, a dark sky meant fewer monsters would be out and about, and with everyone equipped with lanterns, it presented a great opportunity to steal the Divine Fire.

They made their way to the vicinity of the Chapel.

Instructor Ding lowered his voice, "Brothers, fortune favors the bold! I saw online that there’s likely a Divine Fire in this place. When we get there, we’ll split up and act on our own. Whoever sees the Divine Fire should grab it right away, and don’t wait for anyone else, got it?"

"Given how badass the monsters in this game are, nobody can save anybody. Each of us will have to fend for ourselves."

The three friends simultaneously made a "salute" gesture to show they understood.

Since everyone was using the in-game voice chat, and most monsters in the game had hearing abilities, players quickly developed a habit of "only speaking when necessary."

The four entered the chapel to explore, and soon they could no longer hear each other.

Instructor Ding followed the locations he found online, consecutively searching three key points.

The first two were items, but at the third point, he finally saw a blazing Divine Fire!

"NICE! Brothers, smooth sailing! As expected, when it comes to stealing fire, I’m the one who should take the lead!"

Without a second thought, Instructor Ding grabbed the Divine Fire and immediately turned tail and ran!

At the moment he took the Divine Fire, the surrounding environment clearly changed, as if some dangerous entity had been awakened.

Instructor Ding had just run out from the chapel’s underground chamber when he saw a statue of a weeping angel move swiftly towards him, only to stop the moment it entered his line of sight.

"Fuck! A Gazing Statue!"

Instructor Ding had already seen a monster guide summarized by netizens, knowing that if he wasn’t careful, he could be killed instantly by this thing.

The safest way would be for a teammate to help keep watch while he made his escape, but since the teammates had all scattered, Instructor Ding had no choice but to resort to a more risky method.

"No worries, brothers, watch my head-shaking technique!"

While moving towards the exit, Instructor Ding kept shaking his head to catch glimpses of the Gazing Statue in his sight.

Believe it or not, a former professional FPS gamer does have his advantages in this area. After a few maneuvers reminiscent of "flick shooting," he actually managed to make it outside the chapel and even closed the door behind him.

This meant the Gazing Statue shouldn’t be able to come out, at least for a while.

As for the other three friends still inside the chapel... They would have to rely on luck.

Instructor Ding relaxed a bit and hurried back.

But just then, he suddenly heard a familiar voice: "Brother, this way!"

Instructor Ding paused, not immediately grasping what was happening.

He looked around: "Huh? Is a brother outside backing me up? Where are you?"

The familiar voice came again: "At this pace, we should be able to wrap up soon, right?"

Instructor Ding was even more confused. It seemed that the person was indeed talking to him, but the remark was nonsensical. What did "wrap up soon" mean?

Oh, was he referring to me stealing the Divine Fire, which meant the Prometheus mission could be completed? Well, that kind of made sense.

It was quite dark now, and though Instructor Ding could hear the other person, he couldn’t see where they were. He was left to search in the direction of the voice with his lantern.

"Weird, there’s nobody here. Who’s talking?

"And that voice sounds quite familiar. Who is it?"

Instructor Ding was a bit puzzled. With so many friends playing the game, he couldn’t possibly remember every single person’s voice.

But just at that moment, everything went dark before his eyes!

"Hey, fuck! Didn’t you quit the game??"

Instructor Ding finally recognized who was calling him, it was that friend who had quit the game, "Tooth Decay"!

But something was clearly off about "Tooth Decay" at that moment. He used to be crouched against the wall, hunched over, and it seemed like his eyes had been blinded by the Divine Fire, similar to the state of a Heaven Hound.

Additionally, there was a new title in front of his name: Lost One.

As Instructor Ding approached, "Tooth Decay" suddenly lunged down, grabbing his shoulders and pinning him firmly in place!

The next second, a dazzling Divine Light burst out from "Tooth Decay’s" face, and then... there was nothing after that.

Instructor Ding watched helplessly as he was instantly killed and his body transformed into a monster like "Tooth Decay."

What he found even harder to accept was that, at the moment of his death, all of his items including the Divine Fire, the lantern, and a shovel dropped to the ground. Then these two monsters picked up the items and scurried away like spiders climbing the wall, making their escape!

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