Chapter 212: Black Mist-Reality — Game Upgrade, Reward Upgrade
Chu Yian turned her head in horror, her gaze locking with those cold, clear eyes.
At the same time, the game’s notification sound rang in her ears.
“Congratulations, Player Chu Yian, for escaping the hunter’s pursuit and successfully surviving for 5 days. You have cleared the game Global Hide-and-Seek.”
She cleared it!
When Chu Yian safely returned to her own world, she then realized that Lu Qingyuan hadn’t killed her!
Was it because time ran out?
Chu Yian didn’t think so.
After all, given that amount of time, if it were her, she could have taken ten potshots at Lu Qingyuan’s back.
Not only did Teacher Lu not take potshots, but he also went easy on her?
He recognized her?
Chu Yian was a bit unsure, but she had no other clues to delve deeper. Meanwhile, the game’s announcement continued, and its content completely captivated Chu Yian’s attention.
“Congratulations to the 316 players who earned the ‘Hidden Hunter’ title in the Hide-and-Seek game, you have received an additional 10 points.”
The Hidden Hunter title?
Chu Yian quickly recalled the title she received when she killed a hunter in the second round of the game. She thought the title was useless, but she didn’t expect it to be used for adding points.
Besides her, there were actually over three hundred other people who had killed hunter NPCs.
Chu Yian was a little surprised, yet she also felt it was natural. Among billions of people, there were bound to be some top-tier experts or those with incredible fortuitous encounters.
[World 3848294]: These three hundred-plus people are amazing. I couldn’t even find a place to hide back then, yet they actually counter-killed those hunters.”
[World 112934]: They’re rewarded with ten points, equivalent to playing two more games.”
While people envied them, the truly jaw-dropping compatriots were yet to come.
“Upon detection, the game in game zone 042 has been upgraded. The Hide-and-Seek game has been upgraded to a Hide-and-Seek Confrontation. Players in game zone 042 will receive the following rewards:”
“1. During the game, all players who cleared it will receive 5 basic points.”
“2. Players who did not clear the game but were deemed to have participated in the Hide-and-Seek Confrontation will receive 5 Braveheart points.”
“3. Players deemed to have participated in the Hide-and-Seek Confrontation and cleared the game will receive 20-50 Braveheart points.”
Chu Yian listened to the game’s announcement, and a holographic projection information box appeared before her eyes.
[Player No. 3210, Chu Yian, upon detection, you have received 5 basic points, 10 points for the ‘Hidden Hunter’ title reward, and 50 Braveheart points. You have obtained a total of 65 points in this game.]”
She had gotten all the highest scores; she should be the highest-scoring player in this round of the game. Chu Yian glanced at her information panel; she now had 820 points.
However, before she could get carried away, the forum was already boiling over.
[Area 8448284]: I’ve made a fortune, a real fortune this time. I really have to thank Fei Hu Ge. I just carried a gun and randomly shot a couple of times, and even though I didn’t clear it, the system gave me 5 points.”
[Area 1129394]: Ahhh, I got some too! But I was lucky in the last game and counter-killed an NPC, earning the ‘Hidden Hunter’ title. Even though I didn’t clear it, I got 15 points!!!”
[Area 371834]: Thank you, Brother Ji!”
[Area 94921]: The person who cleared it and got 25 points is here. Heaven knows I only fired one shot, and it didn’t even hit, yet the game gave me 25 points! With these points, I can finally buy a medical package and believe I can live longer.”
Both the World Forum and the Area Forum had discussions about this matter, but the Area Forum had more people and was easier to scroll through.
Most of the players who benefited were praising Brother Ji.
Seeing these people’s firsthand accounts, players from other game zones were incredibly envious.
[Area 79293]: I’m a bit curious about this Brother Ji you’re talking about. Why didn’t I encounter such a divine person during my game?!”
[Area 3848294]: Meeting such a powerful person who carries you is also a kind of luck.”
[Area 82834]: Is Brother Ji Huang Fei Hu? I was lucky enough to be in the same round as him, but unfortunately, I didn’t make it to the last round of Hide-and-Seek. Those hunters were too amazing; I put on a trash can and still got headshot from eight hundred meters away…” Among the envious people, there were also voices of dissatisfaction and doubt.
[Area 47284883]: I was also in game zone 042, so why did I only get basic points for clearing it?”
[Area 8189348]: I was in the same game zone as Huang Fei Hu, and in the last round, I was implicated and didn’t clear it, getting zero points.”
[Area 738231]: Exactly, I didn’t even get consolation points. Why do some people get them and some don’t? Is there a mistake, do reward points depend on luck too?”
[Area 8189348]: Exactly! If it weren’t for Huang Fei Hu’s messing around, I might have cleared it. At least I would have gotten 5 points, unlike now, where I have nothing…” Some dissenting voices came through.
As they talked, they started to blame Huang Fei Hu.
[Area 3848294]: Didn’t you yourselves carefully read the reward rules? Only those deemed by the system to have participated in the Hide-and-Seek Confrontation can receive rewards. It’s simple why you didn’t get rewards: because you didn’t participate in the confrontation.”
[Area 94921]: Didn’t participate in the confrontation… You guys are the ‘Qu Shanmian’ in the game, aren’t you? Surrendering and hiding behind to reap benefits felt comfortable, but now you’re upset about not getting rewards? Serves you right! Player No. 47284883, the reason you were able to clear it safely is because, under Brother Ji’s leadership, the hunters were killed until only a dozen or so remained.”
[Area 1129394]: Exactly, you should be happy you cleared it! Do people like Qu Shanmian still want rewards? Their skin is thicker than a city wall.”
[Area 2139494]: By the way, where is Qu Shanmian himself? If he has the guts, come out; I’ll offer him my sincerest greetings…” Their own disgraceful actions being exposed, the players who had just spoken all went silent.
As for the player whose nickname was Qu Shanmian, he didn’t appear even once. Perhaps he was worried about showing up and being ganged up on, especially since even Chu Yian wanted to beat him up.
Chu Yian lay on the sofa, shaking her head. Just as she was about to rest, she heard the game’s announcement again, “The Super Potential Player Ranking has changed.”
First Place: No. 2***9, Ang Lixu
Second Place: No. 1***2, Delia Ti
Third Place: No. 3***2, Zhang Xiaoming
…Fifth Place: No. 3***0, Fairy Who Drives a Tractor
Sixth Place: No. 5**7, Hei Wei Yue
…There were slight changes in the top ten. Chu Yian’s ranking rose by three spots, and the sixth place was a new name that hadn’t been on the list before.
