The humanoid monster's sleeve was ignited by the Holy Light, and the radiant flames actually burned backward.
Its movements visibly warped in that instant, and it immediately retreated.
Once the sleeve had burned away, a black arm covered in dense scales was revealed beneath.
"Snake scales, or lizard scales?"
Dark's gaze flickered, but he said nothing.
Leomon, however, had already roared, "Beast King Fist!"
The Beast King Fist, following tightly on the sword strike, shattered a large portion of the humanoid monster's clothing, exposing part of the body hidden beneath its black garments.
Just as its identity was about to be revealed, the humanoid monster suddenly stomped its foot, and a suit of black flaming armor covered its entire body.
However, this dark-element armor only made it more vulnerable to restraint. The Holy Light emitted by the "Holy Sword" had already begun to affect its movements.
"Then so be it..."
The humanoid monster murmured. The golden triangle in its black eyes abruptly inverted, and the flaming armor shrank into an extremely thin layer that clung tightly to its body.
A sudden explosive crack came from its arms. Its originally slender limbs swelled as if inflated, and its style of wielding the broadsword changed completely.
It no longer focused on technique, instead adopting broad, powerful swings better suited to the broadsword. Every slash unleashed surging shockwaves, pulverizing the stone slabs beneath them layer by layer.
Leomon was suppressed in the blink of an eye.
The atmosphere on the battlefield became suffocating.
But Leomon was not frightened by this. Madness glinted in its eyes, yet its mind remained exceptionally calm.
Moves like this could not last long. The moment the humanoid monster's Ultimate Move expired would be the moment it closed in.
It did its best to avoid the blade wind,