Knights of the Digital World

Under Emu's healing, Mimi opened her eyes shortly afterward. When Lotusmon was injured, Palmon also took on more of the damage. However, Palmon wasn't as strong as Gatomon, and in the end, Mimi also fainted.

Then Palmon and Puppymon woke up one after another. Hikari hugged Puppymon and cried softly as she expressed her worries. Taichi was also relieved that everyone was safe and sound, and told Mimi about what happened after she fell into a coma.

Before Emu could catch his breath, Yamato arrived with his men. He checked Gabumon and Seraphimon and found they were alright, even healing their minor injuries.

Yongmeng, who had been dragged around, finally stopped, feeling as if he had forgotten something. It wasn't until the weak and unwilling roar of the Azure Dragon Beast rang out that he realized he had forgotten about Apocalymon!

He should have stopped the apocalyptic beast from descending first!

But all of this is hindsight. At the time, everyone was worried about Meimei and the others' safety. Human nature is always biased; who knew that such a short delay might put them in danger? And by the time the treatment was over, the Azure Dragon Beast was basically gone.

Apocalymon has just broken through the spatial barrier and arrived in the Digital World, and is still somewhat unaccustomed to it.

In the original story, He was able to enter the Digital World because the Dark Tornado Mountain built by the Four Heavenly Kings weakened the power of the "Fire Wall" and was not rejected.

This time, He broke into the Digital World purely by sacrificing Piedmon's power, working together from the inside to forcibly break through the "Fire Wall's" defenses. The power of the "Fire Wall" is still there, constantly repelling Him.

However, despite being rejected by the world, the resentment, hatred, despair, and pain emanating from the Apocalypse Beast continued to erode the world. Its aura was so profound, like an abyss, bottomless and full of oppression.

Under this oppressive atmosphere, Digimon below the Ultimate level were almost unable to move. But among the children, one figure bravely resisted the pressure and rushed out.

He is WarGreymon!

He's going to bring the Azure Dragon Beast back!

To be honest, WarGreymon and Azuredramon barely interacted. After all, they had been fighting the whole time, and WarGreymon wasn't familiar with Azuredramon, so they didn't have time to talk.

However, the spirit and sense of responsibility of Azuryomon deeply moved WarGreymon. After Azuryomon's defeat, WarGreymon, even knowing the danger, rushed out without hesitation, just as he charged towards Piedmon to save MetalGarurumon.

Taiichi's heart tightened upon seeing WarGreymon's movements. Even humans could clearly sense Apocalymon's power; its almost tangible oppression and profound, repulsive negative aura spoke volumes about its terror. Taiichi was very worried that something might happen to WarGreymon.

However, Taiichi didn't speak up to stop him; he simply held tightly to his sacred plan. Some things, even knowing the danger, even knowing they're foolish, must be done. Because it's the right thing to do, something worth the courage to do!

Taiichi's sacred plan was tinged with orange in that instant, and Taiichi's courage transformed into the power of WarGreymon, making WarGreymon even faster.

"Ugh, that unpleasant smell, that blinding light. I utterly loathe this so-called light."

However, the power that courage had transformed into also attracted the attention of the Apocalypse Beast. It stretched out its right hand, covered its eyes with sharp claws, and spoke in a strange voice that was composed of countless superimposed sounds, indistinguishable in terms of gender, age, or gender.

"If you hate it, then destroy it!"

Apocalymon murmured, and the tentacles connected to the other faces of the dodecahedron began to move. The pentagonal pyramids at the tips of the tentacles transformed into weapons, launching an attack on the flying WarGreymon.

WarGreymon knew it wouldn't be that easy, so it detached the Shield of Courage from its back and used it to charge towards Azuremon.

He was already fast, and he had already approached the Azure Dragon Beast before the Apocalypse Beast launched its attack. With this charge, he quickly arrived in front of the Azure Dragon Beast.

At this point, he was stumped, unsure how to drag the enormous Azure Dragon Beast back.

Azuredramon was already too weak to speak. Looking at WarGreymon charging towards it amidst a barrage of attacks, Azuredramon managed a weak smile. Its stats began to crumble, transforming it into a Digi-Egg and remaining in place.

Watching the Azure Dragon Beast perish, WarGreymon's heart grew heavy. He crouched down, carefully picked up the Azure Dragon Beast's egg, and continued to retreat while holding the Shield of Courage in his other hand.

However, Apocalymon's attacks were not so easily withstood. Even Azuredramon, which had burned ten of its Digicores, couldn't hold on, and WarGreymon, even with the protection of the Shield of Courage, still trembled with every step amidst the barrage. It was only thanks to Taichi's courage that it was able to hold on.

Apocalymon is a bizarre being formed from the resentment of Digimon failing to evolve and the negative emotions of humans. Power derived from positive emotions like courage is precisely what it detests most.

Seeing that its attacks had failed to defeat WarGreymon after so long, and instead feeling even more emboldened, Apocalymon made its move once more.

He opened his arms, and from Him as the center, infinite darkness expanded outwards, enveloping everything around him.

This is the ultimate attack of the Apocalypse Beast.

Dark District!

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Beast of Revelation

In the blink of an eye, everything around the children was replaced by darkness, even the ground beneath their feet turned black, losing all sense of reality, and they felt as if they were floating in the sky.

"Huh? My location has changed."

WarGreymon, who was running at full speed, was taken aback. He was originally some distance away from Tai and the others, but after the darkness spread, he appeared in front of them.

WarGreymon immediately stopped and, upon closer inspection, saw that the children, who had originally been scattered into two groups, had been gathered together.

The Shield of Courage returned to WarGreymon's back. He handed the Digi-Egg to Tai, turned to Apocalymon, assumed a defensive stance, and whispered a command:

"Apocalypse Beast, what exactly are you?!"

Emu's intrusion had already disrupted everything. In the original story, after the Four Heavenly Kings were defeated, Gennai had a video call with the children and gave them some reminders, so the children were somewhat prepared.

But now, Piedmon sacrificed himself to bring about Apocalymon's arrival, and even Azurymon died in battle. Elder Gennai also didn't have a chance to communicate with the children. This left the children completely clueless about Apocalymon.

Aside from knowing that it has moves that mimic other Digimon and that it is very strong, the children know nothing about Apocalymon.

"Who am I? Hmph, I am the embodiment of resentment that cannot be expressed!"

WarGreymon's question seemed to touch a nerve with Apocalymon, who let out a low, terrifying laugh and said:

"Hehehe, you all think I'm ugly, right? That's right, you must think so. After all, you are Digimon who have successfully evolved, always so glamorous! But do you understand the pain of us Digimon whose evolution process was interfered with by external forces, whose data mutated and became ugly and disgusting!"

"All Digimon undergo repeated evolutions over a long period of time. However, how many Digimon disappear during the evolution process! You have no idea!"

"But those Digimon weren't strong enough to adapt to evolution, so they died out during the evolution process. There's nothing we can do about that."

"I'm serious," said Koushiro.

His earnest explanation only enraged the apocalyptic beast, which roared loudly:

"Shut up!"

"You say there's nothing you can do! Do you think that one sentence will make everything alright?! How could such a good thing exist in the world!"

"So what exactly do you want to do!"

Yamato was also furious. His younger brother, partner, and friends had all been injured because of Piedmon, whose power originated from Apocalymon. Ultimately, Apocalymon was the culprit. Therefore, facing Apocalymon's roar, Yamato roared back without the slightest fear.

The Apocalypse Beast sneered, raised its right hand, pointed at Ahe, and said:

"You humans hold the power of life and death, deciding whether we can survive, right? Hmph, that's right. Just like I said before, I am the product of the accumulated sorrow and regret of all those Digimon that disappeared during the evolution process!"

"Chosen Children and you partner Digimon, we've been looking forward to seeing you all!"

What do you mean by that?!

WarGreymon stepped forward and demanded.

"Listen up! While we good-for-nothing Digimon are being buried one by one in the cold and sorrowful darkness, you are laughing and playing around, knowing nothing! Why!"

The Apocalypse Beast unleashed a wave of energy, rushing towards the children.

On its way there, the fully evolved Sakuyamon saw this and quickly slammed its Vajra Staff into place, creating a huge barrier to protect the children.

The Apocalypse Beast had no intention of making a move yet; it was just that the anger and pain in its heart had come out naturally, and the shockwave that erupted hit the barrier, making it creak a few times before slowly dissipating.

"So strong! This is just an instinctive emotional outburst, yet it has consumed half of the barrier's energy. Yongmeng, be careful later."

A few beads of sweat appeared on the face of the Sakuya Beast, which quickly continued to inject energy into the barrier.

While maintaining the barrier, she whispered to Emu.

Emu nodded, a sense of gravity creeping into his heart. Apocalymon's power exceeded his expectations; it was an even stronger being than DarkBagramon.

If the World Guardian cartridge didn't have a time limit, he might have been able to compete with Apocalypsemon. But now, perhaps the only hope is that the children can use their mental strength to seal it off.

I've put so much effort into teaching them for so long, Taiyi and the others should have some understanding of the nature of their mental power by now. I hope they can pull through and not let me down.

Meanwhile, the Apocalypse Beast recreated a classic scene from the TV series. It first roared loudly:

"What did we do wrong?!"

Then he crossed his arms and hugged himself, his long, red fingernails digging into his shoulders as he forcefully tore at himself, creating five small grooves on each side, revealing green flesh and blood.

The apocalyptic beast, trembling slightly in pain, continued its furious questioning:

"Why can you laugh so happily while we can only cry in secret?! We have feelings too, we can cry! What right do you have to make us disappear from this world and never be able to recover?! We want to live too! Only by living can we have friendship, justice, and love! We also hope to contribute to this world! Are we just an unnecessary burden to this world, without any meaning?!"

As the beast of revelation spoke, its hands repeatedly pierced and pulled out, a scene so disgusting that Mei Mei screamed and covered her face, unable to bear watching.

The other children were also stunned by the sorrow and injustice in the beast's words in the Book of Revelation, and remained speechless for a long time.

"In that case, let's create a world that belongs to us. This world will be entirely under our control, our territory, and no one will be allowed to trespass! We will not forgive anyone who violates this! Digital World, Earth! Everything should belong to us! Digimon, humans, this time it's our turn to deprive you of your right to live! This is our revenge! All lands of light should be cursed!"

The beast of Revelation raised its hands high, proclaiming its ambition. The wounds on its arms healed rapidly as it withdrew its hands.

Apocalymon laughed maniacally without warning, and a five-pointed pyramid transformed into MetalSeadramon's head, firing a powerful energy wave towards Hikari:

"Then, let's start with you! Die, light! Ultimate Wave Cannon!"

Chapter 59 VS. Apocalyptic Beast (Part 1)

The apocalypse beast's previous words and self-harming actions had silenced and made the children think, so much so that they were caught off guard by its sudden attack.

However, WarGreymon remained on guard, thrusting forward to block Hikari and tearing apart the energy cannon with Dragon Killer.

"Apocalypse Beast, you've got one thing wrong. Friendship, justice, love... all these positive emotions don't exist because we're alive; rather, we're alive because we have these feelings!"

Just like Azuriamon! Didn't he yearn to live? Yet he still burned his Digivice to fight for the Digital World and for countless Digimon! That's justice, that's love! Whether Azuriamon still exists or not, his positive emotions will never change!

We have never considered ourselves to hold the power of life and death over other Digimon. We have never allowed any Digimon to disappear arbitrarily! The Digimon we have defeated have all committed acts that harmed other people or other things!

If you still harbor resentment after all this... then so be it! I'll accept all your resentment, pain, and despair!

Apocalypse Beast! I will defeat you!

WarGreymon aimed its Dragon Killer at Apocalymon and, unusually, shouted loudly.

WarGreymon isn't the smartest of the Digimon partners, but he was moved by Azudramon and developed his own thoughts and feelings, and he wasn't swayed by Apocalymon's accusations.

"Stop talking big! You can only say such things because you've successfully evolved! If you didn't have your current power and were just an ordinary, insignificant growth stage, could you even say such things!"

Apocalymon roared at WarGreymon, and all the pentagrams waving around it transformed into enormous iron claws, lunging towards WarGreymon:

"Death Evolution!"

Apocalymon has many tentacles, and the Dark Zone is its territory. Although WarGreymon tried to dodge several iron claws, it was still caught by Apocalymon. Dark power was injected into WarGreymon's body, causing it to let out a howl. After that, the light on its body dimmed, and it reverted to MetalGreymon.

Subsequently, MetalGreymon rapidly degenerated into Greymon, Agumon, and finally Agumon, before being thrown out by Apocalymon.

"Sorry... I didn't control my strength properly. But it doesn't matter, since I don't have much strength during my infancy and adolescence anyway. So, can you still say those high-sounding things like before? Without understanding our pain, our despair, what makes you think you can accept it all?!"

Apocalypsemon sneered at the still dizzy and disoriented Rolling Ballmon.

Koromon recovered from its dizziness but showed no fear. It spat at Apocalymon and shouted in a childish voice:

"My word will not change! Even if I lose the power to fight, I will never lose the courage to fight! Apocalymon, I will defeat you!"

Apocalymon was born from the mingled resentment of many Digimon and the negative emotions of humans. Its occasional neuroticism is also influenced by various conflicting thoughts.