Chapter 166: Was Lu Yu Slammed?

Earlier, Mr. Qin launched an overwhelming advertising campaign before the release of "Sword and the Distance".

It was precisely because of Qin's advertising offensive that even Lu Yu had to resort to clever tactics to cope.

The power of advertising can sometimes truly compensate for countless flaws.

Given the current advertising intensity for "Doomsday Arrival", it's very hard for anyone not to want it.

Under such overwhelming advertising, if the game quality of "Doomsday Arrival" isn't too poor, the support it could garner would surely exceed expectations.

"Doomsday Arrival" is Kai En's masterpiece, and the strength of the top‑ten powerhouses in the Game Alliance can't be lacking!

The competition had just begun, yet Lu Yu seemed already in an absolute disadvantage, appearing to have no chance of a comeback!

For this reason, Chen Qiao had to come to Lu Yu's Office once more, looking worried, and said, "Little Yu… should we increase the advertising push?"

In fact, Chen Qiao also knew that even if they further boosted the promotion of "Devil May Cry" now, it would be useless.

"Doomsday Arrival" has already taken the initiative!

But… doing something is better than doing nothing, right?

Lu Yu smiled and said, "Uncle Chen, you must have confidence in our publicity strategy."

"Although the opponent comes on strong, we are not easy to bully either."

"Don't worry, just follow our plan as is."

Chen Qiao hesitated, and in the end said nothing more.

But actually, he was already contemplating remedial measures, including the consequences of Lu Yu losing this competition.

…

"Doomsday Arrival" is a post‑apocalyptic shooter game.

The story goes roughly like this.

Humanity, due to the extremist ideas of certain organizations, developed a brand‑new drug that caused a worldwide disaster.

Human resources were compressed, and people, in order to survive, had their humanity tested.

Against this backdrop, the protagonist must seize back some supplies from the enemy camp, thereby infiltrating the enemy stronghold.

Yes, there are no zombies, no mutated animals.

There is only level‑based gunfighting.

One must admit, it truly is a well‑crafted game.

The game graphics are clear enough, full of detail, even the splattering blood is rendered.

The game's sound effects and atmospheric rendering are enough to make one tense.

Even the plot setup and worldbuilding are logically self‑consistent.

This is a game that, whenever taken out, can make people addicted.

Thus, one day after the game's launch, the download count had already reached a terrifying figure.

Abroad, netizens naturally gave uniformly positive reviews.

"Kai En always makes people feel reassured; each of his new works can give a different experience."

"'Doomsday Arrival' is really too fun! I originally only wanted to play for a while, but I found… I stayed up all night!"

"The gunfight scenes inside are truly exhilarating!"

"Indeed, anything Kai En produces is bound to be a masterpiece."

"No more words, five‑star rating, I'll even get my game‑loving friends to play 'Doomsday Arrival' together!"

"All I want to say now is, if 'Doomsday Arrival' doesn't win this competition's championship, there must be a conspiracy! No rebuttal accepted!"

Foreign netizens' enthusiasm is high, and their praise for Kai En is not at all stingy.

At the same time… domestic netizens also rate 'Doomsday Arrival' quite highly.

"It's been a long time since I've played a single‑player game as fun as 'Doomsday Arrival'. This should be the best single‑player game in recent years, right?"

"Whether it's the art, the music, even the plot setting and level design, everything is just right!"

"Before, I always thought no one could surpass the single‑player games made by Lu Yu, like 'Plants vs. Zombies', like 'Angry Birds'. Honestly, those two games have indeed accompanied me through many boring times…"

"But really! Games of the 'Doomsday Arrival' type are my favorite!"

Someone even mentioned Lu Yu.

Then, more people also mentioned Lu Yu.

They even compared Lu Yu's previous games with 'Doomsday Arrival'.

"Don't you think? The games Lu Yu makes are mostly puzzle‑oriented, lacking strong competitiveness. Maybe that's related to Lu Yu's age?"

"Indeed, game development is actually related to the creator's experience. Someone as young as Lu Yu, what deep games can he possibly make?"

"Honestly, I don't even feel like downloading Lu Yu's 'Devil May Cry' now. The name sounds like something, but who knows if it's another 'Plants vs. Zombies'?"

"Regardless of what Lu Yu thinks, he still has a considerable gap compared to Kai En and the world's top game developers."

"So how could Lu Yu previously dare to answer Kai En that way? Now it's fine, right? Don't let the slapback come too quickly!"

Then some real trolls showed up.

They called Lu Yu worthless and described 'Devil May Cry' as trash.

At first, some people thought these remarks were excessive and countered a few sentences.

But there were too many of them…

And their words grew increasingly fierce, so…

Eventually, no one said anything more for Lu Yu.

Thus, the entire internet was once again filled with insults toward Lu Yu.

Some even suggested that Lu Yu apologize to the netizens and to Kai En.

In the end, the matter was unified and became the hottest topic across major forums and portal sites.

Lu Yu must apologize!

Not recognizing one's shortcomings, not recognizing one's inadequacies, not feeling sorry for one's mistakes—how could there be any growth?

Lu Yu must come out and apologize immediately. You deceived us, you insulted Kai En, you will pay the price for your arrogance.

Some even demanded that Lu Yu quit the gaming circle, feeling he was ruining its atmosphere.

The netizens turned hostile toward Lu Yu again!

……

To be honest, the netizens are unfair.

Because so far, truly few people have played Devil May Cry.

Moreover, most of the netizens currently criticizing Lu Yu haven't played Devil May Cry.

They either have ulterior motives or are just following the crowd.

Such a situation is naturally unfavorable for Lu Yu.

But for Kai En, it's a huge blessing.

At this moment, inside a certain club of Mi Guo.

Kai En opened a bottle of champagne and was celebrating with his companions.

Yes!

They were celebrating, celebrating the success of Apocalypse Descends.

They indeed now have such qualifications.

As of now, Apocalypse Descends is firmly number one in downloads both overseas and in Huaxia!