Chapter 1237: Chapter 1120: The Quiet World and the Approaching Crisis!
_2 Chapter 1237: Chapter 1120: The Quiet World and the Approaching Crisis!
_2 Victoria’s mind was a mess, but her body’s actions were not affected at all—dropping the backpack, she recklessly charged towards the little boy who was fully engrossed in his plane, utterly unaware of the impending disaster.
The distance between them was just about seven to eight meters.
In the blink of an eye, Victoria reached in front of her brother, almost close enough to stretch out a hand and touch him.
But, during the same blink of an eye—
An odd and hideous monster with terrifyingly long limbs suddenly sprung up, darted past right in front of Victoria, and disappeared into the forest on the other side.
Victoria fell onto the white sand, grasping nothing but air.
The adorable little boy was just dead, right within her reach.
Although everything happened too fast for her to have a clear look, Victoria was still greatly shocked.
What surprised her even more was—the light in front of her eyes was rapidly dimming.
“??” Victoria could not keep quiet any longer, “What does this mean?
Is this the tutorial level?”
“Have I learned anything?
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Why don’t I know?”
In the darkness, a line of white letters emerged—
[472 Days Later]
When the world in front of her became clear again, Victoria realized that she was lying on the white sand.
Upon seeing this time jump, she was completely thrown:
“Wait!
I haven’t quite figured it out yet!!”
“Why is it one year later?”
“Aren’t they giving any chance for loading a saved game?”
“Also…
aren’t we supposed to take revenge??”
—This is just how players think, especially when someone has already successfully hunted down such a monster.
But she soon had no more time for these thoughts.
That’s because she heard the faint sound of footsteps—the cold hearing aid on her ear, indicating the reason behind the noise.
Turning her head, she saw that the NPC mom was walking towards her step by step with a basket in hand, even smiling and waving at her.
But here’s the crux—
Her belly was big and round!
Even though the trailer had already revealed her pregnancy, Victoria who had just witnessed the death of her four to five-year-old brother, still had a hard time accepting it:
“In an environment like this, how dare you get pregnant?”
“Is it a must to have this child??”
“Could you give birth without making any noise?
Or would the baby not cry when it is born?”
“Where is Cheap Dad?
It’s the end of the world, can’t he control himself?”
“Are contraceptives that scarce??”
…
Victoria kept making biting remarks.
But the only ones who could hear her venting were the viewers in the live broadcast room.
The NPC Mother who was walking towards her didn’t hear a thing.
Victoria obtained new intelligence: she was playing a character who was not only deaf but also mute—a deaf-mute!
The NPC mother smiled as she passed by Victoria, heading towards the house.
Victoria smiled faintly too.
But it wasn’t out of happiness, nor was it out of politeness, but because she felt like she was at a loss:
“Haha, two children, one deaf-mute, and one with asthma, working together to fight monsters?”
“Is Cloud Dream serious?”
…
It was perfectly normal for Victoria to feel defeated.
Even Ivan Ivanov, who had successfully hunted monsters before, basically gave up on defeating the monsters after entering the game—even though the closed beta had only revealed the gameplay and not the entire storyline.
Ivan’s previous successful hunt was due to nearly a hundred people taking turns to help out with the labor, even using the Shoulder Cannon, a weapon outside of usual specifications.
After entering the game and turning into a little kid, not only was his physical strength greatly reduced, but he also lost his powerful weapon.
In front of the monsters, he was extremely fragile and had no fighting power at all.
Ivan hasn’t even entered the game yet.
The first thing he did after “A Quiet Place” officially launched was not to enter the game, but to lead his live-streamer community to “inspect rooms”, gleefully observing the reactions of those who rushed into the game with the intention of “pinching wives”.
He had been waiting for this day for a long time!
And his patience was rewarded in the perfect way—
Almost everyone entering the game world, discovering that they have become a child, and their “wife” they personally sculpted turning into their “mother,” had a fascinating expression on their faces!
Except for a few who are a bit crazy, are stunned for a moment and suddenly shout—
“This won’t stop me from pursuing love!”
“Love, it’s not something so easily deterred?!”
“I’m sorry, my virtual dad!”
The majority go through an intense mental struggle.
Nevertheless, more than half—more precisely, out of the 36 people Ivan observed, over 20 chose to delete their painstakingly created characters and re-select the default characters designed by the official.
Of course, after doing so, they usually log on to the social networking sites, curse Lincoln for being inhumane, vent their anger, and then return to the game to start over.
This large-scale venting action quickly put Lincoln’s name at the top of the trending searches.
“The Land of Silence” development team took a deep sigh of relief.
But for Lincoln, this level of controversy is nothing more than a mere splash of water, not worth mentioning.
Just like Ivan and the other 500 Closed Beta Test players, they delight in watching these streamers’ “surprised” expressions from various live broadcasts, and are never bored.
However, such pleasures can’t last long.
Half an hour after the game begins, everyone steadily enters the serene atmosphere designed by the development team.
The NPCs live far away, hardly communicating with each other, family members do everything quietly, whether it’s finding supplies, checking fish traps, growing vegetables, doing laundry or cooking, they all try not to make any noise.
Communication is done by sign language when it’s absolutely necessary.
But even these opportunities are scarce.
Even without using the auxiliary system to learn sign language or the plot’s advancement, the player can get by.
Under highly tense circumstances, where all possible verbal communication should be reduced, a simple nod and head shake are basically sufficient.
If that’s not enough, a hug will do, replacing verbal communication with body language.
Following the tutorial level, a large portion of the daily plot is like this, players can only hear the soft rustling of the trees, the rustling leaves swaying, and the swishing of the cornfields.
Even occasional crows passing by do not caw.
If it wasn’t for the potential threat of monsters, this world would be a paradise for players with social anxiety.
Being in such an environment, even with the convenient feature of [Peeking Mode], the streamers’ desire to chat and interact is greatly reduced.
After all, usual live streaming requires constant talking for several hours, and it can never go cold, making it exhausting.
Now they have a rare opportunity to enjoy peace and quiet in broad daylight, and many people don’t want to break it.
The good news is, the live-streamer community also seems to feel the atmosphere through the screen.
They don’t mind the streamers interacting less with them and their comments are fewer.
—of course, gifts are also sent less…
However, the quiet atmosphere quickly gave many viewers a serious misconception.
Those timid players who were previously waiting for the streamers to fight the monster to see whether “A Quiet Place” is scary or not, couldn’t help but have a thought:
“This game, seems like…
it’s not that scary?”
It doesn’t seem too scary now.
The [Tutorial Level] only had three tense moments, the first two were false alarms, and the third one began and ended rapidly.
It wasn’t targeting the players themselves, so naturally, it wasn’t too scary.
After the [Tutorial Level], it was a daily routine section again.
The aim was to familiarize the players with the silent life completely different from their real daily life, build up feelings with their family members, and familiarize themselves with the farm terrain—the warning red light for defending the farm, the mutual prompt [Beacon], the huge granary, the fireworks launchpad, and so on.
During this section, as long as they can remain quiet, monsters won’t appear, so it’s even less scary.
Since it’s not that scary, then why the hesitation?
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As a result, a large group of onlooking players bravely logged in to “A Quiet Place” and placed their orders!
The price isn’t high either, just 260 bucks, which is not a blockbuster price.
If they really can’t play, they can still get a refund!
As long as it’s not a deliberate loophole, Cloud Dream does not mind players applying for refunds, and usually, the refunds are instant.
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When these less courageous players flooded into the game, providing a significant boost to “A Quiet Place” online count, Victoria and Queenie also completed the daily tasks and became familiar with the whole farm map.
The plot accordingly enters the next stage—
On this day, the father took Queenie away from the farm and into the forest.
Meanwhile, Victoria stayed to accompany the mother.
The two separated immediately smelled a strong sense of crisis!
— In horror movies, [Separating Soldiers] almost always equals [Reducing Members]!
Victoria and Queenie immediately perked up and became highly vigilant.
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