Digital Hackers' Memories

So after a brief moment of thought, Ji Jia used her newly acquired hacking knowledge to begin searching for nearby network computers.

It must be said that Ji Jia truly deserves her status as a top student in the Computer Science Department of the University of Tokyo; both her knowledge base and learning ability are top-notch.

If Chen Ze hadn't never dealt with professional hackers before, he might not have been able to so easily obtain the convenience store's surveillance data.

Therefore, by taking advantage of data interaction between computers and vulnerabilities in Internet protocols, Ji Jia quickly found the nearest computers and then used them as "stepping stones" to conduct a wider search.

"Is this what a real professional hacker is like?"

At that time, Hikari Hill didn't have many computers, so Ji Jia, who was just getting involved in the "hacker circle," quickly discovered the network fluctuations nearby and followed the clues to find the Metropolitan Police Department's server, which had become a "battlefield."

Limited by the virtual network, Ji Jia could not directly "see" the process of this rare hacking intrusion.

However, based solely on the fluctuating network nearby and the occasional leaks of virus data, Ji Jia could easily imagine the danger involved.

Unfortunately, the personal computers that served as Ji Jia's "spectator" platforms were either overwhelmed by excessive data or had important system software mistakenly killed by "antivirus programs".

In any case, for computers, whether it's a vaccine, data, or a virus-like Digimon, every attack they launch is a genuine digital virus.

The only difference is that vaccines cause "false positives," data-related issues cause "traffic surges," while viruses cause the most direct and malicious "virus implantation"...

Regardless of how they change, the destructive impact they have on computers remains the same.

"Being a hacker... is so cool!"

Despite the extremely high latency, Ji Jia kept switching between computers to "watch the game," her eyes filled with a girlish admiration.

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Unaware that he had inadvertently led a top student from the University of Tokyo down the path of hacking, Chen Ze was currently enduring repeated scans from various antivirus programs as he delved into the server's hard drive area.

During this process, as Chen Ze loaded the "overload virus" he had temporarily written, Agumon's appearance also underwent significant changes.

White, blurry patterns spread like a virus across Agumon's body, while the data that had come into contact with him were written into a series of junk messages.

Overwrite, delete, overwrite again, delete again...

After repeating this process several times, even the world's most advanced data recovery companies probably wouldn't be able to restore the data, which has turned into gibberish, to its original state.

However, as a price to pay for carrying the virus, Agumon's data is being frequently replaced and rewritten, consuming its own electronic lifespan.

Generally speaking, the digital world refers to this disordered data mutation as "erroneous evolution," a death evolution that deviates from benign mutation and is bound to lead to destruction.

However, unlike ordinary digital data, Chen Ze's current state is not simply data corruption.

Ordinary Digimon undergo erroneous evolution because the data that constitutes them conflicts, and the Digicore becomes logically contradictory, which leads to the complete damage and failure of the data.

However, the "overload program" written by Chen Ze is a virus with a clear structure and meticulous logic, except that its function is to damage other data.

Theoretically speaking, if a virus-type Digimon were to obtain this program and successfully load this "plugin" onto itself, it would gain some kind of powerful ability or ultimate move.

However, the reason why a theory is a theory is precisely because there is a huge gap between theory and reality.

It's important to understand that even the same software program requires different optimizations on different operating systems, let alone unprecedented artificial intelligence life forms like Digimon.

Even if we assume that there really is a Digimon that can be compatible with "overload programs", it must be a virus-type Digimon.

But what Chen Zeding has now is the Agumon data from the vaccine. Let alone compatibility with the "overload program," it's already incredible that the conflict between the two didn't destroy this data avatar immediately.

"Forcibly loading software from another system into this body is indeed not going to work."

Chen Ze sighed inwardly. Although he had long anticipated that digital cores and real computers were different, such a drastic change still far exceeded his expectations.

Viruses, vaccines, and data—these three categories, which have existed since the birth of Digimon, are definitely not just a simple matter.

These three different attribute divisions are equivalent to three different operating systems, and naturally, the plugins that can run and support each are also different.

If we had to make a comparison, we could look at Android and Apple, which are both mobile phone operating systems, or Windows and Mac, which are both computer operating systems.

These operating systems may be similar, but they should never be simply regarded as the same thing.

"Fortunately, the compatibility of Digimon is better than I expected. Even programs from another system can barely run."

Thinking this through, Chen Ze, who had already destroyed most of the surveillance data, turned his head and looked around, but he couldn't find the surveillance data he wanted.

Just as Chen Ze was at his wit's end, his gaze suddenly fell upon a completely black screen of surveillance data—the time marked on it caught his attention.

【1995-08-12/21：00：00-22：00：00】

The moment Chen Ze saw the black screen data, he realized that he and the fox demon beast had wasted their time.

"Was there some prior manipulation of the homeostasis?"

Considering the identity of the "God of the Internet" of the constant, Chen Ze was not surprised that the other party was able to delete and replace the monitoring data silently.

However, just in case, Chen Ze intercepted the black screen data and used the overload program's capabilities to continuously delete and overwrite it.

The next moment, the server's hard drive seemed to have reached its limit, and suddenly emitted a muffled sound.

Click...

It sounded like shattering glass, and like the mournful wail of a broken magnetic track.

Before Chen Ze could even react, he was forcibly ejected from the Metropolitan Police Department's server.

Chapter Twenty-One: Death?

Click...

With the crackling sound of the server hard drive failing, a pungent, acrid smell immediately filled the entire monitoring room.

"How can it be?!"

The security officer stared at the monitor with trembling hands and a look of terror on his face. He couldn't believe what he was seeing—the server had been burned out.

The Metropolitan Police Department spent a huge amount of money to acquire the computer server... and it's just gone like that?

"That absolutely cannot be a hacker! A hacker could never possess such destructive power!"

Silence, a deathly silence, was spreading through the center of the monitoring room.

The sudden blackout of the screen, the instant damage to the hard drive, and the security officer's incredulous expression—even the most ignorant person could see the outcome of this "war."

Not to mention that everyone in the Metropolitan Police Department is a shrewd person who can read between the lines, so they would not easily speak at this time and attract the attention of the chief.

On the contrary, in order to avoid incurring the director's wrath, everyone present wished they could disappear into the ground and vanish from his sight completely.

Tanaka, in particular, who was the "instigator," was ashen-faced—he knew that his police career was now completely over.

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After leaving the Warning Hall server, Renamon and Revolvermon, now in the wider world of the Internet, began even more dangerous battles.

No longer confined to that simple data center, all the computers in the Hikari Hill region saw their battlefield.

Following the ever-expanding network, the battle between Renamon and Revolvermon not only did not stop, but became even more intense.

boom!

After another brief missed shot, Revolvermon did not hesitate to change positions, leaving its original location before Renamon could launch its next attack.

"Fox Strike!"

However, Renomon was far more cunning than Revolvermon had imagined. She seemed to have guessed Revolvermon's thoughts long ago, and her true form suddenly kicked out from the side.

Meanwhile, Renamon, which had previously confronted Revolvermon and dodged bullets with ghostly speed, instantly turned into a phantom and disappeared from its sight.

"A bullet of justice!"

At the critical moment, Revolvermon did not choose to back down, but instead turned its chest towards the Rei-Foxmon that was about to kick it.

boom!

In an instant, a huge bullet shot out from the chamber of the Revolver Beast's chest.

As the embodiment of firewall data and a vaccine-type Digimon with the attribute of "virus killer", Revolvermon possesses not only an innate sense of justice, but also the ability to delete viruses.

The network experienced violent fluctuations wherever the giant projectile passed, and countless messages that were traveling between networks and had not yet been transmitted were directly deleted.

Of course, due to the limitations of the firewall program, Revolver cannot delete all data indiscriminately; it only deletes all malicious data that it identifies and detects.

Without a doubt, Renamon was Renomon's true target and the malicious data it was most likely to delete.

"What a bunch of idiots, born out of desperation!"

Accompanied by a barely audible sneer, another "Foxmon" appeared behind Revolvermon.

"That's fake too?"

This time, even Revolvermon, whose combat talent was maxed out, couldn't help but widen its eyes and instinctively turned around to defend against Renamon's next attack.

However, to Revolvermon's surprise, the "Renamon" that suddenly appeared behind him did not launch any attack. Instead, it revealed a half-smile.

"Who said I'm fake?"

At that very moment, the fox demon in front of them dodged the bullets and immediately charged forward.

"A real battle is always a mix of truth and illusion. I hope you can understand this after you 'return' to the Founding Village."

Before the words were even finished, the sharp claws of the fox beast had already torn apart the back of the revolver beast, leaving only an incredulous look of astonishment on its face.

Justice will prevail!

In this situation, Revolvermon was far more decisive than Renamon had imagined.

Without even turning around, it started firing the gun in its chest again.

This time, however, it did not intend to fire the bullets. Instead, it blocked its own barrel with both hands, causing the bullets to explode inside.

Boom!

The next moment, a violent explosion echoed through the nearby network.

"Digimon with the 'virus killer' attribute are all crazy!"

Renamon, who was closest to Revolvermon, had no time to react and was caught in the explosion, causing her, who always valued her elegant image, to curse out loud for the first time.

"But do you think you can kill me like this?"

"I am a fox spirit with nine lives!"

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"Are all vaccine-generated Digimon this enlightened?!"

Watching helplessly as Revolver Beast risked self-destruction to kill Renomon, Chen Ze, who was also ejected from the server, only had time to mutter a curse before being swept into the explosion.

"That Renamon... is definitely my nemesis!"

Chen Ze's body was already on the verge of collapse due to the "overload program," and now, affected by the self-destruction of the Revolver Beast, it unsurprisingly shattered into countless data fragments.

Worse still, most of this fragmented data is in a damaged state, and it is not even qualified to be absorbed and reused by other Digimon.

This means that Chen Ze cannot use the reincarnation mechanism of the Digital World; he will be like those Digimon that failed to evolve, truly "dissipating into nothingness".

"I hate this feeling."

Chen Ze was unsure whether, after the death of his avatar, his will would return to his original body or undergo another round of transmigration.

Chen Ze knew that he would not just sit and wait to die.

Isn't it just the data corruption and information loss of the incarnation?

This wasn't the first time Chen Ze had created a data avatar. He was confident that he could use his hacking skills to fill in the damaged and missing data and recreate a real "Agumon.SMS" program.

"The most urgent thing is to get out of here immediately!"

After glancing one last time in the direction of the fox demon, Chen Ze didn't dare hesitate for a moment longer. He quickly separated the normal data that hadn't been affected or damaged from his body, and then disappeared into the other direction of the network in the blink of an eye.

—The Renamon doesn't need to be saved by itself; the only one it can save is itself.

Chen Ze had never realized this so clearly before.

At the same time, Chen Ze also realized that if he really wanted to enter the magical place called the "Digital World", then he had to make good use of his current Agumon avatar.

【You fox beast, wait for me, I'll come back for you!】

Chapter Twenty-Two: Rebirth of the Digital Egg

Inside a high-end residential apartment building near Guangqiu.

"Satoe, let me explain, it's all a misunderstanding!"

Mr. Tachikawa, looking utterly helpless, was still trying to explain to his wife about drinking during the day.

As for the instigator of all these events, the devilish "Ms." Tachikawa Mimi has already sneaked into the study.

It's often said that daughters are their fathers' little cotton-padded jackets, but the little devil, Mimi Tachikawa, is clearly not one of them. She's more like Mr. Tachikawa's big ice pack, the kind that's just been taken out of the freezer.