Knights of the Digital World

"Wow, that was fast. But you misspoke. You're mine!"

Parado was also surprised by Emu's speed. However, he felt a little annoyed that Emu ignored him and went to intercept Emu. Especially when Emu was lying on the ground, staring straight at him with his big eyes, Parado felt even more embarrassed.

He avoided Shrimp Dumpling's gaze, used the "materialized shoulder armor" on his shoulders to transfer all the energy items in the game to his front, reached out and selected three "speed-up" energy items, increased his speed to the extreme, and appeared in front of Yongmeng like a ghost, throwing a fierce punch.

The three "High Speed" enhancements allowed Parado to outpace Emu's reaction time. However, the thirty-level difference in level made Parado's attacks seem weak and ineffective against Emu's defense. When Parado's punch came, Emu felt as if he were receiving a massage; it didn't hurt, but rather felt somewhat comfortable.

Parado, however, had a completely different experience. He threw a punch and felt a sharp pain. The recoil caused him minor injuries, and his Knight gauge dropped two bars.

"Dan Kuroto! This is definitely not the power of a Lv.35! This must be at least Lv.70!"

Parado, fearing Emu's counterattack, quickly retreated with his injured hand, moving to Emu's side as he stood up, and said angrily.

"Lv.70?! Impossible! The current battle data is simply not enough to create such a high-level cartridge! Even someone with godlike talent like me has only managed to create a Lv.50 cartridge! I don't believe anyone is more talented than me!"

Shrimp Dumpling resolutely refused and charged towards Eternal Dream:

"I'll prove you wrong!"

Emu scratched his face, inexplicably feeling like a villain. However, faced with the shrimp dumpling delivered to his doorstep, Emu wouldn't hold back. His dragon wings unfurled, unleashing a surge of energy that propelled him towards the dumpling.

"Flash Impact!"

With a loud bang, Shrimp Dumpling was sent flying by Yongmeng's impact. It rolled several times in the air before crashing to the ground with a thud, staring blankly at the sky, unable to get up for a long time.

Parado had manipulated the energy items on the field, gathering them in front of him once more. He picked out two recovery items, pressing one into his own body to heal from the previous damage, and tossed the other to Shrimp Dumpling, asking:

"Hey, Dan Kuroto, are you alright? Can you still fight?"

Upon hearing Parado's question, the shrimp dumpling finally reacted, got up from the ground, and muttered:

"That's not scientific! How could this be? How did he make it?"

What are you talking about?

"His cartridge. His cartridge is definitely not just Lv.70! If my calculations are correct, it should be a Lv.80 cartridge! But, but such a high-level cartridge shouldn't exist now, right? I can't even make one, how could he have one? Could it be that someone really has talent surpassing mine? That person is truly someone with godlike talent?"

Shrimp Dumpling was once again gripped by self-doubt. Parado, however, didn't want to listen to his ramblings and slapped him hard on the head:

"Stop talking about that. Just tell me whether we can win or not!"

"Of course we can't win. A thirty-level difference, how are we supposed to fight?"

"So what do we do now? Should we retreat?"

"Retreat? No! We can't just retreat like this! This is a rare opportunity! Fight him! I need to collect data! I also need to make a more advanced cartridge!"

Shrimp Dumpling suddenly became excited and charged at Yongmeng again, howling.

Shrimp Dumpling and Parado communicated quickly. Just as Emu was about to press his advantage, he saw Shrimp Dumpling, as if injected with chicken blood, rushing towards him with a howling voice.

Yongmeng was stunned, not knowing what had gotten into Xiajiao, but she still instinctively threw a punch.

Shrimp Dumpling fought hard against Emu for a while, but the difference in strength and skill meant that he was quickly knocked away by Emu.

But Xiajiao seemed tireless, relying on her invincibility, she would pounce back as soon as she was knocked away. Her indomitable spirit made Yongmeng feel inexplicably afraid.

Although he couldn't break Shrimp Dumpling's invincibility cheat, his Lv.80 power would still damage Shrimp Dumpling's body. At this rate of taking damage, wouldn't Shrimp Dumpling probably die instantly upon reverting to his transformation?

To be honest, all of Emu's opponents since the beginning of his battles have been Digimon. Even his only human opponent, Kurata, wasn't defeated by him. He still harbors a strong aversion to killing, and he always holds back a lot of force when he strikes.

Parado was also taken aback by Shrimp Dumpling's performance. However, he didn't forget Shrimp Dumpling's purpose, and he also took out his "Double Spinning Cartridge Gear," selected the "Knockout Fighter" position on the spinning wheel, and shouted:

"Major transformation!"

"Dua Up!"

Exposion Hit!

KNOCK OUT FIGHTER!

Parado instantly transformed, removing the "materialized shoulder armor" from her shoulders and replacing it with the "materialized crusher," a fire-activated striking device mounted on her wrists. Her primary color also changed from blue to red.

Parado clasped his fists together, then turned the dial of "Double Cartridge Gear" in "Knockout Fighter" mode right and left in sequence, inserting it into the slot of "Gear Support." Flames erupted from the "Material Crusher" of his fists, enveloping him as he charged towards Emu.

"Kimewaza!"

Knock Out Critica Smash!

Chapter 18 Amasaki Ren's Defeated Journey

"Kiri-san, it's almost 10:30."

Poppy sat at the table, her fists clenched nervously. Emon had already programmed her defenses and left CR to provide support. Only she and Cheche remained, sitting quietly in the CR lobby, waiting.

"Hmm, are you nervous? Don't be afraid, Xiaoxing has already rushed to make a Lv.30 cartridge for me, it's still called the Bakusou Motorcycle Spinning Cartridge, but the power is completely different now, it will definitely be able to protect you!"

Cheche crossed his legs, fiddled with the cassette tape in his hand, and comforted him with a smile.

"Ah, that's not what I'm worried about. I'm thinking, what if, just what if, they really want me to sing the theme song? That's possible, right? Maybe the previous ones were just coincidences."

Poppy tapped her index fingers together and whispered. She hadn't given up on the possibility of singing.

The car paused for a moment, then laughed:

"Don't worry, I'll be careful. Xiaomeng told me before that the person who came this time is probably a greasy fat guy named Tianqi Lian. As for his appearance, he should be wearing a white suit, has a habit of holding roses, and speaks in a strange tone. He's a bugster born from a dating sim. As long as it's not that kind of guy who comes looking for you, I won't rush to make a move."

Upon hearing this, Poppy nodded, clasped her hands tightly, and looked on with anticipation.

Soon, it was 10:30. Almost the instant the minute hand pointed to 30, a greasy, overweight man in a white suit, holding roses, rushed in, performed a strange dance, knelt down in front of Poppy, offered the roses, and said:

"Oh, beautiful lady, you must be Poppy, right? Please accept this rose. Let me introduce myself. My name is Amasaki Ren, and I'm a game producer. My purpose in coming is as stated in my invitation: I hope you can sing a theme song for my game. I believe that with your beauty, Miss Poppy's singing will be incredibly moving!"

Poppy stared blankly at the smiling, greasy-looking fat man in front of her, muttering to herself:

"Fatty, white suit, roses, Amasaki Ren, all of them! Wow! My theme song!"

Poppy suddenly burst into tears, leaving Amasaki Ren with a bunch of question marks on her forehead.

The car stopped watching and kicked Amasaki Ren in the head with a sharp kick.

Amasaki Ren was kneeling on the ground, unable to dodge in time, so she could only fall to the ground, rolling several times, covering her white suit in dust, before jumping up and angrily saying:

"Hey! What are you doing! That's dangerous!"

"Hmph, what are you still pretending for, Amasaki Ren, Lovrica Bugster? Your purpose has been exposed, are you still going to keep up the act?"

The car retracted its foot, pressed the player driver to its waist, and pressed the "Bakusou Motorcycle Spinning Cartridge" hard with its other hand, whispering:

"Thirty gears, Henshin."

Instantly, a game scene of a motorcycle speeding by appeared behind the car, and the transformation sound effect followed:

"Ga! Leve Up! Go away! Go alone! Go away violently! Go wild! Go away with the motorcycle!"

After transforming, the vehicle resembles the Lazer Turbo Motorbike Player Lv.0 from the original work, but it has an extra layer of fiery red armor, a pair of tires on its shoulders, and a pair of exhaust pipes on each leg.

"You know so much? When did I get exposed? Was it because I tried to take over the Dream Group and attracted your attention?"

Amasaki Renji directly exposed his true identity and stopped her act. The exaggerated anger on her face instantly disappeared. She dusted herself off and calmly asked.

"Guess for yourself!"

The car doesn't intend to reveal Emu's existence. With Emu around, even if the plot changes due to the butterfly effect, the people who are meant to appear will still appear. Having information about them beforehand is a huge advantage.

After casually tossing out a sentence, the car immediately activated its game domain, flames spewing from the exhaust pipes behind its legs, propelling it at top speed to Tianqi Lian's front, where it kicked out.

Ren Amasaki didn't dare to be careless. His strength was also level 50, but perhaps because he was born from a dating sim, his combat power wasn't particularly outstanding. In the original work, he was once beaten so badly by Snipe, who was at level 50, that he had to run away with his head in his hands.

If we're really going to calculate it, Amasaki Ren's combat power is between Lv.30 and Lv.40, roughly on par with Cheche. He also needs to be on guard in his battle with Cheche.

Amazaki Ren executed a backflip, nimbly flipping several times to create distance between herself and the car, saying breathlessly:

"Moving like this is a bit tiring, so I'll transform too and start training!"

Ren Amasaki took out a malfunctioning driver and placed it on her waist, accompanied by a sound effect similar to that of a Kamen Rider transformation:

"Iio game! Bad game! Dead game! What your he Bugster!"

Amasaki Ren revealed his freakish form. A strange person with a pink background and holding a bouquet of flowers appeared in front of the car. Around him, many Honkai Entities dressed in maid outfits jumped around, acting like shy young girls.

Amazaki Ren opened her arms, looked at the bewildered car in front of her, laughed, and said:

"How about it, are you envious of me? Being surrounded by these lovely girls!"

"No, no, I can't appreciate your Bugster aesthetics."

Cheche twitched her lips, indicating that she politely declined.

"Hmph, you have no idea how beautiful they are. Right, my sweetheart? You are so beautiful and charming, like a goddess. Please allow me to kiss the back of your hand; it's filled with my love!"

Amasaki Ren pulled over a Collapse Source Entity and kept whispering cheesy sweet nothings to her. The Collapse Source Entity blushed, and the other Collapse Source Entities also looked like they were swooning over, making it almost unbearable for Cheche to watch.

But at that moment, a surge of power suddenly welled up within Amasaki Ren. He immediately delivered a spinning kick, sending the car flying, and laughed heartily:

"This is the power of my girls! Go, subdue him!"

At Amasaki Ren's command, the Collapse Source Entities rushed towards the car and hurriedly pressed it down.

Knowing they couldn't hold off the car for long, Amasaki Ren quickly approached Poppy, and without a word, she placed her hand on Poppy's head, ready to brainwash him.

However, remembering that her identity had been exposed before, Amasaki Ren hesitated for a moment. She first took some data from Poppy's body, causing the struggling Poppy to go limp and powerless, before she began to brainwash Poppy.

The defense program written by Emu Dai was also activated instantly. A powerful force interrupted Amasaki Ren's brainwashing and entered his body through his hand, instantly severely injuring Amasaki Ren.

"Ahem, as expected, they had a backup plan. However, we already have the most important data, so it doesn't matter anymore."

Ren Amasaki coughed and backed away, glancing at Poppy lying on the ground, feeling a pang of regret for not being able to abduct her. However, given her current serious injuries and the imminent breakage of her car, she couldn't afford to do anything more.

Amasaki Ren shook her head, not wanting to be greedy, and quickly left.

Chapter Nineteen: The Ultimate Player Shows His Power

"Damn it! Amasaki Ren!! I'll remember you!!"

After Amasaki Ren retreated, the maid-clad Collapse Entities that were pressing down on Cheche also disappeared one by one. Cheche jumped up from the ground and roared in a low voice, full of anger and resentment.

He had been looking forward to showing off his skills with the new cartridge, and had even boasted to Poppy that he would definitely protect her. Now, all those words felt like slaps in the face, each one resounding against his cheek.

How embarrassing!

However, Cheche wasn't in the mood to vent his anger. Poppy was still lying on the ground, unable to get up. Afraid that something might have happened to Poppy, he quickly ran over and gave Poppy a quick check-up.

The fully evolved Bugsters have completely transformed into humans. Unless they revert to their freakish form, their physical characteristics are indistinguishable from humans. The only thing that might still prove their identity is their ability to freely traverse between electronic devices and the real world.

Therefore, Cheche is still able to determine Poppy's current state.

After a brief check-up, Cheche breathed a sigh of relief. Poppy's current condition resembled overexertion; she had fainted from exhaustion. It wasn't a serious health issue; she just needed rest to recover.