They had just witnessed WarGreymon butcher Registeel and Melmetal, two Third-tier Legendaries, with their own eyes.
And now, seeing him fly straight toward them—
they were already scared out of their minds.
Even Third-tier Legendaries had looked as flimsy as paper in front of him.
If it were them instead,
he would probably kill them in a single exchange—
with one casual slap.
They hurriedly urged the Flying-type Pokémon beneath them to flee.
But to their surprise,
the overwhelming aura unique to a legendary being emanating from Shiko instantly covered the entire area.
Under that enormous innate pressure that seemed to come from the soul itself,
those Flying-type Pokémon trembled all over,
lowered their heads,
and froze in midair, not daring to make another move.
This is bad!
We're all going to die here today!
Watching Shiko close in, the captain of the inspection squad had already given up all hope of surviving.
This Pokémon
had been so ruthless even toward Third-tier Legendaries of his own kind.
If he caught human intruders like them,
who knew what kind of brutal, savage methods he would use?
Shiko's figure rose into the air
and stopped in front of the inspection squad.
His gaze swept across them.
That terrifying aura passed over them,
and the immense oppressive force made everyone tremble even harder.
Now that he was this close,
they could finally clearly see what WarGreymon looked like.
That dark golden alloy body,
the powerful muscles hidden beneath the armor,
and those deep eyes surging with fierce battle spirit—
all of it declared that the Pokémon before them
was a being born for battle.
He was filled with an incomparable beauty of pure strength.
However,
after that brief moment of amazement,
everyone's hearts sank into dead silence once more.
If nothing unexpected happened,
what awaited them next
would be a massacre devoid of reason.
A thick shadow fell over every heart.
The air was steeped in despair.
"You're from the Military? Where did Himeko go?"
Suddenly,
they heard a clear voice coming from in front of them.
!?
In that instant,
everyone was stunned.
They jerked their heads up
and stared blankly at the WarGreymon before them,
their faces full of shock.
Th-this...
What is going on!?
This Pokémon can actually speak the human language?
Wait!
No!
That's not the important part!
He mentioned the Military! He mentioned Himeko!
If that was the case,
then this Pokémon was...
At that thought,
a shocking possibility slowly surfaced in everyone's mind.
"What are you spacing out for? Where did they go?"
Shiko raised an arm
and waved it in front of them,
puzzled by their stunned expressions.
"Y-you're GeoGreymon... you evolved...?"
After a while,
the inspection squad's Quasi-Elite Four-level captain
finally managed to stammer it out.
Only then did Shiko understand.
No wonder these people had looked so utterly terrified when they saw him.
"That's right."
Shiko nodded and admitted it.
"Where's Himeko?"
he asked again.
Logically speaking,
even if that were the case,
they should still be somewhere in the Mt. Silver range right now.
But after evolving,
his sensing ability had risen dramatically,
and he had not detected her aura anywhere within the entire mountain range.
It was as though she had vanished from this space entirely.
"Team Himeko received an emergency summons from the Military. They should be arriving at Wintergreen Forest by now."
"The Military discovered traces of the Obsidian Team's leader in Wintergreen Forest, and he just captured Mew!"
"This time the situation is extremely dangerous. To deal with him, the elites of all four Military Divisions have been mobilized!"
The captain quickly told Shiko everything about the current situation.
After finishing,
a trace of worry appeared on his face.
After witnessing Shiko's strength,
they had already gained a vague understanding
of what the battle power of a Second-tier Legendary meant.
It was a realm forever beyond the reach
of humans and the ordinary Pokémon humans possessed.
That vast gulf
was not something that could be bridged by piling up numbers alone.
Though he hated to admit it,
if the Military was going all out this time,
then more likely than not—
the outcome would be disastrous.
Wait!
In the next second,
the gloom on the captain's face vanished all at once.
He lifted his head
and stared blankly at Shiko,
his expression suddenly turning excited!
Ordinary Pokémon couldn't do it, even at the level of a Second-tier Legendary—
but now,
hadn't their side gained a Second-tier Legendary as well!?
If the one before them entered the battle,
then he would absolutely become the key to turning the situation around!
Wintergreen Forest?
Second-tier Legendary Mew?
Obsidian Team?
Hearing those names,
Shiko felt the battle instinct inside him flare up once again, his blood boiling with heat.
Beating up those two idiot Third-tier Legendaries earlier hadn't been satisfying at all.
But now, facing the Second-tier Legendary Mew—
he should finally be able to go all out
and properly test the limits of his strongest combat power!
"I got it!"
Shiko nodded. After leaving behind those words,
he flew toward the distant horizon. In the blink of an eye, only three blurry purple points of light were left behind.
His speed instantly surged to the limit.
Violent sonic booms exploded one after another around him.
At that moment, he was like a streak of golden lightning,
able to cross all the way to the end of one's vision in an instant.
That exhilarating feeling of flying freely
filled Shiko with incomparable excitement and satisfaction.
Taking advantage of the moment,
he opened his status panel
and carefully checked his current condition.
[Species: WarGreymon]
[Attribute: Dragon, Steel]
[Abilities: Blaze, Magic Bounce, Tough Claws, Pressure, Dragon's Mark (attacks inflict the Dragon attribute on the enemy), Dragon Slayer (deals double damage to Dragon-type Pokémon)]
[Level: Sect Master-level (Level 83, 1/100 EXP)]
[Status: Perfect, Dragon-type law (100%), Steel-type law (100%)]
[Potential: Second-tier Legendary (100–110)]
[Base Stats: HP 150, Attack 150, Defense 150, Special Attack 150, Special Defense 150, Speed 150, Total 900]
[Moves: Flamethrower, Dragon Tail, Dragon Claw, Slash, Dragon Pulse, Extreme Speed, Super Flame, Super Burst, Giant Horn Charge]
[Exclusive Moves: Brave Tornado, Gaia Force]
[Description: The strongest dragon warrior clad in Digi-Alloy armor. Possessing a humanoid form along with tremendous speed and power, it is the ultimate form of the Greymon species of Digimon. A mighty being that only a battle-hardened warrior can evolve into, it possesses unparalleled and terrifying strength!]
(End of Chapter)
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