"Huh?"
When the evolution path options appeared on the screen, Pan Yang was stunned.
Not only was he stunned, the entire live stream with tens of thousands of viewers were also stunned, looking at the "Evolvable Route" that popped up on the screen in disbelief.
What the heck?
The first evolution path option is a scary giant crocodile, which everyone is familiar with because itâs a Boss that appeared in the story.
The second evolution path option is a white ape, also a story Boss.
The third evolution path is even more significant; itâs a terrifying Golden Eagle with feathers emitting a bloody hue and a massive body.
This eagle, everyone knows it well.
Anyone who has played "Global Evolution" would not forget this eagle, leaving a deep impression.
Why?
Because this eagle is the story Boss that harmed the protagonist Chen Yunâs parents and represented the strongest force in the first arc of the main storyline.
Wotefa?!
Looking at these three non-human evolution path options that no one had seen in the game, everyone was baffled.
Pan Yang was no exception.
He looked at these three evolution options, momentarily puzzled, what is this? Why these three evolution options?
These three fierce beasts are all story Bosses, universally acknowledged as strong, but why have they become evolution options?
Could it be because...
Pan Yang thought about his condition of having collected 20 types of bloodline power, each with a 5% concentration, suddenly understanding.
If thatâs the case, it does make sense. After all, before evolving, he no longer had "human" bloodline, so the absence of human-related evolution paths was reasonable.
It meant that the game system recognized him as a "pure-blood" fierce beast.
So, the evolvable routes given to him were all kinds of fierce Beast Bosses, and they had storyline Boss bloodlines within him.
"Thereâs nothing to hesitate about, right?"
Pan Yang laughed and said, "This Golden Eagle is so powerful; wouldnât you be a fool not to choose it?"
Compared to this Golden Eagle, the crocodile and white ape are nothing; after all, this Golden Eagle is the strongest early-stage Boss in the storyline.
Alright, Golden Eagle it is!
After making the choice, the evolution process ended.
Pan Yang originally thought this was the reward for his five days of effort, but to his surprise, after the evolution, he directly turned into that Golden Eagle Boss!
"Oh no!"
What happens when a fierce beast appears in the human base city?
The answer is, thereâs no escape!
Almost as soon as the evolution ended, when Chen Yun transformed into the Golden Eagle, the human powerhouse guarding Jiangning Base City immediately took action and killed him.
"What the heck, how did I turn into a fierce beast?"
Before Pan Yang had time to be frustrated, he saw a resurrection option appear on the screen. Upon clicking it, he was transported to a familiar cliff.
At the same time!
Opposite him, there was a familiar face looking at him.
"Uh, what the..."
"Whatâs going on? Why is there another Chen Yun?"
"OMG, isnât this the scene where you fight the story Boss? I just fought the Golden Eagle today, and I remember it well!"
"Yeah! So why did the streamer resurrect here? And whatâs with that Chen Yun opposite..."
"I donât know!"
Pan Yang wanted to ask too, whatâs going on?
All he remembered was that he had just completed the evolution, turned into the story Boss Golden Eagle, and was then casually killed by the human powerhouse guarding Jiangning Base City.
After being resurrected, he found himself at the location in the storyline where the protagonist Chen Yun seeks revenge for his parents and challenges the Golden Eagle in its lair.
Not only that, there was indeed a "Chen Yun" opposite him, holding a weapon...
Before Pan Yang could figure out what was going on, the Chen Yun opposite suddenly launched an attack, swinging a big hammer straight at his head.
"Holy crap!"
Pan Yang was caught off guard and lost a bar of health, looking puzzled, "This Chen Yun can actually move? Why?"
Isnât he Chen Yun?
Since the real Chen Yun had evolved into this Golden Eagle, where did this Chen Yun come from? Twin brother?
"Forget it, whatever!"
No matter if itâs Chen Yun or Chen Tu, if you dare flaunt your health bar, youâre asking for it. Pan Yang immediately decided to fight back.
But when he pressed the Q key, he found that the skills launched were not his familiar ones, but those of the Golden Eagle Boss.
Oh no!
He wasnât familiar with these skills...
Calling up the mouse pointer, Pan Yang put it on the skill description panel to check the details carefully, completely unaware that he was in combat mode.
As a result, he died again...
Upon reviving again and planning to study his skills carefully, another Chen Yun appeared on the familiar cliff!
...
[Who said the Golden Eagle Boss is hard to beat? Isnât this easy! What a dumb Boss, using a skill and then just standing there, how is this hard at all?]
A post on the Tianba Community, along with a video the player shared of "clearing the Golden Eagle Boss without damage," quickly ignited the entire community.
"Hahaha, it was you, punk?"
"Sneak attack, huh? No sense of honor, my Pan couldnât even familiarize themselves with the skills and you just hit them with a hammer, good job!"
"Dying of laughter, turns out it really was a player..."
"Go watch Old Panâs stream, an endless wheel of battling players, and the King Qin maneuver is shining brightly!"
The original poster seemed surprised by the comments below and asked, "Who is this Old Pan youâre talking about? Whatâs it got to do with me?"
One enthusiastic player replied, "Of course it matters, because the Golden Eagle Boss you fought is controlled by him!"
"Old Pan is a streamer on Thunderbolt, live-streaming now, exploiting a BUG and being the game storyline Boss, getting hit endlessly, so funny..."
"This really happened? Whatâs the room number? I want to watch too!"
Upon hearing someone exploit a BUG to become a Boss in the game, getting thrashed by all kinds of players, the community players got interested.
Chen Ba saw it too.
Lurking in the chat, once he found this post, he traced it back to Pan Yangâs livestream.
Upon entering the stream, he saw Pan Yangâs "done with life" expression.
The stream showed him controlling the in-game Golden Eagle Boss, sparring with the gameâs protagonist Chen Yun, using all kinds of evasive maneuvers, drawing cheers from the bullet chat.
"Whatâs going on?"
Seeing Ba watching the stream, Lu came over too, and after glancing at the stream, widened his eyes, "He... how is he controlling the game Boss?"
"I donât know!"
Chen Ba sighed, "I just came across the post; I heard someone exploited a Bug to become a game storyline Boss, so I came to check it out."
"Exploited a Bug?"
Lu, upon hearing this, immediately got interested and said, "What kind of Bug causes this? Wait, no! The character opposite seems to be player-controlled, right?"
"Exactly!"
Chen Ba had already noticed.
The "Chen Yun" fighting Pan Yang is actually a player.
But hereâs the problem, Pan Yang is a player, who due to a Bug or some other reason, became a Boss in the game, that much one could understand.
But why could he still encounter other players? And how come the fierce Beast Boss fought in other playersâ storyline was Pan Yang himself?
"I canât take this anymore!"
After another defeat, Pan Yang finally broke down and Alt+F4-ed out of the game, shutting down the stream rapidly with plans to report the Bug to Ba.
But although he ended the stream, the issue wasnât over.
After Pan Yang ended the stream, a player in the community soon posted about taking the main quest [Avenge My Parents], heading to the cliff to find the Golden Eagle Boss, but couldnât find the quest target.
Whatâs the deal?
How come, upon reaching this point in the quest, the BOSS is missing? How am I supposed to avenge my parents without finding the storyline BOSS?
"Donât bother looking, the Golden Eagle ended the stream! Come back tomorrow, the Golden Eagle is probably not going to work today, having a breakdown..."
The replies below immediately cracked everyone up.
Chen Ba also logged into his [Gamebugs] account and replied with an ellipsis in the thread.
Donât ask â if asked, he also didnât know how to explain this to the player.
How could he tell the player: that their "Global Evolution" Boss was actually player-controlled and has already clocked out?