ShineGreymon slowly ascended into the air, its Wings of Brilliance gently flapping, scattering specks of light dust.
Its voice had become grander and more majestic, filled with the confidence of one who had mastered power.
"To thank you for forcing out my Evolution... I will use this new power to grant you... the glory of defeat!"
It raised its right claw, covered in golden armor, and made a grasping motion in the air toward WereGarurumon below.
"Glorious Burst!"
There were no complex preparatory movements.
The instant it clenched its fist, countless fine golden points of light suddenly materialized out of thin air around ShineGreymon.
Its massive wings gathered them, and then—
BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM!
The explosions completely enveloped WereGarurumon.
The blasts were too dense and seemed endless. WereGarurumon could only desperately swing its claws, struggling to hold on amidst the explosive light, as the wounds on its body continuously increased and its aura weakened at a visible rate.
WereGarurumon was already at an absolute disadvantage against the Mega-level ShineGreymon, completely unable to fight back after just a single casual area-of-effect skill.
At this critical moment—
"WereGarurumon!" Ace's shout rang out.
The 'Kijū Engetsutou' in his hand was suddenly thrown toward the battered and struggling WereGarurumon in the midst of the explosions.
"Catch it! Respond to the soul within the sword!"
"Grant me strength!" WereGarurumon's roar morphed into a resonant, metallic chime.
"Golden moonlight, shatter the darkness! CresGarurumon!"
The moment the evolution was complete, CresGarurumon showed no hesitation.
It tightly gripped the giant golden crescent glaive with both hands, pouring all of its golden fighting spirit and inherited power into it.
Aiming at ShineGreymon, who was still controlling the exploding light particles in the air, it fiercely swung out a crescent-shaped golden blade aura that spanned dozens of meters and was condensed to the extreme.
The blade aura tore through the air, carrying the will to sever all things, and slashed straight at ShineGreymon.
Slightly surprised, ShineGreymon flapped its Wings of Brilliance, its body rapidly ascending while the sun-like crystal on its chest shone brightly.
A thick beam of Glorious Flame shot out to meet the golden blade aura.
BOOM!
The blade aura and the flame collided in mid-air, exploding into a brilliant firework of energy and annihilating each other.
ShineGreymon looked down at the opponent that exuded a strange sense of threat, the battle lust in its eyes growing stronger.
"Another evolution I've never seen before? Interesting! Very interesting! Then come on!"
ShineGreymon abruptly folded its Wings of Brilliance, and its massive body plummeted like a golden meteor, hurtling straight toward CresGarurumon on the ground with a piercing shriek.
At the same time, its golden-armored right claw clenched into a fist.
Facing this astonishingly powerful diving strike, CresGarurumon did not dodge or evade.
It even sank its waist slightly, raising the giant golden crescent glaive from bottom to top with both hands, tracing a perfect and sharp golden arc to meet the attack.
The blade's edge and the glorious heavy fist collided without any frills.
CLANG!
It wasn't an explosion, but a deafening clang like two metal mountains crashing into each other.
A blinding golden-white light erupted at the point of impact, and a visible circular shockwave exploded horizontally.
The ground beneath CresGarurumon's feet sank and cracked, but its body was as steady as a mountain, not moving an inch.
The golden crescent glaive in its hands had firmly blocked ShineGreymon's glorious heavy punch, a blow powerful enough to level a small mountain.
"What?!" A trace of shock flashed in ShineGreymon's eyes.
Its diving punch, augmented with glorious energy, had been blocked head-on?
The arms with which CresGarurumon blocked the punch suddenly exerted force, pushing outward. Its body shifted half a step to the side like a phantom.
The crescent glaive, using the momentum from deflecting its opponent's fist, traced a small, exquisite arc.
The blade turned and slashed horizontally at the waist.
Greatly alarmed, ShineGreymon hastily brought its left arm down to block while its Wings of Brilliance flapped rapidly in an attempt to retreat.
CLANG! SPLURT!
The incomparably sharp crescent glaive struck hard, sending out a large shower of sparks.
A deep gash appeared, and data energy splattered out.
Having gained the upper hand, CresGarurumon pressed its advantage.
Its feet moved in quick succession, and the golden crescent glaive in its hands transformed into a continuous curtain of golden light, slashing, chopping, lifting, sweeping, and stabbing from every conceivable angle.
Each blow was powerful and heavy, a perfect fusion of grand battlefield glaive techniques and nimble, tricky swordsmanship, as if wielded by a battle-hardened master of the blade.
ShineGreymon, despite possessing the vast energy and powerful body of a Mega, was thrown into a flurry by this storm of close-quarters attacks.
"Damn it! Get away! Glorious Burst!" Enraged, ShineGreymon forcibly gathered the energy of its massive wings, attempting to unleash a large-scale shockwave to push its opponent back.
This was the opportunity CresGarurumon had been waiting for.
It gripped the end of the glaive's handle with both hands, raising the giant golden weapon high above its head.
All of its fighting spirit, its inherited power, and even its will were poured into this single strike without reservation.
The body of the blade lit up with an unprecedentedly brilliant golden light, as if it had transformed into a miniature sun.
Where the blade pointed, space itself seemed to warp slightly, letting out a pained groan as if unable to bear the strain.
Along with a roar that seemed capable of severing fate itself, CresGarurumon put its entire body's strength and weight into this all-out cleaving strike.
The golden crescent glaive transformed into a golden streak of light that could split the world and earth, viciously chopping down at the connection between ShineGreymon's neck and shoulder, a spot left wide open due to its chaotic energy.
This strike was fast, precise, and vicious.
It was the strongest attack CresGarurumon had unleashed and it was the embodiment of the Golden Swordsman's will to sever evil and break all laws.
Reflected in ShineGreymon's electronic eyes was the rapidly enlarging golden light of death, filled with horror, unwillingness, and a dawning realization that it was finally facing a truly fatal threat.
"NO—!!!"
The desperate roar had just left its mouth.
Chh—!
A soft yet incredibly clear sound, like a sharp blade slicing through tough leather, rang out.
Time seemed to freeze at this moment.
The edge of the golden crescent glaive cut into the armor on the side of ShineGreymon's neck without any resistance.
Then, like a hot knife through butter, it slid smoothly and decisively downward, severing the tough armor and energy veins, splitting the sturdy bones and the connection to the data core, and finally emerging from under its ribs on the other side.
The blade's light flashed past, bringing with it a shower of glorious data blood that splattered across the sky like molten gold.
ShineGreymon's massive, newly evolved body suddenly went rigid.
The light in its eyes dimmed rapidly, filled with incredulous bewilderment.
It opened its mouth as if to say something, but a smooth golden line, extending from the side of its neck to its ribs, slowly lit up.
ShineGreymon's upper body slowly and diagonally slid off along that golden line, separating from its lower half.
It crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
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