Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

After dozens of intense exchanges, the two figures suddenly separated.

Bai Yu's armor was intact.

In contrast, the Flying Tiger Beast had several charred burn marks on its agile body, and some of its fur was covered with a layer of frost.

However, these are all superficial injuries and do not cause any real damage.

The Flying Tiger Beast didn't care about the burns at all.

The Flying Tiger Beast could easily shatter the frost with a powerful shake of its body.

But after this exchange, Flying Tiger Beast had come to a complete understanding that the enemy before him was no ordinary person.

Then, the man and the beast collided again, and sparks and ice shards flew across the night sky.

After two more swift exchanges, the Flying Tiger Beast suddenly flapped its wings and retreated rapidly, landing steadily on the rooftop below.

It gripped the ground with its four paws, its body slightly bent, and its tiger eyes were fixed on the white feathers floating in mid-air.

Seeing this, Bai Yu did not hesitate at all. He moved and landed down, his feet landing on the solid ground.

The moment Bai Yu landed, a cunning glint flashed in the Flying Tiger Beast's sharp eyes.

"drink--!"

It let out a roar, and its tail, which had transformed into a magic staff, rose high and then, with the force of ten thousand kilograms, slammed heavily onto the concrete ground of the rooftop!

"Boom!"

A loud bang shook the entire rooftop violently.

A visible shockwave spread wildly in all directions from the point of impact, skimming the ground and sending concrete cracks and flying debris wherever it passed!

This is the Flying Tiger Beast's ultimate move—[Confusion]!

Faced with this sudden area attack, Bai Yu seemed to have anticipated it.

The moment the flying tiger made its move, Bai Yu suddenly exerted force with both legs, soaring into the sky with a beautiful high jump, easily avoiding this fatal blow.

Flying Tiger Beast looked up at White Feather in mid-air, its eyes filled with surprise at its thwarted plan.

But this one move off the mark has already decided the outcome.

Bai Yu, suspended in mid-air, merged the [Tyrannosaurus Ice Fang Blade] in his hand into one, condensing it into a long spear with an even more ferocious appearance.

The main body of the gun is made of a dragon spine, with one end of the spear tip burning with molten golden flames and the other end condensed with eerie ice crystals. An energy chain made of hot wind and cold air is connected to the tail of the gun and floats slowly.

【Dragon Spine Weapon System - Long Range Mode】—【Heat-Air Chain Javelin】!

"It is impolite not to reciprocate!" Bai Yu's voice came from under the mask.

He raised his hand and pressed the two dials on the driver and the driver itself.

"The End Time!"

The cold electronic sound effects echoed in the night sky.

Without pausing, Bai Yu once again violently rotated the drive at his waist, completely detonating the energy accumulated within his body!

"May the dragon's spine be severed in the end!"

With the announcement of the ultimate move, the ice dragon spine wings on Bai Yu's back completely disintegrated, transforming into twelve ice-fang floating blades that gleamed with cold light.

These floating blades seemed to come alive, tracing mysterious trajectories in the air, and with lightning speed, they surrounded the Flying Tiger Beast on the rooftop from all sides, forming an impenetrable arc of ice.

The Flying Tiger Beast roared and wildly swung its 'treasure cudgel,' trying to smash open the damned lock.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The magic staff slammed into the floating blades again and again, but could only produce a series of sparks and ice shards, failing to break through the seal!

At that moment, Bai Yu, who was in mid-air, suddenly threw the [Heat Wave Chain Spear] in his hand forward! Then followed by a flying kick!

The spear transformed into a streak of ice and fire, striking the flying tiger beast precisely in the waist.

Immediately following, Bai Yu's flying kick landed, hitting the javelin precisely!

A large amount of energy was poured into the Flying Tiger Beast's body!

"Boom—!"

A deafening roar erupted, unleashing a massive explosion of ice and steam! A terrifying energy storm swept across the entire rooftop.

Once the ice explosion and steam had completely dissipated, only a charred, gaping hole remained in the center of the rooftop.

The Flying Tiger Beast's figure had vanished, leaving only countless fragments of data slowly drifting away in the air.

A blank watch face appeared out of thin air in Bai Yu's palm.

As if guided by some force, the overwhelming data transformed into a rushing stream, flowing entirely into the blank watch face in Bai Yu's hand.

As the light faded, a brand new watch face lay quietly in his palm.

The dial is predominantly bright yellow, accented with purple stripes, and features a majestic tiger head design in the center.

The Flying Tiger Dial has arrived.

With the complete demise of the Flying Tiger Beast, the entire area of ​​the rooftop quickly dissipated within seconds, revealing a chaotic rooftop terrace.

Chapter 97: Oh well, let's just take it one step at a time.

The digital world, the South.

Blood-red lava churns deep underground, and the scorching air inside a majestic active volcano distorts the view.

One of the four sacred beasts that resided here, the Vermilion Bird Beast, suddenly opened its eyes, which were burning with inextinguishable flames.

In that very instant, it clearly sensed that the life data of Flying Tiger Beast, one of its twelve divine generals, had completely vanished from the human world.

"The Flying Tiger Beast is dead." A deep and authoritative voice echoed in the vast lava cave, carrying a hint of cold anger.

"Was it done by the chosen children?"

Suzaku knew very well that the human world was not without its own strength.

The death of the Flying Tiger Beast made what was previously just a guess incredibly clear—the lost "Light of Evolution" was probably already connected to the Chosen Children.

Thinking of this, the Vermilion Bird's anger grew even stronger.

The threat of the Emperor Demon is imminent, and the Light of Evolution is the key to their fight against the catastrophe. It must not be lost!

The next moment, two commands containing absolute will transcended the barriers of space and were precisely transmitted to the minds of the other two divine generals.

……

In the real world, downstairs from the headquarters building of the 'Special Internet Investigation Room'.

After Bai Yu defeated the Flying Tiger Beast, he flew down from the rooftop.

At this moment, in addition to Qi Ren, Liu Ji, and Jian Liang, there were three more figures in the crowd downstairs.

Shiraha knew all three of them; they were Keito's classmates: Kato Juri, Shiota Hirokazu, and Kitagawa Kenta.

Keito and Kenji were playing a card game with Hirokazu and Kenta in the park when they noticed something was wrong. They immediately dropped their friends and rushed over.

Hirokazu and Kenta hesitated for a moment, but in the end they couldn't suppress their curiosity and came together, which is why they arrived a little late.

As for Shuli, she happened to be shopping nearby when she was attracted by the commotion. When she came over to join in the fun, she saw that it was Qiren and the others, so she mustered up her courage and walked over.

Kenta and Hirokazu were currently surrounding the fox spirit, looking it up and down with great curiosity.

Guilmon and Terriermon were used to seeing this, but this was the first time they had ever seen Renamon in person.

Juri, on the other hand, was filled with curiosity about all three Digimon, yet also somewhat timid, standing at a distance and not daring to get too close.

The sight of Bai Yu landing startled Bo and the other two.

Qi Ren, Liu Ji, and Jian Liang were not frightened at all; they just took a few more curious glances at the armor on Bai Yu's body, which was completely different from the one he had worn when he went up.

"Brother Baiyu, the enemy has been eliminated?" Qiren was the first to rush forward, his face showing obvious excitement. He knew that Baiyu must have won.

Bai Yu nodded to him, then removed the dial from the driver and deactivated the transformation.

The armor, a blend of ice blue and deep blue, dissipated into countless specks of light, revealing Bai Yu's true form.

This scene left Juri, Hirokazu, and Kenta speechless, their mouths agape as if they could fit an egg in them.

"what!"

Bohe was the first to react. He pointed at Bai Yu and shouted excitedly.

"I remember you! Qi Ren introduced you to us, your name is... Bai Yu!"

He racked his brains and finally managed to retrieve the name from the corner of his memory.

His reminder made Kenta and Juri recall the incident, and their expressions toward Shiraha were filled with shock and disbelief.

Bai Yu smiled and waved to the three of them as a greeting.

Before he could even chat, Li Jianliang spoke up: "Bai Yu, if I remember correctly, this building is the headquarters of the 'Special Network Investigation Room'."

Hearing Jianliang say this, Bai Yu confirmed his statement.

"If you remember correctly, I ran into Chief Yamaki on the way here."

Jianliang's expression turned serious: "Then what happened tonight, is..."

He didn't finish his sentence, but his meaning was very clear.

The beam of light and black hole that previously attracted and decomposed the wild Digimon are clearly related to the 'Special Network Investigation Room'.

Kenryo was well aware of Mitsuo Yamaki's tough stance towards Digimon, so he was eager to know more about it.

Bai Yu confirmed Jianliang's speculation.

"Chief Yamaki devised a grand plan to capture all the wild Digimon that had ventured into the real world, but as you've seen, it failed."

"But that's not important."

Bai Yu changed the subject, his expression becoming somewhat serious.

"The important thing is that the guy on the rooftop just now was Flying Tiger Beast, one of the twelve divine generals under the Four Holy Beasts. It's just the beginning. More divine generals will come next, and their target..."

Bai Yu's gaze swept over the smoky scene, then...

"...It's the Ancient Music Beast."

Kato Juri, Shiota Hirokazu, and Kitagawa Kenta were completely baffled. The Four Divine Beasts and the Twelve Divine Generals were terms that sounded like gibberish to them.

There is no information about the Four Divine Beasts or the Twelve Divine Generals in the card games either.

But the expressions on Keito's, Kenryo's, and Ryuki's faces suddenly changed.

"Why the Ancient Music Beast?! Is it because of the evolutionary light within its body?" Ruki's voice suddenly rose, revealing an undisguised anxiety.

She remembered Bai Yu's explanation of the mystery of the birth of the Ancient Music Beast, and her heart clenched instantly.

"That's right."

Bai Yu nodded, preparing to explain further, when a series of hurried footsteps came from afar, and several uniformed personnel were rushing towards them.

Bai Yu immediately swallowed back what she was about to say, and instead called out to Xing Shuai, "We'll talk about this later."

Although Ruki was extremely anxious, she knew that now was not the time for a detailed discussion, so she could only nod vigorously.

Qi Ren immediately suggested, "How about we meet in the park tomorrow morning?"

Bai Yu originally had other plans, but after thinking about it, he agreed to Qi Ren's suggestion.

Ruki and Kenryo had no objections.

When Shiraha and the others saw that they were leaving, Shiri, Hirokazu, and Kenta naturally didn't stay any longer and followed them off, each going home to their own families.

On the way back, the night breeze was cool, but Bai Yu's thoughts were racing.

The short-term goal is clear: to deal with the twelve divine generals who are coming to the real world one after another and collect all their watch dials.

After that, it's time to venture into the digital world.

As for the Ancient Beast, Bai Yu had no intention of letting that little guy be taken back to the Digital World.

There's no need to make it suffer. It can just stay peacefully in the real world, eating and drinking well.

What really troubled Bai Yu was whether or not to take Qi Ren and the others to the Digital World.

If they don't bring them along, then the three of them will miss out on a crucial period of growth and experience. When they fight against Emperor Demon in the future, they will be missing three combatants, including one Crimson Knightmon.