Chapter 401 Patrolman, Speaks for the Mountain
A few days later.
The official account of Whale Leap Game released the first wave of warm-up videos on time.
The title is concise to the extreme:
[New game "Mountain Patrol" preheating starts]
When the video starts, the entire screen is dark.
There was only the whistling of the wind in my ears.
Suddenly, a low "boom" sounded.
It was like a giant stepping on a rock, shaking the audience's hearts.
In the darkness, a faint moonlight tore through the mountains and forests, barely illuminating the gloomy wilderness.
Just as the audience held their breath, the picture suddenly flashed.
A huge shadow slowly emerged.
The next second, the picture suddenly moved forward!
A nameless monster!
Its fangs were cold and its eyes were like two balls of burning blood flames.
It slowly raised its head and let out a low roar, causing the camera to shake.
The picture then shook, at a low angle, as if the person was running into the mountains carrying a camera.
The mountain path is rugged, the fog is thick, and the branches and leaves are intertwined, giving an extremely oppressive feeling of claustrophobia.
The next second, the screen switched.
The roar of a stone ape shook the valley, and its one-armed body burst out with tremendous power.
It slammed the ground, cracking the rocks and sending dust billowing into the sky.
Another big monster!
Next, there was a dilapidated temple.
The wind whistled, the candlelight flickered, and a female demon draped in iron chains stood quietly before the Buddha statue.
Her long hair fluttered silently in the wind, and the sickle in her hand reflected a cold light.
She slowly raised her head.
At that moment, the audience in front of the screen almost took a half step back reflexively.
This is also a big monster.
As the drum beats quicken, the images keep switching.
On the dark lake surface, a giant python covered with scales emerged.
The huge body coiled in circles, and the lake water instantly churned.
In the wilderness, a black cow lowered its head, with white steam coming out of its nostrils.
It charged forward fiercely, crashing into the rocks.
In the mist, a corpse of a monk in a red robe sat cross-legged, muttering scriptures.
The next second, his eyes suddenly opened, and he held a butcher knife in each hand, which created a gust of wind when he swung them.
【BOSS】
【BOSS】
【BOSS】
…
Every scene has only one focus: the sense of oppression on the player.
Thirty seconds.
For a full twenty seconds, the audience in front of the screen did not see any soldiers.
I didn’t see any exploration, nor did I see the so-called novice village.
There is only a series of giant monsters that are almost breathtaking.
Finally, the picture stopped abruptly.
Black screen.
Then, subtitles slowly appeared:
[No monsters, only bosses.]
[Price: 128 yuan]
[On November 30th, we invite you to visit the mountain. 】
The music suddenly stopped.
silence.
…
The comment section exploded instantly after watching the video for less than a minute.
"??? This trailer scared me! It seems like it's all about bosses?"
"So this game really doesn't have any monsters? You have to fight these monsters right from the start?"
“Is this the next new game from Whale Leap?”
"WTF? 128??? I don't know why, but seeing it's a Jingyue piece, I actually don't think it's expensive!"
"It's not expensive! Consumption has been downgraded now. I keep 2,000 yuan under my pillow every day, ready to deliver food at any time."
"Brothers, have you made an appointment? I'm ready to give it a try!"
"Look at this action-type game! I love it so much!"
"It's nice to look at, but there's too little content in this game!"
"Want to play! Right now, my sword is humming in its sheath!!"
Soon, the number of reposts of the warm-up video exceeded 10,000.
Weibo hot searches began to appear,
#Mountain Patrol#
#Whale Leap New Tour#
On the Q&A platform,
One question quickly became popular:
If a game has no monsters but only bosses, is this gameplay feasible?
The answers below are varied.
Some people sneered:
"This is treating players like a triathlon."
Someone said seriously:
"I think it's really interesting. In previous games, the monsters were just a waste of time. If they were all bosses, at least every step would be challenging."
Someone directly said:
"If nothing else, I'm definitely buying this game, just for Whale Leap's confidence!"
A few days later.
The official account of Jingyue continues to release the second wave of warm-up videos.
This time it's even more brutal.
The title is more straightforward than last time.
【What you have seen is only a small part of the mountain.】
The next second, the screen went black.
As the bell rang, the entire screen seemed to be crushed by a mountain, causing layers of vibrations.
——Bang!
A tiger-headed centipede that covered the sky and the sun slowly emerged from the cliff.
Its tail wrapped around three full ridges.
Wearing armor, with eyes like golden lamps, every time he twists his body, the earth trembles.
Broken Back Tiger Viper
[Mountain-level hazard: Guarding the Xiling Fault]
The scene changed.
It's a snowfield.
The sky and the earth were covered in white, and a caravan of people wearing cloaks were walking slowly through it.
The background music quietly changed its tone, from the deep drum beats to the biting cold sound.
Then—the snow suddenly bulged!
A huge monster broke out of the snow!
It was an ice crystal Qilin, with a faint glow in its vertical eyes on its forehead and a cold spike on its back piercing the sky!
It moves its four hooves, and wherever it passes, the temperature drops sharply!
【Hanyuan·Jiao Kui】
Mountain-level hazard: Chills that penetrate the bones
The camera switches again.
ocean.
The dead sea.
Under the gray sky, the waves are surging.
The picture moves forward slowly, and the camera seems to be floating above the sea.
Suddenly, the sea surface bulged violently.
Not a wave, but some kind of enormous back.
"boom--"
The water curtain rose into the sky, and countless tentacles spread out in the mist.
Tentacles as thick as a hundred meters emerged from the sea, densely packed and covering the sky and the sun.
Then the camera suddenly pulled up.
In the abyss, a "Siren" so huge that its entire appearance could not be seen emerged.
Its eyes slowly opened, and a faint blue light shone through, shining directly at the audience.
[Mingyuan·Xiao Mu]
[Mountain-level hazard: Inhabiting the South China Sea abyss]
Next, there are the mountains and forests.
It's a dense forest.
It was a rainy night.
It's the sound of bells and drums and thunder.
One after another, the silhouette of the monster, the roar, the impact of the landing, the vibration of scales, the vibration of bone wings...
Moreover, most of the pictures do not show the full picture of all the monsters.
Just the corner.
Just the back.
Just silhouettes.
But even these glimpses are enough to make people breathless.
The audience is hardly given any chance to breathe.
This pre-production video is more straightforward and direct than the first one.
Completely turned to the... suffocating style.
Until the end.
The scene suddenly became quiet.
The camera finally turned to the human characters.
The protagonist has appeared.
Not a hero who can ride on a horse with a sword in hand.
Not the sword-wielding boy with long flowing hair.
He is an ordinary person who seems to have no sense of existence.
Wearing black cloth, carrying an old sword.
Standing alone at the foot of the mountains.
There was a half-flaked waist badge hanging around his waist, with three words written on it:
【Demon Suppression Division】
He looked so small that he was almost insignificant.
The figure of the giant demon in the background is as majestic as a mountain and looks like a god.
And he was as weak as a speck of dust.
The camera slowly pulls away.
On one side are the demonic shadows that cover the sky and the sun, and on the other side are the insignificant humans.
Create the strongest contrast.
The sense of oppression reached its peak at this moment.
…
At the end of the picture, the screen is black.
In the center of the painting, two large characters appeared, written with vigorous strokes, as if carved out of rocks:
【Mountain Patrol】
Below it was a line of small characters, like a tiny seal:
"Whale Leap Games, a masterpiece"
The video ends here.
Then, there are some text descriptions on Weibo.
[The monster in the mountain has not yet been discovered. 】
The mountains never speak.
[Those who patrol the mountains speak for the mountains.]
【Whale Leap·Whale Watching Lab】
[Project Leader: Yao Wenqing]
[Game Type: Single-player, Soul-like, All-Boss Battles, High-Pressure Trials, Action-Adventure, Cultivation]
【Coming soon】
As soon as the promotional video ended.
A video of less than two minutes.
Shocking, depressing, suffocating, and fanatical.
All emotions intertwined.
The barrage began to show extremely abnormal things:
"Oh my god, this video gave me goosebumps!"
"No, the point of this game is to catch monsters? The problem is, isn't the difference in strength a bit too great?"
"Exactly. They're so big, and the protagonist is so small? Why not put in some battle scenes?"
"I guess you won't want to play anymore after the battle scene!"
"This person is too insignificant. Can he really defeat these monsters?"
"Are domestic games going this far these days? Can this art and scale pass review?"
"I have a feeling this game is going to be a hit! It's really shocking!"
"No, you guys don't pay attention to the main point? The person in charge of this project is Yao Wenqing, Old Yao!"
"Have you all forgotten who the whale watching leader is?"
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