Zhou Lei"s brain was on maximum overload. Not only did he have to pay attention to two screens, he also needed to scan both of them from top to bottom, just to make sure they didn"t have any pinks. And he couldn"t let even one arrow get through, else the stingy System might give him flak for not finishing it perfectly.His stress was uncloaked. Everyone in the crowd started worrying for Zhou Lei, especially Lin Guiying, who had been with him from the time he started playing Dance Dance Revolution.
"Why is he so stressed about finishing this level? He can just attempt it later, or even tomorrow. What is he feeling so urgent for?"
Zhou Lei inhaled a deep breath, then exhaled. He rested his brain for a split second, allowing him to reach concentration levels of new heights. His feet were now faster than before, and his pupils, which could barely follow the number of arrows crowding the screen, now moved around his eyes with a speed never before seen, at least not in this scene.
The DDR machine shook, as did the floor in the immediate vicinity of the machine. Every audience member felt the ground quaking. Of course, they knew that it wasn"t a sign of an impending earthquake, but rather a result of Zhou Lei"s frantic stepping on the panels of the machine.
"De- Sp Ghetti~!"
The last 10 seconds of the song approached Zhou Lei. Instead of being frightened and pressured, as a single mistake could easily render all of this effort useless, he felt excitement coursing through his veins. The sweat that slowly covered his eyes didn"t impede him either.
"He"s gonna do it!!!"
The crowd knew that they were watching a historical moment right now. This would be the very first time that anyone perfected the hardest level on a notoriously difficult game, Dance Dance Revolution. They continued to watch, their eyes completely glued onto Zhou Lei. Even the ones who felt like their bladders were about to burst stayed, afraid that they would miss such an important event!
"...You can do this!" Lin Guiying had her hands clasped and clenched both of them, to the point that pain could be felt from it. However, this didn"t do anything to stop her from doing so.
5!
Top-left, top-right! Pink bottom-right, pink bottom-left! Right side of the screen!
4!
Pink left, pink right! Left side of the screen! Top, bottom! Right side of the screen!
3!
Left and right and up and down and top to bottom left right!!!
2!
AAAAHHHH!!! Up! Up! Down! Down! Left! Right! Left! Right!
1...!
Up down left right top bottom pink left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up down up bottom right down up bottom right side up down up bottom top down left down left right top bottom pink left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up down up bottom right down up bottom right side up down up bottom top down left top down left right top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left up down left right top bottom pink left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up down up bottom right down up bottom right side up down up bottom top down left down left right top bottom pink left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up down up bottom right down up bottom right side up down up bottom top down left top down left right top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top down left right top bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down top down left right top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top down left right top bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down top down left right top bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down top down left right top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top down left right top bottom left side pink right side up down up bottom top down left top left pink left side pink right side up top down up bottom right bottom left side pink right side up down!!!
Zhou Lei chose his left foot and smashed on the left arrow, the very last arrow on this level! Everyone was on the verge of screaming! Even Lin Guiying, who needed to hide her ident.i.ty, especially in a place infested with her fans like this, couldn"t hold her excitement and wanted to scream!
Normally, such a scream would expose her ident.i.ty to pa.s.sionate fans like these ones, who knew just what her voice sounded like. However, everyone"s focus was on Zhou Lei, so she felt it was fine to shout, even just a split second.
Suddenly, a cracking sound disturbed everyone"s antic.i.p.ation.
Zhou Lei stared as the last arrow that was supposed to have disappeared by now continued to ascend. The panel was unresponsive.
"s.h.i.t! s.h.i.t!"
Time stopped for everyone. Zhou Lei turned his head in lightning speed to check the source of the cracking sound.
"Th- th- the arrow shattered!"
The left arrow had been broken into pieces. All kinds of wires and other mechanical stuff could be seen through the now crushed panel.
Zhou Lei"s face drained of color. He had forgotten - only his appearance was of a buff high school boy! His weight remained unchanged, and that meant that the machine was put under too much pressure from his unending weight!
He turned back to the screen, to see that the arrow was almost out of the screen. A decision made not by his brain, but by a knee-jerk reaction, caused his left foot to suddenly rise up and land on the broken panel!
To his surprise, rather, to everyone"s surprise, the machine was responsive and received the input... however, it was also kind of... destroyed.
Who cares, he finished the level!
"Perfected!"
The little soundbite from the machine caused everyone to snap back to reality and realize that Zhou Lei had perfected the hardest song... "Despaghetti".
"OOOOHHHH!"
The crowd was in an uproar!
Swept up with emotions, Lin Guiying felt tears run down her cheek. She had met Zhou Lei because of Dance Dance Revolution in the first place, and he had already finished it.
Zhou Lei ignored all of the cheers and focused his attention onto the system prompt.
"Congratulations for completing the quest. The reward of 100 upgrade points, 10 lottery tickets, and Mystery Prize ready to be received."
His eyes lit up. System, of course, did not count using the Dancing book as cheating. After all, the book was, generally speaking, about dancing, and it just so happened that Dance Dance Revolution was about dancing as well.
"System, thank you for your benevolence!"
If System knew what he was thinking right now, its ego would inflate to the point of bursting, so he didn"t say it directly and just kept the thought inside his head. It was the sentiment that counted, anyway.
Zhou Lei shook his head. He didn"t plan on redeeming his rewards right now. He was terrified that the Mystery Prize might induce a bug...
He stepped down the machine. The crowd made way for him, all the while screaming and cheering!
"Not only is he handsome, he"s also skilled at Dance Dance Revolution!"
"That"s our fanclub leader!"
"Wait, babe, where are you going...? Stop following him!"
By matter of coincidence, Lin Guiying ended up in the middle of the crowd, and Zhou Lei"s path led straight to her. She saw his majestic figure walk towards her. In her mind, she was likening him to a G.o.d already...
Zhou Lei saw Lin Hanying and flashed a smile for her. The whole crowd feasted upon the sight!
Lin Guiying flushed red as she saw his smile. She ran towards him and gave him a big hug!