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Chapter 180 - 84: Heaven Helps Me! Who Will Fire the Third Shot? 【Thanks to the alliance leader, Qian Yu Qian Xun!】_1

Chapter 180: Chapter 84: Heaven Helps Me! Who Will Fire the Third Shot? 【Thanks to the alliance leader, Qian Yu Qian Xun!】_1

But there was virtually no defense against the spread of dreams through infection.

Radiance could easily unify the insects through infection, completely depriving them of Wisdom and the ability to think.

They rampaged in every corner of the Holy Nest, spreading the plague.

In the end, the White King attempted to seal Radiance within the vessel.

He established a connection with the terrifying region at the very bottom of the Holy Nest.

In that lifeless abyss, there existed a substance that was the antithesis of light, known as the Void.

The Void was chaotic and twisted, but it could consume light and was also very resistant to the dream plague spread by Radiance.

Thus, the White King cast his numerous offspring into the depths of the abyss to be nurtured by the Void.

He let these numerous creations slaughter each other within the Void, and ultimately, a successor whose thoughts and soul were as hollow as the Void, stood atop a mountain of insect corpses and was chosen by the White King.

Crowned with the name ’Hollow Knight’, it was honed to the most perfect form and then, as a vessel, sent to the Deity Dwelling to seal Radiance.

After a fierce battle that made the entire Holy Nest tremble.

With the twisting power of the Void, the Hollow Knight successfully sealed Radiance.

To be extra cautious, the White King also appointed three mighty leaders of the Insect Race as Dream Guardians to guard the ’Hollow Knight’ vessel.

It was believed that the entire Holy Nest would return to peace and prosperity.

However, as the Hollow Knight underwent the White King’s trials, it gradually developed filial affection for Him.

A vessel with emotions was no longer pure.

The power of Radiance eroded the Hollow Knight in dreams until the vessel shattered.

The force of the dream infection leaked out, and the plague swept through the Holy Nest once again.

Having no solution, the White King finally abandoned the once prosperous land, relocating the entire palace and disappearing from the view of the inhabitants of the Holy Nest.

Without the protection of the deity, the fatal plague spread rapidly, eroding the minds of almost all the subterranean world’s insects.

They became mad and cruel, their eyes showing only the urge to kill and destroy.

The kingdom thus fell, leaving behind nothing but ruins and countless Holy Nest inhabitants infected with the plague.

And, in this almost despairing moment of darkness.

A small Knight, also forged to be a vessel but discarded for being defective, climbed out of the abyss built upon the bones of countless insects through its own resilience.

After wandering outside the Holy Nest for a long time, holding the old bone Nail in its hand, it had become a qualified warrior.

As if guided by the preceding Hollow Knight, now at its last gasp.

It returned from its travels outside the Holy Nest.

Looking towards the far-off ruins of what was once a thriving kingdom.

Gripping the Nail tightly, it took a leap.

And entered the ruins of the Holy Nest.

And thus, the game began!

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"...That is the plot of Hollow Knight," in this week’s hot post on the well-known gamer forum NAA.

A well-known game reviewer by the ID ’Wangsi Libeici’, after playing Hollow Knight, penned an extensive review titled ’To the Ninth Art in My Heart - On Hollow Knight’

Because the article dissected the game nearly flawlessly and analyzed it meticulously from multiple perspectives.

It instantly sparked a fervent response among the gaming community.

In the article, he continued to write.

"The setting of the background world cannot be said to be anything but vast, and what’s even more valuable is that this worldview gives us a great deal of imaginative space."

"Imagine, a bunch of insects that live under our feet every day, their world also has dynastic changes, power struggles, wars, and contention. To see the emergence of a being like the Hollow Knight who sacrifices itself to save the Holy Nest. Isn’t that fascinating? The introduction of this setting is very interesting."

"However, looking at the plot, it still seems a bit thin, but Designer Ke has used a wealth of game details to embellish this seemingly thin worldview into a full and colorful inner world."

"Every NPC in the game, every boss, even the smallest creature that can be killed with a casual swing of the sword, all reflect the entire Holy Nest, and it’s precisely the cumulative details of their stories that give the whole Holy Nest its rich colors! Unlike traditional action games that are designed to provide players with monsters to kill for mere enjoyment, almost everything in ’Hollow’ has its raison d’être."

"At the beginning of the game when we meet the old village mayor, it seems to be just a guide for beginners, telling us where to go, with no more storyline to follow."

"But when you reach the mid to late game and get the Nail of Dreams which allows you to see into the hearts of the insects, you’ll find that Designer Ke has written a story for this old mayor; he had a friend who was buried in a nearby grave, hence the old mayor refuses to leave, continuing to guard the dilapidated ruins."

"And as the little Knight travels, encountering various signposts along the way that seem to be just guiding us players on where to go next, players can also casually chop down these signposts as easily as cutting grass on the ground in other games. But when you return next time, these signposts will have been repaired. You might think this is just a mere setting, just to avoid getting players lost. However, in reality, Designer Ke has a little story for these signposts too. There is a maintenance bug in the Holy Nest responsible for fixing these signs, and whenever players destroy them, it would quickly go to repair them. If you accidentally kill it, congratulations, tonight at three-thirty you might just wish you could sit up and slap yourself."