Digital Hackers' Memories

With its upright posture like a mountain ridge, the Sword Emperor Beast murmured softly, already ready for battle.

Now that its location had been pinpointed by Fallen Hellmon, SwordEmperormon was no longer bothered to conceal it.

Swordmon refused to believe that after encountering Examon and Sanada Shin in succession, Beelzemon still had the strength to deal with him when he was still in his prime.

Of course, the reason why SwordGreymon has such confidence is also because it wants to avenge its previous defeat at the hands of MetalGreymon.

tumultuous!

As it pondered this, a massive digital wave began to surge into the body of SwordEmperormon, and energy cores, like azure gems, gradually appeared throughout its body as the digital wave entered.

In the blink of an eye, the Sword Emperor Beast transformed into a more magnificent and imposing form.

In this form, which combines the power of Digimon and Digimon, the already powerful SwordEmperormon officially entered the ranks of the top-tier Ultimate Digimon.

—Sword Emperor Beast: Rose Mode!

"If you really are that MetalGreymon, I'll show you what true terror is!"

Having learned from the previous experience, the SwordKingmon was able to perfectly control every bit of power within its body when it entered "Rose Mode" for the second time.

"Come on! Let me see how much you've grown during this time, and whether you're qualified to continue staying by 'His' side."

Chapter Twenty-Two: The Fated Final Showdown

hum!

The speeding motorcycle passed through the dark underpass and finally came to a stop on a complex overpass with a powerful roar of its engine.

"Aren't you going to keep running?"

After parking Behemoth at the head of the overpass, Beelzemon looked at the fully armed SwordEmperormon and asked.

"Why are you running? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

With a disdainful smile playing on his lips, the Sword Emperor Beast retorted in an unquestionable tone.

Or are you afraid I'll run away?

A simple sentence, yet it struck a chord deep within, demonstrating the Sword Emperor Beast's complete control over the mind and circumstances.

Should I call you MetalGreymon, or should I call you Chen Ze?

Upon hearing this, even though the Fallen Hell Beast was already mentally prepared for its identity to be exposed, it still couldn't help but shrink its pupils.

It seems that Sword Emperor Beast has more information than it thought?

Based solely on the intrusion method it had just demonstrated, it not only connected Beelzemon and MetalGreymon, but even guessed its human identity.

"Does it make a difference?"

After a brief silence, the Fallen Hellbeast replied in its characteristic arrogant tone.

"Anyway, you're going to die today."

This may be the first time in its life that the Fallen Hellbeast has shown such intense killing intent.

Even when it transformed into Asuramon and went berserk, or when it was fighting in the original world, Beelzemon had never shown such a degree of murderous intent.

However, it's not surprising when you think about it, as Swordmon has almost put Beelzemon and Renamon X in dire straits several times.

The Fallen Hell Beast was never a saint, so naturally it couldn't feel any pity for the enemy who was trying to kill it.

Deep within Beelzemon's heart, SwordEmperormon was already no different from a dead man.

"It seems that only one of us can leave here today."

With a long sigh, a meaningful look flashed in the eyes of the Sword Emperor Beast, and then it asked with considerable doubt.

"But you went to all this trouble to find me, just to kill me?"

SwordKingmon's doubts were genuine, because if it were just to kill him, Beelzemon would have no reason to risk going to Odaiba alone to confront Examon.

The fact that the Fallen Hell Beast was willing to risk being considered an enemy by the Dragon Emperor to find him only shows that it was eager to obtain something from him.

"Of course not, I'm not that bored."

Just as Sword Emperor Beast had guessed, Fallen Hell Beast's desires were indeed not simply about revenge.

"I want to know why you've set your sights on me?"

"I want to know what secrets the Rei-Fox Beast's identity is hiding?"

"I want to know about the Invaders, and what exactly is going on with the Digital World now?"

There are so many things I want to know...

At this point, the Fallen Hellbeast paused slightly before continuing in a loud voice.

"But you obviously won't tell me these things, so I'll have to find a way to get them myself."

A dangerous glint flashed in his eyes. Although Beelzemon was confident that he could defeat SwordEmperor, he was not so sure whether he could get the information he wanted from the opponent.

But since things had come to this point, even if the Fallen Hell Beast wasn't entirely confident, it had no choice but to take a desperate gamble.

Otherwise, who knows what SwordEmperorBeast might do next, or whether it might endanger himself and Renamon X.

Nip danger in the bud—this is common sense for Fallen Hellmon, born in an ancient civilization.

"So that's how it is, you wanted to 'eat' me..."

"Or rather, you intend to use the 'power of gluttony' to devour and analyze my memory data?"

Nodding its head slightly, the Sword Emperor Beast spoke in a tone of sudden realization.

For Beelzemon, who possesses hacking skills and has evolved the "power of gluttony," this is not something difficult to understand.

Especially considering that Digimon also possess organs similar to souls, hearts, and databases, deciphering and analyzing a Digimon's memories is far simpler than cracking a human's memories.

"No wonder 'He' chose you. In terms of talent, ability, and personality, you are much stronger than I imagined."

Despite saying this, the Sword Emperor Beast's slowly raised arm revealed its hostility and persistence.

Driven by his own sense of justice and beliefs, Sword Emperor Beast had long been prepared to face enemies from all sides.

Let alone a mere "He", even if it meant going against all the Royal Knights and the entire Digital World, SwordKingmon would not hesitate in the slightest.

"Him?"

Sensing the respect in Sword Emperor Beast's tone, Fallen Hell Beast gently shook its head, as if it understood something.

"In that case, there's nothing more to say between us."

Before he could finish speaking, Beelzemon leaped forward, using the recoil provided by Behemoth to charge towards SwordEmperormon.

call!

During this process, the four wings of the fallen angels on the back of the Fallen Hellbeast suddenly opened, bringing with them a gust of wind that swept across the entire overpass.

Under the howling and obscuring wind, the Fallen Hell Beast seemed like a god who controlled the dark storm, its materialized dark power directly dyeing the wind itself pitch black.

In the blink of an eye, the one-kilometer radius where Beelzemon and SwordEmperormon were located was isolated by this dark storm, creating a separate space.

It wasn't that Beelzemon didn't want to create a larger battle space, but rather that the overpass was only one kilometer long, and extending it further would affect other humans in the nearby residential area.

"You really are human!"

Seeing this, the Sword Emperor Beast spoke in a low and calm voice.

It's understandable that a Digimon raised in the digital world might harbor some goodwill towards the humans who nurtured them.

However, even the weakest Digimon, after evolving to the Ultimate level, should possess complete thought processes and mature ideas that are no less than those of any higher life form.

They may sympathize with humans, or they may stand on the side of humans and become their enemies, but they rarely go against their own interests and thoughts to protect unrelated humans.

Digimon with this mentality often die before they can fully mature.

After all, not everyone can be like those members of the Royal Knights, who were born and raised with a destiny.

Considering the unusual behavior of Whiteflamemon, MetalGreymon, and Beelzemon in the past, this Digimon that keeps changing forms is very likely originally a human, which explains its "cherishing" attitude towards its own kind.

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PS: After building up the BOSS for so long, it's finally time for him to get his comeuppance.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Mark of Gluttony

boom! boom! boom!

Unlike the battlefields of Examon and Omegamon, the battle between Beelzemon and SwordGiantmon was significantly smaller in scale.

Compared to the aftermath of battles that often spread across the entire Odaiba area or even the whole of Tokyo, their battle was confined to this small overpass.

As a result, while the damage caused by the battle between the two became less, the tension and intensity increased dramatically.

boom! boom! boom!

Pink shimmering light and pitch-black shadows collided and intertwined in the sky.

They touch and separate, separate and touch again; each collision and intersection creates ripples in the surrounding air, like a pebble breaking the surface of calm water, filled with unspoken subtlety and a sense of impending danger.

"If this is all the strength you have, then you should be the one lying here today."

Although not as agile as Beelzemon with two pairs of wings, it has reached the level of SwordEmperormon, and short periods of airtime and flight are not difficult for it.

With the four infinitely extending blades behind SwordEmperorBeast, FallenHellBeast looked as if it were fighting five masters with superb swordsmanship.

Or to be more precise, a sword master who can wield five swords simultaneously is far more terrifying than five masters with superb swordsmanship.

The former may possess superior combat power, but may lack the ability to achieve perfect understanding and seamless teamwork.

The latter is completely different. Sword Emperor Beast simultaneously controls five sharp swords to attack from different angles, blocking Fallen Hell Beast's retreat time and time again.

Logically speaking, Beelzemon is not much weaker than MetalGreymon, which has activated its "nuclear mode". At most, their fighting modes and styles are different.

If we convert this into actual combat power, we can only say that MetalGreymon has an advantage in dealing with large enemies, while Beelzemon is better suited to dealing with agile humanoid Digimon like SwordEmperormon.

This is also why Beelzemon did not transform into MetalGreymon, but continued to fight SwordEmperormon in its current form.

However, Beelzemon, who should theoretically have the upper hand, was subtly at a disadvantage in the actual battle with Emperormon.

Because compared to the previous battle against MetalGreymon, SwordGreymon, having fully mastered the power of Digiwave, is definitely much stronger.

"Don't make promises you can't keep. Do you know how many victories that seemed certain to be won have been ruined by promises like these?"

After another clash and confrontation with SwordEmperormon, FallenHellmon couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

Without any intention of mockery, Beelzemon simply couldn't stand SwordEmperormon's smug expression, so it instinctively provoked him.

"I will keep my promise; you don't need to worry about that!"

With a stomp that shattered the twisted steel frame, the Sword Emperor Beast, standing on the overpass railing, adjusted its body in time, converting the thrust from the previous collision into impact force, and charged towards the Fallen Hell Beast once again.

Boom!

In an instant, the steel frame beneath their feet shattered into countless pieces of iron, causing the entire overpass to tremble.

Immediately afterwards, the Sword Emperor Beast, having decided to finish the battle quickly, suddenly raised its arm and shot out a crimson light that seemed to pierce the sky from the magnificent impact cone.

—Urgent fear!

tear...

Under the sweeping, infinitely extending crimson light, the Gale Domain, shrouded in the dark power of the Fallen Hell Beast, was instantly torn apart.

The next second, four blades that had extended nearly a hundred meters in length, combined with a sweeping crimson light, forced the Fallen Hell Beast into an inescapable predicament.

Whether to face four sharp, bladed beasts capable of tearing him to pieces, or to confront the Sword Emperor Beast charging straight at him from the front, was a difficult choice.

Fortunately, I don't have to face such a choice.

To the astonishment of SwordEmperor, Beelzemon ignored the four bladed attacks slashing from behind it and chose to raise its cationic cannon to face the opponent head-on.

—The Death Gunman!

The death beam that could disintegrate everything shot out instantly, colliding with SwordEmperor's "Urgent Fear".

There was no sound, and no light pollution...

Just as if it were two beams of light colliding, the attacks from Beelzemon and Kingmon created a seemingly calm yet dangerous molecular annihilation zone between the two.

Within this region, everything that exists in material form will be decomposed, and even the intangible light will be distorted.

However, what truly surprised Sword Emperor Beast was not the immense power of the cationic cannon, but the "shadow" that split off from Fallen Hell Beast's body.

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Rewind to a second earlier, when Beelzemon ignored the four bladed beasts behind it and insisted on confronting Swordmon head-on.