Chương 109: Chapter 109: Elves and Orcs Play Contra

Elf listened to many suggestions from Liu Yuan and Kisara, wrote down all the content, and came over hopping. But when she saw Yousuke Shibazaki and Tanjiro start Resident Evil 6 on the Chris storyline simultaneously, she was taken aback.

"Boss...he, he..."

"He? Oh! Tanjiro! He is also a customer of this branch. Hey? They can actually play together? Interesting."

Liu Yuan took a look at the game they were playing, Resident Evil 6, and noticed the intense action from the beginning. Tanjiro, professionally trained in Rainbow Six, handled the weapons and equipment of the Chris storyline with ease.

Especially after seeing the zombies, creatures that were very similar to demons, he felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"Be careful, zombies can't be killed with two shots."

"There may be a tyrant. Based on my experience, if a tyrant appears, we should start running."

"Tyrant?"

"Very powerful. Unless it's the end, it's a monster that can't be killed at all. A very troublesome boss."

"Got it, Mr. Shibazaki, be careful."

"Hehe, I'll dodge to the limit at this level."

In Elf's imagination, this was how she envisioned a happy exchange between herself and Yousuke Shibazaki. She would teach him to play games, and gradually, their relationship would improve until the end...

But now...

Elf looked at Liu Yuan and Kisara with tears in her eyes. They both spread their hands simultaneously, showing helpless expressions.

Who would have thought that two people from the same world, with completely different living environments and ages, could play games together just by chatting casually?

It had taken even less than ten minutes from teaching Elf how to communicate with other players to officially going online. Then Ten minutes later, Yousuke Shibazaki and Tanjiro were playing together.

It felt like playing a group game with friends in an internet cafe, but when you went to the bathroom, your friend started a League game with a stranger in the internet cafe.

Looking at Yousuke Shibazaki with a smile on his face, Elf's grievance almost burst out.

But she quickly adjusted her mood.

After all, Tanjiro was a man. If it had been a woman, she would have really had no place to cry.

Following Liu Yuan's advice, she began to try various games. She wasn't particularly interested in Resident Evil, Elden Ring, or even Rainbow Six. But when she saw the introduction of Contra, she showed an interested expression.

Like Elden Ring, she found Resident Evil too complicated, and she was still waiting for Yousuke Shibazaki to teach her. Minecraft? She wasn't interested in the art style and preferred fighting over farming. The same was true for Legend of Sword and Fairy, which she found similar to Elden Ring—mysterious and not appealing.

But Contra was different. The introduction was very simple: fight monsters, fight monsters, and fight monsters.

And the weapons and equipment looked very exciting. The guns were big enough and seemed powerful. Turning to look at Yousuke Shibazaki, she saw that his attention was fully on Resident Evil. She sighed and prepared to play Contra to kill time.

The game's overall difficulty was not great, and Elf set the game difficulty to fight and kill all the way. However, due to her lack of experience, she used up all her lives and ended the game at the fifth level.

"It's quite interesting..."

She saw the option to continue the game. When she was about to do so, she suddenly had a strange feeling. She took off her glasses and turned around. Yousuke Shibazaki was watching her play Contra seriously.

"Hey? Orc? Do you want to play together?"

Elf knew that Contra could be played online. If they could play together...

"Okay."

Although he was a loyal fan of Sega, Yousuke Shibazaki had naturally played classic games like Contra, especially the in-game menu.

When he entered the game, he discovered details that Elf had not noticed at all. The game selection interface actually showed the joystick buttons.

"Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, B, A, B, A. This cheat code was not originally from Contra, but this game made it widely known, and it actually works?"

"What?"

"The cheat code for Contra. Using it, you can get thirty lives."

"So many?"

She had played this game before and knew some of the game settings. For example, different weapons fired different bullets, and getting 20,000 points would give you an extra life. But this cheat, with thirty extra lives in one go, would make it easy to pass the levels.

However, the skills required were more than this. The Contra in the internet cafe was played by immersing oneself in the role. In a more realistic battle, you couldn't see the supplies in the air, and you couldn't predict where the defensive turrets and snipers were hiding if you hadn't played it yourself.

It could even be said that the crossfire in many places might be ambushed without knowing it.

Elf reaching the fifth level with only two lives on her first attempt was already considered impressive.

"You are very strong. I remember clearly that the first time I played with my friend, the two of us didn't even get through the third level."

"Of course!"

After a little pride, Elf asked curiously, "You are familiar with this, right?"

"Familiar? Well... indeed. Although it has become a real scene, many things haven't changed. Follow me."

Feeling the battlefield with artillery fire and listening to the roar of monsters, Elf completely understood what Yousuke Shibazaki had said before.

In the game, she followed Yousuke Shibazaki, and as they alternated fire and continued to advance, she asked curiously, "The experiences you talked about before, were they also in games similar to this?"

"Yes."

"Then... can you take me to play with you in the future?"

"If the boss has these games, yes."

Yousuke Shibazaki was very focused and didn't notice the changes in Elf's expression beside him.

On the other side, watching the two people playing happily, Kisara asked curiously, "Boss, do you know the cheat code?"

"Who am I? How could I not know? Not only do I know the cheat code, but I also know that this game has hidden Easter eggs."

"Easter eggs? What?"

"In the eighth level, after defeating the heart, the game will show the CG. But before the CG pops up, if you jump into the pit at the heart's position, you'll enter the legendary eighth underwater level."

"Eighth underwater level?"

Liu Yuan nodded. "You two should keep this Easter egg a secret. If they haven't discovered it after playing many times, let them continue."

Liu Yuan checked the Contra game sold by the system, and there was only one version. According to the system, because Contra had too little content, several parts were merged together with hidden levels added. If the hidden level wasn't beaten, the next level would be triggered, and players could complete the game bit by bit.

If the hidden level was triggered, the next level of alien invasion wouldn't be triggered. Unfortunately, Liu Yuan had never had the time to play. Since acquiring this game, he had been responsible for teaching Takashima Yuuna various content.

When he had some free time, he decided to have some fun. He had heard a lot about the Underwater Eight Levels as a kid but had never played it. Although he later learned the truth, he still hadn't experienced it himself.