sinovels Chapter 16 "The Day Monsters Appear" - A Keyboard Warrior's Carnival
Chapter 16 "The Day Monsters Appear" - A Keyboard Warrior's Carnival
Friday, 8 PM.
As the buzz surrounding the "Tiangong Exploration Spacecraft" continues to grow, the fifth episode of "Ultraman Tiga" has arrived as scheduled.
At this point, the Bilibili Ultraman Tiga section was no longer just a playground for tokusatsu fans, but also a gathering place for countless onlookers.
With the afterglow of the previous episode's tribute to aerospace still lingering, everyone is eager to see what story this studio, which always manages to come up with new ideas, will tell this time.
Gu Nan sat in front of the monitor, watching the data soar in the background, holding a can of cola in his hand.
"Brother Nan, isn't the style of this episode... a bit too different?"
Su Zhe looked at the screen with some worry. "The last episode was so touching, full of dreams of the stars and the sea. This episode has turned into a biohazard. Will the audience be able to accept it?"
"The charm of tokusatsu lies in its all-encompassing nature."
Gu Nan took a sip of cola. "Besides, this episode is a gift specially for those 'friends'."
The screen went black, and the title appeared.
Ultraman Tiga Episode 5: The Day Monsters Appear.
……
The video begins.
There is no vast universe, nor a tense base.
The scene shows a beach in a region called S.
A huge, rotting monster carcass floated ashore.
"vomit--"
Even through the screen, viewers could almost smell the stench.
Wang Kai's art team went absolutely "insane" this time.
To recreate the rotten, slimy texture of the Silizan zombie monster, they used a large amount of silicone and slime mixture, and even created the glossy effect of tissue fluid seeping out on the surface of the suit.
The sound of flies buzzing around, combined with that squeaking sound effect, is enough to make your sanity plummet.
[Warning: High-energy content ahead! Those currently eating, please evacuate!]
Holy crap! This is so realistic! This suit looks disgusting!
[Ugh, I threw up!]
How bizarre!
However, the plot did not turn into a horror movie, but rather into an absurd farce.
The monster's corpse emitted a foul stench, and TPC decided to hang it up and burn it.
Just then, a group of reporters carrying cameras and microphones broke through the police cordon.
Ignoring the on-site commander's attempts to stop them, they even shoved the microphone into the faces of the Victory team members.
"Is this monster a biological weapon?"
Why didn't TPC handle this sooner? Are they trying to hide something?
"Is that stench toxic? Will it affect property prices in the surrounding area?"
In the footage, the female reporter, eager to grab attention, even exaggerated during the live broadcast: "According to our 'insider information,' this monster may be carrying an unknown virus! Please share this immediately so more people know the truth!"
The moment this scene appeared, the live chat exploded.
Viewers immediately thought of the marketing accounts that had stirred up trouble online a few days ago, as well as the "Mommy Says" account that had since deleted its account and disappeared.
[Wow, this vibe is so strong! Isn't this the same blogger who spread rumors about Ultraman Tiga's violence a few days ago?]
[Classic, hold!]
[They're practically identical! They've abandoned all shame for clicks!]
[Art imitates life, Director Gu, aren't you subtly criticizing me? Well done!]
……
Due to media interference and misleading information, the originally simple incineration plan was forced to be postponed.
During the delay, the GUTS team finally found an opportunity to grab the monster with the tether.
However, the monster came back to life.
Silizan is not a corpse; it is a zombie monster.
It stood up, its loose flesh jiggling with the movement, making a nauseating sound.
However, it did not choose to attack humans.
It walked heavily toward the nearby liquefied natural gas storage tank.
Once detonated, the entire S region will be razed to the ground.
The Victory Team was dispatched immediately.
But this monster is too special.
The laser from the Flying Swallow struck it, penetrating directly through the rotting flesh without any effect. Instead, the pieces of flesh that had been blasted away continued to wriggle on the ground.
In an attempt to alter the trajectory of Cyrizen, Munakata dispatched the Daigo Shinjo crash duo to launch missiles at it.
However, after these missiles hit Silizan, they were absorbed by his body and converted into energy.
Munakata devised a second plan: to scatter a large number of aluminum discs along the monster's path to interfere with the transmitters and evaporate the moisture inside the monster.
Then, Shinjo fired high-frequency thermal electricity from the Flying Swallow to cover the monster's entire body, intending to melt it.
Finally, Silizan let out a painful howl.
Accompanied by high heat, the body gradually dissolves.
With success seemingly within reach, what I never expected was:
The four missiles he had absorbed fell out of his body.
This triggered a violent explosion!
A massive explosion ignited a raging fire.
The entire factory model was set ablaze.
However, Silizan walked out of the flames unharmed.
This scene also shocked many viewers.
Zongfang then devised a third plan.
The Flying Swallow 2 was dispatched to lift the natural gas tank, and the high temperature emitted by the explosion incinerated all of Silizan's cells into ashes.
As expected, another unexpected event has occurred.
Silizan stretched out his long neck and bit the rope.
With the Flying Swallow 2 in danger of crashing...
Daigo quietly opens the door and transforms.
Ultraman Tiga makes his appearance.
But this time, there were no cool flips, no dazzling lighting.
As soon as Tiga got his hands on it, he was disgusted by the monster's sticky body.
Zhang Zhao delivered a standout performance here.
When Tiga's hand got stuck inside the monster's belly and he couldn't get it out, his stiffness and the disgust he felt as he tried to shake it off were perfectly portrayed.
Even when he was pinned down by the monster, Tiga made a gesture of covering his face.
[Hahaha! Ultraman Tiga: I'm dirty!]
This was absolutely the most frustrating battle Ultraman Tiga ever fought! It wasn't particularly damaging, but it was incredibly humiliating!
[My heart goes out to the suit actor for a second; that slime...]
[OMG, Ultraman Tiga is soaking wet! I'm drooling!]
[That screen-licking thing is disgusting!]
However, beneath the comedic surface, the core of the plot delivers a harsh blow.
The reporters who were just moments before trying to obstruct TPC's operations for the sake of traffic ran faster than anyone else when they saw the monster resurrected and rushing towards the gas tank.
Even while on the run, they didn't forget to livestream on their phones.
"Family members! The monster has gone out of control! This is TPC's negligence! It's the GUTS team's incompetence!"
Meanwhile.
To prevent the monster from detonating the gas tank, Tiga, disregarding the stench emanating from his body, clung tightly to Silizan's waist.
His body sank into the rotting flesh, and the color timer began to flash.
He was using his own body as the last line of defense.
This scene stands in stark contrast to those "keyboard warriors" who only talk and create panic.
"This is so ironic."
In front of the screen, countless young viewers clenched their fists.
They recalled the days before when Ultraman Tiga was being universally criticized online, and the people who followed suit with their insults.
They don't care about the truth, or whether the show is truly excellent; they only care about whether they can kick someone while they're caught in the wave of online violence.
And "Chasing Light Studio" is just like Ultraman Tiga at this moment.
No explanations, no arguments.
They simply bear the pressure silently, let their work speak for itself, and safeguard the audience's trust with high-quality content.
……
Finally, after a fierce battle...
Silizan is disgusting, and his cell regeneration is a bit troublesome, but in other aspects he is no match for Tiga.
Tiga's Zepelion Ray struck the natural gas tank inside Silizan's body.
"boom--!"
The monster turned to ashes in the sunset.
The crisis is over.
The reporters who had fled returned, facing the cameras and singing praises of victory, as if they hadn't been the ones who had created the panic.
Only Daigo stood by the sea, looking at the pile of ashes, and gently patted the dust off his clothes.
There are no lines.
There was only a meaningful silhouette.
The comments section started flooded with messages:
More terrifying than the stench of the monster is the corruption in people's hearts.
Therefore, before making accusations, please see the truth first.
……
The young people on Bilibili are the generation that hates being lectured the most, and are also the generation that dislikes being accused of being "daddy."
This episode completely ignited their emotions.
User [Director of the Key Political Bureau]:
"This episode was amazing! On the surface, it's about fighting zombie monsters, but it's actually putting those unscrupulous media outlets and online trolls to the test! That 'mom' who said Ultraman Tiga was violent the other day, this episode was made specifically for her!"
User [Rational Fan]:
"Actually, have you all noticed that the most amazing thing about this show is that while telling the story, it also deconstructs reality? Monsters are not just monsters; sometimes they are natural disasters, sometimes they are man-made disasters, and sometimes... they are public opinion itself."
Unlike in the original world, this public opinion storm did not lead to the entire network being taken down or rectified because of parents' reports.
Because the platform here is Bilibili.
The users here are discerning and capable of fighting.
They flooded the screen with "protection" and "support," completely drowning out the online trolls who were still trying to stir up trouble.
The small number of online trolls that Qi Ao Tian Zun hired were like a drop of ink in the ocean, instantly purified in the face of hundreds of thousands of real, living people.
……
The old machinery factory in the western suburbs of Jinghai.
"Cool!"
Looking at the comments in the backstage, Chen Bo slapped his thigh hard. "Brother Nan, this 'using someone else's strength against them' move is brilliant! Now the comments section is full of people speaking up for us. If those haters dare to show their faces, they'll be attacked by fans until they can't even recognize their own mothers."
"These are the eyes of the masses."
Gu Nan smiled and put down the cola in his hand.
He wasn't surprised.
In this age of information overload, viewers may be misled for a time, but they will never be misled forever.
As long as you show enough sincerity and quality, they will be your strongest shield.
Don't just focus on reading the comments.
Gu Nan pointed to another page on the computer screen, "How's our 'real business' going?"
That's the backend page for Bilibili Membership Shopping.
[Ultraman Tiga Tiangong Exploration Ship Commemorative Edition Spark Lens (Crowdfunding Pre-sale)]
Limited to 50000 units
单价：298元
Status: About to begin
There's only one minute left before it goes on sale.
"Brother Nan, 50,000 portions... isn't that too many?"
Wang Kai nervously rubbed his hands together. "This is a plate worth several million! Even though we're popular now, do we really have that many fans willing to spend almost 300 yuan on a toy?"
In this world, Ultraman toys by Qi Ao Tian Zun usually only cost twenty or thirty yuan, and the most expensive ones cost a couple hundred yuan.
Three hundred dollars—that's a price only Gundam models dare to sell for.
"Believe in the light."
Gu Nan only said three words.
The countdown has reached zero.
The button turns green.
"It's started!" Chen Bo stared at the screen, his finger hovering over the refresh button.
one second.
two seconds.
Five seconds.
Chen Bo pressed refresh.
"I'm lying down..."
Chen Bo's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. "Brother Nan! He's gone!"
"What's gone?"
"Out of stock!
On the screen, the green "Buy" button has turned gray and is now "Sold Out".
Sales volume: 50000/50000
Time taken: 22 seconds
The entire studio was deathly silent.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at that unbelievable number.
In 22 seconds, 50,000 orders were placed, generating 15 million yuan in sales.
Even after deducting Bilibili's commission, costs, and donations to the aerospace industry, this is still a huge sum of money that would make them financially independent.
"Is this...is this a robbery?" Su Zhe swallowed hard. "This is insane."
"This is the power of IP."
Gu Nan stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the dark night outside.
He knew things were settled.
From this moment on, Light Chaser Studio was no longer a makeshift operation that could go bankrupt at any time, but a rising commercial star with terrifying monetization capabilities.
With this ten million, he could bring that "monster-infested" world into reality.
"Brother Nan, what about Celestial Venerable Qiao..."
Chen Bo asked with some concern, "If they see these sales figures, won't they go crazy?"
I don't know if they're crazy or not.
Gu Nan turned around, his eyes gleaming with confidence.
"But I know that from today onwards, the roles of offense and defense have reversed."
"They used to be the ones plotting against us from the shadows."
"Now……"
Gu Nan picked up the gray model light stick and held it up to the light, as if he were performing a transformation ritual.
"It's our turn to teach them a lesson with our sales figures."
"Ship out!"