novelslam Chapter 30, "Not a Slave," features Ultraman Tiga's first life-size battle!
Chapter 30, "Not a Slave," features Ultraman Tiga's first life-size battle!
With the implementation of the "59 Yuan Light Popularization Plan", the light sticks have spread like wildfire throughout the country.
Friday at 8 PM, Bilibili's "Ultraman Tiga" live stream.
This night was destined to be a celebration of internet traffic.
At this point, the number of online viewers had exceeded a staggering 80,000, with a dense barrage of comments. In fact, if the comments weren't turned off, the screen would be barely visible.
"Brother Nan, this time it's a sure thing."
Chen Bo grinned from ear to ear as he looked at the steadily rising curve in the backstage area. "Our affordable 59-yuan version of the smart light stick has blown away all the hesitant buyers. Now the comments section is flooded with 'Conscience Studio'."
Gu Nan twirled the pen, his gaze fixed on the screen.
"This is just an admission ticket," Gu Nan said calmly. "The audience buys the Spark Lens because they want to transform. But for them to keep having the Lens, our story needs to hold their attention."
The screen dimmed, and the title appeared.
Ultraman Tiga Episode 13: Not a Slave.
……
Without any build-up, the opening scene is immediately filled with suspense.
On an unusual night, the eerie cawing of crows echoed from the branches.
The boy, who was taking a walk alone, heard the crows cawing and immediately felt that something bad was going to happen.
Under the cover of night, a series of bizarre disappearances occur in Jinghai City.
This boy is the cousin of the Xincheng team member.
He had always longed to be a member of the GUTS team, so he was determined to find out the real culprit.
One day, he finally saw the "crime scene"!
There was no bloody killing scene. The victims were all walking at night when they were struck by that eerie blue light and then instantly... disappeared.
This premise... is a bit creepy.
What is this? A human vaporizer?
To be honest, the Victory team was quite responsible; they didn't dismiss the call just because it was from a kid.
The viewers' curiosity was piqued by the comments section.
Then, the real culprit appeared.
A bird-headed, human-bodied monster is wielding a strangely shaped gun and emitting a grotesque "caw caw" laugh.
Crow people, Lebik aliens.
Wang Kai's art team adopted a "horror" theme in the suit design this time. The torn texture on the crow's head is visible, the eyes are yellow, and the swirling light inside exudes a cold-blooded cruelty.
In particular, their walking posture, with their necks stretched forward and heads swaying, perfectly replicates the nervousness of birds.
Meanwhile, the cousin of the New Town team member was unfortunately captured by the Crow People.
The Victory Team was dispatched to investigate.
However, Xincheng's concern led to confusion, and he went deep behind enemy lines alone.
As expected by the audience, one of our "crash duo"—New City team member—once again gloriously became a victim.
Newtown is exploring alone when he is hit by the shrinking textures of the Crow People.
"call out--"
Instead of turning to ashes, everyone in the new city shrank instantly and was sucked into a transparent capsule.
When the camera focused on the box filled with capsules, those with trypophobia felt a chill run down their spines. Each small compartment contained a miniature human figure, strapped to a bed, with a terrified expression.
Holy crap! Does this alien collect humans like figurines?
Are there really that many people?
So, what are they planning to do?
[By the way, the monster in this episode is easy to cosplay. All you need is a black suit and a crow's head, and you'll look really cool.]
[666, a bird-beaked doctor, huh!]
Meanwhile, inside the capsule, Shinjo had just sent out an SOS signal when the Crow People came to verbally mock him.
"Looks like the Victory team isn't all that great after all!"
He then revealed his identity and motives.
It turns out they are Rebikians from the P43 Nebula. Their home planet has an environment similar to Earth. Ravens evolved advanced intelligence and became the rulers. Because their home planet lacked slaves, they came to Earth to capture humans. However, they could only capture eight a week, which was too inefficient.
It turns out that they came to Earth to "restock" because they didn't have enough slaves on their home planet.
In their eyes, humans are not intelligent life forms, but merely a useful and readily available "resource".
These words instantly ignited the anger of the viewers in front of the screen.
……
Following the clues, Daigo and his companions ventured into the aliens' lair—an abandoned factory that was actually a disguised spaceship.
And in their hands was a new protective device invented by Horii's team.
It's a shield that can deflect and shrink rays of light!
One has to admire Horii, who is like "Doraemon," for his hands-on skills and scientific research level are truly top-notch.
The following scene is a key piece that Gu Nan specifically instructed action director Zhang Zhao to design.
A sudden change in style!
It's no longer a military charge, but a comedic action show full of "Jackie Chan" style.
Daigo sneaks in cunningly, but is discovered by three crow people.
The audience initially thought it would be a gunfight, but Daigo kicked over a pile of debris and started parkour using the pose.
The factory's intricate network of pipes and mountains of wooden crates yielded ancient weapons.
A crow-man raised his gun to shoot, but Daigo suddenly ducked and grabbed an iron bucket, slamming it over the crow-man's head.
"when!"
With a sharp crack, the crow-man was stunned and disoriented, causing the beam gun he was pointing to to misfire and shrink another crow-man.
"Huh?!"
The remaining crow people were stunned, staring at their kin on the ground, which was only the size of a palm, at a loss for what to do.
The audience burst out laughing instantly.
[Haha! Is this alien trying to be funny?]
Is this the legendary traumatic injury?
[Daigo's skills are impressive! His evasion must be maxed out!]
[This action choreography is amazing! It feels like watching a Jackie Chan movie, using the environment to fight—it's so smooth!]
For the sake of the role, Su Zhe, who played Da Gu, was tortured by Zhang Zhao for a whole week.
Every roll and every instance of using an opponent's force against them is the result of rigorous training.
The fighting style, which blends tension with a touch of humor and clumsiness with wit, greatly enhances its entertainment value.
……
Seeing the humans escape, the leader of the Lebik aliens was enraged.
The leader of the crow people had red eyes and a fierce expression that was completely different from the other crow people.
"Take all of humanity away!"
Upon discovering that humans had invaded their lair, the leader of the Crow people ordered his men to move the humans to their spaceship and escape, but they were intercepted by Daigo and Rena halfway there.
Because slaves were important, the two faced fierce resistance from the Crow People's squad, forcing Daigo to separate from Rena and transform into Ultraman Tiga in a secluded place.
In his first full-body battle, Tiga fought a back-and-forth battle against the crow clone minions.
Wow! Ultraman Tiga can actually shrink to human size!
[Huh? I thought Tiga only had a giant form!]
Why didn't Tiga grow to gigantic size and crush these aliens with a single stomp?
Are you stupid?! What about those hostages if they grow to giant size?!
……
Although these crow people have more advanced technology than humans, they cannot fly and can only fight by hand.
Ultraman Tiga was naturally no match for these crow people.
After defeating the mobs with a few punches and kicks, I finally reached the entrance to the spaceship.
To break through the outer wall of the spaceship, Daigo immediately activated his "Happy Mode".
Then, carrying a box containing humans, he jogged over, creating a rather comical scene.
Horii hadn't expected Ultraman Tiga to shrink to such a small size.
After delivering the "delivery", Tiga encounters the leader of the Crow People.
Because they didn't react in time, they were shrunk by the shrinking gun.
But this could not contain the Giant of Light.
As Tiga grew larger, he destroyed the beam gun.
Just kidding, how could Tiga be controlled by something so childish?
The leader of the crow people tried to escape but was held back tightly, and the two fought evenly.
In desperation, the Crowman fired a beam of light from his eyes. Tiga dodged and retaliated with a cutting attack.
The crow-man exclaimed that Ultraman was too strong, and limped away to the spaceship to escape, only to be intercepted by the GUTS team.
Seeing that they were being bullied by the "slaves," the crows circled in the air and bombarded the Victory Team's special operations vehicles. Fortunately, Tiga arrived in time, otherwise Rena's life would have been in danger.
A massive spaceship cast a shadow over the city.
Daigo looked at the arrogant slave owner and became incredibly determined.
A burst of light appeared, and the gigantic Ultraman Tiga made his debut.
This time, Tiga did not make a hand gesture.
He charged straight at it and with a powerful punch, shattered the spaceship's engine!
This was a blow delivered in anger.
For those compatriots who are treated like objects, for the dignity of humankind.
Tiga leaped into the air, spinning and transforming into a purplish-red drill that pierced through the high-speed ascending spaceship he desired!
"BOOM—!!!"
A spectacular explosion burst across the night sky, like the grandest fireworks display.
[Good riddance!]
【Time to pop the champagne!】
This is the fate of colonists!
……
At sunset.
The rescued citizens embraced each other and wept.
Shinjo rubbed his still red and swollen hand, looked at Daigo, and found a hearty smile.
"Daigo, thank goodness you guys are here."
"yes."
Daigo looked at the sky and said, "Because we humans will never be anyone's slave."
This sentence gets to the point.
The scene freezes on the backs of the two people with their arms around each other, accompanied by the rousing end credits song. The passion and emotion linger for a long time.
……
The data in Bilibili's live stream reached its peak at this moment.
The screen was flooded with bullet comments of various colors like a waterfall.
"Never be a slave! That's such a great saying!"
The action scenes in this episode are really interesting; they feel like classic Hong Kong movies.
My cousin from Xincheng is so cute!
I used to think tokusatsu (special effects) was just about light beams, but I never knew hand-to-hand combat could be filmed like this, like an action blockbuster!
[Upstairs, this is what makes Light Chaser Studio so awesome! The dramatic scenes are profound, the action scenes are creative, I'm totally convinced I bought that 59 RMB light stick!]
Inside the studio.
"Record broken! Brother Nan! A single episode surpassed three million views in just one hour!"
Chen Bo stared at the data, his voice trembling, "And the sales of the Spark Lens... have increased another notch!"
Gu Nan looked at the sincere praises on the screen and a slight smile appeared on his lips.
This episode not only features dramatic action sequences reminiscent of Jackie Chan movies, but also serves as a declaration of human subjectivity.
In this universe full of temptations and control, whether facing the guns of aliens or the scythes of capital, only by standing tall can one earn respect.