Whose world-class drama are they criticizing?

Despite the bizarre and cruel ways to die, the suicidal individuals were incredibly excited and rushed to commit suicide.

Just because of one sentence from Ryan,

Those seemingly ordinary words—words that Kiri considered madness—were like an emperor issuing commands to the world.

Four words, and ten people without light committed suicide, including a blasphemous monster that even Kiri had never seen before.

Kiri could also instantly kill ten low-ranking Dark Ones, but he could command them to commit suicide with just words...

That's impossible.

Is it some kind of instant-death magic like 'word magic'?

Viscount Kiri stared at Ryan, wondering if this kid was a lost art of spellcasting.

Even when ten Lightless Ones committed suicide in front of him, Ryan's expression remained unchanged, as if it were the natural course of things.

Ryan was not surprised at all.

In his past life, he was a game streamer, so he can think from the perspective of streamers and players.

If it were my past self, given this opportunity to cause trouble, I would definitely rush to commit suicide, thinking that death has no side effects and is just a game-designed interlude, waiting to unlock new mechanics.

But in reality, there are no new mechanisms or rewards for dying.

He simply died; he simply committed suicide.

More importantly, the blessings on one's body will fall off upon death.

This means that in the hour since the start of the game, all the players have wasted their time.

Both experience and map data are reset to zero!

The save file was corrupted right from the start.

Players won't blame Ryan for the game crash, since it wasn't Ryan who killed them, but the ditch mission itself; it's a design flaw in the game.

Encountering an opening bug in a game is like a mother having a difficult childbirth. Does that mean she should never be born?

Players who delete a game because of a bug at the start should also have deleted their own lives with the umbilical cord when they had a difficult childbirth as children.

Thinking this to himself, Ryan almost burst out laughing.

Kiri stared at Ryan in horror, feeling that Ryan was even more of a hypocrite than the other lightless ones.

This little gadget is too eerie.

"What exactly did you do?" Kiri asked. "Why did they die?"

"It wasn't me who harmed them."

Ryan took it for granted; he was telling the truth.

"It was this chaotic world that ruined them."

Kiri fell silent, seemingly pondering Ryan's words. In the long silence and contemplation, perhaps thinking of something, the mayor of the withered town lowered his head—the first time in thirty years.

"Lord Ryan Luming of Chuguang City."

"Can you talk me to death too?" he said, then added, "My insurance is about to expire."

Chapter 34 Holy crap, they can steal it!

[New Player Quest: Commit Suicide]

【completed】

[Reward: Unknown]

When the players respawned, there were no new mechanics or storylines as expected; instead, they were greeted by the same desolate forest.

Moreover, why does this scenery look so familiar?

It seems familiar.

Is this game map made from reused assets?

"?"

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the players realized that this was not a map reuse at all; it was the starting map, the place where they spawned an hour ago!

The players looked at each other in bewilderment. They waited for a while longer, but the new storyline they had been anticipating never came. The evening breeze swept coldly through the treetops, the leaves rustling and whispering, and their hearts were colder than the wind.

"What's the matter?"

"Was it just a simple death?"

"No new plot developments at all?"

"And it's back to an hour ago?"

The legendary investigator was completely dumbfounded. This was nothing like what he had imagined. According to the usual game routine, shouldn't there be some rewards after a scripted death? Even if there are no rewards, shouldn't he be resurrected immediately? There wasn't even a save file.

This is in the heart of Sunset Forest; it's an hour's walk to get out of the forest...

Do they have to walk for another hour?

No, the legendary investigator hasn't given up hope. He checks his information panel; perhaps there have been some changes...

With this expectation in mind, the legendary investigator opened his information panel, and sure enough, he made a tremendous discovery.

I spent an hour grinding experience from wild monsters, which is what's known as "blessing".

They've all fallen off!

"Fuck your uncle!" the uncle cursed immediately. "Where did my experience go?"

Upon hearing this, all the players were in an uproar. They hurriedly checked their information panels, because everyone had lost all their experience points due to the suicide.

Yuzu's face fell. As someone who was terrible at action games, she had finally found a sense of accomplishment in this game and had killed a lot of little beasts, but it was all for nothing.

At the same time, all the streamers' live broadcast rooms were filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Loves cilantro: All experience points gone, and the map was useless?

Want to eat: What kind of newbie quest is this?

gugu: It must be a game bug!

A gaming expert commented: "This is truly suicide. I think the game planner's xylophone also committed suicide."

Katana Master: Does the katana have bugs?

It's already 2062, and viewers have seen all sorts of stones. Various malicious bugs at the beginning are nothing new.

They had never heard of anything like 'Eden's' aggressive opening move before. It wasn't just a simple bug; it was pure malice from the developers.

A post titled "New game starts with a serious bug, streamers commit suicide and lose all their experience" spread in the gaming forum.

Many people who just want to have fun flocked to the live stream. These people don't play games; they just want to watch for entertainment.

After all, the audience didn't eat this lump of rock themselves.

The real fun is watching the streamers get their comeuppance.

The envy and anger that came from being able to watch but not play have now turned into the joy and relief of surviving a disaster.

The game crashed right at the start; this game is really going to be a disaster.

Looking at the cheerful comments in the live stream, the uncle was furious. He felt a sense of humiliation, as if his intelligence had been insulted. He was the only one who ever played games; this was the first time a game had played him.

"The 'gift' should not have been reset to zero yet."

The legendary investigator looked into the distance and suddenly said, "Look outside the forest, isn't there a thin beam of light?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked towards the edge of the Sunset Forest, and sure enough, a pillar of light, interwoven with warm white rays, stood in the distance, radiating a sacred glow between twilight and night.

"This should be a classic setting from an old game from thirty years ago."

The legendary investigator is a true veteran: "When a player dies, their experience points—also known as 'Radiance'—will drop to the spot where they died. By returning to the place of death and picking them up again, all experience points will be returned."

"After players are reborn, they can see their own guidance on receiving the blessing."

The "soul-collecting" gameplay was once all the rage, but with the rapid development of the times and the increasing restlessness of people's hearts, this classic feature has gradually declined.

"So it's fine to just pick it up, right?"

Yuzu's pretty face drooped; did this mean she'd have to run for another hour...?

Her live stream became even more lively.

Longtime viewers tuned in to watch the female streamer get beaten up, but after an hour of her mowing down enemies, they were initially disappointed. However, things have taken a turn for the better, and there's something new to watch now.

'You looked handsome when you committed suicide, but you looked ugly when you retrieved your soul.'

"I'll just pick it up!" Yuzu thought gritted her teeth. The sunk costs were all there; she had chosen the stone herself, so she had to eat it even if she had to hold her nose.

Two streamers uninstalled the game on the spot after their save file crashed, leaving negative reviews. In Ryan's words, they "deleted their lives with the umbilical cord."

The remaining streamers, reluctant to give up their viewership, planned to play for a while longer before deleting the stream.

"I'll pick up your old uncle. This is trash game. Only a son would pick up this trash game. You guys have been tamed by this trash game."

The uncle started arguing with the viewers in the live stream, but when he saw a customer give him a rocket as a reward, his words took a turn for the better: "I'm not going to pick it up. I'm just going to take a look. After I pick it up, I'll delete this trash game. I'm not going to delete it."

Spurred on by the entertainers in the live stream, the remaining eight streamers followed the path they had already taken, looking at the guiding light in the sky, and embarked on their journey again towards the exit of Sunset Forest.

...

On the other side, Ryan was deep in thought.

When a player dies, any unused 'Blessing' will be dropped at the spot.

The lost radiance will emit guidance that is visible only to the person who received it.

That's just how it is.

But now, Ryan has discovered a strange phenomenon.

Perhaps it's because Ryan awakened the memories of the player from his previous life.

The world has misidentified Ryan, who is both a player and a character, resulting in... Ryan also being able to see the guidance of the Lost Radiance.

Moreover, this applies after 'all' players have died.

one two three...

Ryan counted them; there were a total of ten guiding beams of light shooting into the sky in front of him. The pure white light made the twilight appear white. These were the radiance dropped by players after they died.

There were ten players in total. Each player spent one hour grinding monsters, which totaled ten hours of experience.

"Can you see the light in front of you?" he asked Kiri and Jasmine, turning to them.

Viscount Kiri shook his head, still reeling from the shock of all the Lightless committing suicide after Ryan's words.

Miss Jasmine emerged from the shadows. "I only saw you, Mr. Ryan."

"Only he can see it," Ryan thought to himself. He narrowed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

Perhaps the Silver Eclipse is not Eden's biggest mistake.

I am the real bug in this world.

At the same time, looking at the fallen radiance, another bold idea entered my mind.

Could it be that...?

Since I can see it... can I also encounter it?

Ryan's pupils dilated slightly. He tentatively reached out towards the radiance, and as soon as he touched it, warmth spread into his fingertips.

Holy crap, they can steal it!

Chapter 35 "Let Me Hold Your Shadow"

I didn't steal it, I found it.

Ryan was overjoyed; he hadn't expected such an unexpected bonus!

That's an exaggeration.

I'm thinking that this blessing should be placed on the ground for the girl to receive.

"If you get caught, just say you're playing Eden."