Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 193 192. Comments on "Devil's Cage"

Today I would like to recommend to you a 493 million-word game-related work.

"Demon's Cage", author: Decadent Dragon, level 5 author.

Category: Games-Virtual Online Games.

【Introduction】

An underground game without any protection, a group of players chasing power, wealth, and life!

Qin Ran, whose life is coming to an end, chooses to enter it - for the chance to survive!
【Golden Ten Chapters】

Chapter One: Enter. The protagonist, Qin Ran, is a seventeen-year-old boy suffering from a genetic virus. The exorbitant medical costs leave him with no choice but to wait for death. Fortunately, he's saved enough money to play an underground game, where he can sell in-game items for a high price. When he enters the game, he truly experiences a 100% realistic gaming experience, and therefore, he will actually die.

Chapter 2: Backstab. The protagonist lies before a corpse. He retrieves a few unused items and a diary. Through the diary, he gains a glimpse into the current situation. Then, someone approaches his room: a woman being pursued. After making eye contact, he backstabs the pursuer.

Chapter 3: Skills. After defeating the pursuer, the protagonist mastered the combat skill [Cold Weapon Dagger], knowing how to maximize damage. Recalling the game panel again, he gained a new understanding of the novice mission.

Chapter 4: Gunfire. The protagonist continues to explore other areas and discovers a standoff between two people, one of whom is the woman he had previously saved. They meet again, and before they can even begin to reminisce, the woman's opponent is shot in the head. A new, formidable enemy has appeared.

Chapter 5: Sweeping the Smash. Facing two armed enemies, the protagonist and the woman split the work. The woman distracted the enemies, while the protagonist, with his relatively advanced dagger skills, instantly killed one with a flying dagger and slashed the other's throat. Afterward, he followed the woman to a hidden ruin.

Chapter 6, Rest. The two let down their guard, eating and exchanging information. The woman's name was Kelin, a former student who had made a minor mistake and was constantly being chased by the Vultures.

Chapter 7, Second Skill. The vultures are too powerful to withstand head-on, so they decide to launch a sneak attack. However, the protagonist's abilities are slightly inferior. Colleen decides to teach the protagonist dodging skills, which will also increase their chances of success in a sneak attack.

Chapter 8, Nightfall. The protagonist also taught Colleen combat techniques, but unfortunately, she wasn't naturally gifted there. As night fell, they slipped out of the basement and headed towards the area where the enemy might be. They soon spotted the enemy and successfully ambushed one.

Chapter 9: Stealth. The protagonist steals a number of valuable items, including body armor, from the Vultures. He then attempts to sneak up on the Vultures. He deliberately draws their attention, but the sound of gunfire in the distance alerts them, and a burst of gunfire erupts.

Chapter 10: Headshot. The protagonist faces off against Hook, the leader of the vultures, in a head-on duel of marksmanship. Though not omnipotent, he realizes that this won't work. Colleen, hiding in the shadows, seizes the opportunity and shoots Hook in the head.

【Brief Comment】

About the Author

Decadent Dragon, whose current works include "Demon Hunting Cooking Manual", "Demon Cage", "Emerald Tower", "Rebirth of the Demon Hunter", and "The Final Journey", has a total of 1775 million words and 136 million fans.

So, this is a mature old author!
I seldom read articles about games. I always feel that apart from the traditional online games, there are only DNF, LOL, and PUBG.

The routine is that the protagonist enters the game, completes tasks, and obtains rewards.

These are not the most important things. What is unbearable is the character panel and skill description that appear in every chapter.

This book is a typical gaming article, and the author has also written many excellent gaming articles.

Therefore, all the advantages and disadvantages I mentioned above exist.

Later I thought about it carefully again, and other categories of works about the game world seemed to follow a similar pattern.

Perhaps, this is not the fault of the game itself, but this style, which readers like. Similar types can be referenced: "Horror Paradise", "Reincarnation Paradise", "Player Please Respect Yourself", "Player Fierce", "Game Creates the World", etc.

The protagonist of this book is a young man who is dying. He enters the game, hoping to exchange the treasures dropped in the copy for money to survive.

However, the difficulty of the novice mission is too great, it can be called hell mode. Not only can you team up with others, but you will also encounter brutal enemies. The enemies are organized gangs, not only with superior weapons, but also with overwhelming numbers.

In order to successfully complete the mission, the protagonist and his partner had to rely on their own wisdom and agility to open up the situation step by step.

Fortunately, the protagonist has a natural aura, learns skills quickly, has a good brain, is not interested in women, and cooperates smoothly with his partner.

The book has a lot of water in the early stages, with many parts seriously filled with water. The panel introductions are repetitive, the game settings are long-winded, and the fighting scenes are simple, all of which make the book's advantages not very obvious in today's market.

Fortunately, this book was published in 2016. At that time, readers did not seem to have such high requirements for the beginning.

The main advantages of this book are the large number of words, the large number of copies, the large number of sections, and the lack of harem.

It was rare to see a man without a harem at that time, perhaps it had something to do with the protagonist's poor health.

Later in the book, many holes were left unfilled or forgotten by the author. Even the gender of the important character Mimosa was changed, and it seems that she is going to marry the protagonist.

It seems that the ending was also rushed, which seems to have something to do with the overall environment. Because many of the copies are darker.

Gaming literature is a niche genre, not particularly appealing to non-gamers. However, some works based on popular games have seen explosive success.

I personally have a few favorite game category authors.

【to sum up】

Overall, this book is worth reading, especially for those authors who are interested in creating game categories. They can learn the techniques of game setting, copy advancement, and plot development in this book.

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
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【Cang's Ramblings】

First of all, I would like to thank the 2014 book friends again for the reward of 2500 Qidian coins.

It turns out this is what it feels like to be blessed by God. I felt like a white cloud floating in the sky. For the entire day and half a night, my heart felt like it was filled with Kunlun lubricant, and I couldn't stop wanting to fly.

(Can this extremely gorgeous embellishment above impress more lovely readers and make them donate generously?)
Just kidding!
I suggest you go and watch "Devil's Cage".

This is a typical game article, with similar settings to many game articles, especially the notes on game items.

Well-written comments can add a lot of features to the boring panel settings.

Moreover, the author is good at describing fighting scenes, which is quite rare. It is better than those scenes where a single look can scare the enemy into losing their wits and making them kneel down and beg for mercy.

Finally, I ask you to participate in more activities in the book club. Don’t let the money in the circle fly away!
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