Seeing the enlarged Humungousaur, the evil dragon looked slightly surprised, but still let out a cold laugh. "Don't think getting bigger means you can beat me. I am the Shape-Shifting Demon, the ruler of this world!!"
Humungousaur said nothing. He let out a thunderous roar and whipped his tail, sending the evil dragon flying.
Then he clenched his massive fist and smashed it down with brutal force.
The Shape-Shifting Demon was as cunning as ever. He transformed into an agile tiger and dodged Humungousaur's punch.
"Don't run, villain!" Four Arms charged after him.
The tiger slammed a paw into the ground, and thick smoke instantly billowed up.
Four Arms was swallowed by the smoke. Covering his mouth and nose, he warily scanned the area around him.
Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind him.
"You're not thinking of leaving without saying goodbye, are you, Wrestler Ben?"
Four Arms froze, then abruptly spun around.
"Ishiyama! You're not dead!"
Standing there was a powerfully built sumo wrestler with squinting eyes, a little topknot, and two tufts of mustache.
"Haha, how could I possibly be dead?" Ishiyama said with a laugh.
"But didn't the villain kill you? Then how are you..." Four Arms was completely baffled.
"Ben, don't believe him. He's probably the Shape-Shifting Demon in disguise!" Humungousaur shouted as he charged over.
Ishiyama smiled. "A small-time villain like that could never hurt me. I already killed him."
"Really?" Four Arms was overjoyed. To him, the best news possible was his idol being alive again.
"Sorry, Ishiyama. Your little show is over."
Suddenly, a shadowy figure slowly took shape behind Ishiyama.
Humungousaur stopped in his tracks and stared at that figure.
A plump body, rosy fair skin, little braids, and a bald patch on top. He was also a sumo wrestler.
"Grandpa?" Humungousaur asked tentatively.
"It's me."
Grandpa nodded, then threw a punch that sent Ishiyama flying, rolling across the Extreme Dojo.
"Grandpa, what are you doing? That's Ishiyama!" Four Arms panicked.
"He's not Ishiyama." Grandpa shook his head, then jumped onto a rooftop and pulled off a few tiles.
Inside floated a gold coin with a salt symbol on it.
Grandpa grabbed it, and a packet of salt immediately appeared in his hand. Then he sprinkled it over the Ishiyama below.
Ishiyama's appearance instantly began to warp and change. In the blink of an eye, he turned back into the vicious Shape-Shifting Demon, baring his fangs and claws.
"So you were fake!" Four Arms suddenly understood.
"You ruined my plans!" The Shape-Shifting Demon glared viciously at Grandpa.
At the same time, Gwen found Upgrade's Totem.
"Cuz, I found Upgrade!" Gwen shouted.
"Good. Ben, Grandpa, keep the Shape-Shifting Demon busy. I'll be right back."
With that, Humungousaur broke into a sprint toward Gwen.
The Shape-Shifting Demon tried to stop him, but Grandpa and Four Arms held him down tightly, giving him no chance to break away.
In the blink of an eye, Humungousaur reached Upgrade's Totem and slapped it against his chest.
Thump!
A flash of dark green light burst out, and Humungousaur instantly transformed into Upgrade.
"Shape-Shifting Demon, your end is here."
Upgrade turned into a torrent of liquid metal and slipped into the Shape-Shifting Demon's body.
The purple armor was quickly covered in a layer of black-and-green skin.
Upgrade forced himself outward and burst the Shape-Shifting Demon's armor apart.
All that remained was a shriveled little old man with gray-blue skin, who kicked stubbornly at Upgrade with his skinny legs.
Upgrade crushed him with one step.
"Nice job, Lucian!" Grandpa said with a grin.
"What a shame. Ishiyama died," Four Arms said, sounding dejected.
"Who says he died?"
Upgrade snapped his fingers, and a flash of green light appeared.
In the next moment, Ishiyama's body reassembled and appeared in front of them.
Upgrade had the ability to alter game data. Reviving a game character was effortless for him.
"Thank you, Wrestler Lucian," Ishiyama said solemnly.
"Haha, Ishiyama's back! So now who's the strongest Sumo Wrestler?" Four Arms asked excitedly.
"Of course, him." Ishiyama suddenly pointed at Grandpa.
"Why?" Gwen couldn't help asking. Shouldn't Cuz be the MVP?
"Only a true Sumo Wrestler understands how to use the power of salt to drive away misfortune and reveal a villain's true form," Ishiyama said slowly.
"Haha, it's nothing. I just read the strategy guide." Grandpa smiled.
Beep. Beep!
At that moment, the Omnitrix on Upgrade's chest began to flash.
"There's no time to explain." Upgrade reached out, grabbed Four Arms and Gwen, and rushed out of the game world.
...
Back in the real world.
Inside the Rustbucket, Upgrade crawled out of the game console, then set Gwen and Four Arms down before changing back.
A moment later, Four Arms also reverted to Ben.
Lucian tried pressing the Omnitrix and found that all the Alien Hero DNA was still there, which made him let out a quiet sigh of relief.
Ben was the same.
Outside the window, the rain had already stopped.
The sky was clear and bright, the sun was shining, and the air after the rain felt especially fresh.
"Well, looks like the storm's finally over! How about going outside to stretch a little and get some fresh air?" Grandpa Max said with a warm smile.
The three of them exchanged smiles, quickly opened the door, and ran outside, eager to feel the real world again.
Watching them leave, Grandpa Max put his headphones back on, picked up the controller, and grinned mischievously. "Hehe, I finally got them out of the way!"
With that, Grandpa started the game...