Chapter 5: The Little Monster at the Village Entrance

Chapter 5: The Little Monster at the Village Entrance

Chapter 5: The Little Monster at the Village Entrance

System prompt: Please give your character a name.

A blank note appeared before my eyes.

Xiao Jie thought about it and chose a game name that he had often used in the past - Hidden Moon Follows the Wind.

What surprised him was that this game did not include the process of face shaping and career selection, and the screen directly switched to his character.

A thin man wearing only shorts, holding a wooden stick in his hand.

【Stick (one-handed blunt weapon)

Attack power: 8 Blunt attack.

Item introduction: A crude weapon made of tree branches, it can cause certain damage when wielded with full force. It is said that the wooden stick was the first weapon created by ancient humans, and thus became the only thing that those who returned home with nothing could rely on.

Isn't this too shabby? Not even a piece of cloth?
Xiao Jie complained in his mind and familiarized himself with the key positions. As a professional player with more than ten years of gaming experience, it didn't take long for him to figure out how to operate the game.

WASD is for movement, left button for attack, right button for blocking, you can run and jump, it's a standard over-the-shoulder perspective operation mode.

What surprised him was that the action module of this game was quite powerful. Through fine-tuning of the mouse, he could attack and block from different directions. This was a bit similar to Mount & Blade, but Mount & Blade could only attack from four directions, while this game allowed him to attack and defend from every different angle.

You can also roll and jump, and charge up power by pressing buttons to unleash heavy attacks, which has some shadows of the Souls-like games.

But what Xiao Jie found most incredible was the realism of the game. Both the movements and the sense of impact were extremely realistic.

Generally speaking, the characters in online games are more "floating" to operate, but this game does not have that floating feeling at all. Its feel far exceeds those single-player masterpieces Xiao Jie has played. This game is even a little too realistic, so that there is a strong sense of lag when playing. Even though the buttons have been pressed, the character's movements always seem to be half a beat slow.

But Xiao Jie knows that this is not a shortcoming. In fact, it is precisely the amazing thing about this game. This kind of performance is actually closer to real human behavior patterns. It may be a little uncomfortable at first, but once you master it, you will have a strong sense of immersion.

After all, all games are some form of simulation of reality. The more realistic the simulation, the stronger the player's sense of immersion will be, and the greater the sense of accomplishment after defeating the enemy will be.

What surprised him even more was the way to interact with NPCs, which was not through the dialogue bar.

He walked up to an NPC old man and wanted to talk to him, but found that he could not find the dialogue option. At this time, a system prompt popped up on the interface.

[System prompt: Players can interact with the characters around them through voice. ]

Voice interaction?

Xiao Jie thought to himself, is this true? Is it so advanced?

"Hello!" he tried into the microphone.

The old man seemed to have really heard what he said and nodded at him.

"Hello, young man. You look like a returnee."

Damn, it really works! Xiao Jie was even more shocked. So smart? Could it be the legendary artificial intelligence technology?
He immediately became interested, and wondered how smart the artificial intelligence of this game was.

Can you completely simulate the language and behavior logic of an old man? If you can do it, it would be amazing. The degree of freedom of this game must be very high.

"Yes, old man. My name is Yin Yue Sui Feng. I just arrived here. May I ask where is this place?"

"This is Ginkgo Valley. Our village is called Ginkgo Village. It belongs to Fengyin Prefecture. However, since the disaster, we have lost contact with the prefecture. Now there are monsters everywhere. If you like, stay here for a few days. Some people who returned home came here a few days ago, but they left after a few days and went outside the village. Now we don't know whether they are alive or dead... Alas."

Xiao Jie was extremely shocked when he heard what the old man said.

Although it's just a few simple conversations, this kind of interactivity is already completely close to real people.

Liu Qiang is right, this game can definitely change the future.

And I have to say, the optimization of this game is really amazing. Although it is an online game, it is smoother than a stand-alone game, and the pictures are extremely realistic, allowing my old computer with a 1060 graphics card to still run smoothly.

He couldn't wait to go outside and explore. As long as the combat part of the game was fine, there would definitely be a bright future. At this time, Han Luo also ran over, Xiao Jie thanked the old man, and the two walked out of the village.

"Don't go out, it's very dangerous outside." The old man was still nagging, his eyes revealing worry.

But both of them were in high spirits at the moment and didn't care at all.

He walked excitedly out of the village.

five minutes later--

The two found the first monster in the game.

"This guy looks quite fierce."

Xiao Jie was holding a wooden stick, hiding behind the bushes, looking at the 'Lost Bandit' in front of him, and said worriedly.

He was a sturdy man wearing studded leather armor. The tattered armor could not hide his mighty figure. He had a broadsword on his shoulder. There seemed to be blood on the rusty blade. The bandit's face showed a twisted and crazy expression, but his eyes were extremely empty, probably related to the word "lost soul". He looked even more murderous under the ultra-high resolution.

In comparison, the two naked men holding a wooden stick looked so shabby.

"What are you afraid of? It's just a small monster near the village entrance. How powerful can it be? Let's do it!" Han Luo didn't care and was eager to go up and fight the monster.

Xiao Jie thought so too. In games with this kind of dark style, the monsters are usually made to look scary, but when the fight really starts, they are probably just that simple.

Besides, it’s just a game. It doesn’t matter if you get killed. You can just resurrect and start over.

"Okay, I'll go up and attract the hatred first, and you attack from behind."

"receive."

The two men rushed towards the bandit one after the other.

When the bandits saw this, they also rushed towards Xiao Jie, waving their swords.

Xiao Jie swung his stick, but the bandit did not dodge and chopped him on the head with the same knife. Xiao Jie wanted to test the damage of this monster, so he did not dodge and they exchanged damage with each other.

Bang! -7.

Puff! -28
At the same time that the wooden stick hit the bandit, Xiao Jie was also stabbed by the bandit.

(Fuck, such high damage! Where is the monster at the entrance of the village?)
Seeing one third of his health bar gone in an instant, Xiao Jie was shocked. This game design is too bad. The monsters at the entrance of the village are so powerful.

Seeing the bandit swinging his knife at him again, Xiao Jie didn't dare to fight back. Instead, he raised his stick to block and retreated.

This game has a parry function. You can adjust the direction of the parry by pressing the right button and moving the mouse. Similarly, you can also adjust the direction of the attack when attacking. So in theory, as long as you determine the opponent's attack direction at the moment the opponent attacks, and parry in the same direction, you can defend against the enemy's attack.

However, theory is only theory after all. Since the attack angle can be freely selected, one must judge the enemy's attack direction and parry in an instant. This operation is undoubtedly quite difficult.

The slightest mistake could lead to a defensive failure, but fortunately Xiao Jie's gaming level was extremely high.

With a clang, he blocked the knife.

However, the second and third sword strikes came right after, and with extremely fast momentum, Xiao Jie had to parry them repeatedly.

Even though Xiao Jie's gaming skills were extremely high, he could only barely block two of the swords. When he was blocking the third sword, his angle was just slightly off, and the opponent broke through his defense and slashed him in the body.
-
33!

Blood splattered everywhere, and now only a bloody skin was left.

Looking at his character covered in blood, Xiao Jie felt a sense of uneasiness for no reason, as if his life was really hanging by a thread.

(End of this chapter)