ROOOAAARR!!!
Ythogtha roared into the air again, swinging its enormous tentacle toward Yu Zhou.
This insignificant ant dared to obstruct the destruction of light—it deserved death!
Yu Zhou poured all his strength into defence but couldn't react in time. The tentacle slammed him away for the third time.
As expected, encounters with tentacles never ended well.
He arced through the air and plunged into the sea. During the flight, he reverted to his human form.
Not far away, a small speck approached rapidly, gradually revealing itself as the silver-and-purple giant—Hudra.
Seeing Yu Zhou thrown aside, Hudra surged forward. Upon nearing him, he reached out with one hand to grab him.
But as Hudra's hand extended, a flash of light appeared.
A silver-purple-red giant materialized before him, his Colour Timer blinking red.
Hudra froze.
One hand touched the golden-striped armour in front of Yu Zhou, feeling slightly awkward.
Yu Zhou was stunned for a moment—he hadn't expected Hudra to arrive just as he transformed again.
Forcibly suppressing his embarrassment, Yu Zhou nodded to Hudra.
Looking at Hudra's Colour Timer, blinking red like his own, Yu Zhou noted that their energy was nearly depleted.
"Where's Dyna?"
Before Yu Zhou could finish the question, Dyna and the others appeared.
"Yu Zhou-senpai! Are you okay?"
Dyna flew swiftly, concerned, and called out upon seeing him.
"I'm fine." Yu Zhou glanced at Dyna, noting his Colour Timer still blinking. "Dyna, from now on, I'll be relying on you."
"Rely on me?"
Dyna froze, confused. From start to finish, he had mostly played a supporting role, while the senior Ultramen handled the main battles.
Now, Yu Zhou said he would rely on him? Could he really handle an evil god like Ythogtha?
Daigo was also puzzled. Dyna was the youngest Ultraman here, inexperienced in combat. Could Yu Zhou really be sending him to face Ythogtha alone?
Daigo didn't accept this—it was impossible to watch a young junior go to certain death.
But every word Yu Zhou spoke carried reason. If he said to rely on Dyna, there had to be a reason.
"Yes, rely on Dyna."
Yu Zhou nodded at the puzzled group.
"Senpai, why me? I don't think I'm strong enough!"
Dyna protested, but he understood the logic—Yu Zhou wouldn't rely on him without good reason.
"Listen to me, Dyna." Yu Zhou reassured him. This battle ultimately depended on him; no one else could achieve victory.
"I understand."
Dyna nodded. Despite his nervousness, he knew following Yu Zhou's instructions was the right choice.
"Now, transform into Miracle Form."
Yu Zhou instructed.
Without hesitation, Dyna transformed into his silver-and-blue Miracle Form.
Just then, one of Ythogtha's massive tentacles swung at them.
But Darramb immediately summoned six layers of red energy shields, bang! blocking the attack.
Soon after, all other light giants, except Yu Zhou and Dyna, charged toward Ythogtha.
Now, it was time to give Yu Zhou and Dyna a breather.
"Good." Yu Zhou nodded at Dyna's transformation and pointed toward the floating Artificial Sun. "Go there and absorb energy."
"Understood!"
Dyna quickly realized the power of his Miracle Form—it could transform and draw in other energies.
Without hesitation, he flew to the Artificial Sun, projecting a beam to channel its energy into his Colour Timer.
Soon, his Colour Timer stopped blinking red, returning to bright blue.
"Senpai! My energy's full!"
Back beside Yu Zhou, Dyna called out excitedly.
"Perfect. That's exactly it!"
Yu Zhou nodded, satisfied. His method worked.
"I'll go face Ythogtha now!"
Dyna charged toward Ythogtha but was stopped by Yu Zhou.
"Senpai?"
He looked puzzled.
"Dyna, place your hand on your Colour Timer. Draw out your light energy and transmit it to Daigo and the others."
"Huh?"
Dyna was stunned—why hadn't he thought of this himself?
"Senpai, you're brilliant!"
Understanding Yu Zhou's plan, he first transmitted energy to Daigo, restoring his Colour Timer to bright blue.
However, after transferring energy, his own Colour Timer began flashing again.
"Dyna, keep it up. Make sure the others' energy is fully restored!"
Yu Zhou engaged Ythogtha with his remaining energy, buying Dyna time.
"Got it, Senpai!"
He returned to the Artificial Sun, absorbing energy again. Soon, he transmitted power to Camearra, restoring her Colour Timer.
With restored energy, Camearra struck Ythogtha's tentacle with a whip, pulling him off balance and into the water.
Next, Dyna transferred energy to Masaki, Hudra, Darramb, and Yu Zhou himself, returning all of them to full combat power.
With Ythogtha knocked down and beaten by seven Ultramen, even a giant evil god could tire.
Freshly energized, Dyna returned to the battlefield, seeing Daigo unleash two consecutive ultimate attacks. His Colour Timer began flashing again.
Resigned, Dyna once more supplied energy to Daigo, then returned to the Artificial Sun.
Seeing Masaki's Colour Timer flashing again, Dyna, acting as the "tool," suppressed the urge to attack Ythogtha himself and focused on replenishing their energy.