96: Chapter 96 New DLC

As the switch was pushed down, a massive explosion erupted from the direction where the Japanese soldiers were pursuing.

Faster than the sound of the explosion was the flash of the fire.

Some of the faster-running Japanese soldiers were instantly consumed by the flames.

Wang Ye and his team had long since planted explosives in the passage over there.

Watching the Japanese soldiers scramble away in panic, Wang Ye turned and ran towards the International Settlement on the opposite bank.

Just as he stepped into the International Settlement, Wang Ye's vision went black.

Shortly after, a line of text appeared before him.

"Plot ended."

Seeing these words, Wang Ye's consciousness returned to reality.

Is it over just like that?

Wang Ye felt a bit dazed; he hadn't expected it to end so quickly.

Because he hadn't yet seen the Chinese Soldiers guarding Sihang Warehouse truly evacuate to a safe place.

In the livestream room, the viewers also felt it was very abrupt to see the plot end.

They were immediately immersed in the sentimentality of the plot's conclusion.

"Wait, the plot just ended like this? We haven't even seen them evacuate safely yet!"

"This cut is so dirty; at least let us know what happened afterwards!"

"Yeah, they retreated into the International Settlement, and then what? Is everything fine now?"

Just as the viewers were concerned about the subsequent situation of Regimental Adjutant Xie Jin and his men, text appeared before Wang Ye once again.

[After the Eight Hundred Heroes of Sihang Warehouse retreated into the International Settlement, they were disarmed and imprisoned by the International Settlement. The Lone Battalion was detained in the Shanghai International Settlement until 1941. The regimental adjutant was killed by a traitor, and by the time the War of Resistance ended, only a little over one hundred and ten people survived.]

This passage of text responded to the viewers' concerns.

But after reading it, they were all stunned.

They had not expected that after fighting the Japanese soldiers alone for seven days with only forty or fifty casualties, the majority would perish after being imprisoned.

"Wait, why were they imprisoned after retreating into the International Settlement?"

"Imprisonment is one thing, but how did so many people die? If we had known it would turn out like this, it feels like it would have been better to just keep fighting."

"This is too disgusting; how does the International Settlement look even more dangerous than fighting the Japanese in The Warehouse?"

"They are clearly all heroes, so how could they end up with such a fate? Did no one save them? Why were they allowed to be imprisoned by the people in the International Settlement for so long?"

The viewers could not understand; how could the Lone Battalion retreat into the International Settlement without anyone to receive them? How could they be kept imprisoned for so long?

But no one gave them an answer.

After reading this text, Wang Ye found it similarly hard to accept.

As someone who had experienced it firsthand, he knew how agonizing that period of time must have been.

They fought bravely to kill the enemy, and even when they had to retreat, they were still thinking about defending their land and country.

How could their fate be so miserable after retreating into the International Settlement?

If Regimental Adjutant Xie Jin had known that they would have such an ending after retreating into the International Settlement, would they have continued to retreat?

Such an outcome was truly worse than dying on the battlefield.

Wang Ye felt a sense of stifling oppression in his heart.

At this moment, text appeared before his eyes again.

[After the Battle of Sihang Warehouse ended, the Chinese army had all retreated to the Suzhou area by November 26th, and the Battle of Shanghai ended.]

[The end of the Battle of Shanghai was not the end of the Chinese War of Resistance; it was the starting point of the main battlefield of the Chinese War of Resistance. After the Battle of Shanghai, the Battle of Nanjing followed. The tragedy of three hundred thousand, the pain of three hundred thousand.]

[Battle of Shanghai historical archives unlocked, Battle of Shanghai area opened, players can enter for free exploration.]

[New DLC Battle of Nanjing will open in three days; players can purchase it to experience it.]

Seeing the last paragraph, Wang Ye was stunned.

"New DLC? Battle of Nanjing?"

In the livestream room, the viewers also noticed this.

"What the heck is the Battle of Nanjing? A new campaign?"

"What does that phrase 'tragedy of three hundred thousand' mean? Does it mean three hundred thousand people died?"

"Probably. Three hundred thousand dead in the Battle of Shanghai, and another three hundred thousand in the Battle of Nanjing; that's a bit outrageous."

"This new DLC only opens in three days, why do we have to wait so long? I can't wait to see what kind of campaign the new DLC is."

"They really know how to keep people in suspense; I thought it was over after the Battle of Shanghai, I didn't expect there to be more."

Wang Ye was also curious about what this new campaign was.

However, it wouldn't be available for purchase until three days later, so he would have to wait a few days if he wanted to play it.

So, Wang Ye looked at something else.

For example, these Battle of Shanghai historical archives.

He had previously wanted to understand the story background of the Battle of Shanghai.

But while playing the game, it was too difficult to learn much.

Now that the game had actually opened these historical archives to him, he didn't have to piece it together bit by bit himself.

After all, playing this game was really energy-consuming.

"Brothers, ahem, we'll be able to see what this Battle of Nanjing is in three days. Let's take a look at what these Battle of Shanghai historical archives are right now."

After speaking, Wang Ye opened the Battle of Shanghai historical archives.

What first met his eyes was text, followed by images.

These images were mostly black and white, while the text recorded the historical archives of the Battle of Shanghai.

Wang Ye browsed through it roughly, and the content was the same as the background story he already understood.

Wang Ye read on carefully.

The viewers in the livestream room were also curiously watching the content of the historical archives.

Now, compared to the game's combat content, they wanted to learn more about the story background of this game world.

They had many questions in their hearts that had not yet been answered.

Meanwhile, the news of the new DLC, Battle of Nanjing, quickly climbed the trending list of the Anti-War Competition.

At this time, wwii: eastern meat grinder had been at the top of the Anti-War leaderboards.

Its popularity was steadily rising.

Now, the news of the new DLC had once again ignited the trending topics.

The internet was flooded with discussions about this new DLC.

However, there wasn't much information released about the new DLC.

It was only known that it would be available for purchase in three days.

And three days later was exactly when the Anti-War Competition would end.

If this DLC had been released during the Anti-War Competition, it might have pushed the game's popularity to new heights.

But Zhou Yang did not intend to do that.

He wanted this game to have long-lasting appeal.

At least to have a longer lifespan, rather than losing all popularity as soon as the Anti-War Competition ended.

That wouldn't do.

And to maintain popularity, he had to release new DLCs to add new content and attract old players to keep playing.

This new DLC could actually have been made into a new game, as the content within was sufficient; however, if it were made into a new game, the content would be too homogeneous.

The subsequent series of major battles were all like this.

In essence, they were all wars of the Chinese War of Resistance.

One or two would be fine, but making them all into new games would inevitably make players feel bored.

It was better to make them into DLCs, where those who wanted to experience them could purchase them themselves.

And new games could be changed to something else, such as battles in other theaters of WWII.

Letting players experience something new.

After being suppressed for so long, they had to have some fun, right?