Digital Hackers' Memories

Arata Sanada had the "honor" of drinking that special coffee once without knowing it.

As a result, he felt as if his soul had traveled across the Bridge of Helplessness and swam around the River of Three Crossings, before being stuffed back into his body by the disgusted "Grim Reaper".

Since that incident, Sanada Shin has kept his distance from Kyoko Kuroi in her neutral state, and will refuse any drinks offered by her unless absolutely necessary.

"Doesn't 'she' care at all? Is that coffee that guy is researching even fit for human consumption?"

Chapter Sixty-One: Confronting the Giant Invader

Above the core area of ​​the Valhalla server, opposite the Corruptor Digital Wave form.

"Phew... What are you planning to do next?"

After taking a deep breath, Nine-Tailed Fox X withdrew its gaze from the hackers below and refocused all its attention on the enormous creature opposite it.

"What to do? Of course, we need to find a way to deal with that monster on the other side."

With its eyes slightly narrowed, the three different colored Digicores surrounding MetalGreymon's body began to exert their power again, forming a stable, cyclical "Digital Domain".

With this Digital Realm protection, MetalGreymon is like wearing an all-powerful shield and a rigid force field, capable of withstanding any form of attack.

Whether it's attacks from Digimon, intrusions by hackers, or even the data assimilation capabilities of the invaders...

As long as the attack power does not reach a certain level, MetalGreymon can ignore enemy attacks in a way that is almost "immune".

"Do you remember the Sword Emperor Beast's sudden outburst of anger before?"

"That's because I hacked into its human projection and deciphered its location in the real world."

A faint, confident smile unconsciously appeared on MetalGreymon's lips as he spoke, his gaze once again sweeping over the Digimon and hackers below, who looked like ants.

Since SwordEmperorBeast controls so many Invaders to attack humans, it must withstand the counterattack from the human world.

MetalGreymon is certainly not the kind of compassionate saint.

But if he could, he wouldn't mind letting Sword Emperor Beast, who had repeatedly caused trouble for Fox Beast, know what a complete "failure" really meant!

"Next, by using the power of this digital wave, I can reverse-engineer it and find its current location."

Just like hackers use the network to invade other terminals, MetalGreymon is confident that it can appear in front of Rie Kishibe in a physical form, using the massive Digital Wave that constructs the "Invader Digital Wave Form" as a carrier.

In fact, if the Valhalla server hadn't been completely blocked by the DigiDictionary, MetalGreymon wouldn't even need DigiWave to appear in front of Rie Kishibe in its digital form.

Of course, this takes into account that the "Time Stone" given by the Sage Beast may have some deliberately left loopholes.

MetalGreymon's interest in the massive Digital Wave that forms "Invader Digital Wave Mode" may well stem from its desire to achieve true digitalization through its own abilities.

At that time, even without the power of the "Time Stone", MetalGreymon will be able to appear in the real world in a physical form, just like it did at home and the Central Hospital.

"Why didn't I see you being this vigilant and suspicious back in the warp?"

Having spent so much time with MetalGreymon, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X naturally noticed the other's concerns.

Previously, when MetalGreymon was at home and at the Central Hospital, the reason why it used the "Time Stone" to digitize was partly to verify what Sagemon said, and partly because it was the only option it had.

However, after the second option appeared, MetalGreymon planned to use this Digital Wave to reconstruct its Digital Form, which is quite in line with its usual personality.

"Forget it, now's not the time to talk about that. I'll take the lead from now on!"

With a slight exhale, white flames began to burn once more on the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X's body, and an unusual azure fur instantly replaced its original pale yellow fur.

——Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X·Overload Mode!

"You...this is..."

Somewhat surprised, MetalGreymon realized why SwordGreymon had been so badly injured by the Champion-level Nine-Tailed Foxmon X.

That was neither a coincidence nor a carelessness; rather, Renamon had used its own evolution code to rewrite a battle mode similar to a "nuclear form."

“Don’t just stand there. Without your ‘Little Bick’ help, I can’t maintain the use of ‘Overload Program’ for long.”

Upon hearing this, MetalGreymon immediately focused its attention, staring at the enormous creature opposite them that seemed to sense the danger and was slowly approaching them.

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clack clack...

It was still that same sound, like something mechanical, or like bones grinding together...

After confirming that the overloaded flames could not cause substantial damage to itself, the massive Invader first unfurled its giant wings of light composed of digital waves, and then launched an attack at a speed completely disproportionate to its size.

Silence—Boom!

In an instant, a massive sonic boom tore apart the space above the server, and the ensuing gale blew away countless hackers and Digimon who had no time to react.

A few survivors managed to stay alive by sheer luck.

However, the vast majority of hackers and Digimon were touched and devoured by the invaders that were also blown away during this process, becoming nourishment for their upward evolution.

"Your opponent is me!"

Seeing this, MetalGreymon did not hesitate to use a hacking program, causing its size to rapidly expand and grow to several times its original size.

—Hacker Skill: Size Multiplication!

Compared to simply interfering with the enlargement of digital forms, "size multiplication" incorporating hacking programs undoubtedly has a more outstanding effect.

At the very least, compared to its gigantic form during the EarthGreymon era, the current MetalGreymon has become a genuine "monster".

Even though it's less than one-fifth the size of the giant invader, it still reaches the minimum size required for Ultraman or combined mecha in typical tokusatsu films.

Silence—Boom!

More importantly, the increase in size did not reduce MetalGreymon's speed; on the contrary, it allowed it to unleash a terrifying shockwave that was no less powerful than that of the Giant Invader.

Rumble…

The moment the two shockwaves collided, a terrifying roar swept across the entire server.

Under the influence of that enormous impact, the invaders that kept emerging from the spatial rifts paused briefly, as if invaders from a distant time and space were also affected by the collision.

tumultuous!

Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X immediately leaped out from behind MetalGreymon, joining forces with the latter to pounce on the colossal Invader, which resembled a towering giant.

—Fox Flame Dragon!

Nine enormous white flame dragons suddenly surged from the tail of the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X, like nine ferocious, world-destroying flame dragons cleansing the mortal world with sacred fire.

However, unlike MetalGreymon, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X's target was not the main body of the giant invader, but the light wings made of digital waves behind it.

Only by destroying those materialized digital waves can this giant invader, composed of countless invaders, truly disintegrate and revert back to individual, scattered invaders.

Chapter 62 Garurumon? BattleGarurumon?

boom! boom! boom!

Unlike battles between ordinary Digimon, the battle between the colossal Giant Invadermon and MetalGreymon is more like a battle between "giants" in tokusatsu or mecha movies.

Its exaggerated physique, capable of stirring up storms with every move, is "magnificent" in a way that is hard for ordinary people to imagine, even without any power.

In comparison, the nine-tailed fox beast X, which was jumping around on the two "giants" like an ant, was not so conspicuous.

However inconspicuous it may not be, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X's achievements are in no way inferior to MetalGreymon, and in some ways even surpass them.

The power of the overloaded flames, combined with the fact that Nine-Tailed Foxmon X already surpassed the strength of most Ultimate-level Digimon, posed a threat to the materialized DigiWave, forcing the Giant Invader to change its form time and time again in an attempt to eliminate its opponent first.

However, MetalGreymon, as a qualified MT (Main Tank), has its own unique understanding of how to protect teammates and provoke opponents.

Furthermore, while MetalGreymon is smaller than "Invader DigiWave Mode", it is not much inferior to it in terms of pure strength.

A body composed of metal cells, surging nuclear power, and a digital domain that provides immunity to a certain degree of attack...

Despite appearing to be at a disadvantage, MetalGreymon possessed unimaginable resilience, completely disregarding the giant invader's repeated attacks and assaults.

If it weren't for the concern that its battle with the giant invader would affect the hackers below, MetalGreymon could have minimized its size advantage by expanding the battlefield.

In order to prevent collisions and impacts that affected the entire server like before, MetalGreymon intentionally moved the battleground to a higher position, limiting the Giant Invader's interference with the entire server.

This resulted in the battle between MetalGreymon and the Invaders becoming increasingly intense, but the impact of their collisions being much smaller than before.

From the hackers' perspective, the two behemoths appeared to be constantly moving and fighting at higher altitudes, their enormous size becoming smaller and smaller in their eyes.

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"Are they... saving us?"

When Nokia reunited with Arata Sanada and Takumi, she immediately asked the question that had been bothering her.

"Yes, judging from the current situation, it is indeed saving us."

The one who answered Nokia was neither Sanada Shin nor Takumi, but YUGO, who was supporting Fei under the protection of the Infinite Dragon Beast.

During the previous impact caused by the giant invader, if YUGO hadn't discovered and intervened in time, Fei, who had lost his fighting ability, would probably have become "food" for some invader to evolve.

Even so, Fei, who was affected by the impact, showed signs of data damage, and her consciousness seemed to have fallen into a coma.

Of course, in a corner where YUGO couldn't see, the "unconscious" Fei was leaning against the other person's chest, her face flushed, and her tightly closed eyes were also moving nervously.

Clearly, Fei's "coma" was not real, or at least not as serious as YUGO had imagined.

"In short, let's stop the fighting for now! We can deal with these invaders after that."

YUGO's personality seemed to have returned to its original calm and aloof state. His voice was calm and steady, and there was no trace of the feminine tone that seemed to be on the verge of tears.

“That’s right. If the number of invaders continues to increase, even I won’t be able to protect you.”

The one who said this was none other than Omegamon, standing behind Nokia with a serious expression.

In the recent shockwave and explosion, the rebel team, led by Nokia, managed to rescue the hackers who had also been destroyed, while ensuring their own safety.

This is why Omegamon was unable to deal with the giant invader immediately.

In fact, it wasn't just Omegamon and the Rebel Team; members of Jude and Zaxon were also doing their best to help other survivors.

Faced with the near-catastrophic threat of the giant invaders, so-called enemies, opponents, and stances are utterly meaningless.

At this moment, all the hackers inside the Valhalla server have only one name—human.

Whether it's Omegamon, Mugendramon, or even Hellmon, which can infinitely replicate itself under Sanada's command, they are all doing their utmost to save people.

"Garurumon, do you have any good ideas?"

Looking back at the Omegamon, which was more than twice her height, Nokia asked with a serious expression.

"Garurumon...Greymon..."

The once dignified Omegamon seemed to stutter a bit after hearing Nokia address him by that name.

"Yes!"

On the other hand, Nokia seemed completely oblivious to Omegamon's expression and continued explaining to herself.

"The fusion of MetalGarurumon and WarGreymon is GaruruGreymon, right?"

"Or do you think it would be better to call it BattleGarurumon?"

There was absolutely no malice intended, yet Omegamon suddenly felt a stomachache—it remembered saying its own name just now, right? Could it be that Nokia didn't hear it?

Given Nochia's tendency to be oblivious, this is not impossible.

"I am Omegamon, please be sure to call me that."

Left with no other choice, Omegamon had to raise its voice slightly and solemnly explain to everyone present once again.

It doesn't want to be called Garurumon or BattleGarurumon by others.

"Pfft! As expected, he's really good at freezing the atmosphere."

Just then, Fei, who had been lying in YUGO's arms pretending to be unconscious, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Immediately afterwards, amidst YUGO's surprised expression, Fei slowly straightened up and looked up at the increasingly smaller MetalGreymon and the Giant Invader in the sky.

"It seems the outcome is already decided..."

"That cobbled-together giant Invader was no match for that MetalGreymon."

What Fei said wasn't her own speculation, but a fact that everyone could see.

"As long as we can deal with those invasive creatures that keep popping up, the collapse of the giant invasive creatures is only a matter of time."

Just as Fie said, under the dual attack of MetalGreymon and Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, the Invaders that make up the Giant Invader are constantly peeling off from its main body.

If it weren't for the constant encroachment from the surrounding spatial rifts, that giant encroacher would have long since disintegrated due to insufficient material to form its own body.

"So, Omegamon, are you able to completely destroy those 'entrances'?"

Chapter Sixty-Three: Who is the Protagonist?