Digital Hackers' Memories

Because the invaders will evolve different abilities depending on the host.

The reason the Digital World fell was because the World Tree, which was the central hub of the world, was first invaded by the invaders, which led to a series of unexpected events.

The current Examon is the same; with most of its body assimilated by the Invaders, it can be considered a giant alien Invader to some extent.

The reason Examon can still barely maintain its form is entirely due to its tenacious will.

Unlike other Digimon whose titles and honors are widely known, the title "Emperor of the Dragon" is a genuine achievement.

At a time when the dragons were on the verge of extinction, the ultimate dragon, which evolved by bearing the weight of the entire "Dragon's Roar" domain, is the true origin of Examon's title "Dragon Emperor".

In a sense, Examon is to Dragon's Roar what Yggdrasil is to the Digital World.

"As long as you can help me get rid of these annoying invaders, I can grant you any request."

There was absolutely no need for Beelzemon to make any demands; Examon's domineering and arrogant words were in no way worthy of his title "Dragon Emperor."

Chapter 5: Enemy of the Royal Knights

"That's surprisingly generous!"

Examon's eyes widened in surprise. It has to be said that Examon's words did indeed intimidate Beelzemon.

Compared to the SwordEmperormon who has been hiding behind the scenes and manipulating everything, it's really hard to imagine that the bold Examon is also a member of the Royal Knights.

After all, the meaning that Examon just said was quite clear: even if it meant it had to fight against the other Royal Knights, it wouldn't mind helping Beelzemon.

This not only contradicts the stance of SwordGoldmon, but even a Royal Knight like Omegamon, who leans towards the human side, would never make the same promise as Examon.

"Aren't you going to ask me what I'm planning to do? Maybe my target is other royal knights?"

As if to confirm his guess, the Fallen Hell Beast, which had been stunned for a long time, finally slowly asked.

"Is there any other possibility?"

Despite its seemingly tyrannical and brainless behavior, Examon's thinking is surprisingly clear.

Something that could make an ultimate being, clearly born in the human world, choose to appear before me at this particular time.

Aside from his few companions who were causing trouble in the human world, there was simply no other possibility.

"Yes, there are indeed no other possibilities."

With a helpless shrug, Beelzemon did not deny Examon's words.

With the Royal Knights now mostly in hiding, Examon, the only one openly residing in the Odaiba Building, has become the target of anyone looking for the Royal Knights.

In fact, the Fallen Hell Beast did come for this reason.

“I came here for Sword Emperor Beast. I want to know where he is hiding right now.”

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“I came here for Sword Emperor Beast. I want to know where he is hiding right now.”

Before Examon could even reply to Beelzemon's words, a contemptuous laugh suddenly came from behind him.

"Ignorance is bliss. How dare a mere third-rate Ultimate-level being cause trouble for the Royal Knights?"

As those familiar words fell, the figure of the Sword Emperor Beast reappeared before the Fallen Hell Beast, or rather, Chen Ze, after a long absence.

Although SwordKingmon did not recognize Beelzemon's true identity at this moment, it was certain that the other party had come for it.

"Dark Knight...that's what those ignorant humans call you, isn't it!"

Although it is a question, Sword Emperor Beast uses an affirmative tone here.

This is not only Swordmon showing that it recognizes Beelzemon's identity, but also it is expressing its contempt in another way.

"As a Digimon, you are helping humans. You are a traitor among Digimon."

His tone made no attempt to hide his hatred and anger; in the past few days, SwordEmperormon had encountered far too many similar Digimon.

Leaving aside the two-faced Royal Knights who sought to balance between humans and Digimon, the mere sight of the white MetalGreymon that injured him was enough to make SwordGreymon feel deeply humiliated.

Not to mention, ever since being severely injured by that white mechanical Tyrannosaurus, the hackers led by Arata Sanada have been searching for the whereabouts of the Sword Emperor Beast.

Even though Sword Emperor Beast had used the power of the Divine Era Group to cooperate with the authorities and list Sanada Shin as the latest "internet wanted criminal," it couldn't withstand the other party's relentless harassment.

Especially that Hellmon that can split infinitely; if it weren't for the timely combination of the powers of Aromamon, Dynasmon, and Skullmon, the still-wounded SwordEmmon might have become prey for Sanada Shinichi.

Fortunately, with the help of the other three Royal Knights, SwordKingmon completely eliminated the existence of HellBeggarmon, which gave it the opportunity to appear in front of Examon.

As for Sanada Shin?

After being completely wiped out by the Hellbringer, Sword Emperor Beast didn't take that mere human seriously at all.

Of course, this is also because Sanada Shin is really good at dodging.

Even though SwordKingmon mobilized both human and Digimon forces to search for Arata Sanada, they still couldn't find any trace of him, let alone capture him.

"traitor?"

Faced with the rage of SwordEmperorBeast, FallenHellBeast merely smiled contemptuously, as if responding to the other's earlier smile.

"Let's not even talk about the fact that I don't really identify with the Digimon community."

"Based on your behavior recently, how many Digimon born in the human world do you think would 'go along with you'?"

Beelzemon is right. While Digimon born in the EDEN Network certainly hate humans, they also have no affection for "invaders" like Swordmon who destroyed their home.

Rather, in the eyes of the Digimon born in EDEN, SwordEmperormon, who brought intruders into EDEN from the very beginning and made the entire network world a mess, can be described as an absolute "human disaster".

Especially after Sanada Shin's publicity and exposure, the reputation of Sword King Beast and even the Kamishiro Group has been ruined in EDEN.

During the Royal Knights' invasion of the human world, the forces hostile to them were far more than just humans.

The human world, the digital world, and the EDEN network, which serves as a buffer zone between the two worlds...

This corresponds to humans, Digimon, and EDEN Digimon and human hackers who coexist between these two realms.

The complex web of love, hate, and entanglement between the three groups is far too complicated to be explained in a single sentence, nor can it be summarized by a simple label of "traitor."

Examon's earlier comment, "Do you all really think you're the saviors?", was actually a veiled mockery of the arrogance of the other Royal Knights.

Fighting for one's beliefs and justice is indeed an admirable thing.

But this world has never needed anyone to save it. Whether it's Digimon or humans, all they can save is their own kind.

"You think so too, Examon?"

Although he didn't know what Examon was thinking, SwordKingmon had been secretly hiding here before Beelzemon appeared, so he naturally heard Examon's sarcastic remark.

"I've always thought so. Is this the first time you've met me?"

With a disdainful curl of its lip, Examon's ferocious face surprisingly revealed a hint of human-like mockery.

"You came here to control me, didn't you? After all, I'm the biggest destabilizing factor in your plan."

Chapter Six: The Royal Internal Strife?

"You came here to control me, didn't you? After all, I'm the biggest destabilizing factor in your plan."

Upon hearing this, both Fallen Hellmon and Sword Emperormon fell silent.

Beelzemon's silence stemmed from the fact that the Royal Knights' reputation as an "internal strife group" was far from being realized. So real that Swordmon and Examon made no attempt to hide their dissatisfaction with each other upon their first meeting.

The silence of Swordmon was due to Examon's statement.

Even before this, SwordKingmon already understood that Examon's personality was like this.

However, as the first Royal Knight to respond to his call and descend upon the human world, SwordKingmon still harbored some unrealistic fantasy about "persuading Examon to join his team."

It is necessary to emphasize again here that the Royal Knights are not an organization formed by the World Tree.

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, every member of the Royal Knights has performed meritorious deeds in saving the world, and afterwards they are willing to take action for their own justice and beliefs.

The so-called "paladins" are proof of their achievements being recognized by the world under such circumstances.

"Holy Knights" can be born from any Digimon species, whether they are vaccine-type, data-type, or even virus-type, provided the conditions are right.

From this perspective, the Royal Knights were originally just a group of Digimon who worshipped the "White Emperor" and spontaneously formed a Digimon organization with the same ideals.

However, as time went on, this group, which was originally just a "fan club", gradually became a powerful organization that would appear whenever a crisis occurred in the Digital World, because its members were all saviors who had saved the world.

Furthermore, the World Tree, which governs the direction of world evolution, can be seen, to some extent, as a tangible symbol of the concept of "world".

This means that the Royal Knights often have to follow the World Tree's commands in order to protect the Digital World.

Over time, the Digital World developed the misconception that "Yoshtar is the leader of the Royal Knights."

In fact, even among the Holy Knights, who were also created to save the Digital World from crisis, the Royal Knights split into several factions due to their different approaches to dealing with the crisis.

The Royal Knights protect the peace of the digital world; their group's mission is simply to protect the world, not to do good.

Guided by this idea, some Royal Knights might even carry out large-scale acts of destruction in order to protect the security of the Digital World.

Born from a virus species, and whose very existence was dedicated to eliminating malignant viruses, SwordEmperorBeast is the best executor of this ideal.

Sharing the same ideals are the Fragrant Beast, which sees through the wickedness of human nature; the Dynasmon, which values ​​loyalty and integrity; and the Skull Beast, a staunch supporter of the World Tree.

Everything that threatens the existence of the Digital World and the World Tree must be completely destroyed.

Opposite to this faction is another faction led by Omegamon, which includes the four Royal Knights: Gallantmon, Magnamon, and Jesmon.

Although they share the same belief in saving the world, they also firmly believe in the existence of good deeds, and that saving the world and upholding good deeds are not contradictory.

It can be said that most digital crises are actually the result of confrontation and compromise between these two factions.

As for the remaining five Royal Knights?

It's unclear whether these are characteristics shared by all strong individuals, or whether possessing these characteristics is what makes someone strong.

The remaining five members of the Royal Knights were mostly ruthless characters who were stronger than the average members of these two factions.

Alphamon, the original Royal Knight, was regarded as the "Royal Knights' Counterforce" and was known as the "Seat of the Void."

Examon is the Dragon Emperor who normally displays the highest combat strength of the Royal Knights, but often goes berserk.

The ancient dragon warrior with incredible speed to travel through time and space, and also possessing some unknown potential—Ultimate V-dramon.

The only beast-type holy knight capable of rivaling UltimateVeedramon in speed, guarding a certain unknown ruin—Hachimon.

And finally, there's the master-level character who, outside of the Digimon evolution path, forged a path to unlock his own potential—Gangumon.

Generally, after the digital crisis officially begins, these five ruthless characters will act alone, remain indifferent, or join the two factions mentioned above to fight, depending on their own beliefs.

However, regardless of what happened, these thirteen Royal Knights have never resolved a digital crisis through complete cooperation since joining the Royal Order.

This time was no exception.

In order to eliminate these five hidden dangers in advance, the "Destruction Faction" led by the Fragrant Beast had already launched various actions.

Leaving aside the elusive Alphamon and Gankomon, Mabomon has been persuaded by Aromon to maintain a neutral stance, at least during this Digital Crisis.

The Ultimate V-Dragon, possessing the power of divine speed, disappeared into the spacetime turbulence due to some unexpected situation while crossing the dimensional wall, and will definitely not be able to return in the short term.

Therefore, in Fragrantmon's plan, the only one who can currently influence the battle is Dragon Emperor - Examon.

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"That's a real shame. It seems we'll have to stand on opposing sides again."

After a moment of silence, the Sword Emperor Beast, who was the first to come to his senses, said in a low voice, his tone filled with regret.

Just as Swordmon himself said, if it weren't for being forced to, it wouldn't actually want to use some brutal methods to forcibly control Examon.

Unfortunately, nine times out of ten things in this world don't go as planned.

"Regret? I don't think it's anything to regret."

With its massive dragon wings already unfurled, Examon, sensing the stirring within its body, merely grinned menacingly.

call!

The next second, a howling wind swept across the rooftop.

The clouds overhead seemed to be swept away by a hurricane, revealing the cunning silvery moonlight.

"Come on! Sword Emperor Beast!"

"Let me see what gives you the audacity to come looking for trouble with me alone!"

Examon, exuding an overwhelming aura, roared and howled, its deafening voice instantly echoing throughout the entire Odaiba area.

Beelzemon had no doubt that Examon in this state could destroy the entire skyscraper in one blow, just like when it crashed into the skyscrapers of Shibuya in the form of "Red Dragon's Fall".

Chapter Seven: The Legendary Seven Demon Kings