This Text Adventure Game is definitely poisonous Chapter 2 - 2 2 This Game is Toxic!1

2: Chapter 2 This Ga is Toxic!_1 2: Chapter 2 This Ga is Toxic!_1 “By the way, boss, what did you say about the watch earlier?” Coming back to her senses, Little Ya asked.

“Oh, nothing, I was just joking…”

Mu You quickly collected himself and nonchalantly slipped the pocket watch into his pocket, “I don’t expect many custors today.

You can get off early for the day.

I’ll close up later.”

“Well then, I’ll leave early today.

See you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow.”

Mu You watched Little Ya leave before his smile gradually turned into a serious expression.

He pulled up today’s CCTV footage on the front desk computer.

With such oddities as ti reversals happening right under his nose, he didn’t have the mind to do anything else but confirm who had left the flash drive.

Mu You sped up the CCTV recording.

Throughout the entire morning, there was nothing on the front desk.

Yet, at 4:15 p.m., a flash drive had suddenly appeared on the desk!

Yes, it simply materialized out of nowhere!

Despite having no one around, one mont the desk was completely empty, and in the next fra, a flash drive had obtrusively appeared!

Mu You, increasingly aware that sothing was off, tried searching for “Fool” but all he found were irrelevant results.

The internet showed no record of this ga.

“As I thought, sothing is off…”

Mu You furrowed his eyebrows and decided to abandon the pursuit of the ga’s origin.

Given the unnatural abilities of this ga, all of his efforts would be futile if it didn’t want to be traced.

Moreover, the ga now showed that it was in beta, suggesting it could possibly go public in the future.

That is, there may co a day in the future when all of humanity could download this ga…

Mu You didn’t dare to continue that thought.

If it ca to that, this ga would indeed bring profound changes to the world!

At present, he was simply luckier to have accessed this ga ahead of most people.

Therefore, he should actively explore the ga and gather as much information as possible before it is released to the public.

[Under the moonlight, you step out from the thorny bush and onto a path in the forest.]

[The crunchy sounds of the snow-capped leaves under your boots echo through the forest.

The slight sound could awaken the flock of birds, while the echoing hoots of the owls resonate near and far, serving as a reminder of the dangers that lurk within this forest.

The longer your stay, the more dangerous it becos.

It would be best to find a nearby village as soon as possible.]

Two options pop up: [Begin the journey] and [Continue to stay].

Mu You chose ‘Begin the Journey’.

[Guided by the moonlight, you set sail on your journey.]

[Three paths appear in front of you.]

[The path to the left is covered in fireflies.

The reflection of the moonlight making it look like a dreamy wonderland.

In a trance, you seem to see that there is an Elf Fairy with wings calling out to you from the branch of a tree.

‘Co, adventurer, I can fulfill your wish.’]

[The middle path has a drunken bruiser lying listlessly in the middle, an axe and a bottle of alcohol in his hand, dressed in a prison uniform—he is likely a dangerous fugitive.

You should keep your distance!]

[The path on the right is desolate, void of any human presence.

The winding road extends into the dark depths.

Although there are no visible obstacles, your intuition warns you that the dark path may conceal even more deadly dangers.]

[So, Fool, which path will you choose?]

Mu You looked at the three options below: left, right, and middle.

He ruled out the middle one first!

The description of the fugitive on the middle path made it quite evident that it would inevitably lead to a fierce battle.

The description of the left path seed to be hinting that there was a fairy who could fulfill wishes up ahead.

Mu You was skeptical of such good fortune so early in the ga.

This seed more like a trap.

But who said he could rewind ti?

There wouldn’t be any loss in trying.

His pocket watch could turn back ti by five seconds, with a cooldown period of five seconds, forming a perfect cycle.

This ans, as long as the ti of the current option popping up doesn’t exceed five seconds, he could loop within this option indefinitely and try out all possible outcos.

Mu You chose [Left].

[Brave adventurer, you made the decision to respond to the fairy’s call and embarked on the path to the left.]

[With anticipation, you stepped on the fluorescent snow trail and moved towards the enchanting silhouette perched on a tree branch.]

[However, as you move closer, you realize that the silhouette is not an Elf Fairy, but a Nightmare Bat hanging upside down!

Nightmare Bats love creating illusions at night, luring passersby closer, then feasting on their brain tissues.]

[You realize it’s a trap and try to run, but it’s too late.

The Nightmare Bat is swooping towards you.]

[You have been killed by the Nightmare Bat!]

[You are dead!

Lifespan -1, remaining lifespan 57 years.]

Damn it, I knew it wouldn’t be so smooth!

Mu You curses under his breath, but what catches his attention first is the last sentence of the prompt: remaining lifespan 57 years!

Could it be that the “lifespan” here is his actual lifespan…?

If it were any other ga, Mu You would never make such a baseless assumption.

But as it stands with this bizarre ga, anything goes.

So, does that an he only has 57 years left to live?

And if this speculation is true, that ans every ti he dies in the ga, he permanently loses a year of his life…

What a real-life draining ga!

No wonder this ga was so generous, starting him off with an incredible magic pocket watch, but at the cost of playing for his life!

Mu You takes a deep breath.

These thoughts flicker through his mind in an instant.

As he sees the ti quickly approaching five seconds, he hastily presses the pocket watch switch.

Everything around him goes in reverse again, quickly returning to how it was five seconds earlier.

The ga also returns to the previous decision point.

However, as if the ga can sense the pocket watch reversing ti, the text does not directly return to its original state, but subtly changes.

[Lucky fool, your relic just saved your life, preventing your death.]

[Ti rewinds, you return to the previous crossroads, please make your choice again.]

The options below are still left, middle, and right.

Knowing full well that bats are on the left, Mu You of course would not go there again.

This ti he chose to go right.

[You’ve chosen to take the bleak path on the right.]

[There seems to be no obstructions ahead, it looks like a smooth road.]

[Suddenly, a black spotted spider springs out from the roadside, hurling a sticky spider web towards you, leaving you unable to move.]

[You were killed by the black spotted spider!]

[You are dead!

Lifespan -1, remaining lifespan 57 years.]

Damn it, did I guess wrong again?

Mu You is dumbfounded.

So the correct answer was the fugitive in the middle?

…

or could it be that even the fugitive is wrong?

For all he knows, there is no correct answer in this ga and choosing anyone leads to death?

No worries, let’s backtrack first!

[Ti rewinds, you once again return to the familiar crossroads.]

[Recurrent deaths have not discouraged you yet, so, fool, where are you heading this ti?]

Mu You nervously clicked on ‘middle’.

[You chose to approach the fugitive in the middle, hoping that he could take you back to the village from afar.

But in the run-away fugitive’s eyes, anyone’s approach would only make him more frantic.

He lifted his axe, his eyes filled with intent to kill …]

The mont this text appeared, Mu You had a bad feeling: I’m afraid I’m screwed again!

Luckily, that’s not the end of the narrative.

[Unfortunately, the fugitive turned out to be a coward.

He didn’t dare to take any real action.

As you approached, he fled from the scene in a panic.

You survived.]

“What do you an, ‘unfortunately’?

Are you disappointed that I survived?”

Mu You curses under his breath again, but at the sa ti, he heaves a huge sigh of relief.

Nasty tongue-in-cheek comntary aside, it seems the ga had so boundaries.

It didn’t set him up with a choice that would inevitable lead to his death.

Those introductory choices were very misleading.

Only the ability to rewind ti could have saved him from losing.

With this in mind, Mu You beca even more satisfied with the ‘Ti Pocket Watch’ he got by chance: it seed that he randomly got a pretty amazing relic!

In a text-based adventure ga like this, players are expected to make a series of choices in the text, with each choice leading to a different outco.

And being able to rewind without limit ans he will always be able to make the best choice in any situation he encounters in the ga!

Could there be anything more suitable for this ga?