The blinding beam of light slammed into the fake Tiga, hurling it through the air and giving Asuka a brief chance to breathe.
Then, amidst a sound like silver bells clashing, the light surrounding Yu Zhou slowly faded, revealing his true form.
"Senior, you're here!"
Asuka's voice trembled with excitement when he saw Tiga appear before him.
Finally—his senior had come to save him!
Although he didn't know if it was Senior Yu Zhou or Senior Daigo, that didn't matter right now.
Yu Zhou turned his head and gave Asuka an Ultraman's firm nod.
Then, without hesitation, he threw a punch at the charging monster.
Boom!
The creature was instantly sent flying backward by Yu Zhou's blow.
While it was still hurtling away, Yu Zhou stretched both arms backward, drawing countless particles of light toward his chest.
The next instant, he brought his arms together into an "L" shape—
and fired a powerful white beam directly at the monster that had crashed to the ground.
That creature had already been battered badly by Strong Type Dyna earlier.
After such a long fight—and another direct hit from Yu Zhou—it couldn't take any more.
The Zeperion Beam from Yu Zhou struck it squarely, and the monster exploded into fragments, scattering in all directions.
Asuka wanted to swallow nervously, but couldn't even manage that.
Such strength—this Tiga could only be Senior Yu Zhou!
Every time he made a move, it was so clean, so decisive.
Asuka didn't even know how to praise him anymore.
Whatever it was—Senior Yu Zhou was just incredible!
"Tch!"
At that moment, the fake Tiga, previously sent flying, came charging back again.
Its blood-red eyes glowed ominously—proof that it had completely fallen into a berserk state.
Even if it hadn't gone berserk, this fake Tiga wasn't a normal Ultraman.
Yu Zhou crossed his hands before his forehead, shifting into Power Type, and without any fancy moves, he drove a single heavy punch straight into the fake Tiga's chest.
Thud!
The impact was tremendous. The blow landed squarely on the timer at the fake Tiga's chest.
Under Asuka's stunned gaze, cracks began to spread across that timer—
and with a sharp crack, it shattered on the spot.
The fake Tiga's colour timer had exploded!
The shock sent it flying backward once again, crashing to the ground.
But surprisingly, the explosion didn't seem to affect it much—
either it had no pain sensors left, or it had lost all sense of feeling.
After blasting it away, Yu Zhou placed his hand over his own colour timer, extracting a ball of light energy.
Then, he guided that energy toward Asuka's flashing timer.
In an instant, Asuka's depleted body filled with power again.
His chest stopped blinking and returned to a bright azure blue.
"Thank you, Senior!"
Dyna sprang to his feet and bowed gratefully toward Yu Zhou.
Then his form shifted into Miracle Type, a gleaming mix of silver and blue.
By now, the long-disconnected Five King roared furiously and charged toward them again.
Energy began gathering in both of its hands, preparing to unleash a devastating blast at Yu Zhou and Asuka.
Seeing this, Asuka quickly raised a massive barrier, shielding both of them.
Yu Zhou didn't stand idle either—he braced both hands forward, ready for impact.
A moment later, two beams of energy shot from the monster's palms, colliding violently with Dyna's Ultraman barrier.
But that wasn't all—
the Five King's entire body suddenly crashed into the shield itself!
The barrier shattered into fragments and dissipated in the air.
Yu Zhou seized the moment, thrusting both palms forward to stop the monster's charge head-on.
He managed to hold his ground.
Looking closer, Yu Zhou noticed that the creature's eyes—normally blue—had now turned completely red.
"So, this one's gone berserk too, huh..."
"Perfect! Hold it right there!"
As Yu Zhou wrestled with the raging beast, Charija flew past, riding on Zog, shouting at him.
"Charija?" Yu Zhou turned his head slightly to glance at him.
"You really went all out—this monster you cobbled together is incredibly strong!"
Yu Zhou genuinely meant it—there weren't many creatures that could match his Power Type in raw strength.
"Hah! Of course! Don't you know who I am?"
Charija beamed proudly at the compliment, taking it as high praise from Yu Zhou.
But he quickly remembered—this wasn't the time to bask in flattery.
Flying up beside the struggling pair, Charija pulled out a capsule and hurled it at the Five King.
Pop!
The capsule struck the monster and burst open, sucking it in as a stream of light.
"What the—?!"
Yu Zhou lost his resistance target and nearly stumbled, barely managing to steady himself.
"What… was that?"
Asuka blinked in confusion. He had never seen such a move before.
Yu Zhou and Charija both stared silently at the capsule hovering in the air, shaking violently as if resisting from within.
Boom!
A sharp explosion rang out—the capsule burst apart.
A beam of light fell to the ground, reforming into the Five King's body once again.
"Failed."
Yu Zhou sighed and shook his head.
Trying to capture a monster at full strength was too difficult,
especially one of this level—capturing the Five King was near impossible.
Asuka still didn't fully understand what was going on,
but the moment he saw the monster reappear, he charged in again.
Just then, Charija tossed another capsule—once again turning the Five King into a beam of light and absorbing it.
Asuka, mid-pounce, missed completely and crashed right onto the fake Tiga who was just getting back up.
Yu Zhou could only sigh helplessly.
Asuka was still in Miracle Type—why was he fighting hand-to-hand?
Wouldn't it make more sense to use energy beams instead?
But seeing Asuka accidentally knock the fake Tiga back down again, Yu Zhou let it go.
When Asuka returned, Yu Zhou couldn't help but ask,
"Asuka, why did you go melee in Miracle Type?"
"Huh? Wasn't I in Power Type?"
Asuka looked down at himself—
yep, silver and blue.
"…Sorry, Senior. I forgot. I got carried away using Power Type earlier."
Yu Zhou: "…"
Well, who hadn't picked the wrong form once or twice?
He himself had done it the first time he transformed—and by sheer luck, that mistake led him to victory.
He nodded approvingly.
Yes, Asuka had the same reckless spirit he once had.
This kid has potential!
"Asuka, after this battle's over, come by R'lyeh's palace."
Yu Zhou said thoughtfully.
"Sure thing!"
Asuka's face lit up.
Every time he visited Yu Zhou's home, he could always enjoy something truly delicious.
Boom!!
Just as they spoke, the capsule floating in the air once again trembled violently—then exploded.
"I don't believe this!"
Charija gritted his teeth in frustration.
Then, from who-knows-where, he pulled out a handful of capsules.