Digital Hackers' Memories

In just a short while, the Fallen Hellbeast felt that the energy it had absorbed had reached its limit, and the two pairs of fallen angel wings on its back, which had spread out to several meters wide, were the best proof of this.

"I'm going to have to tank the endless cannons again. Am I destined to be a tank?!"

In a daze, Fallen Hellmon seemed to return to the moment when he transformed into Armored Dragonmon and clashed head-on with the original Infinite Dragonmon.

However, compared to Magnamon back then, Beelzemon now doesn't have homeostasis to back it up, nor does it have the entire Digital World to back it up.

Once the Gluttony Mark's carrying capacity is exceeded, Beelzemon will transform into a giant bomb, destroying the entire public area through "self-destruction".

Chapter 51 Priest Beast X

"Chen...the Fallen Hell Beast?!"

Having managed to steady itself amidst the raging energy storm, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X nearly exposed Fallen Hellmon's disguise in a panic.

Fortunately, she realized this in time, which prevented Yuko Kamishiro and the Sistermon sisters from connecting the Fallen Hellmon with Chen Ze's true form.

However, this does not change Beelzemon's current situation. The essence of the Gluttony Mark is to indiscriminately absorb and transform data, and then turn it into a part of its own growth.

However, this kind of growth has its limits in a short period of time, just like when Beelzemon forcibly absorbed all of SwordEmperormon's data and almost ate too much.

The reason why Beelzemon hasn't exploded yet is simply because the reorganized Black Digimon has significantly increased its potential.

Even so, compared to the Infinite Dragon Beast's infinite cannon with unlimited power and unlimited firing rate, he was still far inferior.

"Is he... alright?"

Under the protection of Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, BlackMearmon, who barely escaped being blown away by the energy storm, also witnessed Beelzemon's predicament.

Even the Black-eared Beast, who knew nothing, could see that the other party was now struggling to hold on alone.

"He'll be fine."

The initial panic instantly turned into calm. As if having made up its mind, the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X leaped towards the vortex at the center of the energy storm amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd.

tumultuous!

In the blink of an eye, a golden barrier, with a wider range than the energy storm, appeared out of thin air, limiting the damage caused by the energy storm to the greatest extent.

"A fox beast?"

Looking up at the Nine-Tailed Foxmon X that was lunging at him, Beelzemon clearly didn't understand what the other was doing.

However, this doubt lasted for less than a breath before the golden barrier began to actively convert the energy of the energy storm and supply it to the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X.

—Fox Transformation: Gluttony Barrier!

Because Beelzemon has never hidden its various evolutionary forms from Nine-Tailed Foxmon X, and has always shared its evolutionary data and information with him, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X already possesses the same knowledge as him.

However, in the past, Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X, for the sake of stability and in pursuit of a powerful evolutionary path, did not fully convert its knowledge reserves into its own strength.

After all, Nine-Tailed Foxmon X did not intend to split her Digicore like Chen Ze, so she was extremely cautious in choosing the future evolutionary direction of her Digicore.

So far, apart from the overload program and the evolution program, Nine-Tailed Fox X has only scratched the surface of the other programs and code developed by Chen Ze.

This naturally includes the Gluttony Mark and Original Sin Aura data of the Fallen Cerberus.

The Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X is now breaking its original principles by using the magic of Zhou Zhuang's Dream of the Butterfly to integrate the relevant code of the Gluttony Mark into its own barrier.

Of course, the nine-tailed fox hasn't completely lost her mind yet.

She has only constructed this Gluttony Barrier using barriers and sorcery, rather than completely integrating its code into the Digital Core and distorting its future evolutionary direction.

Even so, after the Gluttony Barrier devoured and transformed the massive energy of the Infinite Cannon, the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X, which was already at the critical point of purification, immediately burst forth with the light of evolution.

Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X - Evolution...

As the massive energy surged into the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X's body, the Tai Chi mark on her forehead spun rapidly, and the nine tails behind her changed from solid to ethereal, from numerous to few, and soon became just one.

When the nine tails symbolizing the power of the "nine-tailed fox" become one tail, the tai chi mark on the forehead of the nine-tailed fox beast X seems to have accumulated to its limit, giving birth to a kind of qualitative change in power.

Without making a loud noise, the Tai Chi mark detached from the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X's body at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, just like the legendary "inner core," the materialized Tai Chi mark absorbed all the energy around it. Even the Nine-Tailed Fox Beast X, whose true form had become illusory, could not escape the fate of being absorbed by the Tai Chi mark.

So, as the golden light of the Tai Chi mark illuminated the entire public area, a faint human figure unfolded within the "inner elixir."

Just like a baby in the womb, a faint human form was slowly born in the energy storm.

——Priest Beast X!

"Death Talisman!"

With a low shout, a golden barrier, centered on a barely perceptible humanoid figure, quickly enveloped the Fallen Hell Beast.

It's like Renamon X dressed in a Taoist robe or priest's attire, but compared to the real Renamon X, Priestmon X's aura and abilities are clearly incomparable to those of a mere Rookie-level Digimon.

With just a single talisman called "Death Talisman," he completely isolated himself and the Fallen Hell Beast from the attack range of the Infinite Dragon Beast.

Moreover, calling it "isolation" might not be the right word, because even if Priestmon X possessed power surpassing that of a typical Ultimate-level monster, it would be impossible for it to directly confront Mugendramon's Infinite Cannon.

The true effect of the "Death Talisman" is to prevent death; no matter what kind of attack it is, the final result will at most be death.

The upper limit is there; even the Infinite Dragon's Infinite Cannon cannot kill the same Digimon multiple times with a single shot.

The "death talisman" is a talisman that allows the user to survive a fatal attack.

Like now...

Boom! ! !

The infinite cannon, as white as the sun, pierced through the golden barrier. Beelzemon and Priestmon X, who were inside, had no chance to resist and were completely annihilated in the white light of destruction.

Immediately afterwards, a destructive white light pierced through the firewall of the entire EDEN public area and crashed into the "dimensional wall" between reality and virtuality, which had already become extremely fragile.

Click...

A clear reflection of Tokyo appeared above the firewall, and the Tokyo crowd on the other side seemed to have also seen the battle taking place in the public domain of EDEN, casting surprised glances at it.

Then... something amazing happened.

The Beelzemon and Priestmon X, which had just been annihilated in the white light of destruction, suddenly reappeared.

Like phantoms, they transformed from illusion to reality, from death to life, appearing once again before the Infinite Dragon Beasts as if they had stepped out of a phantom.

This is the pinnacle of illusion, and also the embodiment of the Priest Beast X's abilities.

Even if your body is blasted into pieces, as long as the thoughts and will that constitute your self remain, you are still alive.

Even real-world humans can temporarily ignore physical pain and injuries through hypnosis, so how could the sorcerer Beast X, a master of magic, not be able to do that?

So-called "illusion" can not only deceive enemies, but if it can even deceive oneself, then immunity to death is just its simplest and most superficial application.

Chapter 52 Decapitating the Infinite Dragon Beast

"This... I just died once?"

Astounded, the Fallen Hellbeast watched its body gradually materialize before realizing what had just happened.

The instant he realized what was happening, a deadly pain swept through his body, as if he had died again, making it feel incredibly real.

"He reacted so quickly, especially at a time like this."

Seeing this, Priest Beast X casually flicked out a talisman, which stuck directly to the Fallen Hell Beast's body, severing the transmission of pain signals in its body.

"How is this going?"

He looked down at his body in disbelief. Although Beelzemon knew this was not the time to ask questions, he couldn't help but ask anyway.

"Because you realize you've died once."

Raising his eyelids slightly, Priest Beast X explained in a low, cold voice.

"My sorcery can indeed prevent you from dying, but the fact that you will die cannot be changed."

"If you don't realize it, that's fine, but once you do, the excruciating pain of death will return to you."

Just like those humans who have undergone special hypnosis, they may be able to ignore the pain, but the existence of the pain is real.

Once the hypnosis stops, or they realize they are injured, the previously suppressed injuries will instantly return.

Priest Beast X's illusion magic is similar, except that unlike ordinary people, she has the ability to heal fatal wounds on Fallen Hell Beasts.

After all, as long as Beelzemon's self-awareness remains, so what if it has actually experienced death once?

The only regret is that after Beelzemon realized that he had died once, he, who was originally able to continue fighting, has now completely lost his ability to fight.

Visible wounds gradually appeared on the body of the Fallen Hell Beast. Even though its pain receptors had been severed, it could still feel how riddled with holes its body was.

"So, after all this time, I guess I have to blame myself for being too smart?"

With a helpless shrug, the Fallen Hell Beast didn't try to hold on any longer, but instead said with a wry smile.

If he hadn't reacted so quickly, Beelzemon could have continued fighting. Although he might have been bedridden for a long time afterward, it wouldn't have been a problem for him.

In fact, even in the current situation, Beelzemon can simply switch its Digicore and bring out MetalGreymon or Armordramon, and the result will be the same.

For Beelzemon, who possesses five Digicores, damage to a single Digimon form will not affect his actual combat ability at all.

"You can just watch the rest of the battle from the sidelines!"

Priest Beast X was clearly aware of this, so it "semi-forced" him to rest.

Besides myself, there were Yuuko, the Sistermon sisters, and Mugendramon present, plus the firewall that had just been pierced by the Infinity Cannon. Heaven knows how many people were watching this place right now.

In this situation, Beelzemon, having already been exposed, is indeed not suitable for switching forms.

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While Beelzemon and Priestmon X (how is this forbidden?) were exchanging ideas, the battle on the other side did not stop.

While Mugendramon's shot failed to kill Beelzemon, its greatest threat, it did significantly reduce the pressure on Mugendramon in the battle.

However, this does not mean that the Infinite Dragon Beast can rest easy.

On the contrary, before Mugendramon could react, Mightymon, which had been looking for an opportunity, charged forward again.

Clang!

The sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out, along with Yuko Kamishiro's question.

"Possessing your partner's body, is that what you're proud of, YUGO?!"

Her voice, though not particularly loud, was filled with rage. Yuko stared at YUGO, who had become one with the Infinite Dragon Beast, and for a moment she couldn't understand what he was thinking.

Even though it is an existence exactly like oneself, and can even be considered another version of oneself in a certain sense, why can the other party take over one's partner's body without any burden?

"So, that's the biggest difference between you and me right now."

While fending off the attacks from the Kingmon and Sistermon sisters, Mugendramon, or rather YUGO, continued speaking in his calm, monotone voice.

“I have a ‘symbiotic’ relationship with InfiniteDragon, and I do not believe that my current actions are taking over its body.”

YUGO was telling the truth, because Mugendramon and its current situation are a kind of "symbiosis" that normal humans cannot understand.

It's important to understand that YUGO, as an account data entity, has virtually no agency.

If Yuko Kamishiro hadn't had the idea of ​​"deleting the account," YUGO would have continued to exist as a simple virtual personality and data account.

As for the Infinite Dragon Beast?

Its original purpose was to create the most powerful weapon that was completely mechanized. All its actions were pre-programmed by built-in intelligent programs, just like a car or a train.

The result of combining the two is that the Infinite Dragon Beast, which originally needed specific instructions to act, now has a true "artificial intelligence" as its brain.

YUGO continues to exist within the Infinite Dragon Beast as a virtual personality, just as it did before as Yuuko Kamishiro's virtual personality.

"My will is the will of Mugendramon, and Mugendramon's actions are my actions."

After stating this point in a straightforward manner, just as YUGO was about to press forward and force Kingmon to abandon its attack, a familiar sense of crisis welled up in his heart—it was Priestmon X!

Bang!

Upon realizing that it was Priestmon X attacking it, Mugendramon instinctively wanted to retreat again and create distance.

However, even though the Infinite Dragon Beast reacted quickly, it was still caught off guard by the ever-changing sorcery.

Boom!

Just like when the illusion magic was used to dispel the shield of the Infinite Dragon Beast, the Infinite Dragon Beast lost its footing and almost fell off a cliff.

Bang!

Seeing this, the Sistermon sisters decisively joined forces and emerged from behind InfiniteDragon, pushing it towards the suddenly appearing precipice ahead.

"hold head high!"

Falling from a great height is not a big deal for the Infinite Dragon Beast, which has a body of steel.