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Chapter 370 Dream Chapter "Life Endures Forever," An Irreplaceable and Brilliant Life

Just as the commander of the Integrated Defense Forces issued his ultimatum.

Meanwhile, at the site where Ifemera was unearthed, Vice Captain Mizuha was still staring at Ifemera, who was clumsily carrying the rubble.

"I get it! This isn't the Sphinx mystery from this morning!"

"yes!"

Upon the vice-captain's reminder, Tu Jing immediately realized the same thing.

He looked at Evemera, who was struggling to stand on her hind legs and moving slowly. "Look at her! When she first crawled out of the ground this morning, she was crawling on all fours, just like a playful baby!"

"And now, once it wakes up from its afternoon nap, it can stand on its two legs and even knows how to put the blocks it knocked over back up!"

"If it's still using its cane by evening... then the answer is..."

"Humans".

Musashi picked up the conversation.

At this moment, the wind also arrived.

His voice was deep: "Ephémère... the root of this word in Latin means 'born in the morning and dying at night'."

"This is not just a name, but its destiny. Every five hundred years, after accumulating enough energy, it will awaken from the ground, just to live for this one short day."

"So what exactly is this thing trying to do now?"

In the command room, Captain Qingguang looked down at the monster below, trembling in the afterglow of the setting sun, using its legs to support its massive body as it tried to neatly stack the last floor slab. His throat tightened.

"If its life only lasts one day, and it's already afternoon, what is its purpose?"

At this very moment, on the ground.

As he gazed at the colossal beast, which appeared exceptionally majestic in the setting sun, the gentle words of the girl in the white dress echoed in his mind. He softly uttered the answer:

"Live on."

"It just wants to survive. Not to destroy, nor to invade."

"It is using this one and only day to desperately bloom its life. Although it caused destruction like an ignorant baby in the morning, it learned to grow and take responsibility in just a few hours."

"Its only purpose now is to live until dusk, until the moment it needs a cane, to live out its life completely."

Musashi felt something pounding violently inside his chest.

He looked down at the still dull and lifeless gaussite in his hand.

At that moment, he finally understood why Gauss refused to transform.

At that moment, Musashi saw Gauss's enormous phantom guarding the sky above Iphimera...

"Ultraman Cosmos, you knew all along, didn't you?"

Musashi silently recited in his heart, pressing the Radiant Stone tightly against his chest, "You've already felt it, the sorrow of a life with only one day left, which is why you were unwilling to raise your fist against it..."

The setting sun, as red as blood, cast a long, long shadow of Evemella as she struggled to repair the ruins.

That was the most brilliant and tenacious brilliance of a life counting down.

Ah, so this is what the radiance of life truly means!

What's the point of living for only one day...?

Living has no inherent meaning, but living doesn't need to have a meaning.

Even if life is only one day, live it to the fullest and leave proof of your existence in this world. Someone once said that if you live each day as if it were your last, you will experience how precious your life is and what your value is.

[We are but mayflies in the vastness of heaven and earth, a mere grain of millet in the boundless ocean. I lament the brevity of my life, and envy the endless flow of the Yangtze River. I wish I could ride the immortals and roam freely, embracing the bright moon for eternity. Knowing this cannot be achieved in an instant, I entrust my lingering thoughts to the mournful wind.]

……

Accompanied by a piercing red highest-level communication alarm, the cold and stern face of the Commander of the Integrated Defense Force on the large screen broke the brief silence in the command room of the elite youth team.

"Operation related to the monster Evemera has been transferred to the Integrated Defense Force."

The commander's tone left no room for argument, and he issued a firm order: "Order your men on site to retreat immediately."

"What?!"

Captain Qingguang suddenly stood up, his usually gentle face now filled with anxiety.

"We can no longer allow the government's central infrastructure to be exposed to danger."

The commander did not back down; his duty required him to prioritize the safety of human society above all else.

"But Evemera's life is almost over, please wait a little longer!"

Captain Qingguang gripped the table with both hands, pleading desperately. Everyone knew that this monster only had one day to live.

"The decision to launch the missile has been made."

The commander coldly pressed the launch confirmation button.

"Even monsters have irreplaceable lives!" Captain Seikou argued forcefully.

"The safety of the facility is more important than the lives of the monsters." After uttering this cold decision, the commander unilaterally cut off communications.

Holy crap, this defense force commander is too ruthless!

Although cold-blooded, from his perspective, there were central government computers nearby, and the consequences of damaging them would be unimaginable; he couldn't afford to gamble.

A clash between realism and idealism.

But the monster is clearly repairing the building; it won't hurt anyone!

However, the damage caused by the monster cannot be washed away.

A deathly silence fell over the command room.

But military orders are absolute, and Qingguang could only grit his teeth and communicate with his team members.

"Mizuha, evacuate T3 area immediately."

Captain Qingguang's voice seemed to have aged ten years in an instant.

"In order to attack Evemera, the defense forces are preparing to launch incendiary missiles."

Vice Captain Mizuha informed Musashi Fubuki Tsuchikage, who was at the scene, of this devastating news.

"How could this be... Please make them stop immediately!"

Upon hearing this news, Musashi's face instantly turned red.

He looked down at the monster clumsily moving stones, trying to make amends, and roared, "Don't worry, Evemera won't expand the area of ​​damage!"

"I'm sorry..." Captain Haruka clenched her fists, her voice trembling, "I'm willing but unable to help."

Suddenly, the wind blew and the fighter jet flew towards it!

He wants to personally pilot a fighter jet to intercept them!

The fighter jets then took off.

"Beep beep beep—"

The radar alarm was blaring incessantly.

"20 seconds until the missile enters firing range!"

Looking down at the life about to face annihilation, Feng Chui's mind was once again filled with his sister's words from the depths of his memory.

Let it at least have a day to live!

"I must save you."

Feng Chui's eyes instantly hardened, and he completely ignored the headquarters' evacuation order.

"Wind blows! Evacuate the site immediately! That's an order, evacuate the site immediately..."

Captain Qingguang's roar echoed through the communicator.

A gust of wind blew and turned off the communicator.

"Damn it, you won't get away with it!"

With a strong push of the control stick, the Tek Thunder shot off like an arrow, heading straight for the swarm of missiles.

"Wind! They're equipped with the most advanced intercept laser system!"

Meanwhile, Tsuchikage called.

"Missiles use thermal imaging to lock onto targets. In that case, let's use the heat from our engines to attract them!"

The wind-blown fighter jet demonstrated the top-notch skills of an ace pilot, performing an extremely crazy maneuver in the air, with its tail engine spewing out blindingly hot exhaust flames.

"Come here! Follow me!"

The wind howled and roared through the cockpit.

Several thermal-sensing missiles were instantly attracted by the high temperature of the fighter jet, turned around, and locked onto the rear of the Tek Thunder.

[Wind Blows Bro is a real man!!]

[Defying orders to save monsters, even at the cost of their own lives—this is the belief of the elite youth team!]

[To trade one's own life for the monster's life for that one day!]

[Awesome! Trying to outrun fighter jets and missiles? The wind's blowing! You're the real Ultraman!]

[The wind blows, awesome!]

However, the number of missiles fired by the defense forces was simply too high.

During a brief moment of evasion from pursuit, Feng glanced at the radar and his pupils contracted sharply.

"One missile left!"

The incendiary missile that slipped through the net headed straight for the unsuspecting monster below.

"Damn it! Run, Evemera!"

The wind blew and cried out in despair.

At the critical moment.

Musashi on the ground could no longer contain himself. He rushed out of his cover and raised the Shining Stone high in his hand.

"Gauss—!"

A soaring azure light rose from the ground.

Ultraman Cosmos descended like a god, his massive body unhesitatingly blocking Evemera's path.

"boom--!"

"Gauss was..."

The crowd gasped in surprise.

The defense forces also fired lasers from their missiles, and the violent explosions created a sea of ​​fire.

Gauss withstood the impact of the explosion, quickly extending his hands forward and releasing a beam of eerie blue freezing light.

The Gaussian shower beam instantly covered the sea of ​​fire below, forcibly cooling and extinguishing the raging flames, protecting Evemera who was on the verge of death in the fire.

However, what happened next made everyone's eyes widen in surprise.

Having just escaped death, Evemera suddenly turned around and attacked Gauss, who had saved her!

Its antennae gathered golden lightning that bombarded Gauss, causing it to hiss angrily.

"Why... has Eve started attacking?" Reina wondered in the command room. Gauss clearly saved it!

Then, the camera zoomed in, revealing the answer.

"Look! It's an egg, Evemera's egg!" Tu Jing shouted excitedly, pointing at the big screen.

Beneath Evemera's massive body, in the soil, lay a gigantic monster egg, lying silently.

Its attack was not intended to harm Gauss, but to protect its newborn child!

"Evemella gave up a day of her life to lay that egg... just for that."

Captain Qingguang's eyes welled up with tears.

For reproduction, for the continuation of life.

Ultraman Cosmos, seeing his mother fighting with all her might, stopped all his defensive actions.

He nodded solemnly, as if making a promise: We will protect that egg.

As if sensing Gauss's promise and perceiving the goodwill of the giant of light before her, Evemura finally stopped attacking.

It gazed deeply at its child, as if it had accomplished the greatest mission of its life.

Then, its massive body crashed to the ground, completely exhausting its last bit of life force, and peacefully closed its eyes.

It lived its entire life and faced death.

So that's how it is; its entire life, in a single day, is dedicated to giving birth.

A mother's love is so great; even a monster will desperately try to prolong its life.

Life is about living your short life to the fullest and leaving your achievements for future generations to inherit; that is true immortality.

[To lay this egg, it consumed five hundred years of waiting and a mere day of life.]

Master Gao must have known all along, which is why he absolutely refused to transform and fight it this morning.

sunset.

Ultraman Cosmos, carrying Evemera's body, flew into the vast universe amidst a sky full of red clouds.

Firefly Village at dusk.

In the woods, the cicadas chirped incessantly.

"The egg has been properly protected on Seiya Island."

Accompanied by narration, Kaze and Musashi walk side by side on a forest path.

"Musashi, that egg still needs another five hundred years before it hatches," Kaze said softly, gazing at the distant sunset.

"Just to live each day to the fullest."

The wind stopped him in his tracks, and as he recalled the girl in the flowing white dress from his memory, a relieved smile appeared on his lips. "Although it was a short time, my sister... is doing very well."

Musashi turned his head, looked at the wind, and nodded firmly: "Every life has meaning."

Suddenly, the wind blew through the wooden sign, making a rustling sound...

Musashi turned around and saw the girl in white.

"The cicadas' chirping is also very pleasant today."

The girl smiled as she listened to the chirping of insects around her.

"I love the sound of cicadas the most."

Hearing the girl's laughter, Musashi's face also broke into a smile.

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of the summer air.

The scene freezes on Musashi's relieved smile, and the ending theme song slowly begins to play.

Episode 6, the official end!

That night, online discussions about this episode exploded.

Not only those in the tokusatsu (special effects) community, but also many viewers outside the community were deeply moved by this grand epic of life where "one day is a lifetime."

On major video websites, Lao Tang's analysis videos were like a bombshell, immediately topping the trending charts.

Video Title: "One Day is a Lifetime! Gauss's Insightful In-Depth Analysis: The Immeasurable Value of Life!"

on the screen.

"Hello everyone, this is Lao Tang. Today, we're going to talk about the latest episode of Ultraman Cosmos, an episode that's sure to go down in the history of tokusatsu."

[Daily "Historical Moments"]

This episode was really well made.

Seeing Gauss's high-flying start and subsequent loss of focus filled me with joy.

I rejoice in your joy.

[Still regaining consciousness, old thief NB. 】

[Hey Sugar, where's your champagne?]

The anesthesia has already started.

"At the very beginning, the technology expert, Tu Jing, posed a riddle that we are all familiar with."

Old Tang played the opening clip: "What animal has four legs in the morning, two legs at noon, and three legs in the evening? Everyone knows the answer: humans."

"Director Gu's use of the classic riddle of the Sphinx from Sophocles' Oedipus Rex at the beginning can be described as a stroke of genius, directly pointing out the core metaphor of this episode."

Old Tang tapped the blackboard, and the monster's name appeared on the screen.

"Ephmera. In Latin, it means 'life of only one day'."

"This creature is one that can completely end a human's life, which takes decades to slowly complete, in a single day!"

"In the morning, it is still an immature baby, crawling around and dismantling buildings to play with as building blocks, which corresponds to the four legs in the morning."

"At noon, it had grown and transformed. It learned to walk upright on two legs and even knew how to turn back and make amends for the mistakes it made out of ignorance."

"As evening fell, its life came to an end, and it exhausted all its strength to lay a monster egg that would take another five hundred years to hatch."

"Five hundred long years of waiting, just so I could fight with all my might and live this day to the fullest!"

"Through this stark contrast of the rapid passing of life, Director Gu not only delivers a powerful visual and psychological shock to the audience, but also deeply conveys the brevity and preciousness of life. This is why Ultraman Cosmos refused to transform in the first half—because he was facing a newborn baby struggling to experience life!"

Living a lifetime in a single day—that's both incredibly romantic and incredibly cruel.

No wonder it was so naughty this morning; it really is a baby.

[Life is only one day long, what a tragic species]

Things are not only beautiful if they last; sometimes, falling is a kind of beauty.

Death is merely one part of the symphony of life, not the end.

Old Tang took a sip of water and continued, "Next, let's talk about the biggest point of contention in this episode, which is also where the comments are the most heated—the conflict between the Defense Force and the Youth Elite Team."

The video then cut to the cold, hard scene of the commander forcibly taking over command and ordering the launch of missiles.

"Many comments are criticizing the commander for being cold-blooded and ruthless, and even think that this villain is too stereotypical. But I want to say that we cannot look at the characters in tokusatsu dramas with a naive black-and-white perspective."

"Since he is the commander of the Unified Defense Force, what is his highest duty? It is to protect the absolute security of human society and eliminate all potential threats to humanity!"

"A monster over fifty meters tall with terrifying destructive power has appeared so close to the government's centralized computer management equipment. If this equipment is destroyed, the entire government's functions will be completely paralyzed, and society will descend into chaos."

"From his standpoint and in his duty, the lives of monsters could never supersede the safety of human facilities. He couldn't afford the consequences of a failed gamble. Therefore, while his actions were extremely ruthless, they were entirely reasonable and beyond reproach!"

"This is actually an irreconcilable contradiction between the realist pursuit of profit and the idealism of the elite youth team in their efforts to protect the monster."

"It is precisely because of this cold and real struggle that the heroism and greatness of Feng Chui's disobedience to military orders and his use of the fighter jet's engine to deflect the missile is all the more striking!"

Different positions, different responsibilities.

The commander is not wrong, nor is the wind; the fault lies with this world that cannot understand each other.

Without the ruthlessness of the defense forces, how could Gauss's compassion be highlighted?

Old Tang slowed down his speech, and the background music changed to the melodious yet sad interlude from the show.

"Speaking of the wind, the most eerie and touching scene in this episode is when he 'encounters a ghost' in broad daylight and sees his sister who died when she was three years old."

"Many viewers felt that the sudden addition of a ghost story to Ultraman was a bit inexplicable. But if you carefully analyze the film and look at the scene setup when Fengchui meets his sister, you can discover the deeper meaning that Director Gu hid in the scene."

The video freezes on the shrine where Kazefuki and Musashi are located.

"Look closely at where they are; this is a temple."

"The footage repeatedly showed close-ups of the wooden plaques hanging on the shelf next to it. Those were used by the temple to pray to the gods."

"The constantly turning windmill next to it symbolizes the changes in time and space, and also represents a sentiment of kinship."

"The appearance of my sister is less a simple hallucination or supernatural event, and more a manifestation of the divine being moved by the prayers of all things in nature and all living beings for Evemella's kind and short life."

"This is the call of nature, a resonance of life to life!"

[It's all about the details.]

It wasn't a ghost story after all; it was nature's prayer.

[This scene was filmed beautifully; it wasn't scary at all, but rather very heartwarming.]

The image filters and color grading are very natural and vibrant.

At the end of the video, Lao Tang's voice became incredibly gentle.

"At the end of the video, let's talk about the most important theme of this episode, which is also the ultimate theme in human history: the meaning of life."

"In the play, the younger sister holds a mayfly and says, 'At least let it live for one day.'"

"Mayflies live only a day and die at dusk. But I think the cicada song at the end of the play is actually more in line with Evemera's life."

"Cicada eggs are laid on trees, and the larvae fall to the ground and need to wait for three to seven years, or even up to ten years, in the dark soil."

"During these long years, they live in darkness, constantly at risk of being dug up and dying. When they finally emerge from the soil in the height of summer, their only mission is to desperately chirp, search for mates, and reproduce."

"After leaving behind its eggs, the cicada will end its short two-week lifespan."

"Just like Luke's iconic line in Ultraman Tiga's 'Life Forever,' Evemera is the same. She strives to live out her short life and leave her achievements and hopes for future generations to inherit. Isn't the reproduction and growth of humanity a process that repeats itself in this way? It's truly a remarkable thing."

"The length of life can never be used to measure its value. Every life has its own specific meaning."

"Even if it's only for one day, it's still a wonderful, complete, and irreplaceable life!"

"May each of us, as the wind says, live well even if we struggle to make ends meet for just one day."

Old Tang's video ended with the long chirping of cicadas, and the entire comment section was completely flooded with dense text.

【Dreaming Back to Life Forever】

A tribute to every life striving to live.

Director Gu really treats special effects filming like literature.

This episode was truly profound; Gauss was teaching us how to view life!

Let it bloom for just one day!