Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 169: The Truth Needs to Be Revealed

Dull, dark, as if covered by a veil.

[You were fired, so you drown your sorrows in alcohol every day.]

[So she had to leave ho and beco a cashier at a grocery store.]

[And the only reason she could work there and earn money...]

[Was because the store manager liked seeing her wear a white long dress.]

[You haven’t forgotten, right?]

[You can’t forget...]

[Impossible to forget...]

“Ohhhhh—Fvvvvvk...”

At this mont!

Pew, standing before the washbasin, is both a newcor listening to the truth presented in this narration and also the master of this household, Lisa’s husband, the murderer. After enduring countless unimaginable and bizarre experiences, he accepts the truth of the facts and bears the fiery judgnt of his soul.

Jealousy, suspicion, impulsiveness...

The factors once ntioned in the radio—“unemploynt, depression, social injustice,” and so on—have allowed the demon nad ‘pride’ in his heart, which is in fact ‘incompetence,’ to grow.

It is both a visitor from hell and an embodint of darkness.

It guides the husband step by step into the abyss of suspicion.

He suspects his wife of infidelity, he suspects his wife of impurity.

He even doubts who the child in his pregnant wife’s womb truly belongs to.

Thus,

The photo of him gradually changes from a smile at first to a lost and dull expression, and finally to a murderous look.

anwhile, Lisa in the photo has her mouth increasingly turned downward, her expression tearing apart bit by bit.

Did the wife have an affair with the manager?

Although here, Sam left it ambiguous and did not tell the players whether the husband’s suspicion was true.

But in Pew’s heart, the answer was already clear.

If it were true, he would not have been dragged into this otherworldly haunted apartnt.

If it were true, Lisa would not be wearing a modest long dress nearly dragging on the ground.

If it were true, he would not have, through this nightmare experience, empathized with the forr murderer and accepted the spiritual judgnt.

And now, the judgnt is over, the truth has been revealed.

It is ti to find a way to escape here.

As the epilogue approaches!

The ga’s most difficult puzzle and final trial also arrive!

After leaving the bathroom and continuing forward, the player will leave the Berserk Corridor and enter the 13th floor cycle.

This number, considered ominous in the West, will cage the player’s path forward like a prison.

Here, every move you make must be careful, careful, and more careful!

Because Lisa will be extrely active and highly aggressive at this mont!

Any slight carelessness, a glance back, a corner turn, or even a glance out the window, Lisa might suddenly pounce on your face and break your neck!

Once, twice, three tis.

Ten tis, twenty tis, thirty tis!

Xu Xiaolin died again and again, repeatedly crawling back up from the ground.

From the initial face-ride continuous kills, to killing ten tis with five interruptions, then to a calm face like still water!

Eventually, Xu Xiaolin even got used to Lisa’s sudden clinginess and never got ejected from the motion-sensing pod!

But!

Progress in the ga was still zero!

Until this ti!

Xu Xiaolin truly didn’t know how to pass the level!

The Higashitsu Gaming Festival starts at 9 a.m. Neon ti, 8 a.m. Zhongjing ti!

He fought nonstop from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to clear the ga, get the first-hand ending, and review this demo version!

Except for eating, drinking, and using the bathroom, he was wandering in this haunted mansion the entire ti!

Actually, many tis in between, Xu Xiaolin thought about giving up.

But there’s a famous saying in China!

[You’ve co all this way.]

I’ve already endured the lights-off blackout, Lisa banging on the door, delayed back attack kills, blood-soaked fridge cruel murder soul judgnt, and Lisa’s clinginess again and again!

Do I now just quit the ga?

No way!

Others, I don’t know!

But I, Xu Xiaolin, will never give up easily!

Either I leave the ga today, or I leave this world today!

Anyway, it’s either or this damn ga protagonist who survives!

While others endure eagles, I endure Lisa.

Of course, as a senior editor and reviewer of this level, Xu Xiaolin is highly respected, with countless friends in the circle.

The editors inside Daily Gaming News were mobilized; no one could escape—they all searched for ways to escape the haunted house.

At the sa ti, he also contacted Piediepee, a famous Utube ga blogger who started with horror gas and has 89 million followers!

Yes!

Xu Xiaolin and Pew, although one is dostic and the other in Neon,

know each other and have gotten in touch!

Thus, one on-site and one in the office began tackling the final puzzle!

And at this mont!

Xu Xiaolin was discussing with Pew through the split-screen heads-up display inside the motion-sensing pod—

[ShallLin: I’ve always thought the ga’s timing is seriously off, what do you think?]

[Pew: I think so too, but whenever I adjust the clock in the niche, it always jumps back to 23:59.]

[ShallLin: Midnight 00:00 must be a key point. 23:59 ans we are still in the other world, only when ti switches can we return to reality.]

[Pew: But the question is, how do we make ti jump to 00:00?]

Just as they said this!

Dong—!

Suddenly!

Xu Xiaolin heard a clock chi from the corridor!

Imdiately after!

The sound of a baby’s giggle echoed!

“Holy crap!!!”

Taking two quick steps, Xu Xiaolin ca to the niche and saw that the clock had already jumped to 00:00!

Exactly!

Wait!

High-level puzzles often use the simplest solving thod!

Perhaps!

To ordinary players, this might seem like a very frustrating puzzle segnt.

But for Xu Xiaolin, who studies gas professionally, or Pew, a hardcore deep player—

this design was simply brilliant!!!

“A genius! Damn it, Gu Sheng is a genius among geniuses! One of a kind, unique genius!!!”

Xu Xiaolin couldn’t hide his excitent and shouted loudly inside the motion-sensing pod!

Brilliant!

Absolutely brilliant!

He completely understood the aning behind Gu Sheng’s design!

Just like a key to a lock, and a mouth to eat food!

In reality, if you want ti to transition from 23:59 to 00:00, what do you do?

Obviously, you wait!

Just wait one minute!

Yes!

Gu Sheng used the sa simple logic in the ga!

Letting players wait the sa one-minute duration as in real life, then the clock naturally jumps from 23:59 to 00:00!

Proving at this mont that you have found the truth and escaped the nightmare-like other world!

At this mont!

The boundary between the real world outside the motion-sensing pod and the ga world inside blurs!

The synchronized concept of ti flow lets players subconsciously believe that what they are in is a real world personally constructed by Gu Sheng!

Everything that just happened was not a ga—it was truly experienced!

And now!

Ti has jumped from 23:59 to 00:00!

The door to the real world is about to open!

You are only one step away!

This strange, illusory experience was sothing Xu Xiaolin had never felt before!

It can even be said that this “one minute” setting gave him an experience no less powerful than the spiritual shock caused by Lisa turning off the lights!

When Xu Xiaolin told this discovery to Pew, Pew also kept exclaiming, “Impossible!!!”

So incredible!

A simple little trick blurred the line between ga and reality, breaking the fourth wall and linking the ga’s ti flow to the real world!

Pew even voiced a soulful question!

[Pew: This is damn unbelievable! Is Sam really from this world? I even feel like he ca from another dinsion! And in his world stands a colorful gaming kingdom beyond our imagination!]

Aliens!

Pew’s amazent naturally made Xu Xiaolin laugh out loud!

It was obvious Pew was genuinely stunned by Gu Sheng’s design.

Laughing,

Xu Xiaolin stepped forward!

And just as he reached the corner!

[Wooom—giggle giggle—]

Another baby giggle sounded.

People who love to laugh don’t have bad luck.

Here, Xu Xiaolin coincidentally took exactly ten steps after the previous baby giggle.

And this was exactly the key elent of the second-stage puzzle.

Pausing briefly, seeing nothing unusual, Xu Xiaolin continued forward.

But just as he stepped!

Click!

Suddenly, the chandelier in the foyer started flickering.

And amidst the flickering, Lisa’s tall, twisted figure appeared again!

Although he had been ‘clung to’ by her dozens of tis before,

this sudden appearance still made Xu Xiaolin shudder involuntarily!

But!

It was only a brief panic.

After the panic, a complex emotion rose in his heart.

Indeed!

Gu Sheng’s design was very sinister; this bastard not only made Lisa’s image filthy and terrifying but also added high-frequency twitching actions, making her look extrely unstable, seemingly about to rampage and kill at any mont.

Even after seeing her so many tis, that overwhelming psychological pressure still made Xu Xiaolin nervous.

But!

After understanding everything Lisa had gone through, his feelings toward Lisa were no longer just fear but also sympathy and pity.

She was rely a pure victim.

Even this ti, when eting her in reality, her desire to attack had beco very low, almost gone.

One person and one ghost stood face to face like this.

Lisa neither cried nor groaned in pain.

She just stood in the foyer, twitching and shaking in the flickering light, as if waiting for sothing.

What was she waiting for?

After pondering for a mont!

Suddenly a flash of insight struck Xu Xiaolin’s mind!

He recalled Gu Sheng’s earlier work, Phasmophobia.

In that ga, players need to talk to ghosts to trigger ghost interactions.

Thinking of this!

Xu Xiaolin cautiously began speaking softly:

“Uh, hi, Lisa, we et again...”

“I’ve learned the truth,”

“Although I’m not the culprit, as soone who experienced this, I still want to say—”

“Sorry.”

“And now... I should leave with the truth.”

Lisa didn’t reply.

But!

The frequency of her body twitching seed to lessen.

At the sa ti, Xu Xiaolin felt the entire house emit a faint low rumble!

The next second!

[Giggle giggle—ha ha—]

The third baby giggle sounded.

Bang!

The chandelier restored its light, and the hollow voice that had lingered in his ears vanished.

And Lisa disappeared without a trace.

Click—clack—

The sound of the door lock automatically unlocking ca from the foyer.

Xu Xiaolin hurried forward in three steps!

Hoo—

A cool breeze blew through the door gap as the door opened, dispersing the faint bloody sll lingering in the endless corridor.

Xu Xiaolin stood at the door, stunned for a full ten seconds!!!

13 cycles of reincarnation!

Nearly ten hours of uninterrupted play!

Countless extre shocks and reconnections!

Both psychological and physical tornt!

At this mont!

Finally, liberation!

Xu Xiaolin even hardly believed the scene before his eyes.

The experience of rebirth made complex hot tears well up in his eyes!

This was his regained freedom!

And also Lisa’s release from years of accumulated grievances!

Like dreaming, Xu Xiaolin ca to the front door and slowly opened it!

Rustle rustle—

Outside the door!

Thick fog spread!

Dense mist shrouded this small town.

The streets were empty.

A red jeep was parked right at the door.

Xu Xiaolin patted his pocket and found a set of car keys.

Successfully opening the car door and starting the engine, it looked like this was the car he drove in last night.

Hanging on the car’s rearview mirror was a press card with his na.

Turning it over.

The back of the press card had a line of handwritten words, like a motto, like his expectation for himself:

[I will dedicate myself to exposing the most obscure and inaccessible news truths. This is my career and lifelong pursuit.]

[For the truth, I spare no cost.]

[—Miles Upshur]

At this point!

Silent Hill PT cos to a perfect conclusion.

Xu Xiaolin knew who he really was and understood why he had co.

The long-hidden truth of the murder case in the haunted house was revealed, and he would continue on his journey as a reporter who upholds his conscience, seeking more obscure, stranger, and even more bizarre news truths.

Xu Xiaolin glanced once more at the haunted house that had brought him nightmare experiences and sighed deeply.

Unemploynt? Injustice? Social problems?

Jealousy? Doubt? Psychological illness?

He could not make a definite conclusion about what caused this horrifying murder case.

Maybe both.

And he was just, many years later, a truth-seeking reporter, reliving this nightmare-like cycle here.

Maybe Lisa only hoped soone would know.

That once, here, in this now haunted house,

a family of three lived.

They were once harmonious and happy, loving and caring.

She never betrayed this family, nor did she ever do anything out of line.

That was all.

Thinking this, Xu Xiaolin shifted gears and gently pressed the accelerator.

The car slid forward.

Through the mist, Xu Xiaolin vaguely saw the sign at the intersection—

[Silent Hill]

[Exit Here]

The car sped up.

However!

Just as he was about to break through the thick fog and leave Silent Hill!

Across the street, a motorcycle slowly pulled over to the roadside!

A man with furrowed brows and a worried expression swung off the motorcycle, hung his helt on the rearview mirror, then took out a letter from his pocket.

He looked at the letter, then at the road sign.

Then, he stepped into the thick fog.

“Hey!”

Squeak!

Xu Xiaolin slamd the brakes, wanting to ask the man who he was and why there was no one else in this town called Silent Hill.

However,

When he stopped and looked back, the man holding the letter had already vanished, as if swallowed by the thick fog.

Only the motorcycle remained on the road, and beside it, the sign stood silently—

[Silent Hill]

[Enter Here]

And just as Xu Xiaolin was dazed!

Ding dong!

A ssage alert sounded on his phone.

Xu Xiaolin picked up his phone and saw a new email—

[Sender: ]

[Subject: The Truth Needs to Be Revealed]

[You don’t know , let’s get straight to the point, they are probably watching .]

[I am currently...]

Due to limited screen space, the following content was hidden.

With curiosity, Xu Xiaolin swiped his phone.

Imdiately!

His vision went black!

A faint violin lody began playing—

[SilentHell (Playable Teaser)]

[Silent Hill (PT)]

[KOMINA]

[Kora]

[Presented to You]