"This guy... aside from Tartarus, he's honestly the strongest enemy I've ever faced..." Zero said haltingly between ragged breaths.
Bolstered by both his own resolve and Shinji's, he had already cast aside all concern for life and death, yet the enemy before them trampled their struggle and efforts underfoot.
No matter what move they used, their opponent countered it with ease. They fought with everything they had, yet in his eyes, it did not even qualify as play.
This left them feeling deeply frustrated.
"Ding-dong, ding-dong, ding-dong."
At that moment, the Color Timer on Infinite Zero's chest had begun to flash.
It did not merely mean that Zero's energy was nearly depleted; it also announced that Shinji's stamina was approaching its limit.
"Let's use our trump card, Zero!"
"We have to beat this guy!"
"Right! Let's do this, Shinji!"
Shinji took out the Kaiser Belial and Geed Capsules.
The instant he brought them out, the two Capsules slotted into the Zero Riser turned into a mass of light and fused into one, resonating with the other two Capsules.
Shinji inserted the Capsules, reciting as he did:
"Senior Orb, Senior Geed, Mr. Belial, please lend us your strength!"
Addressing Belial respectfully was his way of repaying the favor from when Belial had entered his dream and helped him deal with that unknown voice.
A mechanical voice rang out. "Orb Trinity, Geed Ultimate Final, Belial Atrocious!"
With a dazzling burst of light, energy projections of Orb Trinity, Geed Ultimate Final, and Atrocious Belial appeared around Infinite Zero, then slammed into his body and merged with him.
"Embrace the darkness and become the light!"
Ultraman Zero-Dark Radiant Sky Claw Form.
At the sight of this form, Darklops Mecha Zero, who had been covering his face and snickering, finally grew serious.
"Heh, you took