Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

"The game is over."

Bai Yu's icy voice became the final ultimatum the Royal Serpent Beast heard.

Bai Yu's [Treasure Staff - Three-Section Staff] suddenly accelerated, carrying a violent hurricane, and slashed down at the Emperor Serpent Beast's vital points!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The dull, terrifying sound of the blows, like the most intense drumbeats, pounded wildly against the body of the Royal Serpent Beast.

Under the relentless onslaught of the storm, the Royal Serpent Beast crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

The Royal Serpent Beast knew that its life was already on a countdown.

The royal serpent beast spoke haltingly, its voice weak yet filled with venomous resentment: "You... it's no use killing me..."

"Then...the other divine generals...will come...whatever my god desires, we will find...no matter who it is on, and no matter where it is..."

"And you lot... who have submitted to humanity... will not have a good end... especially you brat... who dared to blaspheme against the gods... your fate will be even more tragic!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Emperor Serpent Beast's breath ceased completely.

Its enormous body, starting from its head, gradually disintegrated into countless data points of light, which drifted freely in the air.

Bai Yu basically ignored its threats.

He didn't care at all about divine punishment or terrible consequences.

However, one sentence in particular caught his attention.

Then Bai Yu flipped his hand, and a blank watch face appeared out of thin air.

The data belonging to the Royal Serpent immediately transformed into a torrent, surging wildly into the blank dial.

"The Imperial Serpent Beast!"

A mechanical-sounding electronic audio effect rang out.

The grayish-white on the blank dial quickly faded, replaced by a pure white base, adorned with mysterious purple and a touch of emerald green.

At the center of the dial, the ferocious head of the Serpent Beast is clearly visible.

A brand new Serpentine watch dial has arrived.

With the demise of the Royal Serpent, the entire subway station finally fell completely quiet.

Keito, Ryuki, and Kenryo, each with their exhausted partners, walked towards Shiraha.

"Brother Baiyu, you're amazing!" Qi Ren exclaimed excitedly, his eyes sparkling with admiration.

Bai Yu chuckled and then deactivated his transformation.

He put the newly acquired [Royal Serpent Beast Watch] back into his system space, then looked at the three people in front of him and asked, "What did you understand from what the Royal Serpent Beast said just now?"

Chapter 106: I suggest that Chief Yamaki include the three of them as well.

Qi Ren's excitement hadn't faded when he was stunned by Bai Yu's sudden question.

He blinked blankly, scratched the back of his head, and tried hard to recall what had just happened.

"Huh? What...did it say?"

Qi Ren didn't take what the Royal Serpent Beast said to heart at all.

Looking at Qi Ren's innocently clueless appearance, Bai Yu knew he couldn't count on him.

This little crybaby's thought process has never been suited for intelligence analysis.

Shiraha's gaze remained fixed on Ruki and Kenryo beside him.

Ruki frowned deeply, clearly also pondering the last words of the Royal Serpent Beast. After a few seconds, she spoke: "The threats it made at the end didn't contain much information, but one sentence was very strange..."

Then, Ruki looked at Kenryo: "You noticed it too, didn't you?"

Jianliang nodded wearily, picked up the conversation, and recalled and analyzed as he spoke: "It said, 'What my God wants, we will definitely find... no matter who it is or where it is.'"

"The point of this statement seems to be 'no matter who it is'. If their target was clearly the Ancient Beast from the beginning, they would be more likely to say something like 'we will definitely take it from you'."

Qi Ren only half understood, but still grasped the key point: "You mean, they... don't actually know that what they're looking for is the Ancient Music Beast?"

Seeing that they had deduced the answer themselves, Bai Yu smiled and snapped his fingers: "Your reasoning is good."

But Liu Ji still looked at Bai Yu with some doubt: "I don't quite understand. Was your previous guess wrong? Or is it that what they are looking for is indeed on the Ancient Music Beast, but the Ancient Music Beast has not yet revealed itself?"

That's the crux of the problem.

Bai Yu pondered for a moment, then organized his thoughts: "What I said before was correct, their goal is indeed the 'Light of Evolution'."

"And the 'Light of Evolution' is indeed inside the Ancient Beast, so the current situation is the second one you mentioned, the Ancient Beast has not yet been exposed."

Bai Yu's deduction was based on his understanding of the original plot.

In the original storyline, Suzakumon and its twelve generals were unaware that the "Light of Evolution" had transformed into Kuremon.

It wasn't until later, when the Spirit Monkey Beast, one of the Twelve Divine Generals, observed in secret for a long time, that it finally confirmed that the Ancient Music Beast was their target.

However, the accident in which the Light of Evolution transformed into Ancientmon was clearly related to Azuredramon, and was even orchestrated by Azuredramon.

However, Qinglongmon did not tell Zhuquemon about this, perhaps because of the conflict between the two.

The four sacred beasts are not entirely harmonious.

However, it's ultimately a good thing that the Ancient Beast didn't reveal this.

Liu Ji had made up her mind to keep that little guy, Gu Le Shou, at home during this time and not let him go anywhere.

However, there is one thing that Bai Yu does not know.

That is, Jessemon had already figured out Claremon's identity before and reported it to Constant.

Whether or not Constancy will tell Suzakumon about this remains to be seen.

At least the Vermilion Bird Beast doesn't know yet, which means they haven't communicated with it.

After the battle ended, the entire subway station appeared even more empty and dilapidated.

Three little heads cautiously peeked out from the staircase at the station entrance.

It was Juri, Hirokazu, and Kenta, who had just been so frightened that they scrambled away.

Seeing that the battle was completely over, they mustered their courage and ran down again.

Hirokazu and Kenta first approached Keito and Kenryo, praising them excitedly.

Then they curiously examined Groudon and Gargomon.

Compared to Hirokazu and Kenta's excitement, Shiori stood quietly a little further away, her little hands unconsciously clutching the hem of her clothes.

Her gaze didn't linger on Groudon or Gargomon, but instead quietly looked at Ruki with a hint of complex emotion.

That girl, who was about the same age as him, was so calm and strong. She could fight alongside his Digimon without showing the slightest fear.

Shuli felt not only envy, but also a sense of loss at her own timidity and powerlessness.

She also likes Digimon and even secretly hoards many cards, but can she be like Ruki? Can she stand in front of such a behemoth and calmly command the battle?

"Oh, right!" Hirokazu suddenly slapped his thigh as if he had remembered something important, and excitedly told Keito and Kenjiro, pulling Kenta along with him.

"Qiren, Jianliang! Did you know? Brother Baiyu said that we can become animal trainers in the future!"

Kenta nodded vigorously beside him, his face full of longing and fervor: "Yes! Shiraha-nii said it himself!"

Qi Ren, Liu Ji, and Jian Liang all turned their heads at the same time to look at Bai Yu.

Qi Ren didn't think anything of it, assuming it was something Bai Yu had predicted again. He was just happy for his friend and chuckled.

But Ruki and Kenryo didn't think so.

They didn't know much about the "fortune teller" persona that Bai Yu had created for himself.

Jianliang's tired face showed obvious confusion: "Baiyu, how did you know they would become beast tamers? Can you predict such things?"

Ruki stood with her arms crossed, her eyes filled with inquiry and doubt, waiting for Shiraha's answer.

Bai Yu's lips curled into an inscrutable smile as he casually glanced at Shu Li and the other two, saying leisurely, "I've only seen the threads of certain 'possibilities.' As for whether they can grasp their own thread in the future, that depends on how strong their desire for a 'partner' is."

These deliberately mysterious words made Jianliang's lips twitch slightly; he felt that talking to him was more tiring than running.

Ruki made no attempt to hide her disapproval and scoffed, thinking that Shiraha was up to his old tricks again.

Then, Groudon and Gargomon quickly reverted to their original forms, Guilmon and Terriermon, in a flash of light.

Hirokazu and Kenta, two people who had never seen the world, were once again filled with exclamations and excitement upon seeing this scene.

"Wow! It changed back!"

"that's amazing!"

Big-eared Beast plopped down on the ground, its long ears drooping, and weakly called out, "Don't neglect me, but I'm so tired."

Guilmon shook its head, looking quite exhausted.

The fishy smell was overwhelming, and the small bar was filled with grime. We can't stay here any longer.

The group left the chaotic platform.

But as soon as they stepped out of the subway station exit, they saw a familiar figure.

The man was wearing a black suit and sunglasses, and he was playing with a metal lighter in his hand, making a crisp "click" sound as he opened and closed it.

It was Yamamoto Man-xiong.

Yamaki Mitsuo's gaze swept over the group of them, finally settling on Shiraha.

He pushed up his sunglasses and said, "Bai Yu, come with me for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Bai Yu followed Yamaki Mitsuo to a secluded corner.

Without beating around the bush, Mitsuo Yamaki put away his lighter and asked directly, "Is that Digimon in the subway station another Ultimate-level Digimon?"

Mitsuo Yamaki was actually aware of all these level information about Digimon.

He hadn't paid much attention to it before, thinking it was just a rank designation and didn't represent anything else.

However, the disastrous failure of the "annihilation plan" made him realize just how large the normal gap between Digimon levels could be, forcing him to take these things seriously.

Bai Yu calmly met his gaze and nodded, saying, "Yes."

After receiving an affirmative answer, Mitsuo Yamaki remained silent for a moment, then said in a consultative tone, "Could you help me capture a fully evolved one?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Yu immediately understood Yamaki Mitsuo's thoughts.

He also wants to continue his 'annihilation plan'.

Bai Yu really wanted to tell him not to waste his time, but if he said it directly, he was afraid that Yamaki Mitsuo would not listen. So Bai Yu organized his words: "Chief Yamaki, I'm not saying that your 'annihilation plan' is bad, but perhaps you can change your point of view."

"The digital world and our world are inextricably linked, and it is impossible to sever them. Since we cannot sever them, we can only choose to accept them, accept the good side, and reject the bad side."

"Also, I told you before, 'Only Digimon can defeat Digimon,' and that's really true."

After Bai Yu finished speaking, Yamaki Mitsuo did not become unhappy or refute as expected, nor did he remain silent.

Instead, to Bai Yu's surprise, a slight smile appeared on his lips, making Bai Yu wonder if he had seen wrong.

Yamaki Mitsuo looked at Bai Yu with a half-smile: "Why do I feel that in your eyes, I am a very stubborn person?"

"No, no, absolutely not!" Bai Yu quickly waved his hands in denial.

Was Yamaki Mitsuhiro stubborn or not? The answer is found in the original storyline.

However, Mitsuo Yamaki did not believe Shiraha's denial.

He took a document out of his inner pocket and handed it to Bai Yu: "Take a look at this."

Bai Yu took the document with some doubt, and after opening it, the expression on his face became quite interesting.

He looked up at Mitsuo Yamaki: "You want to formally hire me?"

This document is an employment contract, hiring Shiraha as an external support staff member for the 'Special Network Investigation Room'.

To put it bluntly, it means that Bai Yu has been formally hired as a combatant, unlike before when it was just a verbal agreement.

Although the tasks were still the same in Bai Yu's eyes, the fact that Yamaki Mitsuo could produce such a formal employment contract showed a change in his attitude and thinking.

Yamaki Mitsuo actually had two plans. If Shiraha was willing to help capture a fully-formed creature, he would give it another try. If Shiraha was not willing, he would implement the second hiring plan.

Yamaki Mitsuo's smile deepened: "I've thought about what you said carefully, and it makes a lot of sense. Life is indeed not something that can be easily understood."