Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

"Ah Hai, this is yours."

"Me too?" Ah Hai held out one hand and pointed to himself in disbelief.

"Take it. It will be very dangerous next. You need to protect your strength and also need to exert your efforts."

Bai Yu shoved the driver into his hand, and then gave him a watch face—the [Anomalocaris Watch Face].

Ah Hai looked at the object in his hand and felt its weight. He hadn't expected that Bai Yu would assign him to combat. He had always thought of him as an assistant to the ship's captain.

The number of enemies this time is huge, and the boss is also very strong. Bai Yu doesn't want any burdens in the team.

Rather than leaving them helpless in battle, it's better to convert them into immediate combat power.

Anyway, he has plenty of props now.

Seeing that all the other boys had been given transformation items by Bai Yu, while he was the only one who hadn't, Qi Ren looked at Bai Yu longingly.

Bai Yu had noticed Qi Ren's gaze long ago and had originally considered giving Qi Ren a driver and a watch.

But then he thought, after all, Akira is a beast tamer, and only by working together with Guilmon can they unleash their true power.

"Qi Ren, you should give Guilmon proper command." Bai Yu patted Qi Ren on the shoulder: "Only when you're with Guilmon can you maximize its strength."

Hearing Bai Yu's words, Qi Ren was still somewhat disappointed, but he also understood that Bai Yu was right.

He looked at Guilmon beside him, who was also looking at him with its innocent, big eyes.

Yes, he has a Guilty Beast; he's a beast tamer.

Thinking of this, Qi Ren's sense of loss vanished, and he nodded heavily.

"Okay! I understand, Brother Baiyu!"

After calming Qi Ren down, Bai Yu finally looked at the two remaining girls in the group.

"Hikari, you take good care of Minami and protect her."

"Minami, you stay close to Hikaru and make sure the Wind Lion follows you closely."

Both girls nodded obediently.

Bai Yu had no intention of letting these two girls fight on their own.

They don't look like the type to fight. We don't want them to get flustered and easily defeated by the enemy, which would be a real problem.

With everything arranged, the small fishing boat, piloted by Ah Hai, continued its slow journey deeper into the cave.

suddenly!

"Everyone be careful!"

Something's coming!

The expressions of both Wind Lionmon and Guilmon changed almost simultaneously, and they then issued a loud warning.

Before the words were even finished, a huge splash suddenly erupted on the water to the left of the boat!

"Whoosh—!"

A digital beast resembling a giant harpoon suddenly burst out of the water. Its body was flat, its tail was long and thin like a whip, and its wing-like fins were spread out. It carried a salty smell of water and crashed straight into the fishing boat.

[Mammoth: Armored Body, Aquatic Type, Free Species; Strength Rating: C-]

Almost the instant the alarm sounded, Bai Yu had already taken out the Time-Space Driver and the [Ice Demon Beast Dial].

He moved with lightning speed, fastening the drive to his waist and pressing the button on the dial.

"Ice Demon Beast!"

Accompanied by electronic sound effects, the dial is embedded in the driver and rotates without hesitation.

"Henshin!"

"Digital Moment! Ice Demon Beast!"

The dial released a chilling mist and a dark purple data stream. The phantom of an ice demon beast emerged from the mist, its ice wings unfolding to wrap around white feathers, and its armor rapidly covering its body with a sound of ice forming.

As soon as the manta ray got close, it was hit squarely by the special energy generated by Bai Yu's transformation.

"boom!"

With a muffled thud, the manta ray let out a strange cry and was thrown back into the sea, creating even bigger waves.

As the cold fog dissipated, Bai Yu had completed his transformation into the [Ice Demon Beast Armor Form].

Chapter 73: Hurry! Quickly, slow the ship down!

Seeing that Shiraha had completed his transformation, Taiichi also reacted and quickly completed his transformation as well, becoming [Alldramon Armor Mode].

Koushiro, who was standing nearby, took in everything. Without hesitation, he also inserted the [Poison Spider Watch] into the drive and then placed it on his waist and spun it.

"Poisonous Spider Beast!"

"Henshin!"

"Digital Moment - Venom Spidermon!"

Dark purple and dark green viral data surged out, spreading spiderweb-like energy patterns around Izzy. The phantom of the spider beast appeared, its eight spider legs transforming into armor components that quickly covered his body.

[Poison Spider Beast Armor Form: Strength Rating: C-]

This suit of armor is predominantly dark purple, with dark green joints and energy patterns. The head features a honeycomb structure that mimics compound eyes, and eight movable mechanical spider legs extend from the back, making it appear eerie and dangerous.

Koushiro looked down at his hands, feeling the power within them.

Is this... what it feels like to transform? It's unbelievable.

Finally, there was Ah Hai, who was steering the boat. He was also imitating, but his movements were a little clumsy.

"That's how you do it, right?"

Somewhat uncertainly, he fastened the driver to his waist and then pressed the button on the [Anomalocaris Dial].

"Amazing Shrimp!"

Then insert the dial into the driver and rotate it!

"Henshin!"

"Digital Moment - Oddity!"

A stream of paleobiological data, interwoven with tan and silver-gray hues, enveloped him. Within this stream emerged the outline of a monster, its tentacles and tail blade transforming into armor components that entwined around Ah Hai's entire body. Finally, the data stream solidified, and the knight descended in his paleobiological armor.

[Anomalocaris Armor Form: Strength Rating: C]

This armor exudes the aura of an ancient predator, with a radar-like array of compound eyes on the head and a sharp tail blade extending from the back, conveying a sense of power.

"Whoa! I...I actually transformed successfully?"

Ah Hai's voice came from inside the helmet, filled with utter shock.

He looked down at his armored hands and touched the tail blade behind his back, completely immersed in this unprecedented feeling of power.

Bai Yu turned his head, his icy blue, cross-shaped eyes sweeping over the scaly figure.

"Ah Hai, you're in charge of handling the one in the water. Be careful."

"Ah? Oh, I see!"

When Ahai, who was transforming for the first time, heard Bai Yu's command, he was stunned for a moment before he suddenly came to his senses.

His radar eye now has the ability to see in the dark and capture motion. Through the surface of the water, he saw the manta ray waiting to pounce in the water, and a surge of courage welled up from the bottom of his heart.

I'm really strong now!

Without saying another word, Ah Hai jumped straight into the sea.

【Anomalocaris Armor Form】is already adept at underwater combat, and immediately charged towards the Manta Beast after entering the water.

A violent collision and churning water soon came from underwater.

"Speed ​​up, and get ashore in one go!"

Bai Yu spoke to the remaining people, then spread his ice crystal wings and flew into the air to clear the way.

"Understood!" Qi Ren replied loudly as he took the rudder left behind by A Hai.

"Just watch us, Guilmon!"

"Yes, Qi Ren!"

"Flameball!"

Guilmon, standing at the stern, received the command, opened its mouth, and fired a blazing fireball at the water behind it.

"Boom!"

The water splashed, and the huge reaction force propelled the fishing boat forward.

"Continue! Guilmon!"

"Flame bomb! Flame bomb! Flame bomb!"

Under Guilmon's relentless barrage of firepower, the small fishing boat sped through the dimly lit cave waterways as if equipped with a rocket booster.

It sped along like the wind and lightning, splashing water everywhere.

Soon, at the end of the waterway, a heavy and massive steel gate appeared inside the fish tank.

As the massive steel gate rapidly enlarged in their field of vision, it meant the fishing boat was getting closer and closer to the shore at the end of the cave.

However, under the continuous firepower of the Guilmon, the ship's speed not only did not decrease, but continued to increase due to inertia.

"Quickly! Men, slow the ship down!"

Taiyi was the first to realize something was wrong. If they crashed into each other at that speed, the destruction of the ship and the loss of life would be the least of their worries!

Hearing Tai's anxious shouts, Kei panicked and quickly ordered Guilmon at the stern, "Guilmon, stop! Stop breathing fire!"

"Okay, Qi Ren..."

Guilmon responded weakly. After using so many fireballs in a row, it was exhausted and its throat was practically steaming.

The flames had stopped propelling the boat forward, but the speed of the fishing boat did not decrease at all. It continued to rush straight toward the shore like a runaway bull.

With less than 200 meters from the shore, at this speed, they would definitely crash and be smashed to pieces.

"Kiren, brake and slow down!" Koushiro shouted anxiously at Kiren.

Qi Ren was completely flustered at this moment, covered in sweat, and his hands gripping the rudder were trembling.

"Brakes? Where are the brakes? This is a boat! Do boats have brakes?"

Although Qi Ren took over the driver's seat from A Hai, he didn't really know how to drive a boat and could only barely control the direction by holding onto the rudder.

Now that you're asking him to slow down, he has no idea where to begin.

The fishing boat continued its relentless charge, so close that even slowing down now would be futile.

Just then, the wind lion beast that had been quietly waiting beside Minami stirred.

It reacted extremely quickly, grabbing Minami by the back of her collar and tossing her onto its broad back. Then it used its tail to scoop up Hikari and place her on its back as well.

Having done all that, the wind lion seized the opportunity, exerted its strength with all four limbs, and carried the two girls, leaping from the speeding fishing boat toward the shore.

"Let's jump too!"

Taichi and Koushiro exchanged a glance and no longer hesitated.

Tai grabbed the still-dazed Kaito, while Koushiro fired a web that wrapped around the exhausted Guilmon.

With a burst of strength, the two jumped away from the fishing boat that was about to crash.

"Boom—!"

With a deafening roar, the fishing boat lurched ashore and crashed solidly into a huge rock on the shore.

Wood chips and metal parts flew everywhere, and the entire ship was instantly smashed to pieces, turning into a pile of scrap metal.

While the people below were having a terrifying "capsizing" incident, what was Bai Yu doing in mid-air?

Bai Yu originally planned to use frozen seawater to forcibly slow down the fishing boat.

But just as he was about to make his move, his ice-blue, cross-shaped eyes caught sight of a sneaky shadow underwater.

[Ancient Sea Turtle Beast: Armored Body, Reptile Type, Free Species; Strength Rating: C-]