One of the figures was clad in silver, red, and gold, with a pair of sharp blue eyes.
In his hand, he held a long staff.
It was Ultraman Geed.
Ultimate Form.
"So it's Ultraman Geed… Looks like Riku really did arrive on this Earth,"
Yuzhou nodded as he watched. Clearly, Riku had already awakened the power of Red Steel and was now using the Giga Finalizer.
However, the figure standing beside Geed caused Juggler to stiffen the moment the light faded.
"It's him!!!"
That second figure was also silver and red, bearing a multi-coloured Color Timer much like Geed's.
His eyes were milky white, square-rounded in shape, and on both sides of his face were markings resembling thick sideburns.
"Belial…"
Yuzhou had not expected Belial to accompany Riku this time.
If that was the case, then the outcome of this battle was already decided.
"Those two are… Ultramen???"
Inside Sevenger, Haruki stared wide-eyed at Geed and Belial.
Aside from Z, this was the first time he had ever seen other Ultramen.
"What is going on…?"
Inside Windom, Yoko was equally stunned.
First a monster suddenly appeared, and then—just as suddenly—two Ultramen descended from the sky.
The situation felt strangely similar to the first time Z had arrived on Earth.
Do Ultramen only come to Earth while chasing monsters?
"Two more humanoid extraterrestrials have appeared at the scene!"
As the officer in charge of testing the two Special Airborne Armor's, Yuka urgently reported to Juggler.
Juggler's lips curved slightly.
He naturally knew far more about the situation than anyone else present.
The moment Geed and Belial appeared, the father and son launched a direct assault on Gillvalis.
Belial attacked bare-handed, his clawed strikes raking across Gillvalis's steel body, sending showers of sparks flying.
Meanwhile, Geed wielded the Giga Finalizer like a bludgeon, smashing it repeatedly into Gillvalis's head.
One beam fired from the weapon outright destroyed half of the cannons mounted on Gillvalis's back.
"Geed's Ultimate Form really is something,"
Yuzhou nodded again, watching the battle as if it were a live broadcast.
That said, he could not help feeling puzzled.
Both were technologies from Planet Kushia.
Both were part of the "Ultimate" series.
So why was it that the Giga Battlenizer could not change forms, while the Giga Finalizer could?
While Yuzhou was mentally complaining, Gillvalis had already been beaten to a critical state.
Under the combined assault of Ultraman Geed in Ultimate Form and Ultraman Belial, Gillvalis had no chance whatsoever.
This, in fact, was one of the reasons Gillvalis had fled to this Earth in the first place.
Two beams of light struck Gillvalis head-on.
Amid Geed and Belial's finishing attacks, Gillvalis exploded with a thunderous roar, fire and debris spreading in all directions.
"Geed, don't let it escape!"
Belial pointed toward the flames and immediately flew skyward.
"Got it!"
Geed nodded and charged straight into the firestorm.
Very quickly, he spotted a red sphere within the flames.
This was Gillvalis's true core.
As long as this core existed, Gillvalis could revive endlessly, reconstructing its body time and again.
Of course, this particular revival had relied on Devil Splinters, not its own power.
The red sphere was Gillvalis itself.
As a highly advanced artificial intelligence, Gillvalis possessed self-awareness.
The moment it noticed Geed charging in, the red sphere shot upward, attempting to escape.
But just as it burst out of the flames, a massive clawed hand seized it tightly.
"Heh. Using my old power against me?"
Belial sneered.
"You're courting death."
"Father, throw it to me!"
Geed's voice rang out from within the flames.
Belial nodded and hurled the red sphere toward Geed.
With a sharp whoosh, the core was flung through the air.
It tried to change direction mid-flight and flee—
—but before it could, the red end of Geed's Giga Finalizer smashed directly into it.
Bang!
The red sphere shattered on the spot, exploding into fragments and dispersing into dust, vanishing completely into the air.
"It's finally resolved!"
Geed said as he landed on the ground, exhaling deeply.
"Well done, my son," Belial landed beside him, patting Geed on the shoulder.
"Thanks to your reminder, Father. Otherwise, Gillvalis might have escaped," Geed replied, turning toward Belial.
The two then glanced briefly at the nearby Special Airborne Armors—Windom and Sevenger.
Without saying another word, they shot into the sky with twin flashes of light and disappeared beyond the horizon.
"…Huh? They're just leaving like that?"
Yuzhou blinked in surprise.
He had been hoping for an emotional reunion with Riku.
...
On a city street.
A teenage boy and a middle-aged man with thick sideburns walked side by side.
The boy was Riku, Geed's human form.
The middle-aged man beside him, who looked remarkably similar—like an older version of Riku—was none other than Belial.
Because Geed had been created through cloning, the resemblance between father and son was almost identical.
"Father, I want to try the instant noodles on this Earth!"
Riku said excitedly, pointing at a convenience store ahead.
"Sure," Belial nodded.
"I haven't had instant noodles in a long time either. Might as well give them a try today."
"We've been chasing Gillvalis for so long, I'm practically starving," Riku said, clutching his growling stomach.
"I haven't eaten in days."
"I really don't know how you can love food this much," Belial shook his head helplessly.
"As an Ultraman, you don't even need to eat."
That said, ever since tasting Earth's cuisine, even Belial himself had grown somewhat addicted.
Before pursuing Gillvalis, he had been traveling the world with Riku, sampling local foods everywhere.
Riku hurried into the convenience store and swept an entire rack of instant noodles into his arms, placing cup after cup on the counter.
The cashier stared in shock.
It took her a while to react before she began scanning the items.
"Wait…"
As the total was being calculated, Riku reached into his pocket—and froze.
He had no money at all.
"No way…"
Caught in such an awkward situation, Riku did not know what to do.
"I'll pay."
At that moment, a man beside him handed a banknote to the cashier.
Riku turned his head—
—and was instantly stunned.