eurekapd Chapter 238: Battle of Gobu!
Chapter 238: Battle of Gobu!
"Is this music?!"
In the command center, my shout stunned everyone.
Everyone was wondering: was that 800-meter-tall object playing music?
"To be precise, it's electromagnetic waves that symbolize music!" I explained as I rapidly typed on the keyboard. "The electromagnetic waves emitted by Vaset are completely different from the radio waves we use; they convert music into signals—"
After analysis, the waveform on the screen did indeed show a rhythmic oscillation in the command room.
[Holy crap! Aliens are holding a concert on Earth!]
[800-meter super-giant subwoofer]
[Gobu: My mom said this was the prenatal music I listened to when I was little]
But soon, an even more chilling scene appeared.
The clutter-corrected images were projected onto a large screen—revealing the interior structure of Wassett.
The densely packed, layered arrangement of things made the air in the command room freeze instantly.
That's an egg.
Countless eggs.
Inside each egg, the outline of a curled-up creature—Gobu—can be clearly seen.
"Waset is a factory that manufactures Gob." My Dream's voice was a little dry. "It can create monsters adapted to the environments of the planets it invades..."
"If so many Gobu were to descend upon Earth—"
"This is something our fighting strength is capable of defending against."
Staff Officer Ye Qian's expression was very solemn.
Everyone understood one fact: if Waset broke through the defenses and the Gobu landed, the consequences would be unimaginable.
At this moment, the only thing that can stop all of this is the air force.
[Holy crap! This isn't a warship, it's an aircraft carrier!]
To be precise, it's an arms factory and aircraft carrier, capable of producing monsters.
[You can even buy Gobu wholesale??]
[The supply chain management of this "Destruction Invitation" style is quite impressive.]
[XIG: So the other side is going to do industrialized production, huh?]
The scene shifts to outer space.
A formation of nine fighter jets is rapidly approaching Wassett.
Leading the pack is the Cool Dragons team.
Captain Daocheng's voice rang out in the Cool Dragons' channel, calm and firm:
"HEAT air-to-air missiles and NP missiles, inspection complete."
"Cool Dragon II, standby."
"Cool Dragon No. 3, stand by."
Inside the cabin, team member Mishima Juri's fingers flew across the weapon panel.
Xiao Hui's gaze was fixed on the huge shadow in front of her, her expression cold and stern.
"We must win this battle on our own." Captain Daocheng's voice suddenly took on a sharp edge, "because we've penetrated deeper into enemy territory than any other team."
The three fighter jets suddenly accelerated, their engine nozzles leaving three long trails of flame as they broke free from the formation and headed straight for Wasit!
【Go, Cool Dragons!!!】
[Big Sister, wow!]
We're not just going to fight, we're going to be at the forefront!
However, as they approached the attack range, the jamming waves struck again.
The instrument panel in the cockpit was jumping wildly, and only harsh static could be heard on the communication channel.
"Damn it... even laser communication doesn't work!"
Wei Weike gritted her teeth and tapped on the communication panel, but all she got in response was a dead tone.
"Without establishing contact, there's no way to launch an attack..."
But on the other side, in the Cool Dragons team, Captain Daocheng remained silent.
She simply turned her head slightly and glanced at her teammates on either side.
Shuli met her gaze and nodded.
Xiao Hui also looked over, a knowing smile curving her lips.
The next second, the Cool Dragons' formation suddenly changed!
The three fighter jets turned simultaneously with incredible coordination, weaving, rolling, and crisscrossing through Wassett's dense anti-aircraft fire network. Each maneuver perfectly avoided the attack—not through communication or commands, but through the unique weapon they had honed in countless tedious training sessions that were not meant for actual combat.
gesture.
Eyes.
Muscle memory.
Just like the rock music that Xiaohui listens to every day!
Master the rhythm of every note!
Captain Daocheng made a gesture with his left hand on the edge of the cockpit canopy, and Shuli immediately understood. The fighter jet suddenly pulled up and swooped down from above!
With another gesture, Xiao Hui's fighter jet instantly rolled sideways, cutting in from the flank!
They danced a dance in the air without music, every movement perfectly synchronized, every coordination precise to the millisecond.
Everyone was stunned.
"What a perfect formation!" Wei Weike couldn't help but exclaim. "How did they do that?!"
That was a tacit understanding forged under pressure during countless training sessions where takeoffs were not permitted.
It was trust that was forged little by little during the days when it was sidelined.
They don't need to speak.
[My family is moved to tears]
This is the skill honed during the period of being sidelined!
If you don't have a chance to practice in real combat, practice on your own until you can coordinate without speaking.
This is true professionalism.
Cool Dragon is awesome!
"start!"
Captain Daocheng's voice rang out in the cockpit—not through the communication system, but as if she were speaking directly to the air.
She knew her teammates could hear her.
1, 2, 3, 4 —
attack!
The three fighter jets fired simultaneously, and the missiles, trailing plumes of fire, accurately struck Wassett's thin armor!
The explosion burst silently in space, and Vasette's massive body shuddered violently!
"Great! The Cool Dragons won!" Georgie jumped up excitedly.
But before the cheers could even subside, new data appeared on the screen.
"Where is Vaset?" the Stone Chamber Commander asked in a deep voice.
My fingers flew across the keyboard, my face growing increasingly grim: "According to the landing trajectory—"
On the screen, a red trajectory line extends straight from outer space toward Earth.
"Where will we land?"
"West Coast of the United States - Direct from Seattle"
The command room was deathly silent.
If an 800-meter-long Wassett landed directly in the city center, how many casualties would it cause? Hundreds of thousands? Millions?
Director Di Cheng immediately turned around: "Call GUARD's US branch! We need to change its landing trajectory!"
Suddenly, I stood up and exclaimed, "Holy crap!"
Everyone looked at him.
"What can you do there?" Di Cheng asked.
I picked up the device that analyzed Wassett's music, my eyes filled with unprecedented determination: "I can use this device to analyze Wassett's music, fly to its vicinity, and send out the opposite data. That should be able to change its landing trajectory!"
The stone chamber commander stared at him for two seconds: "Let him try."
"I'll drive the EX!"
I rushed out of the command room without looking back.
My dream is about to come true!
Civil officials personally going to the front lines?
He's Gaia, if he doesn't step up, who will?
But the others didn't know he was Gaia; in their eyes, he was just a researcher going to his death.
This is my dream: usually a bit goofy, but never backs down when it matters.
EX was launched.
I dreamt that I recorded Wassett's radio waves with a sound signal receiver, and that eerie "music" came through my headphones.
Outside the cockpit, Wassett's massive form drew ever closer.
……
"Can't we launch missiles to attack?"
Staff Officer Ye Qian is communicating with someone on the other side of the screen.
Meanwhile, a voice from Seattle came through the communications channel: "Communications have only just been restored. Executing an attack at this altitude would greatly increase the scope of the damage."
The staff officer was extremely conflicted: "What should we do now?"
Anxiety was evident in everyone's voice.
……
In space.
Nine fighter jets have entered Vasette's jamming range.
The static in the headphones grew increasingly jarring, but Wei Weike gritted his teeth and endured it, his fingers flying across the device to adjust the parameters.
"Damn it... what is that sound...?"
Suddenly, he noticed the friendly forces markings that had appeared on the radar.
"What is this?"
It's my dream! It's his ex-number!
Captain Daocheng flew his fighter jet to the side of EX and looked at the researcher, who usually only typed on a keyboard behind a screen, with a scrutinizing gaze through the cockpit canopy.
"My dream, what do you want to do?"
"Captain Daocheng..." I looked up and saw her serious face through the glass.
"Aren't you a technical researcher?" Captain Daocheng's voice held a hint of inquiry. "I heard you invented the anti-gravity device?"
I was stunned for a moment, not expecting that my story would also be circulating among pilots.
"I want to change Wassett's landing trajectory."
He didn't explain much, but directly stated his plan: "Waset operates by signal. As long as we can cut off its signal, we can change its trajectory by launching another attack."
"Signal?" Captain Daocheng frowned.
"It's this static..." I pointed to the headphones, "It sounds a lot like music."
Xiao Hui's voice suddenly came through the communicator, with an incredulous tone: "...This is called music?"
Her tone was as if she were saying, "Are you kidding me?"
Then, she pressed a button.
A real rock and roll song, delivered through the communication channel, entered my dream's ears.
The drumbeats exploded, the guitar soared, and the bass's deep rhythm was like the pulse of the earth.
"Now this is what music should be!"
My dream's eyes lit up.
"Yes! I can send this back!"
Without the slightest hesitation, his fingers frantically operated on the device—receiving the rock music from the Cool Dragons, converting it into a signal, aiming it at Wasit, and outputting full power!
Wassett's massive body jolted violently.
The Gobu egg inside began to shake violently.
How could those unborn Gobu babies withstand this kind of heavy metal prenatal education?
Cracks have appeared on the eggshell!
A chain of explosions spread within Wassett!
[666, the literal meaning of "666" is so good it's almost explosive!]
[Gob: Kids, I'm being killed by prenatal education!]
[Great, a plane crash every day! But it's not Ogawara that's crashing, it's Gobu!]
"Success!!!"
The crowd cheered.
Wassett's flight path began to deviate—
But internal sabotage alone is not enough; external forces are also needed.
"Cool Dragons!" Tian Dayan's voice boomed over the public channel from the Falcons. "Leave the rest to us! We still have missiles left!"
Their three fighter jets still had missile racks loaded.
"Attention all!"
Mu Zi and Qiao Ji's voices followed, "Waset's landing trajectory has changed by 5 degrees! Predicted landing area—"
On the screen, the red line is recalculated.
"It's no man's land in Alaska!"
"Very good!!!"
Before the cheers had even subsided, a new alarm shattered everyone's joy.
"There are still signs of life inside Wassett!"
I stared intently at the screen in my dream: "The monster inside is still alive..."
……
The Wassett crashed in the no-man's-land of Alaska, sending up a massive shockwave that kicked up clouds of dust.
After the smoke and dust cleared—
A pure white Gobu rose from the ruins.
It was a size smaller than the Gob that appeared in the first two episodes, but its eyes held the same murderous intent.
Even more terrifying, countless tiny Gobu are hatching from the wreckage of Waset.
They were "born" prematurely by previous rock music.
"Damn it... Gobu is still alive!"
Li Muzi's voice came through the communicator, "I'm dreaming, can you hear me? Answer quickly!"
I immediately shut down the communication and glanced at the EX model's dial.
"Pal, I'm leaving now. You continue flying, understand?"
AI Pal's voice rang out in the cockpit: "I know my dream."
EX turned and returned to its origin.
And right above the crash site of Wassett—
A beam of light descended from the sky.
Gaia.
A giant, red as the earth, descended upon this icy plain.
Gaia has arrived!!!
The real rock star has arrived!
[White Gobu? This must be a female.]
[Isn't this one before it molted? A newly born Gobu!]
[Gob: I heard someone played rock music in my mom's belly?]
As soon as Gaia landed, the white Gob launched a fierce attack.
Light bullets rained down on Gaia, who rolled to the side.
The energy blast grazed his shoulder armor, creating craters in the ice field behind him.
Close the distance.
Gaia suddenly accelerated forward, and the white Gob immediately swung its scythe-like arms and smashed them down on its head!
Gaia raised his hand to block the first attack, sparks flying everywhere.
For his second strike, he dodged to the side and landed a backhand punch on Gobu's abdomen.
The third blow—
"Bang!"
Gaia took a solid hit and was sent flying backward, carving a deep furrow in the snow.
【? ? ? 】
[Aren't we buddies? Why are you forcing yourself to eat this again?]
[Oh no! It's a fast-slow blade attack! I could only dodge the first two, and I'm out of luck on the third one!]
Gaia's dodge skill is maxed out, but her hit-taking skill is also maxed out, right?
Got it, Gaia's tactic is: take the hits first, then retaliate.
[No tricks, just pure numbers, that's how my dream was.]
White Gob gave him no chance to breathe, pounced and unleashed a combo attack—scythe swing, tail sweep, and light bullets aimed at his face at close range!
Gaia withstood all the attacks, protecting himself with his arms as he retreated step by step.
But with each blow he took, the light in his eyes grew brighter.
He was countering their moves.
After delivering his three initial blows, Gobu's offensive finally paused briefly.
It's now!
Gaia launched a fierce counterattack!
A punch landed squarely on Gobu's jaw, sending him sprawling on his back! Then, with an over-the-shoulder throw, he slammed the white Gobu hard onto the ice!
【pretty!】
[Gaia: What do you think I was doing while I was getting beaten up? I was studying!]
What's this called? It's called the law of conservation of physical strength.
[Change the background music! This is my stage!]
[Gob: Do you have some kind of masochistic tendency?]
Gaia rode on Gob's back, his right hand raised high, quantum streams of light condensing in his palm—
Just then, countless tiny light projectiles attacked from the side!
Little Gobus!
The little creatures that hatched from the ruins of Vaset have now gathered into a large army and are firing a volley at Gaia!
The light projectiles were densely packed, striking Gaia and creating a continuous stream of sparks.
Gaia was struck and staggered, the light in her hand instantly dissipating.
Meanwhile, the white Gobu beneath him seized the opportunity to leap up, his scythe-like arm clamping tightly around Gaia's neck!
The two Gobu attacked from both sides—
Gaia struggled to reach out her hand, her five fingers spread wide, resembling a gesture of pleading for help.
The comments section went wild at that moment:
【Erkang!】
[Gaia: Ziwei!!!]
[Oh no, oh no, oh no, this is going to be a disaster!]
I've made plans to go to Cairo with Somalia!!
[Don't act in my dream! You don't have a flash!]
At this critical moment—
The sky suddenly darkened.
It wasn't dark clouds, it was fighter jets.
Three, six, nine—
The Lightning, the Falcons, and the Cool Dragons are all back!
They swooped down from outside the atmosphere, the roar of their engines shaking the ice field!
"All fighters! Attack with your remaining firepower!"
"Falcon Team, roster!"
"Clonus team, roster!"
Nine fighter jets opened fire simultaneously!
Missiles rained down like a storm, blasting the White Gobu and the small Gobu groups into chaos!
White Gob was suppressed by the firepower and had to loosen his grip on Gaia's neck, staggering backward.
Gaia finally got a chance to catch her breath, kneeling on one knee on the snow, panting heavily.
His gaze swept across the sky—nine fighter jets circled overhead, drawing graceful arcs, as if escorting the giant.
This is what it means to fight side by side!
[The episode that Beidou envies the most!]
[Nine aircraft escorting Gaia, a truly impressive display!]
[The Lightning, the Falcons, and the Cool Dragons: humanity's strongest force!]
Gaia stood up.
White Gobu regained its footing, but this time, the ferocity in its eyes was gone.
In terms of pure strength, it is no match for Gaia at all!
Gaia strode forward and punched Gob in the face, sending it staggering backward.
Immediately following, a side kick struck Gobu squarely in the abdomen, sending him flying off the ground!
White Gobu crashed heavily to the ground, struggled a couple of times, but couldn't get up again.
Gaia clasped his hands together, and the quantum streamlines reformed—
A golden beam of light burst forth from his palm, piercing through the body of the white Gob, and with its remaining force, it blasted straight into the wreckage of Vaset!
Boom boom boom!!!
A series of explosions.
The white Gob turned to ashes, and the remains of Vaset were completely disintegrated in a chain of explosions.
Those small Gobu were completely destroyed in the explosion.
"All aircraft, listen up!" Commander Ishimura's voice rang out, "'Fireworks' mission is complete! All units return to air base!"
Nine fighter jets drew graceful arcs in the air, changed direction, and flew towards the air base.
Gaia glanced at the sky, then transformed into a beam of light and vanished from the ice field.
[Perfectly wrapped up!]
This episode got me really excited!
[Team Cool Dragon, from today onwards, anyone who says female pilots are no good, I'll fight them!]
This is what a truly professional team looks like.
Gaia: Thank you, humans.
As the end credits roll, the story returns to the aerial base and hangar.
Captain Daocheng jumped out of the cockpit and took off his helmet.
Her gaze swept across the hangar and landed on Director Di Cheng, who was walking over.
"Do you see us differently now?"
Captain Daocheng's voice wasn't loud, but it echoed clearly throughout the hangar. Her gaze was calm, as if she were asking a question she had been waiting for a long time.
Director Di Cheng stood in front of her and remained silent for a few seconds.
Then, this man, who was always serious to the point of being rigid, slightly curved the corners of his mouth into a smile—almost imperceptible, but definitely present.
"I've always had plans for you," his voice remained steady. "I believe it should be a mission particularly suited to an all-female team—"
He paused.
"But this operation shows that even in routine missions, the Cool Dragons are just as capable as the other two teams."
He looked into the eyes of the captain of Daocheng.
"My thinking seems to be outdated."
There was a moment of silence in the hangar.
Then--
"yeah!!!"
Xiao Hui was the first to jump up and hug Shu Li, who was standing next to her.
Shuli was choked so tightly she could hardly breathe, but her face was full of smiles.
Captain Daocheng stood there, neither jumping nor shouting.
But she smiled.
It was a genuine, heartfelt, relieved laugh.
[Verified by the Director]
[From today onwards, the Cool Dragons are officially taking off!]
[Finally recognized]
[Now, the main characters are all here!]
As the end credits rolled and the rousing rock rhythm continued, the comments section was still flooded with messages.
[Clon team, forever the gods!]
Fly for victory!
This is the real Gaia, this is the real Ultraman.
See you next week!
See you next week!!!