Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

"Then you're a purple-skinned garlic!"

"You coward!"

"You annoying devil!"

Bai Yu, standing to the side, watched with amusement as the two "children" stood on the street, engaging in an incredibly childish argument.

These two are practically equal in terms of mentality.

Guilmon stood blankly beside Akito, looking at his partner with a big question mark in his little head.

Didn't you just say you were going to fight? How did it turn into an argument?

Moreover, they were arguing so fiercely.

Seeing that this childish argument was escalating, Bai Yu decided not to watch any longer.

He stretched out his hands, pressing one down with each hand, and forcibly separated the man and beast that were spraying each other.

"Alright, all of you, be quiet."

"You guys are tired of arguing, but I am."

Bai Yu first glared at Qi Ren, who was about to speak, making him swallow his words.

Then he released his grip, looked down at the little one in front of him, and steered the conversation back on track.

"You said you came to help us, but what can you do to help us?"

Upon being asked this question by Bai Yu, the little demon beast's expression instantly turned smug again.

It raised its chin, striking a pose that seemed to say, "Come beg me, and I'll tell you."

"Hmph, I know what you're doing right now."

"Isn't it just about finding that ice demon beast?"

"Unfortunately, I know where that guy's hideout is."

Upon hearing the little demon beast's words, both Bai Yu and Qi Ren showed expressions of surprise.

"How did you know we were looking for that ice demon beast?" Qi Ren blurted out instinctively.

Upon hearing Qi Ren's question, the little demon beast's smug expression deepened. It looked at Qi Ren with an expression of utter disdain and mocked him mercilessly, "I saw the whole thing yesterday when you were beaten up by that ice demon beast."

"Tsk tsk, that was terrible."

As the little monster spoke, it shook its head exaggeratedly.

"If it weren't for your stupidity and the evolution of that big idiot, you would have died at that guy's hands yesterday, you coward."

It was because the little monster saw Guilmon evolve yesterday that it cowered so quickly just now.

Upon hearing the little monster's words, Qi Ren's face immediately turned red with anger.

Having his wounds exposed in front of him and being mocked like this made Qi feel both ashamed and angry.

"You..."

Qi Ren opened his mouth, wanting to fight the little demon beast for another three hundred rounds, but before he could finish speaking, Bai Yu covered his mouth with her hand.

Bai Yu's gaze returned to the little demon beast.

He hadn't expected that the little monster would know such crucial information.

So it seems this guy isn't all trouble; he does have some use after all.

Bai Yu's impression of the little demon beast also subtly changed.

Bai Yu then released his hand from the mouth of the person who had spoken, and a gentle smile returned to his face. He said to the little demon beast, "Then I'll trouble you to take us to the lair of that ice demon beast."

Bai Yu's tone became much more polite.

However, the little monster wasn't the type to back down just because someone offered it a way out.

It crossed its arms over its chest and arrogantly turned its head to one side.

"You think I'll just lead the way because you tell me to? I'm not here specifically to show you the way."

Despite the smug tone, Bai Yu's smile remained unchanged as he continued, "I definitely won't let you work for nothing. I'll treat you to something delicious later."

"Is this all you've got?" The little monster still didn't turn its head, its tone full of disdain.

Bai Yu's smile remained gentle, but a hint of danger subtly lurked in his eyes.

"If you try to bargain with me again..."

"Then I'll have to get tough."

As soon as Bai Yu finished speaking, Qi Ren immediately understood.

"Gilmon, prepare to evolve!" Keen shouted, making a gesture as if to swipe his card.

“Yes, Master!” Guilmon echoed.

The red-faced and white-faced actors sang together perfectly.

"you……"

The little demon beast trembled with anger, pointing its finger at Bai Yu and Qi Ren.

Looking at Bai Yu's malicious smile, and the arc light machine in Qi Ren's hand that could be used to strike at any moment.

In the end, the little monster couldn't maintain its tough stance.

It snorted angrily, reluctantly squeezing out a few words from between its teeth: "Hmph! You guys are ruthless! Come with me!"

After saying that, the little monster turned around unhappily and wisely chose to compromise.

……

Led by the little monster, the group crossed several streets.

More than half an hour later, they arrived at a back alley of a shopping mall.

The little monster stopped in front of an inconspicuous iron gate and pointed at it.

"This is it."

Bai Yu pushed open the rusty iron door, and a chilling aura instantly rushed out from the crack in the door.

This unusual chill instantly confirmed to Bai Yu and Qi Ren that the little demon beast was not lying to them.

The group entered in single file.

Behind the door was a narrow staircase leading underground. The lower you went, the colder it got, and the more biting the air became.

A thin layer of white frost had even formed on the walls.

When they reached the end of the stairs, the sight before them made everyone stop in their tracks.

This is a spacious basement.

But the entire basement was now completely covered by a thick layer of ice, including the walls, ceiling, and floor.

The surrounding ice walls reflected an eerie blue light in the dim light, making this place resemble an ice and snow world.

However, Bai Yu and Qi Ren had no interest in appreciating these sights at the moment.

Their faces were filled with uncontrollable shock.

Because, in the very center of this icy underground palace, there are several large ice pillars.

Inside each icicle, a figure was clearly frozen.

They were children around the same age as Qi Ren.

They remained in various struggling and fearful postures, their facial expressions forever frozen in that moment of despair.

Chapter 28: Digi Knights - Evolution

"This...this..." Qi Ren's lips trembled, but he couldn't utter a single complete word.

After the initial shock, Bai Yu quickly calmed down.

But his face was so gloomy it seemed like it could drip water.

Bai Yu never imagined that one day she would witness such a cruel and horrific atrocity against human children.

Although the main characters in the Digimon world are a group of children, when have any children actually been hurt?

All I can say is that this is a real world.

Bai Yu took a deep breath, suppressing the surging anger in his heart.

He then turned his head and looked at Qi Ren beside him, his voice deep and powerful.

"Encourage people, save people."

These four simple words, like a morning bell and evening drum, instantly awakened Qi Ren from his fear.

Yes, now is not the time to be afraid!

Those children frozen in ice are still waiting for them to rescue them!

Qi Ren nodded heavily and shouted, "Gilmon!"

"Understood, Qi Ren!"

The guild beast responded and opened its large mouth without hesitation.

A blazing fireball rapidly condensed in its mouth, aiming at the nearest icicle.

"Dark Night Flame!"

At the same time, the little demon beast that had been silent also moved.

It let out a low growl, and a deep, dark purple flame condensed in its hands, which it then hurled at another ice pillar.

However, in the next second.

On the ground, two pale arms emerged from the ice and swung precisely at the two balls of flame!

Snapped!Snapped!

After two crisp sounds, Guilmon's "Flame Bullet" and Impmon's "Dark Flame" were sent flying by those two hands!

Two balls of fire arced through the air before crashing heavily against the distant ice wall.

Immediately afterwards, a tall and sinister figure slowly rose from the ice on the ground.

It has a snow-white demonic body, with wings as clear as ice crystals spread out on its back.

His scarlet eyes gleamed with a cruel and mocking light.

The newcomer was none other than the Ice Demon Beast!

"Brother Baiyu, it's this guy!"

The moment Qi Ren saw the figure clearly, both old and new grudges surged into his heart.

Bai Yu stared at the ice demon beast before him with a gloomy expression, then a thought flashed through his mind.

"Om-"

With a slight vibration, the [Evolution Belt] instantly appeared around Bai Yu's waist!

At the same time, a system notification sounded in Bai Yu's mind: [Ice Demon Beast: Mature Stage, Fallen Angel Type, Virus Species; Strength Assessment: C-Rank].

The ice demon's gaze swept over the group, and finally, its scarlet eyes landed on Qi Ren.

It recognized the human brat who had given it a small setback yesterday.

"I thought it was some kind of mouse that had sneaked into my place, but it turns out it's you, you little rascal."

"Since you've found this place, you might as well stay here and become my new collection."

Yesterday, IceDevilmon did choose to retreat temporarily because Groudon was too difficult to deal with.

But things are different now.

These fools actually came knocking on my door, so naturally I can't do what I did yesterday.

Just as the Ice Demon Beast was about to make its move, Bai Yu took two steps forward and stood in front of Qi Ren.

"Qi Ren, you're in charge of rescuing people later. I'll handle this guy," Bai Yu said without turning his head.