Chapter 655: Show Some Respect, This Is Artificial Intelligence
Zou Zhuo was a bit dumbfounded. From the death replay, after picking up the 98k, this bot had directly aimed down its iron sights at Zou Zhuo's head and killed him with one shot...
Zou Zhuo climbed out of the game pod and scratched his head.
A nearby player asked suspiciously, "What's wrong, Fatty?"
Zou Zhuo looked around; Chen Mo was no longer on this floor. He smacked his lips. "Nothing, I wanted to ask the shopkeeper about a setting issue. Never mind."
He was too embarrassed to admit to the others that he'd been wrecked by a bot...
Back in the game pod, Zou Zhuo wondered if he'd started the game wrong.
Was that bot's aim just too damn accurate?
Was this the standard difficulty, or was it just normal behavior?
Zou Zhuo couldn't be sure, so he started another round.
The beginning was the same script, but this time the flight path cut across the middle-lower part of the entire island from east to west. Zou Zhuo decided to jump to Pochinki.
"Maybe I should play it safe for now. It seems even bots have some skills. Can't underestimate them!"
Zou Zhuo landed quickly and looked around. Good, only about seven or eight bots had jumped to Pochinki this time, better than the Military Base situation last time.
Zou Zhuo didn't dare be careless. He quickly entered a house to search for a gun. His luck was pretty good; as soon as he walked in, he found an M16, along with a Level 1 helmet and a Level 2 backpack.
He deftly loaded the magazine, then happily ran out, charging toward a house where one of the bots had landed.
The two buildings were very close. Zou Zhuo figured that since he had an M16, he'd have the advantage no matter what gun the bot had.
Opening the door, Zou Zhuo didn't rush in immediately, afraid the bot might ambush him. But after a quick look, he saw the first floor was empty.
"Huh? Where is it?"
Just then, Zou Zhuo suddenly heard footsteps from above!
He spun around, but with the sound of shattering glass, a dark figure had already jumped down from the second floor, firing two shots from an S1897 straight at Zou Zhuo!
"Bang! Bang!"
Zou Zhuo felt a dense shock in his chest, and his vision was splattered with a spray of blood before turning gray.
With a "thud," Zou Zhuo collapsed to the ground, watching helplessly as he turned into a loot box. The bot stepped right on his head, scooping up his Level 2 backpack and M16...
"What the hell... what just happened?!"
Zou Zhuo was stunned. He couldn't even kill a single bot?
If the 98k headshot last time was a coincidence, this time it definitely wasn't, right?
This bot had jumped straight down from the second floor, landed behind Zou Zhuo, and taken him out with two shotgun blasts. That was clearly premeditated! If Zou Zhuo hadn't known it was a bot, he'd have thought it was a pro player!
"I... did I open the door wrong?!"
Zou Zhuo silently started another round.
...
Five minutes later.
Zou Zhuo exited the game pod with a dark face.
In about eight minutes total, Zou Zhuo had died immediately upon landing every single time, without killing a single person...
At this point, Zou Zhuo was starting to question his life.
These bots not only had excellent aim, but also great game sense! They could hear footsteps, carefully check unfamiliar rooms, roll and dodge to find cover when attacked, and even flank around based on the enemy's position!
Zou Zhuo racked his brain trying to kill someone, but he just couldn't do it!
It was utterly hopeless. Zou Zhuo felt his life was bleak, even starting to doubt himself...
Just then, Chen Mo came back to the VR game experience area. "Everyone, pay attention. The next match will start in five minutes. Get ready."
The second game hadn't even begun, and Zou Zhuo had already died on landing several times...
Zou Zhuo grimaced and called out to Chen Mo, "Shopkeeper, can you switch this game pod to the normal match mode? I don't want to fight bots anymore..."
Chen Mo smiled. "Fighting bots is great. Why aren't you happy about it?"
The nearby players all turned to look at Zou Zhuo, their expressions puzzled.
Zou Zhuo's mouth twitched. After a long pause, he blurted out, "I... I still prefer playing with people!"
...
Second game, 80 players!
The player lineup hadn't changed much from the first round. Only two or three players had quit because of the instant-death experience, but more interested players quickly filled their spots.
Not only that, but the holographic projection viewing area had even more spectators!
The entire viewing area was packed with people, and many in the back were standing on tiptoes to see.
"Hurry up, the second match is starting! Place your bets!"
"I'm betting on Old P. That guy balances hiding and aggression. He just won the last chicken dinner, so he's on a hot streak!"
"I'm betting on Deadfire. That lucky guy from the airport is the real killing machine!"
"Heh, don't be so sure. That was the first round, nobody knew how to play. The second round will be totally different!"
Even though these spectators couldn't participate, just watching was incredibly entertaining.
Of course, there was also a group of spectators itching to play, eager to find a VR game pod and try it out themselves. But unfortunately, every pod in the VR game experience area was already full.
...
Second round, Zou Zhuo managed to survive until the top ten.
"Is it just me, or do I feel stronger after getting wrecked by bots so many times? Fighting people feels so easy now!"
Zou Zhuo climbed out of the game pod, stretched, and decided not to play anymore. The guy who had been waiting in line quickly jumped into the pod, as if afraid the chubby guy might change his mind.
Zou Zhuo really wanted to ask Chen Mo a question. He searched around and finally found Chen Mo in the crowd of the holographic projection viewing area.
"Shopkeeper, I have a question for you," Zou Zhuo said.
Chen Mo looked at him. "What question?"
Zou Zhuo cleared his throat. "Well, I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like the bots are stronger than the players? I played a few rounds, and I died as soon as I landed every time..."
Chen Mo chuckled. "Your observation is spot on."
Zou Zhuo: "???"
He shamelessly admitted it!
Zou Zhuo's mouth twitched. "Shopkeeper, that doesn't make sense! Why are the bots so much stronger than the players?"
Chen Mo asked, "Why do bots have to be weaker than players?"
Zou Zhuo was dumbfounded. "Bots are meant for players to practice on! Like the bots in *League of Legends* and *Warcraft*—they're all pretty weak."
Chen Mo said, "Oh. And what about the bosses in *Dark Souls*' 'Prepare to Die' mode?"
Zou Zhuo: "..."
Chen Mo patted him on the shoulder. "From now on, show some respect. Call them artificial intelligence. It's not like you could beat Origin anyway."
Zou Zhuo: "... Shopkeeper, you were the one who called them bots first! You said you were playing against bots to test the game!"
Chen Mo chuckled again. "To me, they're bots. To you, they're artificial intelligence. Nothing wrong with that."
Zou Zhuo: "... I can't believe a word you say!"
...
Ever since *PUBG* started its trial, it was surprisingly rare to see the entire VR game experience area filled with people all playing the same game, and it was always packed!
Even the holographic projection viewing area was overflowing. Many players who wanted to play but couldn't could only watch here, getting their fill by observing the pros' gameplay.
A lot of players found that, while the game might seem average at first glance, it was genuinely fun to play!
Many players couldn't quite pinpoint what made it so fun, but they just felt it was completely different from the impression traditional FPS games gave!
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