Yes, that was right.
Everything had stopped under Dialga's mighty power.
Whether it was the wind, the clouds, or even the air itself.
Everything had entered a state of absolute stillness.
But they had not simply stopped.
They had been imprisoned.
It was as if countless invisible chains had emerged from empty space and bound their bodies in place.
That intense, heavy stiffness in their bodies blocked the movement and flow of everything in the world.
It even reached the allied armies watching from below.
At that instant, they felt as if even their thoughts had frozen.
Even their brains had stopped working.
Shiko was the same.
His charging momentum was forcibly stopped just like that.
A massive force tore at his body and pressed him down by force.
Time imprisonment!
As expected of a First-tier Legendary who governed time.
This was the power he should have possessed!
But although this power could bind others…
Could it really bind him?
The fighting spirit in Shiko's eyes began to burn fiercely once again!
Like two flames that could never be extinguished!
The next moment.
The terrifying energy he had gathered flowed through his entire body like a surging torrent.
Under that powerful energy impact, he broke free from time's restraints in an instant.
That stiff, sluggish feeling disappeared all at once.
Shiko regained control of his body again.
Roar!
He stretched his body and let out a roaring bellow.
Then, under Dialga's disbelieving gaze…
He brought down the claw strike that had yet to fall, slashing it down ruthlessly.
Clang!
The claw first landed on Dialga's steel-like, durable hide, producing a crisp metallic sound.
Sparks flew everywhere. The grating sound of metal scraping against metal rang out endlessly, making one's teeth ache.
Immediately after.
Hiss, hiss, hiss.
A continuous sizzling sound rang out.
That was the powerful, complex energy attached to Shiko's claw.
It was frantically devouring and eroding the Steel-type energy covering Dialga's body.
A complex combination of Normal-type, Steel-type, and Dragon-type energy.
Along with pure, terrifying physical strength and razor-sharp claws strengthened by Dark-type power.
It only lasted for an instant.
Dialga's sturdy defense was instantly broken.
WarGreymon tore through the surface defense.
Then one claw directly sank into Dialga's flesh!
Dialga's body trembled.
Warm, azure dragon blood spilled down and fell onto the ground.
The vegetation, which had been destroyed by the powerful energy shockwaves of this battle and left shattered and on the verge of death, was suddenly stained by those few drops of dragon blood.
In an instant, it underwent an astonishing transformation.
It burst forth with powerful vitality.
And began growing at an exaggerated speed.
Saplings became towering trees in an instant.
Grass bloomed with vivid flowers.
When Shiko saw this, the desire in his eyes was obvious.
Such powerful life energy!
This energy!
This was exactly the power he currently craved—the power that could let him create the Digimon he wanted!
Roar!!
The intense pain made Dialga release an anguished roar.
In his wide-open dragon eyes…
Aside from disbelief and intense resentment…
For the first time, fear and terror appeared.
How many years had it been?
He could no longer remember!
He had actually been struck hard enough to bleed again!
That intense pain, deep enough to seep into his bones, finally made Dialga lower his proud head and withdraw the contempt in his eyes.
He now regarded the Dragon Warrior before him as an opponent who required his full strength.
And along with that intense pain…
An indescribable sense of humiliation and fury also surfaced.
At this moment, Dialga's killing intent surged completely.
"I will kill you!"
Only three words.
Yet there was no anger or madness in his tone.
It was calm.
Like a judge delivering a sentence.
The next second.
Two Plates suddenly flew out from behind Dialga.
They shone with an incomparably intense light.
(End of Chapter)
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