Chapter 125: Reputation Reversal
On the day Dark Souls went live and the day after,
The players who entered the game mostly focused their discussions on just how absurdly difficult it was and how malicious the design felt.
Many of them also flooded Lucas’s official account and the game’s platform page with protests.
Although there were some players defending the game, the negative voices were still the majority.
As a result, the score kept dropping.
Now...
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Chapter 124: Did Lucas Cast a Spell?
Lucas remained calm as ever, waiting for the right moment to guide the public opinion among online players.
Because he could clearly see the game’s real data.
But for many designers in the industry who had been following Nebula Games, they had no access to this data.
They could only judge Dark Souls based on online reviews and the game’s surface-level content, and they all had mixed feelings.
“As expected, while Lucas ha...
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Chapter 74: The New Venue
On his way home, William saw feedback from the new levels in Happy Match Mania. Overall, most were positive, while the negative ones were mainly about the content being too short.
For skilled players, the five new levels only took about ten minutes to clear, which wasn’t much compared to the long wait they had endured. Since the development speed couldn’t be increased, William had no choice but to use his backup plan—unlock restrictions.
In th...
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Chapter 123: As Expected
Players online all had different opinions, and the argument quickly went from text debates to video debates.
Some gameplay videos of Dark Souls began to spread, including live streams from players who played Dark Souls as soon as it was released.
One player uploaded a fight against the first boss, Iudex Gundyr, and it looked very different from the live demo shown at the original online launch event.
In this video, Iudex Gundyr looked absolutel...
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Chapter 187: Strange Black Fog
Machete Girl: Guys, can someone tell me what this is? [Image]
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: A human corpse?
Doujin Artist: I’m eating, and you’re sending pictures full of gore?! Kotonoha-chan, I don’t like you anymore.
Machete Girl: Ah, sorry.
Curly-haired Guy: Are you kidding? A man-eating flower like you would be affected by something like that?
Doujin Artist: You’re the damn man-eating flower! Shut your stinking mouth!
...
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Chapter 89: Naruto vs. Shizune: The Surprised Symbolist
Tsunade and Orochimaru’s talk ended quickly.
Orochimaru used blood to control her and gave her one week to think it over, then the four of them split up in pairs and left.
Naruto followed Tsunade to make sure she didn’t get too far and become hard to find.
Even though Jiraiya had tracked her down at a tavern before, there was no guarantee they’d find her so easily again.
Better to be safe…
And ...
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Chapter 180
Not just Orochimaru—even Mangetsu and Hiruzen were surprised as they stared at Hatake Satoru floating above them.
Does the Four Purple Flame Formation not work on this guy? Or is it some strange ability?
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes, staring at the figure above. That blindfold, that voice...
He felt like he had seen this person somewhere before.
It had been a few years, but people like that—always showing up out of nowhere—were hard to forget.
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Chapter 122: Players Questioning Life
It wasn’t just Ben, Zack, and Hannah—every player who bought Dark Souls right at launch was completely bewildered.
Some even wondered if they were playing the game wrong.
Because it felt way too cruel.
Dark Souls players basically went through four emotional stages.
First came the excitement before starting, full of joy and eager to pass on the so-called “flame of hope” and become the fire keeper.
Then came the ...
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Chapter 121: Turns out I’m the veggie here!
“After watching for so long, your hands must be itching, right?”
Back at the campfire, Zack glanced at Hannah, who was busy cleaning up grape skins beside him.
Hearing him, Hannah looked at the game screen and shot back without thinking, “My hands are itching, but my skin isn’t!”
Zack sighed and went back to controlling his character, exploring further.
They entered the High Wall of Lothric. Compared to the ...
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Chapter 120: Like Chopping Vegetables
Inside the Firelink Shrine, Zack only saw three people so far.
The mysterious girl with a metal blindfold standing by an unlit bonfire.
The frail old man sitting on a throne, and a man with a sword and shield crouching on the stone steps.
Naturally, Zack went straight to talk to the girl in the middle.
It wasn’t because she was a female NPC, and not because she had a great figure that could spark imagination even with a bli...
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Chapter 73: New Levels
“New Fortune Tower.”
Cynthia had asked William for a day off, saying she was going shopping with Merry. Naturally, the car was taken, so William took a taxi to work for the first time in a while.
Work hours started at 8:30, but William usually arrived a bit later — partly because he woke up late, and partly because he didn’t want to pressure the staff by showing up too early.
The first thing he did when he arrived was check on Angela and ...
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Chapter 186: A Very Stressed-Out Kotonoha
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Ahhh, I really wanna know what Mouchou’s surprise is!
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: Hmph, then keep wondering~
Sitting at the restaurant window, Li Mochou gently waved her fan, her narrow eyes slightly narrowed.
People couldn’t help but stare at her — even the singing of the tavern girls started going off-key. That white-robed young lord was just too good-looking. It was unreal.
In all their lives, the...
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Chapter 119: Just a Small Accident on the Road to Linking the Fire
Zack sat in front of the computer, controlling the knight “aaa.”
After about half an hour of playing,
the computer was now firmly in Zack’s control.
After all, if you die every two or three minutes and switch turns, the seat doesn’t even have time to get warm.
Of course, there was another important reason—Hannah had made a discovery.
Watching someone else suffer and suffering yours...
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Chapter 88: Light Release Rasengan? Tanzaku Street
Naruto was curious about this place, and with ten thousand ryo in hand, he was ready to spend big.
But even after buying enough food to stuff himself, he hadn’t even spent three hundred ryo!
Looking at all the snacks in his hands, Naruto started doubting the prices in the Leaf.
Was this really reasonable?
At these prices, ten thousand ryo would let him live it up here for a long time. And if he was careful with...
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Chapter 179
“Water Style: Water Surge!”
Along with a huge blast of black smoke and a loud explosion, a spinning vortex of water twisted up through the flames like a tornado.
The whirlpool swept up Hozuki Mangetsu, who was holding his massive sword.
This chakra-infused water wasn’t a real threat to Mangetsu. If anything, it actually made the battlefield even better for him.
But Water Style jutsu usually depend a lot on the environment.
There wasn’t e...
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Chapter 72: The Lecture
“Wow, what a big family,” Merry said as soon as she stepped in.
Her voice drew everyone’s attention. Cynthia, standing next to her, made the introductions. “This is Merry, Miss Qin, the manager from the company we work closely with.”
“Hello,” Merry greeted them confidently.
“Hello.”
“Nice to meet you.”
“Hello.”
…
After greeting each person, Cynthia led everyone to the dining room.
As she ...
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Chapter 71: Craftsman Wood
Before going to bed, William finalized the next game.
Created a new folder: Craftsman Wood.
Craftsman Wood is more educational than entertaining. If you had to describe it, it’s a puzzle game where players use traditional mortise-and-tenon joints to assemble antique-style furniture. It involves cutting, sanding, and joining wood.
If designed and developed from scratch by one person, it would require a huge amount of research and at least so...
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Chapter 185: Crossdressing Girl Li Mochou
Early morning light.
Anran opened his eyes on the bed and stepped out of the room.
“Boss, you’re awake,” Terestina greeted him in the living room, dressed in her loungewear. “Would you like some tea?”
“Ah, thanks,” Anran nodded slightly and sat down on the fancy sofa in the living room, opening the group chat.
This is an Actor: Morning, everyone.
Machete Girl: Morning, Anran-san. You’ve been living i...
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Chapter 184: Anran — I’m a Firm Believer in Materialism
[Notice: “This is an Actor” has ended the livestream. Total viewers: 10. Duration: 50 minutes. Total points earned: 500.]
This is an Actor: Thanks for watching.
Doujin Artist: Pfft, I was still caught up in it. That line totally broke the mood!
Machete Girl: Right? It really felt like we were watching a movie.
Wig Guy: Well, in a way, it’s not much different from watching a movie now.
Pretty ...
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Chapter 118: Is this game even for humans!?
[You Died]
That same familiar death screen, with those two big words.
And at the same time, Hannah’s happy voice came from the side.
“That’s it?”
Seeing that Gundyr’s HP had only dropped by about one-third, Hannah couldn’t help but laugh.
In front of the computer, Zack’s face was blank.
He had realized that reality was very different from his imagination.
In his head, dodging attacks with...
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Chapter 87: The Hand of God – New Town
“Itachi, you’re really heartless, using Tsukuyomi on your own brother,” Kisame teased as Sasuke’s screams rang out.
“Let’s go.”
Itachi let go of Sasuke, letting him drop to the ground like a dead dog.
“You’re not killing him?”
Kisame reached for Samehada out of habit, then remembered it still hadn’t recovered. “Tch, that brat sliced Samehada in half. Who knows when it’ll be back to normal.”
<...
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Chapter 117: Let’s See You Do Better!
They quit the game and made a new character.
The old “123” character was now history. The new “aaa” would be the new flame of hope.
This time, Zack didn’t spend time customizing the face.
Since the knight class came with armor, a sword, and a shield, the helmet completely covered the head anyway.
That meant you couldn’t even see his detailed face work, so he skipped it.
As for the burial gift, last time he...
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Chapter 116 Clearing the Clouds to See the Blue Sky
“Did we open the game the wrong way?”
Hannah looked at Zack, completely confused.
Something just felt… off about this game.
“I have no idea either!”
After thinking for a long time, Zack finally squeezed out that one sentence.
How was he supposed to know?
Sure, it was kind of fun watching Hannah get completely wrecked by Iudex Gundyr just now.
But honestly, judging from how badly he di...
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Chapter 115: This Damn Oppressive Feeling!
Right now, Hannah was in a round courtyard. On the right was a cliff, and on the left were countless gravestones and piles of lit candles.
In the middle stood the Ash Judge Gundyr, still as a stone statue.
But what really caught Hannah’s attention wasn’t him—it was the bloodstains on the ground.
Next to Gundyr, she could see at least twenty or thirty bloodstains.
In Dark Souls, when players play online, their game ...
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Chapter 86: This is the Nine-Tails’ power? My foolish little brother~
“You’re Uzumaki Naruto?” Itachi asked, unsure.
“What? Need to see my Konoha ID?” Naruto said flatly.
The hallway went quiet. No one spoke.
Suddenly… Kisame drew his sword and attacked!
Totsuka Blade!
Naruto formed a lightsaber with one hand and clashed with Kisame.
Kisame’s strength was overwhelming. Blocking his strike with one hand made Naruto’s arm tremble.
<...
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Chapter 178
“He actually collected six of the Seven Ninja Swords already...”
Orochimaru stared at Mangetsu, a thoughtful look in his eyes. Had he underestimated this guy all along?
Mangetsu had always been hard to read, making it unclear just how strong he really was.
He usually came off as a slacker—no political ambition, nothing flashy in terms of skill.
Had he been acting like that on purpose this whole time just to throw them off?
Orochimaru was m...
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Chapter 70: Zach
Afternoon.
A phone call reminded William of something he had almost forgotten.
He told Cynthia that Zach would be coming to Earth Games for an interview. On Zach’s side, he also explained why he didn’t come yesterday—he had argued with Aunt Lisa.
According to him, on Sunday night, he told Aunt Lisa that he wanted to switch jobs and join Earth Games. At first, the conversation went fine, but when she heard that Zach had asked William to put in a g...
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Chapter 114: Completely Ridiculous!
As Zack rushed in, the crystal lizard roared and suddenly leapt up.
Seeing it coming down, Zack instinctively rolled.
But the timing was really awkward.
When rolling, there’s a short “invincible frame” where you can avoid all damage from attacks.
But that invincibility only lasts for a very short moment.
If you roll too early or too late, you’ll still take the hit.
Zack rolled too late — he didn’t dodge ...
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Chapter 113: Found a Big Treasure
Still talking tough, Zack put his hands on the keyboard and mouse and officially began his journey to link the fire.
He was still pretty excited.
Nebula Games was one of his favorite game companies.
Even though their games often messed with players—like “Overcooked,” which had him washing dishes to this very day, or “Valiant Hearts: The Great War,” which had made him shed more than a few tears not long ago—
You still ...
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Chapter 112: One life per person, and you’re stuck for a whole day!
With the release date getting closer and closer…
Nebula Games’ ad spending was starting to show.
Game media sites were full of Dark Souls features and reports.
Streaming and video platforms also had related Dark Souls events.
And the most direct move—Nebula Games’ discount event for Dark Souls.
The 9 dollar coupon could only be used on the Nebula Games platform.
Giving playe...
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