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Chapter 367 Holiday Battle: The Elite Youth Team's Unconventional Giving Away

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Amidst a flood of online discussions and anticipation, the fifth episode of Gu Nan's version of "Ultraman Cosmos" was released on major video platforms at 8 PM on Friday.

This episode is episode 11 of the original series, titled "The Immobile Monster."

The scene unfolds.

This is the opening.

The command center of the youth elite team was filled with a rare relaxed atmosphere.

Captain Qingguang stood with his hands behind his back, smiling as he looked at his team members: "From today onwards, the summer special alert period officially ends. Thanks to everyone's concerted efforts, there haven't been any major problems during this time. I'm very satisfied with that."

Hearing the captain's praise, everyone's faces showed pride.

Captain Qingguang paused, then his tone became even gentler: "So, to reward everyone, I'm going to give you all a summer vacation as a gift."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the command room.

"That's awesome!"

Rena excitedly raised her hands and jumped up on the spot.

"Hawaii! Hawaii! Here I come!"

Tu Jing was so excited that he danced around, forgetting all about his precious research equipment.

Now, everyone's minds are filled with beautiful images of beaches, waves, and bikinis.

[The elite team really squeezed us dry as a summer vacation gift.]

It's rare to see the elite team so relaxed; could this be the calm before the storm?

[This is quite a prediction... I can already guess what's coming next, a major crisis is about to unfold.]

However, the next words from the vice-captain, Mizuha, were like a bucket of cold water, instantly extinguishing the enthusiasm that had just been ignited among the group.

"but……"

Mizuha held up one finger and said with a smile, "Due to the special nature of our work, the base cannot be left unattended. Therefore, you can only take turns resting."

Tu Jing was stroking his chin, pondering where to go on vacation, when he heard this, his face instantly fell.

He immediately protested, "Captain, this is too much! If we keep doing this shift work, what kind of summer vacation is this? We might as well call it autumn break! I've had enough!"

"Yeah, how are we supposed to arrange them?"

The other team members echoed this sentiment.

Captain Qingguang remained unmoved, maintaining his smiling demeanor: "You can decide the shift order yourselves. As long as it ensures the normal operation of the base, it can be done at any time."

Upon hearing this, Feng Chui crossed his arms and said, "As long as I can rest, I'm fine with any time. I'm not picky."

Shuiye rolled her eyes at him: "If you're last in line, your holiday might be completely ruined because of the sudden start of the autumn special alert period."

"What? What did you say?!" Feng Chui exclaimed in a panic.

"Then let's just remove the Kazeki team members and have the rest of us draw lots to decide the order," Rena added from the side.

"Wait! What you just said doesn't count!"

Feng Chui was getting anxious. This was a life-changing event that concerned whether or not he could have fun. How could he exclude himself from it?

Just when the friendship within the elite youth team was about to capsize due to "unequal distribution of holidays," the large screen in the command room suddenly lit up.

The jarring communication notification tone interrupted the argument.

Rena quickly connected the call, then turned to Captain Haruka, her expression turning serious: "Captain, this is an emergency communication from the tunnel construction site in the H-4 area. They've requested monster protection."

"Looks like I'll have to finish this work before I can take the holiday."

Captain Haruka sighed helplessly, then gave the order, "Kazefuki, Musashi, Tsuchikage, the three of you, head to the scene immediately."

"clear!"

The three immediately stood at attention and saluted.

Although he had a task, Feng Chui's mind was working very fast.

His eyes darted around, then he looked at Tsuchikage and Musashi, offering a very tempting suggestion: "Tsuchikage, Musashi, how about we make a bet? Whoever is the most active and contributes the most during this operation will get to go on summer vacation first, okay?"

"Great! That's a good suggestion!" Tsuchikage's fighting spirit was instantly ignited, and he clenched his fist.

"I agree too!" Musashi smiled and agreed.

Meanwhile, Rena, who was originally not required to participate in fieldwork as a communications officer, couldn't sit still any longer.

Seeing that the three male team members had reached an agreement on a "holiday battle," she couldn't just sit idly by.

She's an intelligence communications officer, and she rarely gets the chance to go out on field missions. If this rule is followed, wouldn't she be guaranteed a "autumn break"?

"Wait! I want to go too!"

Rena strode up to the captain and loudly requested, "Rena requests immediate deployment to support the monster protection mission!"

Seeing Rena's expectant look, Captain Haruko waved his hand with a smile: "Okay, go ahead."

"yeah!"

Rena cheered and immediately ran to get her equipment.

Good grief, everyone's getting incredibly competitive for summer vacation, huh?

[I've never seen you guys this enthusiastic during regular missions! Paid leave really is the best way to boost productivity!]

[Monster: Are you guys being polite? Have I become your tool for boosting your performance?]

[They've reached their breaking point; even saving the world is now tied to taking time off.]

The camera then shifts to the tunnel construction site in area H-4.

The area was cordoned off, construction vehicles were parked nearby, and a tense atmosphere permeated the scene.

Musashi and Tsuchikage arrived first in their patrol car.

The two men, carrying flashlights and detection equipment, had just entered the dimly lit tunnel entrance.

"Hey, hey!"

Suddenly, the sounds of wind and Reina panting came from behind.

Kaze and Rena jogged over.

"No jumping the gun! We agreed to see who was the most active, and you guys sneaked off!" Rena complained.

Feng Chui stood with his hands on his hips, chin raised smugly: "I didn't expect you guys to be so fast. But of course, I flew all the way here at Mach 10!"

[Mach 10? Windblown Bro, are you serious?]

[The Wind Blows Ultraman]

[Fun fact: Even the moon god Gauss only flew at Mach 7]

[As expected of an ace pilot, his boasting speed is also ace-level.]

Even Newton would have to buy a standing ticket and run away if he saw this.

Just then, the foreman in charge of construction rushed over, sweating profusely and looking anxious: "You've finally arrived! The project was already behind schedule, and now this has happened. Please think of a way to get that guy out of here quickly!"

"We understand. Please move aside to ensure your safety."

Musashi nodded, gesturing for the workers to step back.

The group of four cautiously made their way deeper into the tunnel.

The tunnel was dimly lit, and the air was filled with the smell of earth and rocks.

"Any reaction?" Feng Chui asked warily, looking around with his detection gun in hand.

"No, the energy reaction is very stable right now, there's nothing there." Tu Jing said, frowning as he looked at the instrument in his hand.

Just as everyone was wondering, Rena, who had walked to the front, suddenly stopped.

"We've reached the end; there's no road ahead."

Rena shone her flashlight on a huge "stone wall" in front of her.

"Are there really monsters here? There's nothing here."

Rena pouted in disappointment, then casually lifted her foot and lightly kicked the "stone wall".

However, the next second.

"call--"

With a series of muffled breathing sounds, the "stone wall" slowly began to move!

Large chunks of soil peeled away, revealing an enormous monster's head.

The four of them gasped in fright and instinctively turned and ran, frantically heading towards the tunnel entrance.

However, when they ran some distance and looked back, they found that the monster had not caught up at all.

Not only did it not give chase, the monster didn't even glance at them. It simply opened its mouth wide, let out a long yawn, then buried its head back in its mouth and continued to snore.

The four looked at each other, and the atmosphere instantly became somewhat awkward.

"This... is truly a docile monster."

Musashi breathed a sigh of relief.

"That monster is completely still!" Rena murmured, a sudden inspiration striking her as she gazed at the enormous figure in the distance. "The English for 'still' is 'Don't Move.' Let's call it 'M-Don't'!"

[Such a hasty survey method]

[This naming method is absolutely brilliant! It's read backwards!]

[Monster: I just wanted to catch up on some sleep, can you guys stop making a big deal out of it?]

This monster is kind of adorable; it completely ignores them.

[This characteristic, Gomora?]

[People are sleeping peacefully, and you come to disturb them. Isn't that just being disruptive?]

After confirming that the monster was not aggressive, the elite youth team quickly reported and communicated with the SRC leadership.

The upper echelons quickly made a decision: given Mundon's extremely docile nature, it was decided to safely transfer him to the Seiya Islands for protection, so as not to interfere with normal human engineering construction.

Now that the general direction has been set, the next major task is how to get this sleeping behemoth out of the tunnel.

In order to secure the first spot for summer vacation, the four-person group began their respective "performances".

The first to appear are the Wind Blowers.

"Ahem, since we're going to get it out, we should use the most direct and effective method. I'll name this operation plan—'Operation Taking the First Step'!" Feng Chui patted his chest confidently.

"So, how exactly do you do it?" Musashi asked curiously.

The scene changes.

Feng Chui drove a high-powered engineering tractor, with a thick, specially made alloy rope attached to the rear of the vehicle. The other end of the rope had been secretly tied to Mu Dong's huge horn while the monster was sleeping.

"Alright! Sorry, it seems I'm destined to be the first one to have summer vacation!" Fengchui sat in the driver's seat and laughed smugly.

"Ugh! I'm so upset!" Rena stomped her feet in frustration.

"Okay, I'm going to pull! Pulling harder!" Feng Chui slammed on the gas pedal, and the engine of the tractor roared deafeningly.

The huge tires spun wildly on the muddy ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

"Very good, very good, that's it!" Feng Chui gripped the steering wheel tightly.

However, deep inside the tunnel, Mdon felt a pulling force on his head.

It wasn't pulled out as the wind had expected; instead, it shook its head somewhat irritably.

It was just a fleeting, insignificant moment.

"Crack!"

An irresistible, immense force traveled along the rope.

The tractor unit instantly lost control and was dragged in the opposite direction by this force, causing its front to lift high into the air.

"What's going on?! What happened?!" The wind was blowing so hard in the driver's cab that he was dizzy and disoriented, and he shouted in terror.

With a muffled thud, the tractor-trailer crashed heavily against the rock wall beside it, its engine stalling completely. Feng Chui, dizzy and disoriented, crawled out of the vehicle, covered in dust and dirt.

"It seems deadlifting won't work," Musashi said, shaking his head helplessly.

I'm all serious and on guard!

What a makeshift team...

This plan is incredibly reckless! You expect one vehicle to move a monster weighing tens of thousands of tons?

The wind blew out, and it was Rena's turn to appear.

Rena pushed a strangely shaped tracked machine over. On top of the machine was a huge, furry mechanical arm that looked like a cat toy.

"Treat it gently, like luring a snake out of its hole." Rena patted the machine. "This is a secret weapon I borrowed specially from the SRC facilities department. This plan is called—'Operation Foxtail Grass'!"

Tu Jing stared in disbelief: "When did you get your hands on such a bizarre thing?"

"Never mind that. Come on, come out, little Mudon~~" Rena picked up the remote control and pressed the start button.

A giant mechanical cat toy began to swing back and forth at the tunnel entrance, making a "buzzing" sound.

"Will it really come out if we do that?" Feng Chui rubbed his head, expressing strong doubt.

"Of course! My cat would definitely pounce on it if it saw this!" Rena said confidently.

"You think it's a cat?!" the three of them exclaimed in unison.

Surprisingly, Mdon seemed genuinely drawn to the swaying robotic arm.

It slowly raised its head, its huge eyes staring at the "foxtail grass," and even moved its body forward a little.

"It moved! It moved!" Rena shouted excitedly. "Great! Summer vacation is mine!"

However, joy turned to sorrow.

Perhaps because the equipment was not regularly maintained, it failed at the crucial moment when the robotic arm was about to lure Mu Dong out of the cave.

"Sizzle—"

A burst of sparks suddenly erupted inside the machine, and the robotic arm instantly went out of control, stabbing straight forward.

As luck would have it, the hairy tip pierced directly into Mudon's enormous nostril.

"What's wrong? Why is it broken?!" Rena frantically pressed the remote control, but to no avail.

Deep inside the tunnel, Mdon's nostrils twitched a few times.

"Achoo—!!!!"

A thunderous sneeze.

A violent hurricane, carrying thick, monstrous snot, swept out like a Category 12 typhoon.

The four members of the youth elite team were instantly blown away and crashed heavily into a muddy puddle more than ten meters away.

[Relax and stay focused]

You can't outlast me, believe it or not!

The defense force was wiped out by a monster's sneeze!

[This is hilarious! What kind of weird gadget is this?!]

[Everyone's a genius]

After failing twice in a row, Musashi dusted himself off and took out a specially made flute from his pocket.

"Since coercion and inducement are not working, let's try this."

Musashi wiped the dust off the flute. "This is a flute that can lure monsters with its frequencies. My plan is called—'Operation Hameln's Magic Flute'!"

[Musashi, you're better than anyone else with your Shining Stone!]

[Hammern? The fairy tale about the piper who took the child away?]

[Musashi's taste in naming is consistently bizarre.]

Musashi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and began to play.

The melodious sound of a flute echoed through the tunnel.

This trick actually worked surprisingly well!

Mudon's previously agitated mood seemed to be soothed. It slowly lay down, and its huge eyes began to scrutinize Musashi.

"It's listening!" Rena exclaimed in surprise.

"It really works!" Feng Chui also changed his mind.

However, as Musashi's melody became more and more soothing, things began to go wrong.

Mudon's eyelids grew heavier and heavier until he finally closed his eyes and began to snore softly.

"Sleep...sleep..." Musashi muttered to himself as he blew.

Feng Chui was terrified and rushed over to interrupt Musashi: "Wait! That's a lullaby you're playing! Stop, stop, stop!"

But it was too late.

Mudon has fallen into a deep sleep.

"Hoo-hoo-hoo"

A deafening snoring sound, like thunder from the heavens, resounded through the tunnel.

The deafening sound waves caused the rocks at the top of the tunnel to shatter and fall, making the entire construction site feel as if a small earthquake had occurred.

"Help! I'm going deaf!" The group covered their ears and fled the tunnel in a sorry state.

[Playing a lullaby? Musashi, you're really taking things too far!]

[I finally woke up, and you hypnotized me again.]

[Perhaps this is the only tune Musashi can play.]

[Mdon: This defense force's service is quite thorough; they even provide sleep aids.]

At this point, only the Tujing team's last plan remained.

To ensure everything went smoothly, Tsuchikage specifically asked Vice Captain Mizuha to bring relevant scientific research materials from headquarters.

On a makeshift table, Mizuha pointed to the fossil blueprints on the computer screen and began to explain the science.

"Actually, a few years ago, a new species of dinosaur fossil was discovered in this area. Its name is 'Mlanoklavton'."

They compared the fossil reconstruction with the monster in the cave, and "after reconstructing it, it looked exactly like the Mudong inside. In other words, the Mudong was actually a dinosaur from ancient times."

"It really is a dinosaur!" The group exclaimed in surprise as they gathered around.

Vice-Captain Mizuha nodded and added, "Several fossils of Muranokraftton were found in the same cave. This indicates that the cave was their nest. They likely lived a communal family life, much like humans."

"However, there's only one Mudon here." Feng Chui glanced into the depths of the tunnel.

"That's what's strange," Tsuchikage tapped on the keyboard, "and it's very docile."

"So what's your battle plan?" Rena asked impatiently.

Tu Jing smiled smugly: "Here's the key point. Muranokrafton is a herbivorous dinosaur! If we pile up its favorite grass at the entrance of its burrow and lure it out with the scent of food, it definitely won't be able to resist coming out!"

Everyone thought it made perfect sense.

Soon, a large amount of grass was transported to the tunnel entrance and piled up into a small mountain.

The four men held large palm-leaf fans and fanned the haystacks frantically, trying to fan the scent of grass into the depths of the tunnel.

"One two three! One two three!"

"Everyone, let's do it together: one, two!"

"Louder! One, two!"

Everyone was exhausted and sweating profusely, even taking off their team jackets, but Mudon inside the tunnel remained completely still.

"It won't come out."

He was panting heavily in the wind and collapsed to the ground.

"Don't rush me." Tu Jing wiped his sweat, stubbornly insisting, "It will definitely come out when it's hungry."

"Really?" Rena looked at the monotonous green grass and suddenly ran back to the car.

A short while later, she ran back carrying several large bottles.

"What are you doing, Reina?" Musashi asked, looking at her in confusion.

"Eating grass is so bland, it'll definitely taste better this way!" Rena said, unscrewing the bottle cap and squeezing a full bottle of tomato sauce onto the pile of grass, then picking up a bottle of mayonnaise and squeezing it in.

"Hey! Herbivorous dinosaurs don't eat ketchup or mayonnaise!" Tu Jing shouted in alarm to stop them.

"Then... how about adding teriyaki sauce and aohara nori?" Rena pulled out two more bottles.

"Do you think this is a barbecue?" Feng Chui was completely speechless.

"That's how we eat at home! So what?" Rena retorted defiantly.

"Anyway, I don't like grilled meat on a hot plate; I prefer charcoal grilling!" Feng Chui argued loudly.

Seeing the young elite team members completely off-topic and arguing endlessly about what sauce to use, Director Hashimoto and several construction team leaders standing in the distance turned completely gloomy.

The construction schedule was already delayed because of this monster, and these defense team members not only failed to get rid of the monster, but they were also playing house and discussing sauces.

"It's all because of these pointless operations that our project schedule is in such a mess!" The director gritted his teeth, glaring at the scene. "Just get rid of that monster already!"

"That's right, although Mudon hasn't harmed any humans yet, it's blocking our way so we can't work!" Another contractor was also very dissatisfied.

"Seriously, Team EYES is completely unreliable!"

The director snorted coldly, turned around and left. "Let's go! Since we can't count on them, we'll have to figure it out ourselves!"

A dangerous glint flashed in the eyes of the people in charge.