In NERV's underground base, everyone watched in despair as Zero was defeated, forced to use his own life to stop the dimensional rift, and subjected to such humiliation by the Final Angel.
"Did this thing really drive Ultraman Zero into such a corner so easily?"
"Is this... the end of humanity?" Seeing Zero hanging upside down from the Angel, some of the more fragile people had already collapsed to the floor.
"Let's at least try analyzing its data..." Ritsuko managed to say.
Dead silence reigned. The technicians and staff had all been swallowed by despair.
They had seen Ultraman Zero defeated before, but never so completely.
This time, however, Dark Radiant Sky Claw, the strongest form Zero had displayed in this world apart from his Shining Form, had been utterly powerless against the Final Angel. Now he was hanging upside down in utter humiliation.
And this time, no other Ultra Warriors had come to help, even now.
"It's useless. Against an enemy that can toy with Ultraman Zero like this, there's nothing we humans alone can do anymore..." Ibuki said despondently, slumped on the floor.
Even Ibuki, who had developed great faith in the relationship between Ultraman and humanity thanks to meteor technology, had fallen into despair.
"Don't give up hope so quickly, okay? Zero's four companions haven't reached the battlefield yet. It isn't over..." Just as Ritsuko was trying to help Ibuki pull herself together, a shout rang through the underground base.
"All of you, pull yourselves together!"
"At a time like this, we should at least do what we can as humans!"
Ritsuko turned around in shock. The person who had said that was none other than Misato.
"Think about it! Ultraman Zero and Shinji fought with everything they had for humanity, right up to the very last