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Chapter 260 Stone Wings: The Courage to Look Up at the Stars

The wind howled through the smoke-filled streets.

The crowd screamed and evacuated to the safe area behind them.

Hongxi stood out from the crowd of refugees.

He suddenly scrambled to his feet, no longer following the crowd to escape, but turned around and ran wildly towards the back of the mountain without hesitation.

"I'm going to bring Voyager 1 back!"

The boy cried out in his heart, his eyes no longer showing the fear he had shown before, "I buried it near the Stone Wing! If I left it there, it would definitely be destroyed by monsters!"

Facing the terrifying monster raging not far away, his uncle did not flinch at all. Instead, he stood at the most dangerous intersection, shouting at the top of his lungs to direct the panicked crowd.

That upright figure completely shattered Hongxi's fear.

He finally understood what his uncle had told him through the door.

When a person gives up looking up at the stars because of fear, what they truly lose is not the right to look at the stars, but the courage to face the unknown and danger.

"What are you doing! Get out of here right now!"

Amidst the chaotic guidance efforts, Staff Officer Ye Qian caught a glimpse of a familiar, thin figure out of the corner of his eye.

He was immediately alarmed. After arranging for all ground troops to evacuate, he chased after Hongxi alone.

"Voyager 1 showed me more than just the starry sky; it showed me something even more important! I must bring it back!" Hongxi said, panting as he ran.

Thunder and lightning raged in the sky.

The cosmic thunder beast Bats is wreaking havoc on the edge of the city.

This combat weapon, forcibly transported to Earth by the Root of Destruction through a wormhole, may not have had any clear intention to invade.

However, when a creature feels fear, its instinctive reaction can cause it to engage in frantic destructive behavior towards its unfamiliar surroundings.

Violent lightning bolts erupted from the special horn on its head, indiscriminately striking the buildings on the ground.

After running all the way, Hiroki finally reached the hillside where Shi Zhiyi was.

He threw himself into the mud, ignoring the dirt on his hands, and frantically dug open the pit where he had buried the telescope.

"Hongxi! Danger!"

Staff Officer Ye Qian rushed up the hillside, panting heavily.

Almost at the same time, the raging Bats seemed to notice the movement on the hillside.

It suddenly turned its massive body around, and the huge horn on its head burst out with dazzling blue lightning. A thick bolt of lightning, like a divine punishment, struck straight at the two of them!

【Huh? Why go through all that danger to dig up that telescope? Wouldn't it be better to just buy another one?】

[Perhaps that thing has a different meaning!]

[Holy crap! Uncle and nephew are in danger!]

"But you can't be so reckless as to risk your life!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Staff Officer Ye Qian lunged forward and shielded Hong hope with his body.

Just as lightning was about to strike the two, the "Stone Wing," which had been standing quietly on the hillside and was regarded as a legend by the townspeople, suddenly burst out with a dazzling, gentle light.

This enormous rock, which looks like a wing, displayed incredible power at that moment.

The light rapidly expanded, forming a solid energy barrier that forcefully blocked Bats's deadly lightning strike.

The energy of the lightning exploded and dissipated outside the barrier.

Staff Officer Ye Qian and Hong hope raised their heads unharmed, staring in shock at the glowing boulder before them.

But after withstanding this powerful lightning, the light on the surface of the Stone Wing dimmed instantly.

Immediately afterwards, accompanied by a soft cracking sound, this mysterious stone, which had existed for countless years, turned into dust in the breeze and scattered away.

"Stone Wings..." Hiroki stared blankly at the drifting powder.

[The Stone Wing is actually a protective shield?]

"Huh? There's something special about this thing?"

It exhausted its energy, sacrificing itself to save two lives.

I feel so sorry for Stone Wing.

Having missed his first attack, Bats was clearly enraged.

It lowered its head again, and even more terrifying lightning energy gathered on its huge horns, preparing for a second attack.

"Get down quickly!" Staff Officer Ye Qian hugged Hongxi tightly again.

"Bang--!"

A dazzling red light ripped across the sky and crashed heavily onto the hillside like a falling meteorite.

Dust filled the air.

When the ground stopped shaking, Ultraman Gaia's tall, red and silver body stood upright, using his solid back to block Bats's violent lightning strike.

"It's Ultraman Gaia!" Hongxi's eyes lit up with hope.

The battle erupted instantly.

Gaia turned around and charged towards Bats.

The two sides engaged in a brutal, hand-to-hand combat.

Bats was enormous and incredibly strong. Gaia held the monster's torso firmly with both arms, trying to flip it over.

But Batz, relying on his brute strength, gradually suppressed Gaia.

It let out a roar, and with a sudden burst of strength, flung Gaia's massive body away.

Gaia forcibly stabilized herself in mid-air, and after landing, she retaliated with a fierce flying kick, slamming it heavily into Bats' chest.

However, this battle was far from easy.

Faced with Gaia's powerful offensive, Bats began to change his strategy.

It no longer engaged in close combat, but instead created distance, its two horns flashing wildly as it unleashed powerful lightning to deliver a devastating attack on Gaia.

One bolt of lightning after another struck down like raindrops.

Gaia rolled and dodged repeatedly, but was still struck one after another amidst the dense lightning net. Intense sparks exploded on Gaia's body, and he knelt on the ground in agony.

At this moment, the color timer on Gaia's chest lit up red, and a rapid alarm sounded throughout the battlefield.

Gaia was surrounded by raging flames, and a sense of despair arose spontaneously.

This monster is too tough to deal with!

[They all deal AOE electric shock damage; it's impossible to get close.]

[By the way! Are Ebloon cells specifically designed to counter this monster?]

【Then I'll say it: Tiga is specifically designed to counter Batis!】

[666, the Horn-Breaking Maniac is still chasing me!]

Gaia is running out of energy.

[Quick! Gaia! Change the background music!]

But Gaia did not fall.

In the midst of her painful struggle, Gaia keenly perceived one of Bats' weaknesses.

Although this monster is fierce in its attacks, its reaction speed is relatively slow due to its bulky size.

Just as Bats, relying on the overwhelming power of lightning, rashly strode towards Gaia, attempting to deliver the final blow.

Gaia suddenly leaped up from the ground.

He crossed his arms in front of his chest instantly, and a beam of light shot out.

Quantum streamlines!

The red beam of light struck Batss's head with pinpoint accuracy at extremely close range.

"boom--!"

After maintaining continuous firing for several seconds, the massive Thunder Beast Batss let out a mournful howl, and its enormous body suddenly exploded.

Flames shot into the sky, and the monster was finally blown to pieces.

The great war finally came to an end.

The scene shifts, and night has fallen.

After the crisis was over, the night sky on the back mountain returned to tranquility.

Although the distant city still bears the marks of disaster, the starry sky above remains as deep and brilliant as ever.

Hongxi held his Voyager 1 telescope tightly in his hands.

He dug it out again and carefully wiped away the dirt.

Staff Officer Ye Qian stood beside him, the two of them gazing up at the vast starry sky side by side.

"uncle."

Hongxi turned his head, his eyes becoming incredibly clear and determined. "That stone wing might really be the wing of a spaceship from some planet... I almost lost the most important thing. I know what it is now."

He paused, then said softly, "Uncle, um... I want to hear the story of the Voyager."

Staff Officer Ye Qian smiled with satisfaction, his eyes full of affection. He knelt down and patted Hongxi's head.

"Okay, I'll tell you."

"In 2007, Kennedy Space Center launched two planetary probes, Voyager. They carried a wealth of information from Earth to the distant, unknown depths of space. For example, the sounds of the wind and animals were recorded on gold-plated discs. There were also 120 photographs depicting farmers, children, astronauts, and other human subjects."

"Voyager carries these messages as it travels throughout the universe."

Listening to his uncle's story, Hongxi skillfully set up the telescope and aimed the lens at the distant starry sky.

That night, my uncle also said that we should carry on the Voyager's dream.

Hongxi leaned close to the eyepiece, a long-lost smile appearing on his lips. "I've decided to continue gazing at this sky. Even if what appears now might only be primordial annihilation beings. Sending two Voyager ships into space—that's the power of humanity's dream for the future."

The camera slowly zooms out, focusing on the beautiful starry sky and the boy gazing at the universe.

As the progress bar reached its end, the ending theme song began to play softly. The story of episode twelve came to a close.

……

Discussions on major social media platforms and tokusatsu (special effects) forums have begun to heat up.

Viewers were plunged into deep thought, beginning to delve into the ideological clashes behind the plot.

Some bloggers have started analyzing and breaking down the plot of this episode:

"After watching this episode, I was deeply moved. Through careful analysis, we discover that this episode explores a philosophical question: how should humanity face the fear of the unknown?"

"The most ingenious idea in this episode is that the writers have perfectly woven together the real-world scientific feat of the Voyager spacecraft with the fictional monster crisis. It's a contrast between retreating and moving forward."

"Everyone, think back carefully to the opening dialogue scene. In the conference room, those high-ranking international politicians were afraid. They questioned Staff Officer Ye Qian because they didn't understand the Root of Destruction. This fear of the unknown spread downwards, directly causing panic among ordinary people. No one wanted to go out, and even children dared not look at the stars anymore."

The sense of apocalypse is indeed very well created. It's not just about landslides and collapsing buildings; it's about losing even the courage to look up at the sky.

[What Hongxi buried wasn't a telescope, but his yearning for the future. The appearance of the monsters robbed humanity of its right to freely explore.]

[But the turning point came with Advisor Ye Qian. Despite facing various pressures at the meeting, when the monsters descended, he, as an elder and as a member of humanity, stood at the forefront. His words, "When you give up looking up at the sky, what exactly do you lose?" were truly thought-provoking!]

It's about courage! If we're always living in fear, humanity will never truly grow.

[Gaia's fight in this episode was also quite frustrating, constantly being struck by lightning in the early stages. But Gaia didn't back down, because behind him were the uncle and nephew who were searching for courage. The Giant of Light is not only a symbol of power, but also the embodiment of courage.]

In the post, some people also made connections between "Voyager" and "Stone Wing".

"Voyager was launched in 1977, carrying information about Earth's civilization to the stars. It is itself a pair of 'stone wings' that mankind has attached to the probe, symbolizing our desire for the unknown and our courage to explore."

"And what exactly is that real stone wing in the show? Maybe it really is the wreckage of an alien spaceship, or maybe it's some kind of benevolent remnant from the universe."

"When it was pulverized to protect humanity, it had actually fulfilled its mission. It sacrificed itself to give young humanity the courage to look up at the stars again."

This writing is absolutely superb. Even when faced with a powerful, unknown enemy like the Root of Destruction, humanity's wings for exploring the universe will never be broken.

[I was moved to tears by Hongxi's last words. Even if the sky is shrouded in gloom, even if only monsters emerge, I will continue to gaze into the distance. This is the power of humanity's dreams for the future!]

Fujimiya believed that humanity was the source of Earth's illness, and faced with the threat of destruction, he chose to sacrifice humanity to save the Earth. This was an extreme and cold-blooded calculation.

But what do we see in episode twenty-two? We see that even in the most desperate apocalyptic atmosphere, an ordinary little boy, an ordinary strategist, can still unleash incredible courage.

Fujimiya only saw the destructive side of humanity, but he overlooked the dazzling brilliance of humanity's relentless progress and daring exploration of the unknown. This is precisely the fundamental reason why humanity deserves to be saved!

This episode is actually a veiled rebuttal to Fujimiya's philosophy. Humans are not just selfish and greedy; they also have dreams and courage.

The previous episode showed you the evils of humanity (the episode with Kadan), making you think Fujimiya was right; this episode shows you the good in humanity, making you understand why Imu was willing to risk her life to protect humanity. It's a constant back-and-forth, a relentless interrogation.

As long as the courage to look up at the stars remains, the flame of hope will never be extinguished.