[Three chapters and a half combined into one]
[7100/12000]
[It's midnight, so I'll post this first. The next update will be tomorrow morning or noon.]
For a moment, Dark Demon thought that the "Shadow Ghost" had not died.
But the increase in points disproved that theory from another angle.
"Does he have two 'Shadow Ghosts'?"
The thought had only just arisen when Leomon's shadow began spreading in all directions.
It completely lost the shape of a shadow, transforming into a pool of pitch-black darkness.
Leomon suddenly felt the ground beneath its feet soften, and both paws sank into the shadowy swamp.
Twisted arms emerged one after another from the shadows, gripping its ankles tightly and preventing it from moving.
Leomon's gaze flickered. Without hesitation, it drew its sword and thrust it at the ground once more.
But before the sword tip could touch the ground, the gloomy-faced third-year student blurted out two words: "Shadow Kill!"
Also a "Shadow Ghost," this one possessed three Ultimate Moves: its innate Ultimate Move, "Shadow Dive"; the "Death Coil" it had just used; and finally, the same "Shadow Kill"!
The shadowy swamp beneath Leomon's feet suddenly churned violently. Like boiling water, pitch-black bubbles rose one after another.
As the bubbles burst, countless blades formed from shadows shot into the sky, hanging motionless in the air for an instant—dense and innumerable, surrounding Leomon from every side!
"Leomon! Swords Dance!"
Almost at the same time, Dark Demon's shout rang out.
"Roar!"
Leomon let out a mighty roar, and a faint, almost imperceptible blood-red glimmer surfaced deep within its eyes.
Then it gripped its sword with both hands, bent one knee slightly, raised the sword that had been thrust toward the ground, and drove it down viciously.
In that instant, endless currents of air emerged around it, spiraling