"No—don't do it, Mikoto!"
Seeing the scene unfold, Juggler cried out desperately, reaching toward her.
He knew Mikoto's combat ability all too well.
Against a Bezelb, her chances of survival were slim—
And death beneath its claws was a very real possibility.
Unarmed and not yet possessing the power of a demon, Juggler himself was equally incapable of stopping the monster.
At that moment, Yuzhou's eyes narrowed slightly.
With a flick of his hand, three blades of light shot forth in rapid succession, slicing toward the Bezelb.
Shrrk—shrrk—shrrk—
Sparks erupted where the light blades struck.
The Bezelb's body stiffened—
Then exploded with a thunderous boom, its remains scattering across the ground.
Mikoto and Juggler stared blankly at the scene, then slowly turned to look at Yuzhou.
"Those three light blades just now…"
Juggler raised a finger, pointing hesitantly at Yuzhou's right hand, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
Mikoto, meanwhile, was still too stunned to react.
"Don't worry about such details," Yuzhou said casually, waving his hand.
Saving Mikoto had been effortless.
The real problem lay elsewhere.
He could not take Mikoto back to Z's timeline—
Because the Juggler of this world was still very much Juggler.
"This is troublesome," Yuzhou muttered, scratching his head.
After a moment's thought, he pulled a camera drone from his spatial ring and sent it into the air.
"Juggler," he said, pointing at the camera, "say this on record: Mikoto has already been saved by me."
"Huh? …Alright."
Though he didn't understand the reason, Juggler complied—
After all, Yuzhou had just saved Mikoto's life.
Once the recording was complete, Yuzhou recalled the drone and turned his gaze back to the battlefield.
There, Orb had already transformed the seed into a spear of light and driven it into Queen Amate's body—
Cough—her forehead.
As expected, the fruit of the Tree of Life, famed for neutralizing all poisons, immediately took effect.
After struggling briefly, the Queen returned to her original state.
Most notably, her eyes faded from blood-red back to a pale blue.
Dyna, Cosmos, and Orb each unleashed their powers, battling the surrounding monsters.
Seeing this, Queen Bezelb, the Bezelb leader, flew into a rage.
Queen Bezelb was highly intelligent—
She had used deception and disguise to draw Queen Amate into a trap.
Now, seeing her near-perfect plan ruined by the Tree of Life's seed, her fury erupted.
Letting out a shrill, eerie roar, Queen Bezelb summoned more than a dozen giant-sized Bezelbs, sending them charging toward the newly recovered Queen.
Dyna, Cosmos, and Orb immediately moved to shield her.
But the enemy numbers were overwhelming.
Under the relentless assault, all three Ultras—and the barely recovered Queen Amate—were smashed to the ground, temporarily unable to rise.
Queen Bezelb's true target, however, was not the Ultras.
It was the Tree of Life.
After knocking down her opponents, she pointed toward the sacred tree.
A swarm of Bezelbs surged forward.
"This is bad—they're coming for us!"
Juggler's expression tightened with tension.
"Their target is the Tree of Life!"
Mikoto rushed to his side, returning the Serpent Heart Sword to him as she stared at the incoming monsters.
"Master, is there any way to stop them?!"
As a native of Planet Kanon, Mikoto cherished the Tree of Life deeply—
Yet she lacked the power to protect it.
In desperation, she could only turn to Juggler.
"It won't be easy," Juggler replied grimly.
Even so, he hurled the Serpent Heart Sword skyward.
The blade spiraled through the air, scattering sparks as it slashed across multiple Bezelbs.
Yet despite leaving marks, it failed to break their defences.
The giant Bezelbs were far stronger than their human-sized counterparts.
With a sharp whoosh, the sword returned to Juggler's hand.
"No—The Tree of Life!"
Queen Amate struggled to stand and stop them but collapsed to her knees almost immediately.
Freshly recovered and having endured another heavy assault, she was effectively combat-ineffective.
The situation was no better for Dyna, Orb, and Cosmos.
By the time they regained their footing, the Bezelb swarm was already closing in on the Tree of Life.
"Master—run! They're coming!"
Suddenly, Mikoto pointed skyward and shouted.
Yuzhou and Juggler looked up—
Several Bezelbs previously struck by Juggler's blade were charging directly toward them.
It seemed Juggler had drawn their hatred.
"Mikoto—run!!!"
Juggler grabbed her, preparing to flee—
But it was too late.
The leading Bezelb was now less than an arm's length away.
"…What a hassle."
A quiet sigh sounded.
Just as Juggler turned—
A clear, bell-like resonance echoed behind him.
Radiant halos of light filled the sky, forcing him to shut his eyes.
"What—?!"
Not only Juggler, but everyone on the battlefield—including Queen Amate and the three Ultras—stared in shock as the light appeared, as though tearing through spacetime itself.
From within the tunnel of light, a giant silver, purple, and red figure burst forth, fist clenched—
And obliterated the charging Bezelb with a single punch.
Floating before the Tree of Life, the giant's presence stunned everyone.
"That is… an Ultraman?"
one of the natives whispered.
"It looks like it!"
"I've never seen him before…"
Cosmos said in astonishment.
Orb shook his head.
"I don't know him either."
"Ultraman Tiga!"
Dyna exclaimed excitedly.
"It's Senior Tiga!"
"Tiga…?"
The crowd murmured in confusion.
"I believe I've heard that name before," Queen Amate said softly, gazing at Yuzhou's towering form.
Yuzhou ignored the reactions.
Pulling his arms back three times, he gathered an immense concentration of light particles—
Then unleashed a torrent-like Zeperion Ray, cascading toward the Bezelb swarm charging the Tree of Life.
BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM—BOOM!!!!!
A chain of explosions roared across the battlefield, merging into a colossal wave of fire.
The searing heat forced even those on the ground to break into sweat.