Soon after, Dolphin arrived before Tiga Ultraman's stone statue, carrying Keigo Masaki and the Gene Factor Converter.
Keigo Masaki had already locked onto Tiga Ultraman's timer within the device. He activated it and injected radiance into it.
Daigo's consciousness, trapped within the stone statue, also sensed this light.
"It's everyone's light. Everyone is saving me!"
Daigo raised his hand, wanting to touch the light that was so close at hand.
However, the light released by the Gene Factor Converter was also noticed by the dark evil god Gatanothor. Naturally, he hated this light.
Gatanothor roared, his tentacles churning the seawater.
Dolphin and the Gene Factor Converter both tumbled amid the waves, unable to shine the light precisely upon Tiga Ultraman's stone statue.
Not only that, after being tossed about by the waves, Dolphin became separated from the Gene Factor Converter. In the collision, the Gene Factor Converter completely lost its light as well.
From Daigo's perspective, the light that had been within reach vanished completely.
"As expected, the Victory Team's strength alone isn't enough even to revive Tiga Ultraman, much less defeat the dark evil god Gatanothor."
He Xi sighed and said to Kaisha, "Looks like we'll have to step in and save this world ourselves."
Lan Hong spoke up at that moment. "Hope that erupts amid despair is the purest kind."
He Xi looked at Lan Hong in confusion, not quite understanding what he meant.
As Artdes broadcast the scene, all the survivors on Earth learned that the Victory Team's attempt to save Tiga Ultraman had failed.
Despair completely engulfed the remaining survivors. It seemed there was nothing left for them to do but wait for destruction.
Yet at that moment, children everywhere clutched Tiga Ultraman dolls in their hands.
Even in this most desperate moment, hope remained in