ryethenovel Chapter 316 The Man Who Parted His Hair in the Middle!
Chapter 316 The Man Who Parted His Hair in the Middle!
A fierce wind raged.
The enormous low-altitude wormhole, like the gaping maw of an abyss, greedily devoured everything around it.
On the metal cross on Sigmar's chest, the Higher Self Dream was firmly imprisoned.
"Fujimiya!!!"
My dream is screaming.
But it was all meaningless. As the monster's enormous body continued to rise into the air, it got closer and closer to the wormhole filled with the unknown and death.
Fujimiya lay dead on the rubble of the shore, his fate unknown...
"Fujimiya".
This call seemed to transcend the barriers of space, transforming into a wave of electricity that struck the soul, instantly piercing through Fujimiya's chaotic mind.
"I dreamt..."
Fujimiya was suddenly taken aback.
[Holy crap! Fujimiya heard that!]
This is cross-server chat, it's like telepathy!
[My dream's SOS signal, this bond is incredible.]
Is the king of cool about to awaken? Transform quickly! Otherwise, my dream will be sucked in!
The live chat exploded instantly.
In Fujimiya's mind, countless images flashed by like a revolving lantern.
It's not just my dream!
And Jingling, Dr. Inamori...
And that child from the hospital back then...
"Ultraman...come save me!"
And then there's the image of Koga Yume repeatedly pulling him back from the brink of despair, giving her all time and again.
"You're the one who saved them!"
"Hurry! This way, be careful!"
"If it weren't for you, they would have died long ago!"
Koga's resolute words echoed in Fujimiya's ears.
"Let's reclaim the honor we fought for!"
honor……
More than just honors...
It is the superposition of countless figures—every ordinary person behind him who needs to be protected, the figures struggling for a living on the streets and alleys, and the children reading under the lamp in a bright and clean room.
They were also the masses of people he had once looked down upon and ignored.
Those ordinary breaths and subtle expectations have now transformed into a heavy weight, pressing down on our shoulders!
He finally understood.
In the past, he blindly believed in the predictions of quantum computers, thinking it was the only way to save the earth, but unknowingly became a driving force behind the disaster.
When the prophecy was proven to be a complete hoax, his faith crumbled, and he felt he had lost his right to protect and the favor of the ocean.
But now, my dream is facing a life-or-death crisis.
The person who always believed in him and saved him needs his strength.
Fujimiya's eyes, which were originally bloodshot and empty, gradually lost their confusion.
"Some things...must be protected!!!"
He stood up, facing the raging sea wind, and let out a heart-wrenching roar.
Mother Earth is listening.
The sea is roaring.
He turned his head abruptly, his gaze piercing through the billowing smoke and landing on the churning sea.
The inky waves, carrying shards of ice, galloped and roared like thousands of wild horses, reflecting a cold, eerie blue light under the moonlight.
This is water!
It is water that can nourish things silently!
Water can also destroy dry and decaying things!
The salty sea breeze blows in your face, and the gentle tide can transform into a dragon that devours everything in an instant.
At this moment, the waves are tearing the earth apart in the same way, but in the instant of collapse, they shatter the light into thousands of dancing silver scales.
"Give me strength again... again... again!"
"Agul—!"
Fujimiya shouted with all his might, meeting the rolling giant wave without hesitation.
Just as he was about to be submerged by the sea.
The world suddenly froze in that instant.
Birds flapping their wings in the sky froze in mid-air, and the rolling dark clouds were frozen into a gloomy picture.
The fierce wind on the ground stopped abruptly, and the swaying branches, the movement of the surrounding grass and trees, even the dust flying in the air and the creatures running on the ground...
Everything froze completely at that moment!
Everything was absolutely silent!
Time has stopped!
This sacred yet eerie scene is strikingly similar to the scene when the Earth's will descended upon the Higher Self when it first received the Light of Gaia.
This is Earth's silent response once again to the child it has cherished.
Everything else is still, except for the sea.
That deep ocean did not stop; it seemed to have breathed again, still surging and roaring.
The churning seawater, carrying immense force, sent towering, black waves dozens of meters high crashing down on the tiny Fujimiya like a collapsing building!
It was a suffocating and oppressive feeling that could crush everything, yet it contained the deepest and most violent maternal love of the ocean.
A miracle happened.
That was a ray of light!
The once raging sea seemed to be cleaved in two by the sacred power of that light.
The surging seawater receded to both sides, forming a magnificent abyss passage.
[BGM starts!!!]
My God, the visual impact is incredible, it's almost divine!
These special effects are amazing! The budget is burning!
The ocean responded to him! The Earth did not abandon him!
Gu Nan spared no expense on these special effects. In the original world, Ultraman Gaia was filmed quite early, and the special effects technology was not as advanced as it is now. Tsuburaya Productions' budget per episode was also insufficient to support expensive special effects shots.
Now, with a sufficient budget, ray tracing has brought fluid rendering technology directly to the screen!
This shot in Gu Nan's version is more grand than the one in Tsuburaya's version.
Just like the scene in the Old Testament of the Bible where Jesus, at Moses's request, performed a miracle, splitting the Red Sea in two so that Moses could lead the Israelites across.
A dazzling blue beam of light shot up from the bottom of the abyss, piercing the sky.
That light contained a more pure and vast oceanic will than ever before.
At the center of this radiance, a brand new figure slowly emerged.
Accompanied by a melodious and aloof female voice singing, the classic Agul's exclusive background music suddenly resounded throughout the world.
The melodies intertwined perfectly, instantly igniting everyone's passion.
Between two towering, surging sea walls, that blue figure stands majestically on the dry seabed, like a god who rules the ocean.
Ultraman Agul!
Unlike the previous slightly somber shades of dark blue and black, Agul's blue stripes were now brighter and sharper, the gold stripes on her breastplate made her look even more sacred, and the colorful timer on her chest radiated a vibrant glow.
V2 form, officially debut!
Without the slightest pause, the reborn Agul transformed into a blue streak of light, soaring straight into the sky at an incredible speed.
In mid-air, Sigmartzigur was just inches away from the entrance to the wormhole.
Just as the monster was about to step into the wormhole, a blue streak of light suddenly struck its back.
"Bang--!"
The immense impact abruptly halted the monster's ascent. Agul grabbed the monster's shoulder and, using the momentum of its fall, yanked it back to the ground.
With a deafening roar, the earth trembled and dust flew everywhere.
[So cool! So cool! So cool! So cool!]
【Ahhh! B-God!】
The king of cool is still the king of cool!
[Part the sea with a middle style!]
[The king descends from the sky, his face contorted with rage and ferocity!]
Enough said, let's get started!
[The King of Cool is back! This entrance was so badass!]
[It has to be Agul, that guy really knows how to pretend.]
【Mainland! Can you hear it? This mournful cry from the sea】
[Upstairs, who's building Euclid and Groudon?]
The ocean has a larger surface area than the land, therefore Agul is stronger than Gaia [doge emoji]
Agul squatted on the ground, looking up at the cross on the monster's chest.
My higher self is still firmly imprisoned above.
Sigmatzigul steadied himself, seemingly also sensing the threat posed by the blue giant before him.
It did not panic, but instead, relying on the hostage in front of its chest, it emitted a defiant mechanical roar.
Sure enough, Agul stopped his punch when he got close to Sigmar Igul!
It bets that Agul wouldn't dare to attack easily.
Then, Sigmatsygul wanted to take off again!
But this time, Agul won't let it go!
boom!
With just one kick, he shattered Sigmatz's shoulder armor!
Then, facing Sigmartsygul who was in a state of extreme stiffness, Agul slowly straightened up.
He raised his right hand.
Blue light quickly gathered and extended on the wrist.
With a crisp sound of energy surging, an Agul lightsaber emitting high-frequency vibrations was instantly launched!
[Lightsaber! The familiar formula, the familiar taste!]
"I only admire Agul's swordsmanship."
I will refuse to provide any more material!
Agul gave the monster no time to react.
He flashed forward and closed in instantly.
With a swift movement, the sword flashed blue light!
Extremely accurate.
The sword light didn't harm Gao Wo Meng in the slightest; instead, it completely severed the cross!
Agul extended his lightsaber and caught him steadily with the spine of the blade, then gently placed him on the safe ground, allowing Senuma and the others to rescue Gamu!
Seeing his only hostage taken away, Sigmar Tz'gul went completely berserk.
Its shoulder armor fully deployed, and its hands extended!
Then, the cannons of the fingers bombarded!
"Boom boom boom boom—!"
A barrage of destructive energy blasts rained down like a storm, crashing down on Agul.
Despite the relentless bombardment, Agul made no attempt to dodge.
He stood there silently, his hands still in an attacking stance. The flames and thick smoke instantly engulfed his body.
Wei Weike, watching from the sky, broke out in a cold sweat: "Why didn't he dodge?!"
[The "no harm without smoke" rule has been triggered!]
[Wing Chun! Agul!]
[What a great show-off!]
Don't panic, this is a test of the new armor's defensive capabilities.
At this moment, a confident ocean glider did not flash.
A few seconds later, the thick smoke dissipated with the wind.
Agul's tall figure remained standing in the same spot.
The dense barrage of energy blasts, powerful enough to destroy fighter jets, struck his newly reinforced body surface defenses, leaving only wisps of white smoke and failing to cause any real damage.
The red light flashing from Sigmatzigul's electronic eyes seemed to express doubt.
It was Agul's turn to fight back.
He slowly raised his hands, gathered strength in front of his chest, and then suddenly opened them forward.
The surrounding space seemed to be drawn by this enormous energy, and blue light particles gathered in his hand like a storm.
This is a powerful, long-winded attack with very fluid movements. If it were Gaia, he might worry about being interrupted by a monster during this time.
But in Agul's dictionary, there is no such word as retreat.
The blue energy eventually coalesced into a high-density sphere of light. Agul pushed the sphere out with one hand.
Photon spiral!
The violent blue spiral beam tore through the air, instantly deflecting all the subsequent light projectiles fired by the monster, and then accurately struck Sigmatzigul in the chest.
"BOOM—!!!"
The seemingly indestructible metal armor was like paper before the photon spiral. The beam of light pierced straight through the monster's body.
Agul didn't even glance at the monster that was about to explode; he simply turned around, his back to the flames.
The next second, a deafening explosion rang out, and Sigmar Tz'gul was transformed into a dazzling fireball and completely annihilated.
[He turned around confidently! So damn cool!]
A real man never looks back at an explosion.
This is a perfect score; I'm afraid you'll get arrogant if I give you even one more.
[Agul, I'm so sorry! Sigmar Igul is drunk!]
[If you're drunk, get out of here! Do you expect me to stay and watch my lovey-dovey moments?]
The battle is over.
The sea breeze gently caressed the coastline.
On the EX, Koga Yume watched Fujimiya slowly approaching from a distance.
Fujimiya still bore the marks of his impoverished state, but his eyes had regained their former sharpness and determination.
The two looked at each other and smiled.
The transformation devices in their hands were flashing light at the same time.
There were no excessive pleasantries or sentimental thanks.
Fujimiya looked at my dream, a faint smile curving his lips.
I dreamt of him, a relieved smile on my face.
it is more than words.
The ending theme song started playing at just the right moment.
Episode 41 concluded in a peaceful and hopeful atmosphere.
……
The video had just finished playing when it went viral across major online platforms.
The transformation scene of Agul's return alone has already set the entire tokusatsu community on fire.
Not to mention the exciting editing and fan-made content of this episode...
Numerous analysis posts about this episode have also emerged!
Old Tang even wrote a long comment in the comments section of this episode:
Kids! Still hilarious! Still popping champagne!
I just finished watching episode 41, and I'm still deeply moved. Director Gu Nan's arrangement of the dramatic scenes in this episode was simply textbook-worthy.
Don't just focus on Agul's cool appearance in V2 form; we need to understand the deeper metaphors behind it.
The scene in my dream where I was imprisoned on the cross is clearly a direct reference to the legendary Passion of Jesus.
As the guardian of the earth, I dreamt at this moment that I was a prophet bearing the suffering of humankind.
"And what about Fujimiya? He prayed for strength by the sea, and the sea parted to both sides. This is definitely a metaphor for Moses parting the sea! In mythology, Moses was able to part the sea because of the help of the gods."
But in Gaia's worldview, there are no gods, only the bond between humans and Earth. High God is the 'god' who pulled Fujimiya out of the abyss.
Imu helped Fujimiya overcome his guilt, and after Fujimiya regained his strength, he cut the cross and saved Imu.
This is a perfect closed loop, a mutual redemption!
Also, I really didn't expect Gu Nan to bring Agul back under these circumstances!
It also shattered the misconceptions of many haters who believed that Agul's return was just a way to maintain his popularity and make easy money!
This Agul re-release is even better!
Moreover, Fujimiya's character arc has been completely fleshed out!
From his initial cold-bloodedness and blind faith in quantum computers to the collapse of his faith after learning he had been deceived, he had long since fallen into self-doubt.
He entrusted his power to my dream, which on the surface was a trust, but in reality it was a complete exile of himself.
In this episode, he finally stops passively accepting power and actively seeks it out, fighting to protect others.
These are the true guardians!