Chapter 167: WarGreymon X and MetalGarurumon X! Charge Into the Attack!
Looking back on the grueling ordeal—which, incredibly, had not even lasted a full twenty-four hours—it had been nothing short of absolute agony.
But the torment was finally over.
She would reclaim her pride. She would make that relentless Royal Knight pay for every bruise.
The sheer, boiling indignation of being battered around the wasteland for half a day acted as the ultimate catalyst. As the brilliant, blinding light of Digivolution erupted across the ruins once more, DORUgamon threw her head back and unleashed a deafening, passionate roar.
Shrouded within the swirling vortex of data, her beastly silhouette began to rapidly expand. Her deep, muted blue fur shed away, replaced by thick, armored crimson scales etched with jagged black tribal patterns. The transformation was violent and magnificent. A massive pair of draconic wings tore free from her back, stretching wide to catch the heavy air, while a gleaming metallic horn spiraled out from her forehead.
Her once slender forelimbs thickened into massive, muscle-bound pillars capable of crushing boulders. Her stance shifted, dropping from a bipedal crouch into a heavy, imposing quadrupedal posture.
DORUgamon Digivolve to—
Amidst Mizuki's heartfelt, encouraging song and Belle's warm, supportive cheers from the sidelines, the battered dragon achieved a sheer miracle. Two consecutive stages of digivolution conquered in a single, grueling day.
Ultimate Level Digimon!
DoruGreymon!
"I—made it!!!"
The moment the evolutionary light shattered, a shockwave of raw, unadulterated power exploded from her massive frame.
The sheer kinetic force whipped up a localized hurricane, tearing chunks of masonry from the surrounding ruins and sending them hurtling into the sky. The air pressure dropped drastically. The space immediately surrounding her massive crimson body began to warp and ripple, the very fabric of the Digital World struggling to contain her overflowing energy.
'The space-time structure in this sector is already inherently unstable,'Gallantmon thought, his visor gleaming as he silently observed the newly evolved dragon from a distance.'But to cause localized spatial distortion simply by bleeding off excess data... she truly is a special anomaly.'
DoruGreymon flexed her massive claws, reveling in the surging, explosive strength coursing through her Digi-Core.
Gallantmon's grip tightened around his holy lance, Gram. It is still not enough, he decided. Just reaching this level is far from her true limit. There is a deeper, darker potential lying dormant within that data. I must force it all out!
He shifted his weight, preparing to launch another devastating thrust, when a secondary, softer light suddenly bloomed from the periphery of the battlefield.
"What is this?!"
Gallantmon paused, lowering his lance. He turned his head toward the glow. Beside him, DoruGreymon, WarGreymon X, and MetalGarurumon X all mirrored his reaction, their eyes widening in unison.
The source of the light was the tiny, fragile life they had spent the entire journey protecting.
The little one was evolving.
"Mizu, the little one is evolving!?" Belle called out, her eyes reflecting the swirling data rings.
"That's right. It seems she was stimulated by the sheer density of DoruGreymon's power," Mizuki replied, his voice calm. A faint, knowing smile touched his lips; he did not look surprised in the slightest.
After all, the specific evolutionary path he had carefully prepared for the child was designed to be perfectly complementary to DoruGreymon's future state.
Under Mizuki's watchful gaze, the child's form began to shift. She did not evolve upward immediately. Instead, she shed her protective, egg-like outer shell, regressing briefly into her In-Training form, Tokomon.
Immediately after, supported by a massive, concentrated influx of environmental data, the true sequence began.
Tokomon Digivolve to... Bukamon... Betamon X... Seadramon X!
The continuous chain of digivolution showed absolutely no signs of stopping at the Champion level. The data rings spun faster, glowing with blinding intensity. This was no longer a standard, step-by-step progression. It was a Warp digivolution.
"First, creating an almost impossible result through the sheer power of miracles," Mizuki murmured, his eyes tracking the expanding silhouette. "And then, completely capturing that miracle through the weight of destiny. The final result is this."
The light shattered like glass. Standing amidst the crumbling ruins was a magnificent creature straight out of ancient myth—a massive Eastern Dragon, her serpentine body coiled with crackling aquatic energy and gleaming metallic armor.
Data Conversion and Warp digivolution Complete!
Ultimate Level Digimon—MegaSeadramon X!
The massive sea dragon slowly uncoiled her long, majestic body and opened her eyes. Yet, instead of the cold, indifferent majesty expected of an apex deep-sea predator, her gaze held the exact same wide, innocent confusion of a newborn child.
Her physical form had ascended to the Ultimate level, but her essence remained entirely unchanged. She was still the same sweet, childlike entity they had rescued.
She blinked, her massive head swiveling as she scanned the ruins. It only took her a second to spot Mizuki standing nearby.
A happy, high-pitched chirp—completely at odds with her terrifying jaws—escaped her throat. In the next second, tons of armored dragon muscle coiled and launched directly at him.
Mizuki's eyes widened. He instinctively shifted his weight to dodge, but a sudden thought stopped him. If he stepped aside, the massive, clumsy dragon would crash into the dirt, and it might genuinely break her fragile, childlike heart.
Bracing his legs, Mizuki channeled his Digi-Soul, flooding his muscles with Ultimate-level combat strength just in time to catch the incoming projectile head-on.
A heavy, bone-rattling thud echoed across the ruins as the massive snout slammed into his chest, nearly lifting him off his feet.
'Thank the heavens I actually have the physical specs of an Ultimate Digimon,'Mizuki thought, his boots digging deep trenches into the soil as he absorbed the impact.'Otherwise, this little greeting would have flattened me into a pancake.'
"Alright, alright, I've got you. You're safe now, little one," Mizuki laughed softly, reaching up to pat the thick, armored scales of her massive snout. "Go on. Go see your friend."
He gently pushed the heavy head away, gesturing toward DoruGreymon, who was standing a short distance away.
The newly evolved crimson dragon was currently staring at the scene with an incredibly complicated expression.
It was a strange, conflicting feeling. The little one had fully recovered and even achieved a miraculous Warp digivolution. This was a massive victory. It was something to celebrate. So why did DoruGreymon feel a heavy, sour knot twisting in her chest?
Seeing the little one fully healed was wonderful. Seeing her nuzzle affectionately against Mizuki was sweet. Both were objectively good things.
So why did she feel so incredibly gloomy?
Her massive shoulders slumped. The vibrant crimson of her scales seemed to visibly dull, a dark, depressive cloud practically hanging over her horned head as a twinge of sour jealousy took root.
Just as DoruGreymon was unconsciously starting to lose her color to depression, MegaSeadramon X spotted her. The sea dragon let out another joyful, ringing cry and launched her massive, serpentine body through the air.
She was clearly still adapting to her new center of gravity., due to her mental age, she still lacked the vocabulary to express her joy with words. But for digital lifeforms, physical affection bridged all gaps. Mizuki had deliberately intervened during her data restructuring, ensuring she wouldn't lose her childhood innocence just because her body had matured.
"Wait—!" DoruGreymon yelps, her eyes snapping wide open.
Caught completely off guard, DoruGreymon took a face full of aquatic dragon. The sheer momentum sent both massive Ultimate Digimon tumbling awkwardly across the dirt and shattered stone.
Yet, even as they rolled through the debris, DoruGreymon's ingrained guardian instincts flared to life. Without a second thought, she curled her larger, winged body around the sea dragon, taking the brunt of the jagged rocks against her own armor to protect the younger Digimon.
"You reckless child, watch where you're flying, honestly..." DoruGreymon grumbled, though there was no real heat in her voice as she untangled a wing from a serpentine tail.
A few yards away, Gallantmon watched the chaotic, heartwarming pile of dragons. His holy lance hummed with latent energy. For a fleeting, intrusive second, he genuinely considered firing a point-blank blast of holy light right into the tangled mess while DoruGreymon was distracted.
He took a breath, slowly lowering the tip of his lance. He suppressed the restless, combat-hungry urge burning in his code.
Forget it. Let them be happy for a moment, Gallantmon reasoned with himself. After all, I am a Royal Knight. I am not some kind of devil.
Satisfied with his own mercy, Gallantmon turned his head.
A short distance away, WarGreymon X and MetalGarurumon X were standing perfectly still, watching the dragons struggle to untangle their limbs in absolute silence.
Gallantmon stared at them.
WarGreymon X and MetalGarurumon X stared back.
The silence stretched for exactly one second.
Without a single warning twitch, Gallantmon whipped his lance around, the holy energy in his shield flaring to blinding intensity. He fired a devastating, concentrated cannon of purifying light directly at the two Mega-level warriors!
"[Final Elysion!]"
"WarGreymon X! MetalGarurumon X! Do not flinch! Charge directly into my attack!" Gallantmon bellowed, his voice booming like thunder across the wasteland.
"Are you insane?! That is entirely too dangerous!" WarGreymon X roared, throwing his massive clawed arms up in a desperate guard.
"I don't understand this training method at all!" MetalGarurumon X howled, his metallic treads screaming as he thrashed backward to evade the blinding beam.
And just like that, the "friendly" sparring between Digimon happily resumed once again.
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