Knights of the Digital World

However, it is inevitable that some detours will be taken and more time will be wasted.

After thinking it over, Yongmu felt that it was good to let Takuya develop it himself, as it would allow Takuya to have a deeper understanding of the power of the Fire God Beast. So he simply stopped talking and acquiesced to Takuya's words.

Seeing that Emu had tacitly agreed with his statement, Takuya felt somewhat at ease. Clenching his fists, his eyes burning with fighting spirit, he stood up and shouted loudly:

"Strive! Fight!"

The warriors of fire never lack passion and effort!

"Alright, then I won't disturb you any longer as you explore the power of the Fire God Beast. Good luck, Takuya."

Emu felt that his mission was complete, so he stood up, dusted himself off, and prepared to leave.

"Emu, thank you for your help! You should also keep up the good work."

Takuya laughed heartily, took out his Digivice, and as the data stream flickered, Valkyrie appeared. It smiled at Emu, then leaped away to find a place to study the power of the firewall.

"Well, everyone's working so hard, I need to do my best too..."

Emu stretched and pulled out the Infinity Gacha. A golden light flashed across the surface of the gacha, revealing a majestic angel-type Digimon with ten golden wings standing on the cover—Ultimate Seraphimon Gacha!

This is a new cartridge that Emu recently acquired, and its level is as high as lv80.

UltimateSeraphimon and Omniwomon seem to possess a unique healing technique. After rescuing Omniwomon, UltimateSeraphimon's recovery speed greatly accelerated. Consequently, its strength also recovered rapidly, and it now possesses the true combat power of level 80.

Angewomon is in the same situation. She's in better shape than Seraphimon, only lacking energy, but not seriously injured. Her actual combat power has also rapidly increased to level 70.

At this rate of recovery, they will most likely regain their true combat power as level 99 ultimate beings within a month, and will become the main force in battle.

This is probably something Cherubimon didn't expect.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have so readily set a one-month deadline.

Even if he was prepared, facing two top-tier ultimate forms would still be very difficult. One wrong move and he could be defeated.

It would be better to eliminate the threat first, even if it means suffering serious injury.

Unfortunately, there's no going back in this world!

Chapter Thirty-Seven, Ascetic Training

"Ughhhhh, Fire Dragon Blazing Fist!"

The Fire God Beast clenched its fists, and some platinum-gold flames erupted from the fire-emitting holes at its fists and feet, filled with a holy aura.

But soon, the platinum flames dissipated, leaving only a dull, dark red flame that surged forth, forming a dragon-shaped flame that roared forward for a while before slowly dissipating, leaving only a few sparks in the air.

"Damn it, it still doesn't work. However, I can already feel the power of the firewall. I've successfully drawn out a trace of power... Although it's still unstable, the power of my ordinary flames has greatly increased... One more week, and I'll definitely succeed!"

The Fire God Beast, panting heavily, closed its eyes to recover its strength, and once again sensed the ethereal power of the firewall, wisps of white-gold holy flames constantly emanating from its body:

"Fire Dragon... Blazing Fist!"

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The War Wolf Beast was silently wielding the "Trinity" greatsword, each swing performed with all its might.

The War Wolf Beast's sword-swinging speed can reach near-light speed. However, that terrifying speed can only be unleashed in an instant when combined with special skills.

The near-light speed of the blade, combined with the sharpness of the Trinity Greatsword, allows it to cut through most objects.

Even Cherubimon was injured by Warwomon's slash.

Now, the War Wolf Beast's sword swings, without any skill bursts, are already at supersonic speeds. All that can be seen are afterimages of his greatsword, accompanied by the continuous booming sounds of air being sliced ​​apart.

"Not enough...not enough! If my normal sword speed can reach near-light speed, then with the combination of skill bursts, I should be able to reach light speed!"

The War Wolf Beast brandished its sword, but its mind never stopped thinking:

"A near-light-speed slash can break through Cherubimon's defense. A light-speed slash would definitely cause him even greater damage. But there's only one week left, and I'm afraid I won't be able to reach near-light-speed with my regular sword swing... Never mind, I'll practice first! I need to at least increase my current sonic sword speed several times over to make my combat power even stronger!"

The War Wolf Beast seemed tireless, remaining silent and striving, wielding its greatsword with all its might.

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"Lightning! Lightning!!"

The Thunder Beast stood in the wilderness, with lightning flashing in the dark clouds above its head.

Using his sensitivity to lightning, he located the nearest spot where the lightning was most intense.

The Thunder Beast looked up at the lightning that snaked and twisted in the clouds, crackling and popping intermittently. A moment of hesitation crossed its mind, but it quickly regained its resolve:

"I am the Warrior of Lightning, and lightning should be my weapon! Cherubimon can control lightning, so I should be able to do even better! It's just a natural lightning storm... Feel it, understand it, absorb it! I will also achieve dual-soul evolution! I will make Cherubimon unable to use lightning in front of me!"

The Thunder Beast roared and shot a bolt of lightning into the sky from its single horn.

The thunderclouds in the sky, drawn by the lightning, instantly surged violently. Lightning bolts poured down like a torrent, completely engulfing the Thunder Beast.

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"Ice...snow..."

Taking advantage of its unique nature, the Ice Bear Beast freely transforms itself into the form of ice and snow to experience the characteristics of ice and snow.

"What are the characteristics of ice and snow... coldness? What is its function? Control? Perhaps I shouldn't pursue immense power... With Brother Hui and the others, the destructive power should be enough. Maybe I can consider freezing my opponent and controlling him! Dual soul evolution... so difficult..."

A snowdrift that had been lying on the ground suddenly bulged up, and the Ice Bear Beast leaped up, puffed out its mouth, and once again felt the properties of ice.

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The Shuz beast soared through the sky, feeling the fierce wind enveloping it.

She was the only child who hadn't used the Miracle Light, putting her a step behind the others on the path to dual-soul evolution.

However, Shuzmon was not discouraged. Instead, it earnestly felt the rhythm of the wind and tried its best to improve itself, hoping to achieve dual-soul evolution.

That's her character: persistent and never giving up. It's this shining brilliance that allowed her to conquer the originally hostile bee beast.

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"The Cherubim was corrupted by darkness... No, it wasn't darkness, it was evil, it was. Darkness is vast, all-encompassing, profound. Not filth, not, not negative emotion..."

Black Lion Beast held his "Spear of Judgment" with his eyes closed.

The darkness before him did not frighten him; instead, it gave him an unprecedented sense of security.

As a warrior of darkness, Kouichi understood the true nature of darkness better than anyone. Moreover, after experiencing the process of breaking the corruption of the warrior's soul by Cherubimon, he knew even more that the power wielded by Cherubimon was not true darkness. It was merely an infinite collection of negative emotions, evil and dangerous.

Kouichi has a strong desire to complete the dual-soul evolution, to defeat Cherubimon with his companions, and to vindicate the darkness!

Darkness is not evil!

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"Emu! Fight me!"

Parad grabbed Emu's sleeve and shouted, "This time, you're using my cartridge!"

"Paladin, stop messing around. The Ultimate Angemon Gacha is my strongest Gacha right now, so I definitely need to familiarize myself with the new form first..."

Emu shook her head, refusing without hesitation.

Parad, still in her Witch Beast form, pouted and muttered after hearing Emu refuse her request:

"Tch, he's only a little bit taller than me. His record is so bad, he must have bad luck. Using his cartridge might affect you."

"Uh……"

Parad's words made Emu waver for a moment. The name of the Zero-Win-Rate Beast was legendary, and there was undoubtedly an element of mysticism involved. Would he also become a zero-win-rate beast after using its card pack?

After thinking for a moment, Emu shook his head and said:

“No. You’re only level 70 now. Seraphimon has been recovering faster and faster these days. His Gacha is already level 98. In the remaining week, he and Ophanimon will definitely recover to level 99. I need to familiarize myself with his abilities first so that I can adapt quickly when the Gacha is replaced.”

"cut……"

Parad gave a disgruntled snort, but he knew that Emu's words made sense.

"Never mind, let's fight! I need to further improve my strength!!!"

Parad raised his arm and shouted.

"Heh, come on."

Emu smiled slightly, holding the Infinity Gaiden in his left hand and the Digivice in his right.

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"Angewomon, how are you recovering?"

"I should be able to recover to level 99 in the next day or two. What about you?"

"I need another four days. Don't be soft-hearted then."

“I know. He… is no longer our close friend.”

"Don't overthink it, don't be sad. In a week, it will all be over."

Chapter Thirty-Eight, Results

Amidst everyone's arduous practice, a month passed in the blink of an eye.

During this month, Seraphimon and Angewomon successfully recovered their peak combat power and returned to the top-tier Ultimate level of LV99.

However, although their aura was also grand and radiant, it was still a notch weaker than that of the Cherubimon.

After all, Cherubimon wasn't like them, one dormant and the other imprisoned; it had been constantly absorbing data and improving its strength. Its power was already greater than before. Even if the two archangels regained their former strength, they wouldn't be as strong as it.

But after recovering, the two angels can unleash their full power. As top-tier ultimate beings, they also possess their own trump cards.

Previously, it was difficult to use due to injuries, but now there is no such concern.

Even with just these two working together, Cherubimon would be a tough opponent.

The children have also made tremendous progress.

Takuya, on the other hand, focused on developing the abilities of Vulcan. His talent was indeed outstanding; within a month, he was already able to use the power of Firewall to a basic extent.

However, Takuya ultimately figured it out on his own. Using the firewall's power was very taxing, and even at his peak, he could only use it about ten times.

Moreover, the true essence of firewall power lies in the application of permissions, something Takuya cannot yet do. He can only simply utilize the platinum-gold holy flame from the firewall, possessing only a trace of its properties.

But in the Digital World, authority is the most powerful force. With just the power of those ten Holy Flames, Takuya was already capable of posing a significant threat to Cherubimon.

Then there was Kouji. He spent a month frantically swinging his sword, desperately trying to increase his swing speed.

With two angels acting as a fountain of health, Kouji was training himself to the point of exhaustion. Thanks to his outstanding physical abilities, the War Wolf Beast's normal sword-swing speed exceeded three times the speed of sound. Although the sword speed after the skill enhancement was still sub-light speed, it had increased from the previous sub-light speed threshold of 90 light speeds to 93 light speeds, and the power of the slashes also increased accordingly.