Knights of the Digital World

On the contrary, after using its right arm to block an attack, Infinite Dragon Beast found a good opportunity. It opened its mouth wide and bit at Emu's arms, while at the same time, a silver-gray light shone on its left claw, which slammed into Emu's waist and abdomen.

The Infinite Dragon Beast possesses an unparalleled computing power and an astonishingly precise grasp of timing. This time, its attack struck precisely when Emu had just stopped, giving Emu no chance to dodge.

However, Emu was used to the strength of his opponents. This ability to seize opportunities was already basic for him. His emotions remained unchanged. He drew the Shield of Courage from his back and used it like a battle axe, bringing it down from above.

Since the attack was initiated by Infinite Dragon Beast, Emu had no room to dodge in the face of his counterattack.

The Infinite Dragon Beast was completely unconcerned. It was confident in its defense; unless it was those claws, ordinary attacks would not easily break through its metal shell.

Even the White Tiger Beast, one of the Four Sacred Beasts, could only leave some scratches on him.

Moreover, as a purely modified digital beast, he actually has no vital organs. If it weren't for the processing system inside his head, even if his head were ripped off, he could still move freely. At most, the lack of an electronic eye to collect information would make his movements a little inconvenient.

This physical advantage allows InfiniteDragonBeast to sometimes choose to trade blows with its enemies. As long as it wins in the end, it can easily repair itself by creating its own parts.

Now, Infinite Dragon Beast made the choice to trade blows, tilting its head slightly to ensure its core processing system remained intact. Its left claw then stabbed even more fiercely at Emu.

The Shield of Courage slammed heavily onto Mugendramon's head, smashing one of its electronic eyes and tilting its head to the side.

However, Mugendramon's attack also struck Emu's abdomen. Even with the protection of Chrono Digizoid, Mugendramon's attack sent Emu flying, tearing open the armor on his stomach and revealing his bloodied and mangled abdomen.

Emu knelt on the ground, the Shield of Courage in his hand turning into a stream of light and returning to his back.

He had somewhat underestimated Mugendramon's power. He had initially thought that his armor, being made of Chrono Digizoid, should be able to withstand a single attack from Mugendramon without much trouble. After all, Mugendramon was most famous for its Infinity Cannon, and he hadn't heard of its claw attacks being particularly powerful.

Then Mugendramon taught him a lesson.

Emu shook his head, silently reflecting on his carelessness. Having faced so many powerful enemies, he had become somewhat arrogant. Plus, the Four Heavenly Kings' performance in the TV series was truly lackluster; apart from Piedmon, who still had some presence, the others were easily defeated by WarGreymon. This made him unconsciously underestimate them.

However, the Four Heavenly Kings in the TV series had first fought fiercely against the Four Holy Beasts and then built Dark Tornado Mountain, which greatly depleted their strength. Their power was far less than it is now at its peak.

Puppetmon and MetalSeadramon are one thing, but Mugendramon is much stronger than in the TV series, and is not an opponent he can afford to underestimate.

While reflecting on his actions, Emu continued working, pulling out the Moemon cartridge, inserting it into the Player Driver, and placing his hands, glowing with a soft green light, on his lower abdomen.

"Heal properly!"

Emu's abdominal wound healed at a visible speed. If it weren't for the hole left by the Infinite Dragon Beast in his armor, he would have looked as if he hadn't been injured at all.

The electronic eye of the remaining single Mugendramon flashed, recording Emu's healing abilities into its database:

"Enemy targets possess healing abilities, increasing the difficulty of eliminating them."

Warning! Warning! The safety threshold for exceeding the limit has been reached! Continuing to maintain the current state will result in a 78% failure rate! It is recommended to immediately reduce the energy level!

Warning! Warning! Lowering the energy level increases the chance of defeat to 67%! There is a high probability of being annihilated by the enemy. Lowering the energy level is not recommended!

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In that instant, Mugenryumon made the decision to retreat. If Emu had been severely injured in the previous attack, he would have tried to fight back if he judged that the probability of victory was greater.

However, Emu possesses healing abilities, and most of her previous injuries have already healed. Meanwhile, Mugendramon is nearing its limit; continuing the fight would mean a nearly 70% chance of defeat. What else is there to say? Run!

Without uttering a word, the Infinite Dragon Beast turned and flew up, releasing a large amount of energy from its back, propelling it to escape quickly.

Emu paused for a moment, then realized that the Infinite Dragon Beast was about to run away.

Although she didn't know why Mugendramon was running away when it was clearly not at a disadvantage, Emu wasn't going to let it go. Emu leaped up from the ground and spun as she charged towards Mugendramon.

The rapidly spinning airflow formed a small tornado around Yongmeng, and the howling wind echoed between heaven and earth.

"Courage Tornado!"

The Infinite Dragon Beast glanced back, calculated the speed difference between the two sides, and determined that it could not dodge. Helplessly, it turned around, raised its left claw high, and slammed it down on the tornado.

However, the tornado automatically dissipated the moment it approached the Infinite Dragon Beast, and Emu only used it as a skill to travel.

The Infinite Dragon Beast had one of its electronic eyes destroyed by Emu, so its information was incomplete, and it failed to notice that the tornado was about to dissipate. Its left claw simply struck empty air.

Emu didn't want to waste any more time or cause any more trouble. The pain from the injury she suffered due to carelessness hadn't yet subsided.

He raised the Dragon Beast Slayer sword high, and after a brief moment of charging, he thrust it forward with tremendous force, piercing through the brain of the Infinite Dragon Beast.

"War-driven!!"

The electronic eyes of the Infinite Dragon Beast dimmed, and its entire body emitted a "crackling" sound as it ceased operation.

Four Heavenly Kings 3.

Chapter Forty-Nine: The Only Son

The clown beast is about to crack.

He had been distracted a few times because he noticed the auras of Puppetmon and MetalSeadramon dissipating, which gave Azuredramon an opportunity to suppress them relentlessly, unleashing lightning as if it had no energy left.

At first, Azure Dragon Beast was worried that it was a scheme set up by Piedmon, so it cautiously tested the waters for a while and did not dare to exert its full strength.

Once he realized that Piedmon had genuinely been distracted for some reason, rather than plotting against him, Azuredramon boldly ignited a Digicore. Taking advantage of the dark clouds over his territory, he unleashed a barrage of sparks and lightning, leaving Piedmon in a sorry state.

Piedmon and Azuredramon were already evenly matched in strength. Not to mention that Azuredramon had deliberately burned one of its Digicores, making it currently stronger than Piedmon.

If Piedmon wants to turn the tide, it can only wait for Azuremon to make a mistake. That's too passive.

Furthermore, Piedmon himself wasn't fully focused on the battle. The deaths of Puppetmon and MetalSeadramon were still weighing on his mind, causing him to unconsciously ponder and speculate.

Even under these circumstances, Piedmon was able to withstand the fierce attacks of Azure Dragonmon, thanks in large part to his special move "Picnic Trick," which allowed him to evade Azure Dragonmon's numerous attacks with various bizarre abilities.

After facing numerous crises in his battle against Azure Dragonmon, Piedmon finally composed himself, temporarily suppressing his doubts and confusion, and prepared to deal with the battle against Azure Dragonmon first.

Then he could no longer sense the presence of the Infinite Dragon Beast.

And so, the clown beast lost focus again.

Piedmon could barely accept the deaths of Puppetmon and MetalSeadramon. He knew that these two were actually weaker, relying entirely on their infinite energy to fight the Four Holy Beasts.

But Mugendramon is different! Mugendramon's strength is actually no less than Piedmon's, but it lacks self-awareness and relies entirely on programming and system judgment. It is not as active as Piedmon, which is why it is ranked below Piedmon.

If a real fight breaks out, even Piedmon would have to be wary of Mugendramon.

But now that Mugendramon's aura has dissipated, it proves that Mugendramon has also died in battle. This puts a lot of psychological pressure on Piedmon.

If Mugendramon is defeated and killed, isn't Piedmon in danger too?

Even setting aside other factors, just looking at the Azure Dragon Beast that had just seized the opportunity to throw lightning at him during his moment of distraction, Piedmon felt immense pressure.

We don't know what happened to the Four Divine Beasts, but he's the only one left of the Four Heavenly Kings.

The lofty ambitions we had when we started the war now seem so ironic.

The worst part is that Piedmon and Azuredramon have been locked in combat for so long that Piedmon has ventured deep into Azuredramon's territory. Now, even if Piedmon wanted to escape, it might not be able to.

He can't escape if he tries to run; if he fights, some mysterious force might intervene. Even the Infinite Dragon Beast has been dealt with; if he continues fighting, he'll likely face certain death.

The clown beast felt a pang of rage at the thought of its current situation, and even felt a little resigned to its fate.

Unlike Piedmon, who was still struggling, White Tigermon had already withdrawn into himself.

The merciless crushing of him by the Infinite Dragon Beast left the White Tiger Beast disheartened, feeling that all his battles over the years had been meaningless, that he was nothing more than a useless giant piece of trash, and that he had wasted his title as one of the Four Holy Beasts.

The children didn't know how to comfort him. The White Tiger Beast's withdrawal wasn't solely due to this battle; years of fighting had already pushed him to his limits. This battle was simply the final straw, completely breaching his defenses.

However, despite his reclusive nature, White Tigermon still harbors an unyielding sense of responsibility towards the Digital World. Therefore, he also gave two Digicores to the children, which, combined with Lotusmon and Emu's healing abilities, can help previously injured Digimon recover quickly.

The Four Holy Beasts may not have much else, but they certainly have a lot of Digicores. So far, the three Holy Beasts the children have encountered have all given them Digicores as gifts.

The Xuanwu Beast was given the most, partly because of its gentle and generous nature, and partly because it had overexerted itself and needed a long time to recover, so the children were simply given the prize.

As for Suzakumon and Byakkomon, they didn't seriously injure Genbumon to the point of being overly magnanimous. They could only give the children one or two Digicores as a thank you gift without affecting themselves.

The children didn't seem to care; they wouldn't really need too many Digicores anyway. The greatest use of the Digicores from the Four Holy Beasts was to help other Digimon break through to Ultimate level.

For Ultimate-level Digimon, the Digicore effect of the Four Holy Beasts is much weaker, at least it can no longer make them leap in power.

Now the children have basically all reached the Ultimate level, and the only two little ones also have the Digicores of Xuanwu Beast, so they don't need the Digicores of the other Holy Beasts.

"Three of the Four Heavenly Kings have been eliminated. Next up is the strongest of the Four Heavenly Kings, Piedmon!"

The children sat together again in the Darkship's carriage, listening to Taiichi preside over the small meeting.

"This is the last known enemy! Although Xuanwu and the others said that there is another force supporting the Elite Four, since that force relies on the Elite Four, there must be some kind of restriction. Let's ignore him for now and focus our attention on Piedmon."

Now, everyone, let's talk about your current situation! I'll start: Agumon has recovered very well, he's basically fully healed, and he's ready to fight again.

Sora: "Biyomon wasn't seriously injured, just used up too much energy. It'll be fine after a rest. I'll help it replenish its energy too. It can join the battle."

Yamato: "Both Gabumon and I were injured, but not seriously. Thanks to Emu and Mimi's treatment, we've basically recovered and can fight again."

Koushiro: "Tentomon isn't in good shape. He lost a horn in his UltraKabuterimon form, which damaged his energy. He needs time to recover, so he can't fight. However, I'll be supporting everyone from behind the scenes with my computer technology!"

Joe: "Gomamon was seriously injured and regressed into Bugamon. It was only after Emu and Mimi treated it that it was out of danger and could not fight."

Mimi: "Pazumon and I used up a lot of energy healing and need time to rest. If we have enough time, we can go into battle."

Takeru: "Patamon and I have absorbed the Digicore of Genbumon. I feel like I can use the Arc Machine with Patamon to achieve Ultimate Evolution. And with the Digivice, I should be able to achieve Mega Evolution too? There's a strange feeling telling me not to use the Digivice for Ultimate Evolution, or something bad will happen."

Furthermore, Patamon's Mega Evolution via the Divine Plan seems to be much stronger than Arc Beam, and I feel it's almost as powerful as an Ultimate-level Pokémon. In any case, Patamon is definitely ready to fight!

Hikari: "Me too! Gatomon and I absorbed the Digicore of Genbumon! We can now perform Ultimate Evolution with both the Digi-Evolved and Arc Machines. Gatomon can also join the battle!"

Chapter 50 The Clown Beast's Survival Instinct

After the children finished reporting their situations, Taiyi thought for a moment and said:

"I know everyone's situation. Right now, what we need most is rest. Hmm, Darkship, can we set off again in three days?"

"No problem."

The dark voice of the Darkship came through, and the carriage slowly came to a stop.

"Emiya, Mimi, Palmon, I'll need your help for the next three days to try and heal Tentomon and Bugamon. The Digicore that White Tigermon gave me is now yours."

"Taiichi said again. Emu smiled and nodded, while Mimi energetically raised her hand and said, "No problem! Leave it to me and Palmon!"

Tai nodded, resting his chin on his right hand, and began to think about what to do next.

Seeing Taiichi deep in thought, Yamato hesitated for a moment before asking:

"Is this alright, Taiyi? Aren't we trying to save time? Before, we only rested while traveling. Now we're taking three days off specifically. Can the Azure Dragon Beast handle it?"

"The situation is different now. Before, we were racing against time because we were worried that the Four Divine Beasts wouldn't be able to hold on, and at that time we were in the best condition and could exert enough power, so we had to race against time."

Now that we've defeated three of the Elite Four, everyone's condition is a bit poor. Yamato, although you said you're basically recovered, now is not the time to push yourself. You and Gabumon both need rest to unleash your full potential.

Koushiro, Joe, Tentomon, and Bugamon are still recovering from their injuries. Biyomon and Palmon need time to regain their energy. Agumon will undoubtedly recover better if it has more rest.

"Our strength isn't at its peak right now, and even if we continue to fight for every second, we won't be able to unleash enough power. Facing Piedmon, the leader of the Four Heavenly Kings, in this state is practically suicide!"

Taiichi shook his head and explained to Awa.