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Chapter 229 Are humans the cancer cells of the Earth?

On Saturday morning, the aftershocks in the tokusatsu (special effects) industry not only did not subside, but instead showed a tendency to intensify.

The red glow of the earth and the blue glow of the ocean clashed completely on the beach bathed in the afterglow of the setting sun.

This is no longer just a conflict between two beams of light or two Ultramen; it is a violent collision of two extreme survival philosophies.

After seeing the line "Humans are the cancer cells of the earth," many viewers began to express various opinions.

At 10 a.m., Lao Tang, a well-known Bilibili UP master known for his hardcore analysis in the film and television section, released his latest long video, which he had worked on overnight, with two extremely large dark circles under his eyes.

The title is extremely eye-catching and provocative: "In-depth analysis of Gaia Episode 5: Are humans truly the cancer cells of Earth? The fateful battle between Fujimiya and Gamu!"

As soon as the video was released, its views skyrocketed in an incredibly dramatic parabolic arc.

As soon as the video started playing, the screen was flooded with comments like a blizzard, completely engulfing the view.

First! Old Tang, how's your liver?

[Hey, now we can enjoy Lao Tang's in-depth analysis while we eat!]

[Hey Tang, why don't you join this debate?]

From Fujimiya's perspective, this topic seems somewhat anti-humanitarian.

"Guys, the argument between Fujimiya and Gamu during the last part of episode 5 last night seems to have generated a lot of discussion, so I'll jump on the bandwagon too~~"

Old Tang speaks very quickly, without any unnecessary words, getting straight to the point.

"As we all know, the most explosive moment in episode five was undoubtedly the extremely cold yet chilling line that Fujimiya said to Imu at the end. He said that to the Earth, humans are like cancer cells that keep multiplying and polluting. Ultraman is the protector of the Earth, but he has no obligation to save humans who have no reason to exist."

The scene cuts perfectly to Fujimiya's cold, aloof, and even slightly pitiful back view in the sunset.

The barrage of comments immediately went viral, scrolling wildly.

[That line from the "King of Pretentiousness" is too harsh; it's like stripping all of humanity of its human status.]

[It seems to be Jiahao.]

But to be fair, from a macroscopic perspective of Earth, is there anything wrong with what he said? After all, his stance, to some extent, represents the will of Earth's oceans.

This is too extreme! This is downright inhumane! The defense forces should arrest him immediately!

Old Tang took a deep breath, slammed his hands on the table, and emphasized, "Many viewers, upon seeing this, immediately thought Fujimiya was a madman, an extreme environmentalist who had gone mad. But brothers, calm down, try to see things from this character's perspective, and think about why he would come to such an extremely desperate conclusion?"

"Please don't forget the setting of this show: it's 2030! Technology is advancing rapidly, and the geniuses of Alchemy Star can even predict the arrival of the Root of Destruction. But beneath this seemingly prosperous and rapid development, Earth's ecosystem is already riddled with problems."

"Old Tang, I spent the whole night going through all the world-building details about *Gaia* that Light Chaser Animation had released before. Fujimiya, as the human form of the Ocean Light, represents the deep sea that nurtures all life! Everyone, go back to that scene where Fujimiya is frantically lifting weights in the basement. He's drenched in sweat, his eyes filled with extreme pain and fervor. Why is he torturing himself like that? Because he can hear it! He can hear the ocean's lament, he can hear the earth's screams!"

"The industrial wastewater endlessly dumped into the deep sea, the ecosystems driven to collapse by rampant exploitation, the glaciers constantly melting due to the greenhouse effect... From the Earth's immense will, this mode of unlimited expansion of human civilization is indeed exactly the same as the mode by which viruses and cancer cells devour healthy cells!"

As soon as Lao Tang finished speaking, the live chat fell into a brief pause, followed by an even more intense discussion.

Honestly, if we were to adopt a third-party perspective on the world and humanity today, the only thought would probably be: Let's destroy it, just do it already!

[Put yourself in Fujimiya's shoes: how could you not go crazy hearing Mother Earth cry out in pain every day?]

Therefore, this is why Agul doesn't care about humans.

Indeed, compared to Earth's over four billion years of lifespan, humanity's few thousand years of civilization is nothing!

Immediately afterwards, Lao Tang put forward his second extremely sharp point of view.

"Having understood Fujimiya's 'divinity' and 'extremes,' let's look back at Director Gu Nan's portrayal of the character Goga Yume. There's a scene in this episode that's extremely easy to overlook, but it stands in stark contrast to Fujimiya's: Goga Yume is ordered to return to her hometown to visit her family."

The video seamlessly switched to a heartwarming scene from my dream: me eating watermelon with my mother in the yard.

"Many people felt this slice-of-life segment was a bit bland, or even that inserting it into the tense monster-fighting rhythm was a bit of filler. But this is precisely the brilliant touch that will be used to compare her to Fujimiya later on!"

"Think about it, everyone. In the last episode, Imu displayed an astonishing talent for flying in order to eliminate the jellyfish monster, and officially obtained his pilot's qualification for the EX fighter jet. He has completely transformed from a research analyst who hides in the rear and doesn't have to go to the front lines into a front-line combatant who could fall from the sky or even be killed at any time!"

"Commander Shishi was an extremely perceptive and humane leader. He saw through my dream's resolve and understood the weight of this responsibility, so he gave me a death order, forcing me to return to my hometown and tell my parents about this matter clearly."

Old Tang tapped the table: "So, this dramatic scene not only fleshed out the character of Commander Shishi as a flesh-and-blood iron man, but more importantly, it firmly anchored the foundation of Goga's dream as 'humanity'!"

"I dreamt I was an extremely rare genius, whose thinking was different from others from a young age, and he was isolated by his peers. When he returned to that coastal town and stood at the door of his house, his first words were, 'This is so heavy.' He was afraid of facing the isolation of his childhood friends, the questioning of his parents, and the fact that they did not understand his decision to drop out of school and join the defense force."

"But when his mother appeared, when she didn't criticize Meng for dropping out of school at all, but instead said in an extremely gentle and tolerant way, 'It's okay, just do what you want to do,' brothers, at that moment, the shackles in Meng's heart were completely shattered! And there was that extremely real, everyday feeling, but Meng felt that just that was already sweet enough."

Looking at the camera, Old Tang summarized, word by word: "With this extremely delicate emotional anchor, I was able to sincerely say, 'I now feel that this town is really good,' when I left the town. Because there is love, tolerance, and the warmest radiance of humanity here. This is precisely the most powerful and resolute rebuttal to Fujimiya's 'cancer cell theory'!"

"Humans do have a greedy, selfish, and destructive side, but they also possess love, bonds, and the shining quality of sacrificing themselves to protect others!"

"Fujimiya only saw the evil in humanity, while I truly experienced the good. The earth nurtured humanity, while the ocean coldly observed. This is the fundamental reason why these two lights inevitably turned against each other and clashed! This is a deadlock on a philosophical level, a matter of survival philosophy; neither can convince the other!"

At the end of the video, Old Tang left a very intriguing cliffhanger: "The clash between red and blue is inevitable; this is definitely not a simple misunderstanding. But don't forget, the real enemy lurking in the shadows is the Root of Destruction, the entity that seeks to destroy everything. The Earth's will has split into two factions and begun fighting amongst themselves—isn't this exactly what the enemy wants?"

"So, in the upcoming storyline, will the Red and Blue Ultras clash over their respective ideologies? What will become of humanity? It all depends on whether Old Thief Gu can seize the opportunity!"

As Lao Tang's 20-minute, insightful video analysis came to an end, viewers were also ignited by this profound reflection on the relationship between humanity and the Earth, prompting them to express their opinions.

The comment sections below the video, major tokusatsu forums, and the official Tieba (forum) of Light Chaser Animation instantly became battlefields without gunpowder.

Netizens spontaneously divided into two camps and engaged in a heated debate on the extremely important question of "whether to protect the Earth itself or to protect humanity on Earth".

Tens of thousands of high-rise buildings have been erected. Both sides cite classical texts, each sticking to their own arguments, and are voicing their opinions wildly.

[First Floor]:

I actually support Fujimiya's ideas.

Old Tang is right. Stepping outside that narrow anthropocentric perspective, the extent to which humanity has plundered this planet is simply unspeakable.

The extinction of various rare species, deforestation leading to soil erosion, and the greenhouse effect causing polar ice caps to melt.

If Earth is truly an extremely large, self-aware life form, why would it go to such lengths to protect a parasite that lives on it, frantically sucks its blood, and destroys its host's immune system?

Agul is the true, pure deity who stands on the side of the Earth's overall ecology.

Second floor [reply]: Agree with the comment above.

I think Gu Nan's script has a really good entry point.

In the past, when watching tokusatsu shows, Ultraman always unconditionally and without reason favored humans and helped them fight monsters.

This time, a "reflection monster" was created.

Although it may seem like a bit of a loner, it also allows one to delve deeper into the world.

Fujimiya's extremely ruthless attitude of annihilating humanity for the sake of the Earth's greater good, while extreme from a human perspective, is perfectly self-consistent from a higher-dimensional ecological logic.

Third floor [reply]: Self-consistent my ass!

Without human civilization, Earth would just be a rocky sphere overgrown with flowers and grass, drifting aimlessly in the universe!

What's the point of protecting a stone sphere that has no advanced intelligent civilization?

The value of Earth lies in the fact that humankind has created a magnificent civilization here!

[Fourth Floor] replied to [Third Floor]: This is where human arrogance lies! Dinosaurs ruled the Earth for over 100 million years before going extinct, but the Earth still rotated and gave birth to new life.

How many years have humans existed?

Only tens of thousands of years!

The Earth doesn't need humans to define its meaning; on the contrary, humans are extremely insignificant and cannot live without the Earth!

Fujimiya wants to clean house for Earth and undergo painful reformation. What's wrong with that?

On the other hand, posts supporting the "My Dream" concept were also extremely popular, with both sides clashing fiercely in the forum.

[You guys are all geniuses, aren't you? You really think you're the planet itself, huh? Watching a show and getting all worked up about it, acting all high and mighty. If you're so capable, why don't you go back to the Stone Age and stop using water and electricity?!]

Fujimiya is a complete fanatic trapped in a logical dead end! My dream is right.

Although humanity has made mistakes and damaged the environment in the process of development, it has been reflecting on these mistakes and making progress!

Isn't the Alchemy Star in the show something that humanity united to build in order to save Earth from a crisis?

Director Di Cheng and Captain Wei Weike of XIG, along with the ground defense forces, are all risking their lives to protect everything on this planet.

If we condemn all of human civilization because of the destruction by a few individuals, or because it is an inevitable consequence of historical development, this is not salvation; it is an extremely cruel and indiscriminate massacre!

Fifth Floor [Reply]: Humans have emotions and are capable of reflection and making amends. Fujimiya's extremely crude, one-size-fits-all approach is actually an arrogant abandonment of communication and guidance. He believes that humanity is beyond saving, terminally ill; but I firmly believe that humanity can change and can coexist with the Earth.

6th Floor [Reply]: And don't you guys think Fujimiya's actions are extremely self-contradictory?

He thinks humans are like cancer cells, but he himself is a human being!

He keeps claiming to represent the will of the Earth, but has he asked the Earth for its consent?

Perhaps Mother Earth saw the immense potential in humanity, which is why she entrusted the Gaia Light, representing the power of the earth, to me, a scientist who firmly believes in humanity!

Seventh floor: The guy upstairs hit the nail on the head.

In my view, the simultaneous appearance of red and blue light in this era actually implies an extremely terrifying message—the will of the Earth itself is also caught in an extremely painful struggle and division!

The earth represents generosity and inclusiveness; it chose my dream, wanting to give humanity another chance. The ocean represents depth, primal nature, and ruthlessness; it chose Fujimiya, wanting to completely format and reboot.

This is not just a fight between two Ultramen; perhaps it is also an extremely intense philosophical debate within the Earth's will!

As the floors rise higher, the dimensions of the discussion deepen, gradually moving from simple plot disputes to extremely grand philosophical, ethical, and hardcore science fiction debates.

[Leaving aside the question of human morality, I think Fujimiya's logic is trapped in a fatal vicious cycle. If he truly believes humanity is a cancer, why would he transform himself and painstakingly fight monsters? He could simply stand by and let the Root of Destruction summon completely annihilate humanity, wouldn't the Earth be cleaner? His actions are utterly unnecessary!]

[It's different! The Destruction Bringer isn't here to do environmental protection; it not only wants to destroy humanity, but it might also completely destroy the Earth's ecosystem! For example, there's the microscopic monster that can instantly turn a city into sand, and the seafood monster that will drain and evaporate the moisture from a city. Fujimiya wants to protect "the Earth's most fundamental natural environment," not destroy everything. Therefore, he has to fight the monster, but he's extremely annoyed that he's incidentally protecting humanity as a byproduct.]

[This is really awkward. Fujimiya fighting monsters, regardless of his true feelings, objectively he still protected the city and humanity. That's pure tsundere behavior! He says humans deserve to die, but his body betrays him by rushing in to take damage. Look at him in the last episode fighting that seafood monster; he showed off by pulling out his lightsaber, but his moves didn't work, and he got choked by the seafood, flashing red lights—he looked so pathetic. This king of cool is actually a fragile assassin.]

[But are you sure humanity can accept his fighting style? Didn't you see him slamming tens of thousands of tons of monsters over his shoulder onto buildings where it was uncertain if anyone was even there? He doesn't care at all whether there are evacuated people below! If we let him continue like this, so incredibly arrogant, even without the Destruction Summoning Entity intervening, he'll casually crush a large number of humans to death.]

The entire tokusatsu (special effects) section of the internet has been embroiled in a debate.

One group deeply admires Gamu's warmth and insistence on the possibilities of humanity, while the other group is captivated by Fujimiya's extremely detached perspective and aloof sense of world destruction.

No one can define these two extremely complex characters with simple "right and wrong" or "black and white".

This further boosted Gaia's popularity...