Knights of the Digital World

Having fought against Gizmon AT and the Gizmon army, Emu was feeling somewhat exhausted.

Fortunately, there aren't many competitors left.

Emu rallied his spirits and once again used the skill taught to him by Zudomon, using flames and shockwaves to defeat the remaining Gizmon.

"Sonic Rain Slash!"

Just as Emu and Parad were relaxing because the battle was over, a deep voice rang out, and blades fell like raindrops.

Caught off guard, Parad was shot off his broom by the blade and reverted to a small monster in mid-air.

Emu also rolled on the ground in a disheveled state, trying to avoid the sudden attack.

"Palad! How are you?!"

After the attack was over, Emu shouted.

“Emmu…I’m alright, I’m fine…” Palad said weakly, lying on the ground.

"Go back to your Digivice and rest. I'll take care of things here."

Emu took out his Digivice and put Parad back into it.

Inside the Digivice, the partner Digimon's injuries will also receive a slight recovery, or at least be prevented from worsening.

After doing all this, Emu looked at the guy who had launched the attack.

It was a tall dinosaur-type Digimon, its back covered with sharp blades, and its entire body was orange-yellow except for its head, which was green, representing nature.

"Bio-Spinosaurus!"

Emu called out the other's name. This was Digimon Hunter Ivan's Ultimate form.

As expected, due to the butterfly effect, the enemy gained the power of the ultimate form ahead of schedule!

The bio-engineered Spinosaurus's eyes were icy cold as it opened its mouth towards Emu, energy gathering within it—

"Blue solar prominences!"

"Pure Land of Bliss!"

At the same time, a beam of light shot out from behind Emu, which canceled out the blue flames spewed out by the Bio-Spinosaurus.

"What is this move?"

The familiar move made Emu turn his head sharply, and sure enough, the newcomer was none other than the Royal Knight—Gullivermon!

Emu never expected that the helper the Foxmon had invited would be this person. This was his childhood idol!

Speaking of Gallantmon, as the ultimate evolution of the third main character, it has always enjoyed considerable popularity. Its cool design has won over countless fans.

In terms of strength, Gallantmon is also among the strongest. In the TV series, it easily defeated ShineGreymon, MachGoogmon, Rosemon, and Ravenmon. It even managed to fight a stalemate with Maramon after a series of battles, and both of them sank into the deep sea, demonstrating its formidable power.

Furthermore, Gallantmon is a knight with an extremely strong sense of justice and a strong sense of self-discipline. His being a Virus-type Digimon, yet a Holy Knight-type Digimon, is the best proof of this.

Even his innate race could not erase the sense of justice in his heart.

It is precisely this personality that prevents Gallantmon from blindly obeying Yggdrasil, the World Tree, and often leads to differing opinions and rebellions, making it a notorious traitor.

However, it is undeniable that when Gallantmon is a teammate, his strength makes people feel very reassured.

"I saw your performance before, you did a good job. Now, leave it to me and the eight-legged horse beast."

Crimson Knightmon approached Emu gently.

At this time, Yggdrasil had not yet issued the order to annihilate humanity. With the information brought by Kubinzumon, the Digimon's resentment towards humanity had been concentrated on Kurata alone, so Gallantmon's attitude was naturally not as cold as in the original story.

Facing the newly appeared enemy, the Bio-Spinosaurus did not hesitate for a moment and once again unleashed its ultimate attack, a fireball with a temperature of one trillion degrees, "Blue Prominence!"

"Hmph, never learning their lesson. Pure Land of Bliss!"

Crimson Knightmon raised its holy shield, and a thick beam of light shot out from it.

This time, Gallantmon increased its power, and the beam of Elysium extinguished the fireball, striking BioSpinosaurus, causing it to let out a mournful cry and fall backward.

"Snake heals!"

A white halo appeared around the Bio-Spinosaurus. The Bio-Spinosaurus, which had been seriously injured, shook its head, stood up again, and let out a roar.

On his shoulder stood a female-looking Digimon with a lotus flower on her head, holding two scepters; her name was—

"Biochemical Forget-Me-Not Flower Beast!"

"Another one has arrived. But it's still not enough. The Royal Spear!"

Gallantmon spoke calmly, and this time, he raised the holy lance "Gram". In the original work, he used this move to force four Ultimate-level Digimon of the main characters to degenerate.

"Blue solar prominences!"

"Dark Destruction!"

Both the Bio-Spinosaurus and the Bio-Forget-Me-Not Beast sensed how terrifying the attack that was charging towards them was, and they both unleashed their ultimate moves.

Crimson Knightmon surged forward with unstoppable force, piercing through two powerful attacks in one go. The remaining energy was then used to bombard BioSpinosaurusmon, knocking it back once again.

The Bio-Spinosaurus let out a mournful cry, but the Bio-Forget-Me-Not calmly used "Snake Healing" again, which had a healing effect. A white halo flashed, and the Bio-Spinosaurus stood up again.

"Healing ability, huh? Then I'll deal with you first."

Gallantmon remained calm. Having fought his way to this level, what kind of enemy hadn't he seen? Mere healing abilities were nothing to worry about.

"Dark Roar!"

A black energy blast suddenly appeared, and Gallantmon flicked its cape, raised its holy shield, and blocked the attack.

And accompanying the energy blast was the last hunter, the avatar of the Sanctuary—

Bio-Dark Dragon Beast!

Bio-DarkDragon roared at Gallantmon, and the "Giga Assassination Spear" on its right arm began to accumulate energy.

"Rainbow Bridge Arrow!"

A blazing beam of light suddenly ripped through the sky and shot towards the Bio-Dark Dragon Beast, forcing it to divert its attention.

The bio-engineered dark dragon beast swung its hand, shattering the incoming light arrow, and the energy it had accumulated earlier dissipated.

Knowing that it had missed a good opportunity to attack, the Bio-Dark Dragon Beast did not rush forward. Instead, it retreated to the side of the Bio-Spinosaurus Beast and the Bio-Forget-Me-Not Beast, and stood ready for battle.

"Eight-legged horse beast, you've finally made your move. I thought you were going to just watch the show."

Crimson Knightmon lowered its shield, somewhat displeased.

In an instant, a paladin-type Digimon, clad entirely in "red Digizoid" armor and possessing six legs and two arms, appeared beside Gallantmon, chuckling as it said:

"Sorry, the evolution took a little time."

This is the evolved form of the Pidgemon, the Royal Knight - the Eight-Legged Horsemon!

Crimson Knightmon snorted, ceasing its mockery. His relationship with Eight-Legged Horsemon wasn't actually bad; otherwise, the horsemon wouldn't have invited him to help. It was just that he had been the one making the moves, while the horsemon, as the inviter, hadn't shown up, which had left him somewhat dissatisfied.

"Let's finish this quickly. The opponent's strength is only so-so," said Crimson Knightmon.

In reality, the strength of bio-Digimon is only considered to be at a medium level among Ultimate-level Digimon; otherwise, they wouldn't have caused so much trouble for the main characters in the original story.

However, compared to the Royal Knights who easily defeated the main characters, their strength is indeed insufficient.

"Alright." The eight-legged horse-beast flicked the sacred crossbow "Flame Kingdom" in its left hand and said with a smile, "Then let them see the strength of our Royal Knights!"

Chapter Sixteen, The Hunter's Defeat

The three bio-engineered Digimon are now left with only their fighting instincts.

Their reason had already been destroyed by the excruciating pain of the transformation.

If Kurata hadn't put metal rings on them and given them the order to fight, they wouldn't even know what to do.

However, in turn, their fighting instincts were stimulated to the maximum extent.

This is not only their instinct, but also the instinct of the Digimon injected into their bodies.

While the eight-legged horse beast and the Crimson Knight were talking, the bio-Spinosaurus was the first to lose its temper, letting out a sharp roar as the blades on its back rained down.

"Sonic Rain Slash!"

Faced with the attack from the bio-Spinosaurus, the eight-legged horsemon raised its holy shield, "Mist Country," and blocked the blow.

Crimson Knightmon was even more ferocious, raising its own holy shield, "Aegis," its energy surging and causing the triangles on Aegis to light up one by one:

"Pure Land of Bliss!"

A thick white beam of light blasted a path through the rain of blades, heading straight for the bio-engineered Spinosaurus.

"Dark Roar!"

"Dark Destruction!"

"Blue solar prominences!"

The Bio-Dark Dragon Beast, Bio-Forget-Me-Not Beast, and Bio-Spinosaurus Beast all unleashed their ultimate attacks. They could sense the powerful energy contained within the pillar of light.

The combined force of the three successfully neutralized the massive beam of light hurtling towards them, causing Crimson Knightmon to shake its head in dissatisfaction.

"I've been a bit lax these days; the Pure Land of Bliss was broken so easily."

Hearing this from behind, Emu felt that Gallantmon's definition of "easily" seemed a bit off. Could the combined power of three Ultimate-level Digimon really be considered easy? Gallantmon-san?

Unexpectedly, the eight-legged horsemon nodded in agreement: "Yes, Gallantmon, your power is much weaker than before."

Emu: "..."

It seems the problem isn't with Gallantmon, but with you Royal Knights! Does having power mean you can do whatever you want?

Eight-legged Horsemon A Crimson Knightmon: "Sorry, having power means you can do whatever you want."

Unlike the Royal Knights, who remained calm and even joked around, the Bio-Digimon instinctively sensed something was wrong.

Normally, given their current instincts that lean towards those of wild beasts, they would flee immediately when faced with a powerful enemy they cannot defeat. Survival is the highest law etched into the very bones of all living beings.

However, Kurata's control over the metal rings prevented them from choosing to escape. This clash between their survival instincts and the highest command drove the bio-Digimon towards madness.

"Giga Assassination Gun!"

The first to go out of control was the Bio-Dark Dragon Beast.

As the first hunter to undergo modification, Saint's modification techniques were the crudest and caused the greatest damage to his mind. Therefore, his evolved bio-Dark Dragon Beast was the most controlled by instinct, exhibiting madness, wildness, and a tendency towards beastly behavior.

Bio-DarkDragon raised its right arm, where it was equipped with the Giga Assassination Gun, which was said to be comparable to the Holy Lance "Gram" of Gallantmon.