Chapter 621: Starting in the Morgue
"So the earlier part was just a prologue? Now the game is truly beginning?"
After experiencing that opening segment, Zou Zhu had only two words in his mind: "So awesome!"
It wasn't just Zou Zhu; the viewers in front of the screens were also stunned. Although they couldn't experience the VR perspective, the visual impact from the ordinary first-person view was still incredibly strong, leaving them feeling a surge of excitement!
"Awesome, absolutely awesome!"
"Damn, Chen Mo said this was a hack-and-slash game, and it really is a hack-and-slash game!"
"Incredible! All the superpowers from the CG have been recreated, and they're even stronger?! This protagonist is practically a bug, invincible!"
"It's not just the tanks and planes in the military; there are all kinds of viral monsters too? But the protagonist is the most insane!"
"Hurry up, Fatty, keep playing! I've been recording everything; I'll upload it online later!"
Although these viewers couldn't personally experience the thrill of "Prototype," just watching the chubby guy play was enough to make them feel the game's exhilarating intensity!
The screen went black, and a small line of text appeared in the lower-left corner: "18 days ago."
Clearly, this was a flashback technique. First, it showed a snippet from the later part of the story for the player to experience, then it would start from the beginning to explain the cause and effect of everything, finally revealing the whole truth.
This was a very common, even cliché narrative technique, especially in games. But it was simple, direct, and highly effective.
Many domestic card-based mobile games used this approach. At the start, they'd let the player experience a high-level character's power, then have them start over from level one. This method was proven to grab players' attention and keep them hooked.
After the intense opening, the screen went black again, and the game's title appeared: "Prototype."
Then, the scene shifted to a morgue. A corpse lay on an operating table, covered by a white sheet. Two doctors in white coats stood beside it, preparing to take a sharp scalpel and cut open Alex's chest.
But at that moment, Alex suddenly opened his eyes, abruptly woke up, and sat up with a jolt!
The two doctors were dumbfounded, stumbling backward in fear: "Get the hell out of here! Run! Notify Blackwatch!"
The two doctors scrambled out in panic, while Alex stumbled off the operating table and made his way to the entrance of Gentec. Clearly, his physical condition was very poor at the moment.
At that moment, Alex hid in the shadows and saw an armed helicopter land at the entrance of Gentec. Several heavily armed Blackwatch soldiers quickly disembarked from the helicopter.
The two medical staff seemed to be arguing with the soldiers about something, but in an instant, they were shot dead.
"..."
The chubby guy was also shocked. What the hell? These two medical staff hadn't done anything and got executed? Were these military guys too ruthless?!
But... I like it!
Just then, a few soldiers spotted Alex hiding in the shadows, and countless gun barrels instantly turned toward him.
"All personnel, primary target spotted! Open fire!"
Four soldiers simultaneously opened fire on Alex!
Clearly, these soldiers had no intention of taking any prisoners. The automatic rifles spat flames, and countless bullets hit Alex all at once, causing him to let out a pained scream!
If he were a normal human, such a concentrated barrage would have turned him into a sieve.
Alex fell to his knees in defeat, but the next second, he stood up again!
"I... what's happening to me?"
Obviously, even Alex himself was puzzled. He hadn't died, and he seemed completely unharmed!
Alex stepped on a nearby trash can and effortlessly vaulted over a four-to-five-meter-high wall topped with barbed wire!
Looking back at the height of the wall, even Alex's own eyes showed an expression of disbelief.
The CG ended, and Zou Zhu finally gained control of Alex. The screen switched to a first-person perspective, and the current mission objective refreshed on the display.
[Escape from Gentec! Get out of the current area!]
In the lower-left corner of the view, there was a mini-map with a directional marker. Zou Zhu started sprinting!
Clearly, his body was very weak now, with low health. Going head-to-head with the military wouldn't end well. But what surprised Zou Zhu was that, despite being severely injured, Alex's movements were completely unimpeded.
Sprinting, jumping! Zou Zhu once again experienced Alex's incredible running speed and jumping power. The seemingly distant target location was reached in no time at all!
Genius remembers this site's address in one second: