Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

"Woof!" The little guy gritted his teeth and accelerated, his limbs gradually turning into blurry afterimages. The light of the Sacred Ring grew brighter and brighter, emitting golden streams of light as he moved at high speed.

As the speed exceeded a certain critical point, golden energy suddenly enveloped the entire puppy beast—

[High-Speed ​​Collision] Initiated!

Surprisingly, the treadmill's conveyor belt accelerated synchronously, maintaining a perfectly controlled speed throughout.

The little dog was horrified to discover that even with all its might, it still couldn't shake off the metal lump.

"Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!"

Dog Beast: Master, are you even human?! A hint of panic flashed in the dog beast's eyes.

High-speed collision! High-speed collision! High-speed collision!

To avoid being thrown off the tracks, the puppy beast had to keep using high-speed ramming, creating a small whirlwind in the training hall, causing the surrounding soft mats to shift slightly. Cheng Yuan had to squint to barely make out the golden ball of light flying along the tracks.

Ten minutes later, when the conveyor belt finally came to a slow stop, the little dog slumped on the belt like a puddle of melted butter, and was slowly pulled away.

"That's great, little dog beast!" Cheng Yuan squatted down and gently stroked the little guy's violently heaving back. "You did a great job. I suddenly realized that our speed training can focus on high-speed collisions, making high speed your normal speed. This way, we can develop your speed potential."

"Hoo... Hah..." The little dog beast didn't even have the strength to roll its eyes anymore; only the tip of its tail stubbornly trembled slightly, proving that it was still alive.

It's like trying something and dying!

He pulled out his Dinobot and pulled up the data he had just recorded: "Look, the top speed reached 83 km/h."

If this extreme speed state could be solidified, it might actually be possible to transform the extreme collision from an explosive skill into a normal speed.

However, seeing the puppy's lifeless appearance, he decided to prepare a sumptuous feast of sacred data for the little guy first.

Cheng Yuan shook the T-Rex machine: "Look closely, the 50G sacred energy package will be delivered soon."

The payment interface flashing on the screen made his eye twitch—500 yuan had just vanished. This was a special item from the "Sacred Relics" online store, which he had heard about from digital parenting expert Zhou Mo; the price was painfully high. But looking at the limp little dog on the ground, he steeled himself and pressed the confirm button.

"Release!"

The Tyrannosaurus Rex shot out a beam of golden light, which intertwined in the air to form a mouthwatering giant chicken leg hamburger. This was no ordinary data block, but a data-manifested food that had been processed by a data modifier.

The golden, crispy "bread" is adorned with starlight-like sesame seeds, each one a crystallization of pure, sacred data.

"Woof!" The little dog, which was on the verge of death just a second ago, was instantly revived and leaped towards the food with a beautiful leap.

Its little paws precisely held the hamburger, and with a thud, it bit off half of it.

"Slow down, no one's going to take it from you." Cheng Yuan couldn't help but chuckle as he watched the little guy wolf down his food.

As the puppy licked the last wisp of golden light into its mouth with lingering relish, it let out a satisfied burp. The sacred halo around its neck then lit up, even more dazzling than before, with faint, intricate energy patterns flowing across its surface.

[Element: Divine +1, other attributes +0.4]

Cheng Yuan secretly calculated: even after further digestion, he could still increase by about 0.5-0.8 points. However, the system's wealth value conversion was more cost-effective. 500 points could be exchanged for 5 attribute points, and there was no data impurity to worry about.

"That's a good idea."

Xu Xin's voice came from above.

He leaned against the second-floor railing, arms crossed, watching the scene with great interest.

“I didn’t expect you to have thought of this training method as well.” Xu Xin walked slowly down the stairs. “The most basic speed training is actually the most effective energy and physical control training. This speed does not refer to attack speed or reaction speed, but the purest movement speed.”

“And…” he paused, then added meaningfully, “In the digital world, speed often means longevity. In critical moments, speed is the lifeline.”

"Good morning, Teacher Xu!" Cheng Yuan agreed wholeheartedly. Being fast had many advantages, not just for escaping, but also for catching up on maps and completing quests...

"Have you mastered long-range attack methods now?" Xu Xin suddenly asked.

Cheng Yuan pondered for a moment: "Does condensing a ball of holy light energy and throwing it out count?"

According to the conventional evolutionary path, only by evolving to the Angewomon stage will one gain a ranged skill like Holy Arrow. During the Rookie and Champion stages, both Gatomon and Usagimon can only rely on melee attacks.

However, Cheng Yuan's puppy beast seems to have accidentally mastered the special skill of Holy Light Energy Ball due to consuming a large amount of light attribute resources in the early stages.

While I was still in the Meow Meow Beast stage, just as I was adding points to the Light attribute, a ball of light shot out and scorched the wall.

“Imagine,” Xu Xin’s eyes gleamed with the brilliance of a tactician, “what would happen if your partner were so fast that your opponents couldn’t catch up, and could also attack from a distance?”

Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up: "Flying kites?"

“That’s right.” Xu Xin nodded. “It’s kite tactics! I’ve encountered opponents like this before, and they are indeed very difficult to deal with… If you and your little beast can develop this Holy Light Ball skill to the point of being able to use it as a second hand, and even track and locate the enemy, then the tactical possibilities will be much greater.”

"Skills can be developed like this?" Cheng Yuan exclaimed in astonishment, his eyes widening.

This completely overturned his understanding of the digital world. In the anime, Digimon's skills are innate, but in this real world, skills can evolve through training.

“Of course.” Xu Xin smiled meaningfully. “The essence of a skill is the manipulation of energy. With the right direction, sufficient comprehension, and persistent training, breaking through the limits is not difficult.”

Cheng Yuan suddenly realized that in this real digital world, because the evolutionary path has not been fully explored, coupled with limited computing power and a scarcity of high-quality data resources, tamers pay more attention to deeply developing the potential of Digimon.

Xu Xin's emphasis on "growing together" actually contains such profound meaning.

"Think about it carefully." Xu Xin patted Cheng Yuan on the shoulder. "Everyone else has arrived; it's time to assemble."

The students who arrived one after another looked on with envy when they saw Cheng Yuan, who had arrived early, and was already receiving individual instruction. Many of them secretly resolved to arrive even earlier the next day.

In the following training sessions, Xu Xin tailored training plans for each trainee and even invited a physical education teacher from the school to serve as a teaching assistant.

Cheng Yuan's task was simple and clear—run!

Seeing the little dog's resistant expression as it faced the treadmill, Cheng Yuan smiled and offered a tempting reward: "If you meet your goal today, you'll get an extra 50GB of divine data tonight, how about that?"

The little dog's ears immediately perked up, and it happily jumped onto the treadmill.

This week's training was almost entirely spent on the treadmill. A minor incident occurred when Cheng Yuan was also put on the treadmill; whenever the little dog rested, Cheng Yuan would take its place and continue running and training.

This week, the man and the beast kept pushing their limits with sweat.

The sunset on Friday evening bathed the training ground in a blood-gold hue.

The pangolin in Kangzhaodi is sprinting on the obstacle course with a heavy load of iron sand on its back. Later, it will go to the Iron Man Pile House to train its resistance to impact (that is, to be beaten).

Zhao Lu's Gear Beast hovered in mid-air, its silver sawtooth flywheels firing precisely in the shooting range;

There are also Hedgehogs that train to dodge hanging iron balls, Mineral Beasts that train their arm strength (by throwing ore), and Baloo Beasts that braid vines to increase their toughness...

"So-called basic qualities..." Xu Xin's voice resounded throughout the venue, and all the trainees unconsciously straightened their backs. "Physical strength determines endurance, speed controls the initiative, skills resolve crises, and explosive power turns the tide of battle—" He pointed to his forehead with his fingertips, "and energy control is the soul of a beast tamer."

"Come here, everyone." Xu Xin suddenly unfolded the circular projection, which showed the image of Agumon before its evolution. A faint flame was spewing from its mouth, melting through a ten-centimeter-thick alloy plate.

"A small flame? No." Xu Xin froze the image, zooming in continuously. Everyone discovered that the flame contained a spiral-shaped energy structure!

This is the prototype of the Explosive Bullet, compressed seven hundred times. His gaze swept over the group of rookies eager to break through their limitations. "The true value of a beast tamer lies in forging the sparks of instinct into a raging inferno."

When the dismissal whistle blew, Cheng Yuan picked up the little dog and walked towards the school road in the twilight.

“We can’t slack off tomorrow, it’s the weekend. We’re going to the abandoned factory in the western suburbs for special training.” He rubbed the sacred halo of the little beast that gleamed with a metallic sheen. “Special training for Holy Light Bullets.”

"After this week, I have a bold idea: let's go to the shopping mall first!"

Chapter 16 The Demon is Coming

Wutong Mountain is the largest mountain in Pengcheng, but it doesn't even rank among the famous mountains and rivers in China.

Pengcheng's Qingtian District is located on a branch of Wutong Mountain.

This mountain range, located in Qingtian District of Pengcheng, has gradually become a habitat for wild digital beasts after the digital space merges with reality.

It was late at night, and Xu Xin was in the middle of the mountains. He was standing on the shoulder of DarkGreymon, holding one of Greymon's horns.

"Snap—"

DarkGreymon swung its tail, sweeping away the thorns blocking its path. On its shoulder, Xu Xin steadied himself by holding onto the bone helmet horn with one hand, the blue light from the Digivice's screen reflecting his furrowed brows.

"Wang Lin, are you sure the demon beast has entered the mountain?" he whispered into the miniature communicator in his collar, his voice tinged with anxiety.

At this moment, Wang Lin's flying insect beast was flying ahead to detect and clear the way, while Wang Lin sat in the tall off-road vehicle, following the road that Tyrannosaurus Beast had swept through.

Wang Lin's capable female voice came through the communicator: "A large number of Digimon remains have been found nearby, and the instruments have detected remnants of Devilmon's dark energy. It is estimated that Devilmon hunted in this area to replenish its data and energy."

Xu Xin's knuckles tapped out a dull rhythm on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's scales, while the distant cry of a night owl pierced the silent forest. "Is the association still insisting on not mobilizing the Public Security Bureau or the military?" His voice held a volcanic rage about to erupt. "The Wutong Mountain range stretches for twenty kilometers, and you're relying on just five of us for a carpet search?"

If the police or military could surround and delay them, and then wait until they reach their target, that would be much simpler.

Wang Lin simply snorted and said, "The association wants to minimize the social impact as much as possible and doesn't want to cause too much of a stir."

Devilmon is, after all, a mature Digimon. If we fail to defeat it, it could cause serious damage to Peng City.

Xu Xin also knew the nature of the Pengcheng branch of the association. Given the special nature of this demon beast being able to smuggle itself out of the Digital Abyss, if the Beast Tamer Association could complete the mission independently, it did not want the military or the Ministry of Public Security to participate in the operation, so as not to bolster their prestige.

Xu Xin was too lazy to investigate further: "Let's search deeper. Flying Beast, keep watch in the air. Giant Chicken Beast and Sunflower Beast, split up and search in two directions. Contact us immediately if you find anything."

"Okay, team leader."

The monsters are elusive, only revealing clues when hunting, making them exceptionally difficult to track.

Meanwhile, at the foot of the mountain, there is a security checkpoint.

"Who goes there? Stop right there!"

A beam of bright light suddenly shone on the young man who emerged from the mountains.

He wore a baseball cap pulled low, his chin drooping, and swayed casually with his hands in his pockets.

Faced with the security guard's questioning, the young man simply shook his head stiffly, his thin lips tightly closed.

The police officer swept the beam of his flashlight across the man's pale face. "What are you doing up the mountain so late at night?" The security guard frowned—the young man's eyes were bloodshot, and spiderweb-like bluish-black veins were faintly visible on his neck.

"Take a walk." The voice sounded like rusty gears rubbing against each other.

"Have you spotted any suspicious Digimon on the mountain...?" the sheriff inquired.

The young man remained silent, only mechanically shaking his head.

"Forget it, forget it. You'll be dead even if you get caught! It's so late, hurry home. Don't go out at night, things haven't been peaceful lately." After questioning him repeatedly without getting any answers, the security guard yawned, waved, and let the young man leave.

As the young man disappeared around the street corner, a strange scene unfolded.

The skin on his face began to crack and peel off, revealing a pale, underlying layer of skin.

A pair of enormous bat wings ripped through the coat with a "rip" sound and unfurled in the moonlight.

【Demon Beast】

[Virus Type - Fallen Angel - Dark Theme]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skills: Dark Wave, Demonic Claws, Fallen Wings, Dark Regeneration, Crimson Stream, Soul Binding]

[Introduction: A fallen angel-type Digimon covered in black bat-like wings and bone-like armor, with twisted horns on its head and blood-red pupils. It is cunning and cruel, skilled in [Soul Binding], using dark energy to create illusions and manipulate minds. Its signature move, [Dark Wave], releases a swarm of bat-like dark energy to attack enemies.]

The demon beast glanced back at the mountains one last time with its crimson eyes before flapping its wings and flying into the night sky.

The night wind howled, and the demon beast suddenly disintegrated in mid-air, transforming into hundreds of small bats that scattered and flew away, cleverly avoiding all surveillance and patrols.

These bats eventually regrouped in an abandoned factory in the western suburbs, transforming into a monster that shook off its tattered clothes and reverted to its original form.

It was completely covered in black, with dark skin, spiked armor on its arms, huge bat wings on its back, a half-black mask on its face, glowing deep red eyes, and a huge evil mark on its chest. The whole thing was evil and terrifying.

It arrived at a remote, abandoned factory, where it had been lingering for several days, and was now carrying out its plans.

The factory was filled with the pungent smell of engine oil and rust. Dozens of rusty oil drums were neatly arranged, each with its lid violently pried open. The drums were filled with black oil brimming with dark energy, and inside each drum was a black, gear-shaped object.

It walked to the last empty oil drum, opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and a thick, asphalt-like dark energy gushed out, quickly filling the entire container.

"Glug... Glug..."

These are all dark energies that it has absorbed and transformed from other Digimon it hunted.

The black oil in the drum suddenly boiled, and a jet-black seed was thrown in, rapidly absorbing the surrounding dark energy. The seed's surface cracked, and a miniature gear slowly took shape, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Soon... the Dark Gear will be complete... my Dark Empire..." The demon beast's voice was as grating as fingernails scraping glass.

As the first rays of dawn pierced through the clouds, the demonic beast cast [Soul Binding], creating an illusion with a thin layer of dark energy to conceal the oil drums, so that any human who accidentally stumbled in would not notice anything amiss.

After completing its disguise, the monster folded its bat wings and hid in the shadows, waiting for the next night to fall.

Its crimson eyes slowly closed in the darkness, while a sinister smile twisted at the corners of its mouth. The plan was progressing steadily, while those foolish human animal trainers were still searching futilely in the mountains...

At this moment, Cheng Yuan arrived at the open space outside the abandoned factory as planned and trained the Holy Light Ball with the little dog beast.

Regarding how to further develop the Holy Light Bullet skill, since Xu Xin said that shooting straight like a bullet is too monotonous, could it be made to have a free trajectory like a drone?

So, he spent a hefty 6000 yuan on a First Vision FPV goggles and a drone in the commercial district.

Few people have ever seen a Digimon that can fly a drone.