ca-book Chapter 206 A Hero's Elegy! The Price of Glory!
Chapter 206 A Hero's Elegy! The Price of Glory!
Old Tang clenched his fists tightly in front of the screen, his eyes red-rimmed: "Brothers... this is our hero. Even without light, even if all that's left is a broken shell, he will still stand in front of humanity."
At this moment, the live stream chat was filled with a sea of tears:
【Asuka!!! Don't go! You'll die!】
This is Ultraman! Even without his powers, his heart to protect everyone has never changed!
True light is never an external force, but rather this unwavering heart!
Back to the plot.
Driven by this extreme will and determination, a miracle occurred once again!
The Flash Sword burst forth with an extremely pure light!
Giants of red, blue, and silver struggled to take shape amidst the light, knocking the monster down and standing in its path.
However, Dyna, which was forcibly activated, moved extremely slowly, and his power was extremely weak.
As soon as they started fighting, Dyna was slapped to the ground by Gilganold and pinned under his feet, completely powerless to fight back.
Even if they manage to stand up with all their might, it's difficult to mount an effective offensive.
Instead, he was choked by Gilganold.
The red light on his chest had been flashing frantically from the very beginning, signaling a countdown to death.
Inside the underground base.
Staff Officer Gondo looked at Dyna on the screen, who was fighting desperately for humanity and was being brutally ravaged.
"This is impossible... He clearly has no energy left..."
But Gong Liang remained steadfast in his beliefs.
"Birds will not be affected in any way!"
Looking at Gong Liang, he fell silent...
"If Ultraman needs... energy from us humans."
Gong Liang pulled open the hatch of the light factor converter.
Gondo was horrified: "You mean... you want to expose Dyna to living energy?! Don't force yourself! Ordinary people can't withstand that device!"
He sternly stopped him.
"Going in there will definitely kill you!"
But Gong Liang did not hesitate at all.
She had already stepped one foot into the device that could obliterate someone completely...
"If this continues, Asuka will surely die!"
Under Gondo's control, the light particle conversion device slowly rose and appeared on the ground.
"The irradiation device is ready."
He looked at Liang, whose face was resolute.
"But this will definitely not succeed, and you also..."
"While I may not possess Asuka's special abilities, my concern for humanity's future is no less than his!"
Gondo was stunned.
"Is this the light...?"
He sighed softly.
Then, Gondo slowly stood up, and he finally understood what true light was.
Just then, in the chaos caused by a violent tremor, Miyako's gun was snatched away by Gondo!
He actually raised his gun and aimed it at Gong Liang!
【No way? This old man is up to his old tricks again!】
Ah! Even the birds are dying in battle!
Something's not right! Old Deng seems to be acting strangely!
……
At this moment, Miyako was still looking at Gondo with confusion.
What's the point of trying to stop it now? Are we going to let everyone die here?
But at this moment, Gondo seemed unaffected by the outside world.
He straightened the slightly disheveled collar of his military uniform, his eyes becoming calmer and more solemn than ever before.
He walked toward the "photogenetic particle converter" that had once drained the birds.
【etc?!】
Could it be that...?
Since a mistake has been made.
So, true hawks are always willing to sacrifice themselves for their cause!
This ruthless hawk, who had dedicated his life to pursuing human self-defense and even going so far as to create gods to protect the Earth, now had all his fanaticism faded from his face, which was originally filled with paranoia and arrogance, leaving only a profound sense of enlightenment and tranquility.
Gondo gave Dyna a deep look, a look that contained a multitude of complex emotions: shock, guilt, but above all, a sense of relief after a sudden realization.
"Chief of Staff Gondo!"
Gondo didn't say anything, and strode towards the photogenetic particle converter that had just drained Asuka's energy.
"Officer Gondo! What are you doing?!"
Gong Liang was shocked and stepped forward to stop him.
However, a true hawk, even if he has made a terrible mistake, will never act like a coward and simply run away and wail.
They have their own most extreme and heroic way of redemption!
Gondo turned around and looked at the young man in front of him. His voice was no longer as aggressive as before, but rather carried a deep and firm tone.
"In the past, I always thought that the power of mankind was too insignificant. I thought that as long as we humans mastered Ultraman's invincible power and created our own 'god', we could protect the future of the earth forever."
"But I was wrong."
Gondo gave a bitter laugh, pointing to the Gilganold outside that was wreaking havoc. "What I created is just a heartless shell, a weapon that only unleashes firepower. Once its energy is depleted, it will be easily used by the enemy to become a demon that destroys us!"
Gondo turned his gaze to Dyna, a hint of respect in his eyes: "It seems that the reason Ultraman is so powerful, the reason he can defeat those invincible enemies time and time again... is not because they possess supernatural power, but because they possess a 'heart' like yours, never giving up even in the face of dire straits!"
"Officer Gondo, why?!"
Suddenly, Staff Officer Gondo's eyes widened in anger as he roared:
"I'm fucking telling you! I'm TPC's Strategist Gondo!"
"I will not allow any enemy to arbitrarily threaten Earth!"
Gondo took a deep breath, looking inside the extremely dangerous conversion pod that was already activated. "It's already at maximum power!"
Gondo stood inside the cabin, looking at Miyako through the transparent glass.
He pressed the lock button.
"Don't worry! When it comes to inner strength, I'm not far behind!"
Under the machine's lights, Staff Officer Gondo's face appeared incredibly solemn.
"If my life can bring about a better tomorrow for humanity, then that is my pride as a human being!!!"
He gave a thumbs up!
"boom--!"
With a final roar from Advisor Gondo, the converter emitted an extremely piercing roar.
The highest-powered extraction beam pierced through Gondo's body in an instant!
"Aaaaaaahh ...
Extremely horrific screams echoed throughout the underground base.
An ordinary person's body simply cannot withstand this kind of excruciating pain, as if their soul has been ripped away.
Staff Officer Gondo struggled painfully inside the cabin; his skin began to crack, and his life force was visibly draining away.
But he didn't press the stop button; even amidst the excruciating pain, a smile of resignation crept onto his lips.
He sacrificed his life, transforming into the purest light, which continuously flowed into the energy transmission device outside.
Old Tang was completely dumbfounded in front of the computer. Goosebumps rose all over his body.
"Holy crap... Advisor Gondo..."
Old Tang was almost speechless...
Here, Gondo's performance has already stunned everyone.
He could only utter three words, trembling: "A real man!"
After a brief moment of shock, the live stream chat erupted in an unprecedented frenzy of tributes:
A real man...
【President Gondo! Rest in peace!!!】
[I'm moved to tears! Although he was stubborn and went down the wrong path, his love for humanity was absolutely genuine!]
[They'll pay for their own mistakes with their lives! That's the true spirit of a soldier!]
[Ah! I just realized! Gondo didn't even intend to do anything to Asuka. He had already planned before he made his move that Asuka would only lose her transformation ability and wouldn't be harmed.]
He wasn't after power; he genuinely cared about the survival of humanity!
[Gu Laozei (Gu Jingming) has written this character to perfection! He's instantly elevated a villain into a tragic hero!]
[Strategist Gondo is a true man! From this moment on, I acknowledge this hawkish strategist who is wholeheartedly devoted to humanity; he has truly become a beacon of light!]
[A tribute to Advisor Gondo!]
In the scene, Staff Officer Gondo's body gradually becomes transparent in the intense light, and finally, in a soft explosion, he is completely reduced to ashes.
The energy condensed from his life force transformed into a dazzling beam of light, which shone precisely on the weakened bird!
"Strategist Gondo!!!"
Dyna felt the immense energy surging within him again, an energy that contained a soldier's final words of entrustment and pride.
"Aaaaaah!"
The earth trembled beneath the giant's feet!
"just!"
The immense power broke free from Gilganold's restraints!
Dyna didn't hesitate for a moment; he knew this energy was hard-won. He suddenly crossed his arms over his forehead, and a burst of red light erupted!
Switch directly to the strongest type – the Strong type!
The exhilarating battle background music, "ULTRA HIGH," instantly resounded throughout the entire battlefield!
This battle was devoid of any probing; it was purely about anger and catharsis!
The powerful Dyna charged toward Gilganold like a raging tiger.
Facing the beam of light shot from the monster, Dyna neither dodged nor avoided it, but withstood the attack head-on, and delivered a powerful punch that slammed into the monster's hideous face!
"Bang!"
A dull thud echoed through the sky, and Gilganold was knocked back.
However, this super-synthetic beastman also possesses the basic attributes of Ultraman.
It let out a strange howl, and its sharp claws slashed across Dyna's chest, bursting into a shower of sparks.
Despite the pain, Dyna grabbed the monster's arm tightly with his other hand and delivered an extremely violent over-the-shoulder throw, slamming this freak born from Project F heavily onto the rocky Martian ground!
At this moment, Dyna has completely switched to the most extreme reckless mode!
He gripped Gilganold's bone spike tightly, and his right fist slammed into the monster's cheek like a storm!
One punch!
Two punches!
Three punches!
Each punch was accompanied by a muffled sonic boom, and the red sand of Mars flew wildly at their feet.
The entire surface of Mars trembled violently.
[Beat them! Beat them hard!]
[As Strategist Gondo, let's tear this monster to shreds!]
[Strong, hand-to-hand combat is so stress-relieving! Every punch feels real!]
This monster is disgusting! It's doing evil while wearing Ultraman's body; it must die!
Dyna straddled Gilganold and rained down his iron fists.
Each punch was an expression of anger towards Sphia, and also a tribute to the sacrifice of Staff Officer Gondo.
Gilganold struggled frantically under heavy blows, and the color timer on his chest began to flash eerily, attempting a final counterattack.
"it's over!"
Dyna leaped backward, flashing in mid-air as he switched back to his well-balanced Shiny type.
He crossed his arms in front of his chest, and all the light energy in his body was pushed to its limit at this moment!
Solgent Ray!
A thick, pillar-like stream of blue-white light suddenly burst forth, so dazzling it almost burned one's vision, and with a whooshing sound that tore through the air, it rushed straight toward Gilganold's body.
However, this devastating attack failed to budge the opponent in the slightest.
Gilganod's eyes flashed red, and he also gathered his strength and assumed a posture to fire a beam of light. A dark purple energy beam shot out with a bang!
They started the wave!
But this time, Dyna will definitely not lose!
The beams of light from both sides collided violently in mid-air, creating a violent energy ripple that formed a stalemate wall of light!
Soon, Dyna's light intensified, and the power of the Solgent Ray suddenly surged, forcefully pushing back the opponent's beam and accurately striking the color timer on Gilganold's chest!
But Gilganold did not fall. Its damaged timer flashed a dangerous red light. It let out a defiant roar and, despite the impact of the light, slowly approached Dyna!
Each step shattered the ground, driven by a mad suicidal madness.
When the two were only a body length apart, Dyna suddenly increased his energy output—the Solgent Ray pierced through Gilganold's body in an instant!
"Boom—!!!"
Amidst the deafening explosion, the massive body was completely torn apart, turning into countless burning fragments that vanished without a trace in the intense light.
The once invincible Specia super-synthetic beast, along with the "F Project" that attempted to create a god, was completely annihilated in this light.
The battle is over.
On the wilderness, the smoke of battle gradually dissipated.
The Martian winds howled across the battlefield, whipping up clouds of red sand.
Dyna vanished as light particles.
On the ground, only the dim, gleaming sword remained, all alone.
Liang, however, did not find the bird.
The bird has disappeared.
Vanished without a trace.
Old Tang stared wide-eyed at the screen, exclaiming in shock, "Holy crap! What's going on?! Where's the birdman?! Did he just turn into light and ascend to heaven?!"
The chat room was in complete chaos:
[What?! The person is gone?!]
Where did Asuka go?!
The Flash Sword has fallen to the ground; this is definitely a serious incident!
[You old scoundrel Gu! Give us back our bird!]
The scene shifts, and time passes slightly.
The main force of the Super Victory Team finally arrived at the Mars base aboard the Kurak Call.
However, what awaited them was only a scene of devastation and a distraught Gong Liang sitting on the ground, clutching his flash sword.
"We're already too late..."
Captain Hibiki, looking at the devastated base, closed his eyes in anguish.
However, while everyone was still grieving and confused about losing their comrades,
Even worse things, things that could drive one to utter despair, followed!
"Beep beep beep—!"
In the office of Director Fukami at TPC Far East Headquarters, a piercing, top-level red alert was being frantically activated!
"Director, report! The space monitoring satellite has transmitted extremely urgent data!"
On the large screen, an image appeared that instantly plunged all the high-ranking members of humanity into an ice cave.
At the far edge of the solar system.
A massive, indescribably deep "black planet," resembling a black hole, is emitting terrifying gravitational waves!
And in front of that black planet lies Pluto, which was originally one of the nine planets in the solar system.
At this moment, right before everyone's eyes, it was completely swallowed up by that enormous black planet!
An entire planet vanished just like that!
"What...what kind of monster is this...?"
Director Fukami slumped in his chair, his face ashen.
The narrator's extremely subdued voice rose and fell at this moment:
"Dark Planet - Gransphia".
"Its goal is to devour the entire solar system. Humanity's end has come."
At that moment, the large screen went dark mercilessly.
"To be continued..."
The slightly tragic melody of the ending theme song, "I Just Want to Protect You," drifted slowly through the deathly silent live stream room.
Episode 49, the prelude to the finale, ends abruptly at the peak of despair.
……
"call--"
Old Tang leaned back in his gaming chair, stunned for a full half minute, before suddenly gasping for breath.
He took off his headphones and rubbed his numb cheeks hard with his hands.
"Brothers... that old scoundrel Gu's swordsmanship is getting more and more ruthless."
Old Tang's voice was a little hoarse, "This episode was so packed with information that my brain is almost overloaded!"
The live stream chat was now completely flooded with comments of "despair" and "shock."
[Pluto was eaten?! An entire planet, holy crap!]
[How are we supposed to fight this?! Dyna struggled so much against even a mini-boss, and now we have something that can devour planets?!]
[The bird is still missing! They even abandoned the Flash Sword!]
This was truly a hellish start! The finale was so oppressive it was suffocating!
[With Chief of Staff Gondo sacrificing his life, Asuka disappearing, and Pluto swallowed up... is there any hope left for humanity?]
Old Tang took a big gulp of water, forced himself to calm down, and began his extremely hardcore post-match analysis.
He quickly brought up the footage of Staff Officer Gondo's sacrifice and slammed his fingers on the keyboard.
"Brothers, in today's episode, I absolutely have to rave about director Gu Nan's portrayal of the character 'Strategist Gondo'!"
Old Tang's eyes became incredibly serious. "In many traditional tokusatsu dramas, high-ranking officials like Gondo who conduct human experiments and attempt to create gods usually end up being abandoned by everyone and trampled to death by monsters in a ridiculous way."
"But look how Gu Nan handled it?"
Old Tang pulled up a background analysis document he had prepared previously. "Actually, whether it's the evil Tiga from before or Terranovid today, they are both products of error. Why? Because Zheng Jingwu and Advisor Gondo both misunderstood the meaning of Ultraman's existence!"
"Jung Kyung-go used light as the key to rule the world, thus becoming the embodiment of evil. And what about Gondo?"
Old Tang sighed, "His intentions were truly for the good of humanity! If we put ourselves in humanity's shoes, entrusting the future of billions of people on Earth entirely to an alien giant of unknown origin is indeed extremely unsafe!"
"Therefore, Gondo wants to create an ultimate biological weapon that is completely obedient to humanity. From a defense perspective, this logic is simply perfect!"
"But! He overlooked the most fatal point!"
Old Tang slammed his hand on the table. "The reason Ultraman is so powerful, the reason he can create miracles time and time again, is never because of their huge bodies and beam attacks! It's because of their 'heart'!"
"It's because of Shin Asuka's courageous heart—a heart that never flinched even in fear or when power was lost—that Dyna is the warrior of miracles! TerraNoid, on the other hand, has no heart; it's just a mindless, magnifying machine. So, the moment its mana bar empties, it instantly becomes the enemy's puppet!"
"When Chief of Staff Gondo realized this, he didn't shirk responsibility like other villains. He chose the most tragic and manly way!"
Old Tang pointed to a screenshot on the screen showing Gondo smiling as he turned to ashes inside the conversion pod, his voice choked with emotion.
"He knew that an ordinary person would surely die if they went in. But he still went in! He paid for his mistakes with his own life! He bought Dyna a final chance to fight with his life!"
"The line, 'This is my pride as a human being!' is absolutely brilliant!"
"True hawks always sacrifice themselves for their cause! That's the true backbone of a soldier! Gu Laozei's script is so profound, it's practically divine!"
The live chat was flooded with comments of agreement.
Old Tang is right! Although Gondo made mistakes, he's a true man at heart!
[Damn, looking at it this way, Gondo seems heartless in many ways, but when it comes to paying the price, he'd never utter a sound! He might even agree to sacrifice himself!]
All I can say is, Gondo is truly amazing.
This is what high-level dramatic acting is all about! There's no absolute good or evil, only a clash of perspectives and the bearing of responsibility!
[Rest in peace, Staff Officer Gondo!]
Indeed, while Gondo is despicable, his final line, "I will not allow the enemy to threaten the Earth," truly broke my heart.
He paid for his mistakes with his own life.
[A complex portrayal of human nature; this is not a world of black and white.]
This is what they mean by: I'll pay with my life for the mistakes I made!
……
After analyzing the dialogue scenes, Lao Tang's expression became serious again.
He switched the screen to the last dark planet that was swallowing Pluto.
"Brothers, the dramatic scenes were touching, but what follows is the real dead end!"
Old Tang pointed at the enormous black sphere, "Dark Planet—Granspia. This is the real Granspia! It swallowed Pluto whole the moment it appeared! Based on its size and gravity, even if the Super GUTS brought out all their Neomagus Cannons, they'd probably only scratch the surface!"
"Furthermore, Asuka is currently missing, and she's even lost her transformation device. Does this mean the finale will really require humanity to fight this planet hand-to-hand?"
"Brothers, that old scoundrel Gu has completely whetted my appetite!"
Old Tang shouted into the camera, "Next week! And the week after that, the final two episodes! Dyna's grand finale! Will it be the destruction of humanity, or the resurgence of miracles?! We really want to know!"
"Guys, I bet a lot of you are going to have trouble sleeping tonight."
Old Tang raised his Coke and offered a toast from afar.
"Let's get through this long week together."
"Looking forward to the final chapter of Ultraman Dyna next week!"
Tokusatsu fans across the internet are anxiously awaiting the final battle.
What will become of Earth?
Will the light shine again?