They traveled through time at the same time, but the villainous scientist

Chapter 555 The Shocked Gennai

"Um, I... I was just testing the functionality of the Divine Plan..."

Koushiro thought for a moment, dusted himself off, and glanced at Taichi, Yamato, and the others, whose faces were filled with surprise and doubt.
"As you all know, I obtained a lot of information about this device from Elder Xuannei."

During the test, some unexpected things happened... but everything is fine now.

Upon hearing this, Taiichi and the others looked at Koushiro, and then at the completely destroyed Divine Project.

"Are you... alright?"

Ahe's lips twitched, and he stepped forward to ask.

"It's alright, you can all leave now. This place is a mess, I need to clean it up and organize the data I just obtained."

Koushiro shook his head and replied.

Taichi and Yamato exchanged a glance. Although they still had many questions, they chose to respect Koushiro's decision, seeing that he was unwilling to talk about it.

"Well... okay, be careful."

Tai nodded and gestured to the others.
"Let's go, let's not bother Koushiro here."

The children, each with their partner, left the chaotic laboratory, glancing back every few steps.

As the last figure disappeared through the doorway, Koushiro shook his head with a sense of helplessness.

He ultimately underestimated the power of the Digital Soul, or rather, he completely underestimated his own "uniqueness".

This world is a world of data, and it can respond to human emotions and will.

Because of his unique nature, he is also connected to another version of himself in another world.

When he materializes emotional data as the [Digital Soul], information about him from other worlds also flows in and is transformed into the Digital Soul.

Even though he sensed something was wrong at the last moment and consciously suppressed and restrained himself, it still far exceeded the limits that the Divine Plan could withstand. After all, the device certainly did not anticipate his situation when it was designed.

Koushiro took a deep breath, temporarily suppressing his chaotic thoughts, and turned to look at his partner beside him.

The beetle beast's light had long since faded, but it looked to be in quite good spirits.

"Beetle Beast, how are you feeling? Is there anything wrong with your body?"

Seeing this, Koushiro asked.

"I...I feel great, Koushiro!"

The beetle-like beast shook its head and answered excitedly.
"I've never felt this good! I feel like I have inexhaustible energy, but... but just now too much of it came in at once, and I'm a little overwhelmed."

Hearing his partner's affirmative answer, Koushiro finally felt a huge weight lifted from his heart.

This shows that the Digimon Soul can indeed cause Digimon to evolve, just like in Generation V...

Then he collected the remnants of the sacred plan.

Then the computer was turned on, and with a series of complex commands entered, an encrypted communication channel was forcibly opened.

He needs help, help from the designers of this world, from the designers of the divine plan.

The screen flickered a few times, and then a somewhat unreal image of an old man with long white hair and a beard appeared.

It is indeed within the mysterious.

"Mr. Guangzi! I should have warned you not to contact me unless absolutely necessary!"

As soon as Genne's image appeared, he frowned and said,

“Every communication could potentially allow the dark forces to capture your coordinates! This is far too dangerous for you!”

Of course, this is only one of the reasons.

What Xuan Nei didn't say was that he was actually a little reluctant to face this boy who always brought him "surprises".

"I have no way."

Koushiro shrugged and held up the remnants of his Divine Plan in front of the camera.

"..."

Upon seeing the Holy Plan riddled with cracks, Gennai's expression froze instantly on the other end of the screen.

"This...this is impossible!"

"The sacred plan... how could it have been shattered like this?!"

An incredulous gasp escaped from Xuan Nei's mouth, his eyes wide with shock.

As one of the key participants in this project, Xuan Neibi knew the strength of the sacred plan better than anyone else in the world.

It's not just about physical strength.

Its constituent material is "Time Digital Alloy" that has undergone special alchemy treatment, and its data structure itself is quite stable.

Even if you just leave it there and let the Infinite Dragon Beast bombard it with its two "Infinite Cannons" for three days and three nights, it might not be able to do this much damage!
"what?"

Gennai's gaze was fixed on the edges of the fragments when he suddenly noticed something amiss. The direction of the cracks... wasn't caused by an external impact...

"It wasn't damaged by external force; I did it."

Seeing this, Koushiro spoke up, extending his right hand.

The next moment, a warm and bright orange flame quietly burned in his palm.

【The Soul of Digital】

Gennai stared at the ball of light and fell silent.

What is that? A form of energy? A phenomenon?
No, none of those. He could sense that at the core of that light was a "will" that was pure to the extreme.

It is astonishing that a human soul can exist in this world in such a tangible and stable form.

Interfering with reality? Interfering with data?
This goes far beyond the theoretical framework of the "badges" and "divine plan" that constancy bestows upon them.

This is... the power that belongs to this child himself.

So that's why...

"I need a more powerful device, a new type of terminal that can carry and transform this power."

I hope you can assist me, Mr. Gennai.

Seeing this, Koushiro spoke up.

Gennai remained silent for a long time, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

If... if this child truly possesses this power, then the so-called "dark forces" and the so-called "risk of being tracked" seem to become less important.

But is this really a good thing?

"it is good."

After a long silence, Xuan Nai finally nodded in agreement, since, given the current situation, it might not necessarily be a bad thing.

And so, a development project involving the chosen children and the mysterious guides of the digital world quietly unfolded deep within the giant ship adrift at sea.

Koushiro needs a new "Dragon Machine," but more importantly, he needs a plausible "excuse" to extract more and deeper secrets about the origins of this world from Gennai.

……

And so, the black giant ship drifted at sea for several more days.

As the first rays of morning sunlight pierced through the sea mist, and the golden outline of the continent finally appeared where the sea met the sky, the children on the boat burst into a long-suppressed cheer.

That was their destination: the mainland of the server.

The giant ship anchored near the shore, and the guardian beasts lowered landing craft to transport the children and necessary supplies ashore in batches.

Koushiro still hasn't come out of his lab.

The warped door has never been opened since that day; only occasionally can fragments of his heated discussion with an old voice be heard through the crack in the door.

Under these circumstances, Taiichi naturally took over the role of temporary commander.

"Alright, everyone, listen to me!"

He stood atop a towering rock and shouted to the landing crowd.

"Awa and Sora, take a few Guardian Digimon and keep watch around the area, checking to see if there are any dangerous Digimon nearby."

"Meimei, Azhang, you two are in charge of taking inventory of the supplies and setting up a temporary base on the beach with the guardian beast."

Although the children were a little tired, they immediately got to work.

Their adventures on File Island had already made them accustomed to these things.

However, at that moment, a strange, approaching roar shattered the tranquility of the coastline.

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked warily in the direction from which the sound came.

That's inland. According to Elder Xuannei, this continent should have already been occupied by the Nightmare Legion.

At the edge of the jungle, amidst billowing dust, a stage truck with an extremely flamboyant design, decorated with countless flashing light bulbs and a huge sound system, roared out at a speed completely disproportionate to its bulky size.

The truck performed a beautiful drift right in front of the children and came to a stop.

Amidst the swirling dust, a loud "crack" was heard, and the sides of the truck's cargo bed suddenly slid down, instantly transforming into a dazzling, brightly lit stage.

Amidst the blinding spotlight and billowing smoke, a monkey-like Digimon wearing sunglasses and covered in orange fur appeared in the center of the stage, carrying an electric guitar.

He put one hand on his hip and pointed the other at the dumbfounded children, striking what he thought was an incredibly cool rock star pose.

"Hello—! My little audience!"

"Are you ready to welcome the grand performance of Etemon, the most popular superstar in the entire Digital World?!"

(End of this chapter)