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Chapter 273 - Chapter 273: WindyPeak Games, Unleashed (Part 2)

"Holy—!!!" Pew's scream lit up his Twitch stream like a frag grenade.

Extreme sports! Linkin Park! When you mix pushing limits with rock's raw energy, no gamer's staying chill.

Chat exploded:

"WindyPeak's lost it, Gus is unhinged!"

"What the—?! New game?!"

"Wingsuit flying? That's next-level!"

"Motion-sensing, right? Drop the release date!"

"Linkin Park? Gus snagged that copyright? Madman!"

"They probably bought more than one banger!"

"When's it out? I need it yesterday!"

"This is straight-up wild!"

"First time a Linkin song's in a game trailer. Insane!"

The trailer's music hit its final, roaring climax. The wingsuit flight ended, parachute popping open with a whoosh.

With a creak, the dude's eyes snapped open. It was all a dream.

But wait—

He got up, slipped on flip-flops, and shuffled to a bedside cabinet. Unlocked it. Inside? A neat stack of wingsuit gear, ready for action.

He grabbed the helmet. Fade to black.

Subtitles rolled:

Dedicated to the memory of Chester Bennington

RIP

The flame of freedom burns eternal, rock's spirit lives on

—WindyPeak

Hype. Passion. Heart.

Pew stared, jaw dropped, for five seconds. Then he bolted off-camera, rummaging noises echoing. He returned, wallet in hand, yanking out a fistful of dollars and slamming them on the desk.

Boom! Boom! "Take my money! NOW!"

Meanwhile, in ShuBro's Seattle-based Twitch stream, the soft crunch of skiing filled the air. Snow underfoot, calming as hell, like ASMR for gamers.

The Sierra Nevada's peaks loomed, serene. A free breeze swept down, ruffling a skier girl's hair, practically carrying a pine-fresh scent through the screen.

A gentle female voice drifted in, warming the icy vibe:

All good things, they come for you

My heart's out here, it's yours too

Baby, this is my vibe for you

I just wanna keep you close…

Grabs, flips, pole spins—moves flowed like a pro run. The chill of skiing was pure bliss.

ShuBro was locked in, mesmerized. Chat went wild:

"Whoa…"

"A sports game? No way!"

"Skiing tricks in a motion cabin? So comfy."

"WindyPeak's motion tech is made for this."

"This song's a vibe, so smooth."

"Didn't they snag this track like two months after release?"

"Sekiro's cash flow, huh? After all that slashing, they're flexing with copyrights."

"Feels like this song was written for Peak Nation."

"For real…"

A snowboarder dude joined the girl on the snow trail, their boards slicing through powder like hawks gliding. They synced up—flips, spins, turns—like snowflakes dancing in a storm, effortless and dope.

A massive snow slope loomed. They crouched, speeding up.

Hey, what's wrong, tell me who you love

Hey, what's wrong, tell me who you love

Swish—

Skis and snowboard launched, kicking up powder. The sunset painted their silhouettes against the Sierra Nevada.

Loving you's my little secret

Deep as the ocean's floor

I vibe with the sunrise, the sunset's glow

But you're the one I adore…

"Hell yeah!" ShuBro's eyes teared up, hyped. "This is gorgeous!"

Sunset glow, synced moves, love etched in snow trails. Grabs and flips under golden light—sports romance at its peak.

WindyPeak x Jada Brook

Peak Nation

BGM: For You

One trailer, raw and wild. Another, soft and soulful.

After a month of silence, WindyPeak surfaced like a submarine breaching ice. The gaming world knew what they'd been cooking: a motion-sensing game, totally new.

The hype swept like wildfire. Those trailer soundtracks? Absolute bangers. No game had ever dropped cash like that for copyrights. Most studios would've made original tracks for less. Linkin Park's "Faint"? A legend's masterpiece, with Chester gone. Jada Brook's "For You"? A fresh hit, barely two months old. Snagging those was next-level.

WindyPeak pulled it off. And they weren't done.

Over two weeks, they unleashed a copyright flex that shook the industry:

Downhill biking trailer, a lightning bolt:

WindyPeak x Hedley

Peak Nation

BGM: Lose Control

Surfing trailer, deep and gripping:

WindyPeak x Korsak

Peak Nation

BGM: Trace

Free climbing trailer, pure hype:

WindyPeak x The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber

Peak Nation

BGM: Stay

High-altitude parachute trailer, a primal yell:

WindyPeak x Cody Black

Peak Nation

BGM: Soar High

Six trailers, domestic to global, electronica to rock, new talent to heavyweights. WindyPeak's copyright spree sparked chaos, each drop a new wave of hype. "What?!" echoed across X comments in every language.

Extreme sports—a niche genre—blew up, thanks to WindyPeak's cash-fueled flex. Reports piled up, Peak Nation's buzz skyrocketing.

From a month of ghosting to biweekly trailer drops, WindyPeak returned with a vengeance, capping it with a final bomb on the last day of the month—the "ultimate" trailer, Gus Harper's words.

Under global eyes, it went live.

Total darkness. A chill male voice kicked in:

Lately, I've been losing sleep…

Dreaming 'bout what we could be…

Goosebumps. "Counting Stars" by OneRepublic—2013's Grammy-winning banger. WindyPeak snagged that?

Chat detonated:

"I'm counting stars, yo!"

"How much cash did this cost?!"

"They bought this too? Insane!"

"Forget playing, I'll vibe to this lossless soundtrack."

"WindyPeak: Copyright Kings."

"Grammy track for a game? Gus is a menace."

Knock knock!

The WindyPeak logo flashed.

Knock knock!

Director: Gus Harper

Steel Chain Fingers Studio

Knock knock!

A final drumbeat hit. Whoosh—!

The screen burst open. Two seconds later, chat lost it.

OneRepublic stood atop a mountain, stars blazing above. An MV-style trailer—unheard of. Players' screams could've shattered monitors.

But baby, I've been praying hard

No more counting dollars

We'll be counting stars…

A road cycling crew, scarves flapping, hunched low, ripped down Route 66. The lead rider broke the wind, the pack tight behind. Tires hummed, a clean white noise.

Swish—

Wheels blurred into flying snowflakes. A snowboarder flipped 720 degrees in the Sierra Nevada, colored flags snapping on their gear. A downhill biker blasted off a ramp, soaring into a mountain stream.

Hulala—

A parachute snapped open, halting the fall. An eagle soared over the canyon, a lone rider witnessing Denali's 8,000-meter glory.

The eagle's wings morphed into a wingsuit's mesh. Mount Rainier's cliffs loomed, sky and water merging. Wingsuit flying, fearless, through the canyon's heart.

A climber, sunglasses on, scaled Yosemite Falls bare-handed under blazing sun. Gravel rolled, the abyss yawned below, but beauty waited above.

Chat erupted:

"HOLY—!"

"Those transitions? God-tier!"

"This is nuts! Skiing, biking, wingsuit, surfing, climbing, skydiving—Gus, you maniac!"

"Old man's done with side-stabs, now he's got us yeeting ourselves!"

"My legs are shaking just watching."

"One mistake and it's game over."

"Nah, it's just a bruise… or a coffin."

"Haha, play well, you're dusty. Play bad, you're dust."

"Fills the motion cabin's 'no self-yeet' gap."

"Mount Rainier? Denali? Sierra Nevada? Yosemite Falls? Real-world spots!"

"Extreme sports? Nah, this is a travel sim."

"They were on vacation, bet."

"On-location shoots? That's the flex."

"I'm in. Can't yeet IRL, but in-game? Let's go."

The song hit its climax:

Everything that kills me makes me feel alive

But baby, I've been praying hard

No more counting dollars

We'll be counting stars…

Cyclists hit the peak, unmasking. The parachutist landed, snowboarder in tow. Climbers crested the cliff. All rallied around OneRepublic, stars blazing above, hearts unyielding.

Wingsuit flyers streaked like lightning. The game's name burned into the night:

Peak Nation

WindyPeak

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