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Originally, most players held a mix of awe and fear toward the Peak Eight Events challenge.

Although it’s just a game, and death means you can respawn,

don’t forget, the Peak Eight Events have a long cooldown period, effectively meaning you have only one life in the game.

Moreover, if someone truly conquers all eight Peak Events, they can claim all the prize money entirely for themselves.

So, even though Peak Kingdom has been released for nearly two weeks and the total player count has surpassed 2.4 million, with nearly two million players registered for the Peak Eight Events,

most players still treat those eight event locations as mere travel simulators, experiencing the awe of Mount Everest or the grandeur of the Cortes Sea.

As for the challenge itself...

But now!

With Octane becoming the first to complete one of the Peak Eight Events, Ice Solidification, a global announcement was made.

Along with Golden Wind’s special gift of the SuperCat salute action and SuperCat hat decoration,

more and more people learned about the story of SuperCat and eagerly anticipated the “Ultimate Reward” mentioned with the SuperCat hat!

It’s widely known.

In both games and film culture,

Easter eggs are always a topic that fascinates audiences and players alike.

That extra little surprise sparks curiosity and obsession.

Sometimes a movie might be boring on its own, but a single Easter egg can steal the show.

And now,

Golden Wind has planted a super Easter egg within the game, waiting for players to uncover it.

As a result, more and more players have joined the fray.

The Surge of Strength! Utah Ridge Downhill Mountain Biking—

On the steep ridge, jagged rocks abound!

A fully equipped player wearing a SuperCat hat makes the SuperCat salute, then suddenly stomps the bike pedals and charges down the cliff!

Under the massive vertical drop, the high-intensity downhill mountain bike groans and kicks up thick dust as it barrels forward.

From the drone’s perspective, the Utah ridge looks like a hanging plank road, and from afar, the entire downhill track is almost a ninety-degree angle with just a slight slope!

Any slight misbalance during the descent could cause a player to lose control and fall hundreds of meters to the mountain base!

Birth of the Sky! Mount Everest High-Altitude Paragliding—

A competitor in paragliding gear takes a deep breath, gazes at the crisscrossing treacherous peaks, performs the SuperCat salute, then leaps into the abyss beneath swirling snowflakes.

A bright red glider unfolds, and the competitor speeds at sixty kilometers per hour toward hidden checkpoints deep within the mountains.

The howling north wind is bone-chilling, and chaotic air currents hide deadly dangers.

Sharp mountain peaks rise like towering stone stalagmites from the abyss—deadly and razor-sharp.

A careless collision could snap the lines, sending the paraglider plummeting to certain death or instant disintegration!

Awakening of the Earth! Swallow Cave Extreme Skydiving in Mexico—

Amid the roaring helicopter blades, a skydiver adjusts the cat-ear helmet, inhales deeply, then folds his arms like a divine scepter and free-falls into the green devil’s eye!

The intense weightlessness pounds his racing heart, adrenaline surges, and the wild wind nearly chokes him!

From his vantage, the Swallow Cave looks like a fist-sized target bullseye.

He must land a perfect jump, open his parachute within the mere 400-meter cave, and land safely to complete the challenge.

Success or death.

Within the hellish demon eye, failure is not an option, as failure means no chance to survive!

Sea Creatures of Cortes Extreme Surfing in Mexico!

One player after another races death, riding waves, conquering towering waves stretching from sea to sky amidst thunder and lightning.

Wind Surge of Tianmen Mountain Wingsuit Flying in China!

Countless players don eagle-like wingsuits, soaring above the high heavens, skimming past the verdant Tianmen Mountain, flying toward the narrow natural arch called “One Line Sky.”

Life’s Mastery in Angel Falls Rock Climbing in Venezuela!

SuperCat hat players take turns calculating routes and use their hard-earned experience from conquering famous mountains to climb nearly vertical, smooth, and steep peaks by hand.

Falls, drownings, accidents, mistakes.

Death shadows every step on the extreme challenge path, reaping player lives batch by batch.

Yet!

Players keep coming forward, self-organizing into teams, sharing their gains from the challenge, compiling guides painstakingly earned with their precious lives—

“Birth of the Sky: Turbulence Flow Map for Initial 200-Meter Glide and Optional Safe Routes”

“Awakening of the Earth: Motion Analysis Considering Wind Speed Effects on Fall Angle”

“Surge of Strength: 85% Ridge Downhill Map (Including Danger Zones, Stunt Points), Optimal Route, and Balance Control Techniques”

“Life’s Mastery: 95% Optimal Route for Extreme Stamina, Including Energy Consumption and Stunt Usage Overview”

(…

Various guides emerge.

From 5% to 50%, then to 90% progress...

Pioneers pave the way, successors reap the benefits. Players take turns risking their lives just to conquer the Peak Eight Events and unveil the mysterious Easter egg sooner.

This has baffled not only the Steel Chain Fingers development team behind Peak Kingdom,

but even the director Gu Sheng feels both amazed and helpless.

He’s touched by players’ concern over the SuperCat incident and this unprecedented strong unity,

yet helpless because after all, it’s just a game.

Yes.

Though Peak Kingdom nearly achieves hyper-realism and offers players the most immersive experience ever,

it’s ultimately composed of fixed code and lacks true natural randomness.

That means among these seemingly impossible challenges and countless route choices, there must be an optimal route that allows players to complete the challenge safely.

Like a combination lock.

Speed, balance, external forces, route, stamina, actions...

Though the code has many digits, there’s always a set that unlocks the chest.

After all, game levels are designed to be beatable, not to trap players in dead ends.

But this difficulty remains very high.

Each player only has one attempt within the time limit.

Completing the challenge also affects the final prize payout.

So theoretically, players are reluctant to share experiences after failure—after all, they can try again after the cooldown.

But!

The SuperCat Easter egg flipped this dynamic, igniting player passion!

Forget the prize money! I must contribute to unveiling the SuperCat Easter egg!

Almost overnight!

Players went from solo struggles to organized team efforts!

Maybe a multi-digit code is hard for one person to crack,

but what if a hundred people try together?

A thousand? Ten thousand?

One million? Two million?!

Yes, in just two and a half weeks!

The number of players participating in the Peak Eight Events challenge has surpassed two million!

With a terrifying prize pool of ten million dollars, more and more players flood in,

and as guides become richer, progress in other challenges takes off.

By the eighteenth day after release, six of the Peak Eight Events challenges have been conquered!

Upon hearing this, Gu Sheng wanted to both cry and laugh.

He wanted to cry because this was half the company mobilized, scouring five continents and four oceans, collecting painstaking data to build detailed map models overnight!

The game hasn’t even been out a month, and two million mad dogs have broken it wide open?

It’s absolutely ridiculous!

He laughed because he was moved by players’ persistence and this intangible achievement of the game—

they actually used a game to unite two million players worldwide.

This is an unprecedented grand movement in the gaming community, a goodwill contest between players and developers, and the best embodiment of players’ shining humanity.

In response, Gu Sheng could only helplessly shake his head and say—

“Unity is strength.”

Shen Miaomiao put the dishes into the dishwasher and made a concise summary:

“You should’ve realized this when you released the Easter egg.

Not only the hardcore players, even light players like me want to contribute if possible.”

Hearing this, Gu Sheng, adjusting the projector on the sofa, was stunned and looked at Shen Miaomiao:

“You? You actually contributed?”

“Heh, of course!”

With a snap, Shen Miaomiao turned on the dishwasher, crossed her arms, and struck a proud pose as if saying “Look how awesome I am”—

“I didn’t know what kind of Easter egg you planted, but since I was free, I gave the Sea Creatures challenge a try and even posted experience sharing in the forum groups!”

Gu Sheng: ...

The company has a mole!

While the team was struggling to outwit players and delay the cracking of the Peak Eight Events,

their big boss’s elbow had already gone to Mexico, blending with players and participating in the Easter egg hunt.

“...6,”

Gu Sheng didn’t know what to say, his head buzzing, he gave a thumbs-up:

“How far did you get?”

“About... less than 100 meters?”

Shen Miaomiao said while hopping over to the sofa, then plopped into its soft embrace and unfolded her plush blanket:

“I used to learn surfing, but that challenge spot’s weather was brutal—thunder roaring, rain pouring,

and as soon as I entered the water, a wave came at me. Man, you guys really dare to try this,

that wave was *that* high!”

Seeing Shen Miaomiao exaggerate, Gu Sheng couldn’t help but imitate her tone:

“How *that* high?”

“Ummmm...”

Shen Miaomiao pondered, grabbing her blanket and pulling it way up:

“Just this high! I couldn’t outrun it at all!”

As she spoke, her blanket spread between the two.

Gu Sheng chuckled, oblivious to Shen Miaomiao’s mischievous grin behind the blanket.

The next moment, Shen Miaomiao’s voice came from beneath the blanket:

“I got slammed underwater by the wave right away!”

“Hey!”

Gu Sheng was caught off guard, wrapped head to toe like a ghost under the blanket, his voice full of grievance:

“The wave hits you, you hit me back, huh?”

Shen Miaomiao’s giggles echoed from beneath the blanket:

“Of course! I have the perfect chance to get back at the designer, why not use it well!”

“That’s me! You just secretly enjoy it!”

“If it were someone else, they’d be miserable getting wrapped up like this!”

Laughing and watching the fun.

Meanwhile, the viewer count in Octane’s livestream soared to an unprecedented 380,000.

Three hundred eighty thousand viewers!

Remember,

on Twitch, the real-time viewer number is fully authentic with no fakes.

On a typical day, the peak viewer count for the hottest stream is only around 20,000 to 30,000.

If there’s an event or competition, reaching 100,000 viewers is considered Twitch’s peak level.

But now!

Octane’s stream hasn’t even started, yet it already has 380,000 viewers watching!

Such a terrifying live audience record on a non-holiday day,

all because Octane is about to attempt the final two Peak Eight Events in his upcoming stream—

Life’s Mastery and Ultimate Trust.

These are also the only two Peak Events not yet conquered globally.

Yes.

Thanks to the players’ collaborative efforts, Octane, who first completed a challenge, became the widely supported “Peak Challenger.”

Following players’ advice, Octane has been cautiously using his own account for attempts.

Without full confidence, he uses fan-donated accounts to learn routes,

then when the timing is right, switches back to his own account for the Peak challenge.

Maybe the spirit of SuperCat truly protects him.

So far, with countless supports, he has completed six of the eight challenges.

And today,

at the in-game Venezuelan ambassador’s Angel Falls,

he will complete the final two challenges—

free climbing Angel Falls and then leaping into the impact lake.

This will also be the closest chance millions of Peak Kingdom players have had to unlocking the Easter egg...

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by lotustale.com