It was supposed to be a casual game, but the Long March dungeon brought tears to everyone's eye

Kuang Ge, who was still immersed in sadness and emotion, almost popped his eyes out the moment he saw that number.

"5%?!"

Kuang Ge pointed at the number, his fingers trembling, his voice cracking from extreme shock.

"Are you fucking kidding me?!"

"My legs are killing me! My back is practically crushed! I almost died ten or eight times over!"

"I thought I'd beat the game! And you're telling me I'm only 5% through?!"

Hawkeye was also stunned.

He looked at the map.

The snow-capped mountains are merely a small white dot on this map.

The route goes northwest all the way, and there's a long and winding road ahead before the snow-capped mountains.

Further ahead, there is the "Flying Capture of Luding Bridge".

Later, there is also "Crossing the Songpan Grasslands".

This is clearly a copy that will be released later.

"5%..." Hawkeye muttered to himself.

Is this really the history of a parallel world?

In the game, they have pain shielding and system prompts.

There was even a chance to start over, but I already felt like I was living a life worse than death.

And those NPCs in the game, or rather, those ancestors in parallel worlds.

They are truly mortal beings, and they are facing a real predicament.

How exactly did they manage to complete the remaining 95%?

Luo An Studio clearly had a plan in place, allowing them to experience only a portion of the journey.

Even now, Hawkeye still finds it hard to understand why the old squad leader and his men insisted on walking such a long way.

It's even harder to imagine how many more difficulties await them in the dungeons before and after the snow mountain.

"This game... is unplayable."

She slumped to the ground, staring at the map, shaking her head in despair.

"It's too hard...it's really too hard...how can anyone possibly finish it..."

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The live stream room was in an uproar.

"Holy crap! This length is outrageous!"

"Is this plan some kind of devil's scheme? Just 5% and they're torturing people like this? Does it even want anyone to live?"

A sense of despair was spreading.

Faced with this long and suffocating journey, even the most hardcore players will feel like giving up.

The cold wind blew again.

Although it wasn't as intense as before, it was still bone-chilling.

The old squad leader leaned against the rock, seemingly having fallen asleep again.

His chest rose and fell very little, and his one arm still hung limply at his sides.

Xiao Hu and Xiao Douzi huddled beside him, looking at Kuang Ge and the others with adoring and dependent eyes.

It seems that as long as you follow them, there's no obstacle you can't overcome.

Kuang Ge looked at the two children's eyes, then at the large black pot that had been thrown on the ground.

That pot was protected by Old Li with his life.

The bottom of the pot is now chipped in several places, and the handle is bent; it looks awful.

Kuang Ge remained silent for a long time.

He suddenly bent down and reached out to grab the strap of the pot.

"Madman?" Hawkeye looked at Madman in surprise. "What are you doing?"

"The system has indicated that the test has been completed and you can exit now."

"Refund my ass." Crazy Bro cursed.

He gritted his teeth and once again hoisted the heavy iron pot, weighing dozens of kilograms, back onto his already battered back.

"hiss--"

The intense pain pressing on his wound made him gasp, but he didn't put the pot down.

He straightened up and adjusted his tattered red five-pointed star military cap.

Then, he turned around, facing the map that filled everyone with despair, looking at the 95% of the journey ahead and behind him that was filled with hopelessness, and facing the millions of viewers in the live broadcast room.

On Kuang Ge's face, which was covered in frostbite and bloodstains, a smile that was both helpless and determined appeared.

"5% it is."

He patted the large iron pot on his back, making a crisp "clang" sound.

"I thought I was here for tourism."

"Now it seems..."

Kuang Ge turned around and glanced at the sleeping old squad leader, his eyes as gentle as if he were looking at his own father.

"This kind of travel will take a lifetime."

"Brothers, let's gather up and get ready to go down the mountain!"

Just then, a melodious accordion tune suddenly rang in Kuang Ge's ears.

It was a melody with an old, drafty feel, both tragic and melodious.

Crazy Brother was stunned.

Hawkeye and Softie were also stunned.

The despairing map of the Long March before them slowly faded, and lines of white stone tablet text appeared on their retina.

[Congratulations to players Kuangge, Yingyan, and Ruanruan for completing "Red Expedition: Snow Mountain Chapter".]

[Difficulty Rating: True History (Desperate Situation)]

[Completion rate: 90% (Core NPCs are alive, but Old Li is not).]

[Note: Surviving NPCs will appear in future dungeon updates.]

Immediately afterwards, two server-wide announcements popped up abruptly.

[Server-wide announcement: Due to the extreme physical and psychological burden placed on players by the "True History Difficulty," a more challenging "Story Experience Mode" has now been unlocked.]

[Note: In Story Mode, the pain threshold is capped at 1%, environmental damage is reduced by 80%, but hidden storylines cannot be triggered, and special souvenirs cannot be obtained.]

Upon seeing this announcement, the viewers in the live stream who had been so thoroughly defeated that they dared not log on instantly erupted in excitement.

"I knew it! That old scoundrel Luo still has some humanity left!"

"Finally, I can play! I don't care about beating the game, I just want to go in and give the old squad leader a hand warmer!"

"Don't even think about it, upstairs. The low difficulty level is probably just for you to watch the story unfold. The system definitely won't allow you to deliver supplies."

But when Kuang Ge looked at the announcement, he just sneered and spat a mouthful of bloody saliva on the ground with extreme disdain.

"Try an egg."

"What kind of Long March is it if you don't shed a layer of skin?"

However, you'll see the old squad leader and his comrades again in later dungeons—

Crazy Brother, Hawkeye, and Softie exchanged a glance; that was truly a happy thing!

Just then, their exclusive reward panel popped up.

There are no magical artifacts or equipment, nor any overpowered skills.

There are only two simple things.

The first one is a title.

[Achieve the unique title: Guardian of the Flame.]

[Title Effect: When entering subsequent dungeons while wearing this title, all "Crimson Legion" faction NPCs will have their initial affinity locked at "Trust".]

[Description: You don't need to prove your courage to them, because you smell the same as them.]

Hawkeye's eyes twitched slightly as he looked at the description.

Even when he won the world championship, he didn't feel this way...

I feel so bad I want to cry.

This is not just a title, but a form of recognition.

They were recognized as one of the same kind by those toughest men in the world.

The second reward is an item.

It wasn't sent directly into the backpack; instead, it appeared out of thin air in Kuang Ge's hand.

It was a heavy, cold thing.

Kuang Ge looked down and his pupils suddenly contracted.

It was a piece of leather belt.

The leather belt was half-stretched, covered with black stains and teeth marks of varying depths.

Some of the teeth marks were very large, as if they were made by an adult biting hard.

Some of the teeth marks were very small and still looked a bit immature.

Kuang Ge's hands began to tremble; this was the same cord that Old Li had worn around his waist before his death.

Old Li died, and the belt ended up in the hands of the old squad leader.

Several times in the middle of the night, Kuang Ge saw the old squad leader take out the belt, put it on the small campfire to roast until it smoked, and then soften it with a stone.

At that time, Kuang Ge thought the old squad leader was going to eat it himself.

As a result, the old squad leader simply cut off the softened corner and gave it to Little Bean, who was still growing.

He endured it all, taking a mouthful of snow and a mouthful of grass roots.

[Item: A worn-out half-stripe leather belt (the only souvenir)]

Quality: Priceless.

[Description: This was the old sergeant's last ration. It was covered in teeth marks, from where Old Li had bitten it, and also from where Little Bean had licked it. It tasted bitter, foul, and unpalatable.]

[Special Effect: When wearing this item, teammates within 5 meters will experience a 50% reduction in the rate at which their "Willpower" collapses in dire situations.]

[Note: "Cook it, it might save a life." — But at that moment, no one could bear to eat it. It was a backbone harder than steel.]

Kuang Ge gripped the half-belt tightly, the rough edges of which hurt his palms.

"Screw your gear..."

Kuang Ge pressed the belt to his chest, his voice choked with emotion like a child's.

"This is better than any divine equipment."

The settlement countdown has reached zero.

[The instance is about to close. Players will be teleported back to the real world in 10 seconds.]

[10...9...]

The surrounding snow scene did not disappear; instead, a strange "glitch" effect appeared.

The air was filled with electronic noise and a snow-like flicker.

"What's going on? Is it stuck?" Hawkeye looked around warily.