Chapter 203: This Little Fellow Is Truly Incredible
That seemed to be a memory from a long time ago...
The figure in his mind's eye, surrounded by everyone.
Without a doubt, he had been an absolute powerhouse.
Yet, beneath that seemingly aloof exterior, he was never truly accompanied by loneliness.
'Even the weakest existence has their own unique value—at least, that is what I believe.'
Therefore, his current strength existed solely for the sake of protecting all of this.
The knight's clear eyes had shone brilliantly under the warm reflection of the sunlight.
In those peaceful years, time had flowed by at a leisurely pace.
—However, in the very next second, all of those warm memories were violently replaced by a boundless, suffocating gloom.
As the vivid scenes of the past shattered like fragile glass, Omnimon's deep, impassive eyes reflected the battered form of his former colleague standing before him.
Dynasmon.
And it was not just him.
There were many, many more...
Exactly when did it all start?
When did everything twist and change into this nightmare?
Omnimon continuously questioned himself in the depths of his heart, even as the heavy blade in his hand pressed down with overwhelming, merciless might.
Feeling the terrifying, suffocating pressure radiating from Omnimon, the elegant and composed aura that Dynasmon usually maintained vanished completely at this moment.
"Tsk... What formidable strength..." Dynasmon gritted his teeth, his armor groaning under the immense weight. "As expected of the existence said to stand at the apex of the Royal Knights..."
As Omnimon's glowing sword edge pressed down bit by agonizing bit, Dynasmon's situation grew increasingly precarious. The ground beneath his feet began to crack and spiderweb from the sheer force.
'No... I can't let this continue...'
Taking all of this in, Mizuki pushed his focus to the absolute limit. While trying his best to command the massive Dragon-headed Great Shield to snap and bite at Omnimon's flanks, the young man simultaneously launched a desperate attack from another blind angle.
However, the legendary Holy Sword that had been virtually invincible in the past could not advance even a fraction of an inch the moment its edge touched Omnimon's pristine armor.
'I expected this, but...'Mizuki's brow furrowed in intense concentration.'I didn't think I wouldn't even be able to manage a simple armor break.'
Looking at the immaculate white armor that had just been struck head-on by the Holy Sword, yet didn't bear a single scratch, a hint of helplessness leaked from the corner of Mizuki's mouth.
But he did not give up because of this.
If once didn't work, then twice. If twice failed, then three times.
On the other side, amidst Mizuki's fierce but ultimately superficial onslaught, Omnimon briefly entered a state of cold contemplation.
If one were to ask who the primary target of this entire operation was, it was undoubtedly the human boy, Mizuki.
Therefore, taking advantage of the fact that the opponent had willingly walked into this trap to eliminate him seemed like the most logical choice.
Yet, Omnimon couldn't help but glance down at the struggling Dynasmon he was currently suppressing.
While it was true that he possessed greater raw power than Dynasmon, as a fellow Royal Knight, Dynasmon's own strength was absolutely not to be underestimated.
If he carelessly switched targets at a critical time like this, there was no guarantee that Dynasmon wouldn't seize the fleeting opportunity to launch a devastating counterattack.
As a battle-hardened knight who had survived countless wars, Omnimon deeply understood the core principle of combat: despise the enemy strategically, but respect them tactically.
Since Mizuki couldn't break his defense anyway, he might as well focus his full attention on dealing with Dynasmon first.
—He made his calculated choice in less than a tenth of a second.
Omnimon then exerted all of his terrifying strength, vowing to cleave the rebel knight before him in two.
Mizuki's relentless attacks were failing to have any meaningful effect.
So... was it over?
Watching Dynasmon's desperate struggles, a sharp, dangerous glint suddenly flashed through Mizuki's eyes.
Refusing to let this fleeting opportunity slip by, Mizuki abruptly raised the Holy Sword and hurled it directly towards Omnimon's eye with all his might.
For the vast majority of biological creatures, the eye was undoubtedly the most fragile and sensitive part of the body.
Although Digimon could rarely be described by common logic—given Omnimon's absurd physical toughness, this was the absolute only way Mizuki could find to break the suffocating deadlock.
"...Interesting. So this was your goal?"
Glimpsing the gleaming blade flying straight towards his eye from the corner of his vision, Omnimon understood many things in that split second.
The boy's previous, seemingly reckless and chaotic attacks were actually just a calculated diversion to scatter his attention and buy a crucial opportunity for Dynasmon.
After seeing that the Royal Knight had no intention of paying him any mind, the boy immediately switched tactics, aiming for a lethal weak point to force a reaction.
'I have to admit, there is nothing wrong with your line of thinking.'
However—
Just as Mizuki's Holy Sword was about to pierce his eye, at the absolute critical moment, Omnimon gave a nimble, almost casual twist of his head, narrowly dodging Mizuki's desperate attack.
Seeing his ultimate attack fail, Mizuki unexpectedly did not show a single trace of disappointment on his face.
At the exact same time, Omnimon suddenly sensed a jarring hint of disharmony in the air.
Before the Royal Knight could fully react, Mizuki's open fingers suddenly made a fierce grasping motion forward.
"Holy Sword Durandamon! Bloom with your radiance!"
Omnimon's eyes narrowed. "!"
As the dense data contained within the Holy Sword was forcefully mobilized by Mizuki's command, powerful energy erupted outward in a blinding, brilliant light.
Although this intense flash of light couldn't cause any physical damage to Omnimon, was it enough to simply create a momentary opening for Dynasmon to break free?
"Naive! Even if I cannot see what is in front of me, there is no way Dynasmon can escape from my hands!"
Just as Omnimon spoke, at the exact same moment Mizuki's Holy Sword burst with blinding light, Dynasmon began to execute his ultimate move.
But before the trapped knight could break free, what met him was an even more terrifying, crushing pressure from above.
[extraordinary Sword!]
"It is over, Dynasmon!"
"Omnimon, you were careless after all..." Dynasmon's voice echoed, devoid of its previous strain.
"What?!"
[Dragon's Roar!]
Arriving alongside the defiant voice was Dynasmon's full-power fist, surging with volatile draconic energy.
Dragon's Roar, as Dynasmon's ultimate move, usually manifested as firing destructive energy bullets from the glowing crystalline palms of both hands.
However, Dynasmon chose to forcefully gather all of that volatile energy directly into his fist this time. Instead of firing it out, he used the concentrated blast to exponentially enhance the sheer kinetic power of his close-quarters combat.
As Omnimon took a solid, devastating hit straight to his armor from Dynasmon's glowing fist, the suppressed knight was finally able to violently break free from the crushing weight of Omnimon's extraordinary sword.
Also a battle-hardened veteran, Dynasmon did not miss this hard-won opportunity. He immediately blasted another unreserved, point-blank ultimate move directly towards the staggered Omnimon.
[DNA Disintegrator!]
Facing Dynasmon's ferocious follow-up attack, Omnimon, who had only slightly recovered his balance, managed to mount a timely defense.
But even so, he could not avoid the inevitable fate of being sent flying miserably across the ruined terrain.
On the other side of the chaotic battlefield, Kentaurosmon, who had just re-entered the fray, shook his armored head somewhat helplessly after watching the invincible Omnimon actually get knocked back.
"Got played, huh?" Kentaurosmon muttered. "That guy Dynasmon... and here I thought he was an honest Digimon."
It turned out that just a moment ago, the exact instant Mizuki's Holy Sword had burst with blinding light, Kentaurosmon had attempted to abandon his own skirmish and rush over to assist Omnimon.
When Kentaurosmon saw the danger and prepared to intercept Dynasmon's counterattack, his high-speed path was coincidentally blocked by a suddenly appearing, massive shield.
Though the obstruction only lasted for a brief, fleeting instant, in a high-stakes confrontation centered entirely on speed, that fraction of a second was more than enough to create the perfect opportunity for Dynasmon to strike.
"That little fellow was actually able to predict my movement trajectory..."
"Could it be that from the very beginning, the entire flowing situation of this battlefield was completely within his grasp?"
"This is truly..."
Kentaurosmon murmured softly, a touch of deep solemnity and genuine respect gradually appearing in his eyes as they reflected Mizuki's distant figure.
"Truly incredible~"
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