Gatomon raised her brows, a sneer curling across her lips.
She had no intention of using "Cat Eye." Her airborne body stepped onto Honedge's sheath, then shot forward in a burst. With a twist of her wrist, she changed the downward slash into a downward thrust, gripping the hilt with both hands and driving the blade viciously into the defenseless back of the bronze giant beast with the force of her descent!
"Shhk—"
A sound like glass being scratched abruptly rang out.
The Holy Sword, its momentum rising to its peak, pierced the bronze giant beast's body and sank in almost to the hilt.
Gatomon stood on its back and yanked hard, pulling out the blade as liquid metal immediately trickled from the wound.
Almost at the same time, white light burst from Shuckle's eyes as the Ultimate Move's effect expired.
The bronze giant beast felt power flooding back into its body, and the sheen on its skin brightened once more. It instantly erupted into action, but Dark was no longer its target.
Gatomon clinging to its back left it somewhat helpless. However, Leomon, who was gripping its tail behind it, was within striking range.
It spun its body sharply. Its enormous frame displayed astonishing flexibility at the waist—no, its waist had visibly stretched!
Then its head actually reached Leomon at its tail. The bronze light atop its head, like a round mirror, gathered into a spiraling horn that began to spin madly.
Leomon tried to pull his hands away, only to discover in shock that they had instead been Entangled by the serpent tails. Two snake heads bit down on his arms respectively. The damage was limited, but they were exceedingly troublesome.
"In the name of Dark Dimon, Magic Guidance Summon!"
"Leomon, evolve!"
A clear, pleasant voice reached his