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Chapter 90 - 53: A Heart-stopping Finale! And, something even more shocking than the ending! (Seeking first-time subscriptions!)_2

Chapter 90: Chapter 53: A Heart-stopping Finale! And, something even more shocking than the ending! (Seeking first-time subscriptions!)_2

Even in Yin’s eyes, a strange glint burst forth, accompanied by a strong tremor at the heart’s apex!

"Does this mean..."

"I... I am the meteor???" Yin’s body froze on the spot, and then his expression was as if struck by thunder!

His brain was trembling!

His soul, too, was trembling!

He recalled the numerous occasions when, on his way to the Sacred Mountain, he had seen meteors shooting across the mountain skyline.

More than once, he had speculated about the meaning behind those flying stars.

And now, it seemed.

At first, he looked up at the flying stars.

Then, he kept drawing closer to the flying stars.

At last.

He ultimately became a flying star.

The game’s finale had one more scene.

The meteor streaked across the sky, tracing backward along the path the players had taken.

Leaving behind the snow-capped mountain peaks.

Gliding past towers brimming with energy.

Sweeping over castles of flowing sand that shone like fields of golden wheat.

Leaping over deserts that seemed like pink oceans.

And finally, plummeting straight into a graveyard engulfed by a sweeping sandstorm.

With that, the game was utterly over!

As the screen gradually darkened.

The names of the production staff started to emerge one by one.

But Yin’s heart could not calm down for a long time.

This game... just over two hours long.

But the shock it delivered exceeded any game Yin had played in over forty years!

From the initial boredom.

To the gradual enjoyment after mastering flying and sand surfing.

To meeting his younger brother.

Adventuring together.

Battling the giant serpent.

Parting in life and death.

Reaching the mountain peak.

And then transforming into a meteor, looking back at the path traveled.

This kind of lingering aftertaste, full of profound meaning and Zen, aroused an indescribable shock within Yin’s heart!

The audience that had watched up to this point in the live stream felt the same way.

"It’s legendary... This game has instantly become legendary in my heart... My God!"

"Why is there such a wonderful game! Beautiful art! Beautiful music! Beautiful story! And the Zen meaning it expresses makes my whole body tremble uncontrollably..."

"I actually chose to refund it two hours ago just because it was a narrative game... My feelings are complicated now, I don’t know what I was thinking when I initiated that refund!"

"I feel like I want to buy this game and treat it as a family heirloom, passing it down generation after generation, letting my son, my grandson, and their descendants all experience this astounding game!"

Yin silently watched the comments float by and remained silent for a long time before.

Then, with a hoarse voice, he began to speak.

"I... can’t even dare nor am I capable of describing such a mood."

"It almost exceeds my vocabulary..."

"I believe every viewer who has watched up to this point will have their own interpretation of this ending."

"Alright, it’s late, everyone should rest early." After taking a deep breath, Yin was about to end the stream.

But at that moment.

After the game’s production staff’s credits ended.

A new pop-up window appeared.

It once again sent the audience, who had been repeatedly brought to climax and whose emotions were somewhat numb, into an unprecedented powerful shock!

In the final moment of the game, on the screen, a sentence was prominently displayed.

[Thank you for playing. The player ID who accompanied you on this journey: 6474****]

Just as Yin was about to end the stream, he saw this sentence.

His eyes, which had already shown signs of fatigue, suddenly widened, reflecting a bright light.

Although there were countless words to describe his feelings at that moment.

Yin could only squeeze out one word.

"Huh???"

The comments erupted as well.

"No way!!! Does this mean that the younger brother was not an NPC???"

"He was actually a real player??? Damn it!!! Damn!!! I’m so damn shocked!!!"

"I can’t take it anymore, my heart can’t take it... This game has delivered a bigger shock to me than all the shocks I’ve had in 18 years!!"

"This designer is just too amazing!! They never told us beforehand that we could play online, leading us to believe it was an NPC... Just when we were all saddened by the NPC’s death, we find out that it was actually another self-directed player! Holy shit!! How could they even come up with this idea?"

"Baby Ke, you’re freaking incredible!! I’m totally blown away by this game!!"

"What are you waiting for, boss!! Go add the little bro!!! You’ve got his ID!"

"Ahhhh!! Little bro is alive!! I’m so damn excited!!"

Shocking!

Aside from shock, it’s still shock!!

Originally, everyone was silently mourning the death of the little brother in their hearts.

But now it turns out, that little brother is a real, living player!

He didn’t die.

Or rather, he only died in the game!

The painful emotions were swept away in an instant at this revelation.

All that remained was joy!

Nothing is more precious than regaining what was lost.

Under the urging of the barrage of messages, Yin logged onto the official website of the number one player.

After entering his account, he selected to add a friend in the friends list section.

And copied the ID he had just recorded into it.

Before long.

A small yellow dog avatar came into view.

Friend request accepted!

Yin saw that the official website’s friend chat box also had a built-in voice function.

Without a second thought, he called right away.

Soon, the other end picked up.

As expected by everyone.

The voice indeed belonged to a little brother, youthful and clear, sounding very young.

Yin started chatting with him and learned that he was a middle school student still in school.

After stating his intentions and identity.

The other end suddenly burst into tears.

"Mr. Yin... *sob sob sob* I didn’t know it was you... I often watch your livestreams and I’m a fan of yours..."

"I’m sorry, Mr. Yin... I couldn’t make it to the end with you... I really tried my best, it was just me not playing well enough..."

Yin panicked and hastily reassured, "No worries, no worries, being able to meet you on this lonely gaming journey is also my honor. You’ve done a great job already, little brother. I’m very happy to have met you."

After a frantic round of comforting, he finally stabilized the little brother’s emotions.

Upon further inquiry, he found out.

The little brother also didn’t know that Yin was a player, treating him as just an NPC.

After all, as a buy-to-play standalone game, no one expected such a plot twist.

Therefore, the little brother simply saw Yin as a cooler, more advanced, and smarter NPC.

He cautiously followed behind him, learning many gaming techniques and strategies from this ’NPC’.

When encountering the hidden QR codes, his instinct was to leave them for the NPC who seemed far stronger than himself.

At the life-or-death choice at the end.

The little brother retained the innocence and simplicity of a child.

"If I were an NPC, wouldn’t your game fail if you chose to let me survive?" Yin asked, puzzled.

The little brother said softly, "But I always felt that... as this lonely journey is almost over, the success or failure of the game doesn’t seem that important anymore... You accompanied me for so long, I just wanted you to survive."

"Even if I were an NPC?"

"Yeah, even if you were an NPC."

After that conversation, Yin also fell silent.

Yeah.

He had the same thoughts at that moment, didn’t he?

Although he had one more unit of energy than the little brother, he was at his wits’ end. Giving the red ribbon to the little brother would mean his death too.

But he, too, wanted this so-called ’NPC’ to survive, didn’t he?

Unlike other games that often feature elements of killing, self-interest, and greed.

"Wind Traveler" seemed to interpret human kindness to the fullest extent.

All that was left was to sigh, just sigh.

After chatting for a while more, Yin laughed and said.

"Even though it’s the weekend, it’s getting late. You should go to bed early."

"Study hard, and after you graduate, come to Tianjin to find your Mr. Yin, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"Okay, sure!"

Both sides ended the call pleasantly.

Despite the more than twenty-year age difference between them, this game had extended the boundaries of their friendship even further.

After hanging up the call, Yin rubbed his face, which was shocked to the point of cramping, took a moment to recover, then grabbed the microphone.

Smiling at the camera, he said.

"Guys, about this game, are you sure you don’t want to get one, show some support for the designer?"