121: Dai Xiaomei sinks into the gate of hell, and Penguin cries out that it's over

"Awesome... Dai Xiaomei, you're finally looking for some excitement."

"Dai Xiaomei, come find your big brother, big brother will give you excitement."

"Upstairs, don't stir up trouble. The streamer is a game streamer, not an entertainer from a brothel. Everyone, quickly recommend two fun games."

This was a comment from Dai Xiaomei's top fan.

The words of the top fan indeed carried weight, and soon the fans in the live stream became serious, and their comments became more normal.

"streamer, Suihuo Technology just released a hundred new games. No matter how deep you want to go, they can satisfy you."

"Yes. The games released by Suihuo Technology are truly incredibly fun. I'm playing one right now, especially that one called gates of hell, it's really addicting."

"I'm stuck in the Novice Village (Newbie Village) right now. streamer, please make a tutorial for newbies. Let's team up to clear gates of hell."

...Suihuo Technology?

gates of hell?

Dai Xiaomei pondered for a moment upon hearing this.

She had an impression of the company Suihuo Technology.

Wasn't Suihuo Technology involved in energy and robotics? Why are they making games now?

It was quite surprising.

Dai Xiaomei didn't think Suihuo Technology could produce any outstanding games, but because there were no new games to play...

And the fans strongly requested it.

She still downloaded the game as per her fans' request.

She was ready to try playing it.

If it was fun, she could stream this game. If not, she would just uninstall it... The inspiration for Suihuo Technology's game, gates of hell, came from Penguin Group.

Jarvis optimized, modified, and upgraded this game, making it its own.

The predecessor of gates of hell only had an adventure function. However, Jarvis has now transformed it into a game combining exploration, puzzle-solving, horror, and farming.

Besides the usual leveling up and class change systems, gates of hell also features various Ghost Stories (urban legend) dungeons.

Players can challenge dungeons solo or in teams.

However, each dungeon has a limited number of attempts.

Once a player fails a dungeon, they have to wait a long time before they can enter it again.

Some horror elements were also added to the game.

Such as: Mom's Note urban legend.

There are monthly card recharge privileges.

There is a gacha transfer series.

The game is neither excessively pay-to-win nor lacking in commercialization strategies.

This significantly increased player retention.

Undoubtedly, this gates of hell is the most successful of the games created by Jarvis.

Soon.

The gates of hell game was downloaded and installed.

As soon as Dai Xiaomei clicked into the game, while the game screen was still loading, she was stunned by the game's graphics.

She had played not thousands, but at least a hundred or so games, and never had a game handled its visuals so perfectly.

"This..."

"The graphics of this game are comparable to a movie!"

"What kind of treasure game is this, after all?"

...Originally, Dai Xiaomei, who had approached it with a 'just trying it out' attitude, was now completely captivated by the game's visuals and filled with anticipation for it.

Soon.

Dai Xiaomei registered a Suihuo Pass and logged into the game.

gates of hell is an open-world game.

The first thing to do upon entering the game is to create a character according to one's preferences.

This entire process was very enjoyable.

The cinematic-level visuals gave a feeling of being personally present.

Stunning!

Besides stunning, it was still stunning!

...Soon, Dai Xiaomei became immersed. Unknowingly, she had played for most of the day, yet she still had no intention of stopping.

She didn't even stream anymore.

The camera was just left on, not turned off. She remained engrossed in the game in front of the camera, unable to extricate herself.

From time to time... sounds of "So much fun," "I love it, I love it," "I'm a fan, I'm a fan" came from her lips.

"streamer?"

"streamer... are you still there?"

"streamer... streamer... streamer, if you're still there, please say something."

...The live stream was silent.

Dai Xiaomei was still concentrating on playing the game.

"It's over, it's over... The streamer has had her soul taken by gates of hell."

"As a game streamer, not streaming? Switching to just playing games?"

"That's fine. But damn it, look up, it's noon now. streamer, you should eat lunch. Only by eating well and staying healthy can you continue playing."

"Is it that fun? The streamer is so hooked!"

"I'll go download it and try it too..."

...Dai Xiaomei's unintentional immersion in the game instead sparked the curiosity of her fans. One by one, with a 'just trying it out' attitude, they downloaded the gates of hell game.

And then... and then... and then they became completely immersed themselves.

Through various promotions, Suihuo Technology's games completely took off. Especially gates of hell, which became a hit among these hundred games... Meanwhile.

Penguin Group Headquarters.

Boss Ma's face darkened when he saw the news.

I just partnered with other game developers, almost exhausting the entire industry's resources, to barely put together ten phenomenal games.

In the blink of an eye... you release a hundred games for me?

And each one is phenomenal?

How... how am I supposed to compete with that!

Even a cow isn't as productive as you.

Boss Ma felt a deep sense of dread towards Suihuo Technology's R&D team.

Horrifying!

What kind of R&D team could instantly develop a hundred games?

He was utterly bewildered.

Soon.

Secretary Huang anxiously walked in from outside the door, a slight cold sweat on his forehead, his expression a little flustered. In his right hand, he held a laptop, on which the gates of hell game was running.

"Boss."

"Something bad has happened, Suihuo Technology released a game called gates of hell."

"It's almost identical to the gates of hell we are about to release."

gates of hell?

A duplicate name?

Upon hearing this, Boss Ma's first thought was a duplicate name, assuming Suihuo Technology had merely coincidentally chosen the same name as his game.

"Don't panic."

"It's just a duplicate name."

"That's just a minor issue."

"When our gates of hell is released, we can just change the name. The most important thing now is how to respond to Suihuo Technology's offensive."

..."No, no, no... it's not a duplicate name."

"This is our gates of hell game. The plots are very similar. You'll know if you take a look."

Perhaps his tone was too urgent, Secretary Huang's pronunciation was not entirely clear, but Boss Ma could vaguely understand what he said.

Hmm?

Boss Ma paused, puzzled, then reached out and took the laptop, operating the gates of hell game a couple of times.

A chill suddenly ran down his spine.

A chilling sensation!

This chill ascended from his spine all the way to the top of his head.

This... this... how is this a duplicate name?

This was clearly an improved version of the game he was about to release.

Is it a coincidence?

Or was his source code leaked?

The crucial thing was that Suihuo Technology's gates of hell was not just one or two points better than his.

How could Suihuo Technology's gates of hell be so excellent?

"..."

Boss Ma saw that Suihuo Technology's gates of hell was several times better optimized than his own, and he knew he was finished.

Completely and utterly finished.

Whether Suihuo Technology coincidentally developed gates of hell or his source code was leaked, he was finished.

The kind of finished that couldn't be saved... Originally, Boss Ma had planned to take down Suihuo Technology after these ten games were launched.

He never expected... that these ten games hadn't even been released, and he was already defeated by Suihuo Technology.

This was truly, truly...