Chapter 148: Calculating Gaia's Psychological Shadow Area

Can the boss step it up a bit?

If the developers of God of War III were to see this barrage comment, they would probably die of anger. The Chaos difficulty is already hard enough, having tormented countless players to their wits' end and generated a mountain of complaint letters—how could anyone still complain that the difficulty is too low?

Didn't they see Poseidon, transformed into the God of the Sea, utterly thrashing Gaia, the Mother of Gods, who was more than ten times his size? Not only did Poseidon punch a huge hole in Gaia's chest through the crab-claw seahorse, but he practically blew her mind as well, leaving a massive crater in her head. Even though it was somewhat unfair to bully this elderly, rocky matriarch while she was in the middle of mountain climbing and unable to retaliate properly, it was still undeniably badass.

As the tentacles and claws binding Gaia were struck down by Kratos, the Mother of Gods—who had been on the receiving end of a beatdown ever since her entrance—finally launched a counterattack. Standing hundreds of meters tall, Gaia's fist alone was as large as Poseidon. She didn't need any fancy moves; a single successful hit would be more than enough.

Unfortunately, the sluggish Gaia possessed truly worrisome combat capabilities. Apart from being able to take a beating, her hundreds-of-meters-tall body seemed to have no other notable advantages.

Her charging punch was easily blocked halfway by Poseidon's crab-claw tentacles, and several other crab-like appendages casually re-bound Gaia in place. Having suffered damage once more, Gaia could do nothing but let out another cry of agonizing pain.

To be abused so repeatedly—even as an NPC—was too much for the viewers to watch. Poseidon, standing only a dozen or so meters tall, was beating up the hundreds-of-meters-tall Gaia. The visual was simply too comical. Could it be that Gaia's combat power was inversely proportional to her size? Had the game developers lost their minds? Weren't the difficulty options supposed to have Titan difficulty ranked higher than God difficulty?

[I just want to know why Gaia is always the one getting hurt?]
[Please calculate the area of psychological trauma for Gaia....]
[Haha... Might as well calculate the area of the hole in Gaia's head!]
[We should be understanding toward an elderly Titan who is currently climbing a mountain. The fact that she can even throw a punch is already impressive.]
[Spot on, upstairs. Because she's climbing a mountain, the force generated by her punch would be weakened. We can calculate this using a formula: assuming Gaia is five hundred meters tall, the mass of her stone body is...]
[This is a mythological world, okay? Newton would be crying in the restroom right now...]
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It wasn't just the viewers; Luo Chen himself felt the urge to vent. Throughout the entirety of God of War III, Gaia's every appearance consisted entirely of getting beaten up. Beaten by Poseidon at the start, then beaten by Zeus, and finally beaten by Kratos—her towering, hundreds-of-meters frame seemed to exist solely to emphasize just how immensely powerful the gods and the god-killing Kratos truly were.

Complaining aside, however, the plot required precisely this punch from Gaia to defeat Poseidon; otherwise, the narrative could not proceed.

"Use the Blades of Athena to grab the legs of those crab-claw seahorses and swing across to liberate Gaia!"

Following Luo Chen's commentary, Kratos whipped the Blades of Athena in his hands, hooking onto the remaining crab-claw tentacles suspended in mid-air. Utilizing the chains like Spider-Man, he vaulted rapidly across the sky.

Passing through the heavy blockade of aerial crab tentacles, Kratos leaped directly downward from the air, wielding the Blades of Athena in a horizontal slash that instantly beat back the appendages binding Gaia.

Gaia, who had been brutally pummeled from the very beginning, was finally free. Her colossal, dozens-of-meters-wide stone fist slammed fiercely into the body of Poseidon, the God of the Sea. Kratos immediately charged right into Poseidon's form, punching the god's true physical body straight out of the avatar.

Losing the support of its true body, the towering, tens-of-meters-tall sea god avatar instantly disintegrated into colossal tidal waves that came crashing down from the high altitude.

The magnificent and dazzling special effects, combined with Luo Chen's gorgeous gameplay mechanics, felt just like a blockbuster film, leaving the audience thoroughly exhilarated.

What is a God of War?
This is the God of War! If one ignored the fact that this was a video game, Kratos's combat awareness from the very beginning to the present was simply out of this world—he hadn't taken even the slightest shred of damage, even when fighting the God of the Sea, Poseidon.

A true God of War could ask for nothing more!

[The True God of War, no explanation needed! Senior VIP Tian Di tipped one million Stardust Coins!: This skill—I am completely in awe!]
[The True God of War, no explanation needed! Senior VIP Xuan Yuan tipped five hundred thousand Stardust Coins!: Needless to say, converted from a casual viewer to a hardcore fan. I will never miss Angel Great God's livestreams from now on!]
[The True God of War, no explanation needed! Senior VIP Salted Egg Superman tipped three hundred thousand Stardust Coins!: Great God! Please teach me how to play games!]
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Tips of all sizes flooded the screen crazily. Clearly, although streaming a Chaos difficulty flawless run was exceptionally difficult, it also provided the viewers with an immensely satisfying viewing experience. Many audience members who routinely got slaughtered when playing the game themselves could only find their thrills right here. Sure enough, the protagonist in someone else's hands was the only true protagonist, whereas the one in their own hands always turned into a weakling.

Just as the flood of tips began to slow down, the super-whale Wudao made his move.

[The Heavens and Earth Shake! Senior VIP Super-Whale Wudao tipped ten million Stardust Coins!: If you can really pull off a completely flawless run, I'll honor that one million tip without fail!]

Ten thousand yuan dropped right out of the gate, making the hearts of the audience flutter. So the super-whale's "one million" wasn't referring to Stardust Coins after all? But then again, when had the super-whale Wudao ever used Stardust Coins as his unit of currency?

Such a colossal tip—if it had been a few months ago, Luo Chen might have been ecstatic and perhaps even celebrated properly. But while he was still very happy now, it wasn't enough to sway his emotions. If he got too excited over the viewers' generous tips and made a misplay, that would turn joy into sorrow.

After repeatedly thanking his fans for their tips, Luo Chen refocused his attention on the game screen. Having defeated Poseidon, Kratos grabbed his nominal uncle and tossed him ruthlessly into a corner. Yet Poseidon, utterly lacking self-awareness, continued to courting death by mocking Kratos.

"Zeus should have locked you away where you belong. No matter how many gods die, new ones will rise to oppose you...."

Just as the viewers were cracking jokes in the chat like "Kill one when he comes, slaughter a pair when two arrive," Kratos marched straight up to Poseidon, subjected him to a brutal beating, gouged out his eyes, snapped his neck, and casually tossed his corpse into the ocean.

The sheer gore of the scene caused quite a few viewers to frown, but fortunately, the world-scale tsunami triggered by Poseidon's death successfully recaptured the attention of the entire audience.

As Poseidon's corpse plunged into the ocean, it churned up tidal waves nearly a hundred meters high. The hundred-meter waves instantly crushed the ships at the base of the mountain, submerged the city, and gradually spread across the entire world!

Just as everyone was captivated by the magnificent spectacle, Luo Chen remembered that God of War III contained quite a few bloody, violent, and even restricted-grade scenes. When he used to play God of War just for the thrill of it, he had completely forgotten about this detail.

If he were livestreaming these parts, wouldn't he get censored immediately?