In the blink of an eye, only one Darkrai remained out of the eight before him.
And the one left behind was naturally the real body.
WarGreymon turned his body.
Almost without the slightest delay, after smashing the final illusion apart, he instantly charged toward Darkrai's true body.
At that very instant, the Shadow Ball Darkrai had been gathering finally took shape.
Without the other eight Double Team clones draining his energy, the energy inside that Shadow Ball had been compressed to the limit.
Its violent fluctuations and terrifying power were almost comparable to the strike of an abyssal beast, crushing everything in its path.
Darkrai opened his palm.
That Shadow Ball viciously blasted toward the rapidly approaching WarGreymon.
Its speed was extreme.
It was like a black meteor falling from the sky, arriving in an instant.
Everywhere it passed, even space itself distorted.
Facing the incoming Shadow Ball, Shiko had no intention of dodging at all.
Crack!
Dragon Slayer slashed down fiercely.
His sharp alloy claws, wrapped in Steel- and Dragon-type energy, clashed against the Shadow Ball in a constant deadlock.
Bzzzzzz!!
A piercing sound rang out again and again.
The obstructed Shadow Ball violently expanded in an instant, then exploded.
The shockwave and powerful energy aura swept outward like a raging storm.
Yet even such a powerful explosion's aftershock still failed to cause Shiko any real damage.
It did not even leave the slightest scratch on his alloy battle armor.
It only delayed his movements slightly.
Extreme Speed was used once again.
Like a meteor, he arrived in an instant.
Darkrai had just completed his charged attack.
His old strength was spent, and his new strength had not yet gathered.
He had no time to evade at all.
Boom!!
Darkrai's body was sent flying high into the air.
Four terrifying wounds that ran through his entire body were clearly carved into his black-mist-like, drifting form.
Then he fell heavily back down.
"Hiss…"
The sound of the audience drawing in cold breaths appeared throughout the venue.
No one had expected the battle to unfold like this.
They had originally thought that, with Darkrai fighting within his own domain and holding every possible advantage, he would easily claim victory.
Who could have known that WarGreymon would reveal such incredibly powerful combat ability and strength?
He had turned this battle into a one-sided crushing match.
By contrast, Darkrai himself had taken only a single attack from WarGreymon and already looked severely injured.
Darkrai lay on the ground.
The four deep wounds on his body looked savage and terrifying.
They rapidly repaired his body.
A moment later, Darkrai stood up.
His breathing was heavy.
From the look of it, even though his wounds had recovered, the blow had still caused him considerable damage.
"Darkrai! Dream Eater!!"
Okano Shuzo gave the order in an icy voice.
Darkrai opened his mouth.
It was like an endless abyss of darkness.
In the next second, every spectator present felt as though something inside their bodies had been stripped away.
They could not say exactly what it was.
But that sensation of being peeled apart was especially clear.
It made their entire bodies become listless and weak.
Himeko sensed it as well.
She raised her head.
When she saw Darkrai's weakened aura recover once again, rising steadily until it reached its peak, she understood in an instant.
What had been drawn out of her body…
Was life force!!
That was right!
Right now, everyone had actually been affected by Darkrai's Dark Void and swallowed into his dark space.
In this state, when Darkrai used Dream Eater, it naturally affected everyone.
He was draining everyone's life force to restore his own condition and stamina!
Himeko turned her head.
Looking at the hundreds of thousands of spectators seated outside, her brows furrowed.
If this continued, then the battle would become even more troublesome.
With these people here, Darkrai was basically carrying an enormous reserve supply of life energy.
As long as he did not suffer absolute, instant-kill damage, he could slowly recover.
Relying on this, he could gradually wear down WarGreymon's stamina and win the match!
"Shiko…"
"I know!"
There was no need for Himeko to say anything more.
Shiko also understood the situation before him.
His dragon eyes stared straight at Darkrai, who was still absorbing life energy and restoring his stamina and condition. Ruthless resolve had already formed in his heart.
In that case…
Then he would simply kill him in a single blow!!
(End of Chapter)
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