Chapter 174: Counterattack Against the Creator! A free and generous DLC!
Chapter 174: Counterattack Against the Creator! A free and generous DLC!
At this moment, the live stream chat was still scrolling wildly, and everyone was stunned by the terrifying power displayed by the monster named "Demagggu".
In the footage, as the fighter jet crashes, Shin Asuka tumbles out of the thick smoke.
Seeing the monster wreaking havoc in the city, Asuka didn't hesitate at all. He ripped open his coat and reached for the Flash Sword in his pocket.
But, just as he was about to transform!
A blue afterimage suddenly swept past him.
"Whoosh!"
Asuka suddenly felt her hand go empty; the flash sword she had been holding tightly had been snatched away by the blue-haired alien, Chen!
"You bastard!"
The birds were terrified.
The blue-haired alien toyed with the Flash Sword in his hand, a sinister smile spreading across his face. He pointed at the Demagg in the distance, which was wreaking havoc, his tone full of mockery.
"Don't waste your energy. If I die now, the out-of-control monster will only become more ferocious!"
The alien Chen brought his face close to the bird and uttered a deadly line, word by word:
"Can you defeat that monster?"
"There's no way we can win!"
Seeing the arrogant, overbearing attitude of the Chern aliens, Old Tang slapped his thigh in anger in front of the screen: "Damn it! These aliens are so despicable! Not only did they steal the transformation device, but they also tried to mess with our mentality!"
[Aaaaaah! Asuka, punch him!]
[That taunt skill is maxed out!]
[It's over. The monster was already strong, and now the transformation device is gone.]
However, faced with such a psychologically challenging provocation, Asuka is no longer the easily broken-down naive young man he once was.
Having endured the brutal beatings in the Star Warriors movie, his mind had long since been transformed.
Fei Niao's eyes suddenly turned cold.
Without the slightest hesitation, he executed an extremely swift and precise close-range grappling move, grabbing the Chernian's wrist and twisting it forcefully!
Unlike the original series, where the Chern aliens believed their monsters were invincible and gave the transformation device to Asuka, this version is a more reasonable change.
"what!"
The left-side Cheon alien, skilled in strategy but not in combat, felt pain and released his grip.
Asuka snatched the flash sword back, pointed it at the Chern alien's nose, and yelled, "Don't underestimate me!!"
"Buzz—!"
Without the slightest hesitation, a dazzling light shot into the sky!
Ultraman Dyna descended upon the center of the city!
[Awesome! Asuka's counterattack was clean and decisive!]
[The transformation device was snatched away before I even had a chance to use it! How delightful!]
[No more talk, let's transform! Dynamite!]
The battle broke out instantly.
Dyna assumed a fighting stance and charged towards Demaggu.
But this super-powerful monster, which the player fed to its maximum level and evolved in the game, is indeed terrifyingly strong.
Not only did it possess extremely thick armor, but its sharp barbs made it impossible for Dyna to attack. After several rounds of hand-to-hand combat, Dyna not only failed to gain the upper hand, but was also forced to retreat repeatedly by Demagg's combo attacks, and even took a heavy blow to the chest, sparks flying everywhere.
And it's on the evacuation route not far away.
Miyako and Zhongdao are urgently evacuating the surrounding residents.
Suddenly, they heard a very discordant sound.
On a nearby hill, a group of children were standing there, shouting wildly at the battlefield.
Ryo and Chung-shima rushed over, wanting to take the children to safety.
However, when they got closer and listened, they were completely dumbfounded.
"Well done! Demagg! Beat him up!"
"Go! Use your ultimate move!"
These children, engrossed in the game, were watching the battle in the distance and actually cheering on the monsters that were destroying the city!
"Hey! What are you doing? Get out of here and take refuge!" Chung Dao shouted anxiously.
"Wait, what are you talking about? Demagg?" Liang keenly caught the name. "Are you cheering on a monster?!"
A little boy turned around matter-of-factly: "Because Demagg is the strongest monster to win the Monster Arena!"
In their eyes, it was just a game.
Upon hearing these words, Liang was completely enraged.
She pulled the boy over, pointed to the houses collapsing under the monster's feet and the burning ruins in the distance, and sternly reprimanded him:
"Can you please stop saying such stupid things!"
"This isn't a game!"
"Look at these destroyed streets! They're your homes!!!"
Liang's roar was deafening.
Seeing the real flames and hearing the screams coming from afar, most of the children finally woke up from the illusion of the game.
They finally realized that this was not a game, but a harsh reality.
"Run! Everyone, run!"
"Dyna... Go Dyna!"
The children switched sides and began to cheer for Ultraman Dyna, who was struggling in the battle, with tears in their eyes.
Old Tang breathed a sigh of relief in the live stream, nodding repeatedly: "Senior Liang is absolutely right! Games are games, and reality is reality. These kids are locked up at home playing games every day; they can't even distinguish between the virtual and the real world anymore. This episode of Old Gu is truly a scathing critique of the shortcomings of modern education!"
Indeed, Liang's words were very powerful.
Seeing my house being trampled to pieces made me realize this isn't a game; it's too real.
The children are pitiful; they don't even have any playmates and can only find a sense of belonging in games.
However, in a nearby residential area, a child was still staring intently at the screen in his hand, frantically pressing the buttons.
It was that brainwashed little boy, Taiichi.
"Yes! That's right! Send him on his way, Demagggu!" Taiyi roared loudly, his eyes flashing with an eerie red light.
Sensing something was wrong, Zhongdao immediately took out his personal equipment and performed a scan.
"Captain! We've located the source of the strange radio wave!"
Chung Dao shouted into the communicator, "That monster, it's definitely being controlled by a kid using a game console!"
In the command center, Assistant Captain Hibiki made a decisive decision: "Okay! Ryo, Dyna will be in danger if this continues. You guys go to the signal source and cut off the control!"
"learn!"
With the cooperation of the base, Ryo and Chungjima followed the clues and rushed all the way to Taiichi's house in time.
He kicked open the door and saw Taiichi wearing headphones, frantically controlling the monster.
Meanwhile, on the battlefield, Dyna was being driven to the brink of despair by Demagg. The monster opened its blood-red maw, about to unleash a deadly finishing move.
"Bang!"
Without any hesitation, Gong Liang raised his laser pistol and accurately shattered the game console emitting an eerie green light in front of Taiyi with a single shot!
"Sizzle—"
The game console emitted a puff of black smoke and was completely destroyed.
Taiyi shuddered, the red light in his eyes vanished instantly, and he fell unconscious.
With the destruction of the controller, the situation on the battlefield instantly reversed.
Demacia, whose offensive rhythm was originally extremely tight, suddenly became like a puppet with its strings cut, and its movements became extremely stiff and slow.
It looked around blankly, having lost its target for battle.
"Demaggu! What's wrong with you?!"
On the rooftop of the company building, the blue-haired alien, Chen, stared in horror at the out-of-control monster.
At this moment, the red-haired alien from Chern also approached, and said sneer, "Looks like your plan has failed too. Let me assist you then!"
"Impossible! My plan cannot fail!" the bespectacled man roared in frustration.
However, before these two self-righteous aliens could come up with any further solutions...
Demagg, out of control and in a berserk state, staggered toward the game company's building.
The monster's enormous body blotted out the sky.
It lowered its head, looked at the two tiny aliens on the rooftop, and without any regard for anything else, swung its enormous claws.
"No! Wait!"
"Aaaaaaahh ...
Amidst the desperate screams of the Chernians.
"Boom!"
Demagg slapped down, turning the two aliens who created it, along with half of the rooftop, into two meat patties.
Upon seeing this, Lao Tang burst out laughing in front of his computer.
"Hahahaha! I'm dying of laughter! What is this? The villain dies because of his own creation?!" Old Tang slammed his fist on the table and laughed wildly.
The live stream chat was also a sea of joy:
[Holy crap! These two aliens are such clowns!]
[The Creator was slapped into a pancake by his own creation—amazing!]
This is a classic case of shooting yourself in the foot!
Dyna: I haven't even put in any effort yet, how come you've all collapsed?
Without its controller, the monster is no longer an invincible threat to Dyna.
Dyna quickly regained his strength.
He crossed his arms in front of his forehead, and in a dazzling burst of light, he transformed into the blue Miracle form.
Facing the still impotently furious Demagg, Miracle Dyna performed an elegant backflip in mid-air to create distance.
Then, he gathered deep black energy in his hands in front of his chest.
Lipolum light wave!
A stream of blue-white light shot out instantly, tearing open a huge black hole behind Demagggu.
Demagg didn't even have time to scream before it was pulled into the black hole by the irresistible suction and completely annihilated.
The battle is over.
A few days later, on a day off.
On the sunny lawn of the park.
Shin Asuka, dressed in casual clothes and holding a baseball, smiled as she looked at the children standing opposite her, including Taiichi, who had returned to normal.
"Come on! Let me show you what real baseball is like!"
Asuka shouted and threw the baseball in his hand.
The children cheered and ran and sweated freely in the sunshine.
This is the kind of childhood they should have at their age.
The scene freezes in a warm atmosphere as the brand-new end credits song begins to play softly.
Old Tang leaned back in his chair, looking at the scrolling credits, and let out a long sigh.
"Brothers, this episode left me with mixed feelings."
Old Tang dropped his earlier joking demeanor and his tone became somewhat serious. "Old Gu, using the monster-fighting theme, has dissected current social problems far too thoroughly."
"Look at those kids in the show, their schedules are packed full every day, they don't even have time to go out and make friends. They can only find a sense of belonging in the virtual world of games. And what about Taiyi? His parents don't care and just let him grow up without any supervision, which has led to him becoming completely addicted to games."
Old Tang pointed at the screen, "Actually, games themselves are innocent; they're just a tool for entertainment. The real problem lies with those educational methods that, under the guise of 'for your own good,' relentlessly squeeze children's childhood space; or with those bizarre parents who have children but don't spend time with them, and then blame everything on games when problems arise."
In the live chat, countless viewers shared the same sentiment and began leaving comments.
[Old Tang's summary is good; the game shouldn't be blamed for this.]
[I spent every day in tutoring classes when I was a kid. Looking back now, all I remember about my childhood is test papers.]
This episode is clearly made for parents, but unfortunately, many parents simply can't understand it.
Director Gu's scripts are truly exceptional; every episode offers something of value.
"Phew, okay, okay, let's not get into such heavy topics. Anyway, the start of Dyna Season 2 is still rock solid!"
Old Tang rubbed his hands together, preparing to chat with his viewers for a while longer before ending the stream.
Just as everyone had finished watching the premiere of "Ultraman Dyna Season 2" and was in a great mood, with the comments section still buzzing with discussions about what new monsters would appear in the next episode.
Suddenly, a very eye-catching red notification popped up in the bottom right corner of Lao Tang's live stream screen!
[The content creator you follow, "Chasing Light Pictures Official," has released a new joint announcement!]
"Huh? Light Chaser Animation released another announcement? What are they up to in the middle of the night?"
Old Tang raised an eyebrow and immediately clicked on the link.
The webpage redirects, and an extremely cool game poster instantly takes over the entire screen!
The poster features the familiar game logo of "Ultraman Fighting Evolution." But below the logo stand three enormous, imposing figures.
On the right is the ferocious, bone-winged behemoth, Galanda!
On the left is the cold, computer-generating demon, Desfasa!
And right in the center is a terrifying plant monster, Queen Monera, who looks like a mountain of flesh!
At the very top of the poster, there was a line of large, gold-embossed text:
[To all players who believe in the light: Thank you for your strong support of the online movie "Star Warrior" and "Ultraman Dyna Season 2"! To give back for your love, Light Chaser Animation, together with the game development team, officially announces—]
[A massive DLC for "Ultraman Fighting Evolution" is now available!]
Most importantly—this DLC is a free update across all platforms!!!
Holy crap!!!
Old Tang's eyes nearly popped out of his head when he saw the word "free," and he screamed in a piercing voice, "Free DLC?! You old bastard Gu, are you out of your mind?!"
After a half-second silence, the live stream chat exploded like a volcanic eruption!
The entire screen was completely covered by a dense barrage of exclamation marks and ecstatic comments!
【Aaaaaaah!!! Free?! I'm not seeing things, am I?!】
[That old scoundrel Gu is my biological father!!!]
[What kind of amazing company is this?! These days, game companies charge me 98 yuan for a simple recolor skin, but Radiant Chaser throws in a massive DLC?!]
[Quickly check the announcement! What's in it?!]
Old Tang was so excited his hands were trembling. He quickly scrolled down the webpage to read the specific update, his voice becoming extremely loud with excitement:
"Guys! Listen up! This free DLC content is absolutely insane!"
"First! Brand new playable characters have been added! The three monsters from the movie 'Star Warriors'—Gairanda, Desfaza, and Queen Monera—have all been added to the game's character pool!"
"Secondly! The story mode has been significantly updated! Exclusive challenge levels from the movie 'Star Warriors' have been added! Players can personally control Dyna and Shining Tiga, experiencing an epic battle with both Ultra Warriors on the same stage!"
"Third! And the most ridiculous point!"
Old Tang took a deep breath, pointed to the last line of the announcement, and shouted:
Starting today, with each weekly broadcast of Ultraman Dyna Season 2, all the new monsters appearing in Season 2 will be unlocked in the game as playable characters! All of them are FREE!
boom!
"New Mode - Monster Elimination Tournament!"
"Raise your favorite monster! Let's enter the ranked battles!"
"Day 1 character unlock: Demagggu!"
This news sent all the gamers and tokusatsu fans into a frenzy!
[Simultaneous unlocking?! My goodness, the immersion is off the charts!]
[So, after watching Demacia on TV, I can now go into the game and control it to beat up Dyna?!]
[Great! I can raise my own monsters now, right?!]
Quick! I want to become a monster breeding master!
This is incredibly generous! A six-dollar movie ticket and a 199-dollar game—I feel like I've squeezed every last penny out of Light Chaser Animation!
[Gu Nan, tell me honestly, are you a miner? Aren't you losing money doing this?!]
Old Tang could no longer sit still.
He immediately closed the webpage and instantly clicked on the "Ultraman Fighting Evolution" icon on his desktop.
"Guys! We're not broadcasting anymore! We're going all night!"
Old Tang frantically clicked the login button while shouting into the microphone, "I'm going to get into the game right now, pick Desfaza, and blast Dyna with the Neomagus Cannon! Don't anyone stop me!"
[Hahaha! Old Tang, you traitor! You were just feeling sorry for Feibiao!]
[Quick, quick! Enter the game! I want to experience Queen Monera's tentacle play!]
Ah, Queen Monera seems to be a villainous boss, just like Gatanothor; it seems we can't control her!
[It's okay! I can watch Dyna's defeat CG; there's a tentacle monster there~~]
Something's wrong with you!
On this Friday night.
It wasn't just the plot of the first episode of Dyna's second season that was so captivating.
Light Chaser Animation's incredibly generous and sincere free DLC update has sparked an unstoppable frenzy in both the gaming and tokusatsu communities!
Countless players flocked to the game's online multiplayer servers.
Everyone is responding to the light-chasing films that have brought them countless miracles and touching moments with their actions.
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