Digital Hackers' Memories

Those humans who couldn't dodge in time or didn't understand what was happening became the victims of this battle.

boom! boom! boom!

The surging aftershocks pounded against the building's walls, and the raging sword wind swept across the entire fifth floor of the provincial central hospital...

Putting aside everything else, the casualties caused by the falling of Matadormon and Arkadimon crashing through buildings alone numbered over a dozen.

Even so, this was the direct loss of personnel caused by the battle.

Non-combat casualties caused by situations like walls collapsing and windows breaking due to penetrations between floors are countless.

Such exaggerated destructive power caused ordinary people who had never experienced the power of Digimon to scream.

Unfortunately, both sides in the battle were humans whose minds had been controlled by Digimon, and they didn't care at all about the casualties their destruction caused to ordinary people.

Leaving aside Nogi Yu, who had already assimilated with Matadormon, even Mishima Ryuji, standing on Arkadimon's shoulder, only had eyes for the Matadormon that had enraged him.

In Ryuji Mishima's heart, only his younger sister, Erika, is absolutely inviolable.

Regardless of Matadormon's original intention in choosing Kamishiro Central Hospital, since the other party chose to appear here, Ryuji Mishima's killing intent towards it no longer stemmed solely from Arkadimon's influence.

"Arkadimon! Kill it!"

Like the Grim Reaper, Ryuji Mishima's eyes were filled with an undeniable killing intent.

Such intense killing intent was enough to make even the former Ultimate level, now known as Matadormon, tremble with fear.

"You want me dead? You're dreaming!"

Razor-sharp legs trod through shattered glass, while ten fingers, sharp as blades, broke the sound barrier...

The bullfighter beast stared at Ryuji Mishima with bloodshot eyes. This desperate and cornered situation seemed to have actually unleashed its latent fighting power.

Silence!

As mentioned earlier, although Matadormon often fights as a "warrior," he is actually a strange sorcerer skilled in witchcraft.

Whether it's sharp and exquisite martial arts skills or graceful dance, those are just "external" qualities that the bullfighter can see through at a glance.

Hidden beneath the martial arts and dance is the strange sorcery of the Matador Beast, which can strengthen itself by consuming the blood of the strong.

The true terrifying aspect of the bullfighter beast lies in the fusion and integration of witchcraft, martial arts, and dance into a unified whole.

Like now...

boom!

After temporarily forcing Arkadimon to retreat, Matadormon rushed into a hospital room behind him without hesitation and plunged his razor-sharp fingers into a human who couldn't dodge in time.

"As long as you have blood, you can never kill me!"

Each fully formed "perfect body" is different; some transform themselves into tireless machines, while others continuously absorb some kind of data...

The "Perfect Body" of the Matadormon is like that of a vampire, where it restores and enhances its power by absorbing the blood of living beings.

Originally, Matadormon did not want to restore its fighting power by sucking the blood of the weak, because its target had always been the powerful Digimon.

Only by absorbing the blood of the strong can Matadormon break free from its current constraints and re-evolve into the immortal vampire king who rules over darkness.

Unfortunately, the battle in EDEN had already exhausted Matadormon's stamina.

If it doesn't want to die at the hands of Arkadimon now, its only option is to abandon its former pride and delay Arkadimon's attack by sucking human blood.

After all, while Arkadimon is indeed powerful and strange, it is still essentially a Champion-level Digimon. In terms of endurance, Matadormon, which has long since evolved into the "Perfect Body," is definitely superior.

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PS: I had originally reached the word count and was planning to apply for a large bookshelf recommendation at the beginning of the month.

I just asked the editor, and subscriptions have dropped quite drastically these past few days, so it's probably hopeless.

The subscriptions are based on the subscriptions of the past ten days. Generally, subscriptions of 2000 or more are enough to get on the big bookshelf, but these past few days have been around 1500, which is a bit unlucky.

In monetary terms, it's roughly a difference of 30 yuan per day in subscription fees.

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Chapter 41 A Cry for Help from a Digimon

For their own safety, Chen Ze and Yamazaki only carefully got up from the ground when the commotion outside gradually faded away, and then slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

Needless to say, Yamazaki still trembles at the thought of that shockwave that nearly killed him.

Faced with the superhuman fighting power of Digimon, all Yamazaki, as an ordinary person, could do was to stay away from them.

Although Chen Ze was somewhat worried about the other people in the hospital, he didn't dare to rush into saving them without knowing anything about the situation.

Especially given his weakened state, even if Chen Ze risked having his true identity discovered by Yamazaki, he wouldn't be able to stop the two Digimon that were fighting.

"What...what kind of Digimon are those two?"

Chen Ze glanced at the pierced floors and walls, and with his multiple identities, he knew very well that it was a power that no ordinary fully-formed being could possess.

Even purely mechanical Digimon would struggle to smash through a building made of reinforced concrete with their bodies, let alone other types of Digimon.

Chen Ze felt that the two voices he had just heard were somewhat familiar, as if he had heard them somewhere not long ago.

"It really is a Digimon!"

Unaware of Chen Ze's inner turmoil, Yamazaki, whose life had been saved by Chen Ze, took a long time to calm himself down.

"Why are those damn monsters in our world?!"

Chen Ze glanced at Yamazaki, whose face was filled with hatred and fear, and seemed to want to explain something, but in the end, no one spoke.

Yes, in the eyes of ordinary people, these unknown creatures that demolish buildings and destroy cars are indeed monsters.

Even Renamon X, trained by Chen Ze, sometimes exhibits untamed wildness, let alone those Digimon that have lived in the Digital World since childhood.

Chen Ze does not deny that there are some Digimon among them who are kind and innocent, but the vast majority of Digimon that can appear in the human world and survive do not belong to this type.

Leaving aside powerful Digimon like Swordmon and Matadormon, who inherently possess ambition, even Digimon that accidentally wander into the human world will instinctively display their aggression in order to protect themselves.

This is a biological instinct, and a major reason why the conflict between Digimon and humans has escalated in just a few days.

"Let's go this way, before those two monsters spot us."

Quietly pushing open the long-broken door, Yamazaki urged Chen Ze, who was still in a daze behind him, to hurry up.

"Well, I'm here."

With a barely perceptible sigh, Chen Ze knew he was powerless to resolve the unsolvable conflict between Digimon and humans, so he readily followed in Yamazaki's footsteps.

"Follow me, this is a safe passage. Those two monsters shouldn't find us here."

Perhaps because Chen Ze had just saved him, Dr. Yamazaki's attitude was much closer and more serious than before.

Under normal circumstances, Dr. Yamazaki would never have constantly reminded Chen Ze to come and escape with him.

"Ok, I know."

Ignoring Dr. Yamazaki's good intentions, Chen Ze only glanced one last time at the broken building and the hole before following closely behind.

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"Everyone, get out of here! Keep order!"

Not long after the Digimon appeared on the fifth floor of the Central Hospital, the doctors and nurses in the lobby on the first floor began to arrange for patients to leave the hospital in an orderly manner.

After all, at this time, people who were seriously injured in the battle between Arkadimon and Matadormon had been appearing one after another. All the hospital could do was to transfer the mildly injured patients to a safe place as soon as possible and then focus on treating the seriously injured.

Therefore, not only were all available medical staff mobilized, but even the executive director, who usually oversees medical services, medical quality, medical safety, and daily management, was extremely busy, all in order to quickly deliver medical equipment and supplies to various departments.

"Damn it! The burn unit is full. Send the rest to the emergency room!"

While directing staff to transport equipment, she also had to adjust the number of beds between different departments...

The executive director felt like his head was about to explode, but at this moment, everyone who knew a little about medicine was busy saving lives, so only he, the "idle person," could take on the task of coordinating the operation of the entire hospital.

"help me……"

Suddenly, the executive director, who had just arranged a bed, heard a faint cry for help.

"Who?"

Upon hearing the sound, the executive director spotted a blurry figure lying near the back entrance of the hospital.

Judging from the voice and appearance of the figure, it seems to be a woman.

However, she was now lying helplessly on the ground, with bright red blood flowing down the staircase floor.

"Wait, hang in there! I'm coming right away!"

The medical staff's instincts compelled the executive director to rush over immediately, but when he actually saw what the woman looked like, he was so shocked that he took two steps back.

"You...you...you're not human?!"

The figure that came into the executive director's view was in human form, but it was wearing a purple-black bodysuit and a hood like that of a fox spirit.

A few days ago, the executive director would have just regarded "her" as a hardcore cosplay enthusiast, even though she was already past the age of being a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur).

However, in today's world where Digimon are rampant, the executive director understood the other party's identity at first glance—it was a Digimon.

Although fully humanoid Digimon are extremely rare, the sheer number of Digimon that have intruded into the human world lately is overwhelming. The executive director, who has treated countless patients, is naturally familiar with this rare type of Digimon.

"please……"

Seemingly sensing the dislike and disgust in the executive director's tone, the weak "she" forced herself to lift her head despite the excruciating pain in her body.

"If this were a hospital, could you please save me?"

Unlike ordinary Digimon, "she" not only possesses the appearance of such a person, but also has intelligence that surpasses that of ordinary people.

As a data being, "she" is certainly not born with innate knowledge, but through that brief online contact, she still gained some common sense and understanding of the human world.

Combined with her extraordinary wisdom and comprehension, understanding the role of the hospital was not difficult for her.

The question now is whether the Central Hospital, which has just been attacked by Digimon, is willing to treat a Digimon whose allegiance is unclear.

Chapter 42 Kudzu Leaf Beast

"If this were a hospital, could you please save me?"

She struggled to lift her head and stared at the executive director. Her sixth sense, which allowed her to communicate with the divine and the supernatural, made her realize that she seemed to be facing death.

"The hospital can't even save enough humans right now, where are we going to find the manpower to save you monsters!"

As expected, the executive director hesitated only briefly before deciding to abandon a Digimon whose allegiance was unclear.

"Besides, the hospital is so busy right now, with so many wounded, isn't it all because of you monsters!"

As the director of the department with the most internal conflicts in the hospital, the executive director's personality can be described as relatively mild.

Even such a gentle person cannot let go of the harm suffered by his fellow human beings, let alone those with a slightly worse temper.

"I'm busy saving other people, you monsters can fend for yourselves!"

With a determined look and a stomp of his foot, the executive director, still somewhat moved, chose to ignore the situation and turned to leave through the back door.

As for eradicating evil completely?

The executive director, who still harbored a sliver of kindness, knew he couldn't do that, so he chose to turn a blind eye.

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Only after the executive director left through the back door did Dr. Yamazaki and Chen Ze, who had quietly come down through the emergency exit, dare to step out of the stairwell.

"Is this a Digimon?"

Contrary to Chen Ze's expectations, after confirming that "she" was indeed seriously injured and unconscious, Dr. Yamazaki actually took the initiative to approach the unknown Digimon.

"Aren't you afraid?"

I was almost killed by the aftershocks of a Digimon battle while I was upstairs.

But not long after escaping danger, Dr. Yamazaki took the initiative to approach another Digimon whose level of danger was unknown. Chen Ze simply couldn't understand what the other party was thinking.

Logically speaking, even if Dr. Yamazaki didn't know it was a Digimon, it's impossible for him to remain so calm after experiencing a life-or-death ordeal.

Why be afraid of 'her'?

With a slight upturn of his lips, Dr. Yamazaki turned his head to look at Chen Ze, who was mostly hidden in the darkness, and said in a confident and certain tone.

"What I fear is 'death,' not Digimon."

"Those two Digimon fighting upstairs are extremely dangerous. If I'm not careful, they could kill an ordinary person like me. That's why I'm avoiding them."