As Ye Yun and Golza exchanged blows, Mizoroki Shinya watched the battle with a gloomy gaze from the distant jungle.
The Unknown Hand had actually made a move before him, creating a Golza simply to test the strength of the Ultraman Nexus standing before them.
From the looks of it, this Golza was indeed formidable, boasting astonishingly tough defenses that rendered Nexus's red form completely helpless.
Seeing Golza's ferocious form, a sense of loss washed over Mizoroki Shinya.
*Could The Unknown Hand be about to abandon me?*
At that thought, a sinister smile suddenly crept across his face.
He gently placed a finger against his temple and instantly issued a command, preparing to summon the newly resurrected Garuberos.
High in the air, a dark vortex suddenly appeared, followed by a descending beam of light that revealed the figure of Garuberos. The beast landed right at the site of Ye Yun's battle.
"Garuberos has been resurrected again?" Ye Yun muttered in mild surprise. This Space Beast had long been a minion of Dark Mephisto. Although he had killed it once before, the creature possessed the ability to resurrect from the abyss an infinite number of times, growing stronger with each return.
A sudden smile touched Ye Yun's lips.
Golza had been created by Dark Zagi, The Unknown Hand, while Garuberos was the creation of Dark Mephisto. It seemed these two dark bosses had decided to test him simultaneously.
Ye Yun swept his gaze around and immediately spotted Mizoroki Shinya lurking in a patch of woods, his body radiating fluctuations of dark energy.
Sure enough... the fellow was hiding right there.
Mizoroki's gaze pierced through the tree leaves to lock directly with Ye Yun's. Their eyes met, sparking an invisible chain of friction.
Mizoroki raised the Dark Evolver.
Black light flashed, and in an instant, he transformed into Dark Mephisto.
Dark Mephisto charged forward fiercely, landing opposite Ye Yun.
Ye Yun nodded to himself.
The current situation—three against one—far exceeded the script of the original timeline. It appeared his opponents were eager to test his true capabilities.
Without a moment's hesitation, Ye Yun blazed with light, shifting into his blue transformation form.
Bolstered by his Grade C Dynamis physical constitution, this blue form pushed his combat power to its absolute peak, far surpassing that of the third-generation Dunamist, Senjyu Ren.
Garuberos roared, shaking its head as it launched a ranged attack, spitting a barrage of fireballs.
Golza also began charging an attack, its hands glowing with that familiar, glittering cyan-white orb of energy.
Meanwhile, Dark Mephisto brandished his Dark Claw and lunged straight at Ye Yun.
"Why have Dark Mephisto and Garuberos suddenly popped up?" Inside the Chrome Chester, Saijo Fubuki's stern face revealed a look of anxiety.
"Go help Ye Yun-kun!" Komon Ikki shouted anxiously, his heart pounding.
"I'll hold off Garuberos!" Hiragi Shiori frowned without hesitation, firing dozens of spider missiles in a heartbeat.
Boom, boom, boom!
The newly resurrected Garuberos possessed vastly enhanced defenses. The spider missiles merely kicked up clouds of dust against its hide, inflicting zero damage.
On the other side, Dark Mephisto and Ye Yun had already clashed.
In his blue form, Ye Yun completely overwhelmed Dark Mephisto in strength, speed, and reflexes. The Dark Claw that Mephisto was so proud of looked as slow as a pig's trotter in Ye Yun's eyes.
Ducking under an attack from Dark Mephisto, Ye Yun swept his leg and kicked him stumbling to the side. As a volley of fireballs rained down, Ye Yun leaped high into the air to evade them.
He executed his Core Gauge, flicking his wrist to unleash a barrage of crescent-shaped light blades that struck Garuberos, driving the beast back step by step.
Golza's dense barrage of light sphere attacks closed in, but Ye Yun threw up an energy barrier in mid-air, deflecting every single one.
Dark Mephisto raised his Dark Claw, activated his shooting capability, and fired a series of green light bullets from another angle.
Ye Yun sidestepped the incoming green projectiles with ease.
At that exact moment, a strike from the Chrome Chester piloted by Saijo Fubuki landed squarely on Dark Mephisto, sending his body staggering.
Dark Mephisto looked up at the roaring Chrome Chester, seeming to hesitate for a brief fraction of a second.
Veering away, the Chrome Chester unleashed another wave of attacks, this time targeting Golza.
Boom, boom, boom!
Violent explosions erupted.
Golza merely shook its body, completely unhurt. Its defense was simply on an entirely different magnitude compared to Garuberos.
Infuriated by the assault, Golza roared, instantly raising the light sphere in its hands to unleash a barrage upon the Chrome Chester. At the same time, its six vents fired a simultaneous volley of incendiary fireballs directly at Ye Yun.
Seizing the opening, Garuberos launched a sneak attack of its own, sending a massive wave of high-heat fireballs roaring forward.
Relying on his high-speed blue transformation form, Ye Yun leaped nimbly, dodging wave after wave of attacks.
Dark Mephisto suddenly surged into the air, using his Dark Claw to shatter Golza's light sphere attack, thereby protecting Saijo Fubuki's Chrome Chester.
"Captain Saijo, I never expected Dark Mephisto to actually protect you!" Hiragi Shiori exclaimed in surprise.
With a cold face, Saijo Fubuki remained silent. In her heart, Mizoroki Shinya, transformed into Dark Mephisto, was no longer the former deputy captain of the Night Raiders. Even though he had helped her this time, she had no intention of showing any gratitude.
In her eyes, wiping out every last Space Beast remained her ultimate goal.
Ye Yun sprinted at high speed toward Garuberos, delivering a heavy punch straight to its jaw that distorted the beast's mouth.
Garuberos let out a miserable screech.
With another swift kick, Ye Yun sent the beast flying. Despite its resurrection, Garuberos's defense remained pitifully weak, falling far short of Golza's formidable resilience.
Sent hurtling through the air, Garuberos crashed to the ground and thrashed about in a desperate struggle.
Golza strode forward heavily, launching a frenzied assault on Ye Yun.
Mephisto also leaped high into the sky, gathering a massive area-of-effect dark beam. Countless light bullets rained down from above like a meteor shower.
Ye Yun hurriedly erected a barrier to shield himself from the frantic onslaught.
"Let's finish off Golza first!"
Ye Yun reached out, a blade of light materializing instantly around his wrist.
It was the Nexus Blade, also known as the Storm Sword.
Propelled by his blistering speed, he surged forward like a rocket, raising the Storm Sword to hack down with tremendous force onto Golza.
No matter how astonishing Golza's defense was, it was no match for Ye Yun's high-speed momentum, immense physical strength, and the unstoppable sharpness of the light blade.
In an instant, Golza was cleaved straight down the middle, erupting into a massive explosion.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for slaying Golza. You have obtained a silver treasure chest!"
Ye Yun didn't rush to open the box. Since he had already unleashed the Storm Sword, he saw no reason to waste the momentum. He launched himself directly upward, turning his killing intent toward Dark Mephisto in the sky.
Seeing Ye Yun cut down Golza with a single stroke, Dark Mephisto was struck with sheer terror.
With no other choice left to him, he unleashed his ultimate finishing move.
Dark Ultimate Wave.
Brilliant, dazzling rays of light suddenly erupted from Dark Mephisto's hands, casting a blinding glare that instantly stripped the world of all other colors.