Chapter 300: Chapter 193: The Endpoint of Despair (Two more)_1
Although just a second-tier streamer, Eric had a huge number of die-hard fans, many of whom were willing to assist him in gaming, so he quickly put together a team.
However, this team mainly helped search for clues and experiment with methods, the real force were the gaming experts from the forum who had reached the Ninth Round.
“Heavenly Demon” was extremely popular overseas, and when Eric announced that he had discovered new hints for an Easter egg, a group of people immediately joined in to search for the secret of the Easter egg with him.
Upon learning that the final Easter egg might only appear after clearing the Ninth Round, most immediately declared that this task was insanely challenging.
What they wanted was suffering, what they wanted was torment, what they wanted was the kind of fervor that kept you on the edge of life and death!
A large number of Ninth Round experts volunteered their unique tips and joined Eric in the challenge of the Ninth Round gameplay.
They began to exchange experiences on time management within the game and share time-saving methods they’d found so that Eric could better challenge the final boss of the Ninth Round.
Although Qiu Yu’s gaming skills were not the strongest, he was one of the few Huaxia people in the team and had a lot of insights into many things, so he was invited to serve as a consultant and became active in the gaming group.
And because of his role as a consultant, Qiu Yu found that the way these people played games was truly hardcore.
Every action had to be broken down to the finest detail, every moment had to be timed to the second, a group of them even factored in the time to turn around, turning a game into a speedrunning competition.
These foreigners might be a bit slack in real life, but in the game, they performed exceptionally well.
Seeing these people’s arrangements, Qiu Yu felt that his own notebook was a bit insufficient by comparison.
At the same time, he also saw that these game enthusiasts were really playing as if gaming was their life.
It required a profound understanding of the game, knowing exactly what to do at each step, and even good fortune was needed to complete some random events.
In addition, a strong ability to cope with pressure was essential, with despairing storylines in the game waiting for players to conquer, and the challenge from other players outside the game. Everyone who persevered in such an environment was tough mentally.
But such psychological pressure was virtually non-existent for Eric.
He had absolutely no interest in the 100,000 Euros; all he wanted to see was the final Easter egg.
For the Easter egg, he declined all business offers and began shutting himself in at home.
To enable him to better take on the challenge, his father started delivering meals to him three times a day and even allowed Eric to set up a sleeping bag in the living room, so he could catch some sleep when possible.
A man remains a boy until his death, having had his own times of obsession, knowing not to stop him at this time but to encourage him as much as possible.
Three days after the prize money was announced, someone was the first to defeat the boss of the previous area.
On the fifth day, the penultimate boss was killed, leaving only the last boss.
On the seventh day, the first form of the final boss was defeated.
On the ninth day, the second form of the final boss was reduced to critical health, but ultimately the challengers were counter-killed.
Among the challengers, Eric was the first to undertake the Ninth Round challenge, but he turned out not to be the fastest.
Many gaming prodigies had joined the fray, and it was no longer their game; it had become a challenge for the gaming community.
The betting company’s odds on him increased, and the popularity of his live stream dwindled.
More talented players were still striving, while he had essentially given up his base to fight for his passion, making some long-time fans unable to keep watching.