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Chapter 181 - 84: Heaven Helps Me! Who Will Take the Third Shot? [Thanks to the Boss of Qian Yu Qian Xiao for the Alliance!]_2

Chapter 181: Chapter 84: Heaven Helps Me! Who Will Take the Third Shot? [Thanks to the Boss of Qian Yu Qian Xiao for the Alliance!]_2

"At this time, you’ll find that the door on the far left of the village has been opened, and you can freely enter. Inside, there’s a journal about a repair bug, which records its daily mood. It’s a very optimistic and active little bug with a secret crush, and it even attended a dance. It also mentions you in the journal, saying it doesn’t hate you, the guy who always destroys its signposts, because your existence gave it the motivation to keep fixing those adorable signposts, until you killed it, and then its journal no longer continued."

"If you explore the City of Tears thoroughly enough, you’ll encounter a butterfly singer with a decent voice, but by that time, she’s already dead and only in a spiritual state. She’ll tell you that she died of starvation after the White King sealed off the City of Tears to resist the Radiance, and in her desperation, she ate the rotten food and succumbed to poisoning. But when you think about it carefully, you’ll find it disturbingly thought-provoking. In the City of Tears, we encounter a kind of bug nobility, which has little fighting power and is easily defeated, yielding plenty of Gold Coins upon their demise. They have a distinct feature: they are fat-headed and have plump, round bodies that make it difficult even to walk."

"Although Designer Ke doesn’t directly depict the great battle between the Holy Nest and the Radiance, such side-details vividly allow us to imagine the full-city alert and the chaos of the times, with civilians on one side lacking food and, on the other, obese nobles living in a drunken stupor. Isn’t this an ultimate irony?"

"Then there’s the optimistic Fanta, one of the five great Knights of the kingdom. Unlike the oppressive atmosphere throughout this desolate realm, you can always hear his hearty laughter when you battle him, as if his whole being is filled with vigor. But after you defeat him and enter his dreams with the Nail of Dreams, you’ll find his inner world is very oppressive. He misses his four comrades deeply; however, they all sacrificed themselves for the protection of the Holy Nest, leaving him alone to eke out a solitary existence in this world, which is deeply sigh-inducing."

"Many players encounter a boss in the first level, the False Knight, who, when defeated, is revealed to have been occupied by a maggot at the lowest end of the Holy Nest’s food chain, occupying the lowest rung of the social ladder. The original owner of this powerful suit of armor was one of the five Knights. But this lowly maggot, in a desperate attempt to save her peers from the plague, seized the armor from the Knight while he was drunk. Unfortunately, the maggot’s Strength wasn’t a match for the armor, and in the end, she couldn’t protect her companions either."

"There’s also the banker who takes your money and runs, the collector who hoards bugs, the swordsman Quiero guarding the sealed mask, Hornet Woman, the descendant of the beast... There are so many intricate details hidden in this game, constantly enriching the thin plot."

"Every detail makes you feel detached from the mechanical sense of traditional action games; you feel that every place, every aspect is deliberately designed, naturally integrated and extremely intricate, including the character development. With hardly any dialogue, you’re left with a profound impression of most characters. This is a work of Ninth Art that leaves me longing for more!"

"Finally, let me end this game review with my favorite quote from ’Hollow Knight’."

"I have forgotten all tragedies; thus, all I see are miracles!"

"Hollow Knight is also a miracle in the history of action games! I also deeply thank Designer Ke for allowing me to savor such a delicacy. His talent continues to shine! I am the game reviewer—Wangsi Libeici, looking forward to the next work by the top player!"

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A single stone can stir up a thousand waves!

This comprehensive review has almost laid bare all the enticing advantages of ’Hollow.’

On the day it was posted, it was endorsed by enthusiastic players to the top of the hot list and was continuously shared with their friends.

It also made more and more players aware of the game’s exquisite brilliance.

Not just because of its excellent combat feel, rich map exploration, and the thrill of continuous growth and gaining power.

But also the details that seem to be one with the game’s background!

Even Ke Jin, who had been reluctant to check the backend finances these days, came across the post unintentionally.

Startled, he quickly checked the system’s financial report.

18,867,435 yuan

As of today, ’Hollow’ has been on the market for a week.

And normally, the first week’s revenue is the highest, after which it tends to taper off into a steady trickle.

Based on this trend, only 18 million in the first week.

And the system’s requirement is, if the revenue is less than one hundred million within the first month of launch, it was expected.

It was impossible to reach the target even with an all-out effort.

"Phew..." Ke Jin let out a sigh of relief.

This time, it was unexpectedly reassuring.

With Wang Laoju’s highlight reel acting as the initial revolver shot.

Followed by this ’Beici’ blasting away with a Gatling gun for the second round.

Hollow had reached a very high level of popularity.

Although it definitely hadn’t reached the level of a national gaming craze.

But at the very least, over seventy percent of action game enthusiasts, plus a small portion of curious passers-by, were continuously trying out the game.

According to data feedback from the backend, the regular task of a million trial plays had long been reached, and due to being a free game, it had even breached nearly 5 million people.