allendalepharm Chapter 185 The Moment of Decision! The Vice-Captain's Resolve!
Chapter 185 The Moment of Decision! The Vice-Captain's Resolve!
Time flies, and it's Friday night at 8 pm again.
Episode 34: The Moment of Decision
The main feature begins.
The scene flashed by, not immediately jumping into a tense battle, but instead entering a somewhat hazy dreamlike memory.
That was the audition scene for the first batch of TPC trainees.
Young Xing Xingtian, dressed in a crisp uniform, sat upright in a chair. Opposite him sat an examiner wearing the white uniform of the previous generation's Victory Team.
When the camera focused on the examiner's face, countless people exclaimed in surprise:
"Holy crap! It's the commander! Vice Captain Munakata!"
The live stream chat exploded instantly:
[Ahhh! It's the commander!]
[My youth is back! The former vice-captain of the GUTS team!]
[Finally, I saw an old friend again! Munakata is still as handsome as ever!]
[Is this a cross-time appearance of two generations of vice-captains?!]
In the dream, Koda, who had always idolized Munakata, couldn't help but ask, "Sir, how can I become as outstanding and excellent as you?"
Zongfang put down the resume in his hand, looked at the energetic young man in front of him, and a calm but powerful smile appeared on his lips: "I'm nothing special. I just completely trust the captain. Trusting the captain and obeying orders, that's the mission of a vice-captain."
The roar of airplane engines suddenly filled the air, shattering the dream.
The scene cuts back to the bright Super Victory Team command center.
Captain Kibi slapped Koda awake, who was dozing off.
It turns out that Koda had been working overtime all night to conduct tactical simulations and had fallen asleep from exhaustion.
Koda is such a workaholic; he's always dreaming about how to be a good vice-captain.
On the other hand, someone named Asuka is always slacking off.
[No comparison, no harm, hahaha.]
Seeing the exhausted Koda, Kibi Kosuke didn't blame him, but instead took the opportunity to give him instructions.
He's going on a business trip to the Helio Space Power Station, and Koda will temporarily take full command of the base.
After receiving the order, Koda was lost in a memory.
In the original series, these two plot points are completely connected, but the foreshadowing in this plot is closely related to the events that follow, which makes it seem too deliberate.
Therefore, this part of the story is presented as Koda's memory.
When he first interviewed with the Victory Team, Gosuke Kibi posed an extremely difficult question to him.
"Koda, if in battle you needed to sacrifice a few to save the many, what would you do?"
Without hesitation, Koda answered decisively, "I will do everything in my power to save everyone!"
Kibi nods, but his eyes grow deep: "Human strength has its limits. To save the many, sometimes a few must be sacrificed. In battle, there are times when you have to set aside all emotions. Don't forget that."
These words, like a heavy prophecy, weighed heavily on the tone of the plot.
The trolley problem!
The willingness to give up on everyone, and the reluctance to let go of everyone.
The dialectical relationship between collective interests and individual interests
[Brothers, the situation is urgent! Let's get Ultraman to lift the tram!]
Wow! Ultraman appeared and saved everyone, right?
Then the perspective shifts...
We have arrived in the vast universe.
A massive space facility radiating technological brilliance is operating smoothly; this is the Helio Space Power Station, a vital energy hub for the new era.
Captain Kibi and Goro, the head of the power plant, are discussing future energy plans.
However, at the TPC base on Earth, Asuka, seeing that the captain was not there, slumped in his chair and started slacking off.
Koda grabbed Asuka by the ear and sternly warned him not to slack off.
Just as the two were playfully fighting, a piercing alarm suddenly went off!
"We've received a distress signal from Helio! A giant cosmic monster has attacked the power plant!" Mai Kawa reported loudly.
In the universe, a crisis suddenly descends.
Faced with the enormous and ferocious monster, Hibiko's first reaction was to fight back, but as a peaceful research facility, the power plant was not equipped with any weapons at all!
In just a moment, the unarmed Kibi Gosuke, the person in charge Goro, and the entire huge power plant were swallowed whole by the monster!
[Holy crap! The captain got eaten?!]
[A free captain right at the start? This plot is moving way too fast!]
Having a sword but not using it, and having no sword to use, are truly two different things.
The incident happened suddenly, and Super Victory Team was dispatched immediately.
The Victory Eagle arrived at the scene in space at lightning speed.
However, when the fighter jets approached the monster named Bazob, an extremely strange situation occurred!
The electronic screens inside the fighter jet instantly turned to static, and all operating equipment malfunctioned!
The Victory Eagle, like a kite with a broken string, was swatted away by Bazob's claw and spun wildly in space.
By the time the system finally returned to normal, the monster had vanished without a trace.
Back at base, Asuka was agitated and refused to believe his captain was dead. Shinji tried to help him face reality, and the two nearly got into an argument.
"Enough! Now is not the time to argue!"
Koda roared, silencing the crowd. He displayed the composure of an acting captain, immediately instructing Chungjima to report the analysis results.
Chung Dao's expression was grave: "That monster contains an extremely powerful electric current. It can generate powerful electromagnetic waves that can instantly paralyze all electronic devices within a three-kilometer radius!"
This is a live EMP (electromagnetic pulse) bomb; no wonder the fighter jet malfunctioned.
This is extremely troublesome for the Victory Team, as it means all their high-tech weapons are useless!
Just then, the alarm went off again!
Bazob has actually appeared in the northwest defense zone of the TPC base!
Even more shockingly, Mai zoomed in on the monster's abdomen, where a corner of a power plant was clearly visible, with the TPC logo on it!
"The captain is alive! He's inside the monster!"
The bird shouted excitedly.
Koda quickly calmed down.
The monster's target was clear: the large amount of electrical energy stored in the base.
The monster advanced relentlessly, rendering all the surveillance and automatic defense systems along its path useless under the interference of the EMP, which easily breached it like cutting tofu.
Koda immediately devised a tactic: plant explosives in the third defense zone to halt its advance, then use the Victory Eagle's Tornado Sniper Rifle for long-range sniping. To avoid injuring the captain, they had to keep their eyes glued to the monster's head!
[This has a Bemstein vibe!]
[Suddenly remembered that a certain human host was once eaten by a monster!]
[Kotaro, you're inside a monster's belly! What? Inside a belly? Hehehe (punches)!]
……
Meanwhile, inside the monster's belly.
Goro, the person in charge, looked at his daughter's photo in despair.
He told Hibiko that as long as the power was cut off and the energy flowed backward, the monster could be stopped.
But now they are trapped and powerless to do anything about it.
Goro thought they could wait for rescue because the power plant had a special laser distress signal that was unaffected by electromagnetic fields.
However, Gonno Hibi did something that sent chills down everyone's spine.
He slowly drew his sidearm from his waist, his eyes resolute, and with a "bang," he fired, destroying the SOS transmitter!
[Holy crap!!! Captain, what are you doing?!]
He bombarded the internet with distress signals?!
The captain was afraid that his team members wouldn't dare to fire because they were worried about his life!
[What a true man! For the greater good, he even sacrificed his own life!]
Inside the base, the distress signal suddenly went out.
Asuka thought something had happened to the captain.
But Koda clenched his fists: "No, the captain is still alive. He cut himself. He was afraid we'd hesitate to act against him!"
On the battlefield, a landmine exploded, and the monster paused.
"Now!"
As the bird pressed the launch button, a tornado roared out!
However, when the beam of light approached the monster's head, it was deflected by a transparent electromagnetic barrier!
Operation failed! The defense zone has fallen once again!
Sweating profusely, Chung Dao deduced that the tentacles on the monster's head were the source of the EMP release; that area was both its weak point and its strongest defense.
The monster is about to enter the final defense zone. Once it breaks through, the base will be completely paralyzed.
In the silence, Koda gritted his teeth and revealed his final trump card: "Use the ultimate launcher!"
Upon hearing this, the command room fell into a deathly silence.
Mai said, trembling, "That was originally a weapon for dealing with meteorites. If fired at a monster at close range... everything within a 500-meter radius will be destroyed, even the base will be 30% damaged!"
More importantly, the captain inside the monster's belly is doomed!
This is the "trolley problem" that Kibi Gosuke posed to Koda during the induction ceremony!
Should we sacrifice the captain, or watch the base fall and everyone die together?
[This is too cruel! How is Koda supposed to choose?!]
This is practically pushing Koda to his death.
My reason tells me to fire, but my emotions prevent me from doing it.
TPC superiors quickly approved the use of the ultimate weapon.
Upon learning the news, Asuka went completely berserk.
With red-rimmed eyes, he stormed into the command room, grabbed Koda's collar tightly, and roared at him, "What kind of acting captain are you?! Are you going to just stand by and watch the captain die? Can you take that responsibility?!"
Koda did not retaliate, but silently endured Asuka's rage.
Losing her mind, Asuka shoved Koda aside and rushed out.
After Asuka left, Koda gave the remaining team members the real final plan.
Using ultimate weapons is the worst possible strategy.
Koda's eyes sharpened. "Mai, prepare for Tornado Thunder. Chungshima, the key to the ultimate launcher is yours. If I fail, you must press the button. As for the task of destroying the tentacles..."
Koda took a deep breath. "I'll go myself!"
On the other side, Asuka, armed with grenades, rushed to the front line and began bombarding the monster's tail.
And it flung out a flare to attract the monster's attention.
But the damage from this scraping only earned him a furious kick from the monster.
At the critical moment, Asuka drew her Flash Sword!
A burst of light, and Ultraman Dyna makes his appearance!
Dyna and Bazob engaged in a fierce hand-to-hand combat.
Knowing that the captain was inside the monster's belly, Dyna fought timidly and dared not use his full strength. He was quickly forced to retreat by the monster's electric shocks, and his red light flashed wildly.
Without Ultraman's effective restraint, Bazob is only one step away from the final defensive line.
[Ultraman is here! He'll definitely solve it!]
That's because we're viewers with a god-like perspective; the people in the story can't guarantee 100% that Ultraman will cover for them.
Indeed, just like humanity's plans, Ultraman Dyna was never considered a guaranteed occurrence.
Ultraman Tiga has taught humanity that we must do everything ourselves and not rely on Ultraman. This is why humanity has been able to advance into a new era.
In the command room, Zhongdao, covered in sweat, inserted the key to the ultimate launcher into the lock.
If the monster takes just one more step forward, he has to press the fire button even if he has to grit his teeth.
At this suffocating moment of life and death!
A very faint rustling sound suddenly came from the sky.
Everyone looked up and was shocked.
Koda was piloting a simple glider without any electronic power unit, riding the air currents and diving directly towards the monster's head!
The absence of electronic equipment means complete immunity to EMP interference! But this glider is more fragile than paper in the face of the monster!
"Captain! I'm here to save you!"
Koda's eyes were bloodshot, but he did not flinch in the face of the monster's enormous claws.
In the fractions of a second before the glider was about to be smashed, Koda pulled the trigger with all his might!
"Go to hell!!!"
boom!
The shell struck Bazob's head tentacles with pinpoint accuracy!
The tentacles exploded, and the electromagnetic shield vanished instantly!
Koda's glider was also overturned by the blast wave and crashed towards the ground.
Inside the monster, Goro shouted, "The system is back!"
Kibi Kosuke immediately took action: "Alright! Now's the time to reverse all the energy!"
The energy flowed backward, and the monster's defenses completely collapsed.
Mid-air, Koda roared into the communicator with his last ounce of strength, "Now! Launch Tornado Thunder! Attack me too!"
He actually chose to sacrifice himself in exchange for the only chance to kill the monster!
Holy crap! Koda is a real man!!!
He risked his own life to save the captain!
[Fire! Don't hesitate!]
In this critical moment, Dyna held nothing back!
A burst of light erupted, and Dyna instantly transformed into the blue Miracle Type!
He activated his superpower, and his entire body transformed into countless dazzling light particles, instantly merging with the Victory Eagle in mid-air!
"What happened?"
Miyako and Shingariya, who were piloting the fighter jet, were stunned.
"It's Dyna! Dyna is talking to us!"
Liang's eyes lit up instantly; he felt the will emanating from the warm light!
Dyna said they should coordinate with our attack to rescue people!
Without any hesitation, Liang locked onto the monster's abdomen.
"Dyna! Please help everyone!"
Under the terrifying power of the Otto Rotating Drill Tactic, the fighter jet transformed into an indestructible beam of light, instantly piercing through Bazob's body!
"Boom—!!!"
The monster was reduced to ashes in a deafening explosion.
With a flash of light, Dyna safely rescued Kibi Gosuke, Goro the person in charge, and Koda, who had fallen, all of them.
Having accomplished his task, Dyna turned into a ray of light and flew into the sky.
The battle is over.
The atmosphere in the command room, however, was somewhat serious.
Koda lowered his head and admitted his mistake to Kibi Kosuke: "Captain, I'm sorry. I did consider giving up on you using the ultimate weapon..."
Looking at the young man who had experienced life and death, Kibi no Gosuke did not criticize him. Instead, he took out a document from his pocket and solemnly handed it over.
"The appointment and dismissal documents have been issued."
Gosuke Kibi's voice was deep and full of affirmation, "From today onwards, you are the official vice-captain of the Super GUTS team."
Koda suddenly looked up, his face full of disbelief.
"Now you have deeply experienced the pain and choices of being a commander. You are the most qualified person to be my right-hand man."
Kibi Kosuke patted him on the shoulder, "From now on, when I'm not around, the base will be in your hands, Vice Captain Koda."
Amidst the enthusiastic cheers and applause of his teammates, Koda's eyes reddened, and he gave a deep salute.
The scene freezes, and the end credits song begins to play softly.
[None of the three probably expected to survive.]
Ultraman will only appear to resolve the crisis when humanity has truly made an effort.
Perhaps after this battle, Koda understood the meaning behind what the commander had told him.
[Both captains' lives were saved by Asuka, what more could they ask for? doge]
Actually, Koda doesn't drink at all~~
……
"Guys, that was awesome! This episode was truly exhilarating!"
Seeing the screen filled with comments like "Congratulations to Vice Captain Koda," Lao Tang began his hardcore post-match analysis.
"Don't just focus on the exciting fight scenes, everyone! The script for this episode is superb! Gu Laozei (Gu the Old Thief) has portrayed the characters' growth with incredible depth!"
"The trolley problem at the beginning directly cornered Koda. Asuka represents absolute emotion and passion; he is willing to do anything to save people. On the other hand, the ultimate launcher in Jonjima's hands represents absolute rationality and cruelty."
"So what did Koda do?"
Old Tang paused for a moment.
"As acting captain, he wasn't blinded by Asuka's passion, nor did he coldly press the button. He chose a third path—to execute the most insane tactics with the calmest mind, even at the cost of his own life!"
The live stream chat was filled with praise:
[Koda's maneuver was absolutely brilliant; that glider attack to break through defenses was so cool!]
[Courageous and resourceful, this is what a vice-captain should be like!]
The scene where the captain blew up the distress signal also proved it! It shows the mutual trust that led them to rush together!
Old Tang continued, "And look at how much this episode pays homage to the previous work! The appearance of Vice-Captain Munakata at the beginning directly completed the spiritual legacy of the two generations of vice-captains. 'Trust the captain, obey orders,' Koda not only did it, but surpassed it!"
"And the EMP setting of that monster Bazob—the oppressive feeling of instantly turning high-tech weapons into scrap metal is incredibly realistic. The amazing execution that Super GUTS displays in adversity is also exhilarating!"
Old Tang took a deep breath, his eyes filled with emotion: "Zheng Banqiao has a poem called 'Bamboo and Rock,' which says, 'Though battered and bruised a thousand times, it remains firm and strong, letting the winds blow from east, west, north, and south.' Koda is like the bamboo that grows from this rock. He experienced confusion and painful choices, but in the face of adversity, he still stood tall."
"This is the central theme of 'Ultraman Dyna' as it moves towards the future! It's not just a slogan, but a real demonstration through the actions of these flesh-and-blood characters that what responsibility and awareness truly mean!"
"Congratulations, Vice Captain Koda! That concludes today's live stream. See you next week!"
The live stream concluded successfully amidst a screen full of "See you next week" messages.