At that moment, Infinite Zero landed a kick squarely in Black King Joe's face.
Then his kicks, glowing purple, rained down on Black King Joe's body.
Seeing this, Red-Eyed Tyrant raised his spiked mace and fired at Zero, who used King Joe's body to vault into the air.
He intended to finish Red-Eyed Tyrant off.
He knew he had to end this battle as quickly as possible and go help his companions.
He combined the two Spark Blades in his hands into one enormous Spark Blade, brimming with dazzling purple energy. Leaping high into the air, he plunged toward Red-Eyed Tyrant on the ground.
Just then, an enormous metallic figure flashed past. An iron claw gleaming coldly swept out, striking Zero as he held his Spark Blade and sending him flying.
Zero crashed into the ground in a cloud of dust, leaving another enormous crater.
"That hurt..." Clutching his chest where the blow had landed, Zero struggled to his feet.
When he saw the yellow energy conduits through the smoke, his heart sank.
Shinji, inside Zero, was suffering too.
"Big brother Zero... what is that thing now...?"
"Super Grand King..." Zero murmured.
Super Grand King's arrival here could only mean one thing.
His companions had already been defeated...
And he had no idea whether they were alive or dead...
Yet in the brief moment Zero spent standing up and hesitating, Red-Eyed Tyrant, Black King Joe, and Super Grand King had surrounded him from three directions.
In the NERV base, Maya paled as she watched the energy readings approach the limits of the computer's scale.
"Are they trying to finish Ultraman Zero off right here?!"
Black King Joe separated into metal blocks. His head aimed its cannon at Zero while the other three blocks circled around him, beginning to gather terrifying