Inside the meeting room.
Wang Hai looked at the video on the projector, thought for a moment, and said:
"Take a look at the video from other perspectives."
Han Ling nodded and began operating the machine.
Soon, the video on the screen switched to a new one.
This time, it seems to be on a high-rise building, with the photographer holding a phone and pointing it out of the floor-to-ceiling window, at the clouds and shadows on the horizon.
" Shiyu, come and see!" A female voice came from the video.
"What's wrong?" a female voice replied from afar.
"Come quick, there's something over there!"
What is that?
"I don't know, come over here quickly!"
"Tap tap..."
Someone walked over.
"What is it that I have to come and see?"
"Look over there?" A hand appeared in the video, pointing in the direction of the clouds.
Then, a somewhat confused voice rang out.
"No, what is it then?"
"I don't know, you tell me..."
The next part was a discussion between the two about the shadows in the clouds on the horizon.
The group then watched several more highly-rated videos.
Some were on the beach, some on the road, and some on the rooftop, but the videos were all undoubtedly focused on the shadows in the clouds.
One person even brought binoculars to take pictures, hoping to get a clearer image.
But the eyes can see it, and the phone can take a picture because their field of vision is large enough.
Although switching to a telescope allows for a larger magnification, the field of view is significantly reduced.
In the blink of an eye, the shadow in the clouds disappeared from the telescope's field of view.
This incident has indeed caused a huge stir; people have watched twenty or thirty videos in a row, and none of them show the same angle.
The short video platform has also generated corresponding hashtags such as # Magic City #, #LightningStruckMonster#, and #SeaPhantom#.
Han Ling then switched the video back to the first one, the one from the ship.
Comments are open.
No, is this for real?
Seriously, a lot of people in Magic City have also posted videos!!
Fun fact: When you ask if something is true or false, you already have a feeling that it is true.
Does anyone know what that thing flying in the sky is? And why did lightning strike it?
- You didn't even know that? This is a tribulation! I took a look, and it might be the legendary Nine Heavens Profound Lightning Tribulation.
-It's one thing for a human to undergo tribulation, but how come there's this kind of monster undergoing tribulation? Wasn't it said that after the founding of the People's Republic of China, beings were not allowed to become spirits?
The video then cut to the scene where the boy and girl were taking a photo, which was accidentally recorded.
Does anyone know if this is real or fake?
- Of course it's true. As everyone knows, videos can't be photoshopped.
- Yes, it's true. And that's not all. I once saw a lizard and a gorilla fighting in the city.
-This is fake at first glance. What video can't AI create now? You can even see your grandma riding a rocket to space online!
--Can't you use your brain a little when you talk? Can't you see that many other people are posting this?
--Just because a lot of people are posting it doesn't mean it's true! Give me a hundred million, and I can get even more people to post it!
--Who in their right mind would have something to do and send someone to post this kind of thing?
--You're not rich, how do you know people can't...?
Shen Heng's eyes quickly scanned the comments.
To his surprise, while more people believed it online, just as many didn't.
Well... that's not entirely incomprehensible. The extensive use of film production and AI technology has caused videos to lose their former credibility.
Many of those who believe it do so simply because so many people have posted these kinds of videos.
"A new video has come out," Han Ling suddenly said.
Everyone's eyes instinctively turned to look in that direction.
"A new video?" Wei Leyang asked, somewhat puzzled.
After all, that Seventh Tier Calamity Beast is already dead, so where would any new video come from?
Surely it can't be just another one, right?
Han Ling nodded and quickly began operating the machine.
Soon, a new video was projected onto the screen.
It was a desert, an arid desert.
Suddenly, accompanied by a rumbling sound, the quicksand collapsed.
A hundred-meter-long earthworm-like creature burst forth from the sand.
It then quickly burrowed underground.
This isn't the only new video; there are many more.
Cracks spread across the Antarctic Ice Sheet, and a giant, transparent ice crystal dragon flapped its wings, stirring up a blizzard;
Deep in the Mariana Trench, a blurry, gigantic shadow sweeps across the deep-sea hydrothermal vents like a moving mountain range;
Scalearmor creatures rise from the lava pools of an active volcano, their six molten gold vertical pupils flashing in the magma, their sharp claws shattering the rock walls as obsidian keratin layers solidify.
New data streams are constantly being updated, and the eyewitness videos that originally captured real Calamity Beast are now being flooded with new entertainment hashtags such as #MonsterMovieMaterialCollection# and #AIGenerationContest#.
One film and television special effects account with a million followers even launched a "spot the difference" activity, analyzing the modeling flaws of the desert dinosaur frame by frame.
"Headquarters has taken action," Wang Hai said in a deep voice, looking at the new video. "They're using a bunch of fakes to dilute the focus on the real event."
Shen Heng nodded slightly. Although he didn't directly delete the video, it caused the video to spread even further.
However, this method can genuinely influence those who initially believed the video.
After all, with so many fake videos suddenly appearing, how can you tell if the video you saw before was real or fake?
only...
"What about those we actually saw in real life? We can't just go and find them one by one, can we?" Shen Heng looked at Wang Hai.
"We'll prioritize contacting local Supervision Bureau to see if they have anyone suitable to handle this kind of situation," Wang Hai shared his experience.
"If we can't find it, we might not look for it at all."
"After all, all they saw was a shadow. They'll find an expert later to explain it, saying it might be caused by some astronomical phenomenon."
"Over time, as long as you don't encounter them again, you won't dwell on those you've seen with your own eyes."
That's true... Shen Heng nodded silently, his gaze returning to the curtain.
Everything else is fine, it's just that...
Why did the overlapping Calamity Beast suddenly become Seventh Tier?
Luck?
Time passed slowly.
Shen Heng wasn't sure whether headquarters had sent anyone to deal with those who had witnessed the scene, since headquarters didn't need to give him any explanation.
However, some experts have offered explanations for the phenomenon that night online, saying it was similar to a mirage.
Simply put, special atmospheric conditions, lighting, and other factors can cause that situation.
As for the sword slaying monsters, it's just that the images are magnified or shrunk due to their different distances from the light source.
Experts speculate that it was likely a projection from a stage play.
As for the lightning, it was probably just luck; it just so happened that lightning struck that spot at that time.
Whether others believe it or not, there are fewer and fewer voices online talking about that incident.
The incident gradually subsided...