wavenovel Chapter 83 The Rupture of Light and Shadow
Chapter 83 The Rupture of Light and Shadow
As the Ultraman Tiga series continues to be a hit, the plot has finally reached its climax.
The preview for tonight's episode 43, "Sharks in the Ground," has already caused a huge stir online.
"Finally, we're back to the main storyline of Ultraman Tiga!"
"I heard that director Gu Nan will be making a cameo appearance as the villain in this episode?"
"Holy crap? Gu Nan, that old scoundrel, is playing a villain? He's just a director, can he even pull it off?"
"They're a graduate of the Jinghai Drama Academy, so they should be quite talented!"
"Wouldn't that require phenomenal acting skills?"
"Is he a villain who can also turn into light? Really?"
Countless viewers stayed in front of their television and computer screens, and when the familiar opening theme ended, the title appeared prominently.
The story's setting has shifted from the familiar Jinghai to the South China Sea.
The scene begins with the peaceful city of Nanhai suddenly struck by an earthquake.
But this earthquake was unusual; the ground seemed to turn into water, and a huge shark's dorsal fin was seen moving through the mud, causing buildings to collapse and dust to fly wherever it went.
[A subterranean shark? This monster is interesting; it swims like it's in the ocean.]
[The trailer says it's GeoShark? Oh, GeoShark, a subterranean shark, right?]
A city with a "lucky core"
The audience was sending comments via live chat.
The Victory Team launched a swift attack. Daigo, piloting the Victory Flying Swallow No. 1, arrived first.
However, just as Daigo was about to scan the target, the subterranean shark suddenly emitted a strange light that pierced directly through the body of the Flying Swallow No. 1.
At the same time, the Spark Lens in Daigo's arms suddenly began to flash intensely, as if responding to the light emitted by the monster.
Is the Spark Lens responding?
Could this monster be related to an ancient civilization?
Immediately afterwards, Daigo's aircraft systems all crashed, and he plummeted directly to the ground.
Fortunately, Ex-J provided timely assistance, and with the system reboot of the Flying Swallow No. 1, Daigo's plane regained power.
Seeing that things were not going well, the monster burrowed underground and fled.
Horii launched the monster tracker, brimming with confidence: "Now you can't escape."
However, a shocking thing happened—the monster tracker, which had always been infallible, failed this time!
The group descended into the pit where the monster had escaped.
At this moment, the camera focuses on Daigo.
He touched the glow stick that had been burning hot, his expression solemn.
Lina asked with concern, but Daigo just replied perfunctorily, "It's nothing."
Viewers watching on television sensed something was amiss.
[Daigo's acting strange; the Spark Lens has never been like this before.]
This is foreshadowing!
I have a bad feeling; something big is going to happen in this episode.
As the plot unfolds, inside the TPC base, Director Sawai mentions a new term—"Secret Box".
It turns out that since the first episode, TPC has been secretly collecting the fragments of the giant statues that were destroyed by Golza and Melba, and storing them in this container called the "Secret Box" for research.
The person in charge of this research was none other than Dr. Tango, who was always arrogant and had previously wanted to dissect Durban, making him unpleasant to look at.
……
The scene shifts to Daigo patrolling the southern mountains.
As he flew over an old bridge, the Spark Lens heated up again.
Daigo pulled out his Spark Lens, and this time, a man's face appeared in the blue light emitted by the Spark Lens!
This face belongs to Zheng Jingwu, the character played by Gu Nan!
On the screen, Gu Nan was dressed in a sharp suit, his hair was neatly combed, and his eyes revealed an arrogant and wise look that seemed to look down on the world.
That was the arrogance of the elite, completely different from Daigo's approachable demeanor.
"So it was you all along. You are the light I inherited."
Gu Nan's voice came through the magic light stick, carrying a hint of disdain and amusement.
Daigo was shocked: "Who are you? Do you have telepathy?"
Zheng Jingwu sneered, and the slight upturn of his lips with a hint of mockery instantly drew the audience into the scene.
"I don't have that kind of pointless power. What I possess is intellect. And like you, I also possess something else."
"Hurry up, show it to me, I want to see how you turned into light."
Before Daigo could react, the image disappeared, and the Flying Swallow No. 1 went out of control again and nearly crashed into the bridge.
The audience erupted in cheers.
[Holy crap! The director himself made an appearance, haha!]
[That's quite a lot of pressure.]
[Daigo! Don't make phone calls while flying a plane!]
He knew Daigo was Ultraman Tiga! But how did he know?
[Brainpower? What? Gu Nan, do you have a devilish brain too?]
Then, the monster Georzak reappeared and charged towards an amusement park.
The entire Victory Team was mobilized, but neither the Drum vehicles on the ground nor the lasers in the air could stop this steel behemoth.
Daigo is forced to activate the automatic landing system and transform into Ultraman Tiga.
"Tiga is here! We've got it!"
"Find that damn shark!"
However, this battle was unusually strange.
After Tiga appeared, the base's communication screens became blurry. To Nori's shock, he discovered that Tiga's appearance caused abnormal fluctuations in the region's ultra-shortwave frequencies.
It's obvious that there's something fishy going on here.
However, none of the people present could answer the question.
Captain Megumi's eyes sharpened.
Is it...
Is someone trying to conduct clandestine communications, or is someone trying to collect and analyze information about Tiga's battles with the monsters?
……
On the battlefield, Tiga cut open the monster's skin, revealing the metal structure inside.
"A mechanical monster? Or a man-made monster?"
Horii exclaimed.
Just as Tiga was about to launch the Delasium Beam, the face of the mysterious man reappeared on the monster's blue eyeballs.
Gu Nan, who plays Zheng Jingwu, is now like a judge, posing a soul-searching question to Ultraman Tiga.
"Daigo, you've already gained abilities far beyond what humans have evolved, so why are you doing such pointless things?"
Tiga froze.
"Do you think you're the only chosen one, the chosen one? You're wrong. You just happened to encounter Ultraman Tiga's pyramid."
Zheng Jingwu continued speaking.
"I'm different; I found the ancient ruins through my own abilities!"
As Zheng Jingwu spoke, the monster named Georzak took advantage of Tiga's distraction and launched a sudden attack.
The immense electric current and impact caused Tiga immense pain.
Although Tiga managed to destroy the monster with a beam of light in the end, the timer on his chest was flashing wildly, and his physical strength was severely depleted.
This is the first time viewers have seen Ultraman Tiga in such a sorry state since the series began airing.
However, the reason for their predicament here is not because the enemy is too strong, but because of the psychological impact.
Nighttime at the amusement park.
Daigo clutched his injured chest, lying painfully on the wet ground.
Footsteps approached. Zheng Jingwu stepped out from beside the carousel and looked down at Daigo.
"You've worked hard. Even though you've become Ultraman, it's your stamina that's being used up, Daigo."
This dramatic scene became the first climax of the evening.
Gu Nan and Su Zhe delivered a captivating performance together, sparking a lively and exciting chemistry.
Zheng Jingwu walked up to Daigu, his tone filled with jealousy and contempt, as if he were disappointed in Daigu.
"This job is so tiring, why do you want to become him?"
Zheng Jingwu did not consider it a so-called "responsibility".
"That's just self-gratification! You're simply indulging in the beautiful praise of saving humanity!"
Here, Gu Nan interspersed a scene from the original work, which only existed in the novel, as a flashback.
Zheng Jingwu also possesses the same ancient genes.
What Daigo didn't know was that in Zheng Jingwu's dreams, he saw the Earth shrouded in black mist countless times.
That's the world of the future!
He hated the incompetent version of himself in his dreams, and looked down on this "ordinary person" named Daigo...
However, he was even more jealous of Daigo's ability to possess power beyond that of ordinary people.
If only I could possess that power...
If we could make more...
"How can Tiga alone save this Earth from destruction?"
Daigo was about to retort when Zheng Jingwu suddenly sprang up and punched Daigo hard in the face!
"Bang!"
The punch was extremely powerful; viewers watching on screen felt a sting on their faces.
Because Daigo was still recovering from his previous battle injuries, he was powerless to fight back and was brutally beaten to the ground by Zheng Jingwu.
Gu Nan's performance at this moment was absolutely chilling.
As he beat Daigo, he let out a neurotic laugh, a release of pent-up jealousy and madness.
"I possess intelligence that surpasses that of ordinary people! And it's innate! Not only that, my body has also been trained! I've trained relentlessly to become Superman!"
He took off his clothes, revealing a muscular physique, with his eight-pack abs standing out prominently under the alternating light and shadow.
"But! You haven't made any effort whatsoever!"
Zheng Jingwu snatched the magic wand from Daigo's arms, holding it in his hand with a fascinated look in his eyes: "Ah, give it back to me... It's such a beautiful thing... This is exactly what I've been missing... Something that can turn my body into light!"
Daigo lay on the ground, forced to watch helplessly as his Spark Lens was taken away.
"Don't go! Daigo!!"
This scene was heartbreaking for all the viewers, and they also felt an intense hatred for the character Masaki Keigo.
This is so heartbreaking! Daigo is so pitiful!
[Ahhh! Jung Kyung-oh is so handsome! Elegant, with a powerful physique, a born warrior!]
[Zheng Jingwu is absolutely insane! But Gu Nan's acting was superb; that jealousy of "Why were you chosen when you're weaker than me?" was so real.]
Responsibility and self-fulfillment are not contradictory; how wonderful it is to contribute to others while achieving self-realization!
[His Spark Lens was stolen?! That's it, Daigo can't transform anymore!]
……
The next day, bad news followed one after another.
Ye Rui deduced that Gaiozak was a machine monster created on Earth, and that its technological level even surpassed that of TPC.
Dr. Tango even piloted a transport plane to steal the "secret box" containing the stone statue fragments and went to join Zheng Jingwu.
The director and team leader urgently headed to the South China Sea.
At this moment, Daigo, having lost his Spark Lens, wanders aimlessly through the mountains of the South China Sea.
The following shots not only showcase the photographer's skill in creating a serene and distant atmosphere in the mountains and forests, but also accurately convey Daigo's inner confusion and complex emotions.
Exhausted, he collapsed in front of a dilapidated temple, muttering to himself, "I'm just an ordinary person... Without the magic wand, I can't do anything..."
"I am a useless, insignificant ordinary person..."
After losing the Spark Prism, does that mean I've lost my identity as the savior...?
How should one define their own identity...?
Just then, a puppy appeared.
It seemed to understand human nature, guiding Daigo to a hidden tunnel.
Accompanied by that fateful background music, Daigo dragged his heavy steps into the depths of the tunnel.
When he reached the end, the scene before him shocked him and all the audience members!
Inside the underground cave, there were two more stone statues standing!
One is a giant stone statue, which looks very much like Ultraman Tiga.
The other one is a stone statue that looks like a monster.
"They're giants...and other giants..."
Daigo was shocked and speechless.
Episode 43, "Sharks in the Ground," ends abruptly here.
……
"Fragment Dog!!!"
"Ahhh! What happens next? Are there really other Ultramen?"
"Put on the next episode already! I want to see how Daigo turns the tables!"