Knights of the Digital World

"Barbamon! What are you doing in my Beangate Town?"

Bancho-Tsubamemon, having already sensed the approaching intruder, took to the sky. For these top-tier Ultimate Digimon, flying using their DigiSouls is a simple matter. However, Ultimate Digimon, lacking the ability to fly themselves, cannot unleash their full potential in aerial combat.

"Hehehe... Chief Beanmon, I have no ill intentions, I just hope to form an alliance with you."

Barba chuckled eerily.

"No need! I have no need for your help, nor do I want to help you in any way. This ally is unnecessary."

The leader, Beanmon, resolutely refused.

Barbamon is one of the Seven Great Demon Lords, the "Greedy" Demon Lord, and is extremely cunning. Bancho-Toothmon knew he neither had the ability nor the time to feign intrigue and scheme against Barbamon.

"Hehehe, that's a real pity. However, I have one more request. Chief Beanmon, could you please die?"

Barbamon chuckled and suddenly attacked Bancho-chanmon.

"The Dark Prison Palace is destroyed!"

Barbamon opened its arms at Bancho-Tottomon and unleashed an extremely hot explosion capable of burning everything.

"I knew you weren't trustworthy! Special attack bombs!"

Barbamon's cruel, greedy, cunning, and treacherous nature is well-known in the Digital World, and Bancho Mamemon was not without its precautions.

Faced with Barbamon's sudden attack, BanchoPeamon roared, and the chains binding its hands and feet suddenly flared out, defending against Barbamon's attack. However, the defensive chains melted in the high temperature.

"Hehehe, I'm just here to say hello. Boss Bean Beast, just wait. Soon, my army will crush Bean Gate Town! All the wealth inside will be mine... mine! Hehehe!"

Barba didn't attack again, but flew away into the distance with a strange laugh.

The leader of the Bean Beasts looked rather grim and didn't give chase, returning to Bean Gate Town.

"Emu, what's going on?"

Parad emerged from the woods and asked with a serious expression.

This grove is very close to Doumen Town, and they could see everything that had just happened.

"I don't know... Lotusmon, why did Barbamon give us advance notice? Wouldn't it have been better if he had launched a surprise attack with a large army?"

Emu couldn't understand Barbamon's behavior either, so he asked Lotusmon for an explanation.

“Yongmeng, you may not know this because you haven’t experienced it. In the early days of the Bean Gate Alliance, there were constant wars. We also encountered the kind of surprise attack you mentioned. We suffered enormous losses because we were caught off guard.”

Afterwards, having learned our lesson, we trained an army of Iga Beasts as sentinels to guard against such surprise attacks. Although there hasn't been a war for a long time, the Iga Beasts still maintain vigilance by setting up spies around Beangate Town.

Barbamon probably knew it couldn't hide from our investigation, so it simply made the announcement, which also made Beangate Town even more chaotic. After all, Beangate Town isn't just inhabited by members of the Beangate League anymore. Who knows what trouble the other Digimon that got involved might cause.

As a veteran member of the Bean Gate Alliance, Lotusmon had experienced countless battles, big and small, and easily guessed why Barbamon did this.

As they were talking, an Iga beast came running over quickly, knelt down on one knee, and said:

"Lotusmon-sama, Emu-sama, Parad-sama, and Bancho-sama-sama have sent me to inform you to return to Beangate Town as soon as possible to attend the meeting."

"Should we participate too?"

Emu and Palad exchanged a glance, somewhat surprised.

The lotus beast rolled its eyes at them and said:

"Of course we have to participate! You are disciples of Bancho-Mamemon! Moreover, every bit of strength is precious in war. I reckon that all the Digimon of Ultimate level and above in Mamemon Town have been called to a meeting. Let's hurry up and go."

Urged on by Lotus Beast, the three hurried towards Bean Gate Town. Iga Beast, perhaps having other tasks, left after relaying the meeting information.

With time running out, Emu transformed into a level 5 action gamer. This cartridge was based on Gokumon, with few changes to Ex-Aid's appearance, except for a red scarf around his neck and the Ruyi Jingu Bang he carried.

In this form, Emu can use Gokumon's skills. He immediately used the demonic technique "Flying Nimbus," carrying Lotusmon and Parad to fly towards Beangate Town.

A squad of revolver-wielding beasts patrolled the city wall. They drew their revolvers when they saw the somersault cloud, but only put them away when they saw the lotus beast sitting on it, and continued their patrol.

"Such high level of vigilance."

Yongmeng exclaimed in admiration. It must be said that the Bean Gate Alliance has a truly strong sense of crisis; even after many years of peace, they are always on guard against the outbreak of war.

Otherwise, Doumen Town would probably have suffered heavy losses in the surprise attack by the Barba Beast army.

Lotus Beast smiled slightly, indicating that this was just routine procedure. She guided Emu quickly to the meeting place and went in first.

Because Emu's human form was only wearing shorts, which was rather unseemly, he simply didn't deactivate his transformation and went inside with Parad.

The venue was packed with Digimon.

With a casual glance, Emu noticed the striking figure of BigDotmon, as well as LadyDevimon, Angewomon, Sanzomon, and Gokumon standing beside him.

It seems Lotusmon was right; all the Digimon at the Ultimate level and above in the city must have been invited.

Considering that more Digimon would be coming in later, Emu didn't block the entrance. He led Parad to Mamemon's side.

Yongmeng and the others lived in the same area. Although they didn't interact much because they were all busy with their own things, they were still good friends. After exchanging a few pleasantries, they all fell silent.

Everyone waited silently for the meeting to begin.

Chapter 47, The Meeting

The venue was noisy, and not everyone was as quiet as Yongmeng and the others.

There are many fully-fledged beings here who are just passing through. They just happen to be in Doumen Town, stopping in for a few days to rest and take a look around.

Little did we expect that we would encounter war!

Now they just want to escape Beangate and avoid this war.

However, the Bean Gate Alliance guarded the gates, and there were many patrol teams on the city walls. With war about to break out, it was impossible for them to come and go as they pleased.

So even if they were unwilling, they had no choice but to attend this meeting and see what the leader of the gang, Beanmon, thought.

In this situation, most people choose to vent their inner tension and fear through conversation. The members of the Bean Gate Alliance also let them vent, making the venue exceptionally noisy.

After a while, when no new Digimon entered the venue, Bancho-Tottomon stood on the central platform and loudly proclaimed:

"Everyone, please be quiet! The meeting is about to begin!"

Bancho-mon's voice was loud and clear, audible to everyone even in the noisy hall. The noise gradually subsided, and the hall became quiet.

After everyone fell silent, the leader of the Bean Beast clan continued:

"I think everyone knows what happened. Barbamon is about to lead a large army to attack Beangate Town. I have already sent the Igamon to scout the situation. According to the information we have received, Barbamon's army will be at the city gates in two days at most."

"I'm holding this meeting for two reasons: first, to inform you about the current situation, and second, to let you know that Doumen Town will soon be under lockdown, with entry and exit prohibited. I hope you can understand."

"Understand? I don't understand! I'm not even from Doumen Town, why are you locking me in here? I just want to leave! I think you just want to use us as cannon fodder!"

The one speaking was Bearmon, a Digimon that looked like a plush bear. His face was grim, and his already frightening eyes flashed red, filled with fear and anger.

Upon hearing what Bearmon said, many of the visiting Ultimate-level Digimon began to whisper among themselves.

They also wanted to get out of the battlefield as soon as possible, and some even worried that they might be used as cannon fodder. But none of them were as daring as the bear cub.

The leader of the Beanmon frowned and looked at the Bearmon.

Bearmon was somewhat frightened by Bancho-Mamemon's gaze. He had just been blinded by fear and shouted incoherently.

In fact, they all knew that given Bancho-chan's temperament, he wouldn't do such a thing.

Now that he'd already offended everyone, Bearmon had no choice but to go down this dark path. He was betting that the leader, Beanmon, wouldn't make a move over such a small matter!

"What, did I say something wrong? If you're not trying to use us as cannon fodder, why won't you let us leave? Barbamon won't be here for another two days, that's enough time for us to escape!"

"Bearmon shouted, his words laced with inflammatory rhetoric. He wanted to use these foreign Digimon to pressure Bancho-chanmon."

Upon hearing Bearmon's words, the discussion grew louder. Many Digimon agreed with Bearmon's point of view, but quite a few others shook their heads.

The leader of the Beanmon was unaffected by the environment and remained calm, saying:

"Don't you know Barba's nature? He's cruel and greedy, cunning and treacherous. This time he's brought a large army, and he'll definitely send out scouts to patrol the area. If you're discovered, do you think you'll have any chance of survival?"

The words of the leader, Beanmon, calmed many people down, and the noise in the hall subsided a little.

This is a very real possibility. If they were to encounter an army of Barbaros, how could they possibly escape?

"This...this is just your guess! It's not certain to happen! If I stay here, I'll definitely get involved in the war, but if I can run, what if I manage to escape? Anyway, I'm leaving!"

Bearmon admitted that Bancho-Mamemon's words made sense, but he was genuinely afraid of getting involved in the war. Although he was an Ultimate-level being, he hadn't fought in a long time, and even a slightly stronger Champion-level being could probably defeat him.

If he didn't run away before the war broke out, he might perish if he got caught up in it.

Of course, he was also afraid of being caught by Barba. But as he said, if he escaped, wouldn't he have won?

Besides, isn't Barbamon's main target Beangate Town? They probably wouldn't even notice a nobody like him, right?

Bancho-DouDoumon gave Bearmon a deep look, and only looked away when Bearmon looked away.

He could see the bear cubs' lingering hope, but he had already done everything he could, explaining the consequences to them. If they still stubbornly gambled with their lives, then he had no reason to stop them.

The leader of the Bean Beast clan said calmly:

"In that case, I'll give you half a day. Those who wish to leave may do so. As for the location of the Barbamon army's attack, you can ask the Beanmon at the gate when you leave. Good luck."

Upon hearing that Bancho-Mamemon had finally relented, Bearmon took the lead and left the venue. Several other Digimon, who shared his wishful thinking, also hesitated and left.

However, most of the Digimon stayed behind.

Most of these Digimon that have evolved to their ultimate form have reached this point through endless trials and tribulations. Those who harbor wishful thinking are in the minority.

The leader, Beanmon, waited silently for a while, and only continued after seeing that no one had left:

"Your decision to stay is a sign of your trust in me, and I am very grateful. If you are unwilling to participate in the fighting, please return to your quarters and take good care of your subordinates, families, and comrades. Let me make this clear from the outset: this is wartime, and if problems arise, we are not afraid to use bloody methods. So please be mindful."

The remaining Digimon were mentally prepared. They weren't being asked to join the battle yet; they were simply told to keep their people in check, and naturally, they didn't object and readily agreed.

"Okay, thank you for your understanding. Now, those who are unable to participate, please leave. Those who wish to participate can stay. We also welcome everyone to sign up later."

The leader, Beanmon, seized the opportunity to promote the idea. These Ultimate-level beings are a force to be reckoned with, and he wouldn't give up if he could get some helpers.

This time, most of the code beasts didn't stay and left the venue.

Among the Digimon in Beangate Town, aside from a few lone wolves like Sanzomon who travel the Digital World to hone their skills, most are merchants who travel and trade with caravans.

Their fighting capacity has declined to varying degrees, and their morale is not what it used to be; they lack the drive they once had. It's unlikely that they will voluntarily join the war.

However, a few lone wolves who were honing their skills stayed behind, silently waiting for the next speech from the leader, Beanmon.

Emu and his group naturally stayed behind. Gokumon's eyes were shining, eagerly hoping the war would begin.

The leader, Bean Beast, had anticipated this situation and showed no dissatisfaction. He nodded to the few lone warriors who remained, expressed his gratitude, and then said:

"Then, let's make war arrangements..."