I'm just an internet cafe owner

So far, no one has been able to reverse the Crimson Corruption, but Daigo, or rather Tiga, did.

And then? Then, without Liu Yuan's expectations, when Rataen learned that Daigo wanted to go to the Eternal City to obtain the Imitation Tear, he personally took him to the Eternal City and helped Daigo obtain the Imitation Tear.

Besides, he was certain of one thing: Daigo would eventually become the King of Elden, because the light within him was purer and more pristine than that of the Golden Tree. Marika had vanished, and so had his father.

The world looks like it's about to be destroyed, and Rataen is also unhappy with the Golden Tree. He might as well stick with Daigo instead.

So, Daigo obtained the clone teardrop in a way that no one else could do, and he gained an army by only challenging one boss. This gameplay confused Liu Yuan.

"There's such a way to pass the level?"

Upon hearing Liu Yuan's question, the system replied, "Everything produced by the system is of high quality. Please explore the game on your own, boss."

"I was just expressing my feelings. I've always believed it's irreversible, since even milk can't cure it."

“Crimson Corruption is not a debuff. Those infected with Crimson Corruption undergo racial transformation, but Tiga’s power can repair cells.”

"I see... This is interesting..."

Liu Yuan was very curious about what kind of impact Daigo could have in this world.

While researching these, Liu Yuan also set his sights on a rather special game: Ultraman Fighting Evolution.

Chapter 253 Ultraman Fighting Evolution

Ultraman Fighting Evolution is a simple fighting game where Ultraman fights monsters. However, after system modifications, the game now features dozens of Ultraman characters to choose from.

The monsters challenged include known ones, unknown ones, and some of the monsters from the movies.

Even Godzilla is within the challenge range, but according to the system settings, Godzilla is a player-controlled character, and you can't use Ultraman to fight Godzilla unless it's PvP.

As far as the original game is concerned, it is a pure IP-based game, but it becomes a little special because it is a game adapted for internet cafes.

Because after completing the game on realistic difficulty using a specific Ultraman, any player can gain the ability to transform into Ultraman.

However, this transformation has a drawback: if the player doesn't have any special talent, it's like using the Yamato sword – you need to spend money to use these abilities. Furthermore, it's not like you can just grow bigger whenever you want; due to system limitations, the player's transformation will be balanced based on the size of the enemy.

However, these expenses are not recorded in the internet cafe's revenue, which makes Liu Yuan a little frustrated.

Simultaneously transform into a disappearing

The cost is extremely high. The Yamato costs 2,500 per second, while the cost of transforming into Ultraman varies from 10,000 to 500,000 per second, depending on the user's strength.

Some Ultraman final forms cost at least 500,000 per second. If you want to use them in battle, each one might cost tens of millions to last for more than a single battle.

But so what? This is Ultraman! Compared to one hundred million yuan, Liu Yuan would definitely choose to transform into Ultraman for one minute. Because one hundred million yuan might not be from any particular country, but the Ultraman transformation is real.

Without a second thought, I spent 502 million to buy Ultraman Fighting Evolution!

Liu Yuan truly made his idol-chasing a public spectacle, not only inviting Ultraman but even buying an Ultraman game. But is this game actually useful to everyone right now?

Completely useless! The transformation cost of 10,000 yuan per second is unaffordable for any player. Is it useful to Liu Yuan? Absolutely useless. Even without transforming into Ultraman, the enemy can be dealt with; transforming would just cost him money.

Besides, the transformation costs for other players are not included in the revenue, so it seems like a huge loss no matter how you look at it.

But as I said before, he indulged in a public-funded celebrity chase today.

Although they were all essentially acting in their own self-interest, when the game was released and everyone saw it, many people fell silent.

Fujimaru Kaori glanced at her balance and immediately tagged everyone from Chaldea who had entered the internet cafe on TT.

"Everyone! I have an announcement to make. In the next singularity, I will be working hard and not slacking off. Please cooperate with me."

"Senior? What's wrong?"

Seeing Matthew's question, Fujimaru Kaori pondered and said, "I want to transform into Ultraman and pilot a mecha to fight monsters."

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Natsuki Subaru, on the other side, also saw the newly released game and remained silent. He liked both Kamen Rider and Ultraman. And this internet cafe was offering two games for one? Was there any need to hesitate? Buy the game?

Sora and Shiro were in the same boat. They were playing League of Legends and were having a fierce battle with Rick and Shubi when they saw this and immediately went AFK.

"Sorry everyone! We're going to play the new game now that it's available."

"I surrender! I surrender!"

The most emotional person was Yosuke Shimazaki, who burst into tears upon seeing this scene.

"Is this... Ultraman? There's actually a game like this?"

"Yo-suke?"

"You do not understand!"

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These were the words the elf feared most. She didn't understand? What didn't she understand? But then, seeing Ultraman and the excited expression on the beastman's face in front of her, she realized she truly didn't understand.

If excitement is expressed by dancing and gesturing, then the spider, upon seeing this information, excitedly sprayed a ring of webs all over the ceiling of the internet cafe.

"Yuna Yuna! Can I transform into Ultraman with this?"

Yuna Takashima also received a message from Liu Yuan, who replied affirmatively: "By using the corresponding character to clear the game on true difficulty, you can gain the corresponding Ultraman transformation privilege, but it will cost a lot of money."

To attract customers, Yuna Takashima also learned a lot of jargon. For example, she would say that high prices require some expenditure, but this time, the large sum of money was enough to prove just how terrifying the expense was.

"Great!!!"

Without saying a word, Spider-Man turned off NieR: Automata, which he was playing, and turned to embrace Ultraman.

At the second branch, Dianci, who was studying with Leise, also heard the news.

"Ultraman?"

Denji asked hesitantly and shyly, "Um... Ultraman, is it the one in the suit?"

"Yes, the boss has released a new game. You can transform into Ultraman after completing it."

"Um, may I try it?"

"Huh? Denji, do you like... this?"

"Ok!"

Denji nodded vigorously, recalling, "Back then, Pochita and I both really wanted to become Ultraman, but..."

"I'll ask around for you."

Leise approached Liu Yuan and asked, "Boss, can we play games on the TV?"

"Of course, as a relative, I can give him a 30% discount."

"really?"

"I'm very good to my employees!"

Upon hearing this, Kisara was stunned: "What? You're nice to your employees? Aren't I your employee?"

"Oh? My dear Miss Geng, have I been unkind to you?"

Seeing Liu Yuan's smiling face, Mu smiled even brighter: "The boss has been so good to me that words can't express it. Boss, you're right."

Not good? Would she dare say that? She only had a bottle of iced cola, and if she said something like that, Liu Yuan could drag her into a dark room the next day.

How she wished Liu Yuan were a lecherous man, so she could just sell her body a little and do nothing all day but lie around. But Liu Yuan wasn't; he was greedy for money, but not lustful. Her unparalleled beauty had no effect on him.

Thinking of all this, Mu Geng started to cry.

The release of a new game has elicited mixed reactions. Most Ultraman fans are from Earth's historical background and lived or were born in the late 20th century. Without this cultural context, many people don't understand what's so great about it. Why would even the most dedicated Ultraman, Blank, choose to surrender and give up?

Seeing how excited many people were, others also bought the game out of curiosity.

In this internet cafe, buying games isn't expensive; what's expensive is the daily spending requirement.

And since everyone else had bought it, it proved that the game must be very interesting, so they bought it too.

Like Minato Namikaze, after downloading the game and transforming into Ultraman, he found that the game... didn't seem to be anything special? He just became a giant and fought monsters that were about the same size as himself.

The combat isn't very strong; it seems to lack combat experience. It's just big, strong, and can unleash energy blasts. Oh! There's another challenging aspect to this game: because of its enormous size, you need to be careful not to damage the city or hurt people.

Chapter 254 Tiga learns the Guillotine Blade

Daigo's exploration of the Old Man Ring has also been paused. The continuous transformation battles, even in the game world, have made him feel somewhat tired.

He exited the game, checked the time, and saw there was still a long time before the gates closed. However, considering the situation in his own world, Daigo decided to go back. Even during rest time, he couldn't predict whether various emergency missions would appear.

Just as he was about to leave, Liu Yuan kindly pressed down on his shoulder.

"Daigo, don't worry, the time flow in this world is different from yours. One hour here is equivalent to one minute in your world! You can enjoy everything in the internet cafe before closing time. By the way, we've added a new game you can try."

"A new game?"

"That's right, this game is called Ultraman Fighting Evolution, and it also features battles featuring Tiga. Don't you want to master Tiga's abilities or learn the weaknesses of various monsters in advance?"

Daigo admitted that those words touched her heart.

"Really? Is that okay?"

“I wouldn’t lie, and besides, I became light that year.”

Are you light too?

You'll understand later.

Liu Yuan's words were full of riddles, and although he didn't understand them, Daigu chose to believe them.

So he obediently sat back down and, with Liu Yuan's help, activated Ultraman Fighting Evolution.

"You are Tiga's human form, and your mastery of Tiga's power is even more refined. However, besides these, you can also consider trying out characters like Dyna, Taro, and Ace. As for monsters, the system will automatically match enemies based on your physical strength, and monsters you have defeated, as well as those much weaker than them and without special abilities, will be automatically marked as defeated."

The game system is very user-friendly; you won't be forced to challenge an enemy you've already defeated.

However, if you feel that the previous enemies are worth revisiting, you can challenge them again in their original form.

Daigo entered the game, and as Liu Yuan's idol, Daigo also received special care from the system.

With the system's help, the enhanced Golza became a matchmaker. However, before the battle, the system thoughtfully asked, "Would you like to watch videos of other players winning?"

"Yes!"

Daigo has always fought alone, and he would be happy to see other Ultraman fighting.

This is a strategy video from Ultraman Ace (White) battling the enhanced Golza. The video also includes moves common to all Ultraman.

“Golza is very powerful, with extremely high resistance to both physical and magical attacks, so we need to use the most powerful mode, and then do this.”

In the video, Ultraman Ace maintains his balance and kicks repeatedly. Every time Golza gets close, he uses his kicks to push Golza away.