Knights of the Digital World

Furthermore, Kouji has combined his energy with his sword strikes. Now, each swing of his sword radiates holy light. Enemies without evil or dark power will simply have their vision obscured by the holy light. Enemies wielding evil or dark power will be stunned by the holy light, causing their internal power to surge violently.

The duration of the shock depends on the strength. With Warwolfmon's current level 49 strength, Cherubimon would be stunned for a second if it were hit by the holy light.

Of course, if WarGreymon were to swing its sword at Cherubimon, its energy expenditure would increase. Even with the recovery speed of an Ultimate-level Pokémon, it could only manage a dozen or so sword strikes at most.

Like Kouji, Junpei relies on having two angels as his source of energy, and he trains recklessly. For the past month, he's been looking for places to be struck by lightning every day.

Fortunately, his suffering wasn't in vain. More than twenty days after being struck by lightning, Junpei gained a profound understanding of lightning.

As a lightning warrior, he possesses the ability to freely control and connect with lightning. This is why he can constantly be struck by lightning. In this process, Junpei witnesses the domineering, wild, and swift nature of lightning…

Almost naturally, Junpei achieved dual-soul evolution and acquired his dual-soul form—the Rhinoceros Beetle!

These terrifying-looking lightning warriors will be another major force on the battlefield!

Unfortunately, Yuuki and Koizumi did not complete the dual-soul evolution.

Yuuki lacked a suitable environment and relied solely on his own changes in form to comprehend things. The information he obtained was incomplete and could not support him in achieving dual-soul evolution.

Koizumi, on the other hand, lacked the help of the miracle light. Although she had tried very hard to sense the rhythm of the wind, she was still missing something.

However, neither of them wasted any time.

Yuuki clarified his goal and focused his energy on controlling freezing. Over the past month, his freezing ability has greatly increased.

With all his might, Yuuki can freeze Cherubim for 3 seconds!

Combined with the slashing attack of War Wolf Beast, the control time of Cherubimon can be as long as ten or even twenty seconds!

Such a long period of control time is almost enough to signify the end of the battle in a top-tier ultimate-level fight.

Koizumi didn't come away empty-handed. She listened to the rhythm of the wind and now has a knack for reducing wind resistance. With her help, the children's speed can nearly double!

When she works with the War Wolf Beast, she can double the War Wolf Beast's normal sword speed, making its sub-light speed slash reach 96 light speeds!

It can be said that although these two failed to achieve dual-soul evolution, they became very powerful support characters, providing a greater boost to the children!

Then came Huiyi. Having grasped the true meaning of darkness early on, he successfully achieved dual-soul evolution, obtaining his dual-soul form—Emperor Lion!

Deliomon's strength is no less than that of Warwomon. Its ultimate move, "Black Theorem," can neutralize the physical laws around it and also has extremely high damage, making it a very powerful skill.

Moreover, as a warrior of darkness, Deliomon has priority in controlling dark energy.

Although the dark power within Cherubimon is currently murky and impure, and does not belong to orthodox dark power, it is still within the control of Deliomon.

Even if Deliomon cannot completely dispel Cherubimon's dark power, influencing him is enough to gain an advantage in the battle.

Finally, there are Emu and Parad.

After being utterly defeated by Cherubimon, Parad recalled his past experiences. His initial moments of complacency vanished. For the past month, he's been battling Emu every day, learning from his mistakes and unlocking his potential.

Humans' Digimon partners improve very quickly, which may be related to the power of the human mind. Moreover, Parad is not trying to evolve, but rather to develop the potential of its existing form, so its progress is also rapid.

Now, Parad has the true combat power of level 88. It is foreseeable that, given some more time, she will surely reach the next level. After Seraphimon and Angewomon fully recovered, he immediately went to obtain their game cartridges.

In other words, Emu is now at the top-tier ultimate level of level 99.

However, neither of these angels excels in combat, and their battle records are quite poor. Especially Seraphimon, whose win rate is practically unpredictable, hovering around zero. It's unclear whether this will affect his card collection.

In addition, Emu also acquired the Gacha tapes of the Ten Warriors. The children were happy to help him in this regard.

He managed to get all the other card packs for free, except for the Ten Beasts card pack.

The "Ten Warriors" super-powerful combination cartridge has thus reached version 70. Its safety has been greatly improved; at least instant death is no longer a possibility.

However, the lack of all ten warriors in the cartridge makes this super cartridge less practical, as it cannot freely combine the power of the warriors' souls.

After all, the name of the cartridge says it all. The lack of even one Fighter cartridge will prevent the cartridge from reaching its full potential.

Emu is currently fantasizing about whether defeating Cherubimon and reclaiming the Warrior Soul will allow him to synthesize the Ultimate Warrior Beast once he collects all ten Warrior Gacha tapes.

If he could, he could really declare that he has conquered this world!

Lucemon and Royal Knights are nothing but weaklings!

Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Stunned Cherubimon

Rose Star.

A castle once stood here. However, it was destroyed during the children's last rescue of Angewomon by a battle between Emu and Cherubimon's clones.

When Cherubim returned, he was too lazy to rebuild it. Anyway, they'd have to fight again, and it would just collapse again anyway. It was better to wait until everything settled down before considering it.

However, Cherubimon didn't want to stay in the ruins forever; that wouldn't be very impressive for a Demon Lord.

He always believed that his lack of imposing presence was what made Angewomon think he was a pervert. If he possessed that demonic aura that made people tremble with fear, he certainly wouldn't have been seen as a pervert!

Cherubim, deeply saddened by this, built a colossal throne. He sat on it and tried many different positions, finally choosing the one he was most satisfied with.

Thus, the scene that Emu and the others are witnessing now unfolds:

Amidst the ruins of the dilapidated castle, a towering steel throne stands. Upon it, Cherubimon sits languidly, one hand propping up his chin, the other casually resting on the throne's armrest. His eyes gleam red, and he exudes the imposing aura of a top-tier Ultimate level being. In this desolate environment, the aura of a great demon king is undeniable!

This is the art style I wanted!

It looks incredibly high-class!

Cherubimon nodded inwardly, but his face remained impassive, even bearing a hint of mockery, as he spoke:

"you……"

"Stop wasting time talking to him! Let's go side by side!"

Before Cherubimon could finish its opening remarks, Emu let out a howl and skipped the middle CG animation, immediately entering the boss fight.

Cherubim: ? ? ?

What's going on, little bro? Why are you causing trouble again?! Let me finish what I'm saying! Don't I have any dignity?

Hello? Director? Can we do it again? Someone's not following the script!

Cherubimon's understanding of the children's strength was still based on what happened last month, and he was unaware of the news that Seraphimon and Angewomon had recovered. Therefore, he was not concerned about the upcoming battle, but instead harbored resentment towards Emu for interrupting him.

However, the Cherubim might be careless, but the children wouldn't be.

Ultimate Seraphimon and Angewomon showed no mercy, instantly raising their energy fluctuations to their peak. Their combined power, now unleashed, could no longer be contained.

"Seven Heavens!"

"Eden Javelin!"

The moment the two archangels erupted, Cherubimon immediately realized something was wrong:

"You guys actually recovered?! Damn it, I should have taken care of you even if I was seriously injured!"

Cherubimon never expected the two archangels' injuries to heal so quickly. However, despite his surprise, he remained calm. With his strength, he could easily dodge even such a sudden attack.

After that, relying on the digital world data we've seized, there's absolutely nothing to be afraid of!

However, Cherubimon was unaware of the severity of its lack of information.

Before the two archangels erupted, Yuuki transformed into the small-sized Ice Bearmon and approached Cherubimon using the ruins as cover.

Seeing that Cherubimon was about to move aside, IceBearmon didn't hesitate and unleashed all the energy within its body.

A month of training didn't allow him to achieve dual-soul evolution, but he did achieve energy sharing. Furthermore, since his primary objective was to use ice energy to attack from the air, even against an Ice Bear Beast, he could fully demonstrate his progress!

Gathering all the power within the Ice Bear Beast, a layer of solid ice suddenly appeared beneath Cherubimon's feet and quickly spread to its waist.

The Cherubimon sensed something was wrong and quickly channeled its energy, trying to break through the ice to escape.

But the ice was harder than he had expected. Even for him, it would take two or three seconds to break through the ice.

This amount of time is usually not a big deal, but it can be deadly when two top-tier ultimate forms unleash their ultimate attacks on you.

Cherubimon was helpless, but there was no time left for him. He could only arch his body, cross his arms in front of him, and take the attack from his former best friend.

These two attacks were the full force of the two archangels. Even a Cherubimon, caught completely off guard, couldn't withstand them.

After standing frozen in place for a second, the Cherubim smashed through the ice beneath its feet and flew backward.

Broken ice crystals danced in the sky, sparkling and beautiful.

Along with it came the blood of Cherubimon.

Cherubimon was also seriously injured by the attack, with wounds all over both arms. His body was also impacted by the energy, and blood was still spurting from the corner of his mouth.

"you……"

Cherubimon clutched its chest, got up from the ground, and felt that it was about half health left. It was time to go through the cutscene again, say a few harsh words, and take the opportunity to relax.

However, the kids didn't like watching cutscenes. Since the boss was down to half health, they definitely needed to finish him off quickly.

So, they ruthlessly skipped the cutscene again, and Parad and Warwolf first used firearms to launch bullets and missiles from afar. The attack erupted right in front of Cherubimon the moment he stood up.

When the Cherubim emerged from the smoke, covered in dust and grime, the War Wolf Beast was already standing in front of him, its sword flashing with holy light as it swiftly swung out:

"Dual Sword Slash!"

The Cherubimon was stunned by the holy light for a second, but his body instincts still made him raise his left arm to block it.

The next moment, a sharp pain shot through his left arm, instantly bringing Cherubimon back to his senses.

Before he could even check the injury on his left arm, Parad arrived in front of him and delivered a powerful kick to the Cherubim's chin, sending it flying into the air.

Parad's kick, imbued with both his own DigiSoul and Emu's DigiSoul, was quite powerful. It struck Cherubimon's chin, directly impacting Cherubimon's brain and causing him to become dizzy for a while.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Emu was already waiting.

After using the Ultimate Seraphimon Gashat, Emu also developed ten wings on his back, and his originally pink appearance was coated with a layer of gold, making him somewhat similar to Invincible Dad.

He had already taken out Gashan Destroyer, inserted the cartridge, and was charging it up. Seeing Cherubimon attack, his large eyes flashed, and the Gashan Destroyer in its Holy Sword form lit up with game-like visual effects:

"kiightycriticalfish!"

Energy coiled around the sword, which slashed directly at the Cherubimon's head, unleashing a series of "hit" attacks that sent it crashing back to the ground at an even faster speed than it had come up, creating a large crater.

"Erfect!"

An image representing "perfection" appeared above the pit and lingered for a while before dissipating.

At the bottom of the pit, the wounded Cherubim lay there, gazing at the sky, its large head filled with huge question marks, posing the classic three philosophical questions to itself:

who I am?!

Where am I?!

What am I doing?!