Starting from a Koromon! [119]

DIGISOUL, FULL CHARGE—OVERDRIVE!!!

WarGreymon’s form rapidly began to shift. Still maintaining his draconic humanoid appearance, his already heavily-armored body now became completely covered in sleek mechanical armor, forming a seamless exoskeleton.

His new form featured bold intersections of silver and crimson, accented brilliantly by touches of gold at the wrists, feet, and helmet. With smooth yet domineering lines, he emerged proudly from the blazing DigiSoul!

The Trident Wings from his RizeGreymon stage evolved further, expanding into massive, deep crimson mechanical wings on his back, surging with dazzling golden energy reminiscent of the sun itself!

It was a form similar yet profoundly different from the classic WarGreymon, embodying the ultimate culmination of the GeoGreymon evolution line:

Vaccine-type, Light Dragon Digimon, Mega-level—

—SHINEGREYMON!

The sudden Slide Digivolution mid-battle was shocking enough to momentarily stun MetalSeadramon.

Was this even allowed?

Even for one of the Dark Masters, seeing Zero casually swapping between two different Mega-level evolutions was simply too much.

Even the Dark Masters themselves couldn’t help but inwardly curse…

You’ve gotta be kidding me—this isn’t how this works!

But an even more shocking maneuver was still yet to come…

“Haha! You’re already surprised by something this minor? You haven’t seen anything yet… Taichi!”

Zero had fully absorbed Rina’s DigiSoul boost, successfully slide evolving into ShineGreymon. But that didn’t mean he had to abandon the power from his other evolution line.

From his previous experiments, Zero already knew DigiSoul and the Crests could coexist perfectly—which meant he could fully utilize both power-ups simultaneously.

“Yeah, Zero—GO!”

The Crest of Courage on Taichi’s chest once again ignited brilliantly, along with the now orange-red Digivice, radiating scorching heat.

The sun-like Crest of Courage appeared vividly on Zero’s chest once more. This time…he was certain he could do it!

“This is…my very own…”

Zero raised his hands high, as brilliant golden radiance erupted from his palms. At this moment, the raging winds and torrential downpour seemed to swallow both sky and earth, burying everything beneath endless waves. Yet amidst this apocalyptic vision, a tiny golden light emerged…

“…This is my domain!!”

Zero’s roar thundered, splitting apart the storm clouds. The golden glow transformed into a blazing crimson fireball, like the dazzling sun itself, forcibly suppressing both storm winds and torrential rain.

“What the—”

Powerful Digimon, by merely existing, could rewrite the very landscape around them. Their immense data streams continuously rewrote environmental parameters, creating a phenomenon best described as—

“Where I stand is my domain!”

And when multiple powerful Digimon clashed, the stronger party’s data would overwrite the weaker’s. Mystery yields only to greater mystery.

Earlier, Zero’s WarGreymon form couldn’t break through MetalSeadramon’s oceanic domain—not necessarily due to inferior power, but simply because MetalSeadramon had a buff straight from whatever was hiding behind the firewall.

But now, supported by both the Crest of Courage and the fully unleashed DigiSoul, Zero’s power surged dramatically.

This instantaneous boost successfully overpowered MetalSeadramon’s ocean domain!

A radiant golden sun blazed brilliantly, piercing through thick storm clouds like thousands of swords. Amidst the chaotic mingling of sky and ocean, bright colors finally began to return.

Eventually, the clouds dispersed and the rain ceased, revealing crystal-clear skies!

This was cyberspace, a virtual realm without the strict divisions of sky, earth, or sea. Precisely because it began as an empty “zero,” it could manifest into “everything”!

From absolute nothingness emerged infinite possibility—this was cyberspace’s greatest trait…

“If you’re the ocean—then I am the SUN!”

At its core, this remained a clash between sky and earth. MetalSeadramon had flooded the earth, creating an oceanic domain. Zero now dispersed the clouds with the sun, reclaiming dominion over the skies!

Now both domains were equally matched, clearly split into two distinct halves—one sky, one sea…

But this didn’t mean balance. The two opposing forces continually clashed, each attempting to overpower the other…

…Although evenly matched for a moment, the previously chaotic sea was now noticeably calmer beneath Zero’s blazing sun.

The Shining Wings evolved from his Trident Wings fully extended, golden energy pouring forth. Zero raised both arms, as the golden brilliance behind him surged forward, enveloping his entire form and transforming him into a radiant ball of energy.

A second later, this energy burst free from Zero’s body, forming a gigantic wheel of light hurtling directly toward MetalSeadramon, still hidden behind its wall of currents!

MetalSeadramon clearly realized the battle’s scales were subtly shifting against it—but as one of the Dark Masters, the dragon that ruled the seas, it refused to retreat. Its oceanic domain was still intact—how could it back down now?

Water currents swiftly formed into a massive whirlpool, launching a searing azure-white energy stream—the trademark River of Power…

Zero’s attack, “Glorious Burst,” was an upgraded version of GeoGreymon’s “Mega Burst.” As Zero’s evolution advanced, its power had grown exponentially…

The golden wheel clashed violently with the River of Power. Azure-white and golden-red lights exploded simultaneously, splitting clearly along the border between sky and sea, resulting in an intense energy collision.

Though appearing evenly matched, the golden sun was clearly gaining the advantage. MetalSeadramon desperately fired successive Rivers of Power, stacking waves of energy, barely managing to halt the golden wheel’s advance.

Zero’s Shining Wings reached maximum extension, and golden brilliance poured endlessly into the spinning wheel, driving it relentlessly forward…

The unleashed energy caused the ocean’s surface to visibly drop—not through evaporation, but through genuine deletion of the ocean’s digital data!

The collision’s scope kept expanding, pulling surrounding air and seawater into a terrifying vortex…

Even the ocean army, tens of thousands of meters away, was caught screaming in terror, helplessly drawn toward the cataclysmic vortex…

Barely grazed by mere residual energy from this collision, these Digimon instantly shattered into scattered data—without any DigiCores remaining.

In other words, the unleashed force was so powerful it directly “deleted” weaker Digimon from existence.

This was no “respawn at the Village of Beginnings” scenario—these poor souls were genuinely erased, not leaving behind even a fragment of data.

Fortunately, Zero’s companions were shielded by the barrier of four Crests, keeping them safely away from the gods’ battlefield. The oceanic army, however, suffered immensely.

Angewomon alone had already defeated plenty of enemies earlier—but even combined, that number was nothing compared to the casualties inflicted just now by the residual energy of Zero’s clash.

“We can’t lose either, right?”

Seeing this, Mistymon shook his head and muttered wryly. Angewomon could only smile helplessly.

“That power…it’s practically monstrous. Who knows how long it’ll take us to catch up with him…”

Just as they sighed, a scarlet energy blast streaked past, instantly evaporating an entire group of ocean Digimon…

…It was Hajime in her Kimeramon form. Despite being technically Ultimate-level, she possessed genuine Mega-level combat power. Facing this army of Ultimates mixed with Champions and Rookies naturally posed no challenge at all.

“Ah…” Angewomon smiled bitterly, shaking her head. “Looks like someone’s about to catch up to Zero soon enough. She really is amazing—no wonder she’s Zero’s oldest partner.”

Her voice was undeniably tinged with envy. Mistymon quickly interjected:

“It’s fine—as long as we keep fighting, we’ll break the Mega barrier too, eventually…ah…”

Then he glanced at the two gods battling.

“…Alright, though admittedly we’re still a ways off from those monsters.”

Thanks to Hajime and Mistymon joining in, Angewomon’s pressure greatly lessened, and the battlefield quickly stabilized.

Back at the other battlefield, Zero pushed forward relentlessly, the golden wheel forcing MetalSeadramon’s River of Power steadily back.

Last time, he had accomplished something similar using the idealistic Courage Shield’s power—but that was partially due to its conceptual nature. This time, however, Zero was genuinely overpowering MetalSeadramon through sheer strength alone!

“Stop hiding already—get out here!”

Zero raised his hand. The golden wheel quickly compressed, concentrating into his palm. With a flick of his wrist, he pulled forth from it a gleaming golden-red double-edged sword…

After reaching Mega, his signature Trident Revolver had been retired. Now replacing it was a new weapon, forged from the combined power of sun and earth!

“[GEOGREY SWORD]!”

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