The male protagonist woke up again.
Mia was no longer there.
And even more terrifying was that his severed arm, which should have been a mechanical arm, had now transformed into a muscular human arm made of flesh and blood.
"This is…"
Sisyphus moved it around and found the arm to be incredibly flexible.
His entire appearance had also changed.
His hair was no longer black, but had turned silver like moonlight, and his pupils had changed from their original brown to a vivid crimson…
A slight opening of his mouth revealed several sharp, protruding teeth.
"Ah!!! You damned Blood Kin!"
In other words, Sisyphus had now been transformed into a vampire by Mia.
His skills had also changed.
Although he no longer had skills related to his mechanical arm, he gained new abilities, able to transform into a Blood Kin form, acquiring extraordinary strength, and his stats panel also increased significantly.
Moreover, the male protagonist could not only use the Claymore and pistol, but also his demonized arm to grab people from a distance or tear enemies apart with his sharp claws.
"Wow."
Furukawa Hirozawa let out a cry of amazement.
This script was simply incredible.
The plot was explosive.
The most terrifying thing was how seamlessly the plot integrated with the game, so naturally.
And the pacing was just right, making one exclaim, "This game is too amazing, isn't it?"
Shinji Mikami truly was a Producer with extraordinary talent.
Furukawa Hirozawa hadn't even finished the game, but he already had a strong premonition—
This game would definitely enter Famitsu's platinum hall of fame.
Shinji Mikami was about to make a name for himself in one fell swoop!
…
The male protagonist, having lost his human identity, dared not return to The Witcher faction.
To be precise, it wasn't that he dared not, but that he could not.
He was no longer human in the traditional sense.
Even more terrifying, he constantly felt an insatiable craving for blood.
If he continued to stay with his former companions, it was hard to say whether he would harm them.
Sisyphus suppressed it with powerful willpower and vowed to find Mia and perish with her.
Because according to the Blood Kin's lore, as long as the [Blood Kin] dies, the [Offspring] they transformed into a vampire will also be destroyed along with it.
Now, Sisyphus no longer wanted to live; only revenge, this sole motivation, sustained him.
Upon entering the Blood Kin's territory, the male protagonist began his search for Mia, encountering many obstacles and battles along the way.
Soon, he learned a terrifying piece of news—
General Paris had launched a full-scale assault on the Blood Kin, but suffered a crushing defeat; humanity was now in dire straits.
The Blood Kin would seize this opportunity to attack humans and enslave the remaining humans as their blood source.
In other words, humanity had reached its final historical moment.
…
Under these circumstances, the male protagonist received a summons from Caesar.
When Caesar found him, he hesitated only briefly before accepting his identity as a transformed vampire.
"You were forced into this; what does it matter if you've become a vampire? Our identity is never about how others see us; the key is our own inner choice."
"If you identify as human, then you are human, not a vampire!"
"And now, humanity needs you, humanity needs us, humanity needs The Witcher."
Caesar was truly a thorough idealist.
Even after being betrayed by humans, and claiming he would live for revenge, when humanity needed them, Caesar would still step forward.
Furukawa Hirozawa sighed heavily.
This guy…
The character of Caesar was so well-developed; he didn't know whether to call him foolish or great.
But Furukawa Hirozawa knew one thing: if such a person truly existed in reality, he would be willing to follow in his footsteps.
…
The game entered its latter half, nearing its end and climax.
After re-accepting The Witcher's summons and rejoining the team, this small group of idealists immediately rushed to the last human capital, Vanthasdic.
Along the way, corpses lay strewn everywhere; the Blood Kin were unstoppable, besieging the city.
Illustrated plot:
The Blood Kin broke through humanity's defenses, killed human soldiers, shouting and sneering.
The entire world was bathed in the bloody red moon, like a living hell.
And the survivors, embracing each other in fear, watched helplessly as humanity was about to be destroyed.
As humanity faced extinction, they remembered that there was once a group of people who had sworn to protect them to the death.
But now, those people were gone.
"The Witcher."
"They are gone."
"Yes, if only The Witcher were still here."
"But The Witcher were wiped out by the government army; those damned adults… they only ever cared about immediate gains…"
"No!"
Just then, General Paris, piloting a mech, appeared in everyone's sight; he flew in the air, behind him the last great flag of the human world.
The flag fluttered, waving in the wind.
It was stained crimson by the red moon above.
"It was you! No, it was our choice, we abandoned them." Paris pointed at the crowd, "We, all of humanity. Including you. We never trusted The Witcher."
"They won't come back."
General Paris looked at the sky.
Outside was a vast, dark expanse—the Blood Kin army.
Despair was etched on everyone's face.
Everyone silently lowered their heads.
Hmm!
Furukawa Hirozawa nodded vigorously, expressing strong agreement with General Paris's words; when an avalanche occurs, no single snowflake is innocent.
Humans didn't thank The Witcher, even feared them, and then after The Witcher disappeared, they started to remember them, miss them, recall their good deeds…
How despicable!
…
And just at that moment, when everyone had fallen into despair and humanity's last stronghold was about to be overrun by the Blood Kin, several mechs suddenly appeared in the sky.
"Look, what's that?!"
With a roar, The Witcher returned to the battlefield in their mechs.
Caesar, piloting the largest one, descended from above to the ground, then raised his wrist, and a missile shot out, exploding in a fiery blast among the Blood Kin.
"It's The Witcher!"
"It's The Witcher!"
Furukawa Hirozawa felt a surge of excitement, almost crying.
This damn…
Did it have to come to a life-and-death situation for this to happen?
The cutscene ended, and the camera returned to the male protagonist, Sisyphus.
However, unlike the other witcher, he was fully armed, holding a Claymore, slowly advancing along the edge of the battlefield.
A long red scarf was wrapped around his neck, like a rainbow stretched by light.
[Mission Start: Repel the invading Blood Kin, annihilate all enemies]
…
The mission was completed, and The Witcher once again gained the people's recognition.
This time, almost to the cheers of everyone, The Witcher were welcomed into the city.
During the war, humanity's last stronghold had been battered beyond recognition, almost a complete ruin.
Fortunately, the last spark was preserved, and the Blood Kin's elite forces were heavily damaged.
Now was the time for humanity's counterattack.
General Paris welcomed The Witcher into the city, his expression exceptionally excited.
He apologized for his previous actions and stated that only in this way would humanity accept them.
Humans only recognize help in dire need; if they don't arrive when most needed, then The Witcher cannot demonstrate sufficient value.
Sisyphus opened his mouth; returning to the human faction after all this, he felt an indescribable emotion.
…
This time, it was humanity's true grand counterattack.
The Witcher team, as the vanguard, pierced directly into the heart of the Blood Kin empire like a sharp knife.
The male protagonist's level also steadily increased, his skills almost maxed out.
But Furukawa Hirozawa didn't feel the combat had become simpler at all.
The types and quantities of equipment in The Witcher were very limited, and they were mostly given during plot progression.
This was somewhat different from Diablo; equipment seemed more like a tool to serve the plot.
However, every time you acquired new equipment, your stats panel experienced a qualitative leap.
For example, in the first chapter, the male protagonist's damage fluctuated around dozens of points.
But now, reaching Chapter Thirteen, the values had changed to the tens of thousands.
You would feel extremely excited every time you obtained equipment, and changing equipment also meant your skills would receive an update.
The rhythm definitely needed re-adapting, as the skills were different, and combos needed to be re-explored to master new tactics.
…
After entering the Blood Kin's Moon City, the enemies' difficulty significantly increased by a large margin; Furukawa Hirozawa found fighting elite monsters extremely tough, not to mention BOSS battles.
The BOSS battles in The Witcher were clearly much more spectacular than in Diablo.
The different Blood Kin BOSSes had varied and dazzling combos, ever-changing, and many had large-area attack skills, requiring very high demands on your positioning and dodging.
Moreover, equipment stats were pre-set, unlike Diablo where you could gain an advantage by continuously acquiring powerful equipment and enhancing it.
The Witcher tested the player's adaptability and operational skills more.
In short, Furukawa Hirozawa was both enjoying it and being brutally tormented.
Sometimes, he really wanted to throttle this guy named Shinji Mikami.
…
The labyrinth of Moon City was truly intricate; as they were about to pass through the last grand avenue leading to the Royal City, the plot entered its final chapter.
A towering Blood Kin BOSS, Birrus, the commander of the Blood Kin army, blocked their path.
And just after Furukawa Hirozawa defeated him, the plot moved to the second phase of the BOSS battle.
The male protagonist's silver hair rapidly faded, and at the same time, his body shrank, his claws receded… the color of his pupils also changed from red to amber.
Huh?
Furukawa Hirozawa's heart skipped a beat.
What did this mean?
Had the male protagonist lost his powers?
[Sisyphus: "This is… Have I turned back into a human?"]
At the same time, the defeated Birrus began to transform, his body rapidly swelling like a demon, a pair of large bat wings growing from his back, flapping in the air.
[Mission Update: Defeat the true form of Birrus as a mortal]
Wow!
Furukawa Hirozawa's mindset exploded.
This was equivalent to the developers forcefully stripping away your maxed-out stats and replacing them with a garbage mortal panel, and you still needed to use this garbage panel to defeat the enemy in front of you.
Damn it, I couldn't even do it when I was a Blood Kin; how am I supposed to clear this now that I've become human?
…
Of course, Furukawa Hirozawa wasn't the type to give up easily.
He'd come this far; was this a joke?
Moreover, Shinji Mikami wasn't so insane when making this level. Although Birrus's stats were terrifying, his attack methods were very singular. As long as you could grasp his pattern, you could make sufficiently excellent countermeasures.
This guy was only strong in stats, and his appearance gave people a terrifying sense of oppression, but in actual combat, the difficulty was no harder than the previous BOSSes.
To some extent, Birrus's combat mechanism was even easier.
After about three or four attempts, Furukawa Hirozawa successfully passed the level.
Thus, he entered the next part of the story.
Inside the TV.
The male protagonist pointed his gun at Birrus's head, preparing to kill him.
But just as he pulled the trigger, he found the bullet jammed.
Birrus's eyes suddenly narrowed, and he leaped up from the ground, tackling the male protagonist to the ground.
He raised the steel fork in his hand and thrust it fiercely into Sisyphus's chest.
Blood seeped from beneath the male protagonist's body, staining the floor of the main road red.
"Pah, damned human."
Birrus spat, flapping his wings, and left the place with the steel fork in hand. The male protagonist, destined for death, was no longer a threat. He was going to support the other Blood Clan members.
Plot kill!
"Is this... dead?"
Furukawa Hirozawa found it hard to believe.
What the hell...
It was the first time he had played a game where the male protagonist died near the end.
But the problem was—
The story wasn't over. It couldn't just stop abruptly here, could it?
But...
Furukawa Hirozawa looked at the male protagonist on the TV, with a large hole torn in his chest. How could he possibly come back to life from that?
"You're going to die."
Just then, a silver-haired girl's avatar appeared on the screen.
Furukawa Hirozawa's heart pounded.
He never would have expected Mia to appear here at this moment.
"But... why did you turn back into a human?" Mia blinked, puzzled.
"But now isn't the time to dwell on these things..."
"Sisyphus, cooperate with me."
Huh?
What did that mean?
"I want to become the King of the Blood Clan, and after achieving this goal, I can guarantee that the Blood Clan and humans will coexist peacefully."
"Why must one side kill the other, or enslave the other?"
Mia said, "I don't agree. There are too many types of creatures in this world, and the Blood Clan and humans are just one of them. There must be a way for us to coexist."
"That guy has been in this position for too long."
Mia was referring to the current Queen of the Night, Nix.
"As long as you agree, I will inject my blood into your body, making you a Blood Clan member with powerful abilities.
This is also the only way to save you."
Furukawa Hirozawa was so moved he almost cried.
...
It was truly full of twists and turns, with a rollercoaster plot.
Every time you thought victory was in sight, you were doused with cold water, but when you fell into despair, a new path would open up.
Gen Urobuchi is capable.
Furukawa Hirozawa really wanted to tie this guy to a roller coaster and let him experience the players' feelings.
...
Sisyphus, having regained Mia's blood, returned to his Blood Clan form. Because of his powerful regenerative abilities, his wounds healed quickly...
Once he recovered, the male protagonist immediately attacked Mia, pressing her hard against the ground and rubbing her.
"Do you think I'll believe you? You traitor!" Sisyphus cursed fiercely.
"Ha!" Mia chuckled lightly, staring into Sisyphus's eyes, "Is this how you treat your savior? You're the traitor, aren't you?"
"If you hate me so much, just kill me directly. At most, we'll die together."
"Damn it!" Sisyphus hesitated for a long time, unable to deliver the killing blow.
He released his hands from Mia's shoulders and stood up again.
"Humans and the Blood Clan... I don't know if we can coexist, but I hope you keep your promise."
...
With the two of them cooperating in the attack and Mia, the NPC, helping, the remaining battles were incredibly easy.
They fought all the way to the Royal City, and the final decisive battle was about to begin.
The entire game background was rendered in a splendid crimson by the red moon.
"Sisyphus, do you believe it? That humans and the Blood Clan can also have a day of peaceful coexistence?"
Sisyphus looked at the moon in the sky and said nothing.
Mia smiled and intertwined her fingers with his.
Their hands were clasped together.
...
Blood Clan Royal City, Moon Chamber.
Pushing the door open, inside was the Blood Clan's final BOSS, the Queen of the Night, Nix.
She had an exceptionally exquisite face, a waterfall of silver hair, a white cloak, and a shimmering mermaid-style gown that perfectly accentuated her curves.
And before the formal battle, there was a short cutscene—
The Witcher team arrived before the male protagonist and female protagonist and began fighting the Queen of the Night.
Caesar was no match for the Queen of the Night and was beaten to death.
He knelt on the ground, blood streaming from the corners of his mouth onto the floor.
His chest was stained red.
The Queen of the Night looked at him admiringly and slowly said, "You are the bravest human warrior I have ever seen. I will remold you into a Blood Clan member, and you will also become a hero of the Blood Clan."
After speaking, she leaned down, preparing to bite Caesar's neck.
The male protagonist and female protagonist pushed the door open, "Stop!"
...
Final BOSS battle.
At this point, Furukawa Hirozawa was fearless.
The final BOSS's splendor far surpassed all the previous ones.
The special effects were extraordinarily exaggerated and magnificent. When the Queen of the Night unleashed her ultimate Night Curtain skill, the entire TV screen would darken, and you could only react and judge based on your memory from before it turned black.
You could barely see a few blurry outlines.
And the entire scene color, including the interface color, would change accordingly.
To achieve this level on an MD console was truly unparalleled.
After about an hour of grinding, through countless deaths, Furukawa Hirozawa finally got the hang of it.
Finally, after spending another hour, Furukawa Hirozawa successfully defeated the Queen of the Night.
"Ah!~ It wasn't easy!"
Furukawa Hirozawa's hand, holding the controller, was trembling, but he didn't dare to loosen his grip even slightly; his nerves were taut.
Mainly, he was afraid of another "accident" like with Birrus, where a second phase of the battle would be very troublesome.
...
The plot took another turn. Just when Furukawa Hirozawa thought the story had ended, and the Queen of the Night was defeated, which would mean that the root of all Blood Clan was destroyed, and thus the vampires she created should also perish.
However, the void in the Queen of the Night's chest was rapidly healing.
Yes, just then, Furukawa Hirozawa remembered that the Blood Clan were monsters with powerful self-healing abilities.
Her figure was constantly changing, transforming into a more bizarre and terrifying, demon-like appearance.
Then, Nix floated into the air.
The male protagonist and female protagonist exchanged glances, simultaneously feeling that immense sense of oppression.
They flew forward, intending to attack the Queen of the Night, but she fanned them back with a single wing.
Nix's figure in the night sky was like lightning, flashing and pouncing in front of the male protagonist, then striking him heavily with her hand.
Sisyphus was knocked into the wall, and cracks appeared on his chest.
It was clear that these two were no match for the Queen of the Night.
And just at this moment, the male protagonist's hair rapidly changed from silver to black.
The Queen of the Night, Nix, looked at everything happening before her in surprise, her two eyes sparkling.
"This is..."
...
It turned out that an antibody had formed within the male protagonist's body, which could transform the Blood Clan back into humans.
Upon discovering this truth, Nix became completely frenzied.
She looked at the male protagonist in disbelief, "You actually... can turn the Blood Clan back into humans?"
Furukawa Hirozawa's heart sank.
He noticed that the Queen's wording was "turn back into humans" and not "turn into humans."
"I've been waiting for this day to come.
I've waited for over a thousand years."
What did that mean?
The male protagonist and female protagonist also looked at her with equally shocked expressions.
The Queen laughed, "What do you think the Blood Clan and humans are, respectively?
We are the true humans.
We were created by ourselves, then forsaken, and finally became what we are now."
Illustrated plot:
According to the Queen's memories, human technology had already developed to a very high level over a thousand years ago.
But later, wars broke out among humans, and in order to gain dominance in the war, they invented a terrifying potion. This potion could transform people into a powerful creature, which would become the future Blood Clan.
The war ultimately led to the decline of human civilization.
And the Blood Clan they created gradually developed their own independent consciousness, ultimately overthrowing human rule and becoming the new masters of the world.
The relationship between the two has continued to this day.
And Nix was among the first to be created as Blood Clan, also known as the Origin Clan.
However, with the passage of time and the discontinuity of human civilization, no one knows until now that they were once humans.
Those of the Origin Clan who were created at the same time as her have almost all died, and Mia was one of them.
"Home.
I can finally go home."
Nix was in tears.
...
Then, the Queen of the Night prostrated herself before the male protagonist, like a pilgrim.
At this very moment, Furukawa Hirozawa suddenly recalled the painting "The Creation of Adam," where God created Adam, injecting energy into his body through his finger.
Humans created the Blood Clan, but they also created the reason for their own demise.
It was quite poignant, really.
The Blood Clan Queen, Nix, injected the male protagonist's blood into her own body.
At the same time, her body was also changing.
Her skin became wrinkled, and her eyes quickly dimmed, but her pupils were no longer crimson, but clear azure blue.
She withered like a rose.
Shriveled, like a centenarian.
No, accurately speaking, if Nix were human, she would have lived for thousands of years.
...
Is it over?
Furukawa Hirozawa asked softly.
He hadn't expected such an ending.
And for some reason, he felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.
That heavy feeling, like a stone pressing on his chest, while the ending of the plot made him feel as if his soul had been pulled out.
The two combined were truly strange enough.
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