Knights of the Digital World

"Agumon, have you forgotten why we fought against the Barbamon army? Gourmet Town has been destroyed."

Dai suppressed his smile, and Agumon forgot his hunger; the two fell into a long silence.

"Alright, let's go, Agumon. Getting to the beach, catching fish, and grilling fish will take time!"

He turned sharply and headed forward. Agumon quickly followed, earnestly saying to his partner, "Well then, big brother, I want ten of them. Remember to cook them thoroughly. Oh, and remember to scrape off the scales."

"I know, you're so long-winded."

"Because my older brother is very unreliable in this regard."

"Hmph, I can grow too, Agumon."

"Whatever makes you happy, big brother. I just want to fill my stomach quickly. Then, I'll keep fighting! For Eggmon, Flamemon, Claydomon... for everyone in Gourmet Town!"

"Isn't that a given? The Barba Beast Legion... they really have quite a background."

Are you scared, brother?

"How could that be? I am Daimon Shigeru, the number one fighting gang leader in Japan!"

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"A dragon-type Digimon that can control flames and a human's child? Darkdramon really sent back some good information before it died."

The Chaos Dragon Beast chuckled softly as it looked at the intelligence sent back by the army sent to wipe out Gourmet Town before its destruction.

Gourmet Town is a famous town in the Digital World, where residents are all excellent chefs who dedicate themselves to researching and creating various delicacies. They are warm and hospitable, and are happy to offer their carefully crafted dishes to passing travelers, making them very popular with the Digimon.

The strongest being in Gourmet Town is its mayor, a Claydomon. His strength is among the top tier of Ultimate-level Pokémon, enough to contend with weak Ultimate-level Pokémon. With his power, he is more than capable of protecting a peaceful town like Gourmet Town under normal circumstances.

However, Barbamon is now sending his army to wipe out the entire Digital World in pursuit of his ambitions.

Barbamon didn't care about the casualties that would result; he was one of the most evil demon lords to begin with. He only cared about the final outcome. As long as the Digital World ultimately came under his rule, that was enough.

Does it matter how many Digimon die? New Digimon will always be reborn. Whether they are your own subordinates or enemies, they are gone, so be it.

It was this mindset of Barbamon that made his Barbamon army so frenzied when clearing out enemy territory, refusing to accept surrender.

In this situation, Gourmet Town appears particularly weak. Although there are quite a few fully evolved beings in the town, their dedication to culinary research has rendered them weaker than even some mature-level beings.

The Barbamon army sent to subdue Gourmet Town consisted of a thousand Assault Dragonmon, a hundred Sealdramon, ten Tankdramon, and one Darkdramon.

In fact, the team's mission objective was not limited to Gourmet Town, but also included other towns in the surrounding area.

Even a portion of the force was no match for Gourmet Town. In a very short time, Gourmet Town, along with the surrounding towns, was destroyed by the Barba Beast Legion.

After the great battle, the Barbamon army, which had returned, happened to encounter Yamato and Agumon, who were heading to Gourmet Town.

After Daimon regained his body, he returned to the human world and spent some time with his family. However, unable to stay idle, he still ran back to the Digital World to continue his adventures with Agumon.

They had been warmly received by the residents of the food town, became friends with them, and never forgot the delicious food they made.

Yai and Agumon had previously ventured into a dense forest shrouded in mist, and it took them a great deal of effort to find their way out.

They didn't abuse their power; they rarely let Agumon evolve unless absolutely necessary. This way, they could better experience the joy of the adventure.

As a result, they were trapped in the forest for a long time and had no idea what was happening in the outside world.

After leaving the forest, the two decided to treat themselves in the food town, where they could also see their friends again and boast about their adventures.

But they never expected that what awaited them was not the smiles of their friends and the tempting food, but an army that had ended the massacre and a food town reduced to ruins.

So, the battle broke out.

Yai and Agumon successfully defeated the army, but their information was also transmitted back to headquarters by Darkdramon before their defeat, and was learned by Chaosdramon.

Chaosdramon was unconcerned about the destruction of its subordinates. Now that the Barbamon army was sweeping across the Digital World, it had ample resources to train even more troops.

While it's impossible to create a top-tier Ultimate form simply by using resources, modified Ultimate forms like Darkdramon can be mass-produced as long as there are enough resources.

As for the Tankdramon, Sealdramon, and Assaultdramon below them, needless to say, those are "cannon fodder" that can be produced endlessly whenever they want.

Chaosdramon was more interested in the Light Dragon type Digimon and human children mentioned in the intelligence report.

However, perhaps someone is more interested than him.

"Slay the Beast. There's a powerful dragon beast here. Do you want to go and kill it? If not, then I will. I'm very interested in the human child mentioned in the intelligence report. I've never seen a human before."

The Chaos Dragon Beast spoke to the warrior who was resting with his eyes closed.

"Give me the dragon."

The warrior opened his eyes, and his inseparable battle magic shook its head, then, with a swaying kick, led him to the Chaos Dragon Beast, drawing his humming, beloved sword:

"My Dragon Slayer hasn't drunk dragon's blood in a long time!"

Chapter Twenty-One, Information about the Royal Knights

"Fragrancemon, Igamon has sent back more information. This time, it was Omegamon that was discovered. He is seriously injured and seems to have been fighting all along. He is also protecting quite a few Digimon. Igamon alone cannot bring him back."

Bancho-mon brought the latest information and looked at the seated Aromamon.

It's been almost two days since Emu and the others returned from the human world. Because the mission went very smoothly without any major setbacks, their round trip took less than a day.

In such a short time, even highly skilled intelligence operatives like the Igamon couldn't produce many results. After all, the Royal Knights weren't fools; they would choose to hide themselves when injured, making them not so easy to find.

Not every Royal Knight will end up like Magnamon, collapsing on the way and being picked up by Igamon.

However, there was news from Gankomon's side. Gankomon himself was traveling through the Digital World with his disciples, and their whereabouts would occasionally be revealed. The Igamons had carefully collected this information as a reserve.

Now that we need to find the stubborn beast, we can use this past information to narrow down the search area.

Furthermore, unlike the other Royal Knights, Gankomon was not seriously injured in the battle against Barbamon and had to hide himself.

Although the stubborn beast did not know what changes had occurred to the World Tree and the Royal Knights that would allow the Barbamon Legion to run rampant like this, it never hesitated to take action when it saw the Barbamon Legion committing evil deeds.

However, he only encountered small groups of the Barba Beast Legion, which didn't require his full strength; his disciples could handle them. Therefore, the Stubborn Beast hadn't yet attracted the attention of the Barba Beast Legion.

The annihilation of such small forces is quite common for the Barbamon army. After all, the Digital World is so vast; they might encounter a powerful Digimon somewhere and easily take them out.

Barbamon wouldn't care about such a small loss anyway; there are plenty of cannon fodder to go. This kind of news usually doesn't get passed up the chain of command. It's only when an Ultimate-level being is defeated that it warrants the attention of high-ranking officials like the Three Generals.

The reason why Chaos Dragon Beast was able to learn about Yongmeng's news was purely because Chaos Dragon Beast's resentment towards Bancho Bean Beast made him pay special attention to information related to Bean Gate Town; otherwise, he really wouldn't have been qualified to pass it on to Chaos Dragon Beast.

The stubborn beast's actions were extremely conspicuous to Igamon. They easily located it and provided the necessary information.

However, the stubborn beast, true to its name, was an extremely stubborn fellow. Although it felt that Igamon's information might be true, it still stubbornly wanted to confirm it itself.

Therefore, Aromon specifically dispatched Gyromon and Magnamon to persuade Gankomon. She was also well aware of Gankomon's personality and felt that one Royal Knight alone might not be enough to persuade him.

Now, the Igamon have finally discovered the second Royal Knight, the undisputed strongest Omegamon (Alphamon is not included as it has not returned to its original position), and immediately relayed the information back.

"Fragrancemon, let me go! That Omegamon guy, all he does is show off! Let me go and bring him back. I'll bring back all the Digimon he protected!"

Gallantmon volunteered before Aromamon could speak. He and Omegamon were longtime friends, and upon hearing that Omegamon was in dire straits, Gallantmon couldn't sit still.

“Let’s go together. There are still Digimon that need protection, and Gallantmon alone probably can’t take care of them all.”

Emu chimed in from the side.

After a brief moment of thought, Aromon nodded and said, "No problem. Omegamon is in your care. Be very careful."

"Don't worry!" Crimson Knightmon didn't say much, flicked his bright red cloak, and turned to walk out: "Kid, let's go! Don't fall behind."

Emu quickly led Lionmon and Parad to catch up with Gallantmon, shouting, "Here we come! We won't fall behind!"

The fragrant beast watched their departing figures, exhaled, tapped its finger lightly on its head, and fell into deep thought once more.

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"You're also from the Barba Beast Legion? Unlike those small fry, you have a very strong presence!"

With a somewhat solemn expression, he looked at the samurai-like Digimon connected to its warhorse and spoke loudly.

"I am the Slayer Beast! One of the three generals of the Barba Beast Legion!"

Zhan Fa Shou announced his name, raised the massive horse-slaying saber in his right hand, and declared his purpose:

"This is my beloved sword. Its name is 'Dragon Slayer Maru'! It has drunk the blood of countless dragon beasts. I have come today specifically to let it taste the blood of a new dragon beast!"

"Big brother... there's a strong resentment from a dragon-type digital beast on his blade..."

"Agumon said in a low voice. He looked at the huge sword that shimmered with an eerie light, and felt goosebumps all over his body. He could almost see countless dragon-type Digimon falling under this sword, and he could feel their despair and helplessness all over his body."

But besides that, Agumon also felt anger. He was angry at Cutmon's arrogance, angry at Cutmon's slaughter of Dragon-type Digimon, and even angrier at his own cowardly fear of it.

But it was Big who felt anger even before him and acted on it.

Almost without thinking, Dai leaped up, and with the inner power of the Digital Soul, jumped more than two meters high, and punched the Slayer Beast hard in the face.

The Digimon was caught off guard, not expecting a human to attack it. But it was, after all, a battle-hardened, top-tier Ultimate being standing at the pinnacle of the Digital World. Its left hand, though delayed, struck first, blocking the massive attack.

With a swift leap, Daemon landed back beside Agumon, his eyes still blazing with fury: "Who do you think you are? Drinking dragon blood? Today, I'll have Agumon smash your head in! Digimon Soul, charge!!!"

The previous attack had successfully extracted a large Digimon Soul. The orange Digimon Soul, leaping like flames, was channeled into Dai's Digivice, and the small yellow dinosaur beside him also underwent a life-level leap under the power surging within him.

"Agumon Ultimate Evolution—"

"ShiningGreymon!!!"

The enormous, fiery red dragon roared deafeningly at the Slaying Beast.

The beast-slaying beast's expression also turned serious. He sized up the large beast, his eyes revealing a glint of appreciation:

"You're just an ordinary human, yet you had the courage to throw a punch at me. I acknowledge your audacity! And this dragon beast, its aura is quite impressive as well. I apologize for my previous rudeness. And now I must get serious—"

As he spoke, the Beast Slayer, holding the Dragon Slayer Pill, bowed respectfully and said:

"The Barba Beast Legion's Third General, Slayer of the Beasts, reporting for duty!"

Chapter 22. ShineGreymon VS Slashmon

"Earth Tyrannosaurus Sword!"

ShineGreymon sensed the overwhelming aura emanating from Slashmon, an aura more terrifying and dreadful than any enemy it had ever encountered.

The resentment emanating from the sword in his hand, belonging to a dragon beast, made ShineGreymon's skin tremble.

However, ShineGreymon was not afraid; instead, it was filled with fighting spirit. The Great Digimon Soul merged with its own, continuously pushing its power upwards.

Orange-yellow digital spirits surged like flames across ShineGreymon's body. He roared, plunged his right hand into the earth, drew his greatsword imbued with Gaia's power, and slashed at Slashmon.

"The momentum is good, but the technique is really too rough!"

With an satisfied smile, Zhanfa Beast commented on ShineGreymon's attack while drawing out his small demon sword, which was relatively small compared to Ryuzanmaru, with his left hand, directly blocking ShineGreymon's powerful blow.

The warhorse, now one with the beast, let out a low groan, its four legs straining to leave shallow furrows in the ground. After completely dissipating the impact, it shook its head in annoyance.