RBCT Chapter 200 Heading Towards Hell! The Ultimate Romantic Snowfall on Venus!
Chapter 200 Heading Towards Hell! The Ultimate Romantic Snowfall on Venus!
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a week has quietly slipped away amidst the anticipation and suspense of countless viewers.
Last week's episode, about Golza and the long-legged captain's mutual redemption, brought tears to the eyes of tokusatsu fans across the internet.
This week, the production team at Light Chaser Animation once again demonstrated to everyone what it means to be "working at full capacity".
Before the official broadcast of episode 44 of "Ultraman Dyna", the behind-the-scenes footage of this episode's filming had already become a legendary tale of "torture" within Light Chaser Animation Studios.
Now, let's rewind the timeline a month earlier to the special effects room and Studio One at Light Chaser Animation Studios.
"Brother Nan, are you sure you want to do this? The amount of rendering and the difficulty of physical set design are almost on par with when we were filming the movie 'Star Warrior'!"
With two huge dark circles under his eyes, Chen Bo pointed at the thick, yellowish-brown storm model on the computer screen and complained bitterly to Gu Nan.
Gu Nan stood in front of the monitor, his gaze piercing, his tone leaving no room for negotiation: "This is the only way! The main stage for this episode is Venus! What does Venus mean? It's an extreme hell where the atmospheric pressure is a hundred times that of Earth, the surface temperature is nearly 500 degrees Celsius, and highly toxic sulfuric acid clouds float in the sky year-round!"
"Just throwing on a yellow filter and adding some sandstorm is just fooling the audience! I want that suffocating feeling that makes people feel like they can't breathe just by looking at it!"
In order to perfectly present the extremely harsh environment of Venus, Gu Nan directly abandoned the lazy approach of pure CG and adopted an extremely hardcore dual-track system of "physical effects and post-rendering".
On the huge miniature model sand table, the prop team laid out a large amount of specially made yellow powder and set up dozens of high-power industrial-grade hot air blowers around it.
Not only that, Gu Nan also had a transparent, high-temperature furnace that was constantly burning placed in front of the camera lens.
By utilizing the expansion of air generated by the combustion of flames, an extremely realistic visual illusion of "high temperature heat wave distortion" is created in front of the camera!
Combined with the addition of thick, yellow sulfuric acid clouds in post-production, the entire scene presents a viscous, oppressive, and terrifying texture that seems capable of melting even steel.
But that's not the most torturous part.
The most painful experience was undoubtedly for the stunt performers who were responsible for the costumes in this episode.
"Too fast! Let's do it again!"
Holding the microphone, Gu Nan shouted towards the center of the studio, "Zhang Zhao! Wang Zichen! You two remember this, this isn't a fight on Earth! This is Venus with a pressure a hundred times greater than Earth's!"
"Here, every movement you make is like throwing a punch thousands of meters underwater! The movements don't need to be fast, but you must convey the tension in your muscles, that stiff feeling of forcing force against immense resistance!"
The actors, dressed in heavy monster and Dyna costumes, were practically undergoing an inhumane physical ordeal.
Inside the sweltering suits, they had to deliberately slow down every punch and kick, while simultaneously tensing all their muscles to convey the heavy feeling of their power being suppressed by an extremely terrifying external environment.
Often, after filming a long take of a fight scene that lasts for more than ten seconds, the clothes under the suit actors are already soaked with sweat.
But it is precisely because of this almost obsessive pursuit of perfection that the next episode was created, an extremely romantic one that will leave a lasting mark on the history of tokusatsu!
……
Friday night, 7:50 p.m.
In Lao Tang's live stream room.
"Good evening, guys!"
Old Tang sat in his gaming chair, sipping his iced cola with a rosy glow, "I wonder what that old rascal Gu will serve us this week!"
[Hurry up! Hurry up! It's 8 o'clock sharp!]
[The captain was so cool last week, it's time for Asuka to show off this week, right?]
[Selling sunflower seeds, peanuts, and bottled water in the front row!]
[Haki Dyna, update soon!]
"Time's up! Refresh the page!"
Old Tang skillfully pressed the F5 key, and the screen instantly changed.
The exciting and passionate opening theme song of "Ultraman Dyna" started playing right on time.
After a brief black screen, a line of bold white text slowly appeared in the center of the screen—
Episode 44: The Snow of Venus
"Snow from Venus?"
Old Tang stroked his chin, raising an eyebrow slightly. "Venus? Snow? Can these two words be put together? This title is quite interesting, full of a kind of romantic science fiction."
The main feature begins.
The deep, magnetic voice of the narrator begins by introducing the audience to the extremely grand background setting of this episode.
In a worldview where Mars exploration has reached a revolutionary level, humanity has turned its gaze to the second planet in the solar system—Venus.
The scene flashed, and we arrived at TPC's research center.
A doctor named Asakawa was anxiously explaining the situation to the members of Super GUTS.
"My artificial bacterial culture device, which I deployed on Venus, has been out of signal for a full week!"
Dr. Asakawa frowned.
The doctor stated that this artificial bacterium, named "Ice Venus," was developed by him after a lifetime of dedicated research.
Its purpose is to absorb the deadly atmosphere of Venus and transform that golden, scorching hell into a green paradise suitable for human habitation!
However, not only did the incubator lose contact, but the unmanned probes sent to investigate were also ruthlessly destroyed by some mysterious force.
On the large screen, the last images transmitted back by the probe before its destruction were played.
A huge, blurry, terrifying black shadow flashed by in the thick, churning yellow sulfuric acid cloud.
"What...what is this thing? I can't see anything at all!"
"I'm absolutely certain that it wasn't an ordinary creature!"
Chung Dao looked extremely solemn.
Faced with this crucial task concerning a new frontier for humanity's future, Super Victory Team has an unshirkable responsibility.
With Captain Kibi's approval.
Koda, Miyagi, Asuka, and others, along with Dr. Asakawa, piloted the massive mobile fortress, the Kurak Call, directly into Venus's atmosphere!
As the Kurak call pierced through the clouds, incredibly stunning, cinematic special effects footage was instantly displayed before the eyes of all viewers!
It was a suffocating yellow world.
The wind howled, the heatwave distorted the view, and a huge tornado raged across the barren land.
Holy crap! The visual quality is absolutely stunning!
Kids, just watching this clip tells you that your Uncle Chasing the Light is definitely not short of money.
How much of the cost of these special effects was for the real bone carving of Mane?
[One hundred times the atmospheric pressure, over five hundred degrees Celsius—this is truly hell!]
[Light Chaser Animation's special effects have evolved again]
Just as Dr. Asakawa stood by the porthole, still envisioning his wonderful plan to turn this place into a green paradise.
A sudden change has occurred!
"BOOM!!!"
With a deep, muffled thud, the Kurakho ship shook violently, and alarms instantly blared throughout the command center.
"What happened?!" Koda demanded loudly.
"A huge creature is ramming the ship!" Miyako, who was in charge of the radar, exclaimed.
Everyone stared in disbelief. How could any living thing survive in such an extreme environment where even steel could melt and the air pressure could crush a person into a pulp?!
Shin Asuka reacted extremely quickly, immediately locking onto the target and pressing the weapon fire button: "Whatever it is, take this missile!"
However, what happened next left everyone wide-eyed.
The missile launched from the Kurak Call seemed to sink into an extremely viscous swamp the moment it entered Venus's atmosphere!
The speed was drastically slowed down by countless times, almost like a slow-motion replay at 0.5x speed!
【？？？？？】
[I'm experiencing buffering? Why is the video dropping frames?]
[What the hell is going on with the frame rate dropping?! It's air pressure! One hundred times the atmospheric pressure, the air resistance is terrifying, the missile can't fly fast at all!]
[Details of basic physics]
How am I supposed to fight this? All my attacks are slowed down; the opponent could dodge them even with their eyes closed!
As expected, the monster hidden in the thick fog easily dodged the slow-moving missile and then launched an extremely fierce counterattack.
After several rounds of impacts, the Kurak Call suffered severe damage to many of its engines, and the hull even emitted a sickening metallic twisting sound.
"No! This place is too disadvantageous for us! If we stay any longer, the ship will break apart!"
Acting Captain Koda made a decisive decision, roaring, "Activate the new Magus propulsion system immediately! Break through Venus's atmosphere in one go!"
With an extremely dazzling burst of light from its tail, the Kurak Call escaped the yellow land of death at the last second and retreated back into space.
After escaping death, the atmosphere inside the cabin plummeted to freezing point.
"The monster's attack just now severely damaged various parts of the ship. If we enter Venus again, the Kurak Call's hull will definitely not be able to withstand the terrifying air pressure."
Gong Liang looked at the damage report and said helplessly.
Upon hearing this, Dr. Asakawa's face was filled with despair: "What about the data recovery? Are we just going to give up like this? What about the future of humanity...?"
Koda gritted his teeth, caught in an extremely painful struggle.
The environment on Venus is too harsh; the Kulak call can no longer withstand it.
If small fighter jets were to be sent down, in an environment with no visibility and extremely high air pressure, they would be at risk of certain death if attacked by monsters, with no chance of ejection and escape!
As a commander, he cannot risk the lives of his team members.
"This is too dangerous..."
Koda shook his head, preparing to give the order to abandon the mission.
Just then, a firm and passionate voice broke the deathly silence in the cabin.
"The Victory Eagle should be accessible!"
Shin Asuka suddenly stepped forward, his eyes showing no sign of retreat or fear.
Gong Liang frowned and retorted sharply, "Asuka! Do you even know what you're saying?! You landed on the side of Venus that's facing away from the sun! There's absolutely no view from there!"
Kariya also said, "There's no way to launch yourself from there. If you get attacked by a monster, you won't even be able to run away!"
Despite everyone's warnings, Asuka just grinned, a smile that exuded an arrogant confidence that he was invincible.
"The greater the danger, the greater the chance of success!"
Asuka looked directly into Koda's eyes and, enunciating each word clearly, roared out the line that instantly ignited the passion of viewers across the internet:
"If you only retreat when faced with difficulties, then what is the point of fighting?"
"No matter what danger I encounter, I will face it head-on! Rising to the challenge—isn't this precisely the 'spirit of the new frontier' we strive for?!"
This is the spirit of a new era! Exploring the unknown, never backing down!
Asuka has truly grown up! He's no longer that impulsive, hot-headed youth; he's now a true pioneer who understands the meaning of exploration!
[Rise to the challenge! For the future of humanity, let's give it our all!]
Asuka's powerful speech ignited the passion in everyone's hearts and persuaded Koda.
In the end, Miya, Kariya, and Asuka, piloting three more agile small fighter jets, once again plunged headlong into that golden inferno without hesitation!
The fighter jet pierced through the sulfuric acid clouds, but the surroundings remained chaotic.
"Strange, the radar can't detect the signal from the bacterial culture device at all."
Kariya looked at the static on the screen and said anxiously.
Just as everyone was at a loss and preparing to return,
The signal suddenly appeared!
However, what chilled everyone to the bone was that the signal did not originate from the surface of Venus.
"The signal is approaching us from above!" Gong Liang exclaimed in alarm.
Everyone looked up abruptly.
The thick yellow clouds were instantly torn apart, and a monster with an extremely large body, a ferocious face, and a body covered with sharp spikes appeared directly above the fighter jet like Mount Tai pressing down!
And the identification signal belonging to "Venus of Ice" actually came from the body of this monster!
"How could this be?! The identification signal is actually coming from inside the monster?!" Asuka exclaimed in disbelief.
On the Kurak call, Dr. Asakawa watched the transmitted images and was struck dumb. His legs went weak, and he collapsed into his chair.
"This is impossible...this is impossible..."
The doctor's voice trembled violently, his eyes filled with collapse and despair.
"The monster... might be a mutant that suddenly appeared within the 'Ice Venus'! The environmental adaptation system of the artificial bacteria caused an unexpected and terrifying change in their reproduction!"
"Why did this happen... Why did humanity's dream city end up becoming such a terrifying demon?!"
Watching as the bacteria he had painstakingly nurtured like a child, carrying humanity's dream of transforming the planet, twisted into a terrifying monster that would destroy everything—Gulaikis!
Dr. Asakawa's mental defenses completely collapsed.
He began to doubt himself, and to wonder if humanity's exploration was a huge mistake.
As Shin Asuka, who was piloting his fighter jet and narrowly dodging attacks from monsters, suddenly clenched his teeth.
He roared into the communicator, trying to wake the bewildered scientist.
"Doctor! You can't give up on your dreams so easily!"
"Human beings are able to keep moving forward because they have dreams!"
"No matter what difficulties you encounter, just keep accepting the challenge!"
Asuka gripped the control stick tightly, the fighter jet narrowly missing the edge of the monster's claws. "That's why you absolutely mustn't say the word 'end'!!!"
Scientific exploration is never smooth sailing; if you fail, just try again!
Always be full of hope, always move forward!
[With his current level of understanding and awareness, Asuka is fully qualified to be the senior leader. You can really see how much this young lad has improved!]
Asuka's words were like a ray of light piercing the darkness, giving the doctor strength once again.
To protect her comrades and to reclaim humanity's dream, Asuka piloted her fighter jet and launched a fierce counterattack against Gulaichis.
Despite suffering severe damage from the monster's relentless attacks during flight, Asuka, with her indomitable will, relentlessly unleashed a barrage of missiles upon the monster.
Just as Asuka was preparing to adjust his posture and launch a second attack.
A dark spatial rift suddenly appeared above the dim, yellow sky above Venus.
Immediately afterwards, several spheres emitting a faint green light, which were extremely familiar to everyone, slowly descended!
"The Sphia Sphere?!"
Old Tang understood it too.
"Holy crap! I knew it was impossible for it to mutate for no reason! It turns out it was those bastards again!"
[Sphia's here to cause trouble!]
It's those cosmic troublemakers again!
The mutation of the Ice Venus was definitely caused by Sphia's forced fusion!
The appearance of the Sphia Sphere instantly changed the course of the battle.
They released extremely violent interference rays, which hit the bird's fighter jet directly!
"Warning! The machine is out of control!"
The fighter jet, billowing smoke, plummeted rapidly toward the scorching lava surface of Venus.
"Asuka! Jump out!" Miyako screamed desperately into the communicator.
"Damn it...am I going to die?"
Asuka watched the lava draw ever closer, gripping the control stick tightly. "I still have so many dreams to fulfill! How can I die in a place like this!"
A time of crisis!
Amidst the dazzling light, Ultraman Dyna crashed down upon this golden hell!
He caught the falling fighter jet and placed it safely in a safe area. Then he turned around and faced the terrifying monster that was twisted from human dreams.
The battle erupted instantly!
However, from the very beginning, the battle became mired in an extremely passive and quagmire.
Due to the terrifying influence of Venus's atmospheric pressure, which is a hundred times stronger than Venus's, Dyna's movements became extremely sluggish, as if he were boxing in deep water while carrying a weight of several thousand tons.
Gu Nan's exceptional special effects direction once again shines here.
The suit actor perfectly captured the feeling of "power being greatly suppressed."
With each punch Dyna threw, he could feel a tangible resistance in the air pulling him.
But looking at Gulaichis, it was born from a mutation in this extreme environment, and it is perfectly suited to the air pressure here!
It nimbly dodged Dyna's slow attack, and with a backhand swipe, knocked Dyna heavily to the scorching rocks.
"just!"
Dyna struggled to his feet, gathered light energy in his hands, and hurled an extremely sharp eight-point light wheel!
"Sizzle!"
A blue halo shot out.
However, when it struck Gulaikis's hard carapace, it only sparked a burst of sparks, and the light wheel shattered instantly, unable to penetrate its defenses at all!
Ouch! This scraping therapy can cause so much damage!
[The Eight-Point Light Wheel got its comeuppance! We suggest Asuka go and learn some chainsaw techniques from the Showa-era elder!]
[This environment is such a disadvantage; the sparkly type is completely suppressed!]
Seeing that neither physical attacks nor ordinary light beams were effective.
Dyna didn't hesitate at all, crossing his hands over his forehead.
A flash of silver-blue light, and Miracle Dyna appears!
"Yes! Use the miracle method! Just create a black hole and send it away!" Old Tang shouted excitedly.
Dyna moved his hands rapidly in front of his chest, and profound spatial energy began to gather.
Lipolum light wave!
However, a fatal mistake occurred!
Due to the suppression of the Venusian environment, the pre-cast animation of miracle-type special moves is also slowed down!
With this extremely fatal delay, Gulaichis let out a mocking roar and easily dodged the black hole light wave that was enough to kill it instantly!
[Holy crap! My skill animation was too long and I got interrupted?!]
[A mage casting a spell in a gravity field—isn't that just sitting duck?!]
[It's over, even the miracle type isn't working anymore, how are we going to turn this around?!]
Having missed his first attack, Dyna was now in dire straits.
With his extremely violent power and with the secret assistance of Sphia, Gulaikis gradually forced Miracle Dyna to retreat.
"boom!"
The monster rammed headfirst into Dyna's chest.
Dyna screamed in agony as his massive body fell backward uncontrollably, half of it plunging directly into the scalding, churning lava lake!
"Ding-dong... Ding-dong..."
The color timer started flashing a blinding red light frantically.
The extreme heat and terrifying pressure rendered Dyna almost powerless to resist.
Dyna was in imminent danger.
In space, Koda's eyes were bloodshot as he roared into the communicator, "Ryo! Kariya! Destroy those Spheres in the sky no matter what! We can't let them interfere with Dyna anymore!"
"clear!"
Miya and Kariya gritted their teeth, enduring the terrifying pressure that the fighter jet could disintegrate at any moment, and pushed the thrusters to their limit.
The fighter jet bounced violently in the gale, but the two pilots, with their superb piloting skills and iron will, held on tightly to the Sphere of Sphia.
"Go to hell!!!"
Accompanied by the two men's angry roars, a barrage of missiles and beams of light poured forth.
"Boom!"
The Sphia sphere was completely blasted into pieces in mid-air!
Without Sphia's energy support, Gulaikis's movements momentarily faltered.
"Now! Dyna! Stand up!!!"
Under the desperate cover of his companions, Dyna, who was trapped in the lava, once again burst forth with an extremely brilliant light in his eyes!
He will never fall here! Because humanity's dreams are still waiting for him to protect!
"Drink it all!!!"
Dyna unleashed an Ultraman-level strength that surpassed all limits!
He forcefully broke free from the lava, grabbed Gulaichis's arm, and violently flung him away!
With a flash of light, Dyna switched back to its Shiny type, which had balanced attributes across the board.
Taking advantage of the moment the monster fell to the ground, he used his legs to exert force, and his huge body leaped high into the air.
In mid-air, Dyna gathered all the energy of light at the edge of his right palm.
A dazzling palm strike!
"Whoosh—!"
An extremely sharp and indestructible beam of light, like a hand blade, slashed down from above, precisely striking the Sphia controller on Gulaikis's head!
"Snap!"
A crisp cracking sound rang out.
The Sphia organization attached to the monster's head has been completely destroyed!
Having lost Sphia's control, the monster, twisted from human dreams, immediately ceased all its attacks.
It let out an extremely long, seemingly liberating lament.
Subsequently, the entire online audience was deeply shocked and moved.
Gulaichis's enormous and ferocious body began to emit an extremely soft and holy light.
Its body gradually decomposed and reverted to countless extremely tiny "ice Venus" artificial bacteria.
These bacteria, emitting a soft white glow, were slowly lifted into the sky by the violent hot air currents of Venus, and then drifted down like a blizzard.
In this hellish heat of nearly 500 degrees Celsius.
The miraculous light caused Venus to experience an extremely beautiful and romantic snowfall.
The heavy snow covered the barren rocks, purifying the deadly toxic gas.
Under the baptism of Venusian snow, the red and blue Ultraman Dyna stood quietly in the wind and snow, looking up at the sky.
At this moment, humanity's dream of terraforming Venus and venturing into new territories was rekindled in an extremely romantic way.
The scene freezes in this ultimate beauty, and the melodious and touching end credits song slowly begins to play.
……
The entire live stream was flooded with comments like "the ultimate romance" and "a masterpiece".
Old Tang sat up straight, his voice filled with deep emotion, and began tonight's hardcore post-match analysis.
"Brothers, this is what true sci-fi romanticism is!"
Old Tang pointed excitedly at the screen, "If you only know how to back down when faced with difficulties, then what is the point of fighting? This is a truly legendary episode in the later part of 'Dyna'!"
"What makes this episode so amazing? First of all, its setting is extremely hardcore and realistic!" Old Tang typed rapidly on the keyboard.
"Look at Dyna's battle in this episode. The sluggishness under 100 times the air pressure, the frustration of Miracle being interrupted because of its long wind-up—all of these are due to environmental limitations! Gu Nan didn't turn Ultraman into a god who ignores the laws of physics; instead, he made him truly struggle and fight in harsh environments. This realistic, arduous battle makes the final victory all the more precious!"
[Yes, yes, yes! The battle atmosphere in this episode was so realistic!]
[I was genuinely startled when the spellcasting of the Miracle was interrupted.]
[That old rascal Gu knows too much about physics!]
The special effects team really nailed it!
Old Tang took a sip of water, his eyes brightening considerably: "The second point, and the core theme of this episode—humanity's spirit of exploration!"
"When Dr. Asakawa saw the bacteria he cultivated turn into monsters, he broke down. This actually represents the deep self-doubt that humanity experiences after encountering setbacks while exploring the unknown. Was what we were doing right or wrong?"
"And what was Asuka's answer? 'It is because of dreams that people move forward!'"
Old Tang slammed his hand on the table. "These words aren't just for the PhD student; they're for all of us!"
"The new era is full of unknowns and dangers. It's even possible that, like in this episode, humanity's own creations could be used by alien forces and turn around to devour us."
"But does the fear of falling mean we should stop walking? Does the fear of failure mean humanity should forever cower on Earth, never looking up at the stars?!"
"Absolutely not!" Old Tang's voice boomed.
"When faced with difficulties, don't run away. Instead, like a bird in flight, confront them head-on and overcome them! No matter how powerful the monster, no matter how harsh the environment, as long as humanity doesn't give up hope, we will surely create miracles!"
Old Tang pointed to the snow-covered landscape in the still image, his tone becoming extremely gentle.
"Look at the ending, the snow of Venus. Snow falls in this scorching hell. It's the most romantic symbol in the whole play."
"It tells us that although human dreams may be distorted and encounter setbacks, as long as you don't give up, they will eventually respond to your expectations in a more beautiful way."
"This is the true, sophisticated romance of Ultraman Dyna! This is a hymn to the enduring courage of humanity!"