The monster continued gnashing its massive bloodied maw, bloody foam constantly spilling from its mouth.
[Holy shit, holy shit, what the hell is this thing?!]
[I don't know what it is, but it's definitely a man-eater!!!]
[It came out of Escape Pod 2. The woman in that escape pod...]
[She must have been eaten by it.]
The viewers discussed in terror.
Watching the monster, Jenny also held her breath in tension, yet for once she didn't run away.
If it had been the Jenny of the past, the instant this monster appeared she would have been scared shitless and fled immediately!
But for some unknown reason, the moment she personally heard the woman in Escape Pod 2's despairing cry right before death, she felt as if she had changed.
She had become braver.
The enormous creature did not notice Jenny overhead. After emerging from the escape pod, it coiled up on the surface of the surrounding seabed and rested.
[Jenny, stop watching. Be careful or it spots you and eats you!]
[Yeah, run away. Your life is what matters!]
[Staying here is just waiting for death!]
The live stream viewers kept urging her. Only then did Jenny seem to snap back to reality, and she finally turned and swam away.
On the way back, Jenny did not speak another word.
Soon, Jenny climbed back into her own escape pod once more.
She flopped onto the floor with a thud and lay there motionless, as if her soul had left her body.
But in the next moment, tears were already flowing uncontrollably from her eyes.
The viewers in the stream heard Jenny's sobs and immediately realized that Jenny was crying.
[Jenny, this isn't your fault. You did everything you could!]
[Yeah, it's not your fault the woman didn't survive!]
[Exactly. Jenny tried really hard to save her!]
[It's just a game. Don't take it too seriously, Jenny.]
↳ [If i fucking punch you in the face, don't take it too seriously.]
[You can only say that fucking devs makes plots that are way too torturous!]
The audience naturally understood why Jenny was crying.
Even as bystanders, just hearing the woman in Pod 2's desperate cries had made them feel like they had a lump stuck in their throats.
To say nothing of Jenny, who had experienced it firsthand.
Although Jenny had not personally witnessed the woman in Pod 2 being bitten to death, just moments earlier the two of them had been communicating with each other. The woman had kept pleading for Jenny's help and the next second Jenny heard the woman's agonized scream.
It counted as witnessing the woman's death from the side.
Even if this was only content happening in the game, the extreme realism of Subnautica made it hard to forget for a while.
The guilt of helplessly watching another person die right before your eyes was simply too intense.
Facing the viewers' words of comfort, Jenny wiped her tears, finally calmed her emotions, and then spoke.
"Thanks for everyone's encouragement. I feel much better now."
"You can only say the New World Studio always tortures us players through its story."
"But I did gain something. I've discovered that I really have become braver now!"
The viewers didn't need Jenny to say it for them to clearly see the change in her.
Because of a single distress broadcast, Jenny, who had originally been afraid to enter the sea at night, had resolutely jumped in.
When facing the giant tentacled monster that might be waiting ahead, she had charged forward without hesitation in order to save someone.
And in the end, when confronting that terrifying three-meter crocodile, Jenny was no longer as panicked and frantic as before, knowing only to flee. Instead, she had become much calmer and steadier.
This was completely different from the Jenny who had played Silent Hill before. She was like a whole new person.
To the point that even the live stream viewers had begun to admire Jenny's courage.
"This must be what growth is," Jenny thought for a moment, then continued.
"Although the Subnautica journey has only just begun, I've found that I've already grown a lot in the game. Subnautica has taught me what courage truly means."
"I believe that after you guys play this game later on, you will also grow into courageous people."
These words were all sincere, straight from Jenny's heart. They were her very first feelings after playing Subnautica.
The games produced by New World possessed exactly this kind of charm. They didn't put everything solely into gameplay. During the process of playing, you would also gain your own insights into life.
"Anyway, Chat, let's wrap up today's stream here."
Jenny added. "I'm too exhausted. Let's continue tomorrow."
Jenny could now be said to be exhausted both mentally and physically.
Although she had only been streaming for a little over two hours, during those two-plus hours she had hardly stopped at all. She had spent most of the time swimming, which was quite tiring.
In terms of the story, her failure to successfully rescue the woman in Escape Pod 2 also left her feeling incredibly disappointed and deeply shaken on the inside.
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