Agreeing to Create Bad Games, What the Hell Is ‘Titanfall’? Chapter 216: Gu Sheng! You Really Are Such a Cutie!

“Old Gu, Old Gu, where are you?”

The next day in the ga!

Shen Miaomiao stood in the prison’s exercise yard, looking around.

Just now, a small dark-skinned inmate ca over and told her soone was looking for her, over there.

Over there?

Shen Miaomiao looked in the direction the little dark inmate pointed, feeling a bit puzzled.

“I don’t know either, but it looks like there’s a crowd around the basketball court. Let’s et there.”

Gu Sheng’s voice ca through the voice chat.

“Oh… okay!”

Without suspicion, Shen Miaomiao headed toward the basketball court not far away.

Descending the steps and looking up, Shen Miaomiao imdiately spotted Gu Sheng standing by the basketball court’s back gate, scanning the crowd of prisoners.

It turned out that she and Gu Sheng were on opposite sides of the basketball court, no wonder she hadn’t seen him before.

“Hey! Hey! I’m here!”

Shen Miaomiao didn’t think much and stepped onto the basketball court to find Gu Sheng.

However!

Just as she stepped onto the court, two prisoners standing near the main gate suddenly grabbed her arms and pinned her down!

“Damn it! What the hell do you want?!”

Shen Miaomiao was startled and tried to struggle.

But her two fists were no match for four hands, and she could only watch helplessly as a large bearded bald man strode toward her.

Bam!!!

The bearded bald man threw a vicious punch, striking Leo’s abdon and making him double over.

“What the hell do you want!”

The restrained Leo struggled and shouted angrily.

Yesterday, this bald man had already threatened him once, saying that Harvey didn’t trust him.

And today, he deliberately pinned him down, naturally connected to Harvey!

“It’s not what I want,”

The bald man sneered:

“You should ask what Harvey wants.”

“Fuck him!”

Leo cursed loudly:

“That bastard should be happy still being outside!”

“Of course, of course,”

Seeing Leo was pinned down and unable to move, the bald man shrugged slowly and said:

“Exactly because he’s outside, he paid a big sum to kill you.”

“Coincidentally, I’ve been annoyed with you for a while, so this is a win-win situation…”

With that said!

Bam—!!!

A punch!

Right to Shen Miaomiao’s face!

Blood splattered as Shen Miaomiao felt her nose go numb, half her face tingling!

She staggered and fell to the ground with a thud. Looking up at the back gate, she was furious!

There, Gu Sheng was standing among the crowd at the back gate, excitedly peeking around!

You damn…!!!

I should have known you, you sneaky bastard!

Shen Miaomiao was about to explode with anger!

That bastard knew she would get triggered and beaten if she ca here, so he purposely told her to et at the basketball court!

He never intended to et up with her!

This sick, twisted psycho just wanted to watch her get beaten!

“You are…”

If she were at ho, Shen Miaomiao would have spat “bastard” outright.

But this was GDC!

The Ga Developers Conference!

An international exhibition event!

Shen Miaomiao suppressed her anger and grit her teeth: “Gu Sheng! You really are such a cutie!”

Pfft—

The chat barrage exploded!

“Hahahahaha, what a roast!”

“Although CEO Ou is polite, that line was really a dirty burn.”

“Little (dog) cutie (boss).”

“Royal translation!”

“CEO Ou is so fun, can’t curse directly, self-mutes instead.”

“I knew Old Thief had to be a pervert! Deliberately bringing CEO Ou here to get beaten!”

“LMAO, I was drinking water and sprayed it all out…”

“…”

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Punches and kicks rained down!

Shen Miaomiao was grabbed by both arms, taking a punch on one side and a kick on the other.

Though the pain was minimal in the motion-sensing pod, being beaten and crawling on the ground still made her furious.

Just then!

“Hey hey hey—hey!”

A shout rang out!

Gu Sheng was pushed into the octagonal basketball court by the spectators!

Obviously!

The prisoners knew the bald man was not to be trifled with, and Vincent was a new prisoner, so he naturally got picked on.

Suddenly!

The situation beca awkward.

“I… I’m just watching…”

Seeing the bald man glare at him fiercely!

Gu Sheng gave an awkward but polite smile, shrugged, and pointed behind him:

“Just passing by…”

“You damn, you even got backup, huh?”

The bald man glared and waved to the two henchn pinning Shen Miaomiao behind him:

“Help beat them!”

Whoosh!

At the command!

One henchman released Shen Miaomiao and charged at Gu Sheng!

“Hey hey hey, I’m really just passing by…”

Gu Sheng waved his hands while retreating!

But the henchman shouted and swung fists wildly, attacking without rcy!

Next second!

Bam!

Thud!

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Punch after punch landed solidly!

Gu Sheng grabbed the bloodied henchman’s face and threw him to the ground, raising his fists: “I told you, I’m just passing by.”

anwhile!

“Take your beating! Take your beating! Here—take a punch!”

Bam! Bam! Bam!

On the other side, Shen Miaomiao fiercely fought the main enemy!

With one henchman gone to attack Gu Sheng, she caught a breather and flipped up, assisted by motion support, delivering a powerful elbow that knocked out another henchman.

She then engaged the big bald man!

Punches and kicks flew!

Shen Miaomiao dodged and weaved, landing brutal punches on the bald man’s face, covering it in blood!

However!

The bald man was the prison’s top dog and not to be underestimated!

“Ahhh!”

With a fierce roar!

The bald man charged, headbutted Shen Miaomiao’s nose, knocking her to the ground, then stepped forward and kicked her head!

At the critical mont!

Whoosh!

A force arrived as Gu Sheng grabbed Shen Miaomiao’s collar and pulled her out from under the big man’s foot.

At the sa ti, he delivered an uppercut to the bald man’s jaw!

“Fuck you!”

Bam!!!

With that punch!

Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao switched positions and opponents!

The entire basketball court echoed with constant thuds!

Fists and feet clashed, blood splattered!

Real-ti calculated cara movents ignited the passion of the viewers present, and the intense brawling had the livestream audience hyped!

“Damn! The Laba Garlic Couple really can fight!”

“CEO Ou is fierce! Grabbing the bald man and zapping him!”

“Old Thief’s aweso too! Taking on two at once!”

“Holy shit! This young guy! Damn!”

“This cara work is so cool!”

“Real-ti calculated cara movents are insane!”

“This is basically a movie-level audiovisual feast!”

“I get why this ga is so aweso! You can watch, play, and even switch roles to play again!”

“For players, it’s an imrsive co-op cri action ga; for viewers, it’s a cri action movie!”

“This ga is really amazing.”

“Perfectly solves the awkwardness of buying gas and never playing them, just cloud clearing.”

“Highlight—so gas.”

“Escape: You better not be talking about .”

“Hahaha, sorry, I really can’t go into Giant Mountain, cloud clearing is already my limit…”

“…”

Bam!

Heavy breathing sounded as Gu Sheng and Shen Miaomiao stood back to back, fists raised, faces battered.

The bald man’s side suffered worse losses.

Four or five henchn lay on the ground groaning in pain.

Just then—

Beep—!!!

A prison guard’s whistle blew!

A group of baton-wielding guards rushed over and without hesitation began beating everyone to the ground!

Everyone got fifty lashes!

Originally!

Shen Miaomiao thought this matter would end here.

But unexpectedly!

At lunch ti!

The bearded bald man, never giving up, launched another sneak attack on her!

Luckily, Gu Sheng arrived just in ti, pushing away the big man holding a small knife, saving her life!

But!

Where there is a high reward, there is a brave man.

Perhaps Harvey had offered too much money!

The bloodshot bald man stord into the kitchen, wielding a kitchen knife determined to kill Leo!

He even stabbed the guards who ca to stop him, severely injuring them!

Keep in mind.

This was a 1972 Arican prison.

What awaited the bald man was a storm of punches, kicks, and baton beatings, beaten to death!

“… Hey, hey!”

In the infirmary.

Leaning on the pristine white hospital bed, Leo turned to Vincent nearby and quietly greeted him.

Introducing himself: “Leo, thank you.”

“Vincent.” Vincent nodded, accepting Leo’s thanks: “So what grudge do you have with that guy?”

“That’s a long story, but he’s out of the picture now,”

Leo seed cautious, unwilling to say more. Instead, he glanced around stealthily, making sure no one else was there, then lowered his voice:

“Can you help ?”

“Help you with what?” Vincent glanced at him.

“So… things I need.”

He looked through the glass partition toward the office area next to the infirmary.

On the desk at the very back was a chisel left by a worker.

“You just need to cover for when I make my move, okay?”

Leo raised his eyebrows.

“Sorry,” Vincent looked where Leo was staring and shook his head: “Not interested.”

“Then I’ll do it myself.”

With that, Leo flipped off the bed to steal the chisel!

“Hey hey hey! What are you doing? You’ll get us all into solitary confinent!”

Vincent hurriedly stopped him!

“But I have no other choice.”

Leo stubbornly tried to stand again.

“Alright, alright, alright!”

Vincent reluctantly agreed to help!

Snap!

Gu Sheng rang the call bell!

Nurses in the corridor ca walking toward the ward!

“Damn it! I’m not ready yet, big brother!”

Shen Miaomiao sprang up from the bed, flustered. Just before reaching the door, she hid behind it!

“What’s going on?”

The nurse almost brushed past Shen Miaomiao, separated by a single door!

For a mont!

Everyone’s hearts were in their throats.

“Ahem, I… am a little hungry.”

Vincent distracted the nurse, gestured to Leo near the door, and started chatting with the nurse.

Shen Miaomiao seized the chance, skillfully slipping out from behind the door, staying in the nurse’s blind spot, and sneaking into the corridor!

Tiptoe, tiptoe, tiptoe…

She quietly moved to the end of the corridor.

Peeking around the corner, she saw a guard standing by the vending machine buying water.

“Old Gu… I have to wait for this guard to leave… Hold on a bit longer…”

Nervous, Shen Miaomiao’s voice was involuntarily hushed on the voice chat!

So intense!

What was she doing now?

Escaping prison!

This was an actual prison break!

If caught, solitary confinent would be the least of her worries—her sentence could be doubled!

So Shen Miaomiao’s palms were sweating!

anwhile!

Inside the ward, the nurse told Gu Sheng there was no food now, dinner would have to wait until evening.

She turned to leave!

If she stepped out, she would imdiately spot Shen Miaomiao!

At that mont!

The live viewers all held their breath, growing tensely silent!

At this critical mont!

“Uh—um!”

Vincent spoke again!

“I’m a little thirsty, can you get so water?”

Then Gu Sheng’s voice sounded over the chat: “Hurry up, I can’t hold her off for long.”

“Almost! Almost! Don’t rush!”

Shen Miaomiao swallowed and peeked out again.

The guard buying water had left.

Swiftly and silently, like a nimble little cat, she crouched and moved quickly, arriving at the corridor’s end again.

Just rounding the corner!

Holy crap!!!

Suddenly!

Shen Miaomiao’s hair stood on end, and she nearly scread!

Because sitting in the office near the corner was the very guard who had just bought water!

Luckily, he was writing with his head down, or she would have been caught red-handed!

“Damn… Gu Sheng, you’re just too cute, I love you so much…”

Shen Miaomiao’s heart pounded wildly, gritting her teeth!

So nerve-wracking!

If she hadn’t reacted quickly and retreated instantly, she would have been caught for sure!

At the sa ti!

The viewers at the GDC venue quietly exhaled, clenching their fists.

The chat was filled with deep breaths—

“Phew—holy shit! So intense!”

“So nervous, this is really nerve-wracking.”

“CEO Ou’s reaction is insanely fast, less than half a second to pull back!”

“This guard setup is just diabolical.”

“Brothers, my palms are sweating.”

“Really scary.”

“But even if she wasn’t caught, how do we get past now?”

“…”

Right?

Shen Miaomiao was thinking the sa.

The guard sat right at the corridor entrance, facing the hallway. One more step forward and she’d be pinned down imdiately!

“I can’t get past, Old Gu…” Shen Miaomiao whispered. “Can you do sothing to distract the guard?”

“Yes.”

Gu Sheng’s answer was short and decisive.

Of course, he designed the ga, how could he not know how to get past?

“Say sothing nice.”

“You…!”

Shaless, friends!

Such a scoundrel!

Shen Miaomiao couldn’t believe her ears!

Her cheeks blushed!

This was GDC! Ga designers worldwide were watching! Countless caras were pointed at them! Millions of players were focused!

Does he think we’re at ho?!

This… this is so embarrassing!

“Uh huh…” Shen Miaomiao humd.

“Didn’t catch that.” Gu Sheng’s tone was unchanged but sounded cheeky.

Damn bastard!

Shen Miaomiao clenched her teeth, forcing out a low voice through gritted teeth:

“I said! You’re really handso! Happy now?”

“Taking advantage of the situation, you really are such a cutie. How are you so cute? I really love you, you know? You’re so lovable!!!”

“Hahahahahaha—”

The chat went wild laughing!

“I knew Old Thief couldn’t help being shaless!”

“CEO Ou’s roast was dirtier than before, hahahaha!”

“Where’s my royal translator?”

“Can’t translate, all stars co out, can’t type it.”

“Why is it kind of sweet though?”

“Old Thief: Even if I have to kneel on a washboard or kneel on durians at ho, I’ll say it in a rotten voice—”

“Say sothing nice (dog head).”

“Give a seat!!!”

“Hahaha, so shaless.”

“Get serious! This is a prison break!”

“You don’t get it, this is showing gaplay, you know, forced two-player co-op. Isn’t this just ssing with your best friend?”

“Damn! Yeah! Master, I get it now!”

“Clearly, Old Thief has fully shown us the ga’s real gaplay…”

“…”

Aweso!

Gu Sheng’s little twisted sense of humor was satisfied. Taking the water from the nurse, he propped himself up and without turning, knocked on the glass partition behind him!

Bang!

Gu Sheng’s bed was right against the office, separated only by a glass partition.

This knock startled the guard, who was fully focused on writing logs. He jumped up, turned, and cursed at Gu Sheng!

Now!

With the guard’s back turned to the corridor, Shen Miaomiao seized the opportunity and dashed out like a big black rat.

She grabbed the chisel from the desk in the innermost office, just about to turn back!

Suddenly Gu Sheng’s voice shouted: “Hide! The guard is coming out!”

Shen Miaomiao’s scalp tingled!

No ti to think, she ducked under the table, hiding in the shadow at the very back.

Step… step… step…

Footsteps sounded.

Shen Miaomiao watched the guard’s legs approach her direction; her heart nearly leapt out of her throat!

Tap.

The guard stopped by the desk, seemingly searching through magazines on the desk rack.

Please leave, please leave, please leave…

Shen Miaomiao silently prayed, heart rate skyrocketing!

anwhile, the GDC venue fell into silence, everyone holding their breath, not daring to breathe loudly!

So tense!

Pressure maxed out!

“Oh, found it!”

The guard’s voice sounded.

Shen Miaomiao exhaled quietly!

Looks like he found the magazine he wanted and was about to leave…

Thud!

Suddenly!

The sound of a magazine dropping on the floor!

Under everyone’s watchful eyes!

A magazine landed right next to Shen Miaomiao’s feet!

Heart-stopping!!!

Oh no—!!!

Shen Miaomiao felt her mind go blank!

It’s over!

The guard had to pick up the magazine, and if he wasn’t blind, even a slight glance would lock eyes with her hiding under the desk!

I!

Shen Miaomiao!

A prisoner with an eight-year sentence!

Currently hiding under a desk in the infirmary office, clutching a chisel.

If the guard asks what she’s doing, what should she say?

Cosplaying the Thunder Mother?

Fine.

If she says that, the guard will ask: Who’s the Thunder God?

She’d say the Thunder God is Gu Sheng.

The two of them would be a perfect match; no one escapes.

Shen Miaomiao’s mind was in chaos!

Blank!

At this mont!

Ti seed to slow down!

With the guard slightly lifting his pant leg!

A hand appeared by the desk, reaching for the magazine on the floor.

Fingers, wrist, elbow, shoulder, neck…

Shen Miaomiao’s breathing was fully manual now!

Heart pounding wildly!

Because the next second, the guard would discover her!

Just then!

“Calling 2045, calling 2045.”

Suddenly!

The walkie-talkie on the guard’s desk crackled!

The guard, bending down to pick up the magazine, was distracted by the sound.

Shen Miaomiao watched the back of the guard’s head appear in front of her, then he straightened and disappeared!

If she had moved half a second later!

The guard wouldn’t have to search deliberately!

His peripheral vision would spot her!

Oh my god, miracle of miracles!—!!!

The guard picked up the magazine, quickly returned to the office, answered the walkie-talkie, and hurriedly left.

Shen Miaomiao let out a breath she hadn’t realized she was holding, feeling her soul almost fly out!

Blood pressure off the charts!!!

Then!

A burst of screams and applause erupted in the conference hall!

Wow—!!!

The atmosphere was like a goal scored in the World Cup!

The chat barrage exploded instantly!

“OHHHHHHHHHH—!!!”

“Damn!!! Aweso!!!”

“My heart is about to jump out!”

“So nerve-wracking, fam! So damn nerve-wracking! Old Thief! No wonder it’s you!”

“I thought only PT and Escape had this kind of pressure, but this prison break ga can max out blood pressure too!”

“Lisa turning off lights, Groom dragging the cabinet, guard picking up the book—I call these the three heart-stopping monts of Golden Wind gas.”

“So damn terrifying, damn!”

“Right on ti, the magazine dropped right then. If the walkie-talkie had been half a second later, sentence would be super doubled.”

“Thrilling! So damn thrilling!”

“I can’t take it anymore, when does this ga launch? I can’t wait even a minute!”

“Can’t imagine how explosive the livestream will be when the ga launches!”

“Players get hyped, viewers get thrilled. Damn, Old Thief is a genius.”

“Say sothing nice!”

“Old Thief is so cute! You’re such a sweet cutie, Old Thief, I really love you so much!”

“What self-taught skill?”

“Hahahahaha…”

“…”

Top-level psychological pressure!

Derived from psychological fear techniques, a simple act of picking up a book raised countless people’s blood pressure to the max!

Shen Miaomiao felt her legs go weak!

Luckily!

The way back was not as obstructed as coming here.

After Gu Sheng and the nurse finished chatting, the nurse left the ward.

Shen Miaomiao took this chance to return to her hospital bed and sighed deeply!

Living a lifeti again…

Soon, after confirming the two had no serious injuries, guards ca to take the bruised pair away.

Leo took advantage of the guards’ distraction and placed the chisel on the outside window sill…

The sky was gloomy and dim.

The weather had been bad recently, cloudy, seemingly signaling the approaching thunderstorm season.

The long bench steps in the exercise yard had been there for many years, now old and battered with peeling paint.

Leo sat on the second step of the bench, fiddling with a leaf, deep in thought.

As footsteps approached, Vincent entered the scene and sat on the first step nearby.

“So… what’s your plan?”

After a brief silence, Vincent asked.

“What?” Leo replied, feigning ignorance: “I don’t know what you an.”

“I know what you’re planning.”

Vincent gave no chance for evasion, turning to stare sharply at Leo.

They locked eyes for a mont.

Leo stood: “Listen, I’m grateful for your help before, but this doesn’t concern you.”

With that, Leo turned to leave.

Vincent stood as well: “You must have reasons for leaving here… so do I.”

“So?” Leo shrugged, backing away: “Not my business.”

“I just want to help.”

“Hey, guess what? I don’t need help. I can handle it myself.”

“Really? Really? Like how you handled things in the infirmary? ‘Handled it’ all by yourself?”

As the tension rose!

Usually calm Vincent softened his tone:

“…I just want you to understand, we need to cooperate.”

Leo was silent.

After a mont, he shook his head: “…I can handle it myself.”

Just then, Vincent’s voice sounded again from behind:

“What about Harvey?”

In an instant!

Leo froze as if struck by lightning, standing still!

After two seconds, he turned and angrily grabbed Vincent by the neck, slamming him against the wire fence!

“What the hell are you saying? Who the hell told you about Harvey? What do you want?!”

“There’s no wall without cracks.”

“You think I’d believe you just by saying that?!”

“Believe it or not, our goals are the sa,”

Vincent’s voice was calm but his eyes flashed with hatred:

“Harvey killed soone extrely important to . Like you, I want to kill him as soon as possible.”

“Of course, you can choose not to help,”

“But I will find him and kill him…”

That night.

Leo tossed and turned in his cell.

He stood and paced, troubled.

After much thought!

He finally stepped to the wall.

Knock, knock, knock, knock—

The cara pulled away to reveal Vincent’s profile, seemingly leaning against the wall: “Hmm?”

“This plan is mine. So everything must follow my orders, got it?”

Leo’s voice was low, the silent prison only allowing the two to hear.

“Of course, you have that right.”

Vincent did not object.

“I’m serious,” Leo continued: “If you ss up, I’ll kill you with my own hands.”

“Deal,” Vincent said without hesitation: “So, what’s the plan?”

The cara gradually pulled away, their figures shrinking.

Surrounded by heavy iron bars and electric fences, the prison was like an airtight fortress, silently watching every inmate serving ti.

Leo’s voice drifted in the air—

“You’ll know soon enough…”

Escape from Hell

Coming Soon to You

The live demo ended here!

When the ga title "A Way Out" appeared again on the huge screen,

The applause swept through the hall like a tidal wave!

Whistles and screams almost lifted the conference hall’s ceiling!

Thrilling! Exciting! Captivating!

Exquisite cinematic storytelling, breath-holding levels, and the essential ‘forced cooperation’ gaplay!

A half-hour demo gave guests wave after wave of shock!

From quiet whispers at the start, to stunned shouts, to now a roaring standing ovation!

Escape from Hell was undoubtedly the biggest surprise and dark horse since GDC’s opening!

Even with two days left until GDC’s closing,

After this demo, many dia already claid “Golden Wind has locked in victory, becoming the first Chinese developer to win the Most Anticipated Ga award in history!”

The global ga market was shaken.

China’s gaming circle erupted with joy!

Because regardless of whether Golden Wind won the award,

At the mont when everyone held their breath as the guard’s book dropped,

Escape from Hell had already succeeded!

The hopes of the whole village were fulfilled, proudly showcasing the new face of Chinese ga developers on the official stage!

It also sounded a warning bell for global developers!

From this mont on, China would no longer be just one of the largest gaming markets in the world.

We were rising to beco one of the birthplaces of global ga developnt companies competing worldwide!

The atmosphere at the scene was fiery!

The chat was filled with all kinds of abstract expressions—

“Cut off here? How dare you? Huh? How dare you?!!!”

“Bro, give another demo, just one more. I can’t take it, I feel ants crawling all over , can’t play Escape from Hell, I’m dying, I beg you, bro, I’ll be nice, really nice…”

“Hello Gu Sheng, I found so issues in your ga, but I need the full version to confirm. Send a copy first, I’ll sort out the problems and report them.”

“I want to go to jail, I want to go to jail, I want to go to jail…”

“The live demo is so short! Foreigners will think we can’t make it! Ten more demos! Ten each!!!”

“I’m really impressed…”

“Threats, addiction, abacus beads on the face, ntal disorders, and Liu Dehua, all kinds of abstracts here.”

“No day one Escape from Hell, miss it so much…”

“…”

Industry recognition!

Players’ anticipation!

Ga community’s exclamations!

Dostic and international uproar!

Without a doubt, Golden Wind’s performance at GDC was top of the charts, the hottest of hot topics!

This heat peaked at the GDC closing ceremony two days later—

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