mesbooks Chapter 230 The Eye of Mockery! Facing the Fear of the Unknown!
Chapter 230 The Eye of Mockery! Facing the Fear of the Unknown!
The discussion about Gaia and Fujimiya has lasted for a long time, but this has not stopped everyone from paying attention to Gaia itself.
At 8 p.m. on Friday, the audience still flocked in.
After the brief but stirring symphonic opening theme ended, the screen went dark, and the title of the sixth episode slowly appeared—"The Eye of Laughter".
The main feature begins.
The scene abruptly cuts to a tense and exciting aerial combat exercise.
In the skies of 2030, clouds churn. Two flight squadrons are engaged in an unrestricted 3v3 combat exercise.
"The exercise has begun, seventeen minutes later. When the Lightning scored their twenty-second point, the Falcons had twenty-one."
Accompanied by extremely hardcore aviation communication sounds, extremely gorgeous aerial combat scenes are presented to all viewers.
The Falcon team's captain, Tian Dayan, leads a group of steady veterans who are about ten years older than him, and their tactical coordination is extremely sophisticated.
They started by using an extremely clever decoy tactic, first taking down Daigo of the Lightning Team, and then Kitada.
"Kitada, lure it over here!"
Wei Weike shouted into the communications channel, but immediately afterward, Kitada's fighter jet was locked on and eliminated.
Although the young members of the Lightning team reacted faster, they were too impetuous and got carried away when tempted.
However, the Lightning team's captain, Wei Weike, was completely different. His individual driving skills were simply too outstanding, like a lone wolf that had been provoked, acting as both bait and hunter, creating a terrifying effect of one man leading an army!
In an extremely tense struggle, Wei Weike propelled the fighter jet to climb rapidly into the blinding sunlight!
"What kind of tactic is this?!" came the bewildered voices of the Falcon team members over the exercise channel.
Taking advantage of the brief delay caused by the anti-glare system in the fighter jet's cockpit, Wei Weike used the sunlight to create a blind spot in his opponent's vision, and completed an extremely beautiful counterattack!
One man formed an army, forcefully pushing the extremely composed Captain Tian Dayan into a disadvantageous position!
The screen was instantly filled with a dense barrage of comments.
Holy crap! Wei Weike is amazing! This is what an ace pilot should be like!
[666 Card Vision]
[This aerial combat is so exciting to watch! Light Chaser Animation is treating tokusatsu like an epic aerial battle film; their budget is burning through the air.]
[Wei Weike: The Falcons? Old man, go ahead and dump your coins!]
Inside the air base, Georgie was watching the battle unfold on the big screen with great interest.
She took out a piece of chewing gum and asked Li Muzi with a smile, "So it's turned into a duel between experts. Want to bet and see who wins in the end?"
"I bet on Captain Wei Weike." Li Muzi made her choice instantly without hesitation.
"You actually bet on him? I bet Captain Mita a piece of chewing gum!"
On the screen, Wei Weike, who had the upper hand, began to show his arrogant attitude: "Captain Tian, you're already in my grasp. Are you going to surrender?"
However, just as Wei Weike was about to turn the tables, Tian Dayan, who was cornered, suddenly changed his expression and shouted, "Wei Weike, training is suspended! Don't be silly, there's something amiss up ahead!"
The images on the big screen changed rapidly.
On the cliff in front of the exercise area, a huge, bloodshot, terrifying eyeball suddenly appeared!
It hovered quietly in mid-air, staring intently at the distant fighter jets.
The viewers in the live chat were instantly shocked by this bizarre scene.
[Holy crap! What the hell is that?!]
[That scared me half to death! It was a huge eye!]
[What a sudden change in style! Just a moment ago it was Top Gun, and now it's turned into a Lovecraftian horror movie?]
[Is this some kind of monster? It doesn't even have a body?]
Faced with this unusual situation, I immediately went into work mode at the base and began extremely precise data analysis.
"In the POINT752 J8 area, we found something that looks like a giant eye," Li Muzi quickly reported.
However, just seconds later, fine beads of sweat appeared on my forehead. A glaring red warning popped up on the big screen: 【Warning! root 10, material UNKNOWN】!
"What...what is this thing?!"
My voice in my dream carried a rare hint of panic: "This thing doesn't show any thermal reaction... which means it's not a living being! And we can't identify its constituent materials! But, conceptually, it's alive!"
Immediately afterwards, the giant eyeball began to use some inexplicable force to control the surrounding huge rocks, making them slowly float in the air, and then smash them wildly towards the fighter jets in the sky!
"The rocks are rising up and rushing this way!"
"What should we do now?"
I stared intently at the screen, my voice growing increasingly urgent: "The rocks float because the molecules that make them up are forced to move in a certain direction... But that eye can't emit any physical energy! To do this without using any physical energy at all... No, that's impossible!"
Director Di Cheng frowned, looking at Wo Meng who couldn't offer a precise analysis, and suggested in a deep voice, "Let them come back first. Since we can't currently ascertain their true strength..."
Just then, the giant eyeball on the screen suddenly squinted in a remarkably human-like manner.
Then it let out an extremely piercing and eerie laugh!
"Ha ha ha ha--!"
The laughter was filled with pure mockery, as if it were mocking the powerlessness of my dream, and the fact that humanity's proud science was worthless in its presence.
Amidst this eerie laughter, my pupils suddenly contracted, and I felt as if I had fallen into an ice cave.
The camera work was incredibly skillful, penetrating deep into the psychological defenses of my dream.
A scene from his childhood flashed through his mind: the weak version of himself who was isolated by his peers and ridiculed as an oddball because he knew too much.
He had always believed that as long as he acquired enough knowledge, he would no longer be ridiculed.
But at this moment, faced with the completely incomprehensible unknown, an extremely profound sense of fear instantly shattered his reason!
"Give the order to attack that eye!"
I suddenly stood up, my voice trembling slightly from extreme fear and stress.
"Judging by common sense, that eye-like thing should be made of molecules! Therefore, a physical attack should be effective! Launch an attack on that location!"
The viewers in the live chat immediately noticed the unusual nature of my dream.
What happened in my dream? He looked so panicked!
[Does this monster possess mental attacks?]
[A normally calm science student is actually demanding mindless recklessness?]
That laughter is so disturbing! It gave me goosebumps late at night.
He's always tried to explain everything with science, but now that science has failed, of course he's scared.
[What a materialistic, idealistic monster I am!]
Encountering something unknown, or even something that may not be a living organism but is nearly indistinguishable from one, is extremely frightening for a scientist, because science becomes almost unable to explain it.
Commander Shi Shi gave I Meng a deep look, hesitated for a long time, and finally chose to trust this young genius: "Director Di, order the attack."
"Captain Wei Weike, Captain Tian, all aircraft launch an attack on the object at this location!"
Two precise air-to-air missiles roared out.
However, instead of exploding, it was swallowed up by the giant eyeball in a bizarre way, like a black hole!
"The missile was sucked in? Was this attack even effective?"
Captain Tian stared in astonishment at the empty sky.
As if in response to his question, the next second, a missile that had been swallowed was reflected back directly by the eyeball and hit Tian Dayan's fighter jet with extreme precision!
"boom!"
Thick smoke billowed from the tail of the fighter jet as it plummeted toward the ground! And the eyeball, along with a burst of smoke, vanished without a trace, like a ghost.
[Holy crap! A rebound?!]
[My dream team made a huge misjudgment this time!]
[Daily Plane Crash (1/1)]
[I've witnessed something utterly contrary to common sense. If this weren't Ultraman, or if EyeQ hadn't ultimately materialized, I'd be studying theology.]
[They're all Ultraman now, why bother with science?]
However, in this worldview, Ultraman can also be explained scientifically; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to create the transformation device.
In short, the materialist warriors encountered genuine mockery from the supernatural.
[That's terrible. My first attack decision ruined my teammates' lives.]
The scene shifts back to the aerial base. The atmosphere is extremely oppressive.
Li Muzi stared intently at my dream, pointing out sharply and mercilessly, "You were trembling just now. You were scared, so you said you wanted to launch an attack, didn't you?"
I dreamt, my head bowed, my voice filled with an overwhelming sense of pain and helplessness: "I really don't understand... the existence of that monster is just too illogical. Its form is clearly defined, yet scientific analysis doesn't work... I really don't understand."
"No matter who the enemy is, we must fight when they appear, and we must defeat them. That is our mission."
Wei Weike walked over and coldly interrupted him, his tone extremely stern, "I don't know just how unreasonable this enemy is. But I'm telling you, cowards and timid people don't deserve to be here!"
We may lose the battle, but we must not back down!
To be honest, even if you encounter something supernatural, you shouldn't panic. My dream was indeed a bit too hasty.
[XIG is humanity's last line of defense. If the analytical brain issues commands out of fear, everyone on the front lines will be doomed.]
[Things were going too smoothly before, and I completely broke down when I encountered a problem I couldn't solve.]
[My vast knowledge has become a burden this time. When my previously invincible knowledge proved useless, I felt powerless for the first time. This kind of powerlessness is even more pronounced in geniuses.]
The scene then shifted to the medical center.
Captain Tian Dayan walked out, leaning on his cane.
I felt extremely guilty and went up to apologize: "Captain Tian, you've broken your leg..."
"Was that attack based on instructions given after proper analysis? I think you're just... "
However, Tatsuhiko Tada stopped his teammates from questioning Gamu.
He smiled very gently: "My foot only has a slight fracture. It should recover in a month."
"This was a misjudgment on my part, I'm really sorry..."
I was still apologizing in my dream.
"This injury happened when I landed, and the responsibility lies entirely with me. But what exactly is that eye? It sucked our missile away; what is it trying to do?"
This veteran took responsibility with remarkable composure, focusing solely on solving the problem without a trace of personal emotion.
This incredibly mature personal charm instantly captivated countless viewers.
[What an amazing teammate Captain Tian has!]
[Feng Yuan: What amazing teammates!]
[Crutch Alien: 666]
[How gentle! Even though she was tricked by my dream, she took all the blame upon herself.]
[Focusing solely on objective facts and refraining from personal emotions demonstrates true maturity.]
Deeply affected, I boarded a plane and left the airbase.
In his extremely exhausted sleep, he dreamt of his teammates' merciless stares.
They accused him of ignorance and mocked his cowardice.
Finally, Fujimiya's extremely unrestrained laughter even appeared in the footage!
When I woke up, I dreamt that I found my old friend A-Cheng, and together we modified the design drawings of the remote flight control system.
During the conversation, Acheng glanced at the giant eye on the newspaper and remarked, "From a biological and physical standpoint, this creature doesn't exist. Isn't it just a ghost?"
"ghost?"
"However, ghosts or phantoms are theoretical concepts. For example, phantoms only appear when they harbor resentment towards people. If ghosts or phantoms really exist, their existence may be inexplicable from the perspectives of physics and biology, but their reasons for existence and the purpose of their actions can be understood."
These words cleaved through the fog in my mind like lightning!
"The purpose of the operation..."
In that instant, I understood. My eyes sharpened again. "It sucked our missiles away. What is it trying to do?!"
Just then, the Geo Base Geological Research Team sent an extremely urgent intelligence report: a very strong electromagnetic wave was detected underground in Makuta City, 80 kilometers southwest of the Yawata Mountains, the location of the exercise!
I immediately connected to the air base's communications, my tone extremely calm and confident, regaining the composure of a genius scientist: "Commander! I requested the geological research team to conduct the investigation. Please immediately order the emergency evacuation of Makuta City and the surrounding residents, and implement traffic control!"
Please explain in detail.
"The commander of the stone chamber said in a deep voice."
"I've always had some questions about the reason for that eye's existence, and I've always been speculating, but I've forgotten the most important thing: the whereabouts of the missiles that were absorbed! What that eye actually is remains unclear, but those missiles that hit it were absorbed into its body. By tracking the missiles, we can find its location!"
When Team Lightning arrived in Makuta City, the giant eyeball monster named "Garn Q" had indeed materialized. Its body was composed of absorbed rocks and metal, and small explosions and burning phenomena were visible on its chest. That extremely terrifying giant eye was wreaking havoc in the center of the city.
"The composition of this monster can be analyzed; it contains granite and limestone."
I dreamt I had precisely issued tactical instructions over the communication channel: "Just as I suspected! This thing deliberately sucked up the missiles, using the captured missile ammunition and rocket propellant as its energy source, enabling its body to perform physical movements! Launch an attack centered on the metal parts of the monster's body! It's probably using metal as an adhesive to fuse the rocks on its body. If you peel off this adhesive, the monster's body will shatter into pieces!"
"Lightning Team, attack immediately!" Director Di Cheng shouted the order.
My dream has taken flight!
[So cool! I knew science students wouldn't always be at a disadvantage!]
Find the objective, analyze the weaknesses, and strike decisively! This is how scientists fight!
[Is metal the adhesive? So the monster's true form is really some kind of strange thing!]
In a world where supernatural elements exist, sometimes it's impossible to determine "how to do it," but it's possible to speculate on "why to do it."
However, Garn Q was extremely cunning. It opened its bottomless giant eye and unleashed an extremely strong purple suction force, attempting to swallow the Mir transport plane in the air whole!
At the critical moment, without any hesitation, I jumped directly from the fighter jet and decisively pulled out the Blue Sapphire Cone in mid-air.
"Gaia—!!!"
An extremely dazzling crimson light exploded in the sky above Muta City!
Ultraman Gaia, the guardian of the earth, landed heavily in front of Gain Q with an extremely dull tremor, raising clouds of dust!
The battle erupted instantly.
In a purely hand-to-hand combat situation, the clumsy Gain Q was no match for Gaia.
Gaia unleashed several extremely powerful combinations of punches, causing Garen Q to retreat steadily.
Seeing that it was at a disadvantage, Gain Q resorted to the same trick again. Purple light burst out from its huge pupils once more, and it actually sucked Gaia's massive body into its body!
This is an extremely bizarre alternate dimension.
Countless eyeballs of all sizes floated in the purple mist, staring intently at Gaia, who was trapped in the center, while emitting extremely piercing laughter!
Here, Gu Nan did not choose to express it in the way of the original work, but instead imitated the creation of the body of Gain Q in the story mode of the previous life "Ultraman Fighting Evolution 3".
Countless eyeballs of all sizes floated, radiating a purple halo.
They buzzed wildly, as if mocking us!
This is an extremely terrifying psychological attack, attempting to awaken the most primal fears deep within my heart!
The viewers watching the live chat were horrified.
Holy crap! This stuff inside my stomach is disgusting!
[A screen full of eyes! A person with trypophobia died on the spot!]
This is utterly mind-numbing! Being stared at and laughed at by so many eyes—I'd go crazy by now.
[I'm so scared I'm crying! I'm really feeling physically uncomfortable!]
But at this moment, my dream has completely overcome my inner demons.
"I'm not afraid anymore!"
Gaia let out an extremely angry battle roar, straightening its spine in this malevolent space, "I have no reason to fear you! I am not afraid!"
Among thousands of mocking eyes, Gaia keenly locked onto the giant eye that was laughing the most arrogantly—the one that was the main body of the being.
Without any hesitation, Gaia rapidly gathered photon energy on both sides of her head.
An extremely restrained red light blade sliced through the purple space!
Photon Ice Blade!
"boom--!"
Extremely violent energy exploded directly inside Garen Q's body!
With a deafening roar, Garen Q's massive body exploded into dust!
The sky cleared up again.
The scene cuts back to the aerial base.
Director Di Cheng was reporting to the commander: "If it weren't for Meng's timely reminder, the number of dead and wounded in the city would probably be no less than a thousand." He was very proud to help Meng take credit for the incident.
Commander Shi Shi smiled slightly: "I see."
"I dreamt he really did a great job!"
"Yes, I know that. He's also a member of XIG."
After returning to the team, I dreamt that I was holding a tray in the canteen and sat down opposite Wei Weike in a very natural way.
"May I sit down?" I asked with a smile. "I'm sorry to have worried you, but I'm not afraid anymore."
Wei Weike immediately switched to his arrogant mode: "Don't misunderstand, I don't have the time to worry about you."
"That's true." I didn't argue, but just looked at him with a smile.
At this moment, the Falcon team also came over. Tian Dayan patted I-Meng on the shoulder, and the other team members who originally had some opinions about I-Meng also gave him a high-five in celebration.
Suddenly, two fighter jets roared past the window, their enormous roar startling me.
"What nonsense are you talking about? That was the Cool Dragons practicing, how could they possibly collide?"
Wei Weike glanced at Wo Meng, who was startled, and snorted, but a barely concealed smile played on his lips. "I think you also need some training. Why don't you try it next week?"
I heard a haughty echo.
[That old tsundere!]
[OK! This episode is a successful strategy!]
[I want to see the EyeQ figure! This monster looks weird, but that's what makes it a "monster"! Get it shipped out quickly!]
In an extremely relaxed and warm everyday atmosphere, the vibrant ending theme song gently begins to play.
Episode 6, End of Main Feature!
The screen gradually dimmed, leaving the audience with endless aftertaste.