133: Chapter 133 Lin Lu's Progress
The massive "Bleached Earth" easter egg that Chu He unearthed in the deepest part of the Roguelike mode was like a sudden Siberian cold current.
It caused the veteran FGO players across the entire Blue Planet to fall into a collective panic and PTSD that lasted for several days.
"Alien Descent," "A blankness more thorough than Incineration"...
These terrifying terms quickly dominated the front pages of major gaming forums.
However, for the "Newbie Masters" who had just joined and hadn't cleared Part 1 yet, things like alien civilizations and Alien Gods were too far away.
At this moment, they were deeply trapped in another massive shock personally woven by Gu Yi, unable to extricate themselves.
...
In the evening, inside a high-end apartment in the Magic Capital.
"Waaaah... Bedivere... you big idiot!"
"Fifteen hundred years of wandering, how could you endure it..."
A burst of ungraceful wailing pierced through the well-insulated bedroom door.
Lin Lu, a famous film and television commentary uploader who was once cold and dismissive of the 2D world, was currently sprawled out in her VR pod.
Her fair face was covered in tear stains, and even her usually exquisite makeup had been ruined by her crying.
Just now, she had finally cleared the Sixth Singularity—[Sacred Round Table Realm: Camelot].
After witnessing the Great Hero Arash's "Stella" that tore through the night sky;
After watching Bedivere drag his battered body to return the Holy Sword, turning into golden stardust and dissipating...
The last bit of Lin Lu's reserve as a "professional film critic" was completely shattered.
In her live stream room, which had been running the whole time, the bullet chat had long been flooded with tears and sighs:
"Waaaah, so that's how the Great Hero died. I used to only treat him as fireworks for clearing dailies. I'm so awful!"
"Bedivere... fifteen hundred years of obsession, he's truly too kind!"
"Watching this again after several months, my scalp still tingles. Camelot, an eternal pain."
"Newbies crying your eyes out up front, don't be in a hurry to wipe your tears, and Lu Lu, don't cry yet. This is only the beginning; there are even bigger surprises waiting for you later~ (Funny)"
Lin Lu had originally thought that the plot of video games was just a cheap excuse, like "making dumplings," to provide players with a reason to grind monsters and level up.
But the textual depth, sense of epic, and tragic core of the Camelot chapter were like a heavy hammer, smashing ruthlessly into her soul!
"This script is simply insane... How on earth did Old Thief Gu write this kind of story?!"
Lin Lu sobbed as she pulled a tissue to wipe her nose, while her mind frantically replayed the real-time rendered CG that rivaled top Hollywood blockbusters.
In the traditional film industry, the audience is merely a bystander.
But with the help of FGO's akashic engine, Lin Lu was truly standing on that desolate desert, personally feeling the high temperature of the Lion King's Holy Lance beam! Watching with her own eyes as the Heroic Spirits around her fell one after another to protect her!
That sense of immersion, where the flower of "hope" blooms from extreme despair, was a dimensionality reduction strike that no 2D screen could compare to!
"No... it's too shocking."
"I have to push through and finish Chapter Seven in one go!"
Lin Lu, whose emotions were completely ignited, was now like a girl with a severe internet addiction.
She directly ignored the "Anti-Addiction Rest Reminder" flashing frantically in the top right corner of the screen, chugged a whole can of Red Bull, and forcibly squeezed her liver's limits.
Then, she put on the VR headset again and dived headfirst into the Seventh Singularity—[Absolute Demonic Beast Front: Babylonia].
For the next full ten-plus hours.
Except for the occasional knock on the door from a delivery driver, there was no other movement in Lin Lu's apartment.
And during this long period, Lin Lu's worldview was undergoing an unprecedented magnitude 12 earthquake!
She saw the city of Uruk standing tall in the twilight of the Age of Gods.
She saw Wise King Gilgamesh, no longer arrogant, but dying from overwork to protect humanity.
She saw the purple-haired girl Anna, who sacrificed herself to block the black mud; she saw the big sister Quetzalcoatl descending from the sky, burning her Divine Core; and she saw Ereshkigal, who waited alone in the Underworld, but ultimately turned into light and dissipated for the sake of humanity...
In the live stream room, there were not only the rising and falling wails of the newbies:
"It's too tragic! Everyone in the Age of Gods is fighting with their lives!"
"Old Thief Gu, you have no heart! Give Ereshkigal back to me!"
Even more veteran players were spamming that classic line in the bullet chat, the entire screen filled with tragedy and pride: "Uruk is still here!"
When the evening bell of "King Hassan" declaring the concept of death rang in Tiamat's ear...
When Gilgamesh, in his prime, unleashed the world-splitting Sword of Rupture...
Lin Lu was so excited in the VR pod that her whole body trembled, and she got goosebumps all over!
The bullet chat also reached a climax because of this ultimate scene:
"Holy crap, King Hassan's strike was awesome! Is this the style of a Grand!"
"Gilgamesh really went all out this time, my Goldie!"
Until the system popped up the golden words [Seventh Singularity, Restoration Successful].
Only then did Lin Lu take off the VR headset, as if she were exhausted.
And at this time in the live stream room, those "bad guys" who had been lurking for a long time finally couldn't contain their inner joy and began to spam the screen:
"Congratulations to Lu Lu for clearing Chapter Seven! Throwing flowers!"
"Great, the prerequisite tasks are finally done. Next is the moment to witness a 'miracle'!"
"Brothers, she's about to enter the [Grand Temple of Time]! Call the ambulance quickly!"
"The Doctor's fan is about to receive her 'reward,' is everyone ready~"
By now, it was already morning outside the window.
Sunlight spilled onto her face through the blinds. Lin Lu sat blankly in the VR pod, her eyes dazed, as if her soul still remained on that scorched earth of ancient Babylonia.
After a long time.
She suddenly catapulted out of the VR pod, and without even washing her face, she rushed straight to her computer and opened her video editing software.
"I'm going to make a video!"
"A most hardcore analysis video that can completely wash away my arrogance and prejudice towards video games!"
An unprecedented fervor burned in Lin Lu's eyes.
As a top uploader in the film and television section of Site C with millions of followers, Lin Lu's writing skills and audiovisual analysis abilities were beyond doubt.
After experiencing a full day of frantic editing, dubbing, and searching for materials...
At 8 PM that night, a heavy-weight long video lasting ninety minutes impressively climbed onto the site-wide homepage recommendation of Site C!
The title was extremely eye-catching, even carrying a hint of arrogance—
Grand Order of the ninth art: Why I Say FGO is a Dimensionality Reduction Strike on Blue Planet's Audiovisual Industry?》