booktalesy Chapter 380 The Redeemed Ancient Vengeful Spirit
Chapter 380 The Redeemed Ancient Vengeful Spirit
"Entering red-level status!"
Captain Qingguang's voice boomed in the command room of the youth elite team, his tone revealing an unprecedented solemnity.
On the screen, the 49-meter-tall, vengeful ghost, seemingly crawling out of the deepest hell, roared mournfully to the sky.
Its tattered armor emanated a chilling black aura of resentment!
"clear!"
Deep underground, the wind and earth, which had just stabilized the Keneng probe, immediately launched a counterattack.
"Damn it, how dare they ambush us!" Feng Chui slammed the control stick, his eyes fixed on the locked target on the screen. "Submarine laser, fire!"
"Whoosh whoosh!"
Several high-energy laser beams ripped through the dim underground passage, heading straight for the love ghost above.
However, something happened that left everyone speechless.
Those powerful lasers, upon contact with the love demon's body, seemed to pass through a layer of illusory illusion, piercing directly through its body! They struck the rock wall behind it, blasting up a large amount of rubble.
Modern weapons are completely ineffective against this legendary monster!
[Immunity still exists?]
[Invincible frames, huh!?]
[It's reasonable that scientific weapons are ineffective against ghosts and monsters.]
[Oh no, oh no, now we'll have to ask a Taoist priest to perform a ritual!]
【We really need to invite Jinglong this time!】
The scene shifts to the ground in Xiangye Village.
The massive tremor threw the entire village into chaos. Villagers fled in panic, and sirens blared throughout the night.
Vice-Captain Mizuha was anxiously searching for something at the edge of the ruins, going against the flow of fleeing people.
"Xiao Cui!"
In front of a collapsed house, Mizuha finally found the shivering Midori.
Just then, a patrol car screeched to a halt beside them, and Musashi jumped out of the car.
"Vice-Captain!" Musashi shouted.
"Musashi, you've come at the right time!" Mizuha shoved Kozuki next to Musashi. "Take this child to the shelter!"
Xiao Cui clung tightly to Shui Ye's clothes, tears streaming down her face: "Sister Shui Ye! If Daddy dies... I'll be all alone!"
Seeing the despair and helplessness in Xiao Cui's eyes, Shui Ye's heart trembled. She knelt down, placed her hands on Xiao Cui's shoulders, and said with unwavering determination, "Xiao Cui, your father is a strong man. He will never die!"
"Musashi, take her away! I'm going to find Chief Takegoe!"
After saying that, Mizuha ignored Musashi's attempts to stop her, resolutely turned around, and rushed into the depths of the most dangerous construction site.
The vice-captain is so handsome!
This is too dangerous! That's where monsters roam!
True friendship is revealed in times of crisis!
Amidst the devastated ruins, Mizuha stepped on the rubble and called out Takegoshi's name.
Finally, in a ruin, she saw that familiar figure.
"Commander!" Mizuha rushed forward and helped him up. The two stumbled and ran toward a car that could still be started.
"Get in the car quickly!"
The two had just gotten into the car and hadn't even started the engine yet.
The ground in front of us suddenly cracked open!
Accompanied by a suffocating sense of terrifying oppression, the enormous body of the vengeful ghost suddenly appeared directly in front of the car!
Its eyes, hidden beneath the hideous demon mask, were fixed on Mizuha and Takegoshi inside the car.
For this vengeful spirit, which was transformed from a pair of star-crossed lovers separated during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the couple in front of it, supporting each other, undoubtedly touched the deepest and most hated taboo in its heart!
"roar--!"
The love demon let out a furious roar, and the surrounding black flames instantly surged.
It suddenly stretched out its huge, armored demonic claw, grabbed the car where Mizuha and Takegoshi were, lifted it high, and prepared to crush it with its bare hands!
Inside the carriage, the steel was being squeezed and made a teeth-grinding "crunching" sound.
At the critical moment!
A dazzling blue light burst forth in the sky!
"Bang!"
With a deep, resounding boom, Ultraman Cosmos descended like a god, defeating the Love Demon.
Gauss reached out and caught the car steadily, then carefully placed it on a safe open ground.
Master Gao is here!!!
[Gaussmos!]
[The music starts! A feeling of complete security washes over me!]
After putting down the car, Gauss quickly turned around and assumed a classic Tai Chi starting stance to confront the ancient vengeful spirit.
After several rounds of confrontation.
Despite facing the demon emanating an overwhelming aura of evil, Gauss still adhered to his compassionate fighting philosophy.
He drew a soft arc with both hands in front of him, and azure light gathered in his palms.
Full Moon Beams!
A beam of light, imbued with soothing and purifying power, shot straight toward the love ghost.
However, this invincible skill of persuasion met with a complete setback this time.
The full moon's light struck the Love Demon's armor, but it was like a mud ox sinking into the sea, leaving not a ripple.
The resentment in the heart of the love ghost was too deep. It was the hatred of the country's destruction and the pain of being separated by life and death accumulated over four hundred years. It could not be resolved by a simple light wave!
"Zheng—!"
Seeing Gauss launch an attack, the Love Ghost became utterly enraged.
It suddenly drew the terrifying longsword, which was over forty meters long, from its waist!
The sword was drawn, its cold light flashing.
The demon gripped his sword with both hands and, with a sonic boom that tore through the air, slashed down at Gauss!
Gauss was shocked and could only roll away immediately to dodge.
"boom!"
The enormous sword cleaved the earth, instantly creating a bottomless ravine, sending dust billowing into the air.
Having suffered from the disadvantage of having shorter reach, Gauss found himself in a completely passive position in the ensuing battle.
He could only rely on his agile movements to constantly dodge the Love Demon's wide, powerful slashes, and he couldn't find any opportunity to counterattack.
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"
The color timer on his chest began flashing red rapidly.
Time was running out for Gauss. Reasoning with this vengeful spirit, which was completely uncommunicative and whose mind was filled with destruction and killing, was no longer an option.
"Buzz—!"
With a crisp sound of energy surging, the azure blue on Gauss's body instantly faded, replaced by a pattern of interwoven crimson and silver that burned like flames!
Corona Mode, making a thunderous debut!
Faced with the demon swinging its sword again, Gauss did not choose to fight it head-on.
He suddenly raised his arms high, and the light energy within his body erupted with unprecedented intensity.
"Boom!"
The once clear night sky was instantly covered with dark clouds, and a strong wind picked up.
Thunderous shattering!
Gauss directly invoked the power of nature, projecting a high-density beam of energy into the sky.
In the clouds, countless bolts of lightning as thick as buckets danced like silver snakes, then, with earth-shattering power, they slammed down upon the love ghost below!
Holy crap! Master Gao used magic!
[Summoning heavenly lightning directly? That's incredibly powerful!]
【The most powerful and masculine divine thunder, is it?】
[To defeat demons and evil spirits, attribute suppression is key!]
These special effects are incredible; the budget is burning like crazy!
[Physical exorcism doesn't work, let's switch to Thunder Mage mode!]
"Boom—!!!"
The lightning struck the Love Demon relentlessly, leaving no blind spots. The blinding flashes of lightning illuminated the entire Two-Person Mountain as bright as day.
Under the relentless bombardment of thunder, the love ghost let out a painful and piercing scream.
Its indestructible armor was shattered into pieces and turned into black smoke, and the longsword in its hand broke in two with a "crack".
The lightning dissipated, leaving behind a trail of smoke and fire.
The enormous body of the love ghost swayed precariously, billowing black smoke.
However, even after suffering such a fatal blow, the obsession that resided in its heart still sustained it.
The love ghost, its grip on the broken longsword trembling slightly, took another heavy step, approaching Gauss step by step.
Just as Gauss was preparing to gather energy again to finally end this tragic soul.
"Stop it!"
Below, a clear and resolute female voice suddenly rang out on the battlefield.
It's Mizuha's vice-captain!
She rushed between Gauss and the love ghost, looked up at the broken but still hateful monster.
At this moment, Mizuha's eyes were red-rimmed.
She was already troubled by a six-year-long unrequited love, and seeing the love demon in front of her, who had also transformed into a demon for love, she felt a strong resonance in her heart.
"You're still running away!"
Mizuha's voice echoed in the silent night sky, carrying a power that pierced the soul.
"Having given up even your own lives, what right do you have to hate the world?!"
The demon stopped in its tracks, its eyes beneath the mask fixed on the tiny human.
"Love is an incredibly noble thing in any era! Loving others is not easy; everyone experiences troubles, pain, and hurt at times!"
Mizuha's tears finally fell. She wasn't just speaking to the love ghost, but also bidding a final farewell to her unfulfilled relationship.
"It's utterly unreasonable to take revenge on the world just because you can't have your own love life!"
She took a deep breath and shouted out her last, soul-stirring words with all her might:
"Because more than anyone else, you yourselves are the most heartbroken! In fact, you yourselves are suffering more than anyone else!"
This heartfelt and tearful denunciation, filled with genuine emotion and every word dripping with blood, was like a heavy hammer blow, shattering the hard shell of hatred that the love ghost had disguised itself with.
Beneath the mask, the mixed male and female voice rang out once more…
All that remains is endless sorrow and resignation.
The broken sword in the love ghost's hand fell to the ground with a clang.
It raised its head and let out a long sigh.
Then, to everyone's astonishment, the Love Demon's enormous body began to emit a soft light.
The malevolent aura that had been emanating from the demon dissipated with the wind.
Finally, accompanied by a crisp ringing sound, the love ghost's body completely disintegrated, transforming into two pure orbs of light, one blue and one red.
The two orbs of light intertwined and hovered in mid-air, as if embracing each other four hundred years late, before rising together into the vast starry sky and disappearing completely.
Holy crap...were they exorcised?
[Amazing, truly a blessed being!]
The power of language, the power of empathy!
Indeed, it's illogical for someone whose relationship was interrupted to seek revenge on others.
Although they're monsters, I still want to say: what a tragic couple!
The battle is over.
The first rays of morning sunlight fell on the devastated Two People Mountain.
At the foot of the mountain, the crisis was averted.
Mizuha turned around and looked at Takeko behind her.
She has let it go.
"Thank you for giving me this memory..."
"And what about your happiness?"
"That's what it means to be a member of Team EYES."
……
After the dust settled.
Musashi found Vice Captain Mizuha.
"Captain Mizuha, take my car back!"
Shuiye smiled slightly, a smile devoid of the previous entanglement and heaviness, replaced by an exceptionally carefree expression: "I'm not in the mood for that right now."
"How are you feeling?"
"I'm not in the mood for a drive with some dimwitted brat." Mizuha tossed his hair coolly.
Upon hearing this, Musashi, who had just arrived, was stunned, as was Xiao Cui.
"Mizuha..."
"From now on, please call me Sister Shuiye." Shuiye interrupted him, then turned to look at Xiaocui beside her and winked mischievously.
"I understand, Sister Shuiye!" Xiaocui smiled happily.
Mizuha turned around, waved to them with her back to them, and walked briskly into the distance.
At this moment, she finally bid farewell to her naive and repressed relationship and ushered in a new life.
Musashi was left standing there alone, scratching the back of his head, looking completely bewildered, serving as a mere background figure.
With the light and cheerful ending theme song, episode nine of "Ultraman Cosmos" has officially come to an end!
……
The video had just finished airing when a new round of discussion began on tokusatsu (special effects) forums across the internet.
The very next morning, Lao Tang's analysis video appeared on the homepage of Bilibili right on time.
The video title boldly proclaims: "Hatred is merely a shell of pain! Gauss's insightful analysis: A tragic epic of the Warring States period spanning four hundred years!"
In the video, Old Tang's familiar voice rang out:
"Hello everyone, this is Lao Tang. Without further ado, let's get straight to the point!"
"After watching the ninth episode of Gauss last night, I believe many of you felt a sense of oppression and shock."
"Today, we'll have an in-depth discussion about the most tragic character in Gauss's story—the vengeful ghost who loves ghosts."
Old Tang changed the background to a scene of the Love Ghost holding a broken knife, looking up at the sky and crying mournfully.
"Among the many stories in the Ultraman series, there is never a shortage of happy endings. But it is often these stories with a strong tragic element that are more memorable."
"The love ghost is not some ferocious cosmic beast, nor is it a killing machine that exists solely for destruction. Its essence is a love story that did not end well, a story more tragic than sadness itself."
"The screenwriter cleverly stuffed the tragic core of 'Romeo and Juliet' into a suit of armor that could burn with flames of war."
"These two lovers, living in opposing countries and unable to overcome the divide in their identities, chose to assassinate each other in despair and die for love."
"This extreme approach was both a silent indictment of the feudal oppression and cruel war of the time, and also planted the seeds of resentment in their hearts that could never be dispelled."
Old Tang tapped the table, his eyes sharpening.
"After their physical bodies perished, their souls, bound by the unresolved desire to unite, twisted and merged into deformed beings that were neither human nor ghost. They destroyed two countries with their vengeful spirits."
"On the surface, this is revenge against those who tore them apart. But on a deeper level, it exposes an extremely cruel tragic cycle—the oppressed ultimately become a new form of violence!"
[A modern-day version of the story of the dragon-slaying hero who eventually becomes the dragon himself.]
Feudal ethics devoured people, war destroyed love, and in the end, love became a vengeful ghost that destroyed everything.
There's always a reason why someone is pitiful, and there's also a reason why someone is hateful.
Old Tang took a sip of water and continued:
"The most exciting twist in this episode is not Ultraman Cosmos's cool lightning smash, but the persuasion given by Vice Captain Mizuki Shinobu."
The video then cut to a scene where Vice Captain Mizuha was tearfully denouncing the love demon.
"Vice-Captain Mizuha's words pierced the heart of the love demon with every single one."
She said: "If you hurt others because you can't achieve your own romantic goals, you're actually suffering more than anyone else."
"Brothers, that hit the nail on the head regarding the essence of vengeful spirits!"
Old Tang's voice became louder.
"Hatred is always just a hard shell. But hidden within that shell is a love and sorrow that have never been healed!"
"Because they cannot have it, they suffer; because they suffer, they hate. They think that destroying everything will bring them relief, but in reality, it will only trap them in a four-hundred-year-old hell from which they cannot escape."
"The fact that the love ghosts ultimately transformed into two orbs of light, one red and one blue, and ascended to the heavens was definitely not because of Cosmos's forceful subjugation. Rather, it was because, through the empathy of Vice-Captain Mizuha, they completely let go of their obsessions and achieved the dissolution and redemption of their souls."
Finally, Lao Tang looked at the camera and gave his summary.
"The ending of this episode perfectly echoes the core theme of the Ultraman Cosmos series."
"True peace is never achieved by eliminating enemies. Physical salvation can only destroy the body. Only by resolving hatred and dissolving obsessions in this way can we achieve true love and salvation."
"May those two orbs of light embracing in the sky find happiness together in another world free from war."
With a sigh from Lao Tang, the video ended.
The usual banter was gone from the bullet comments; instead, the screen was filled with deep regret for this ancient tragedy and utter admiration for the screenwriters at Light Chaser Animation Studios.
True peace is not about eliminating enemies; this old scoundrel's thoughts are certainly profound!
This episode was phenomenal; both the dramatic and action scenes were top-notch.
Is this a compassionate warrior statement, or is it too authoritative?
[A production by Light Chaser Animation Studios is always a masterpiece. I can't wait to see the next episode!]