Chapter 180: Dominating All Human Players with the Game

After Lu Yu entered the Office, he nodded at Xiao Ma and said, "Let's look at the game first."

Xiao Ma simply kept all his words to himself.

Then everyone began to test‑play the game.

Wang Meng mainly tested the game's smoothness and bugs.

Xie Lin was to observe the game's visual smoothness and the extent of visual distortion.

Lu Yu was more concerned with the overall feel of the game.

By the way, as of now, the Energetic Dance Troupe has only secured a few copyrighted songs, so the game's mechanics are not that many.

Of course, those so‑called mechanics can be added at any time after the song library is filled, and even ordinary technicians can implement them in the shortest possible time.

After all, the framework and foundation are already fully completed.

And now, what must be emphasized is Xiao Ma.

……

In the initial stage, Xiao Ma was actually just a very simple software development technician.

He has expertise in this area, as well as a sharpness that others lack.

But in fact, his scope of knowledge is not very broad; at least now Xiao Ma is far from becoming the man whose single sentence could later reshape the Internet landscape.

At this moment, Xiao Ma is playing the game.

Yes, whether it's Lu Yu or the others in the Office, they are mostly conducting acceptance tests, but Xiao Ma is truly playing the game.

Xiao Ma isn't particularly interested in the game, after all, at this startup stage he simply doesn't have the leisure.

At this moment……

Xiao Ma has already started the game.

The Energetic Dance Troupe's gameplay is simple; at the outset it tests the player's reaction and finger coordination.

The game displays prompts telling you when to press a key; as long as you follow the music's rhythm and press the keyboard at the corresponding moment, you clear the level.

The gameplay is so simple that even a fool can do it.

And the game's scenes are actually very simple!

Immediately, Xiao Ma's brows couldn't help but knit together.

He can't see how much technology the game contains, nor can he see where the game's fun lies.

For a game whose rules are clear at a glance, even increased difficulty is just repetition.

Xiao Ma has even made a judgment: this game has little value!

Xiao Ma feels he should clearly tell Lu Yu his thoughts.

There are still more than three weeks until the third‑round competition deadline, and Lu Yu still has time to make changes.

But… the game has already started, so Xiao Ma naturally has to finish this round; he is a man of beginning and end.

At the start, because the tempo wasn't fast, his reaction and finger coordination were excellent, so he breezed through the first level.

His initial thought was that after clearing the first level, he would tell Lu Yu his ideas.

But for some reason, he instinctively clicked the "Start Game" button.

During the preparation time before the game started, he quickly reflected.

Does this game have a certain special charm? Something his current self hasn't noticed?

Perhaps it's the sense of achievement that comes from consecutive correct actions?

When a normal person completes something smoothly, their mood inexplicably improves.

Maybe that's it?

However…

This feeling can indeed urge someone to keep playing, but it cannot last.

He thought that as the game had already started!

……

He looked at the screen where the word "Failure" appeared again, and his brows couldn't help but knit tightly.

Since the game began, he has consecutively cleared six levels.

It is worth noting that during the process of clearing those six levels, his entire attention was focused on the game.

The analysis he just made—that players might become bored of this never actually occurred.

When he reached the seventh level, Xiao Ma failed!

This was already his third attempt!

At this point, deep inside, Xiao Ma no longer had any rational analysis of the game, nor any intention to report anything to Lu Yu.

Now he… is just an ordinary player, an ordinary player immersed in the game.

……

On his sixth attempt, Xiao Ma finally saw the word "Victory."

He instinctively smiled.

The smile was pure, without any other emotion, just happiness.

He kept looking at the screen and smiling for a while; his hand touched the mouse again, wondering how to open the next level.

Then, at that moment, Xiao Ma suddenly recoiled his hand as if shocked.

His strong self‑control and firm will finally took effect, making him realize the seriousness of the problem.

He… is addicted!

This made Xiao Ma feel scared.

He is a man in the startup phase, fighting for his future; he has already given a lot and will give even more.

Now he's actually wasting time on a game?

Even more shocking to Xiao Ma is……

When Xiao Ma looked around the Office, he discovered that only he remained inside!

Xiao Ma wore a puzzled expression, and in an instant he even had the illusion of dreaming.

Just now, weren't Lu Yu and the others all here?

Why did everyone suddenly disappear?

Xiao Ma furrowed his brows, and then, unintentionally, he saw the time display on the computer.

The current time is 7:25 PM!

Xiao Ma arrived at the Office around three in the afternoon, and he started the game around four.

That means he played the game continuously for at least three hours!

During this process, he didn't drink a sip of water, nor did he go to the bathroom once.

He did nothing but play the game!

Xiao Ma froze again.

When developing software, this kind of thing often happened to him.

Even more, while developing software, he had tried going several days and nights without leaving the studio.

But... aside from studying and work, he had never been so focused on anything else!

He is someone who feels uncomfortable all over if he doesn't work or study; otherwise he couldn't have achieved success.

Now……

Xiao Ma couldn't help but look at the computer screen again.

Seeing the two characters 'Victory' on the screen, seeing the words 'Start next challenge?', Xiao Ma……

He discovered that his hand had unconsciously moved toward the mouse again.

This discovery made Xiao Ma's heart pound with shock!

This game is toxic!

Afterward, Xiao Ma thought of even more.

Faced with this game, he reacts like this; what about other players?

The more he thought, the more surprised Xiao Ma became.

At first, how much he looked down on this game; now, how fearful he is of Lu Yu's talent for game creation.

This is a man who can control all human gamers through a game!

No!

Wrong!

Lu Yu is nothing but a seven-year-old child!