Knights of the Digital World

"What should I do? This flame is too effective against me. Soon, all the silver mirrors here will be burned to ashes. I'm afraid I won't escape death then. What should I do...?"

"No...no. No! My life or death doesn't matter; it's just a matter of losing this warrior's soul. What I need to do is collect their data! Only then will the dozen or so beasts have a chance of winning!"

"Only a dozen or so beasts can win, and the stolen warrior's soul will return!"

"We've almost finished collecting data on the War Wolf Beasts. We haven't been able to get much data on the Fire Dragon Beasts, though. But now's an opportunity. I need to do my best to stall for time and get as much data as possible!"

Once the Silver Mirror Beast made up its mind, it began frantically darting through the remaining mirrors, even using the mirrors that had been melted by flames and then solidified again as places to hide.

However, such dodging was bound to come at a price. His body was already flowing with silvery-white and emerald-green liquid under the intense heat—he himself was beginning to melt!

However, Silver Mirror Beast's strong will to survive did indeed cause Fire Dragon Beast considerable trouble.

The enemy was right in front of him, yet he couldn't defeat him. This gradually made the Fire Dragon Beast feel frustrated.

Finally, the fire dragon beast could no longer endure it. It let out a loud roar, and flames erupted, engulfing all the mirrors in the space and scorching them.

Amidst the raging flames, the Silver Mirror Beast emerged, its vibrant red lips curving into a smile as it gently opened and closed its mouth towards the Fire Dragon Beast—

"I won!"

Chapter Twenty-Eight, Escape

"Takuya, you're being impulsive. This will allow the Ten Beasts to collect too much data on you. I've already had a lot of data collected on me. If you do the same, it'll be much harder to fight later."

"War Wolf Beast said with some concern."

“I know you’re worried, Kouji. But I had no choice. If I don’t use my speed to finish him off, I’ll just end up collecting even more data! Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. I haven’t even used my skills yet.”

"It is a fire dragon beast," the fire dragon beast said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, War Wolf Beast said no more. Fire Dragon Beast's words made sense; there were drawbacks on both sides, and it was more important to deal with Silver Mirror Beast decisively.

At this moment, the Silver Mirror Beast had turned black in the flames, and a digital code appeared on its waist.

The FireDragon took out its Digivice, scanned SilverMirrormon's digital code, and obtained the Humanoid Warrior Soul of the Steel Warrior.

At the same time, defeating the Silver Mirror Beast also vented much of the anger in his heart.

The fire dragon beast let out a long breath and asked:

"Kouji, how many spaces have you opened up?"

"Two, this is the third. And you?"

"I also have two, this is the third."

"With their strength, opening up one space shouldn't be a problem for my brothers. So, is there only one space left?"

"That should be right. Let's go, let's take care of this last one. Then... there are a dozen or so beasts!"

"Okay. Takuya, leave the rest of the battle to me. My data has been mostly collected, but yours hasn't, so you need to keep a low profile."

"Your energy isn't very high... Okay, I understand. You can have it for now. If it's not enough, I'll step in."

Takuya and Kouji quickly exchanged information and determined their next tactic. Just as they were preparing to break into the next space, an irresistible repulsive force blasted them away.

This is, after all, the internal space of a dozen beasts, so he still has some control over it.

"Takuya-nii!"

"Takuya!"

"Kouji!"

……

Fire Dragon Beast and War Wolf Beast were suddenly ejected from their inner space, still somewhat dazed. The children who had already left and were waiting outside sensed their presence and shouted as they rushed forward.

"Takuya, Kouji, what's going on with your forms?"

"I ask you curiously," Thunderlight Beast asked.

"Oh, this is the effect of the miracle light left behind by Seraphimon. It allowed me to complete the miracle dual-soul evolution—that is, the evolution of the warrior souls of human and beast forms. My current form is called Firedramon!"

Takuya explained in detail.

"I am the War Wolf Beast."

Kouji also introduced his new form.

"Does the Light of Miracles still have this effect?"

The remaining children exchanged glances, a sense of anticipation creeping in. This new form looked incredibly powerful; if only I could…

But they quickly suppressed the thought. The primary function of the Miracle Light was healing; they couldn't waste a chance to save their lives for a slim possibility.

Meanwhile, Firedramon and Warwomon scrutinized the silent, motionless Ten-Eyed Digimon before them. Its ten eyes were dull and lifeless; it made no sound, made no movement, and was as if dead.

"So these are the dozen or so beasts... They look, well, quite unique. By the way, how many spaces have you all opened up?"

The fire dragon beast made a comment and then turned to ask.

"One."

"Me too."

"one."

"The same one."

The children answered.

"This shouldn't be happening... So who was the last space opened up for?"

The War Wolf Beast frowned, deep in thought.

He was unaware that the last space had been drained of its energy by the dozen or so beasts themselves.

"Let's think about that later. The dozen or so beasts haven't made a move yet; they're probably analyzing data. Let's seize this opportunity and strike first! Don't give them a chance!"

The fire dragon beast was quite easygoing and didn't dwell on the issue. Instead, it made its next plan:

"We don't know how long the analysis of the dozen beasts will take. So we need to be quick! While he hasn't finished analyzing the data, let's attack him with all our might! At this point, a finishing move will definitely be useful. We can't drag this out until he's fully awake, otherwise it'll be troublesome when the fight starts! Got it?"

"understood!"

The children echoed in unison, and the War Wolf Beast, setting aside its doubts, nodded.

"Alright! Then let's make our move! Burning Heaven..."

Just as Charizardmon was about to unleash his hidden ultimate attack, his Digivice automatically lit up:

"Takuya! Takuya! Can you hear me?! Takuya!?"

"Hmm? That sounds like Emu's voice."

The Firedramon paused for a moment, then withdrew its energy, took out its Digivice, and responded:

"I can hear you... Is that Emu? How can you contact me using a Digivice?"

"It's good that you can hear me. Is the others there? Are you all together? Is everything alright?"

The children, who were preparing their special moves, gathered around after hearing the sound, staring at the Digimon in Takuya's hand, and exclaimed:

"We're fine."

Everyone is here.

"Is there something you need, Emu-nii?"

"We were just about to fight a dozen beasts... but he hasn't moved yet, this is a good opportunity."

"Emu, how are things going on your end?"

The noise was loud, but everyone's voice was very energetic.

On the other side of the Digimon machine, Emu breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said:

"I've already rescued Angewomon, and it's thanks to her that I can communicate with you. Never mind that for now, just get out of here! Hurry! Run anywhere, with Angewomon here, I can pinpoint your location!"

"run?"

The children exchanged glances, all sharing the same confusion. The Fire Dragon Beast, acting as their representative, posed a question:

"Why run? A dozen beasts pose no threat to us. Although their abilities are troublesome, we are confident..."

"Not a dozen beasts!" On the other side, Emu rode Behemoth, with Ophanimon and Seraphimon flying towards Takuya and the others in the sky.

As he prepared the motorcycle, he continued to fuss over the children's problems:

"It's Cherubimon! His target is the Warrior's Soul of the Ten Warriors, and he's already heading your way! Now listen to me, don't say anything more, run! Run anywhere. Just run! Run!"

With a final, desperate roar, Emu realized the seriousness of the situation for Takuya and the others.

By now, these children have grown up a lot and are more decisive in their actions.

Without hesitation, the fire dragon pointed in a random direction and charged out first: "Go!"

Without any hesitation, the other children immediately followed behind the fire dragon beast, running wildly in that direction.

Behind them, the dozen or so beasts finally finished their data analysis. Their dim eyes lit up again, and they were about to mock the children when they saw their retreating figures and were momentarily stunned.

"Did I... miss something?"

Chapter Twenty-Nine, The Dozen Beasts Working Hard

The dozen beasts were unaware that the children knew about him. They thought the children didn't know that he was a beast form of the Steel Warrior, and they were focused on catching the children off guard after analyzing the data, so that they could see how powerful he was.

However, as soon as he opened his eyes, he found that the group of children ran away without looking back, and they ran faster and faster, as if something terrifying was chasing them.

This made the dozen beasts feel very frustrated, as if they had punched empty air after charging up for a long time, and it almost caused them internal injuries.

Without much thought, the dozen or so beasts shouted:

"Wait! Wait a minute! Why are you running? I haven't been defeated yet!"

"Have you finished analyzing the dozen or so beasts?"

"It seems so. He must be the one shouting."

"What a pity! If Emu-nii hadn't called earlier, we would have defeated the dozen beasts."

"It's okay, we can do it next time."

"There might not be such a good opportunity next time."

"Survival is the priority. Next time we'll be stronger and kill him outright!"