[Dude, you're awesome!!! Quite a few people participated in the internal testing on Earth, but very few gave negative reviews. And you're the first to give a negative review and make such a big fuss about it!!!]
Chris quickly logged into his social media account.
Then he saw the video that was being circulated everywhere, and the most popular title right now is "Blue Star suffers a crushing defeat, listen to what the professional players have to say".
Memories of last night slowly flooded back, and Chris clutched his head in despair: "Oh my god, what have I done?!"
He opened his contacts, hoping that Blue Star Studio hadn't discovered the video yet...
But the first thing he saw was an email from Blue Star Studio, pinned at the top of the list, inviting him to continue testing today.
Chris: "..."
Christon broke out in a cold sweat!
His first reaction was like in those TV dramas: the young man offends a mob boss, who seems unperturbed, smilingly inviting him over, while secretly ordering his men to "take him out!"
— Horror plots like these.
But then I thought, this is still a society governed by the rule of law, and the Blue Star Building is located in such a bustling commercial district, so there shouldn't be any murders happening here.
The thing that could put so much pressure on him at this moment, and even cause him to start having wild thoughts, must still be that terrifying, smiling tiger, Chief Engineer Ming...
It is said that the most terrifying people are those who are always amiable, when they get angry.
One hour later.
The people in the Blue Star Building were baffled to see that Chris had arrived, but his arrival was quite strange.
He also brought two good buddies with him. The three of them, all wearing thick protective suits and with very noticeable health monitoring bracelets on their wrists, nervously shuffled in.
His secretary personally picked him up and asked him with concern, "Were you both sick at the same time?"
Chris replied, "No, no, no, well... they weren't qualified to take the test, but they insisted on coming with me, so I couldn't refuse."
The secretary: "..." But they both look like they're about to be executed.
Blue Star's external testing has always been very rigorous, with each day's testing process having a specific theme and objective.
The test they wrote down on paper today is called the "Extreme Combat Test".
The time for the unified test arrived, and Chris nervously sat down in the VR experience pod, asking, "Chief Engineer Ming is so busy, he probably won't be here for today's test either, right?"
The secretary gave a mysterious smile: "But he already returned to the studio yesterday."
Chris: "..." It's over.
Upon re-entering the game, Chris noticed that the main menu of Assassin's Way was slightly different today.
Yesterday, the game was still showing as "offline". Because internal testing is usually conducted on an internal network and does not involve communication with the host, each tester plays the game offline.
But today is different. The game automatically logged into an account with the ID "T0182", which may mean the 182nd tester.
A staff member nearby promptly reminded them, "The first item in today's test is an online mission. Please start with the first cooperative mission."
The so-called "cooperative mission" refers to a mission in which players cooperate with each other, and several assassins work together.
These missions are generally a bit more difficult than single-player missions (offline mode games), but there are many more enemies, the mission process is a bit longer, and more emphasis is placed on teamwork.
But this time, Chris was matched with a player named "PlayerA"... well, the name sounded very casual, and the way he played the game seemed very casual as well.
He immediately said, "Come with me."
Then, he stepped directly into the restricted area, carefully sneaking in while avoiding the guards' line of sight.
Seeing how skilled he was, Chris guessed that he might be a veteran player who had been playing since the closed beta.
So Chris didn't say anything and silently followed him inside.
Player A led Christon, climbing up the rooftops and sneaking into the church's interior.
At this moment, Chris couldn't help but say, "There's no more stealth route ahead, we'll definitely alert one of the guard squads." As a professional assassin player, his judgment was quite accurate.
Player A glanced back at him, but said nothing. Suddenly, he accelerated and sprinted forward.
The NPC guards present immediately spotted them and rushed over, shouting and triggering the highest level of alert.
Chris was also stunned, muttered a curse under his breath, and quickly followed Player A as they continued running forward.
If he stays, he'll be the target!
Player A ran without looking back, and after reaching a certain location, started climbing straight up.
Chris followed him onto the roof. The guards below couldn't see them for a moment, so they had to climb up as well.
At this moment, PlayerA finally turned around and smiled slightly at Chris.
Chris: "??"
The next second, PlayerA stretched out a foot and kicked Chris down.
Chris: "...!!!!!!!!!"
The guards following behind them immediately surrounded Chris like a tidal wave.
"Aa ...
Before he could speak, Chris quickly drew his sword to parry the guards' attacks, and was immediately caught in a siege.