Before Yu Zhou could finish his warning, Orb was too slow to dodge.
Diaborigu completed its cannon charge and fired at the unsuspecting Orb.
"Move aside!"
Zhe-Ponton pushed Orb out of the way and unleashed a barrage of purple energy blasts at Diaborigu, clashing head-on with its cannon fire.
"Uh-oh!"
Yu Zhou realized that from Orb's perspective, Zhe-Ponton was on his left—the side where he historically loses.
Unsurprisingly, Diaborigu's attack gradually overpowered Zhe-Ponton, blasting the fusion monster away, smashing through buildings, and exploding spectacularly at the end.
"Kagura!"
Orb reached out toward the blast's epicenter.
When the flames cleared, Kagura emerged on the ground, blackened but alive. The Dark Ring had fallen nearby.
"You seem to be in a tight spot, young one," an elderly figure suddenly said as he approached Kagura.
"You are…?" Kagura looked up at the old man, puzzled.
"Just a wanderer, a nameless one," the elder replied, helping Kagura to his feet.
Turning toward the battlefield, he produced a red visor. Placing it over his eyes, sparks shot from the glasses, and the man transformed from head to toe into a silver-and-red Ultraman.
He raised his fists, growing to a towering size.
"Seven!" Kagura exclaimed in recognition.
"Seven!" Orb froze in surprise, then repeated, astonished.
Everyone present, except Yu Zhou, who had anticipated this, shouted the Ultraman's name in awe.
"Seven! Seven! Seven!"
Inside the villa, Murnau seethed. Another Ultraman besides Tiga—why here? He had counted on Earth having few defenders, making it easy to capture some for his gems.
Now, not only were there multiple Ultramen, but even members of the Space Garrison and ancient Tiga had appeared. This plan was unraveling.
"Take down Seven and Tiga together!" Murnau shouted orders to Sadis and Diaborigu.
"Diaborigu Cannon—fire!"
Sadis obeyed, controlling Diaborigu to aim at the nearest target: Yu Zhou.
Yu Zhou raised the Ultimate Light Pan defensively, trusting it to block the incoming cannon blast.
At the last moment, Seven's head crest flew forward, slicing the cannon beam apart with precision. The rebound ricocheted to the joint between Sadis and Diaborigu, severing Sadis' arm. The crest returned to Seven's head.
"Incredible!" Yu Zhou marveled.
He had seen Seven's crest in action before: during the Super Ultra Eight Brothers saga, it had cleaved through giant monsters, amplified by the Ultramen's collective power. Destroying Diaborigu's cannon was no surprise.
Yu Zhou turned to Seven, gratitude in his eyes.
"Thank you, Taro!"
Seven blinked.
"You're Yu Zhou, right?" Seven said, recognizing him from their encounters in the Land of Light.
"Eh?" Yu Zhou realized this Seven remembered him.
Orb and X exchanged puzzled looks—why had Yu Zhou called Seven "Taro"? Was it some secret code?
"I'm Seven, not Taro," the Ultraman clarified.
"Right, thank you, Seven!" Yu Zhou chuckled.
"Let's deal with the enemies in front of us first," Seven said, nodding to the Ultramen assembled.
"Kagura, are you alright?"
Naomi and the others rushed to Kagura's side. He adjusted his expression back to his signature sly smile and retrieved the Dark Ring from the ground.
"This thing seeks out those with the darkest hearts in the universe," Kagura said, briefly serious before returning to his mischievous grin.
He tossed the Dark Ring into the air, slashing it into a wormhole, where it vanished.
"Nooooooooooo!"
Inside the villa, Murnau screamed in fury. The supreme artifact he had painstakingly obtained was gone! He realized Kagura wasn't evil like him.
The villa shook. Murnau looked back and saw the previously crystallized Galaxy Ultraman and Victory Ultraman restored to their original forms as the Dark Ring's power vanished.
Without the ring, the crystallization effect was undone. Galaxy and Victory flew out of the villa, unleashing their finishing attacks on it.
Boom!
The floating villa exploded, losing balance and plummeting toward the ground.
"The villa of Murnau!"
The Imperial and Hippolyt aliens panicked at the sight.
"Handle yourselves!"
X charged at the Imperial Alien, using Virtual Gomora armor to slash him with a massive claw, sparks flying.
Orb delivered a straightforward, powerful punch in Dark Riser form to the Hippolyt Alien's face, sending him flying.
"We're here!"
Galaxy and Victory landed after demolishing the villa, joining X and Orb.
"Good, let's finish them!"
X removed the Virtual Gomora armor and charged the Zanadium Beam at the Imperial Alien. Orb did the same with a crimson beam.
Galaxy and Victory targeted the Hippolyt Alien with their finishing moves.
Boom! Boom!
The four Ultramen's combined attacks obliterated the two aliens in a spectacular display.
With the battlefield cleared of these enemies, their focus returned to Yu Zhou and Seven, still engaged with Diaborigu and Sadis.