"You said what, Chen Tian?" Shu Zi interjected, "This is a sealed boss."
"Indeed, I didn't feel it wrong. Looking at this stone statue, the stone chains around it, and the altar beneath its feet, this boss was clearly sealed here by someone."
Hearing Chen Tian's words, Huo Mie immediately lost his resolve, showing a desire to flee. "Chen Tian," he weakly asked, "This is a sealed boss. Are you sure? If not, we should run."
"What do you think? It's just a boss, look how scared you are."
"Damn it, this is a boss in a sealed state. According to the settings, unsealing it means it will be in its prime! I'm just worried, man."
Huo Mie was a little concerned. After all, this was a sealed boss, and once unsealed, it would be at its peak, with the highest level and stats. If Chen Tian wasn't confident, Huo Mie wouldn't dare to play like this. Their current score acquisition was too low, and they still needed to kill bosses to earn points. Given the time, it would be better to find some items or quests. Exploring the world was the safest way to earn points. After that came player versus player combat and killing bosses, which depended on ability.
If one lacked the ability to kill a boss, it was foolish. Every death meant falling further behind in points. Chen Tian and Shu Zi looked at each other and nodded in unison. Shu Zi's intention was decisive: listen to Chen Tian, do whatever Chen Tian said.
Besides, a mere boss, look how scared you are. Chen Tian and I are here, and any boss can be easily dealt with. Chen Tian spoke again, "However, we need to unseal it first. Don't worry, Huo Mie, trust me."
"Alright, I'll go crazy with you this time."
Huo Mie made up his mind. This was his first time challenging a sealed boss, and if successful, it would be something to be proud of.
Chen Tian pointed to the left and right, offering a slight reminder: "Shu Zi, Huo Mie, you two stand there first. I'll break the chains one by one. Don't leave your positions or make any sudden movements. Just stay put, or you'll be sealed along with it."
"Okay, Chen Tian, got it."
Shu Zi immediately turned and moved to his designated spot. Huo Mie did the same. Chen Tian took a deep breath and grumbled, "Does a regular event boss really need this many mechanisms?"
Chen Tian was speechless, frustrated with the developers. An event boss with mountain mechanisms, tunnel mechanisms, sealing mechanisms, and altar mechanisms – how many mechanisms were there? He wondered if this boss could even justify the time and effort they were wasting.
Chen Tian summoned his dual blades. With a clang, he slashed at a chain wrapped around the stone statue, but it didn't break. Chen Tian wasn't surprised, his expression calm, as if he had expected it. He swung his dual blades repeatedly, flashes of light filling the air.
After several minutes of Chen Tian's relentless assault, a chain began to crack. It took nearly ten minutes for one chain to finally break. Chen Tian then moved to the other side. There were a total of four sealing chains. Chen Tian attacked them sequentially, without pause. On the second chain, his attacks had no effect whatsoever.
"Damn it, this is a ridiculous design! If it were any other player, they wouldn't even be able to open this seal."
Chen Tian cursed inwardly. The developers were determined not to let players break the seal. The second chain was ten times stronger than the first, requiring Chen Tian to spend much more time and effort to shatter it.
What about the third and fourth chains? Chen Tian was utterly speechless. The developers' settings were too outrageous.
Chen Tian combined his dual blades into a single long saber. Spiritual fire and spiritual ice blazed upon it. He swung it down like a celestial blade, cleaving the heavens and earth. With a crack, the second chain broke.
Chen Tian approached the third chain. The information from his divine eyes made him give up immediately. Even with his full strength, he couldn't budge the third chain at all. What kind of game was this?
"No, no, what kind of boss are you? You have such ridiculously overpowered sealing mechanisms set by the developers, I'm just...!"
Chen Tian didn't know what else to say. What was the origin of this sealed boss before him?
The third chain made Chen Tian want to give up. Its hardness was a thousand times that of the second chain. Chen Tian desperately wanted to drag the developers out and beat them up.
Was this something players could actually accomplish?
Were they sure this wasn't just toying with players? No normal player could possibly cleave these chains, let alone Chen Tian.
Chen Tian put away his long saber, a sinister smile appearing on his face.
"You have your strategies, and I have mine."
"I'll just change the data."
Chen Tian looked gleeful. "You can't stop me, so I'll just change your data." Game settings, in the end, were just data programs, flowing according to those programs. Chen Tian brought up his interface and began typing furiously.
That's right, Chen Tian was cheating. He was outright cheating. The seal couldn't be broken through normal means; only by cheating and altering the game data.
As a privileged user, Chen Tian found it easy to use his authority to change data, although he had never done so before. After all, cheating in a game could lead to him being targeted.
Shu Zi and Huo Mie were horrified. "So shameless! Cheating in broad daylight, altering data! I've never seen such a shameless person. Cheating in a game?"
Chen Tian didn't care about their expressions. His hands flew across the keyboard, tapping away at the virtual keys. Soon, the third chain began to crack and shatter piece by piece.
In the management hall of the Ninety-Nine Layer World, an angry voice boomed, "This brat is cheating, how shameless!"
"Sigh, there's nothing we can do. Who asked us to set such ridiculous parameters?"
"Forget it, forget it. Let him be. He has the authority, we can't stop him."
"But boss, if other players see this, they'll be furious. They'll think everyone is cheating."
"Headache. Does anyone have any good ideas?"
Chen Tian was being broadcast live to the entire world. Players from other realms watched Chen Tian's actions and felt disgusted. "This is cheating, utterly shameless! Cheating in a game? Can't handle losing?"
Suddenly, the official website of Chrono Era was flooded with attacks from countless players. The reason was simple: Chen Tian was cheating. Did this mean other players could cheat too? And wasn't Chrono Era supposed to be a game that prohibited hacks? What was going on?
Now they had a lot of work to do.
Unaware of all this, Chen Tian was engrossed in altering the data. He dismissed the virtual keyboard and roared, "Let's see if you're still so tough now!"
With a flick of his finger, the entire chain turned to dust.
"Hmph, trash!"
Shu Zi and Huo Mie were too embarrassed to look. You used cheats to solve a puzzle, and you have the nerve to say that?
If they hadn't been unable to move, they would have wanted to beat Chen Tian up.