Entertainment to the death, make a tokusatsu film that will crush the entire internet.

The aftershocks of the third episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" continue overseas, while netizens in China are enjoying the happiest time of the year watching it.

Without warning, the Land of Light launched another satellite.

There was no pre-launch hype, no build-up, and no conventional promotional tactics.

At 10:00 AM sharp, the official website of the Kingdom of Light, the homepage of the Starlight Video Platform, and the official accounts of major social media platforms simultaneously updated with a post containing only three lines of text.

"The online test for the new game Overwatch begins today."

We are recruiting test players; there is no limit to the number of participants.

The world needs more heroes.

The accompanying image below the post is a visually striking poster.

The main subject of the image is a silver-haired figure standing against the light.

The background is the outline of the city, blackened by gunfire under the setting sun, with the wreckage of several aircraft lying askew on the ground in the distance.

The logo in the lower left corner of the poster is a bright, angled arc that cuts across the image, with clean and crisp lettering below the arc.

Overwatch.

The comments section exploded within minutes: the Land of Light is making another game, and it's a shooting game!!!

"Wait a minute, a shooting game?? Ah Guang, you're an animator, switching to shooting games?? Isn't that a bit too much of a leap??"

"This is outrageous! Making a sequel is one thing, but why is it an FPS? Is it some kind of cat-themed game? (laughing.jpg)"

"Wow, if that's the case, then I really need to take a look!"

"I checked the logo three times to make sure it wasn't photoshopped. Just think about the Land of Light's resume: tokusatsu, action anime, tearjerker, magical girl melancholy, and now suddenly they're releasing a shooting game. I can't even draw a complete picture of Hikaru's business scope."

"I just noticed that there's no limit to the number of test participants, and it's completely free. The game from the Land of Light doesn't charge money, so I'm scared. Is Hikaru planning to put knives in the game so we have to write 800-word essays after getting headshot?"

Of course, many netizens also drew parallels to Yang Qian's previously announced plans, and it's clear that this project has now made substantial progress.

Within the first hour of the test portal opening, the number of players applying for test qualifications exceeded the platform's expectations.

The Land of Light's technology department learned its lesson this time.

The operations and maintenance team leader, who is from Fenghua, Ningbo, had already deployed the backup server cluster before the test announcement was released.

The capacity expansion threshold has been adjusted to twice the historical high.

He sent a message in the work group: "800,000 to 600,000, the advantage is in my hands!"

Meanwhile, overseas gaming media across the ocean also took notice of this mysterious new title that suddenly appeared.

A news flash from a well-known gaming review website had a rather intriguing headline.

"The studio that made the world cry with a magical girl anime just announced a shooter——and it looks amazing.

(The company that made the world cry over magical girls has just announced a shooting game—and it looks amazing.)

In the comments section, overseas netizens who had just recovered from the shock of the third episode of "Puella Magi Madoka Magica" expressed their opinions.

"I don't trust them anymore, but I'll still play it anyway."

Meanwhile, in a male dormitory at a university in a southern city in the country.

A sophomore named Wu Hongyu was lying on his bed scrolling through his phone.

He was alone in the dormitory; his roommates had all gone to class.

He skipped his elective class today, not because he was lazy.

I haven't been feeling well lately. I feel weak all over and occasionally dizzy. Yesterday, while I was queuing in the cafeteria, my vision suddenly went black for a moment. I had to lean against the wall for a while before I recovered.

He didn't tell his family or his roommates.

Young people's instincts led him to temporarily ignore these signals. He thought it was probably because he had stayed up too late studying for final exams and that he would catch up on sleep when he went home for summer vacation.

He scrolled through his phone listlessly.

Since he started following the Land of Light last year, he has become one of the company's most loyal fans.

He has watched each anime series at least three times, from Ultraman Tiga to JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Anohana.

Take, for example, the overseas hit "Puella Magi Madoka Magica".

He watched the episode where the senior student was beheaded in bed, and that night he cursed Yang Qian for half the night while hugging his pillow.

But when he woke up the next day, he still turned on the fourth episode.

The works of the Land of Light have this kind of magic.

Even though you know it might make you cry your eyes out, you still can't help but keep reading.

The news that the new game "Overwatch" from the Land of Light had started testing caught his attention.

Wu Hongyu isn't exactly a seasoned gamer; he spends most of his free time watching anime and playing basketball.

I only play games occasionally, and my skill level is at best above average among my peers.

However, his fondness for the Land of Light piqued his interest in the test.

He followed the link to the test application page, which was clean and simple, without any fancy animations.

The central position only contains that slogan.

"The world needs more heroes."

Below is a line of small print: To register for the test, simply fill in basic information and upload a brief description.

He bit his lip and thought for a while, then exited the page and opened Weibo.

Wu Hongyu's Weibo account doesn't have many followers.

Most of what he posts on weekdays is updates from the Land of Light and highlights of basketball games, with the occasional photo of the sky he takes while playing basketball.

It belongs to the most ordinary, inconspicuous personal accounts that are submerged in the ocean of the Internet.

He leaned against the headboard, his fingers tapping on the screen, deleting several times before finally sending this message.

"@Land of Light Official, I saw the news about the new game test. I'm a long-time fan of yours, I've been following you since Ultraman Tiga."

I haven't been feeling well lately and would like to take advantage of my rest time to participate in the Overwatch test. Could you give me a spot?

It's okay if I don't have it; I'll wait for the public beta test myself.

Another question: Are there any heroes in this game who can fly? I've dreamed of flying since I was a child.

He didn't pay much attention to it after sending it, tossed his phone next to his pillow, turned over, and went to sleep.

He felt that his Weibo post would most likely sink into the sea of ​​information, just like all his previous posts.

Unbeknownst to him, Yang Qian, who was at the Light Kingdom Studio, saw this message.

"Wu Hongyu? Could it be him?"