Chapter 442 Off-Site

Login space, in a conference room.

"Hehehe... Very good, the first person succeeded successfully." Woody crossed his legs and leaned on the table, resting his head with his hands, and read on the broadcast screen.

"Your tone seems to be describing a 'chess piece' that has been 'fully utilized'." Vincent, who was sitting opposite the conference table, continued leisurely.

"Isn't that the case?" Woody asked back.

Sid on the other side of the conference table said, "Anyway, I can't figure out how this plan has come to this point with so many variables..."

"Didn't I explain it to you..." Vincent turned around and said earnestly, "The setting of the special guest players is to ensure that the 'ten people' can appear in front of Ruth."

"That's the weirdest thing..." Sid said, "Now Xu Huaishang didn't even make it to the finals, isn't it missing one person?"

"Yes... this is indeed a problem." Vincent said, turning his head to look at Woody, "I want to ask you that too."

"Hehehe... it's very simple, because someone tampered with the grouping of [Butterfly War]." Woody replied with a sinister smile.

"Oh? Who?" Vincent asked.

"To be honest, I don't know... it should be one of the archangels." Woody pushed his glasses that were shining with white light.

Sid looked puzzled and said, "But in the past few days, I haven't heard of any archangel being killed or fallen..."

Woody smiled and replied, "Hehehe... Don't worry, it's not Simon who neglected his duties. It's me, as the organizer of the competition, who condoned their behavior."

"Is this okay?" Vincent said.

"Of course." Woody replied, "The Peak Battle is just an event in the game, and its rules have nothing to do with the gambling. As the designer, operator, and technical supervisor of the game, I naturally have the right to manage this game."

"In other words... as long as you don't protest, the matter of changing the grouping will be over?" Vincent said.

"Hehehe... That's right." Woody smiled sinisterly.

"Oh... I understand." Vincent said, "This is a great trick."

"That's right." Woody said.

Sid was stunned. After looking around, he interrupted and said, "Hey! What are you talking about! I don't understand!"

"This is a method of playing hard to get and killing with a borrowed knife..." Vincent read it out in a literary way.

"Teacher! Please explain it in human language!" Sid said again.

"Okay..." Vincent shrugged and told the story. "First of all. According to Woody's calculations in advance, he needs ten people to defeat Root's ten forms respectively. As for the candidates... they have naturally been determined long ago. In order to reduce the probability of these people being accidentally eliminated before entering the finals, Woody set up seats for "specially invited players."

Woody continued: "According to the original arrangement. The system will not let these ten seeded players meet in the random grouping of [Butterfly Battle]. But there are some troublemakers in heaven. They don't seem to be satisfied with this arrangement. So... when the grouping was announced, Feng Bujue and Xu Huaishang appeared. "

"Wait... If you want to make trouble, why don't you just make it so that all ten seeded players meet in pairs?" Sid asked.

"Hehehe... Isn't this obvious?" Woody laughed.

"You kid have been the same for decades... There is no improvement..." Vincent took over the conversation. He looked at Sid with contempt and said, "I no longer expect you to calculate the development after five or six steps. I only hope that you can see the changes in the next one or two steps. But you still ask this kind of question..." He shook his head and sighed, then asked, "If people really do it according to your method, can it still be called 'manipulation'?"

"Well... too obvious, right..." Sid said.

"'Ten specially invited players are just assigned to five groups in the game of [Butterfly War]'..." Woody continued, "Even if I believe it, the players don't believe it~ When they make a fuss on the forum... Hehehe... I just need to take advantage of the situation and post a notice - 're-randomization', and the problem will be solved." He paused for a second, and then said, "Besides, the person who does the manipulation still has to consider Simon's existence and dare not do too much."

"Of course, I think there are some personal factors in this." Vincent added, "Why did the two people who met happen to be Feng Bujue and Xu Huaishang? This is undoubtedly aimed at Woody ..."

Woody laughed, "Hehehe... I am happy with this too."

"Anyway... Xu Huaishang's elimination will have some impact on the process of the peak competition, but the result will not change." Vincent continued, "And those guys in heaven, who thought they had cheated and got the upper hand, will be quiet for a while." His expression suddenly became gloomy, "Woody's deafness and dumbness gave them this chance, and this chance... may become the foreshadowing of their destruction one day in the future..."

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At the same time, in the broadcasting areas of the mall and the meeting rooms of various clubs.

A rather weird atmosphere is spreading...

Although most people don't think of some supernatural settings because of the game in front of them, the audience still feels that the atmosphere of this final is a bit abnormal...

There are many players who have obviously died, but their bodies have not turned into white light and disappeared. This alone is inconsistent with the basic settings of the game.

In addition...when the friends of the deceased players observe from the friend list, they will find that these players are still in the "game" state. This is also unreasonable.

Finally, there is the issue of derivatives...

At this point, the existence of derivatives is a fact that can no longer be concealed. Many people in the audience have heard of the word "derivatives". They have heard of this term on the forum a long time ago, but there has never been any reliable official channel to confirm the existence of derivatives.

Until today, on the stage of the peak battle, this group of "strange NPCs" shrouded in mystery made their debut. Their AI and strength are beyond doubt; and the most intriguing thing is...they actually directly call the players "players".

Are they game Easter eggs in Horror Paradise? Or out-of-control data with self-awareness? Or something else?

At this moment, people can't know the answer.

But they all feel vaguely...when this peak battle is over, Horror Paradise will usher in a huge change. (To be continued...)