Chapter 820: The Escaped Little Deathwing
Inside the Experience Store.
Chen Mo came down to the first floor and found the store’s main hall completely empty, with only Shu Yi sitting alone on the sofa.
“Huh, so few people today?” Chen Mo had been busy with his own stuff on the fourth floor, so he hadn’t come down to check.
Shu Yi was a bit speechless: “Boss, do you really need to ask why it’s empty? Everyone’s out challenging the world boss!”
Chen Mo slapped his forehead: “Oh, right, according to the schedule, today’s the first world boss spawn. I almost forgot. Why didn’t you go with Little Fatty and the others?”
Shu Yi sighed helplessly: “I’m… still grinding the new event in *King of Glory*…”
Chen Mo chuckled: “No worries, no worries, it’s all the same. How’s the situation now?”
Shu Yi said: “I just tabbed out to check the livestream. Looks like the boss’s health is down to 20%. There’s a good chance they’ll take it down.”
“Oh.” Chen Mo nodded.
Shu Yi blinked: “Boss, why don’t you seem excited at all?? The players are going crazy, and people all over the world are talking about it.”
Chen Mo smiled calmly: “It’s all pre-planned. What’s there to get excited about?”
“Huh?” Shu Yi looked completely confused.
Chen Mo explained: “Little Deathwing’s combat power was specifically calculated by Qian Kun based on active player count, average player strength, and activity levels. Basically, if the players were too lazy, they’d fail. But if they actively participated and spent a little on some revival stones, they’d win. Looks like the players didn’t let me down.”
Shu Yi was still baffled: “Huh? Boss, are you saying this boss was deliberately designed so that players in the capital would have to participate enthusiastically and even buy items to beat it?”
Chen Mo nodded matter-of-factly: “Yeah, what’s wrong with that?”
Shu Yi scratched her head: “Nothing wrong, I guess… Wait, then why not make it so they could definitely win?”
Chen Mo chuckled: “If they could definitely win, what would there be to get excited about? It has to be the kind where they think they can’t win at first, but then, through everyone’s collective spending—oh no, I mean collective effort—they clutch it at the last second. That’s where the sense of achievement comes from! That way, every player feels like they witnessed something incredible. They spend happily, and I’m happy too.”
Shu Yi was dumbfounded: “Boss… your schemes run deep!”
Chen Mo smiled: “Just basic operations. Calm down, calm down. Don’t tell anyone else about this. Let the players stay immersed in this beautiful dream and never wake up.”
Shu Yi’s mouth twitched slightly: “…Okay.”
…
The poor players, of course, would never know any of this.
Little Deathwing’s health was nearly empty, and there was a very high chance of defeating it within the time limit. All the players were completely immersed. Many had already bought all the revival stones in the shop and looted every nearby supply station, leaving them with nothing else to do but scratch at trees in frustration.
“Holy crap! We got it! We got it! We got it!”
“There are still four minutes left on the timer! Awesome!”
“Whoa, Little Deathwing is trying to escape! Can we catch it???”
As Little Deathwing’s health bar hit zero, it let out a furious roar. The matrix glasses of nearby players vibrated again, but from the sound, it was clear that Little Deathwing was on its last legs.
Many players tried throwing Poké Balls to capture it, but it was useless.
Little Deathwing flapped its wings angrily, unleashing a burst of flames that drove back the nearby Pokémon. Then it soared into the sky, flying off into the distance until it disappeared from sight.
“What the hell? What does this mean? It ran away!”
“Seriously? It ran away? Are they messing with us? They won’t even let us throw a Poké Ball?”
“What’s going on?”
All the players were baffled, but just then, the information on their matrix glasses updated.
【Find and capture the escaped Little Deathwing! (Note: It may have fled to any city in the country.)】
Seeing this message, all the players in the capital cried out in frustration, while players in other cities instantly perked up, cheering with joy!
As for foreign players… please be patient. The next one will be your turn…
Many capital players had been excited, wondering how the boss would be distributed. Would everyone get one? Or would everyone throw Master Balls at the same time, and whoever caught it kept it?
Neither. Instead, players across the entire country would search for Little Deathwing’s whereabouts…
At first, the capital players were unhappy. “We fought so hard to kill it, and now the whole country gets to search for it?”
But after thinking it over, they understood.
Events like this were complicated to organize, and it was impossible to cater to every city. If the capital always got to catch it, it would be too unfair to players in other cities.
So, Little Deathwing would randomly flee to any city in the country. All players nationwide were treated equally, and everyone just had to rely on luck.
Of course, the capital players who put in the effort wouldn’t come away empty-handed. Soon, all participating players received an email praising their heroic feat of defeating Little Deathwing to maintain peace, along with generous material compensation.
It contained various items, like revival stones, Pokémon eggs, and more. Moreover, the more effort a player contributed, the better the rewards. Those who had bought revival stones generally received item compensation worth more than what they had spent.
Chen Mo had taken another loss!
At this point, the capital players were finally satisfied.
But they weren’t ready to go home just yet, because…
Little Deathwing still hadn’t been found!
…
It wasn’t just the capital. *Pokémon World* players across the entire country perked up, flooding the streets to search for Little Deathwing’s whereabouts.
Even though there were so many cities and so many players, finding Little Deathwing was like looking for a needle in a haystack. But still… everyone was a trainer with dreams.
If a person has no dreams, what’s the difference between them and a salted fish?
What if Little Deathwing lands in my backyard?
Many people were searching not just to collect a Pokémon, but also for the economic value involved.
The one and only Little Deathwing in the world—how much would it sell for?
Countless wealthy players worldwide were probably eagerly waiting to buy it!
Of course, only a few were blinded by greed. Most were searching out of love for Little Deathwing. After all, this was a world-boss-level Pokémon—cool-looking, with flashy effects, badass dialogue, and incredible strength!
Many players even formed groups, driving around everywhere just to capture Little Deathwing!