dognovel Chapter 176: A Battle of Giant Beasts from an Ordinary Person's Perspective!
Chapter 176: A Battle of Giant Beasts from an Ordinary Person's Perspective!
"Huff... huff... huff..."
The heavy breathing and footsteps were transmitted through the microphone to the ears of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room.
The footage is violently shaking up and down, a standard first-person handheld perspective from a mockumentary.
The female reporter ran recklessly through the rubble and dust, with the cameraman carrying heavy equipment close behind her.
The two "gorillas" have now entered the city.
The camera pans across the wreckage of cars crushed by the monster, and the shocking, massive cracks in the ground.
"Ladies and gentlemen! We are moving as close as possible to the center of the battlefield!"
The female reporter ran and shouted into the camera, her hair matted with sweat and dust, but her eyes shone with the fervor unique to journalists. "Just now, the miraculous giant of light, Ultraman Dyna, descended before us!"
[Give the photographer a bonus! This camera movement looks so realistic!]
[This level of immersion is amazing! I feel like I'm running right behind them, so fast I can't breathe!]
Be careful! (Just kidding!)
[Go go go! Watching Ultraman fight monsters from a human perspective within this world—this is a privilege we've earned in countless lifetimes!]
Old Tang stared intently at the screen in front of the computer, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists, his body even swaying slightly with the movement of the camera.
"Brothers, that old rascal Gu's filming techniques are really something!"
Old Tang exclaimed excitedly, "Before, when we watched tokusatsu (special effects) movies, it was always a long shot from God's perspective, making Ultraman and the monsters look like two suited figures fighting. But now, look at this low-angle shot!"
In the footage, the reporter and cameraman finally climbed up a relatively sturdy, partially collapsed rooftop, panting heavily.
The camera suddenly tilted upwards.
"boom!"
With a deep, resounding thud, Ultraman Dyna's massive body, over fifty meters tall, blocked their path like a mountain.
The red, blue, and silver silhouette, shot from a first-person, low-angle perspective, appears incredibly majestic and awe-inspiring!
A strong wind swept in from the front, even causing the female reporter's clothes to flutter wildly in front of the camera.
Opposite Dyna were two mutated gorilla monsters covered in long black hair and with ferocious faces—Gigantus!
The battle erupted instantly!
"roar--!"
The slightly larger male Gigantes let out a deafening roar, pounding its thick chest with its fists, producing a series of muffled "thumps".
Immediately afterwards, the giant beast actually pulled up a thick utility pole from the roadside and swung it at Dyna as if it were a toothpick.
"just!"
Dyna reacted extremely quickly, sidestepping and precisely avoiding the powerful blow.
The utility pole crashed to the ground, instantly sending sparks flying and debris flying everywhere.
But from a first-person perspective, a piece of gravel the size of a washbasin flew straight toward the camera!
"what!"
The female reporter screamed and instinctively covered her head.
The camera shook violently, and the cameraman pulled the reporter aside.
Pebbles flew past their heads, shattering the glass behind them with a crisp cracking sound.
[This immersive experience is amazing! I really thought a rock was going to hit me in the face!]
[Exciting! So exciting! This is even better than watching a 3D movie in a theater!]
Go Dyna! Take care of those two gorillas!
How did they manage to film it this way? It really feels like an ordinary person watching Titans fight.
……
Just as the audience was exclaiming in surprise, an extremely comical scene unfolded on the battlefield.
The male Gigantes, having missed its attack, did not continue its pursuit of Dyna. Instead, it turned around and looked at the smaller female Gigantes behind it.
The male giant ape thumped its chest excitedly, then walked up to a commercial building that had not yet collapsed, grabbed the building's load-bearing column with both hands, and snapped it open with force!
"Boom!"
It had forcefully torn off a corner of the building, raising a cloud of dust. Holding up this massive piece of concrete, it roared triumphantly at the female giant ape, as if to say, "Look! How powerful I am!"
However, the female Gigantes merely glanced at it coldly, completely ignoring its boasting, and walked to the side, picked up a tree that had been uprooted, and began to chew on it.
Seeing this, Old Tang burst out laughing in his gaming chair: "Hahaha! Guys, am I seeing things? This monster is flirting with girls while fighting?!"
[This is hilarious! Is this the legendary animal courtship behavior?!]
[Male gorilla: Hey girl, look how strong I am! Female gorilla: Get lost, I want to eat!]
[This monster smells like a total simp, hahaha!]
Dyna was stunned: "Do you two think I'm invisible?"
[King Kong exclaimed, "You're an expert!"]
"This episode is interesting!"
Old Tang laughed as he analyzed, "This time, Gu Nan didn't set these two ape monsters as mindless killing machines, at least not like Metamorga, the monkey in Ultraman Tiga that was corrupted by Ebolon cells."
"Look at their courtship behavior. It gives them a very real animal instinct. You see, they didn't use any light skills from beginning to end; they relied entirely on instinct to cause physical destruction."
Just then, a rapid beeping of a communicator suddenly came through the camera.
The reporter keenly turned the camera and saw that the Super Victory team's Seret patrol car was parked not far away on the street below.
Zhongdao and Miyako were hiding behind the car door, looking anxiously at the miniature analysis terminal in their hands.
The reporter, emboldened, quietly approached with the cameraman.
The first-person camera captured the data on the terminal screen, as well as Jong-do's shocked voice.
"Captain! We've figured it out! The analysis results are in!"
Zhongdao loudly reported to his superior through the communicator.
"Are they alien creatures? What are their weaknesses?" Captain Hibiki asked urgently through the communicator.
"No! They are not alien creatures at all!"
Chungdo is a bit unbelievable.
"Based on the comparison of hair and cell tissue collected from the scene, these two monsters... were originally just two ordinary silverback gorillas in a nature reserve!"
Upon hearing this, not only Captain Hibi and Miyako, but even the female reporter hiding behind and taking pictures covered her mouth and gasped.
What?! A regular gorilla?!
[My God, how did a gorilla get into the city, and grow so big?]
[How is this possible? Can ordinary animals grow to be fifty meters tall?]
"It's cosmic rays!"
Chung Dao typed rapidly on the keyboard, pulling up another set of data. "Does everyone remember the incident at Lake Shulang where the vampire monster attacked people? It was the abnormal cosmic ray that created the vampire life form, Marisura!"
"I compared the wavelengths, and these two gorillas became enormous in a short time because they accidentally entered an area with a high concentration of cosmic rays. This caused a violent mutation in their genetic chains, leading to their agitated state due to the genetic runaway!"
Chung Dao's words exploded in everyone's ears like a thunderclap.
The live stream chat exploded with comments.
[Holy crap! That vampire monster from season 1, episode 24?!]
[The one Dyna kicked around like a ball?]
Therefore, they didn't intentionally come to destroy the city; they were simply affected by cosmic ray contamination, and they are victims too!
This is too cruel. Are we just going to stand by and watch Dyna kill these two poor animals?
Old Tang's smile vanished, replaced by a grave expression as he stared at the screen. "Brothers," he said, "this is difficult. If they were alien invaders, Dyna could just take them out with a single beam of light. But these two are native Earth animals! They're just sick. If we kill them outright, what's the difference between the human defense forces and executioners?"
In the movie, the Super GUTS team members, upon learning the truth, also fall into a deep struggle.
In the sky, two Victory Eagle fighters had locked onto the male Gigantes who was showing off his power.
"Captain, what should we do now? Should we open fire?"
Xing Xingtian asked over the communication channel, his finger resting on the transmit button, but he couldn't bring himself to press it.
Captain Hibiki slammed his fist on the table in the command room and roared, "Cease fire! Put away all lethal weapons! They are the lifeblood of Earth! Our Super GUTS team's duty is to protect everything on Earth, and we must never arbitrarily deprive them of their right to exist!"
Then, Kibi Kosuke turned to Mai, who was in charge of communications, and shouted, "Mai! Connect the external loudspeaker immediately! Convey our message to Dyna!"
"learn!"
The next second, a huge broadcast echoed throughout the city.
Gong Liang leaned halfway out of the patrol car, holding a megaphone, and shouted at the top of his lungs at Ultraman Dyna, who was not far away:
"Dyna! Please listen to us!"
"They are not enemies seeking to invade Earth! They are just ordinary gorillas mutated by cosmic rays! They are animals of Earth!"
"Please! Don't hurt them! Think of a way to turn them back to normal! Release them back into nature!"
Liang's voice echoed through the empty ruins, carrying endless pleading and compassion.
These words were clearly conveyed to everyone through the reporter's lens.
[When faced with a monster, the first reaction shouldn't be to destroy it, but to find out the truth and try to save it. Some old Showa-era defense force members should take note!]
Protecting life on Earth—that's what a true defense force is!
But... can Dyna turn monsters back into animals?
In the scene, upon hearing Liang's shout, Ultraman Dyna stopped his attack.
He lowered his head slightly, looking at the humans on the ground whose eyes were full of expectation, and then nodded firmly.
Then he gave a thumbs up.
"just!"
Dyna let out a gentle war cry and slowly walked towards the two Gigantes.
When the male Gigantes saw Dyna approaching, he thought Dyna was going to provoke him, so he immediately pounded his chest in a fit of rage and charged forward, his huge fist slamming hard into Dyna's chest.
"Bang!"
Sparks flew everywhere.
Dyna was knocked back half a step by the blow, but he did not retaliate.
He simply stretched out his hands, trying to calm the raging beast.
However, the irrational Gigantes couldn't understand Dyna's good intentions at all. It opened its blood-red maw and tried to attack Dyna.
"Well!"
Dyna didn't let it bite him; he simply used both hands to firmly clamp down on the giant ape's arms to prevent it from continuing to destroy the city.
Dyna is so gentle! He'd rather take the beating than fight back!
The bird has grown up; he knows when to clench his fist and when to open his arms.
But this can't go on; Dyna will be worn down and killed!
After enduring several rounds of frenzied attacks from the giant ape, Dyna finally found an opening.
He exerted his strength and pushed the male Gigantes away.
Immediately afterwards, Dyna crossed his hands sharply at the crystal on his forehead.
"Buzz—!"
A dazzling light flashed, and Dyna's original red and blue body instantly transformed into a mysterious silver-blue—Miracle Type!
[It's here! The Miracle type is now available!]
[It's the Dharma King form! Is he about to use superpowers?!]
After switching to Miracle form, Dyna didn't pause for a moment. He slowly drew a circle in front of his chest with both hands, then gathered all the light energy in his body between his palms.
A golden light radiating extreme warmth, softness, and vitality!
The light gathered larger and larger in Dyna's hands, and finally, Dyna pushed his arms forward with a sudden burst.
"Whoosh—!"
A golden beam of light, like a gentle spring rain, burst forth from Dyna's hand, instantly enveloping the two roaring Gigantes!
[Holy crap! What is this?!]
[Cellular Restoration Ray?! That's the skill Ultraman Tiga used to save that mutated mole, Morat!]
[Ultraman Tiga's Miracle Beam! It brings back so many memories!]
[666, Tiga from Star Warriors even taught Dyna his skills, right?]
This is the legacy of light! The bird not only inherited power, but also this gentleness!
Bathed in this warm, golden light, a miracle occurred.
The two gorillas, which had been incredibly ferocious with bloodshot eyes, began to lose their violent aura rapidly.
They stopped struggling, and the expressions on their faces even became somewhat peaceful.
Then, to the astonishment of viewers across the internet, their enormous bodies, reaching heights of fifty meters, began to shrink at a visible rate!
Fifty meters... thirty meters... ten meters...
As the light gradually faded, in less than ten seconds, the two terrifying giant monsters completely disappeared.
Instead, two normal-sized, glossy-haired silverback gorillas lay quietly asleep in the open space of the ruins.
"It's a success!"
"They've turned back!"
Miyako and Nakajima cheered excitedly from behind the patrol car.
The female reporter's voice trembled with excitement: "Viewers! Did you see that?! A miracle really happened! Ultraman Dyna didn't destroy them, but instead used incredible power to heal these two poor animals!"
In the shot, Miracle Dyna slowly crouches down.
He stretched out his huge, silver-blue hands and gently and carefully cradled the two sleeping gorillas in his palms.
The scene was filled with an extreme sense of contrast and tenderness.
Dyna stood up, glanced at the humans at his feet, and nodded slightly.
Then, with a burst of powerful leg strength, he transformed into a streak of blue light and flew towards the distant horizon amidst a stirring and ethereal accompaniment.
"Ultraman Dyna is leading these two reborn creatures towards their original tropical nature reserve. That's their true home." The female reporter's eyes welled up with tears as she gave her final summary report to the camera.
"Today, our team was extremely fortunate to record all of this. What we witnessed was not only the monster's disaster, but also the noble bottom line of the Super GUTS team in protecting all life on Earth, and the unparalleled gentleness of the Giant of Light. This is Jinghai City TV Station, bringing you an exclusive follow-up report."
The image gradually fades out, and the "REC" logo in the upper right corner also goes out.
This concludes the mockumentary perspective.
But the progress bar for episode 28 is almost empty.
The scene then shifts back to a standard God's-eye view, taking place inside the TPC base.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone into the lounge.
Xin Feibiao was sprawled on the sofa, rubbing his aching shoulders while carelessly munching on an apple.
Kawamai came over, holding a tablet computer, and said with a grin, "Asuka, you really made a name for yourself on TV today!"
"Huh? What's famous?"
The bird looked completely bewildered.
Mai opened a video on her tablet; it was the footage that the reporters had taken in the alley earlier that day.
In the video, a plane with birds crashing is seen right next to it.
Asuka, like a fool, hid the flash sword behind her back and stammered an explanation.
Then they fled like rabbits.
"Hahahahaha!"
In the lounge, Koda, Kariya, Jonjima, and the others all burst into thunderous laughter.
"Asuka, your plane crash is a huge embarrassment in front of the entire nation!"
Koda laughed until tears streamed down his face.
"Why are you running so fast? Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd seen a ghost!" Kariya added insult to injury.
Shin Asuka's face instantly turned bright red; he wished he could disappear into the ground. He snatched the tablet back, stammering an explanation: "I...I didn't crash! It was a Victory Team incident! How could it be called a crash? It was just a relocation!"
The air was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
Hanaijiro, the group's darling who had been lying on the table, seemed to be infected by the cheerful atmosphere.
It suddenly stood up and shouted in a very serious tone:
"Pa-m!"
"Pfft—Hahaha!"
Even Gong Liang, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help but laugh out loud. The entire lounge was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.
The scene freezes on Hanejiro's incredibly cute action, followed by the light and cheerful ending theme song.
……
"call--"
Old Tang let out a long sigh of relief in the live stream, a look of immense satisfaction on his face.
"Guys, I really enjoyed this episode."
Old Tang said into the microphone, "From the novelty of the mockumentary perspective at the beginning, to the oppressive feeling of watching monsters fight from the perspective of ordinary people in the middle, and finally to the gentle healing of the miracle beam similar to that of Ultraman Tiga at the end."
"Gu Laozei has once again proven to us that tokusatsu dramas are not just about explosions and killings. Protecting nature and respecting life—these profound core themes are all perfectly integrated into these short few tens of minutes."
The live stream chat was filled with praise:
[A perfect, flawless episode! The camerawork, the plot, the theme—it's simply impeccable!]
The first-person perspective is so immersive! I suggest we do more of this kind of innovation in the future!
[This bird is enough to make me laugh for a whole year! The most miserable human form in history, hahaha!]
[Last Hanaijiro!! So cute! Ah Wei's mass grave!]
[A miracle-level YYDS! Not only can it fight, it can also be a healer!]
"And have you noticed?"
Old Tang raised an eyebrow. "Those two reporters were truly professional, risking their lives to record the truth. On the other hand, that kid Feibiao's acting was absolutely terrible! If he hadn't run away quickly, Dyna's identity would definitely be ruined today!"
[Exactly, Asuka's acting is worse than Hanejiro's.]
[Reporter: I almost captured Ultraman transforming! I was so close!]
With Lao Tang's narration and a screen full of hilarious comments, episode 28 of "Ultraman Dyna" came to a perfect end in this world!