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Episode 101 – Escape is by Talent (4)
The veteran user of Escapers, 'Indiana Kings', had his own pride.
'I have a talent for this.'
What you like and what you are good at are two different things. But most people tend to like what they are good at.
He was like that too.
I liked using my head more than my body, and the catharsis I felt when solving a complex puzzle was something I couldn't feel in other games.
That's why he got into Escapists.
‘It’s so much fun, why aren’t there any people here… … ‘
He had already tasted all the themes he played alone, and the cooperative mode he played with others felt frustrating because it was not up to his standards. So he naturally settled on the competitive mode.
But there weren't many people like him, so the joy when I discovered a newbie was even greater.
'First kill right from the first game?'
He approached the game with the thought that he had to take good care of it. However, he changed his mind after hearing the newbie's propaganda.
'Does this mean you have talent?'
Even in competitive mode, this newbie was a new stimulus to him who was falling into mannerism.
After a long time, enthusiasm was boiling over.
Maybe that's why I finished the puzzle faster than usual.
Coincidentally, the target of the curse he completed was a newbie.
'But the world of competition is cold.'
The view changed with a system message. He was surrounded by black beetles and had no choice but to fall.
'Still, this level of talent isn't common. If I raise him well, he'll reach my level. First, I need to add him as a friend, play some co-op mode, and introduce him to the community.'
He devised an arrangement for this talented newbie.
But he didn't know it.
That's not all this newbie has as a talent.
"……uh?"
At first I thought it was just a cute newbie's struggle. Who would dare climb up to the altar and fight a beetle?
But as I looked, something seemed strange.
“What the heck is this?”
A question arose in the voice.
The kill cam that should have ended with the player clearly being covered in beetles continued.
Surprisingly, the newbie was dealing with a ton of those beetles.
And that too, without a single miss, and with incredible precision and at an unbelievable speed.
“No, how… … ”
He couldn't help but be astonished.
What on earth is this newbie's true identity? Is this type of play allowed in the first place?
It was a sight he had never seen before, even for him, who was proud of being the leader of the Escapers.
* * *
The last beetle burst with a crashing sound.
Lee Gyeong-bok exhaled and threw the already extinguished torch and the stick covered in beetle mucus to the sides.
“It’s over now.”
The chat window shook with his words.
-I did it! I did it!
-No lol I really did handle all of this lol
-Note) Elden's only sword is good at dual wielding.
-The user who cursed it would probably be dumbfounded lol
-That's right lol I bet you were watching this on kill cam
-???: What the f*ck? Give me back my kill!
-But is this okay?
-Really ㅋㅋ Isn't it considered a bug?
-Ah haha the perfect bug is coming out again?
Viewers were satisfied, but they also had their doubts. Still, is this kind of play allowed in a puzzle game?
As if answering that question, a system message appeared.
['Perfect Play' Survived!]
[Pharaoh's wrath still burns!]
There were no errors.
Rather, the message of survival confirmed that this situation was also part of the play.
-Wow lol the developers are flexible
-Even though it's not at the level of Prom, it's detailed enough ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-But I don't think Kingjik expected to survive in this way.
-Really lol Who breaks a beetle pot with a torch?
-I thought it was a crappy game, but it's a great game lol
-Is this Gothi?
-Miss, lol I'm not really interested but you're showing off
-Huh! Are you going to do this a lot? If you do it too, I'll buy it too!
Lee Kyung-bok smiled and looked at the chat window, then shrugged his shoulders.
“Well, I got the season pass. Now that you mention it, I think it would be nice to play it together in co-op mode. Let’s see how it goes.”
-Ah lol just wait I'll buy it right now
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-Even in Escapers, the zero-back bus doesn't stop!
-But this is really like just sitting still and riding the bus lol
-Really ㅋㅋ I can already see the t-shirts being blankly beaten and then escaping
-But escape rooms are fun
-Even if it’s not a city tour, it would be okay to buy it and share it with friends, right?
-Surely that friend isn't a woman?
-Friend… …? Does T-Su have a friend?
-Please, popular kids, stop cosplaying as outcasts!
-Ah haha I was the only one being sincere again
The chats that had been coming up like mushrooms soon stopped. This was because viewers' attention was drawn to the new system message.
['Brass Beard Brand' has completed the ritual!]
[The 'Mummy's Curse' strikes an escapee.]
While Lee Kyung-bok was responding to the beetle, another escapee completed the ritual.
-Huh? Surely this isn't a time difference attack?
-Ah haha what if Mira comes
-If even a mummy's pot breaks, it's over!
-Mira: I'm dead, but I'm telling another death story lol
-Is this a defense game or an escape room game? LOL
However, the viewers were not worried. Fortunately(?), the target of the curse was not Lee Kyung-bok.
[The soul of the 'Indiana Kings' was sacrificed]
-Even veterans who cleared 30 times can't resist the curse lol
-Gotple can do that difficult thing!
-But it seems like it would be really frustrating lol
-Really lol I would have just skipped Godple and gone in for a 1:1
-It just so happens that my opponent is a god!
-This is truly an honorable death lol
-He was a good veteran.
-He died because he specialized in brain science lol
-Ah lol I should have equipped the fuzzy curls beforehand
In this way, Lee Kyung-bok survived and the most skilled escapee was eliminated.
With this, the situation is 1:1, and there are two escape routes left.
"uh?"
Suddenly, the torch went out with a whoosh. In an instant, the view darkened, but soon the torch began to burn blue.
The layout of the room had been rearranged again.
“Oh, I know this. It’s Anubis, right?”
Suddenly, on both sides, there were stone statues with black wolf heads erected. They were Anubis, one of the Egyptian gods.
The gaze returned.
The floor was strewn with rocks inscribed with hieroglyphs in the shape of vertical bars. Opposite them stood a golden pharaoh's coffin, holding a stone tablet and an hourglass.
<Pharaoh, who received the offering, was appeased. However, he could not send the sinners away like this.>
Then the narration was heard.
-Oh lol It feels like it's the finals
-Shh! There might be another hint in the narration!
-Listeners, focus ON!
-What would we know, honestly? Lol
<The Pharaoh decided to give the sinner one last chance. He decided to show mercy to those who would pay homage to him by erecting an obelisk in his honor.>
Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers realized through the narration's explanation.
“Oh, I guess the last one is about solving the same puzzle.”
-Yeah, that's right.
-Even though the theme is different, the ending is almost like this ㅋㅋㅋ
-Let's go for a brain-game showdown!
-Spoiler) Godple wins
-Ah haha I wonder how you'll win!
-Is that rock the material for an obelisk?
Lee Kyung-bok and the viewers, who had grasped the situation, listened to the narration.
<Obelisks must be stacked in order from heaviest to lightest. If the order is wrong, the rocks will break apart. If that happens, there is no way to avoid the wrath of the Pharaoh.>
-????
-Wow lol I only get one chance?
-If you make a mistake, you're out right away lol
-Wow lol this isn't easy
– Could it be a strategy to wait for the opponent to make a mistake?
-But he's a veteran, so how could he make a mistake? ㅋㅋㅋ
The given opportunity is a one-shot match. The viewers were rather intrigued by the limitations.
<Will you be able to safely erect the obelisk within the time limit?>
Then, as the narration ended, the hourglass the Pharaoh was holding turned over.
[10:00:00]
A timer appeared before my eyes as sand began to pour down, and the numbers began to tick furiously.
-You're only giving me 10 crazy minutes!?
-Wow lol so annoying lol
-As expected, it's a veteran content answer
-Let's move quickly!
-Slate! Let's see the slate!
Even without the urging of the viewers, Lee Kyung-bok was already moving. In an instant, he confirmed the stone tablet that the Pharaoh was holding.
[■△□□□]
[■□□□△]
[△□□□□]
…
There were five hieroglyphs and five blank spaces. Interestingly, the blank spaces were either colored or left blank depending on the combination of hieroglyphs.
Lee Kyung-bok furrowed his brows.
-What is this?
-There is a stone identical to the material on the slab!
-The hieroglyphics probably refer to that rock?
-It's about putting things in order…
-Ah! That's it!
Viewers' chats started coming up immediately. Lee Kyung-bok also lightly snapped his fingers.
“This is numbers baseball.”
A logic puzzle where if both the number and the order are correct it's a strike, if only the number is correct it's a ball, and if both are incorrect it's out.
The viewers immediately understood what he said. Surprisingly, the puzzle itself was popular.
“It looks like they're putting this stone on a slab to check it.”
There was a groove on the stone slab just big enough to fit a stone into. When Lee Kyung-bok picked up the stone, a loud thud was heard.
When I turned to where the sound was coming from, the Anubis statue moved as if it had come to life. Anubis soon grabbed a rock that was the same size as the one Lee Kyung-bok was holding.
-Wow lol what is it?
-Haha, look at the directing
-Ah haha, I guess Anubis is stacking them himself.
-It's surprisingly high quality?
-Is now the time to be amazed? Hurry up and think of a combination!
-Collective Intelligence ON!
-Are the coloring in order and the hieroglyphs correct?
-First of all, the first one has been revealed
The viewers were amazed and tried to solve the puzzle. But before that, Lee Kyung-bok grabbed all the stones.
Question marks spread across the chat window.
-Again?
-Huh? Isn't number baseball something that can be done with mental calculations?
-ㅇㅇ It's completely different from inferring clues by looking at the text
-But you already have the answer?
-No;;; How on earth do you use your brain!
Lee Kyung-bok, who was touching the stone in the chat window, shook his head.
“No, there’s no need to play numbers baseball.”
The chat window froze for a moment at those words.
What on earth does this mean? The given puzzle is a number baseball, and you're denying that?
In the brief moment it took for Lee Kyung-bok to accept that outrageous statement, he began to place rocks in the hole.
-Huh? Oh oh oh!
-Huh! Calm down!
-No;;; There must be a reason for this!
-You do know that it's only 1 turn, right?
-Ah haha I think I'm going crazy
-This is my first time feeling dizzy from the feeling of being a pervert ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
The viewers were confused.
There's only one chance, but you don't even look like you're worried.
But there was no time to stop.
It didn't take much time to fit five pebbles.
-I did it! I did it again!
-Anubis is moving lol
-Literally just like thatㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-What is this boldness?
– Regardless of the outcome, one momentum was lost.
Anubis began to move in the order that Lee Kyung-bok had decided. The statue slowly lifted the first rock. Then it lifted the second rock.
All viewers held their breath.
"it's okay."
Lee Kyung-bok laughed while looking at the chat window.
As he said, the second rock was climbed, but it did not break.
-Wow lol I'm really nervous
-What did you really know?
-Why is this happening?
-Huh! You didn't just say that, did you? You're going to give me a perfect answer, right?
-How did it happen? How did it happen!
Lee Kyung-bok playfully smiled at the viewers' cries.
“Do you want to know? It might be fun to just watch.”
-Ah haha don't joke around!
-Me, me being a jerk!
-Listen here, listen here, Purple Lady!
-The answer, please give me the answer…
-If you keep doing this, you'll die!
-What is the unity of the T-shirts? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Anyway, he's a broadcasting genius!
Lee Kyung-bok let out a small laugh. In the meantime, Anubis lifted the third rock.
This time, the stone pagoda did not collapse.
“It’s super simple. In fact, it doesn’t even take much thinking.”
Anubis soon found the fourth rock. Lee Kyung-bok continued with a smile.
“These stones, I could feel the difference in weight.”
-?
-to?
-Did you feel the weight difference?
-What is this, what is this!
-You can even estimate the weight of that small stone?
-(Gemalcon)(Gemalcon)(Gemalcon)
-It might be possible if you have a god playerㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Really lol, I think this is real?
Anubis lifted the fourth rock. As expected, the rock was firm. Finally, the last rock was in Anubis’ hands.
Lee Kyung-bok said with a bright smile.
“I told you it’s true?”
As if answering that question, Anubis placed the last rock. The tower built with five rocks did not shake even an inch.
Anubis completed the obelisk by placing a smaller pyramid on top as a final touch.
['Perfect Play' completes the obelisk!]
['Judgment of Anubis' falls upon the remaining explorers!]
The system message that appears next.
Soon, the view changed and the opponent's figure appeared.
He was drawing various combinations with his fingers on the sand scattered on the floor.
"uh?"
After a while, he also looked up as if he had checked the message. He looked away with a dumbfounded expression as if he couldn't believe the situation.
The Anubis statue was approaching him.
“Already? You already found the answer?”
Dull and colorless.
His face literally turned pale, and he looked desolate as if he sensed the end.
The viewers burst into laughter at that sight.
-Wow lol this is really so unfair
-Really lol, you probably didn't know it would be like this
-This is also an honorable death… … !
-If only Godple hadn't been my opponent!
-???: It's like playing a game X!
-I have nothing to say even if I hear great praise for this ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ
Anubis lifted the rock in a flash. The scene changed immediately as if he would not show the situation afterwards.
<Congratulations! You have appeased the Pharaoh's wrath and escaped the pyramid safely!>
[You Are Escaper!]
Then, a clear message appeared along with a narration. At the same time, the surrounding background disappeared as if sucked into the door and closed.
The main menu is back again.
-Godple wins! Godple wins! Godple wins! Godple wins! Godple wins!
-After finishing the tutorial, I immediately conquered the competitionㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Breaking News) David Copperfield's Secret Confession! 'The real magician is in Korea.'
– Fuzzy is magical! Fuzzy is magical! Fuzzy is magical! Fuzzy is magical!
-Escapers is an easy game lol. I'll go and play it right away!
-But it was always me who got manipulatedㅋㅋㅋ
-Breaking News) World Proverbs Association, 'Knowledge is power is wrong. Correct it to say that if you have power, you will know!'
-What the heck is the World Proverbs Association? Lol
-Strangely, it's not a wrong word, it's Kingbatnu ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
-Q. What can't Purple do? A. Nothing it can't do.
-Summary
The viewers did not hide their joy. Lee Kyung-bok looked at the chat and slightly bowed his head.
“Thank you for your congratulations. If anyone saw you, they would think you won some competition.”
-Ah haha that attitude that it's nothing special
-Hmm! Of course, I can't leave out the pervert.
-???: No physical or mental ability? How is that possible?
-Ah haha but let's admit the joke
-Really ㅋㅋ Listeners, stop wasting effort and do some research on drip!
Lee Kyung-bok was laughing hysterically at the viewers' self-deprecating chat.
[A message has arrived.]
A system message suddenly popped up. It was a function provided within the game, not the capsule.
This drew the viewers' attention in that direction.
-Oh lol aren't those the veterans that played earlier?
-Are you going to the revenge match?
-No, I guess those people are also curious about how to solve Gotple
-He has potential to be king ㅋㅋㅋ
-Ah haha, look for the broadcast!
-I'll become Korean this time lol
-You still haven't subscribed to Pertube!
-Kingjikhi Pertube subscription should also be included in the naturalization examination
-Naturalization, okay lol
But Lee Gyeong-bok thought differently.
'What's strange? Didn't Byung-Hoon clearly say he turned off messages in the settings?'
Although it was a non-mainstream game, there might have been a broadcast audience. I refused to receive messages in the game because they might interrupt the flow.
But still, since the message came, there was only one possible case to think about.
'also.'
He checked the message and saw that his thoughts were right.
[Imprisoner]
[Hello, Purple!
This is 'Imprisoner', the person in charge of developing Escapers!
I'm enjoying watching the broadcast.
First of all, congratulations on clearing it!]
The only people who could override the settings and send messages were people from the development side.
However, viewers who did not know the inside story were surprised by the unexpected character.
-Oh lol Developer appears
-Why Imprisoner?
-It means the person who is imprisoned by the imprisoner.
-As far as I know, your real name is Lim lol
-Is this really old water?
-Ah haha I gave you the game code so of course you were watching the broadcast
– It was a play that even surprised the developers lol
-There's still some scroll left!
Lee Kyung-bok scrolled down the message.
[While watching the broadcast, I always thought Purple's play was amazing. But I never thought it would be like that in our game too.
But actually, our game wasn't designed to be cleared that way… … ]
-Ugh hahahahahaha
-It turned out to be a protest message, huh?
-???: That's not how you play the game (not really)
-Ah …
-Who would have anticipated such a fuzzy situation and made a game about it?
Lee Kyung-bok also let out a small laugh and scrolled down the rest.
[In fact, the stones used in the final obelisk puzzle had a weight difference of 0.1g.
[You can only tell the difference if you weigh it with an electronic scale, not a regular scale… … How did you do it?]
-?
-0.1g difference?
-ㅁㅊ It was even more awesome than I thought
-Wow lol you feel that?
-The real fuzzy one is a legend… …
-The developer is so inhuman lol
Viewers were amazed by the ability, but Lee Kyung-bok was surprised in a different way.
“Wow, so the developers implemented a difference of 0.1g? The details are crazy.”
The viewers all seemed to agree with his praise. It was great that Lee Kyung-bok could sense the subtle differences, but it was also worthy of recognition that he was able to realize those subtle differences.
[Anyway, if we leave it like this, I think viewers might misunderstand our game.
If it's okay with you, would you mind setting up a space for us to explain ourselves?
I'll wait for your reply!]
That was the end of the message.
The chat window was filled with 'ㅋㅋㅋ' over and over again.
-#1 Streamer Who Makes Developers Explain Their Stories, According to Forbes
-Wasn't it the same with Bark too?
-Really lol There was a problem with the cutscene back then
-Come to think of it, the perfect bug is an old tradition lol
-Godple's very existence is outside the system!
-Isn't that obvious? How does God fit into the system?
Lee Kyung-bok scratched the back of his head with an embarrassed smile.
“No, I just thought it was possible to break it like this.”
-Only you can do that, lol
-From now on, we need to put up a warning sign lol <This game is made based on 'normal people'>
-Isn't this unfair to QA too?
-???: Doesn't that mean I can do it if you don't block it?
-Is this the eye level between heaven and earth?
-Isn't the water underground?
-PlantWiki/Purple/Controversy
When viewers playfully criticized him, Lee Kyung-bok lightly clapped his hands.
“Okay, good. Then let’s meet with Imprisoner and have some explanation time!”
The viewers were satisfied with those words.
-Kya hahaha, do you get a purple coin right away?
-The flow is so natural
-That machine… … It’s homework! Homework!
-There's a Smer who gets homework just by playing games!?
-Ah haha I can't resist this opportunity
-Even a country that doesn't know business catches a godple ㅋㅋㅋ
It was because I felt like my favorite streamer was being recognized.