Digital Hackers' Memories

Silent gunshots and the clanging of metal echoed continuously from the battlefield where the three sides were fighting.

The Sistermon sisters knew that even though they had used the secret technique taught by the Gutsmon and had temporarily unleashed a near-complete awakened form, the gap between them and Mugendramon was still ridiculously large.

Therefore, the two of them did not take the lead in attacking, but instead actively cooperated with Kingmon, which has powerful offensive skills, to limit the power of Mugendramon by using guerrilla tactics and restraint.

"Kai-Kingmon! Attack with full power!"

Although Yuko Kamishiro didn't understand why the Sistermon sisters had suddenly changed their stance, she could see that only through cooperation among the three of them could there be a sliver of hope for the Infinite Dragon Beast.

As the former strongest and once the king of the mechanical type who reigned supreme in the Digital World, the loss of one arm does not affect Mugendramon's fighting power at all.

In any case, Mugendramon's strongest attack method is not melee combat, but the two Mugen cannons it carries on its back.

"Infinite Dragon Beast, create distance."

YUGO was clearly aware of this, so after realizing Yuko Kamishiro's plan, it decisively ordered Mugendramon to withdraw from Kaiyomon's attack range.

Not only that, YUGO also intentionally or unintentionally turned his attention to Beelzemon and Renamon X, who had not yet joined the battle.

Although YUGO didn't know the origin of Beelzemon, he knew that it must be related to the two humans whose accounts he had previously deleted.

YUGO's original intention in clearing the area was simply to create a relatively independent environment for his conversation with Yuko Kamishiro.

To its surprise, apart from the two humans, all the Digimon present successfully resisted the deletion command, which was completely unexpected.

Renamon X and Sistermon are alright, after all, they are anomalies among Digimon, being Battle-type Digimon with the ability to challenge opponents of higher levels.

But what about that big black-eared beast?

Despite being just a Rookie-level Digimon, it was able to alter its Digicore to circumvent the deletion command; this goes beyond mere talent.

That black-eared beast is definitely not as simple as it looks.

Chapter Forty-Seven: Zhuangzi's Dream of a Butterfly

"Want to come?"

A gleam of eager anticipation flashed in his eyes, and the fox spirit X made no attempt to hide his excitement.

While Renamon X isn't exactly the kind of Digimon that loves fighting, her fighting nature still makes her envious of the battle unfolding not far away.

If they can join forces to defeat Mugendramon, they might be able to use that experience and data to successfully evolve into the most powerful Ultimate form.

No, calling it a "Perfect" might be a bit conservative. If Renamon X can really defeat Mugendramon, it's not impossible for it to evolve into a true Ultimate form.

This was a godsend for Youkomon X, who had already vaguely realized his identity and felt a serious sense of crisis.

"I am very sure of that."

Without any hesitation, Fallen Hellbeast instantly raised the cation cannon on its right arm, while its other hand smoothly drew out a shotgun called "Eggplant".

Compared to YUGO, who appeared out of nowhere and deleted his account data, Yuko Kamishiro is a genuine ally.

Even if he didn't appear in the form of Beelzemon, Chen Ze would definitely choose to fight alongside him against Yugo's Mugendramon without hesitation.

boom!

Far louder than Black Sistermon's gunshot, the cationic bullets and shotgun shells were fired almost simultaneously, two completely different long-range attack methods, one feint and one real, instantly hitting Infinite Dragonmon.

However, contrary to what the Fallen Hell Beast had imagined, at this critical moment, the Infinite Dragon Beast actually created an energy shield out of thin air within three feet of itself.

Not only did Beelzemon's sneak attack fail, but the formula of the sisters, Kingmon and Sistermon, also had to be temporarily suspended due to the appearance of the energy shield.

tumultuous!

Seeing this, Renamon X did not hesitate for a moment, and the light of evolution also appeared on its body.

Compared to the evolutionary light of Yuko Kamishiro, which bears a clear personal imprint, the evolutionary program running by Renamon X is the one that Chen Ze has compiled and revised multiple times. It can be said to be the most dangerous and most powerful evolutionary program at present.

Furthermore, when Renamon X used this evolution program, it consciously incorporated its own understanding of evolution and power, allowing it to control its own evolutionary direction to the greatest extent possible.

In a sense, Renamon X, having mastered the ability of "free evolution," can gradually improve the flaws in its evolutionary form through repeated evolutions and degenerations.

This should have been the "perfect form" that Digimon achieves after evolving to the Ultimate level, requiring time and experience to hone its skills and overcome its shortcomings.

However, at this very moment, it appeared with uncanny realism on the Renamon X during its growth stage.

Renamon X - Evolution...

Under the influence of this evolutionary force, the two tails behind Renamon X split and grew at a visible speed, quickly transforming into nine dancing long tails.

Then, along with the light of data structure and reorganization, Renamon X's size was also compressed into a short moment, transforming it into a giant fox that was five or six meters tall.

Most importantly, when the enormous nine-tailed fox changed from a crouching to a standing position, surging white flames instantly erupted from her body, turning her pale yellow fur a fiery white.

——Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X·Overload Mode!

boom!

In the blink of an eye, the white flames covering Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X transformed into nine pale fire dragons, which suddenly pounced on the Infinite Dragon Beast not far away.

Just like the previous "Phoenix Fire Slash", the Infinite Dragon Beast, which has the most advanced combat program of the Steel Empire built in, saw something much deeper than what could be described on the surface in these nine flying fire dragons.

The intense, scorching heat and the ability to burn anything are merely the outermost appearance of these nine fiery dragons.

Beneath this surface lies something that penetrates deep into data, information, and even rules—the true essence that poses a threat to the Infinite Dragon Beast.

"So what if they find out? My illusions have long surpassed ordinary 'illusions'."

Prior to this, the fox spirit X, who was proficient in demonic arts, had already mastered illusion magic to an unparalleled degree.

Deceiving the enemy's eyes is nothing more than the simplest form of illusion.

After X-transformation, Reijumon X can even turn the illusory into the real and deceive its surroundings, making what was originally fictional into a real existence.

Under the influence of this extraordinary illusion, the victim realizes that the illusion's existence is meaningless.

Unless the person under the spell can incorporate the surrounding environment, which has been assimilated by the illusion, into their consciousness, they can only deal with this most sinister sorcery by confronting it head-on.

However, Youkomon X was not complacent, because she knew that this was far from her limit.

Especially during the Valhalla server incident, Renamon X began to delve deeper into its own potential and abilities in order to catch up with Chen Ze's increasingly distant figure.

So, after browsing various documents on the Internet, the fox spirit X finally found the "Nanhua Jing" by Zhuangzi, who was revered as "Nanhua Zhenren".

When it comes to the "Nanhua Jing", some people may not know what this book is.

But when it comes to the stories of the Kunpeng in the "Free and Easy Wandering" and Zhuangzi's dream of the butterfly, I believe every Chinese person has heard of them.

It was through various versions of the "Zhuangzi" and her outstanding talent in sorcery that Youko Beast X found the ultimate path of "the Way of Illusion" in this online world that lies between illusion and reality—Zhuangzi's dream of a butterfly!

It doesn't matter if it's real or fake...

When the whole world is just a dream, Reijumon X itself becomes the "target" for understanding this world—if the fake can become real, then the real can naturally become fake.

Therefore, after achieving the goal of "turning one's imagination into reality", the next breakthrough for Reijumon X's magic is "turning real things into false fantasies".

In fact, in the eyes of Nine-Tailed Fox X now, the protective shield that can defend against Beelzemon's attacks simply "does not exist".

Since it is something that does not exist, how could it possibly withstand my Foxfire Dragon?

——Fox Butterfly Fantasy·Zhuang Zhou Mengdie!

Boom...

To blur the line between reality and illusion, and to deny the existence of matter through one's own will.

When Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X displayed the ultimate illusion technique before everyone, even the mighty Infinite Dragon Beast was caught off guard and struck by the nine ferocious, flying fire dragons.

During this process, the powerful protective shield was like a false illusion, failing to provide any defense as it was easily penetrated.

Chapter 48 The Significance of Antibody X

"Searching for bugs in this game called 'Reality'..."

"The new ability of the Fox Beast is still as exaggerated as ever, no matter how many times I see it."

To injure an Ultimate-level being in its Champion form, and that being Mugendramon, once the "strongest," Nine-Tailed Foxmon X's current abilities are beyond exaggerated; they're simply defying the heavens.

Beelzemon felt that under the influence of Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, his perspective seemed to have become a little strange.

It's just an Infinite Dragon Beast, isn't it?

It doesn't seem like anything special, does it?

With this in mind, Beelzemon, who had long been in perfect sync with Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, charged at Mugendramon before Mugendramon could react.

Silence!

From raising its leg to turning into a blur, the Fallen Hellmon, which had just looked like a gunman, appeared in front of Infinite Dragonmon in less than a second, just like a true berserker.

As for that powerful protective shield, it seemed to be completely non-existent, failing to provide any resistance whatsoever.

Bang!

Spread wings, flying kick, turn, return to stance, series of heavy kicks...

Beelzemon's performance was even more berserk than a real berserker, and a series of sharp attacks completely stunned the still-unprepared InfiniteDragonmon.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the sisters Kaisermon and Sistermon, disregarding what had just happened, followed Beelzemon's footsteps and launched an attack on Mugendramon.

"call!"

Seeing this, the Fallen Hell Beast finally breathed a sigh of relief.

These three guys at least didn't waste their advantage of abandoning ranged attacks and instead adopting melee combat.

Because if Mugendramon were to create distance, given the power of the Mugen Cannon, Beelzemon had no doubt that everyone present would become victims of its attack.

Therefore, the moment Nine-Tailed Foxmon X demonstrated its ability to break through Mugendramon's defense mechanism, Beelzemon chose to engage Mugendramon at close range.

Of course, Beelzemon does not deny that it does not trust the sisters Kingmon and Sistermon.

Having experienced so many battles, Beelzemon knows very well that not everyone can rise to the challenge in the face of crisis, just as not everyone is willing to fight for the opportunity to contribute to a Champion-level Digimon.

In his partnership with Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, Beelzemon has become accustomed to playing a support and tank role in battle—even though his power has long surpassed that of his opponent.

"This guy……"

For a rare moment, Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X showed genuine emotion, but without any pretense, it immediately unleashed even greater power and joined the battle.

During this process, whether it was Nine-Tailed Foxmon X's imagination or not, the digital core within her body began to experience some kind of unusual tremor and sudden change.

As a result, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X felt that its long-suppressed urge to evolve had reached its peak, and it was possible that it would evolve into the powerful, perfect form it desired to become at any time.

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"That nine-tailed fox beast... has an X antibody?"

Although they were engaged in battle, the Sistermon sisters' attention was mostly drawn to the suddenly evolved Nine-Tailed Foxmon X.

It's important to know that before this, Renamon X had always maintained its disguised form, and from the outside, it was no different from an ordinary Renamon.

It wasn't until she suddenly evolved into Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X that her appearance, so different from that of ordinary Nine-Tailed Fox Beasts, revealed the fact that she might possess the X antibody.

In the digital world, there are only two possibilities for possessing the X-Antibody.

One possibility is that they were once infected with the X virus, and then, driven by a strong will to survive, they recombined their digital core, thus giving birth to the X antibody, which maximizes their vitality.

Another method is to come into contact with a Digimon that has already developed the X-Antibody and obtain the X-Antibody from it, but this usually comes at the cost of the former's life.

However, regardless of how the X antibody was obtained, it only proves one thing: Renamon X is connected to the parallel universe of the "Old World".

Legend has it that in some unknown era, due to the frequent births and battles of Ultimate-level beings, Yggdrasil initiated a world-saving plan called "Ark" in order to better manage world information.

While it's called saving the world, the essence of that plan is to destroy the "old world," collect all the data that can be collected, and reconstruct a "new world" that can accommodate ultimate beings.

Alphamon, the "Holder of the Void" among the Royal Knights, was the savior born from that crisis, single-handedly preventing the Royal Knights from destroying the "Old World."

It can be said that it is the most outstanding work of the prototype Digimon valued by Yggdrasil.

In reality, every stage of Alphamon's birth saw it as a powerful contender against Yggdrasil and the Royal Knights. The title "Royal Knights' Counterforce" is, in a sense, an affirmation of Alphamon's achievements during this period.

Furthermore, with the later intrusion and destruction of the world by the Seven Demon Kings, Yggdrasil and the Royal Knights eventually compromised. Instead of completely destroying the "Old World," they accepted it and isolated it, turning it into another parallel space within the Digital World.

"Is the World Tree planning to reactivate the X Virus?"

Quietly approaching her sister, the white nun-beast asked incredulously in a low voice.

"In order to fight against the invaders, the World Tree actually plans to destroy and reshape the entire Digital World?"

At this sensitive juncture, the X-Antibody, symbolizing "destruction and rebirth," appeared on Renamon X, which White Sistermon did not believe was merely a coincidence.

"It shouldn't have come to that point yet, right?"

Equally unbelievable, the Black Sister Beast, who personally experienced that war, knows the weight of that dark history.

Of the Digimon, only one in a hundred survived. Even those who did were ostracized and hunted down by the Royal Knights and the entire New World Digimon because they carried the X-Virus.