Digital Hackers' Memories

Chapter 53 Using one's strengths to attack another's weaknesses

Arkadimon's strength is undeniable. Both its own design and its past achievements demonstrate that it possesses strength above the Ultimate level, making it comparable to the strongest Ultimate-level Digimon.

However, as its current rival, Beelzemon's strength should not be underestimated.

Even without using "eggplant", Beelzemon's strength ranks among the top of the strongest Ultimate-level Digimon.

"Want to fight me in melee?"

Despite the darkness before them, Beelzemon showed no sign of being controlled and instead mocked Arkadimon with a sarcastic tone.

A true Beelzemon might not be good at close combat, but this Beelzemon is no ordinary Beelzemon.

Like back then, in his Phantommon form, he was able to knock Arkadimon off its limbs and force it to use a killing move to counter his punches.

It's easy to imagine how much his punches and fighting skills would be amplified in Beelzemon's form, which is even stronger than Armored Dragonmon.

tumultuous!

In the blink of an eye, the agile Beelzemon broke free from Arkadimon's restraints with a burst of speed completely different from Bajiquan.

If Bajiquan is about training every joint of your body into a terrifying weapon, then it's about overwhelming your enemy with pure strength and aggression.

The skills that Beelzemon constantly displays are similar to those of an assassin lurking in the shadows—free-spirited, deadly, and yet possessing a remarkable resilience.

This is not any known fist technique, but rather a fighting technique that naturally emerged from the combination of Beelzemon's instincts as an Ultimate-level beast and Chen Ze's combat experience, making it the most suitable fighting technique for him.

To use the formless as form, and the infinite as finite.

Beelzemon's fighting techniques have absolutely no rules or moves. It is a fighting style that uses one's strengths to attack the opponent's weaknesses, focusing on defense and counterattack, and striking first after being caught off guard.

If we had to give this technique a suitable name, Jeet Kune Do, my style of fighting, unlimited fighting, or perhaps Fallen Hellbeast fighting style would be more appropriate.

boom!

Arkadimon was not flustered at all when its arms, which had transformed into tentacles, were suddenly forced open.

The instant his arm was spread open, Arkadimon's other arm swiftly transformed from a palm into a fist, slamming it into his cheek in a manner reminiscent of Beelzemon.

"Bajiquan?!"

Shocked, the Fallen Hell Beast blurted out the name of this fist technique.

No one was more familiar with this style of punching than Beelzemon, because it was clearly the same style he used when fighting Arkadimon in his Pyramidmon form at the Scrap Metal Park.

Without a second thought, Beelzemon leaped backward, escaping Arkadimon's attack range.

Because the Fallen Hell Beast is very familiar with this attack method, which uses the principles of Bajiquan as its framework and turns every part of the body into a terrifying weapon.

Unless the Fallen Hell Beast is willing to take that punch with its own face.

Otherwise, Arkadimon's next attack will turn into a storm, and its elbows, shoulders, back, and even its wings and tail will become the best weapons to attack Beelzemon.

One move after another, one attack after another, like a relentless storm – that's the terrifying aspect of the Mech Dragon Beast's Bajiquan.

Compared to the original Bajiquan, the Bajiquan of the Mech Dragon Beast emphasizes the original version's offensive and lethal attributes, thus weakening its attributes of self-cultivation and internal training.

After all, compared to weak humans, Digimon are hundreds of times stronger in all aspects of physical fitness, so they don't need to cultivate their own attributes.

As for philosophical thoughts on self-cultivation? Digimon have even less need for them.

The idea of ​​making friends through martial arts and using martial arts to stop fighting will never happen in the Digimon world, which follows the law of the jungle and the survival of the fittest.

"So you know that mecha-dragon beast?"

This time, it wasn't Arkadimon that spoke, but Ryuji Mishima who had taken the opportunity to hide behind it.

Faced with a battle between two evenly matched Digimon, Ryuji no longer possessed the composure and calm he had before.

Ryuji didn't know what state he was in, nor did he know whether his physical body would die along with him after he died.

Therefore, in order not to become an innocent bystander, Ryuji wisely chose to retreat to the "spectator seats".

"You could say we know each other!"

Without denying Ryuji's statement, the Fallen Hell Beast lightly shook its arm, its original contempt replaced by a strange excitement.

"Come on, continue. Let me see how well you've learned Bajiquan!"

With no intention of picking up the "eggplant," Beelzemon merely waved provocatively at Arkadimon, seemingly intending to challenge him in the most "fair" way possible.

This did not align with Chen Ze's consistently cautious survival philosophy, but it unexpectedly suited the arrogant, conceited, and warlike nature of the Fallen Hell Beast.

Beelzemon could sense that as its actions and thoughts changed, the black artificial digital core within its body was operating in an unprecedented way.

In a daze, Beelzemon felt that it might have found a way to evolve artificial Digicores that was truly suitable for it.

They do not require manual code completion or constant absorption of external data. As long as their behavior aligns with the inherent logic of the artificial digital core, they will evolve and compute on their own.

Although this evolutionary method is faster than human intervention, it is a natural and instinctive behavior.

In other words, even if Beelzemon stops absorbing any external data and stops modifying any code in its Digicore from now on, its Digicore will gradually improve itself and achieve a higher level of evolution.

In other words, what was originally just simple cosplay has now become actual role-playing?

Gazing at Arkadimon, who had become slightly enraged by its provocation, Beelzemon silently memorized this rule that could influence the future evolutionary direction of artificial Digicores.

"Fallen Hell Beast!"

Unaware and unconcerned about what Beelzemon was thinking, Arkadimon, despite his apparent anger, was surprisingly calm inside.

The agile movements that the opponent had displayed when it escaped were repeatedly reproduced and analyzed deep within Arkadimon's Digicore until it was completely mastered.

Silence!

In the blink of an eye, Arkadimon incorporated Beelzemon's escape technique into its own fighting style, charging towards its opponent with equally swift and agile movements.

Chapter 54 Matrix of Points

"Cough cough..."

When the exhausted Astarmon struggled to open its eyes, it saw Beelzemon and Arkadimon locked in a brutal close-quarters battle.

Under the influence of the Black Digicore, Beelzemon became a true battle maniac, exuding excitement and fervor in every move, like a raging lion.

In contrast, the larger and more ferocious-looking Arkadimon appeared unusually calm, so calm that it didn't seem like a living being at all.

boom! boom! boom!

The clash of fists, the collision of knees...

Two Digimon of vastly different sizes engaged in a fierce battle on the small rooftop, their fists clashing with explosive sounds, shaking the already unstable alien space.

"Is this your limit? You imposter who only knows how to steal knowledge!"

The once slender fingertips had now extended into jet-black claws. Every dodge and attack by the Fallen Hellmon would inevitably leave a bloody claw mark on the Arkadimon's body.

Arkadimon took this opportunity to constantly imitate and learn Beelzemon's fighting stance, and mastered it in a very short time.

Such exaggerated combat talent is comparable even to the born war god, Asuramon.

However, what was both unexpected and yet reasonable was that Beelzemon not only did not resent Ascadimon for stealing its fighting techniques, but instead became even more excited because of it.

Defeating one strong opponent makes the Fallen Hell Beast happier than defeating ten weak ones.

As a born arrogant and powerful being, Fallen Hellbeast enjoys the process of growing stronger little by little in battle, even if the opponent is an enemy who intends to kill him.

call!

It seemed to be enraged by the words of the Fallen Hellmon, or perhaps it was simply that it had caught the other party's weakness...

After Arkadimon failed to strike Beelzemon with its half-human-sized fist again, it suddenly spread its wings and flew into the sky.

The next second, the entire data space began to tremble, and a powerful and terrifying aura emanated from the body of the Arkadi Beast.

—A matrix of points!

It was as if the entire world had been restored to its original mosaic form. Visible data was compressed, deconstructed, and then transformed into a huge rhombus structure that enveloped the Fallen Beast.

"what?"

From the perspective of the Fallen Hell Beast, he felt that everything around him suddenly shrank and blurred, as if the world he was in had suddenly ascended to a higher dimension.

Or more precisely, it wasn't that everything around it was elevated in dimension, but rather that the Fallen Hell Beast at the very center of the rhombus was reverted to a lower dimension.

This wasn't the first time Beelzemon had encountered a similar situation.

At the Shinjuku subway station, the Lilacmon that created the Philosopher's Stone in one picture had previously compressed and banished the data of the White Flamemon into a fictional small digital space in a similar way.

The current Arkadimon is simply using the same methods that Lilacmon used before, but in an enhanced way, on Beelzemon.

My body... is being decomposed?

Looking down at its blurring body, Beelzemon quickly thought of Arkadimon's most powerful attack—Data Degradation.

A finishing move that breaks down all tangible and intangible matter into the most primitive data 0 and 1, and then absorbs and evolves it.

Theoretically speaking, Arkadimon with this ability doesn't care about the difference between data species, virus species, and vaccine species. All it needs to do is turn that raw and pure data into its own "food".

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"Did you win?"

Carefully retreating to the edge of the rooftop, Ryuji narrowed his eyes, cautiously observing the Fallen Hell Beast whose clarity was gradually decreasing.

Ryuji couldn't help but be cautious; ever since Beelzemon appeared, he felt that Arkadimon seemed to have changed somewhat.

If the previous Arkadimon was merely a powerful source of negative emotions, capable of causing humans who came into contact with it to uncover their own dark side and distort their truest thoughts.

So ever since Arkadimon uttered its first words, it has become a monster capable of understanding and manipulating people's minds.

This abrupt change inevitably caused Ryuji, who was already affected by Arkadimon, to feel some worry and panic.

"Win? That's a classic flag!"

"People who say things like that usually end up getting into trouble, even if they're the main characters!"

As if in response to Ryuji's words, the Fallen Hellmon, which had been reduced to a "pixelated character," suddenly turned its gaze towards him, seemingly casting its eyes across a different "dimensionality."

“Aka…”

Realizing something was wrong, Ryuji was about to call out Arkadimon's name when the pixelated Beelzemon suddenly leaped up and pounced on Arkadimon in mid-air like lightning.

—The Claw of Darkness!

The surging, burgeoning dark power, the moment it left its grasp, transformed into two overwhelming, blood-red claw marks, viciously slashing at the Arkadi Beast, which couldn't dodge in time.

As a result, the previously pixelated Beelzemon reverted to its physical form, and its ferocious face, resembling a three-eyed raven, unleashed an astonishing ferocity.

This is the true Fallen Hellmon, the legendary supreme demon king who reigns supreme over all dark-type digital beasts.

Rumble…

The Central Hospital, which was originally shrouded in the "Vulcanus Domain," has reappeared in reality.

Thus, in the sight of all humanity, the two soaring "claws of darkness" resembled sharp blades cleaving through the sky, tearing through the dark clouds and allowing the moonlight to shine upon the earth once more.

"howl!"

But before people could recover from this almost "spectacular" scene, Arkadimon, whose body had been pierced by the "Claw of Darkness," let out a mournful howl that echoed through the sky.

Immediately afterwards, Arkadimon, severely injured by Beelzemon, showed no dignity whatsoever as a demon or evil god. With a single dive, it carried Ryuji away from the rooftop of the Kamishiro Central Hospital.

Such a decisive act of admitting defeat and running away surprised not only Astarmon and the ignorant human onlookers, but even the instigator of this scene—Beelzemon himself.

Surprised as they were, Beelzemon, having just escaped its "demotion" fate, would not let Arkadimon escape.

Bang!

Without the slightest hesitation, the Fallen Hell Beast stepped over the fence and jumped directly off the rooftop, which was more than ten meters high.

Chapter 55 Behemoth

Bang!

With a deafening crash as if the earth had been smashed open, dense cracks resembling a spiderweb appeared where the Fallen Hell Beast had fallen.

The force of the Fallen Hell Beast leaping from a building several meters high is unimaginable, as it can smash a huge gash into a concrete road surface.

Despite the immense impact, the Fallen Hell Beast, the one directly involved, was completely unharmed, dusted himself off, and stood up again.

Moreover, in order to catch up with Arkadimon, who has taken over the air and is rapidly fleeing Shibuya, he must find a way to catch up with it.

Thinking of this, Beelzemon suddenly missed the various "upgraded" Beelzemon forms from its previous life.

Let's not even talk about the "Gale Form (Burst Form)," which maximizes one's power and achieves a perfect balance between body and mind.

Whether it's the cationic cannon that can blast back the Emperor Demon with a single shot, or the black four wings that symbolize the "Demon King" identity, both can pose a real threat to the Arkadimon flying in the sky.