Holographic PUBG exploded in popularity, leaving online PUBG players dumbfounded.
What in the world is happening, s-s-s-sir?!
Why did our user base plummet in a single day to less than 500,000 online players, s-s-s-sir?!
PUBG: Battlegrounds, currently the hottest battle royale game, was developed and released by Bluehole Company in South Korea.
However, it has been plagued by cheaters, leading to mixed reviews.
But they never worried about this issue.
Their user base had reached billions, with millions of global real-time online players daily… It was a universally recognized phenomenon in the gaming industry!
Moreover, because of PUBG: Battlegrounds's outstanding quality, no matter what highly-imitative battle royale games appeared on the market, they posed no threat.
So they had always been particularly arrogant.
Especially towards Huaxia's gamers, they had employed a series of measures, attempting to isolate Huaxia players from other servers through region locking, frequency modulation, and other methods.
Huaxia players expressed their dissatisfaction, but Bluehole Company simply didn't take it seriously.
But that was fine.
What made countless people even more perplexed was that some people who didn't cheat had their accounts inexplicably banned, while some who cheated became "scientists," and Bluehole remained indifferent!
Consequently, Bluehole was constantly criticized and ridiculed.
However, because the game was indeed outstanding in quality and had a large player base, even with strong criticism, Bluehole remained unconcerned.
Not only that, but because of the mobile version's popularity, they were even more delighted, happily raking in money with Xun Teng Company.
However, when Holographic PUBG appeared, Bluehole Company instantly panicked!
In just one day, their global online user base plummeted from millions to just 500,000.
Of these 500,000, most were foreigners abroad, with Huaxia players accounting for less than 50,000.
"President, it's Future Invasion! They've launched a holographic version of PUBG: Battlegrounds!" a Bluehole employee said.
"Infringement! This is a serious infringement! We must sue them!"
Upon hearing this, the Bluehole President immediately became furious.
"You, a mobile phone company, are crossing over to snatch our gaming users? Isn't this just a joke?"
"President, even if we sue them now, it might be too late… Our online users are constantly decreasing, and Celestial Technology has made some changes to the game. It will take us a long time just to collect evidence!" the Bluehole employee said with a grim expression.
The Bluehole President raged and fumed.
But what good was all that anger?
In the end, they could only watch helplessly as their users dwindled, all flocking to Celestial Technology!
...
As soon as Holographic PUBG was released, not just Bluehole, but all online games immediately entered a challenging phase.
It was like how the number of people playing PC online games sharply declined after the boom of mobile games... With more convenient mobile games that allowed interaction anytime, anywhere, fewer people were willing to sit in front of a computer for hours.
Holographic PUBG even brutally weakened both the PC and mobile gaming markets.
Compared to playing battle royale alone in silence, you could now play the game in crowded public places, matchmake, and enjoy the thrill of "killing" in front of everyone!
This not only completely released the fun from your monotonous life but also allowed your body, which had been sitting for a long day due to work, to get a perfect stretch and exercise!
Moreover, since you were matched with strangers, you might even encounter a female teammate or enemy, leading to an indescribable beautiful encounter.
Following WeChat's "Shake" and Momo's "People Nearby," Holographic PUBG was quickly becoming the first super dating app.
"Quick, quick, quick, hide behind the wall, you're out of blood, wait for me to save you!"
"Don't shoot! Spare my life! Ow, ow, ow!"
"Give me some ammo, I'm out of ammo!"
...
In the villa, Su Yan was in the midst of an intense "battle"!
He was also playing Holographic PUBG.
All of his opponents were people he knew:
Tang Xiaoya.
The Yin Ningdie sisters.
High school beauty Tang Xiaoman.
And over a dozen male and female classmates who had come to visit simultaneously.
They had tried to find Su Yan before, but he was flying around in his private jet, playing everywhere and not at home… so they had repeatedly failed to meet him in person.
Now, as soon as they heard Su Yan was back, they immediately came to visit.
Having many people wasn't a big deal.
The key was that Tang Xiaoya, the Yin Ningdie sisters, and Tang Xiaoman—these women who were quite close to Su Yan—were all together…
As the saying goes, "three women make a play," so four women would be a whole opera troupe.
To ease the tension, Su Yan proactively suggested playing Holographic PUBG, and the group split into two teams to compete.
Indeed, electronic technology proved to be an excellent way to resolve conflicts. All violent thoughts were transformed into the desire to win.
Drawing blades, attacking each other… After several rounds, they were all having a blast.
"Sir, I apologize, but I must interrupt you."
Suddenly, J.A.R.V.I.S. (A.I. nickname)'s voice came through the Bluetooth headset.
"Speak."
Su Yan leaned against the edge of the wall, occasionally glancing around vigilantly to prevent being sneak-attacked.
"Ten minutes ago, Tetsuo Nakajima from Japan, disguised as a crew member, secretly infiltrated your private jet and placed a timed bomb under the fuselage!"
J.A.R.V.I.S. (A.I. nickname)'s words made Su Yan's eyes flash, and then a smile curled on his lips.
"I wondered how long they could endure… They couldn't hold back, after all!"
A sharp glint flashed in Su Yan's eyes.
Since the release of Future Invasion, envoys from various countries had contacted him more frequently with invitations… but Su Yan directly blacklisted their contact methods and refused invitations and meetings, fully expressing his intentions.
So, the envoys from various countries changed their approach, threatening Su Yan through emails and short messages.
There was even an intruder who tried to sneak into Su Yan's villa to steal information and assassinate him.
Unfortunately, just as he crossed the courtyard wall, he was immediately encased in a "metal man" by already waiting nanomachines and suffocated to death on the spot.
As for the body… that was easy enough.
Pym Particles were used to shrink it directly into the subatomic realm, making it completely evaporate from the world.
As time passed, the envoys from various countries finally lost all patience and openly displayed their killing intent towards Su Yan.
"I have the person under control, and the timed bomb device has been completely disarmed. Do you need to interrogate him?" J.A.R.V.I.S. (A.I. nickname) asked.
"No need, just kill him!"
Su Yan's tone was cold.
"Understood!"
"Also, besides this bad news, I have good news for you—the materials for the last batch of cold fusion reactors have all arrived in Magic City and are on their way to your home!"
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