A False Alarm

Won!

"Are you alright?"

All three of them were GD Racers enthusiasts, so their physical fitness was definitely up to par.

A Lie lay on the ground, gazing at the sky. Although he felt completely drained, he was surprisingly exhilarated.

This kind of unbridled joy from conquering the unknown completely maxed out one's sense of accomplishment.

By this point, the two of them had calmed down and realized that the monster from before was very likely part of the new toy.

Although he still couldn't understand the principle behind the exhaustion, A Lie had to admit that he was a little interested in the new toy.

"Tian Tian!"

"Ah? Uncle Xing told me not to say anything!"

Qi Tian and Koromon – or rather, Kurokyumon – were chasing each other in circles, celebrating their victory over the powerful enemy.

Since Digimon evolved through the Digivice don't count as true evolutions...

If he could have kept both Goblinmon, then the data Koromon gained would have been greater than what it consumed, allowing it to maintain its Koromon stage.

But since one ran away, it naturally reverted to its original form after the battle.

However, the two little guys were still very happy.

At least from the scene and the aftermath, the new toy seemed to be a success.

Anyway, Qi Tian saw that A Lie and Qian Lai were also smiling happily, so they must like the toy too, right?

"That thing of yours… never mind, are we still racing?" A Lie originally wanted to ask, but seeing Qi Tian's conflicted expression, he decided not to force him.

As long as he knew it was a new toy, that was enough to show that this world was still the familiar one.

"Of course!" Qi Tian was actually hesitating whether to say something, but he really didn't know much about Digimon.

So even if he wanted to say something, he didn't know where to start.

Fortunately, A Lie changed the subject, and Qi Tian happily prepared for the race.

"You guys run a couple of laps first, I'll rest for a bit." A Lie lay down for a while, and his strength recovered a bit.

He picked up his phone, which had fallen on the ground. Since the Goblinmon had to rely on the channel connecting to the Digital World to escape, it suddenly rushed towards Qi Tian, startling the little guy, who subconsciously let go of the phone.

The phone fell to the ground, and the screen cracked a bit, but it didn't affect much, and he could still connect to the livestream.

"Hahaha! Scared you, huh? Isn't this special effect awesome?" A Lie adjusted himself and opened the livestream with a smile.

'Holy crap! What's going on?'

About half of the viewers were still in the livestream, and the number of viewers quickly recovered after the stream started.

'You bastard! I already called the police! I don't know the location! They told me not to stay up all night and get some rest!'

If you just gave a location, the police would investigate.

But if you don't know the location and just say that streamer A Lie is being chased by green-skinned dwarves, who would believe you?

He was lucky they didn't accuse him of making a false report!

A Lie was actually afraid that the audience would call the police, which is why he connected to the livestream as soon as he remembered the issue.

He didn't expect so many people to actually call the police for him!

It's just that, first, they didn't know the specific location, and second, it really did sound ridiculous.

If there were only a few people, they might just think it was a prank, give him a lecture, and then ignore it.

But if there were too many people and their descriptions were similar, then the Baisha City police would have to consider whether there was a real problem in their jurisdiction.

Fortunately, it was a false alarm.

A Lie didn't say it was a new toy from Liang Xing Toys Factory, he just said it was an experimental special effect.

With his excellent eloquence, he actually managed to fool them.

He figured that Qi Tian was being hesitant because Liang Xing had told him to keep it a secret.

He and Qian Lai were probably just lucky to have stumbled upon it. For toys in the experimental stage, it's enough to know in your heart, there's no need to go around blabbing about it.

He finally managed to guide the audience to Qian Lai's new track, and the cruise ship owner secretly sent A Lie a private message.

[Is that the effect of the new toy?]

Damn! He guessed right!

These rich bosses with a particularly strong sense of purpose are really hard to fool.

The others are just watching for fun, if you say it's not, then it's not, and if they don't believe you, they can just investigate in private, and who knows what they'll spread.

But the cruise ship owner is more generous, he just asked directly.

And A Lie has to thank two people for his success today.

One is Liang Xing, GD Racers gave his livestream content.

The other is the cruise ship owner, the cruise ship gifts brought traffic to A Lie's livestream.

[Still in the experimental stage, not for external distribution]

He couldn't refuse the boss's request, and A Lie really didn't know any more details, so he just touched on it briefly.

[Understood]

[Gifted a Yacht *1]

The yacht boss was always generous, and he swiped a gift without saying a word.

'Is that little thing an effect too?'

'Let's watch a bit longer!'

A Lie was holding his phone, filming Qi Tian and Qian Lai's race for his viewers, when Kurokyumon suddenly popped its head into the live stream.

Digimon hadn't quite reached the level of Artificial Intelligence yet, but A Lie's protection and the simulation of the underlying logic had earned its approval.

Qi Tian happened to be racing again, and Kurokyumon saw A Lie babbling at his phone, so it came over to take a look.

And of course, the audience caught it immediately.

"Hello! Are you Douyin streamer GD Racers, Mr. Wang Lie? Sorry to bother you, but could you please turn off the live stream?"

At the same time, Kurokyumon got scared and hid, and a policewoman arrived at the scene.

A Lie was worrying about how to answer the audience's questions, and this was the perfect excuse.

"Looks like your reports actually worked." A Lie didn't film the policewoman, just said it to the live stream, and then quickly shut it down.

"Sorry, sorry! That's me."

"Hello, this is my police ID, and this is my colleague. You're A Lie of GD Racers on Douyin, correct?"

A Lie's attention had been focused on filming the race. There were four police officers in total, and he didn't realize anyone was close until she spoke.

"Yes, yes! I'm so sorry, it must be a misunderstanding." It was A Lie's first time dealing with the police in this kind of situation, and he was a bit flustered.

"No need to be nervous. Can you tell us what happened? We don't seem to see any monsters here." The policewoman's colleague saw that A Lie was a bit nervous, and approached him with a smile.

Aside from a broken chair, there was no sign of any monster.

Even though many people had called, it seemed like this was a wild goose chase.

Meanwhile, Liang Xing, observing the results of the first battle through the flying camera, also realized his mistake.

He had underestimated the realism of the Holographic Projection.

Fortunately, he had been conservative and hadn't chosen a crowded place for the first battle.

Otherwise, if it had been on a main street, and people had been trampled in a panic, Liang Xing would have been in big trouble.

As it was, he had only scared A Lie and Qian Lai—and the golden retriever, probably. The consequences were still within his control.

As for the cooking auntie, she had joined in the chase with a rolling pin and earned ten thousand for her trouble, so she probably wasn't scared.

Liang Xing couldn't reduce the realism, but he couldn't let the public be completely unprepared either.

So he planned to release a teaser trailer in advance.

And the Digital World adventure project might become even more difficult.

He'd cross that bridge when he came to it. Liang Xing still needed to apologize to A Lie and Qian Lai first.

At least A Lie had been scared half to death.

This shouldn't count as making a false report, right?