Knights of the Digital World

However, Kurata wasn't stupid.

Even a fool could tell that, given his actions in the digital world, what good could possibly come of him?

Will those Digimon really let me go?

Perhaps the only believable thing about the eight-legged horse-mon is that it is surrounded and cannot escape even when it enters the Digital World.

"Damn it!"

Kurata slammed his fist on the table in a fit of rage, his expression contorted, and he began to act manic:

"You all forced me to this!"

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"Eight-legged horse-beast, what good will it do to say that?"

Crimson Knightmon sat on the ground, recovering its energy, and asked.

"Let's give it a try. If we can really trick Kurata into coming out, things won't be so troublesome."

The eight-legged horse-like beast crossed its arms over its chest, also recovering its energy.

They had done their best to control their energy consumption during the battle just now, and in just a few minutes, they had already restored their energy to 90% of their peak levels.

"Pretty much. We can handle even Belphemon now. Eight-legged Horsemon, let's go, things could get complicated."

Crimson Knightmon stood up and said.

"Alright. Let's go then!"

The eight-legged horse-like beast activated the sacred crossbow "Flame Kingdom" in its left hand:

"Rainbow Bridge Arrow!"

A scorching beam of light streaked across the sky, striking the research institute and creating a large hole.

However, the research institute remained completely silent. Kurata had no idea what he was doing inside.

The eight-legged horsemon and Gallantmon exchanged a puzzled look, then launched another attack:

"Rainbow Bridge Arrow!"

"Pure Land of Bliss!"

Under the bombardment of light arrows and beams, the research institute's buildings groaned and gradually collapsed under this fierce attack.

"No reaction at all? Is Kurata dead?"

Crimson Knightmon asked in confusion.

"I don't know... but it doesn't matter, he's dead, he's dead. Mercurymon might be a little disappointed. Now, what we need to do is destroy Kurata's research data. We can't let monsters like Gizmon appear again."

The eight-legged horse-beast was also somewhat puzzled, but he was more concerned about Kurata's research data.

Gizmon is far too vicious for Digimon. It even destroys Digi-Eggs, completely cutting off any chance of survival for Digimon. This is a weapon that no Digimon would allow to exist.

While the two royal knights were exchanging words, a beam of black light suddenly shot out from beneath the research institute, which had been bombarded into ruins.

Crimson Knightmon and Gyromon were drawn to the black light. They could sense the immense energy contained within it.

That's a top-tier ultimate form on par with them!

Under their watchful eyes, beams of black light continued to shoot out from beneath the ruins.

Under the impact of the black light, the stones shattered into powder.

Finally, the black light merged into one, shattering all the stones in the ruins into powder, and a huge body floated into the sky.

It has its eyes closed, a pair of bat wings on its back, and a pair of curved horns on its head. Its head is about the same size as its body, and it's holding a small alarm clock in its hands, making it look cute and adorable.

This is Belphemon, one of the Seven Great Demon Lords – Sleep Mode, the "Sloth" Demon Lord!

"The Seven Demon Kings... they really have appeared."

Crimson Knightmon raised its holy shield "Aegis" and its holy lance "Gram," assuming a battle stance.

"Gallantmon, something's not right. Take a closer look, don't you think Belphemon's aura is a little strange?"

The eight-legged horse-beast also raised its sacred crossbow, "Land of Flames," assuming a fighting stance. However, it sensed something was amiss with this Belphemon and offered a warning.

"So that means...?"

Gallantmon carefully sensed Belphemon's aura and became puzzled:

"His aura is so strange? He's clearly one of the Seven Demon Kings, yet his aura is so mixed up? It seems there's even a human aura mixed in with it."

"Hmph... Gallantmon? Eight-legged Horsemon? You forced me into this mess. Come on, feel the power of Belphemon!"

While the two were wondering, Belphemon suddenly spoke.

As it spoke, Belphemon unleashed a bolt-shaped energy wave from its chains, heading straight for Gallantmon.

Crimson Knightmon raised its holy shield "Aegis," but was still pushed back a distance by the energy wave, leaving two furrows in the ground with its feet.

"Hahahaha! See that? This is the power of Belphemon!"

Belphemon burst into laughter.

"That voice... Kurata?!"

The eight-legged horse beast finally recognized the owner of the voice and looked at Belphemon in disbelief.

"What's going on? This Belphemon is acting strange... its attack just now didn't seem like that of a top-tier Ultimate level."

Gallantmon shook its hand, keeping a wary eye on Belphemon as it asked.

"I'm not entirely sure either... but the voice that Belphemon made was Kurata's voice."

The eight-legged horse was also confused, not knowing what was going on.

"Eight-legged horsemon! Gallantmon! This must be Kurata's bio-technology! Kurata fused himself with Belphemon!"

In the distance, Emu, who had already deactivated his transformation and joined Dai and the others to watch the battle, shouted loudly.

In the original work, Kurata also fused with Belphemon, which unlocked Belphemon's Rage Mode.

But this time, perhaps due to insufficient life energy, even though the two merged, it was still in a sleep state.

In reality, the life energy Kurata collected this time was far from enough to awaken Belphemon. However, under the influence of the eight-legged horsemon's words, Kurata went mad and used bio-technology to fuse himself with Belphemon, forcibly awakening Belphemon.

The Belphemon that was barely awakened naturally had a reduced strength, and it couldn't even switch to its Rage Mode, but in Kurata's opinion, that was enough.

When Kurata obtained Belphemon's Digi-Egg, he also found records about Belphemon nearby.

Therefore, Kurata knew very well how terrifying this seemingly foolish guy was. He was the Demon King of the Digital World!

As one of the pinnacles of the digital world, shouldn't it sweep aside its rivals?

Even if their strength has decreased slightly, they are still not someone that no weaklings can stop!

Gallantmon? Eight-legged Horsemon? These nameless creatures that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, make them all unavailable!

Chapter 18, Fierce Battle

Clearly, Kurata lacks sufficient understanding of the digital world.

At least, he didn't know enough about the Royal Knights, who were on par with the Seven Demon Kings.

Therefore, he had no idea how terrifying the two royal knights, whom he regarded as "worthless trash," were.

On the contrary, seeing that Crimson Knightmon was defeated by him in one move made him think "he's nothing special," and he became even more arrogant.

"Wail and scream all you want! Witness the power of the Demon King! I will make you... all of you irreplaceable!"

Kurata's unrestrained shouting left Emu somewhat bewildered.

Is this Old Tan possessing him?

Why are you starting to call it out of print too?

Crimson Knightmon and Eight-legged Horsemon ignored Kurata's shouts.

Gallantmon charged forward, raising its sacred lance "Gram": "Royal Lance!"

The burning digital soul enveloped Gallantmon, which charged toward Belphemon, leaving a red arc in its wake.

"Mudamuda! You think you can hurt the Demon King? This is..."

Kurata didn't make any defensive move, or rather, he couldn't react in time.

However, he remained completely calm, confident in Belphemon's defense, and continued to talk his way out of Gallantmon's mindset.

Then he was hit in the face by Gallantmon's special attack and knocked to the ground by the huge impact.

"Rainbow Bridge Arrow!"

The eight-legged horsemon and Gallantmon worked in perfect harmony. As Gallantmon charged out, it activated the sacred crossbow "Flame Country," igniting its Digi-Soul and injecting surging energy into it to unleash a devastating finishing blow.

"How is this possible? How could you break through the Demon King's defenses? I... Ah!!!"

Kurata was still reeling from the powerful attack of Crimson Knightmon.

That slap made his face sting.

It hurts both physically and mentally.

Before he could even get up from the ground, he saw a blazing arrow of light descend from the sky and land on him.

The scorching heat and sharp impact caused Kurata intense pain, and he couldn't help but scream.

"These are considered the Seven Great Demon Kings? They're so easy to deal with. I wish the other Demon Kings were this weak."

Gallantmon looked at Belphemon, who was screaming and rolling around in pain from the bombardment of Rainbow Bridge Arrow, and shook its head disdainfully.

"This is not the power of the Seven Great Demon Kings, but the power of Kurata... He is just an ordinary human, how could he control the power of the Seven Great Demon Kings? He can only exert one or two tenths of it."

The eight-legged horse-like beast walked up to Crimson Knightmon and shook its head.

It must be said that Kurata was indeed a genius.

His ability to develop so many cutting-edge technologies, and his years of hiding as the mastermind behind the scenes in the original work, where even Captain Satsuma and the others were unaware of Kurata's true identity, demonstrates Kurata's genius.

Unfortunately, Kurata was an outstanding scientist, but not a very qualified soldier.

He had no idea how to properly wield the power of Belphemon.

Kurata is like a clueless young man who inherited a fortune. His family is very rich, but he knows neither how to spend money nor how to make it. All he knows is how to throw money at people.