Chapter 121 You are the container, you are the Hollow Knight (The End of the Hollow)
While Luo Bai was making preliminary preparations for his first 3D game, players from all over the world were also launching their final sprint against Hollow Knight.
We received a gift from the Snail Prophet on the ancestral hill at the Forgotten Cross Road and gained the power to release the soul; we found the Moth Wing Cloak on the Green Path and gained the power to cut through the air; we received the Mantis Claw in the Mantis Village. , gained the power to jump up high walls.
The barren dive that shatters the earth in the Soul Sanctuary, the Dream Nail that travels through dreams to hear the voice of the heart in the resting place, the emperor's wings that soar in the sky in the ancient basin...
Hollow Knight combines its ingenious map design with the core ability system of this type of game, giving countless players the ultimate gaming experience.
In this world where exploring the world and challenging powerful enemies are equally important.
We will be pleasantly surprised by new discoveries, and we will also be driven wild by the malicious nature of map mechanisms and terrain.
We will be overjoyed because we have defeated a powerful enemy, and we will not be willing to start over again when we fail.
But there is no doubt that Hollow Knight has brought an unforgettable experience and journey to all players who love games.
As we go deeper into the game, the mystery hidden in the Knight, the truth about the decline of Hallownest, and our final enemy are revealed as if they are peeling off cocoons.
The Little Knight is a container developed by the White King, the ruler of Hallownest, in cooperation with the White Lady and the Weavers from Deepnest in order to seal the ancient god "Radence" that represents light.
We were born with only one mission - to seal the radiation of the ancient gods and save this disintegrated Hallownest!
And this is also the part that drama fans talk about the most.
Unlike Ori's simple and bright main line and plot back then, Hollow Knight contains too many pitfalls.
In addition to the main plot of the game, the description of the entire world, the unique ecology of the major groups in Hallownest, and the past events of the White King establishing Hallownest from scratch are all contained in a fragmented manner. In the corners of major maps in the game, in the dreams of bugs, and in the notes of hunters.
There is no doubt that such a fragmented and non-standard narrative has also caused major differences among players when analyzing and discussing the main plot of the game.
If you want to convince the other party, you must come up with the text hidden inside the game, the "evidence" left by the official production team.
This is undoubtedly a carnival for plot players!
And with the current game progress of the player group, the first echelon has defeated countless frustrating BOSSs, and passed the White House jump that caused the official account of Chuxin Game Studio to be scolded on the hot search list for two days. After having fun, we successfully combined the two halves of the white fragments into one to form the "King's Soul".
The ending of the game has also been officially opened.
We're back to the game's original Forgotten Crossroads, which, oh, should be called "Infected Crossroads" now.
Since we killed the three mentors who sealed the Black Egg Holy Nest in the dream, which are the NPCs represented by the three masks on the black egg, the opening of the seal turned this place into a place of infection.
And those of us who have obtained the King’s Soul are finally qualified to seal the radiation.
When we walked into the interior of Black Egg Hallownest, we finally found a slender "Hollow Knight" who had appeared in the opening CG of the game. He was also our predecessor, the previous Radiant Sealer. .
His statue stands in the center of the City of Tears, flanked by three mentors.
[Memorial]
[Hollow Knight]
[Beneath the lofty black dome, its sacrifice immortalizes Hallownest. ]
However, at this time, his mask was shattered and his whole body was stained with orange. It was obvious that he was seriously infected.
Although we don’t know why he failed, what is certain is that now we will replace him and seal the radiation.
After breaking the chains on his body, we officially entered the BOSS battle. The moment he met us, he launched a fierce offensive against us.
At this moment, the players who have already gone through many hardships will certainly not be afraid of this.
After a few simple moves against him, we were surprised to find that this hopelessly infected senior suddenly began to brandish his own bone nails and engage in self-mutilation!
There is no doubt that the senior still has his own consciousness. He hopes that we can defeat him and seal the radiation in his place!
We lived up to expectations and finally killed our senior. After absorbing all the plague contained in his body, the CG representing the ending emerged.
We finally replaced our predecessors, just like in the beginning of the story, trapped by countless chains and trapped in the Black Egg Hallownest.
[Hollow Knight]
The pop-up of achievements obviously cannot satisfy the players.
joke? Our little knights have experienced so many hardships and obstacles along the way, and finally came here with such great determination, just to replace our predecessors who sealed the radiation?
What a ridiculous amount of radiation! You really have the ability to show off your health bar! God, I will kill you too!
With the simultaneous in-depth exploration of the plot by the plot players, after we obtained the Soul of the King and escaped from the dream of the White Palace, something called the "Heart of the Void" attracted the attention of the players.
When we wore the King's Soul and came under the abyss again, the trembling ground that we couldn't break through with our previous strikes suddenly and naturally sank.
In this terrifying area made up of countless masks like our little knight, there are countless shadows that the little knight will leave behind after his death.
It is also in the depths of this most hidden area, when we wave our dream sword towards the broken black egg, the deepest secret is revealed!
[No matter what the cost is]
Along with the White King's determination, our perspective comes to a land piled with countless containers that are as unique as the little knights.
From time to time, containers would fall from the sky, splashing countless white debris.
In this mountain of corpses piled up by countless containers, with a slight tremor, a small head emerged from the pile of corpses of countless brothers.
This is our little knight.
The deep darkness rose up like a mist, and the little knight was scurrying around like a headless fly. But as far as the eye could see, all that was left was dead silence and the corpses of countless brothers who looked very different from him. .
It should be upward.
But...
The little knight raised his head and looked at the spiked platforms in the air. They were full of dangers. If he were not careful, he would either be stabbed to death by the spikes, or fall from a high altitude and fall to pieces.
There are so many containers around me that are exactly the same as myself. This is the best example.
But the container will not be afraid. From the moment it is born, it has been given a mission.
The little knight should go upwards. Only the strongest container that can climb to the top is qualified to seal the radiation.
He jumped high and jumped onto the platform. With a small sound under his feet, he looked down and saw a container lying here, its mask crushed to pieces by the little knight's feet.
The little knight didn't pay attention and continued upward. Suddenly, there was a distant whisper in the background.
[No mind that can think]
A container exactly like ours fell in front of the little knight, almost hitting him.
up.
[There is no will to surrender]
The spike was only a hair away from the young knight's face, and he was forced to fall on the platform below, his feet trembling uncontrollably.
up.
[There is no sound of crying for suffering]
The little knight was hit in the back by the container and straightened up tremblingly.
up.
[Born from the hands of God and the void]
[You will seal the blind light that spreads plague in people’s dreams]
[䱱is the container]
[You are the Hollow Knight]
This plot is going to give goosebumps to all the players who have gone through endless difficulties and obstacles to get here and see this scene for the first time!
The original intention is to use the most intuitive and shocking performance form.
Through the little knight crawling out of the corpse, groping in the endless darkness, watching his compatriots fall from the sky and being shattered into pieces, he witnessed the origin of the withered bones and wronged souls a few years later. With the music and the whispers of the White King that sounded from time to time, the heavy mission of the container was reflected. To the fullest!
What the White King needs is a perfect container without emotions. Only such a container will not be eroded by radiation and can seal the radiation forever!
And at the last moment of the screen, it also hinted to all players why our predecessors failed.
When our little knight climbed to the final destination and was only one step short of climbing onto the platform leaving the abyss, we saw the White King and the seniors.
King Bai left extremely neatly, without any sloppiness, but our senior, the pioneer who sealed the radiation, looked back.
A container without emotions will never look back.
The senior is not a perfect container, he also has feelings in his heart, and the radiation has caught the loopholes in his heart!
When the little knight finally failed to climb onto the platform and fell from a high altitude, he finally woke up from his dream.
[Collected]
[Heart of the Void]
[The emptiness hidden within, now no longer restrained. It combines the existence of nothingness under the will of the holder. ]
The King's Soul transformed into the Heart of the Void.
Well, although I don’t know what the function of this talisman is, it obviously means a new ending.
When we take the Heart of the Void to challenge our seniors again, and beat them below half health, Miss Hornet will come to help us and control our seniors with needle and thread.
The brilliance that represents the essence of dreams escapes from the masks of our predecessors, allowing us to draw out the nails of our dreams without any doubt.
With a flash of light, we were transported to a dream realm shining with orange light.
In the distant sky, there is a huge sun hanging!
We know that the final battle is coming.
When the little knight climbed onto the platform and pulled out the bone nails towards the big sun, it seemed to be saying:
"Come on! Radiant! I'm ready!"
The sun in the distance suddenly gave birth to two pairs of huge wings. Under the waves of countless feathers, the most powerful and final enemy in this game finally revealed his figure.
Radiant!
The three spikes on its head are like a crown, the straight feet below it are like pens, and behind it shines a rotating light wheel like the sun.
This guy, who was nicknamed the big bastard by the players, caused great psychological pressure to the players as soon as he appeared on the scene.
But how can a player who has already reached this point, who has experienced so many trials before, shrink back from the predicament in front of him?
Rather:
"Radiation! We are here to kill you!"
When we survived the first and second stages of radiation, while dodging the countless laser cannons flying from above our heads, we were surprised to find that beside the little knight, there were countless black souls, like jellyfish Usually we follow our little knight all the way up.
Those are our brothers, those are the containers at the bottom of the abyss who failed to pass the White King's cruel selection and could never get up again after falling!
We have a common purpose, we have a consistent goal, and we have the only enemy!
At the pinnacle of the dream, when our little knight, carrying numerous scars, struck our final blow at the body of the radiant light, it was defeated!
The endless void surged into Radiant's dream. In the ocean of void below, black tentacles locked the Radiant like ropes, leaving it with no way to escape.
The shadow of the void of the senior also emerged from below. He came to the top of the radiation and opened the eyes of the radiation for us, revealing the inner god shining with dazzling light!
The little knight took off his mask and outer body, revealing his void essence!
Countless void whips swung down, hitting the core of the radiation heavily.
In the end, the radiation could not withstand such an attack. With the endless spray of dream essence, the final BOSS was dragged into the void ocean and was completely terminated!
The shadow of the void swallowed up the radiation, and finally fell silent.
The huge black egg Holy Nest disappeared without a trace, leaving only a broken white mask in place.
The little knight also returned to his home and the underground of the abyss.
[No More Dreams]
In a sense, this is the best ending.
But what's left is only endless emptiness.
The container overfulfilled its mission, which seemed to be a happy ending. However, along the way, the little knight made so many efforts, but in the end only Miss Bumblebee remembered it.
King Bai's attitude towards the container is even more unacceptable.
Players are filled with dissatisfaction, and one person always has to pay for it.
#ending! Defeat the radiation! #
#Luobaidogthief! Who taught you how to write this plot? #
#sublimation! Hollow Knight's Mission#
There is no doubt that the comment section of Luo's Weibo was completely ruined.
The players' dissatisfaction and anger need to be vented, but this also reflects the shock in the players' hearts and their love for Hollow Knight.
"Thank you, Mr. Luo, for presenting us with such an excellent game. I will never forget the shock called Hollow Knight that Mr. Luo gave me this spring."
"Is this the end? I still have a lot of things that I haven't played enough, and Mr. Luo, your plot is too fragmented. Can you sort it out for the brothers to enjoy?"
"The book written with thousands of blood demands Mr. Luo to change the ending!"
The demands of the players must be met from the original intention.
Just when the keyword "Hollow Knight's ending" was causing huge waves on the Internet, Chuxin Game Studio also launched two new DLCs in a very short period of time.
"The Order of Grimm" and "The God Seekers".
The two newly added DLCs, Green Order and God Seekers, are full of sincerity.
The two complete many background plots in the game to a certain extent, but also bring many new challenges.
Captain Green and Nightmare Green allow players to feel the same rhythm that was once ravaged by three mantises.
The new talismans also make players feel that they are worth their money.
The latter’s God Seeker mode will make all hardcore players feel ecstatic!
Originally, you were not satisfied with fighting some monsters before, but now you tell me, is there a special place for you to practice fighting BOSS?
I also set up a room specifically for you to display the results of your hard work. What's the difference between this and giving you a glass wall to let you go inside and do whatever you want?
The BOSS statue in the figure house is also different from the simple one we challenge in the plot.
The monsters we encounter along the way in the plot all have their own divine names.
For example, Wang Gelin is the God of Nightmares.
The BOSS challenges in the figure house are also different from the plot, and are divided into coordination level, upgrade level, and bat glory level.
The coordination level is very different from what you encounter in the plot. In addition to the increase in the BOSS's blood volume, the damage received by the knight is doubled, and there are some adjustments to the terrain.
At the bat-hui level, apart from some minor adjustments to the attack modes of some BOSSs, the biggest change is that our little knight will die if touched.
In other words, if you want to get a bat-level figure, all you need to do is defeat the BOSS without taking any damage!
I don’t know how many bosses who are not very good in the plot, but when they come to the figure house, they stand up and sing.
Criticizing Marcos by name.
But the figure house is actually just a training place in the Divine Residence. The biggest challenge of this new DLC is the BOSS battle.
That is, the five gates of the Divine Residence.
The experience of fighting one BOSS at a time is different from fighting a bunch of BOSSs at once. What's more, in order to test players more specifically, a four-lock system has been introduced to allow players to tie their own hands and feet.
Clavicle nails, souls, talismans, masks...
When players successfully challenge themselves after all the hard work, greater joy is also presented to them.
We hate profiteer Sly, Bone Nail Sage can be beaten, and the predecessor in his heyday, Pure Vessel, can also be beaten. The three mantises were not fun to fight before, but this time the three sisters will play "Battle Sisters" together. It’s ready to fight.
The release of these two DLCs has undoubtedly extended the life of Hollow Knight by at least hundreds of hours.
The Hollow players were ecstatic and went to Luo Bai's Weibo to sing his praises.
On April 15, Chuxin Game Studio announced the online "Hollow" speedrunning competition, which indeed ignited the greatest wave of enthusiasm among Hollow players.
(End of chapter)