Chapter 170: All-out Counterattack!

For most people, a day's time really amounts to nothing.

What can you do in a day? What can you accomplish?

But sometimes, a single day can truly change many things.

Take Devil May Cry's downloads: they started out minuscule and have now shot to number one.

Yes! In just the past day, Devil May Cry's downloads have surged, overtaking Doomsday Descent to claim the top spot in Huaxia.

Even the player reviews that Chen Qiao worried about most have completely changed.

"Holy shit! I thought Doomsday Descent was the best single-player game lately, but after Devil May Cry… damn, I almost forgot Doomsday Descent!"

"Xiao Fan's analysis is spot on! He didn't disappoint me at all!"

"I want to apologize to Lu Yu. I was too shallow before—how could I claim his talent was spent without even playing Devil May Cry?"

"Everyone who bashed Lu Yu before should apologize now—he's proved himself again."

"Yes, Lu Yu's earlier remarks were arrogant, but he really does have the skill—his behavior is just confidence."

"For Lu Yu, beating Kai En is as easy as breathing—so why criticize others for saying they can breathe? That's nonsense."

"I declare Devil May Cry the winner of this International Game Maker Competition!"

The netizens' comments have completely changed.

This is actually quite normal.

Because Devil May Cry is indeed far better than Doomsday Descent.

Whether it's world-building, plot setup, art, music, or the game's smoothness—

You know, not a single member of Lu Yu's team is mediocre.

The programming is handled by computer-lab classmates who've won the International Network Security Competition—so technically, they're in a league of their own.

In art, Xie Lin is no ordinary student—he's recruited top teammates, and with Lu Yu's oversight, they can't lose to anyone.

As for the game's plot and world-building, Lu Yu completed them on his own.

But Devil May Cry has long stood the test of time.

In this case, anyone who's played the game can easily draw that conclusion.

Devil May Cry is great—it's the best right now.

So when Xiao Fan promoted Devil May Cry, when Penguin began pushing it, and when people started trying the game—

And that's how we got to this situation!

Devil May Cry has gone completely viral!

Both reputation and sales are booming!

…

The internet has a memory.

When Devil May Cry went viral, some netizens remembered Zhang San.

Then…

They went straight to Zhang San's Weibo without hesitation.

"So, is this what you meant by 'his talent's spent'? Is this why you slandered Lu Yu?"

"Have you ever understood Lu Yu? Do you know him? How dare you casually judge him?"

"Zhang San, I'm really disappointed in you. I used to like you—I even almost missed Devil May Cry because of you."

"Jealousy makes one's face ferocious—that saying probably describes you. You're jealous of Lu Yu's talent, so you slandered him?"

"I'm done liking you—I won't follow you anymore!"

For a moment, Zhang San became everyone's target of insults.

Moreover, the comments keep turning uglier.

Some netizens even launched a greetings segment.

Zhang San's Weibo has completely collapsed!

At this moment, Zhang San in his studio, looking at his Weibo, is furious beyond measure.

His expression has turned ferocious, but…

Yet Zhang San can't do anything.

He knows… he's done for!

He naturally hates Lu Yu—how could a mere seven‑year‑old be such a genius beyond anyone's imagination?

But actually, Zhang San is angrier at the netizens.

Back then, weren't these netizens even more excited than he was?

Now they've dumped all the blame on him?

What a bunch of hateful guys!

Zhang San clenched his fists, but…

Still can't do anything.

From today on, Zhang San disappears from the internet.

…

In the US, inside a certain office.

Now it's another morning.

Kai En sits at his computer desk, eyes bloodshot, looking utterly exhausted.

Yes!

Kai En didn't go home yesterday—he stayed in the office all night.

But Kai En is not lacking energy because of staying up late.

For someone like him, pulling an all‑night is normal.

To create an excellent game, he could stay up all night for a month.

To play a game, he could also stay up all night every day.

His terrible mood is actually because… the content displayed on the computer screen before his eyes.

Inside the page…

The words "Devil May Cry" glaringly appear at the top of the ranking list!

Devil May Cry's Download count is 3,650,000!

It surpassed "Doomsday Arrival"!

This is not a Huaxia website, but a foreign website!

In other words, at this point, Devil May Cry has fully overtaken Doomsday Arrival!

Whether in Huaxia or abroad!

If it's only in Huaxia, Kai En can still console himself!

Huaxia is Lu Yu's home ground; however fierce his own five‑pronged promotion may be, it still falls short of Lu Yu's.

But now…

The Devil May Cry over there abroad has never had any promotion!

Lost!

Kai En lost!

In terms of Download count, i. e., player popularity, Kai En lost.

More importantly…

Devil May Cry's reputation!

Up to now, Kai En has never seen a neutral negative review of Devil May Cry!

Doomsday Arrival has even lost to Devil May Cry in reputation!

For this, Kai En actually has also trial‑played Devil May Cry.

Then…

Kai En became even more desperate.

To be fair, if he were an ordinary player, he would also prefer Devil May Cry!

No! Not "prefer"…

Because compared to Devil May Cry, Doomsday Arrival really differs by at least a star and a half!

So at this point Kai En is this hopeless wreck.

The gap in numbers Kai En can catch up to, but the gap in game quality cannot be closed by effort alone.

Finally…

Kai En reached a conclusion.

Genius!

Lu Yu is a true genius.

In the gaming field, no one is his opponent!

Suddenly…

Kai En, not knowing what he thought of, suddenly had a smile on his face.

Finally, he even looked out the window and began to talk to himself.

"Even you… could never defeat Lu Yu!"