Digimon: I reached the top using the Knight item.

After its roar, it took heavy steps, its crimson dragon body like an out-of-control chariot, crushing through the broken road and charging straight ahead.

Its elbow blades glowed with dazzling plasma light, and a fierce "plasma blade" slashed through the air, heading straight for the motionless Aries Beast!

Almost at the same moment Groudon moved, Gargomon used its powerful legs to leap up and land steadily on the roof of a bus stop not far away.

Its Gatling guns were already fully charged.

"Dada dada dada!"

A scorching metallic storm erupted instantly, countless bullets weaving into an impenetrable net of fire, perfectly blocking all possible angles from which Ariesmon could dodge, creating an excellent opportunity for Groudon to close in.

On the other side of the battlefield, the Nine-Tailed Beast's limbs were burning with eerie blue flames, its nine furry tails stretched out behind it, and several leaping blue "ghost fire orbs" instantly condensed in front of it, ready to launch a magical attack or interfere at any time.

Close-range attacks, long-range suppression, and magical support.

The three Digimon have developed a near-perfect combined attack tactic through numerous joint battles.

However, faced with an attack that would have thrown any opponent of the same level into a panic, Aries Beast merely raised the uniquely shaped treasure bow in its hand slightly.

Its movements were elegant and composed, and its expression even carried a hint of cold disdain.

“Foolish.” The word escaped its lips softly.

It didn't even intend to draw the bowstring.

An invisible force of telekinesis suddenly erupted from its center!

The charging Groudon's "Plasma Blade," capable of slicing through steel, suddenly slowed down when it was still three meters away from Ariesmon, as if it had pierced into an incredibly tough transparent gel. It could no longer advance an inch!

At the same time, a barrage of bullets hurtling down from the sky also struck the invisible barrier at the same level.

All the bullets seemed to freeze in mid-air, then twisted and deformed, falling helplessly to the ground with a series of crisp, tinkling sounds.

Seeing that Groudon and Gargomon's attacks were both thwarted, Nine-Tailed Beast stopped watching and a cold glint flashed in its dark blue eyes.

"Ospite fire jade!"

It let out a clear shout, and the several blue fireballs that had already condensed in front of it, driven by its spirit, drew tricky arcs and shot towards the vital parts of the Aries Beast from different directions!

Aries Beast slowly raised its head, its blue-green eyes glancing at Nine-Tailed Beast without any reaction.

"A noisy fox."

It drew its uniquely shaped bow, which contained no arrows, yet an arrow made of pure light energy materialized on the bowstring.

"Fire Flame!"

The bowstring trembled slightly, and the arrow flew off the bow.

"Boom!"

A muffled sonic boom exploded on the spot. The light arrow broke the sound barrier the moment it was shot out, arriving faster than expected and heading straight for the Nine-Tailed Beast at a speed that was completely imperceptible to the naked eye!

That's incredibly fast!

"Well!"

Nine-Tailed Beast had no time to make any effective dodge maneuvers. In a panic, it could only hastily redirect the "Will-o'-the-Wisp" that were attacking Aries Beast, gathering them in front of it in an attempt to create a temporary fire barrier.

But the power of that light arrow was beyond imagination.

Almost instantly upon contact, the defense formed by the "ghost fire orbs" was utterly destroyed.

The light arrow pierced through the flames without hesitation and struck the Nine-Tailed Beast hard.

Strangely, this attack did not cause huge physical damage. Instead, it unleashed an invisible and extremely powerful mental shock that surged wildly into the Nine-Tailed Beast's mind!

"Awooo—!"

The Nine-Tailed Beast let out a mournful cry, feeling as if its entire consciousness had been thrown into a meat grinder, the world spinning around it, and the pain unbearable.

Its consciousness became blurred in an instant, its limbs went limp, and it swayed and fell to the ground.

Its gaze began to unfocus, and it looked as if it was about to be dragged completely into the abyss of nightmares by that strange force.

"The Nine-Tailed Beast!" Ruki's heart tightened, but she moved even faster.

Without hesitation, she pulled a card from the card box and swiped it on the arc light machine as fast as she could!

"Card swap! First aid kit!"

A virtual medical kit consisting of a green data stream instantly appeared above the Nine-Tailed Beast's head, then transformed into a soft light and entered its body.

The mental energy that was wreaking havoc in the Nine-Tailed Beast's mind was quickly purified and dissipated as if it had encountered its nemesis under the gentle flow of data.

The Nine-Tailed Beast's scattered gaze sharpened again, and its intense pain returned to its senses.

The Medical Kit card is designed to remove various abnormal statuses from Digimon, and it is particularly effective against mental attacks like those from Ariesmon.

However, Ruki's actions did not stop there.

She then swiped a second card.

"Card exchange! Healthy grass berries!"

An energy fruit radiating the aura of life appeared out of thin air near the Nine-Tailed Beast's mouth.

Without the slightest hesitation, the Nine-Tailed Beast swallowed the fruit whole.

The next second, a thick green light emanated from its body, enveloping its entire form.

Nourished by the green light, the weakness it felt from the mental shock quickly subsided, and its physical strength was greatly replenished.

While Ruki was racing against time to restore the Nine-Tailed Beast's condition, the others didn't stop what they were doing.

Seeing that Nine-Tailed Beast had been severely injured in one blow, Akira was both anxious and furious. He shouted at Groudon, "Groudon! Don't give up!"

"Roar!" Groudon roared fiercely, its crimson dragon body igniting with surging fighting spirit.

It opened its mouth wide and unleashed a full-force "volley of flames" at close range towards the invisible telekinetic barrier in front of it!

A torrent of flames slammed into the invisible barrier, the immense recoil repelling the scorching flames, which instantly landed on Groudon's own body.

Being burned by one's own flames is an extremely unpleasant experience.

But Groudon roared and refused to retreat an inch, enduring the scorching flames head-on, continuously converting the energy within its body into flames, and frantically attacking the barrier!

Under Groudon's almost self-destructive and insane persistence, the first tiny crack finally appeared on the psychic barrier.

"Click..."

With a soft sound, the cracks spread rapidly like a spider web.

More and more, bigger and bigger!

Finally, with a crisp "bang," the entire telekinetic barrier shattered!

Unhindered, the torrent of flames roared and surged toward the Aries beast!

However, Aries Beast deftly dodged the fierce fiery attack with a nimble movement.

Flames grazed its body, striking the distant building walls and leaving a large charred mark.

But at that moment, a green figure appeared on the side of the Aries Beast.

It's Garugon!

It seized the opportunity that Groudon had traded for!

"watch out!"

Kenryo's voice was perfectly synchronized with Gargomon's movements.

Gargomon used its powerful hind legs to exert force, concentrating its power into the Gatling gun on its right arm.

"Dada Uppercut!"

The cannon roared, tearing through the air, and slammed into the Aries Beast!

Facing the whistling "Dada Uppercut," the Aries Beast's blue eyes remained completely unmoved.

Just as Gargoyle's cannon-like fist was about to touch its body, it simply raised one of its front hooves gracefully and then stomped down.

"Boom!"

An invisible yet mountain-like force descended from the sky!

Gargomon, charging forward with overwhelming force, felt as if the weight of the entire sky was pressing down on him.

Its body suddenly stiffened, its forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and it was then slammed to the ground by that enormous force!

"boom!"

Gargoyle's massive body was pinned down, unable to move.

It struggled desperately, its muscles bulging, the Gatling gun barrels on its arms scraping the ground with a piercing "creak," but it couldn't budge the telekinetic force in the slightest.

"A mere mature-stage creature dares to be so presumptuous in front of me." Ariesmon looked down at Gargomon with disdain in his voice.

It raised its front hooves again and stomped mercilessly on the Garugon's back and head.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The heavy stomping sounds, each one causing Garugmon to groan in pain, also made Kenji's heart clench.

After a few rounds, Ariesmon seemed to have gotten tired of the game. It took a half step back and withdrew the telekinesis it had applied to Gargomon.

The moment the pressure disappeared, Ariesmon slammed its hoof into Gargomon, sending it flying into the air!

Aiming at Gargomon in mid-air, Ariesmon raised its precious bow once more.

This time, the arrows on the bowstring were no longer light arrows with mental impact, but arrows with physical attack capabilities.

"call out!"

The arrow left the bowstring with a sharp whistling sound as it tore through the air, piercing precisely through Gargomon's shoulder blade!

"Waaah!"

Gargomon let out a painful roar, its body flying backwards with the enormous kinetic energy carried by the arrow, finally crashing to the wall of a clothing store on the street!

Gargomon's body hung suspended in mid-air, data continuously leaking from its wounds.

"Garugmon!"

Jianliang's face turned deathly pale instantly. He frantically searched through his card case, his fingers trembling slightly with anxiety.

Gargomon, though nailed to the wall, did not yield to its will.

Enduring the excruciating pain piercing its body, it struggled to raise its intact right arm and aimed the cannon barrel at the energy arrow embedded in its body!

"Dada dada!"

A burst of rapid gunfire erupted as a barrage of bullets pounded the shafts of the arrows!

"Clang!"

With a crisp metallic crack, the arrow shattered!

Losing its support, Garugmon's heavy body fell off the wall and crashed heavily onto the floor, which was covered with shards of glass, letting out an uncontrollable groan of pain.

Just then, Jianliang finally found the card he wanted and swiped it to heal Garugon.

The grotesque penetrating wound on Gargomon's shoulder blade healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the spilled data stabilized again.

Seeing Nine-Tailed Beast severely injured by the mental shock, and Gargomon so brutally nailed to the wall, Akira felt a surge of anger and helplessness welling up in his heart.

He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palms.

Why?

"Why can't Groudon and the others evolve into their Ultimate forms?!"

Recalling the fear and rejection he felt when Guilmon first evolved into Groudon, and looking at the current miserable state of his companions being unilaterally crushed, Kazuto now strongly hopes that Groudon can gain even greater power and evolve once more!

The strength gained during its mature phase is simply not enough now.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the battlefield.

The battle between Bai Yu and the Minotaur Beast has also reached a fever pitch.

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

The [Precious Staff/Long Staff] clashed repeatedly with two broad-bladed swords, each impact producing dazzling sparks and deafening metallic clangs.

After exchanging dozens of blows, Bai Yu had roughly figured out his opponent's strengths and weaknesses.

This bull-like beast possesses powerful and sweeping swordsmanship, unparalleled strength, and the mobility brought by its four-legged galloping attack, making it a quintessential heavy-armored warrior.