Knights of the Digital World

In reality, Gigantamon shouldn't have evolved. However, due to Emu's interference, Masaru Daimon couldn't directly obtain the Digivice as in the original story, allowing EarthGreymon to defeat him. Sunflowermon was strong, but not the explosive type of Digimon; it couldn't defeat Gigantamon in a few moves, and instead, it allowed Gigantamon to accumulate considerable anger during the battle.

This anger continued to rise after Da Men made his move, especially since the giant chicken beast was staggered and injured by Da Men. Being hurt by a human he looked down upon undoubtedly fueled the giant chicken beast's rage.

Even worse, the giant chicken beast did it again after the first attack, this time even more outrageous, directly knocking the already weakened giant chicken beast to the ground. This made the giant chicken beast's rage uncontrollable.

Intense emotions caused a surge in the data within the Giant Chicken Beast, prompting this evolution. However, because this evolution was a forced evolution driven by intense emotions, the Giant Chicken Beast already lacked sufficient energy and had been beaten up so many times by Sunflower Beast. The evolved Parrot Beast can only be considered to have barely reached the Ultimate level and is far from the strength of a normal Parrot Beast.

Even so, the difference in levels is still enormous.

The fifth season maintains a very traditional Digital World setting, where levels are almost directly correlated with strength. Unlike the fourth season, where levels are less significant, Lucemon, at its Champion level, could easily defeat all Ultimate-level Digimon. It took the combined efforts of the ten top Ultimate-level Digimon to barely seal him away.

In the world of the fifth season, some Digimon who have undergone rigorous training can achieve strength beyond their level. However, at most, they can only reach the Champion level, comparable to Ultimate level. Even achieving the same level as Mega level at the Ultimate level is extremely difficult. The idea of ​​a Champion level Digimon easily defeating an Ultimate level Digimon is simply wishful thinking.

As for Sunflowermon and EarthGreymon, they evolved from the Digimon souls of their human partners. In terms of strength, they are indeed among the strongest in their class. However, they are not yet qualified to surpass their level.

Most importantly, neither of these Digimon was in good condition. Sunflowermon had previously fought with Chickenmon, expending a lot of energy and suffering serious injuries. EarthGreymon was hungry before evolving, and although as a subspecies of Greymon it possessed abilities beyond those of a regular Greymon, it couldn't fight for long due to hunger, and its strength was only about 60-70% of its maximum.

In this situation, relying on two Champion-level Digimon to defend against Ultimate-level Digimon is virtually impossible. Even worse, Parrotmon possesses the ability to fly. Currently, Parrotmon, having gained air superiority, holds an absolute advantage.

"Huh? It's changed. That's alright, EarthGreymon, teach him a lesson!" Daimon Masaru, who had little knowledge of Digimon, was completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation and waved his hand to command EarthGreymon.

EarthGreymon was also a reckless fool. Although he knew that Ultimate-level Digimon were strong, the power of his Digimon Soul surging within him made him arrogant. At Masaru Daimon's shout, EarthGreymon nodded in agreement and unleashed his ultimate attack: "Mega Flare!"

A huge fireball spewed from the mouth of the EarthGreymon and flew towards the Parrotmon.

The extreme heat startled Parrotmon, who was still excitedly undergoing its evolution. Parrotmon let out a sharp cry, dodging the attack from EarthGreymon, and angrily shouted, "You're all courting death!"

"Big! Sigh, never mind, we have to hold on for now. Sunflowermon!" Yoshino originally wanted to scold Big for his recklessness. But it was also necessary to restrain Parrotmon. Since war was going to break out sooner or later anyway, it didn't matter. She requested assistance from headquarters while directing Sunflowermon to go and help.

With their opponent in the air, Himawarimon unleashed its full power, launching its special attack together with EarthGreymon:

"Solar beam!"

"Super Blaze!"

Fireballs and beams of light were constantly being fired into the air. However, the parrot beast was agile and kept dodging the attacks of the two beasts.

Sunflowermon and EarthGreymon had never cooperated before, and their attacks were quite random. This made it easy for Parrotmon to dodge.

As Himawarimon and EarthGreymon recklessly unleashed their energy, both began to tire, stopping to catch their breath and temporarily halting their attacks. Their energy was running low.

But they had no choice in the situation. After all, none of them could fly. Without expending energy to use their ultimate attacks, they couldn't harm the parrot beast at all.

"Mjolnir Thunder!"

Parrotmon seized the opportunity and unleashed its ultimate attack. Two bolts of lightning shot from its head, striking Sunflowermon and EarthGreymon.

Both of them roared in pain, regressing to their juvenile stage under the intense electric current, and collapsed to the ground.

"Lalamon!"

"Agumon!"

Shuno and Daimon shouted worriedly and rushed to their partners' side.

Looking at the Parrotmon soaring triumphantly in the sky, Shuno picked up the charred Lalamon and said with a mixture of resentment and fear, "The reinforcements from headquarters haven't arrived yet... Are we doomed?"

Chapter 4, VS Parrot Beast

"Sigh... Is the butterfly effect really that exaggerated? I just made a prediction in advance..." Just as Yoshino was feeling desperate and unwilling, Emu walked over with a sigh.

"Hosho Emu? You need to leave right now! It's too dangerous here! You don't even have a Digimon partner, and you're still so young. You shouldn't be here!" Yoshino warned anxiously as she saw Emu approaching.

"That's right, Emu, stay away! This guy beat my little brother up like this, I won't let him get away with this!" Daimon put down Agumon, cracked his knuckles, and looked like he was about to pounce on Parrotmon to fight.

"Don't underestimate me... I told you, I was adventuring in the Digital World before coming to this world. I'm quite capable, you know." Emu said with a hint of helplessness. He was only 11 years old and didn't have any Digimon partners, so it was no wonder that Yamato Yoshino always wanted him to go to a safe place.

"Come on, let me show you my power! Transform!" Emu pulled out the Extraordinary Action X Card and the Daigogamon Card.

As the announcement of his name played, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid appeared. Behind him were the wings of Daikogamon, his shoulders featured shoulder pads shaped like the horns on Daikogamon's head, and his hands held the two giant pincers from Daikogamon's mouth. This was Emu's other form, Level 3 Flying Action Player!

"Humans have turned into Digimon?" Shuno asked in disbelief.

There don't seem to be any Kamen Rider videos in the Digital World, so everyone or every Digimon who sees Emu transform assumes he's a new type of Digimon.

"This is Kamen Rider... Never mind. Watch me now!" Emu was already used to this kind of misunderstanding and was too lazy to explain. With a flap of his wings, he flew into the sky.

"Wow, that's so cool! Yoshino, can we become like that too?" Daimon looked at Emu's figure soaring in the sky and exclaimed with envy.

Yoshino rolled her eyes at Daimon and said, "Stop dreaming. I have no idea how Emu did it. I've never seen a human turn into a Digimon before."

At dats headquarters, the commander and liaison were also taken aback by Emu's sudden transformation.

As mentioned before, Digimon 5 follows a very traditional Digimon universe. Even when Digimon evolve into Ultimate Digimon, humans remain humans and Digimon remain Digimon. Unlike the main characters in Digimon 3 who merged with their Digimon, the main characters in Digimon 4 directly transformed into their own bodies to fight Digimon.

Although the fifth season features the advanced bio-engineered Digimon developed by Kurata, the DATS were completely unaware of this technology until it was revealed. Therefore, even Commander Rentaro Satsuma, a powerful figure with a Royal Knight as his partner, was bewildered by Emu's transformation.

“Kankomon, I’m now quite convinced that he came from another world,” Satsuma Rentaro said to his partner.

"Hmm... I've never seen this type of Digimon before... Perhaps it's a new type of Digimon from another world?" Kubimon was also very curious about Emu's transformed form.

"Miki, Megumi, check the energy of Hojo Emu in his current form," the commander instructed.

The operator of the Digimon ATS, upon receiving the commander's order, immediately began operations and quickly reported: "Commander, Emu Hojo's energy has now reached the Ultimate level! It's an Ultimate-level Digimon!"

"Perfect form? Yoshino, don't worry. Hosho Emu should be able to handle this. Once this is over, take them back to headquarters immediately," Satsuma Rentaro ordered.

Emu's previous actions proved effective. His honesty about his identity and his warnings about the appearance of Digimon built trust between him and the dats. Therefore, after Emu took the initiative to fight Parrotmon, the dats, judging that Emu's strength was sufficient to resolve the situation, abandoned their plan to send reinforcements.

If Emu isn't trusted, the DATS won't just stand by and watch. They'll send a few members to support her, to prevent Emu from running away and making things spiral out of control.

Fortunately, Emu came up with the intention of resolving the problem.

He originally intended to leave the Giant Chicken Beast for the still-developing main characters to gain experience, but unexpectedly, due to the butterfly effect, the Giant Chicken Beast evolved. Emu felt this was his fault, and he couldn't just watch Parrot Beast run around causing more chaos and damage, so he had no choice but to take matters into his own hands.

In the air, Emu adjusted to his body. This was his first time transforming into Flight Action Player Level 3. The Daigogamon Gacha didn't provide much of a power boost; its main function was to grant Emu the ability to fly. Emu still needed time to get used to it.

Parrotmon was the first to spot Emu, who had flown into the sky. Having fought countless battles himself, he could sense that his own energy was insufficient.

Therefore, even though it hadn't yet determined the strength of its opponent, the parrot beast had no time to probe further.

The parrot beast let out a screech and immediately unleashed its signature move: "Sonic Destroyer!"

Parrotmon rapidly increased its speed to the speed of sound, and the shockwave from its supersonic flight slammed into Emu. Parrotmon then used this supersonic flight to appear before Emu and unleash its ultimate attack: "Mjolnir Thunder!"

Parrotmon acted with exceptional decisiveness, using its speed to seamlessly connect its special moves, intending to teach Emu a lesson.

Emu didn't underestimate the attack from the Parrotmon, but he wasn't exactly afraid either. He pulled out his Gashan Destroyer and slammed it down, using the skill he'd learned from Zudomon: "Heavy Hammer Spark!"

Gashan Destroyer slammed its hammer into the shockwave, but Emu's energy surged forth, neutralizing the shockwave. The remaining energy sparked, deflecting the lightning emitted by Parrotmon.

Emu's previous efforts have paid off. Through Zudomon's unreserved instruction and repeated use in Hammer Attack Mode, Emu has mastered the skills "Heavy Hammer Spark" and "Deadly Flying Hammer." She can now use them with ease even without using Hammer Attack Mode.

Parrotmon was surprised that its two attacks, which it was determined to win, were so easily blocked by Emu, and it hurriedly flapped its wings to try to create distance.

However, its previous ability to fly at supersonic speeds was largely due to its skills. Now, Parrotmon needs an acceleration process to take off.

How could Yongmeng let this opportunity slip by? He flung the Gashan Destroyer away, unleashing a devastating "Deadly Hammer!"

Gashan Destroyer, imbued with the energy of Eternal Dream, blasted Parrotmon on the forehead, causing it to pause, feel slightly dizzy, and stop flying.

With a flap of its wings, Emu charged toward Parrotmon.

Since the parrotmon had already approached Emu on its own, Emu didn't spend much effort to reach it.

Emu landed directly on the parrotmon's forehead, its two giant pincers expanding rapidly with the support of energy, and slashed at the parrotmon's head: "Scissor Arm!"

This powerful finishing move from Daigogamon was formidable; its giant pincers snapped off Parrotmon's head. Parrotmon let out a scream, its entire body transforming into data and becoming a Digi-Egg.

"Phew, that's it. This barely evolved one really isn't very strong." Emu landed on the ground, clutching the Digi-Egg. Parrotmon hadn't put much pressure on him. That month of frantic battles in the Digital World hadn't been for nothing.

"Emu, you're so strong! Let's have a fight sometime! I'm the number one fighting gang leader in Japan, I definitely won't lose to you!" As soon as Emu landed, Daimon Masaru rushed over, excitedly challenging Emu to a fight.

Emu exited his transformation state, looked up at Daimon Masaru with a helpless expression, and said, "What are you fighting about? Do you want to bully a brat?"

Daimon looked at Emu, who was only shoulder-high to him, choked for a moment, and said reluctantly, "It's not suitable for you to fight in your current state. It's suitable for your previous state!"

"We'll see," Emu said dismissively. Right now, Daimon Masaru is too inexperienced. He won't be able to punch Yggdrasil and kick Ultimate-level Daimon Masaru later on; there's no fun in fighting him. Besides, Daimon Masaru isn't a Digimon, so fighting him won't get you a Data Generation Gacha. Wouldn't it be better to go find Echigomon and get a Gacha instead of fighting Daimon?

Daimon Masaru could tell that Emu was just giving him the runaround. After all, he was impulsive, not stupid. But given his personality, he couldn't force Emu to do anything. He could only pout angrily and remain silent.

"Emu, thank you so much this time." Yoshino also came over. Behind her were Agumon and Ralamon. Digimon have good recovery abilities, and they had recovered after a period of rest.

Emu also noticed that Yoshino no longer addressed him by his full name with some distance, but rather by his name in a more intimate way. Clearly, Emu's previous act of stepping forward had earned him a lot of goodwill from Yoshino.

"It's nothing, this has something to do with me too... I didn't expect the Giant Chicken Beast to suddenly evolve." Emu waved his hand and said.

"This isn't your fault, it's all Daimon's fault for being so reckless!" Yoshino said, glaring at Daimon. The Giant Chicken Beast evolved after Daimon punched him, so if anyone had to take the blame, Daimon would definitely be held responsible.

"Alright, now that things are resolved, let's head back to headquarters. The Commander also wants to have a proper talk with you." Shuno composed herself and said to Emu, then shouted towards the gate where Agumon was bent over, trying to sneak away:

"Don't even think about running away! You have to go too!"

"Tsk!" Dazai clicked his tongue. He was still wary of the organization that might target his underlings and didn't really want to go. However, the previous battle had shown him that the world had changed beyond what he knew, so despite his reluctance, he decided to go and see what was going on after Shuno called him over.

"DATS? Finally, it's time for a formal encounter!" Emu was also very excited. His first Ultimate Gacha cartridge was waiting for him on DATS!

Chapter 5, Joining DATS

"Welcome, welcome to dats."

A burly, middle-aged man wearing sunglasses and with a Digimon-like scarf around his neck stood ramrod straight and spoke in a deep voice.

This is the commander of the DATs, and also their captain, Rentaro Satsuma.

"You look pretty strong, old man. But let me make this clear first, I'm not handing over my little brother." Daimon sized up Satsuma Rentaro, looking somewhat eager to test his skills.

"Hey! That's so rude of you!" Shuna knocked on the door's head, clearly annoyed. It's unclear how their relationship developed.

“Raptor One…we can leave it alone. But in exchange, you must join the DATS.” Satsuma Rentaro said what he had already decided.

They originally planned to forcibly turn Agumon back into an egg and send it back to the Digital World. Although Masaru Daimon's fighting power was exaggerated, it was impossible for him to single-handedly take on an entire national organization.

However, Masaru Daimon's successful evolution of Agumon means that Agumon is now his partner Digimon. This is a crucial addition to the DATs, which are lacking in combat power. Furthermore, Masaru Daimon's background is also exceptional; he is the son of Hideaki Daimon, a member of the original Digital World Expedition Team, making him a true member of the DATs. Rentaro Satsuma is quite comfortable with him joining the DATs.

"Huh? Join your organization? To be honest, I don't even really understand what your organization does." Daimon was somewhat reluctant.

However, Agumon became restless upon hearing that he wouldn't be punished. He reached out and tugged at Daimon Masaru, saying, "Big Brother..."

Seeing Agumon's pleading eyes, Daimon's heart softened. Satsuma Rentaro also offered a way out: "You can ask Yoshino for information about our .DATs and then decide whether to join. But let me make this clear: if you don't join, Raptor One... no, Agumon will definitely be dealt with and sent back to the Digital World. That's our duty."

"...Alright, I'll join you! But you can't hide any information from me!" Daimon Masaru hesitated only briefly before deciding to join. Agumon was one factor, but his own curiosity was also driving him.

"Very good. Yoshino, I'll leave the rest to you." Satsuma Rentaro nodded to Yoshino, entrusting her with matters of great importance.

Shuno nodded in response and pulled Da to the other side to introduce dats.

"Sorry to keep you waiting. I am Satsuma Rentaro, and this is my partner, Kusagimon. Nice to meet you, Hojo Emu. I am very curious about your purpose in coming to this world." After dealing with Daimon's matter, Satsuma Rentaro turned to Emu and said.