"In order to maintain eternal peace throughout the universe, I will eliminate all unnecessary intelligent lifeforms!"
As the crimson gem began to glow, the massive mechanical pillar emitted a cold electronic male voice while its structure rapidly shifted.
Its form was clearly evolving—slowly assembling into a colossal steel monstrosity.
"Don't just stand there—move!"
Yuzhou shouted as he charged forward, gripping the Giga Battlenizer.
He raised the staff high and, before Gillvalis could complete its transformation, brought it down with full force onto the thick mechanical column.
CLANG—!!!
Sparks erupted violently.
An ordinary strike might not have done much—but this was a full-power smash from Yuzhou in a combat-oriented state.
Gillvalis, still mid-transformation, was struck directly and forced out of its evolving sequence.
Its massive body crackled as sparks burst uncontrollably across its surface.
Geed, Orb, and Zero reacted instantly, charging forward together.
As they advanced, Geed transformed into Royal Megamaster, Orb shifted into Origin, and Zero summoned the Ultimate Aegis.
The King Sword, Orb Calibur, and Ultimate Aegis-blade struck Gillvalis in rapid succession, hammering the sparking mechanical body.
"Shameless! Intelligent lifeforms—shameless!"
Gillvalis roared angrily.
As an AI of extreme sophistication, it fully understood what had just happened.
They had attacked it before its transformation was complete.
From its perspective—this was unforgivably despicable.
"Courtesy?"
Yuzhou scoffed.
"Why would anyone show courtesy to something like you?"
The Giga Battlenizer vanished from his hand.
In its place, overwhelming light erupted from his body as he entered—
Shining Tiga.
"Senior?!"
"—Tiga?!"
Orb and Zero froze in shock.
Orb was stunned because he knew just how terrifying Shining Tiga was—
With that level of power, even something like Gatanozoa would fall after two or three blows and a single beam.
Zero's shock, however, ran deeper.
He knew the conditions for Shining Tiga.
That form required the light of humanity—
When human hope converged, everyone became Tiga.
Yet now—
Tiga had entered Shining Form alone.
This was eerily similar to Zero's own Ultimate Shining Form, except—
When Zero activated his, it consumed massive energy.
But Tiga's power…
"…Is his energy actually increasing?"
Zero murmured blankly.
Zero was stunned.
Geed saw Zero stunned—and promptly became stunned himself.
"So Tiga has a form like this too…"
Geed thought silently.
Since he possessed Tiga's capsules and could already use Power Type and Sky Type,
Did that mean this radiant form was also something he could one day reach?
"Clear out for a moment!"
Yuzhou called as he pulled away from Gillvalis.
Geed, Orb, and Zero immediately disengaged.
Golden light surged as Yuzhou began charging—
Shining Zeperion Ray.
A being that had exterminated all life on an entire planet deserved nothing less.
Golden radiance poured in from every direction, as if transcending time and space itself.
The blood-red world was momentarily bathed in brilliance, resembling a forgotten age of light.
Yuzhou crossed his arms into an L-shape and fired.
The Shining Zeperion Ray struck Gillvalis head-on.
Its damaged body couldn't evade.
"Light attack detected. Calculating energy output…"
"Calculating… error."
"Data unavailable. Unable to calculate."
Gillvalis's electronic voice fractured mid-analysis.
It could neither quantify the beam's power nor identify the origin of the energy.
When the light faded, Yuzhou lowered his arms slightly, observed the violently sparking wreckage before him—and snapped his fingers.
BOOOOOOM——!!!!!!
A colossal explosion engulfed the area.
Gillvalis's position vanished in a magnificent blast of light and fire.
Not even fragments remained—its mechanical body disintegrated directly into particles.
"Is it… over?"
Geed stared in disbelief.
He had barely done anything—just waved the King Sword around—
And the final boss was already gone?
Even The Flash didn't resolve fights this absurdly.
At the very least, the protagonist should get beaten up first, awaken some hidden power, and then strike back.
"This is how strong Tiga has become…?"
Zero murmured in awe.
Back during Belial's invasion of the Land of Light, Tiga had only driven Belial back by accidentally entering Dark Tiga.
After his revival, Tiga had never been this overwhelmingly powerful.
Yet now—
He could activate Shining Form at will.
"…Yes. It's finished."
Yuzhou nodded calmly.
"Senior Tiga—please lend me your Shining power!"
Orb suddenly stepped forward and made his request earnestly.
Yuzhou: ???
Geed: ...
Zero: ...
"Ahem."
Yuzhou coughed lightly, placing a fist before his mouth.
"Shining power is something you must discover on your own, Kai-san."
"Is… that something I can obtain too?"
Orb asked hesitantly.
"Believe in yourself, Kai."
Yuzhou said solemnly, patting Orb on the shoulder.
"I understand, Tiga-san!"
Orb nodded seriously.
"You mean that I must trust myself—
And by doing so, gain the recognition of more light, eventually achieving the Shining state!"
Yuzhou: ...
Was that really what I meant?
Did I actually say that?
"That's right, Kai. Your comprehension is excellent."
Yuzhou nodded firmly.
Ultraman power was ultimately a matter of belief.
Who knew—maybe Orb really could reach that level someday.
"Look!"
Zero suddenly pointed toward the sky.
"There!"
A red sphere streaked away at high speed.
"That's Gillvalis's true core," Yuzhou said, locking his gaze onto it.
A trail of light was left behind as he vanished instantly from the battlefield.
(End of Chapter)