novellk Chapter 63: Video of the Forum Moderator Election
Chapter 63: Video of the Forum Moderator Election
At this very moment, the "Game Old Boys" live stream is incredibly popular.
The fortune teller is maneuvering the pink, round Kirby through the underground waterfall level.
A portal appeared before them, with an iron plate suspended below by ropes.
Because the portal is located right in the middle of the waterfall, Kirby cannot swim upstream against the current.
However, this is an extremely simple puzzle, just like most of the game, and doesn't require any crazy brainpower.
Simply swallow the boomerang monster that spawns nearby, and use the boomerang's penetrating and spinning properties to cut the rope.
The fortune teller naturally prepared to do so.
Bancheng, who was watching from the sidelines, stared at the screen, smiling without saying a word. He had actually already seen the blind spot of the terrain that could lead to a "first-time kill," but he had no intention of pointing it out.
After all, the two had agreed on a "one life each" rotation rule, so as soon as Lao Xian'er died, it would be his turn to take over.
At this point, the comments section wasn't really focused on the simple puzzle; instead, they were leisurely chatting.
"I've already played Breath of the Wild, when will the real Breath of the Wild be released?"
"Stop rushing us, stop rushing us. Tangren Games' progress is already insane enough, not to mention they're also making time to work on other games on two separate fronts."
"Including this year and last year, and factoring in the projects before Lao Tang took over and Breath of the Wild, eight games in two years, he's practically the most hardworking of all."
In the game, the immortal decisively abandoned his original fire ability and prepared to devour the boomerang next to him so that he could stand on the platform and cut the rope.
However, because the platform beneath her feet was made of ice, Kirby uncontrollably slid forward a step when she landed.
Just as he was about to collide head-on with the boomerang monster, in a moment of desperation, the half-immortal instinctively frantically pressed the attack button, instantly destroying the boomerang.
"Hey! Don't die! Don't die! Oh my god, my boomerang is dead!" the old immortal shouted.
Bancheng, who was standing to the side, finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing. The chat in the live chat stopped for a second, and then the screen was flooded with "hahahahahaha" like a waterfall.
The old immortal cleared his throat, showing no embarrassment whatsoever:
"It doesn't matter, it's not a big problem. I understand the game mechanics. As long as I move forward a bit, pull the screen open, and then turn back, it will automatically refresh. Then we can still absorb it."
Everything went exactly as he had predicted. After running back and forth, the boomerang respawned. This time, the old immortal was exceptionally cautious, landing steadily beside it and swallowing it whole. He then walked to the platform directly below the iron plate and repeatedly jumped to try and attack the ropes above.
"Is it enough? Is this judgment sufficient? It seems a little short..."
Before the words were even finished, the boomerang successfully severed the rope. With a "click," the heavy iron plate crashed down, slamming perfectly onto the platform below, instantly crushing Kirby, who was right in the middle, into a pink meat patty—a one-hit kill!
Upon seeing this, Lao Xian'er fell into a deathly silence for three seconds, followed by a series of pitiful wails in the live stream:
"Ouch!!!"
The chat, which had just been laughing at Lao Xian'er's mistake, instantly switched to a state of tacit understanding, as if it were none of their business, and the chat erupted in a frenzy:
"Hahahaha! I knew it! So many streamers have died because of this first encounter kill!"
"The entire incident was captured by surveillance cameras in the accident-prone area."
"Materials for the 'Election of Moderator of the 'Mentally Challenged Bar'' video +1."
Before Lao Xian'er could finish wailing, Ban Cheng pulled him off the chair and sat down himself.
"Hmph, you're already dead, now it's my turn."
Old Immortal, true to his word, reluctantly relinquished his position. However, no one could have predicted that Half-City's subsequent death would be a hundred times more "idiotic" than Old Immortal's.
Half-City, controlling Kirby, arrived at a desert level. He was using the "Swordsman" ability, which, while not exactly a map-clearing marvel, posed no challenge. Despite being down to half health due to his previous careless play, he remained confident.
Just then, a mechanical cannon appeared in front of them, constantly spewing out huge fireballs.
"Wow, this stuff is amazing! Let me take a whiff and see what it turns into!"
He decisively abandoned his swordsmanship abilities, hopped and skipped to the front of the cannon, and used all his strength to open the abyss's gaping maw and suck in the air.
Just as Kirby was glowing and about to trigger "Powerful Absorption," the cannon blasted out a fireball that struck Kirby squarely in the face, taking away a chunk of his health.
Half-City was stunned for a moment, and Kirby on the screen also stood there in thought for a while.
Then, Half-City maneuvered Kirby to jump precisely onto the high platform directly opposite the cannon. This time, the cannon fired again and hit the target accurately once more.
But he still didn't give up his damn curiosity, and continued to suck in the cannon's smoke despite the fireball.
As Kirby emitted a powerful, absorbing golden light, the cannon remained unmoved, coldly spitting out its last bullet, depleting Kirby's last bit of health.
The viewers in the live stream and Lao Xian'er next to him were completely dumbfounded. Then Lao Xian'er clutched his stomach and laughed uncontrollably.
Half-Cheng stared at the dim screen, scratching his head in utter bewilderment:
"I was thinking... this thing should be edible, right?"
The barrage of comments in front of me instantly became even more frenzied than before:
"The Pig in the Stars"
"As expected of the Pink Demon, I easily accomplished a death that no ordinary person could!"
"The sweating Kirby icon in the bottom left corner when he's injured is such a perfect match, it's so ironic, hahaha!"
"Definitely a top contender for the position of 'Mob Moderator'!"
Kirby became a huge hit in the live streaming world.
As a small game priced at only 68 yuan, it does have some minor flaws, but with such top-notch entertainment value, no one will care about these flaws.
Along with the game, the internet meme "Electing the Moderator of the 'Idiot Bar'" also went viral.
Because the game has a very low barrier to entry and a relaxed atmosphere, players often subconsciously relax their vigilance while playing, making all sorts of illogical and absurd moves as if their brains are missing.
All of these actions were recorded by players and posted online, starting a carnival feast of comparing "who controls Kirby more stupidly".
Currently, the video with the most votes on major video websites is titled "Areas Where Traffic Accidents Are Inevitable".
In Kirby's game mechanics, Kirby needs to inflate his breath to fly, but he can't fly if he's holding an item. In one level, players need to control Kirby to jump onto a platform while holding a key to open a door. However, players accustomed to endless jumps and taking off at any time instinctively pressed the takeoff button after picking up the key from the edge of the platform. As a result, Kirby, unable to hold his breath while holding the key, plummeted straight off the cliff like a weight.
After most players have learned their lesson from this experience, they know they should hold the key and jump across step by step. In addition, Tangren Games did not let Kirby die immediately after falling off the cliff, but instead sent a system NPC to pull him back to his original position from the abyss.
But the video protagonist who received the most votes was simply an absolute "unparalleled idiot," one in a million.
In the video, after he jumped off the cliff and was pulled up by the NPC, he seemed to have lost his memory and stubbornly picked up the key again, pressed the takeoff button—and then fell straight off the cliff again.
He was pulled up, held the key, and jumped off the cliff.
It went on for a full seven times before he finally realized what was happening and stopped the cliff-jumping relay. Meanwhile, the comments section was in a frenzy of laughter, and the entire internet was overjoyed, crowning him the well-deserved "most idiotic person."