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    Chapter 119: Dog Thief Gu Sheng, I Will Never Forgive You!!!

    2024-07-17 Author: Bulufen Warrior

    “ (Radio) We are under attack from the orbit of Typhoon!”

    “ (Radio) IMC attack planes detected! IMC attack planes detected! They are on the port side!”

    “ (Radio) We are under attack! Requesting support! Requesting… (Explosion)”

    “ (Radio) Everyone abandon ship! Repeat! Everyone… abandon ship…”

    “ (Radio) We… are… crashing… ejecting escape pods, prepare for impact…”

    “…”

    Rumble, rumble, rumble –

    As the chaotic radio sounds became increasingly muddled, the camera zoomed towards the rapidly falling escape pod. Tuanzi felt the tremors of the sensory pod intensify.

    After a brief black screen, Tuanzi opened her eyes.

    She found herself sitting in that escape pod!

    Looking out through the small window of the escape pod.

    Like her, more pods trailing smoke streaks were plummeting towards the ground like meteor showers.

    On the ground, rolling smoke billowed into the sky, crisscrossed by deadly fire nets from machine-gun fire. Under the deafening roar of artillery, fire missiles continuously hit the falling escape pods.

    The overwhelming pressure of the vast battlefield, accompanied by the rumbling tremors, engulfed Tuanzi, making her breathe rapidly, even feeling like she wanted to vomit.

    “Hu – hu – hu – ”

    Constantly taking deep breaths, Tuanzi tried to calm her tense, even terrified emotions.

    “This is a game… this is a game… this is a game…”

    Right!

    Previously, the main selling point of sensory pod games was realism. However, almost all games before this had some degree of disconnect from reality.

    But now!

    The appearance of Titanfall, coupled with the new generation of full-sense auxiliary technology, seemed to have ignited a revolution in realism.

    The previous disconnect was increasingly blurred, even requiring players to constantly remind themselves, ‘This is just a game’ to reduce their tension!

    As the sounds of explosions drew closer, the escape pod shook more violently.

    Although Tuanzi kept reminding herself, when she saw a missile coming straight at her, she couldn’t help but scream!

    “AAAAAHHHHHHH!”

    Whoosh – BOOM!!!

    The missile brushed past her, striking another escape pod not far from her left.

    The explosion was deafening. The expanding flames instantly engulfed her escape pod.

    Then, a powerful shockwave hit, and Tuanzi felt her escape pod shake violently!

    Thud – !!!

    Suddenly!

    The livestream screen was pitch black, with only Tuanzi’s rapid and tense, low breathing faintly audible.

    The barrage exploded!

    ‘Holy – crap – ‘

    ‘Is this a movie? A full-sense movie?’

    ‘This cinematography, this imagery, these details…’

    ‘Feels like Tuanzi’s going to be scared silly, her breathing is even a bit choked.’

    ‘Not going to be, she already is. Even I, just watching the livestream, am getting goosebumps, let alone experiencing it firsthand.’

    ‘The fall sequence is just intense pressure, my toes are curled up tight.’

    ‘It must be more intense than the freefall ride at the amusement park, this is falling from the edge of the stratosphere.’

    ‘Is Tuanzi alright…?’

    After panting for a while!

    A sniffle sounded in the livestream, and Tuanzi slowly spoke again:

    “I… I’m alright! I… I can do this!”

    Of course!

    Although she said this to herself, trying to cheer herself up.

    But only Tuanzi herself knew that she had just been running ahead while her soul trailed behind.

    Because the level of detail in this Titanfall had far exceeded her imagination.

    It had even recreated the feeling of weightlessness during a fall.

    ‘Awe-inspiring’ was not enough to describe the experience.

    ‘Terrifying’ seemed more accurate.

    While trying to adjust her breathing back to normal, Tuanzi prayed that Golden Wind would never be mischievous again, never get some crazy idea and produce a horror game of this quality.

    Otherwise, it would be a complete disaster for the livestreaming world…

    [Escape Pod Number Eight, Passenger Rifleman Jack Cooper, injecting 250 milligrams of Tri-Element Tannin to stabilize health, sedative side effects include…]

    As the escape pod’s mechanical female voice echoed, Tuanzi slowly opened her eyes.

    Hiss – Bang!

    The escape pod door, which had been smashed and deformed, automatically exploded open.

    The pungent smoke rolled in, making her sneeze.

    The scene in front of her became clearer –

    Under the night sky, the war raged on.

    Smoke billowing with faint flames rose in the distance, the shadows almost obscuring the giant Proxima Centauri hanging high in the sky.

    Small fighter planes crisscrossed through the sky like meteors, with flashes of energy weapons blazing.

    The sounds of slaughter echoed.

    At the foot of the towering jagged mountains, one rifleman after another, dressed the same as her, ran forward in a rapid assault.

    Da da da…

    Da da da…

    “Take cover –!”

    “We’re surrounded –!”

    “Advance! Advance!”

    “We have to break out…”

    Whoosh, pop!

    That rifleman who was shouting hadn’t even finished his sentence!

    Then a muffled cracking sound came.

    His head exploded in a cloud of blood in front of Tuanzi, the pieces flying!

    “I… crap!”

    The appearance of this scene!

    It was like a hand from hell grabbing at Tuanzi’s heart, making her, who never used foul language, scream in surprise.

    You see, before this, no game had ever depicted the chaos and brutality of the battlefield in such a direct way.

    In her headset, the chaotic radio sounds mixed with the screams and roars from the battlefield.

    Tuanzi felt her blood pressure, which had just calmed down, shoot up again, leaving her numb.

    Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?

    The three existential questions lingered in her mind, refusing to go away.

    At this moment!

    Suddenly, a familiar voice came over the radio.

    “This is Captain Lastimosa, Rifleman Squad, I have located you, please move quickly to the marked point, I will be there to meet you.”

    Teacher La is here!

    The sudden voice over the radio pulled Tuanzi’s soul back.

    Oh – right!

    I am Rifleman Jack Cooper! I’m on Typhoon! Now I need to break out to the marked point and grab Teacher La’s leg!

    Thinking of this!

    Tuanzi rallied her spirits and chambered the bullet in her parallel rifle.

    Click!

    “Charge! –! Our Titan is coming –! Charge! Break out –!”

    Tuanzi shouted with great force, but she crouched down, sneaking behind the main force.

    The barrage was full of question marks.

    ‘You… run forward! ’

    ‘Hiding like this?’

    ‘Uh oh, Tuanzi’s getting crafty too.’

    ‘Learned it from Old Ma.’

    ‘She yells louder than anyone else, but hides better than anyone else.’

    ‘The main theme is to be greedy and afraid of death.’

    ‘Teacher La: I like this kid (meaning this sneaky b*stard).’

    ‘Humanoid self-propelled charging horn, all bark and no bite.’

    ‘Tuanzi: I’m just a small player, what can I do?’

    ‘Hahaha, that’s so damn logical.’

    ‘Just barking, no biting, eh?’

    ‘Humanoid self-propelled charging horn killed me…’

    Weaving through the barrage of gunfire.

    Although, Tuanzi was genuinely unable to adapt to such a brutal war atmosphere for the time being, she was truly scared.

    But the other riflemen were seasoned veterans.

    After a fierce assault!

    Although they suffered heavy losses, they had carved out a bloody path!

    Fifty meters!

    Seeing that the designated rendezvous point on the heads-up display was right in front of her, Tuanzi heard Lastimosa’s voice again in her headset:

    “I’ve located you, prepare to land.”

    Woohoo!

    It’s finally here!

    Hearing that her big daddy was about to arrive on the battlefield, Tuanzi felt relieved. Seeing that the rendezvous point was near a puddle, she was excited to get there quickly, find a place to hide, and wait for Teacher La to land.

    However!

    Just as she was about to rush out!

    “Be careful! Enemy Titan!!!”

    Suddenly!

    A comrade behind her shouted in alarm!

    Tuanzi stopped, hearing a rumble overhead, and she looked up.

    A huge, dark shadow descended from the sky, its massive body seemingly engulfing her completely.

    “Ward…”

    In a flash!

    Tuanzi instinctively stepped back!

    Thud – !!!

    The giant Titan beast slammed down in front of her!

    The violent impact even knocked her off her feet, and she slammed into the rock behind her with a thud!

    Her chest ached!

    Chi-dong – chi-dong –

    Tuanzi stared blankly at the iron beast that was nearly two stories tall, approaching her, and for a moment, she forgot how to dodge!

    The comrades around her fired at the enemy Titan, but their rifles were useless against it.

    Instead, the enemy Titan’s shoulder cannon extended.

    Hiss – Boom boom boom boom – !!!

    Suddenly!

    The battlefield was a boiling cloud of blood!

    In front of the powerful and massive Titan, all the little soldiers were like ants, insignificant.

    In the face of that terrifying caliber cannon, no carbon-based lifeform could possibly stand a chance.

    At this moment!

    Tuanzi finally understood what a Titan meant to an army, and how important a pilot who could fly a Titan was to an army.

    However, she probably wouldn’t become a pilot.

    Because right now, the enemy Titan’s iron foot was already lifted, about to stomp on her.

    But strangely enough.

    Tuanzi felt less tense at this moment, and instead of facing the terrifying stomp, she raised her parallel rifle.

    Because the blood mist floating on the battlefield was from those comrades who had been blown apart by the cannon to cover her. Although I’m a cowardly old scumbag, although I bark loud but don’t bite, although I’m a clueless new recruit, I’ve always been hiding at the back of the team.

    But when I’m about to face a life-threatening situation, my comrades are still willing to raise their rifles and use their meager strength to cover me.

    Even if it means sacrificing themselves.

    Knowing that it’s impossible to succeed but still doing it, that’s called being a hero.

    I’m not a qualified rifleman.

    But at this moment.

    I’m willing to be brave once.

    Da da da – !!!

    Facing the relentless stomp!

    Tuanzi pulled the trigger!

    Blazing flames erupted, bullets hit the Titan’s body, sparks flew but didn’t cause the slightest bit of damage.

    But just as that merciless stomp was about to swallow Tuanzi whole!

    Whoosh whoosh whoosh – Boom boom boom – !!!

    Suddenly!

    Several missiles came from the sky!

    Violent explosions blossomed on the enemy Titan!

    Then, a military green painted Titan descended from the sky, like a fierce fighter, charging in front of the enemy Titan, delivering a vicious over-the-shoulder slam!

    Buzz – Bang!

    The enemy Titan’s body was actually thrown into the air, its massive body slammed into the ground, the solid rock instantly crumbling!

    Then, the shoulder cannon fired, and miniature missiles washed its face!

    In a blink of an eye!

    The enemy Titan became a pile of scrap metal!

    The barrage erupted in cheers!

    ‘Ohhhhhhhh –‘

    ‘Holy crap! Teacher La is here! ’

    ‘BT!!!’

    ‘So damn cool, damn it! ’

    ‘Ah??? ’

    ‘This operation is too damn smooth, damn! ’

    ‘Damn! Awesome! ’

    ‘So amazing, this is what I want from a mech game! ’

    ‘Please release a BT figurine, I’ll buy it at any price, sniff sniff…’

    ‘Tech, power, weight! Damn, brothers! I kind of want to cuddle with BT! ’

    ‘My evaluation is… hard to not support it! ’

    ‘I can’t take it anymore! ArtTour x2! Order now! ’

    ‘I’ll get one too! ’

    ‘+1! ’

    ‘Awesome! ’

    ‘…’

    “Teacher –!!!”

    Seeing Lastimosa jump out of the BT’s cockpit, Tuanzi screamed in excitement.

    “Hold on, kid,”

    Lastimosa was still as calm and reassuring as always:

    “This is a painkiller sedative, it will make you feel better. Leave it to me here.”

    Speaking, Lastimosa pulled out a syringe from his waist pocket and injected it into Tuanzi’s thigh.

    Her vision gradually blurred, a wave of dizziness hit her.

    Tuanzi mumbled a response.

    Then she saw Lastimosa get back into the Titan.

    Because at this moment, two more enemy Titans, which BT called ‘Apex Hunters’, were attacking.

    Lastimosa and BT became one, fighting back.

    Dodging and weaving, cannons blasting, although outnumbered two to one, the experienced Captain was not at all at a disadvantage, even taking out one of the Titans!

    However!

    Just as BT activated its energy shield, about to turn and engage the other Titan!

    Suddenly!

    BT’s back suddenly appeared a blue-purple rift, like a miniature black hole!

    Zoom – !

    A Titan with a giant alloy sword on its back suddenly appeared!

    “Uh huh…”

    Tuanzi’s pupils contracted, wanting to remind her teacher.

    But the sedative was making it impossible for her to speak.

    The next second.

    Thud – !

    The giant sword Titan’s hand plunged into BT’s waist, ripping out its power core…

    BT… fell?

    Teacher… sacrificed?

    The sudden turn of events left Tuanzi’s mind blank.

    She wanted to struggle to get up, but she couldn’t muster any strength.

    After a wave of dizziness, she opened her eyes again.

    She saw a burly man, wearing a long coat, greedily collecting the spoils.

    Not far away, the mech’s cockpit door was open, the one that had just fought against BT.

    It seemed that this burly man was the Apex Hunter who had faced her teacher head-on.

    Tuanzi wanted to grab her gun and blast his head off, but her body was paralyzed, she couldn’t move at all.

    And at this moment.

    Hiss – Dong!

    Another Titan with a golden logo, a GW painted on its body, and a giant rotary cannon, approached.

    Hiss – !!!

    Seeing this Titan, Tuanzi gasped.

    Because the closer she looked at the logo on the Titan’s cockpit door, the more familiar it seemed.

    And at this moment!

    A chorus of confused voices echoed in the barrage.

    ‘No… this Titan’s logo…’

    ‘I swear I’ve seen this before???’

    ‘G…W…?’

    ‘Golden… Wind???’

    ‘Holy sh*t, this is… ah???’

    ‘Isn’t this the Golden Wind logo? Right? I just saw it at the beginning, right? I haven’t lost my memory, right?’

    ‘So the Apex Hunter team… is Golden Wind Company?!’

    ‘What the hell, this is some dimensional wall-breaking setting!’

    ‘Hey hey hey hey hey! Holy sh*t! The cockpit door is open! The cockpit door is open!’

    ‘…’

    With a gasp from the barrage!

    Hiss – Click!

    The cockpit of the Golden Wind-marked Apex Titan opened.

    A figure in a heavy bulletproof vest stood up from the cockpit and shouted to the burly man:

    “We have 18 hours left! In 18 hours, the Holy Ark will be sealed in preparation for transmission!”

    “Don’t f*cking dilly-dally! Get a move on!”

    At this moment, Tuanzi’s vision was blurred, and she couldn’t see the man’s face clearly.

    But the voice was incredibly familiar!

    An incredible, shocked voice echoed in the livestream.

    “Ah -? No -?”

    “Games can be made this way?”

    “This man is… ???”

    Speaking!

    The man jumped off his Titan, seeing that the burly man was still trying to get something good from the battlefield, he got impatient.

    He strode over, raised his leg, and kicked the burly man. Brutally!

    Bang!

    “You f*cking deaf? I’m talking to you, can’t you hear? We didn’t come here to process corpses, we’re getting paid!”

    “Now! Get your ass in your Titan and let’s go!!!”

    Saying that!

    The man slapped the burly man on the face.

    He slapped him so hard, the burly man shrank his head: “O… okay boss…”

    He said as he turned around dejectedly, running towards his Titan.

    And the man, who was called boss, appeared on screen up close.

    The next second.

    The streamer and the barrage exploded!

    “Holy sh*t –!!!”

    Tuanzi almost sat up in bed, terrified!

    “Gu Sheng –?!?!”

    That’s right!

    This so-called leader of the Apex Hunter team was none other than the chief game director of Golden Wind, the director and producer of Titanfall –

    Gu Sheng!

    And the electronic dog tag on his bulletproof vest showed his name –

    SamGu!

    The barrage exploded!

    Every viewer, upon seeing this, widened their eyes in disbelief.

    ‘Ah???’

    ‘I’ll f*ck your dad! Gu Sheng, you’re a dog?!’

    ‘No? Damn it, who’s a good person, makes a game, and makes themself the villain?’

    ‘If this villain’s name is Sam, then that’s a good move; but if Shengzi Ge put his own model in, then that’s a damn good move! ’

    ‘CNM has appeared! Abstract King! ’

    ‘WDNMD, I’m just f*cking impressed, damn!!!’

    ‘BT! Teacher La! This is all f*cking designed by you! You really went for the kill, you b*stard!’

    ‘Shengzi Ge! You have no heart! You have no heart –!!!’

    ‘Still calling him Shengzi Ge? Call him Dog Thief!!!’

    ‘…’

    The audience was blown away.

    Making yourself the villain and putting yourself in your own game!

    Even appearing in person, killing you in front of all the players!

    This kind of sinister and abstract move, even if you swapped out another game company, they wouldn’t be able to do it!

    And at this moment!

    Tuanzi was furious!

    She roared!

    “Give me back my BT! Give me back Teacher La!”

    “Dog Thief Gu Sheng –”

    “I will never forgive you!!!”

    (End of Chapter)

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