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However, dealing with a few minions shouldn't be a problem for clearing out the remaining minions.

After several battles, everyone was temporarily safe. Then, the burly man with a machine gun in one arm began to denounce Shinra's rampant exploitation of the planet's resources. He vowed to protect the entire planet, and the way to protect it was to blow up the so-called Magic Reactor.

Joshua felt that this burly man's thinking was a bit extreme. It's just a little bit of Earth's resources. What impact can it have after it's used up?

He doesn't fully understand this worldview yet, but some of his viewpoints have begun to clash or intersect.

He began to actively consider the social state of the world.

Meanwhile, the male lead, with his yellow spiky hair, remained as calm as ever, as if this kind of terrifying explosion was no big deal.

The scene then shifts to a very large, upscale-looking office where an old man and a bearded man are talking.

Through conversation, Joshua learned that this was a high-ranking executive of the company that built the Magic Furnace.

They looked at the protagonist and his companions with disdain, mocking these ants for trying to shake a tree; their actions could not possibly shake their dominant position in the slightest.

Seeing this, Joshua suddenly felt that blowing up the furnace wasn't such a big deal. It would be best to take down this seemingly annoying company executive as well. Of course, he also realized that this was probably a late-game character, and it was definitely not something that could be done now.

Finally, the game's protagonist and the burly man fought their way to the core of the Magic Reactor, set the time bomb, and prepared to retreat.

But suddenly, a mechanical creature resembling a mechanical scorpion blocked their way.

This mechanical construct is enormous; if it is not defeated, it will be impossible to retreat safely.

So the burly man and the yellow-haired, hedgehog-headed protagonist team up to fight this monster.

This was clearly a BOSS-level monster. Joshua was a bit careless at first and was actually killed by this monster, ending the game.

His eyes were wide open; he was in a state of high concentration.

This boss isn't actually that difficult overall; you can defeat it if you're careful.

After a fierce battle, Joshua finally defeated the boss who was blocking his escape route.

Joshua breathed a sigh of relief and then quickly maneuvered his character to retreat from the Mako Reactor.

To emphasize the sense of crisis, the explosion of the Mako reactor was accompanied by a countdown timer.

Although this amount of time is enough for at least two round trips, it still creates a sense of tension.

The game starts with a high level of tension.

At the beginning, the players control a group of rebels who are determined to defy the world and blow up the Mako Reactor.

This also provides a little thrill of secretly doing something naughty.

Immediately after the players relaxed a little, another big boss appeared in front of them.

The countdown to the explosion begins; the threat of the big boss looms.

Originally, this was just a variation of turn-based game, but it still managed to create a lot of tension for players.

Joshua didn't understand things like video game psychology, but he had to admit he was already drawn in by the tense atmosphere at the beginning of the game.

When he finally managed to control the yellow-haired, hedgehog-headed protagonist to escape from the Mako Reactor, the Mako Reactor exploded, and the plot moved to the next stage.

Among the team, a girl named Jessie was somewhat surprised by the power of the explosion.

According to her calculations, the explosion would only destroy the core of the Mako reactor, but it would never produce such a violent shockwave.

Players, through a top-down perspective, learn that the reason the explosion was even more powerful was that the Shinra Company's boss deliberately destroyed the explosion's core and released all of Mako's energy, resulting in a more powerful explosion.

However, this was not a loss for Shinra Company, but rather a help, because they could use the explosion to legitimately shift all the blame onto the main characters.

"That damned old bastard, I'll definitely find a way to kill you!"

Joshua felt a surge of anger as he watched the Shinra Company CEO on TV, who was wearing a contemptuous smile; his emotions had already been transferred into his game character.

Meanwhile, the main characters in the game are unaware of all this. Jessie, who was in charge of making the explosive materials, was regretting that she hadn't paid attention to the power of the explosion and should have tested it more thoroughly.

"No, no, no, it's not your fault." Joshua couldn't help but look at Jessie on the TV with great sympathy.

It had nothing to do with Jessie; it was that damned Shinra Company boss who did it.

However, the story must continue.

The main characters quickly arrived in the neighborhood through the sewers.

Now, many innocent civilians stand in the streets, their faces filled with terror, beside a pile of ruins.

"Have you heard? Someone launched a terrorist attack."

"Those guys are absolutely despicable!"

"We're completely innocent, why are we being dragged into this? These guys are absolutely wicked!"

Joshua became even angrier as he watched the discussions taking place on the street.

It shouldn't have had much to do with the main characters; they had clearly planned to limit the explosion's range to just the Mako Reactor.

But now he's been unfairly blamed, which is quite upsetting.

However, the mission was successful overall.

The yellow-haired hedgehog remained as aloof as ever; he only cared about his reward.

As the group prepared to part ways temporarily, the burly man promised him that the payment would be settled when they returned to their hideout.

Then the yellow hedgehog started acting alone.

Joshua could now take a good look at this completely fictional city.

These cities look and resemble modern cities so closely.

He had never played a role-playing game that was similar to the modern world.

Previous games were all about heroes, princesses, dragons, and the like, and were basically all related to the Middle Ages.

Only a few small companies make role-playing games set in other eras, such as Project Ninja, which depicts stories of ancient Japanese ninjas.

Recently, the Ninja Project has undergone a revamp, moving the storyline into modern life.

Chapter 331 I really want to know what happens next!

Joshua controlled the yellow-haired, spiky-haired protagonist as he retreated alone, eventually arriving at a somewhat familiar street.

When Joshua saw a pedestrian on the street, he immediately recognized that this was the place from the CG animation at the beginning of the game.

The pedestrian he saw at that moment was none other than the flower seller.

The flower girl is now actively hawking her flowers to others, and even the nearby explosion doesn't seem to have affected her mood for selling.

But the passersby were clearly not interested in the flowers; all their attention was drawn to the explosion of the Mako reactor not far away.

When the flower girl saw the male protagonist carrying a greatsword, she took the initiative to approach him and offer to sell him flowers.

The male protagonist doesn't seem to be very good at refusing people. He only made a few verbal threats, which didn't scare the flower seller, and then she obediently took out her money to buy a flower.

"Alright, I've bought the flowers, can I go now?" the spiky-haired male protagonist said.

"Um, I wanted to ask if something serious happened over there? Did something explode?"

"The Mako Reactor has exploded. You'd better go home quickly and don't come back here. It's very dangerous here."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a group of soldiers rushed to the male protagonist's vicinity, threatening him with guns to put down his weapons immediately.

The male protagonist had no choice but to retreat quickly again, leaving the flower girl alone.

The soldiers quickly caught up.

The flower seller watched the departing male protagonist from behind, lost in thought.

After the protagonist defeated some enemies and a minor boss, he finally jumped onto a speeding train and sped away.

The plot has now reached a point where it's completely safe; all that's left is to reunite with the others.

After the train came to a complete stop, the protagonist and several other people got off the train together. It was then that Joshua realized that the world was divided into upper and lower levels.

Previously, they were in the upper-level wealthy area, and the place they bombed was the Mako Energy Furnace located in the wealthy area.

Now they have arrived at a place called Seventh Street.

It is the underground slum world located directly beneath the upper seventh block.

This place is also the base of an organization that rebels against Shinra, and its name is Avalanche.

At this moment, Joshua also saw the second female lead.

She was a woman with flowing black hair, wearing a white short-sleeved shirt and tight leather pants, her expression both gentle and resolute.

For some reason, Joshua was immediately drawn to the exquisite character design.

"Claude, and everyone else, you're finally back."

The long-haired woman was delighted to see everyone return safely and quickly ran over to greet them.

At this moment, the screen gradually went dark as the long-haired woman approached the main characters.

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A text appeared on the screen.

Joshua was somewhat stunned.

???

That's it?

Who is that beautiful long-haired woman?

And who is that flower girl who looks a bit quirky?

So far, all he knows is that the male protagonist's name is Claude.

That's all I know.

He felt a slight sense of loss.

He still hadn't had enough fun.

Damn it, why did the demo stop here? I wanted to know what happened next.

Somewhat unwillingly, he returned to the main menu and then back to the game.

The game restarted once again.