Digital Hackers' Memories

"I've wanted to try this kind of fighting style for a long time."

Accompanied by a cold voice, the back of the Fallen Hell Beast suddenly bulged and split as if it were gestating something, quickly forming a rudimentary biological structure.

laugh……

Just as the four blades of the Sword Emperor Beast were about to strike the Fallen Beast, a complete Mech Dragon Beast split off from his back.

boom!boom!boom!boom!

Four consecutive, brutal, and wild sounds of impact echoed through the night. The four bladed creatures hadn't even gotten within three feet of the Fallen Hell Beast before they were smashed away by the Mech Dragon Beast's iron fists.

In any case, for the mecha dragon beast that had trained every joint of its body into a deadly weapon, these four sharp blades were no different from four pieces of iron, and were not enough to cause it any real damage.

"Mech-Dragon Beast?"

Seeing that the seemingly certain "encirclement and kill" was broken by the inexplicably appearing Mechdramon, SwordEmmon, who was still facing off against Beelzemon, couldn't help but gasp. The "wave clash" that was originally evenly matched was instantly reversed.

Silence!

At the critical moment, Sword Emperor Beast didn't have time to think about what had happened to Fallen Hell Beast, and directly dodged the most fatal cation cannon piercing through him by sidestepping.

"It's now!"

Unfortunately, his opponent, the Fallen Hell Beast, would not let go of this excellent opportunity to attack. With his right hand unavailable, he immediately extended his left hand and drew a complex magic rune in the air in front of him, which he then shot towards his opponent.

This is a symbol of Beelzemon's identity as the "Gluttonous Demon Lord," and also a manifestation of his gluttonous power.

—The Seven Deadly Sins: The Mark of Gluttony!

Chapter Twenty-Four: The Halo of Original Sin

In the records of the Digital World, there are many Ultimate forms of Demon Lords, but only seven Demon Lords can truly be called the "Seven Deadly Sins".

The goddess of darkness, the lustful demon king who rules over lust and death—Lilithmon.

Beelzemon, the Gluttonous Demon Lord of the Digital World, is known for his maverick nature, arrogance, and conceit.

Barbamon is a cunning and greedy demon king who prefers to hide behind the scenes.

Belphemon is a lazy demon king who is in a state of slumber for most of the year and only awakens once every thousand years to destroy the world.

Magamon is an enraged demon king who fell from a high-ranking angel and intends to challenge the benevolent beings of the Digital World.

Leviathanmon, the Envy Demon Lord, is a colossal creature comparable in size to the Dragon Emperor and is known to the world as a "demon monster."

And finally, the strongest arrogant Demon Lord, Lucemon Fallen Mode, who is both holy and evil, and who has reached the level of a Perfect Demon Lord.

These seven demon lords, who reign supreme at the pinnacle of the dark-type digital beasts, are the "Seven Demon Lords" or "Seven Demon Gods" regarded as the original sin in the Digital World.

In terms of the setting, the biggest difference between these seven powerful demon lords and ordinary demon lords is that they each possess a demon lord mark belonging to the original sin series.

Before this, Beelzemon only knew that he was not the legendary Gluttony Demon King, but he did not know the difference between himself and the real Gluttony Demon King.

The same evolutionary path, the same weaponry, and even the same gluttonous power...

It seems difficult to distinguish between ordinary Fallen Beasts and the true Gluttonous Demon Lord using a single, clear mark.

It wasn't until Beelzemon used the "Explosion Program Trial Version" he developed and awakened a special form called "Gale Mode" that he understood the difference between Beelzemon and Gluttony Lord—the Gluttony Mark.

Every Beelzemon possesses the power of Gluttony, but not every Beelzemon can possess the true Gluttony Mark.

The so-called "Gluttony Mark" is a mark of original sin formed by a Fallen Hell Beast by pushing its own potential to the limit and condensing it with pure gluttonous power.

Beelzemon, bearing the Gluttony Mark, can not only completely devour all data it comes into contact with, but also amplify it many times over to become its own power through a special method.

This exaggerated way of increasing power is not only something that other demon lords cannot possess, but even the Fallen Hell Beasts that follow the same path would find it difficult to evolve to that stage on their own.

Even Beelzemon, which doesn't follow the usual path, only managed to evolve into Gale Mode by using the data code related to "MetalGreymon Nuclear Mode".

Right now, Beelzemon is planning to use its newly awakened Gluttony Mark to perfectly absorb all of SwordGoldmon's data, just like Sanada Shin devoured Gallantmon.

This is not impossible. With the authority of the Gluttonous Demon King combined with part of the Corruptor's code, Beelzemon is confident that it can completely receive all of the other party's data without destroying the memories of SwordEmperormon.

"What a... terrible farewell..."

With its head drooping helplessly, Sword Emperor Beast stared at the Gluttony Mark on its chest, which was constantly expanding and changing, and a look on its face that was hard to describe.

SwordEmperor could clearly feel its data being transformed little by little, and even the Digiwave within its body seemed to be becoming the target of the Gluttony Mark's devouring.

"As expected... worthy of being... the being chosen by 'He'..."

In its final moments, the Sword Emperor Beast was surprisingly calm, so calm that even it couldn't understand why it was so peaceful.

"Who exactly is He?" x2

Having lowered their raised cationic cannons, Beelzemon and Armordramon approached SwordEmperormon almost simultaneously.

"I did... lose..."

Facing its impending death with composure, SwordEmperormon slowly raised its head and looked at the two "shared yet separate" Digimon that were so close at hand.

"But my failure is just the beginning..."

As if in a final burst of energy before death, the Sword Emperor Beast, which had been speaking haltingly, suddenly became fluent again.

"Once the Fragrant Beast's plan begins, it cannot be stopped; that is an established fact."

"But could you, somewhere between a Digimon and a human, become the biggest surprise in this plan?"

With a long sigh, these words became the last words that Sword Emperor Beast left in this world.

Can the digital world and the human world truly coexist?

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Can the digital world and the human world truly coexist?

After silently listening to SwordEmperormon's last words, Beelzemon quickly retrieved the data of SwordEmperormon, which had been completely transformed into the Gluttony Mark.

As the saying goes, a dying man's words are good. Although Fallen Hellmon did not believe this explanation, the few words that Sword Emperormon uttered before his death still revealed some hidden information.

First of all, the mastermind behind this series of events was not the Swordmon he had assumed, but another member of the Royal Knights who had never shown his face before—Fragrancemon.

Secondly, Renamon X's identity is indeed not simple. When SwordEmperormon mentioned "He" twice, his tone was full of respect.

There are probably very few in the entire Digital World that can earn the genuine respect of SwordEmmon.

In any case, Beelzemon only knew one existence that made Emperormon so respectful—the World Tree.

"Could it be that Renamon's identity is related to the World Tree?"

As he pondered this, the memories of SwordEmperormon, along with the data flowing into Beelzemon's body, were gradually stored in his Digicore.

However, although the data of Sword Emperor Beast was absorbed by Fallen Hell Beast, the Gluttony Mark that he had formed by gathering the power of Gluttony did not disappear.

Conversely, after converting the data of SwordEmperormon into data that could be absorbed by Beelzemon, the Gluttony Mark seemed to float up on its own, as if it were a physical entity.

From a distance, the Gluttony Mark appeared to float like a halo three feet above the head of the Fallen Hell Beast, much like the angel's ring in the Bible.

—The Seven Deadly Sins: Gluttony Aura!

As a manifestation of the power of gluttony and an externalization of the mark of gluttony, the essence of the gluttony halo has not undergone much transformation.

At the very least, the Beelzemon, as the host, did not feel that it had gained any special abilities or that its power had increased significantly.

"This materialized halo... is really flashy."

Chapter Twenty-Five: Daily PDA

Late at night, at the entrance of Chen Ze's automated apartment building.

Standing at his own front door, Chen Ze, who had already transformed back into human form, did not go inside immediately.

Instead, he carefully took the broken box of chocolates out of his pocket before pulling up a virtual projection screen in front of him.

Ignoring all the junk software and apps, Chen Ze scrolled down the virtual screen and clicked into a private chat room hosted on an independent server.

This is a chat software that Chen Ze built by modifying and upgrading the private server that Yaohu Beast X bought, with the mindset of making use of waste.

Unlike regular communication software, this private chat room has only two members, and every message is encrypted using multiple layers of encryption.

Theoretically speaking, even a top-tier hacker capable of infiltrating national defense systems would find it impossible to decipher and join this chat room without knowing the encryption conditions.

Of course, no hacker in the world would have imagined that someone would be so bored as to use a private server to create a chat application that could only be used by two people.

No one would have imagined that Chen Ze would go to such lengths to encrypt those not-so-secret chat messages, using multiple layers of encryption, and even encryption methods known only to himself.

In fact, what's even more unexpected is that, besides Chen Ze, a hacker with an absurdly high sense of crisis, another user of this chat software is a Digimon that can directly perceive data.

Anyone who tries to decipher or use this private software will face the real data life form, Reijomon X.

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The fox with a fake smile: I want this!

The Fox with a Fake Smile: [Image] [Image] [Link Address]

The eternal chuunibyou: What? We have a rice cooker at home?

The Fake-Smiling Fox: No, this is the latest model of a smart rice cooker that combines grilling and cooking. I heard it can grill pork belly!

My eternal chuunibyou (middle school syndrome): Buy it! Hurry up and get my pork belly out!

……

The eternal chuunibyou: Look what this is?

The eternal chuunibyou (middle school syndrome): [Images] [Images] [Images] [Images]

The fox with a fake smile: Isn't this the delicious chocolate?

The Fake-Smiling Fox: Which convenience store is this?

The fox with a fake smile: Why couldn't I find it?

Eternal Chuunibyou: Hehe, I found this while shopping. If you want to eat it, I'll buy it for you later.

The eternal chuunibyou: Wait, what are you doing?

Eternal Chuunibyou: Didn't we agree not to use the EDEN network for redirection normally? You liar! [crying]

……

The fox with a fake smile: ...

The fox with a fake smile: ...

The fox with a fake smile: ...

The eternal chuunibyou: What's wrong now?

The fox with a fake smile: I'm bored. When are you coming back?

The Fox with the Fake Smile: Did you run into your challenger today?

The Fake-Smiling Fox: I knew I shouldn't have made the bet with you. It's really inconvenient not being able to use the EDEN network for redirection.

The eternal chuunibyou: ...

……

With a smile on his face, Chen Ze glanced at the chat history in the private chat room, logged into his account, and sent a message.

The eternal chuunibyou: I'm back.

Bang!

The next second, the tightly closed door suddenly opened, and the previously bored fox spirit X jumped up from the sofa and ran straight to the door.

"Welcome back!"

Looking at the lazy yet slightly excited fox spirit X in front of him, Chen Ze, who was prepared, took out the broken chocolate and handed it to him.

"There was a slight mishap along the way, but it doesn't affect its edibility."

Upon hearing this, the fox spirit X, who had been looking excited, suddenly changed his expression and turned his gaze to Chen Ze.

"You are hurt?"

As a qualified Digimon, Renamon X could clearly sense the massive amount of data emanating from Chen Ze's body, data that he hadn't possessed before he left.

"I wasn't injured, it was just a little accident."

Sensing the undisguised worry in the fox spirit X, Chen Ze slightly opened his mouth, and a faint wisp of black flame emerged from it.

"The Flame of Gluttony?"

Renamon X, who had studied the black digital core with Chen Ze long ago, naturally recognized this fleeting black flame.