Knights of the Digital World

Emu nodded. Indeed, in the original story, Cherubimon was blasted to pieces and recovered almost instantly, as if nothing had happened. Such regenerative ability was outrageous.

However, he knew that Cherubimon had placed the compressed data on its forehead. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Cherubimon wouldn't change its position. That was Cherubimon's weak point!

By attacking this weakness and reclaiming the compressed data, Cherubimon will lose its exaggerated regenerative abilities and energy. With its current power, it can be easily defeated!

However, just to be on the safe side, Emu didn't reveal this. He wanted to verify it in battle.

If Cherubim changes the location where the compressed data is stored, revealing this information in advance would be misleading the children.

In battle, misinformation can have fatal consequences. Take Cherubimon, for example; wasn't it because it misjudged the information about the children that it ended up in its current state?

Therefore, Emu did not reveal the location of the compressed data, but only encouraged everyone:

"Don't worry too much, everyone. We were able to suppress Cherubimon before, so we have even less to worry about now. Compressed data is both Cherubimon's advantage and its weakness. During the battle later, we'll find the location of the compressed data and try to take it back! That way, Cherubimon will be finished!"

Chapter 42, The End of the Cherubim (Part 1)

Emu's encouragement was timely. The children's worries, which had arisen because of the two archangels' words, were dispelled by Emu's words, and they were filled with fighting spirit again.

"That's right! If we work together, even Cheetahmon won't be a match for us!" said the first.

The other children nodded. Their previous success in beating up Cherubimon had given them confidence.

Just like Takuya said, even if they work together, Cherubimon is no match for them!

"Ignorant brats! You have no idea how terrifying I am! I was just careless before. Did you really think that was my true strength?!"

Just then, Cherubim's voice came from the sky. He reappeared before the children, his wounds healed, and a sinister smile on his face.

Having devoured the compressed data of the Digital World, Cherubimon gained confidence. He floated in the sky, triggering another cutscene:

“Ignorant brats, what you are facing is…”

"Dual Sword Slash!"

However, the children, as always, chose to skip it. The War Wolf Beast flashed and appeared in front of Cherubimon, its Trinity radiating holy light as it slashed down at Cherubimon.

Cherubimon's gaze wavered for half a second before quickly returning to normal. However, he neither dodged nor evaded Warwolfon's slash, allowing Warwolfon to slice half of his body open with a single sword strike.

"What? Not dodging?"

The War Wolf Beast landed back on the ground, its face showing obvious surprise.

"Hahaha, I told you, you have no idea how terrifying I am! This kind of injury is nothing!"

Cherubimon laughed in a mocking manner, and his wounds healed in just a few breaths, making him look as if he hadn't been injured at all.

"As expected, terrifying regenerative power. Angewomon, Emu, let's go!"

"Ultimate Seraphimon said in a deep voice, calling out to Ophanimon and Emu, and went to meet them first."

Cherubimon's condition is different now. Before, they could severely damage him with controlled combos, but now, with such exaggerated regenerative abilities, Cherubimon can completely trade blows with the children. Without a top-tier Ultimate-level monster tanking in front, the children would likely be wiped out in no time.

"Ultimate Seraphimon, you think you can stop me? Heaven's Judgment!"

Cherubimon waved its hands, and countless crimson lightning bolts shot out from the void behind it, striking towards Seraphimon.

UltimateAngemon also opened its arms, energy gathering within them: "Seven Heavens!"

The two angels' ultimate attacks collided and exploded. However, it was clear that Seraphimon was at a disadvantage, as crimson lightning continued to advance towards him.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Angewomon put down Tomoki, circled around a certain distance, appeared behind Cherubimon, channeled energy into her javelin, and hurled it at Cherubimon: "Eden Javelin!"

Emu also spread his wings and flew to the side, spreading his arms wide. His own energy and digital soul converged to form seven orbs of light: "Seven Heavens!"

Cherubimon made no attempt to defend or dodge, and was first pierced through the body by a javelin, which blasted a large hole in it. Then, it was hit by the light orb of Seven Heavens, which blasted its lower body to pieces.

But the next moment, Cherubimon's injuries healed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. The lightning he unleashed also broke through Seraphimon's defenses, exploding in his chest.

Seraphimon doesn't have Cherubimon's abnormal regenerative abilities; after being hit, it fell directly from the sky and crashed to the ground.

Cherubimon laughed loudly: "Now, do you know how terrifying I am? What lies before you is the Digital World..."

"Fire Dragon Blazing Fist!"

This time, it was Takuya who pressed the skip button. His entire body was wreathed in platinum flames as he leaped up and punched Cherubimon.

Cherubimon didn't want to dodge; he wanted to finish what he was saying. But his instincts told him he had to dodge. If he didn't, he would die!

This premonition surprised Cherubimon. Thanks to the compressed data, he was practically immortal. How could he have such a premonition?

However, he still trusted his intuition. Without much hesitation, Cherubimon dodged the attack from Aghanimon.

However, after hesitating for a moment, Cherubimon's left hand was still grazed by the flame.

With just that one swipe, a jet-black wound was burned into Cherubimon's left arm. Even with the regenerative abilities of compressed data, it took more than ten seconds to heal the wound.

"What kind of flame is this? How can it be so terrifying?"

Cherubimon looked at its wounds with a somewhat solemn expression.

To be honest, the children definitely have the upper hand in terms of strength right now. However, relying on the regenerative abilities gained from compressed data, Cherubimon could easily wear down its opponent.

But now it seems the children are actually able to resist the recovery caused by the compressed data? Doesn't that mean our biggest asset is gone?!

Venusaur didn't respond to Cherubimon's question. Seeing that his attack had been effective, he was invigorated and threw another punch at Cherubimon: "Fire Dragon Flame Fist!"

"Kid, don't push your luck!"

Cherubimon was enraged. The rage he had built up from being repeatedly attacked earlier exploded completely at this moment. He crossed his arms and swung them, countless crimson lightning bolts flashing behind him: "Heavenly Judgment!"

"Lightning, take control of me!"

But below, Rhinoceros Beetlebear raised its head and roared. Its horn attracted the lightning in the sky, drawing away all the lightning released by Cherubimon.

However, Cherubimon's power was amplified by compressed data, and the power contained within was far more than just lightning. Even though Junpei had endured countless lightning strikes and developed extraordinary lightning resistance, he was still unable to remain unharmed by Cherubimon's attack.

After barely withstanding Cherubimon's Heavenly Judgment, Rhinoceros Beetlemon collapsed to its knees, its data streams flashing, and it reverted to its original state of being flat.

However, Junpei's efforts paid off. Cherubimon never expected his attack to be diverted. Caught off guard, his left arm was struck directly by the Fire Dragon Flame Fist.

Platinum flames burned fiercely on Cherubimon's left arm, spreading towards his body.

Cherubimon dared not be careless and immediately severed its own left arm. The severed left arm had barely left Cherubimon's body when it was burned to ashes by the holy flames.

Cherubimon's recovery from its injuries is also exceptionally slow. Even with all its might in utilizing the compressed data's regenerative power, only a small section of its left arm has grown back. It's unknown how long it will take to fully recover.

Emu's large eyes flickered; he saw it. As Cherubimon fully activated its regenerative abilities, a light shone from its forehead. There, the compressed data was located!

As expected, Cherubimon did not change the location of the compressed data!

Chapter 43, The End of the Cherubim (Part 2)

"Attention everyone! The compressed data is on Cherubimon's forehead! That's Cherubimon's weak point!"

Now that the location of the compressed data had been confirmed, Yongmeng immediately shouted a reminder.

Cherubimon also heard Emu's call, turned around and saw that annoying kid who had only met him a few times but had already topped his blacklist.

Cherubimon felt a surge of rage rush to his head. He clenched his right hand, and a blood-red lightning spear appeared in his grasp. He swung it back at Emu: "Shut up!"

Emu dared not be careless. After receiving the data compression boost, Cherubimon's power had also increased significantly. Seraphimon was knocked to the ground and hadn't recovered yet.

"call."

A layer of fiery red data suddenly appeared on Emu's body—his Ultimate Digital Soul. Behind him, ten wings stretched to their full extent, and the power within him was fully unleashed.

"Seven Heavens!"

Seven orbs of light appeared in Yongmeng's hand. Instead of shooting them out, Yongmeng let the orbs swirl and condense in his hand, gathering the power of the seven orbs into one, before shooting them at the lightning spear.

The lightning spear and the ball of light were evenly matched in power. After a brief stalemate, they exploded together, the violent aftershocks spreading outwards.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, War Wolf Beast reappeared in front of Cherubimon, unleashing a sword strike that flashed with holy light, once again intimidating Cherubimon.

This time, the Cherubimon was more resistant. Its gaze had just lost focus when it immediately sharpened again. It clenched its right hand and the lightning spear reappeared. Without blocking the War Wolf Beast's slash, it stabbed directly into the War Wolf Beast's belly.

War Wolf Beast frowned. He didn't have Cherubimon's regenerative abilities, so trading injuries with him was simply not worthwhile.

Left with no other choice, the War Wolf Beast turned its sword and slashed at the lightning spear, deflecting it. However, some lightning was also conducted into the War Wolf Beast, causing it to tremble and freeze for a moment.

The Cherubimon keenly noticed this, and with a sinister smile, it tossed its head, its long ears striking the War Wolfmon's chest repeatedly like whips.

Paralyzed by the lightning, the War Wolf Beast had no time to defend itself and fell directly from the sky, crashing to the ground with a thud. Its entire body was flashing with data streams, and Kouji curled up, lying painfully in the crater.

"younger brother!"

Deliomon cried out in alarm, its blood-red eyes glowing brightly. Its wings unfurled, carrying Deliomon to Cherubimon's side, and its entire body erupted with dark energy.

"Black Theorem!"

Devimon completely abandoned its offensive and used Black Theorem as a control skill. Under its full power, Cherubimon was temporarily unable to move.

How could anyone miss such a great opportunity? With the help of Shuzmon, everyone pushed their speed to the limit.

Angewomon took the lead, thrusting her spear into Cherubimon's forehead in an attempt to reclaim the compressed data.

Perhaps spurred by the life-or-death crisis, Cherubimon roared, broke free of Deliomon's control with its right hand, and forcefully grabbed Omniwomon's javelin.

Angewomon struggled to push the javelin further, but Cherubimon held it firmly, preventing it from advancing an inch. At that moment, Parad also rushed over.

Parad held the lotus root in both hands and fired repeatedly at Cherubimon's eyes. Even knowing that it could recover afterward, Cherubimon involuntarily closed its eyes.

Seeing this, Palad flicked his hand, and the blade attached to the lotus root popped out, stabbing towards the Cherubim's forehead.

"Ahhhh!"

Even with its eyes closed, Cherubimon could sense the approaching threat. It desperately mobilized the energy of compressed data, roaring wildly, and finally broke free from the shackles of the Black Theorem. Its body floated upwards, and the lotus root that was originally aimed at its forehead pierced directly into its chest.

The Imperial Lionmon's all-out attack was broken, and it suffered a backlash. With a mournful cry, it fell from the sky to the ground and regressed back to Kouichi in the data stream.

Cherubimon ceased its struggle with Omniwomon, releasing its grip and allowing the javelin to pierce its chest. Seizing the opportunity, Cherubimon delivered kicks to the abdomens of both Parad and Omniwomon, sending them flying.

For Cherubim, as long as the data compression doesn't cause problems and its regenerative abilities don't disappear, it doesn't matter where it attacks.

However, although it still had plenty of energy and its injuries, except for its left arm, had all healed, Cherubimon still felt somewhat tired.

This was mental exhaustion from the continuous and intense battles. Especially when one was at a disadvantage in the battles, suffering various setbacks, this feeling of exhaustion was even stronger.

But the children didn't give Cherubimon a chance to catch its breath. Just as Parad and Angewomon were kicked away, Emu appeared behind Cherubimon, grabbed it, and wrapped his arms and legs around it.

"You bastard?! What do you think you're doing?!"

Cherubimon was suddenly grabbed and struggled fiercely. However, his hands and feet were entangled by Emu's hands and feet, so he couldn't exert any force. He could only repeatedly pulsate his energy to shake Emu's body, and use his two ears as braids to whip Emu wildly.

Despite the excruciating pain, Emu shouted, "Takuya! Now!"

The Vulcan, holding Shuzumon's hand, flew to Cheetahmon's front, its eyes blazing with flames.