Digital Hackers' Memories

However risky this treatment plan was, with the help of the geniuses Akemi Suedo and Erika, Keisuke actually managed to reverse-invade the Invader's mother body and find Chitose's mental data.

Not only that, Keisuke even saw a human who looked exactly like YUGO and called himself "Yugo Kamishiro" in the group, and learned some truths about what happened eight years ago.

Of course, Keisuke didn't know what the truths he heard meant. He only knew that all the mental data devoured by the corrupted were encrypted and protected by the man who called himself "Yugo Kamishiro".

If it weren't for bringing along Chitose's Digimon partner just in case, Keisuke might not have been able to find Chitose's data among those thousands of human data files.

The partnership between humans and Digimon seems to be even closer than Keisuke imagined.

"Is Chihiro already awake? That's wonderful."

Looking at Keisuke's exhausted face, Erica suppressed the urge to cough and spoke in an unprecedentedly gentle tone.

For Erica now, hacking into the core of the Infiltrator through the EDEN device is still a bit too much of a stretch.

It wasn't that Erica lacked technical skills, but rather that her mind was no longer able to handle such a massive amount of computation.

Even with the Bug Beast as backup to share the burden, Erica could still feel her body gradually weakening.

However, Erika did not intend to let Keisuke know this, because she did not want him to worry about her.

"Erika? Your body..."

Despite the undeniable fatigue on his face, Keisuke seemed to sense that Erika was hiding something.

"As expected of a true genius, Suedo Akimi has actually found a way to utilize the Invaders."

But before he could think about it any further, Erica spoke up at the opportune moment.

"If I had a little more time, I think I wouldn't even need the machine's help anymore and would be able to control the Invaders freely."

Erica wasn't entirely changing the subject; she genuinely felt that the theories mentioned in Akemi Suedo's paper were too exaggerated.

At this moment, Erica is unaware that a hacker has already used that paper to successfully assimilate an Invader and is exploring the possibility of further evolution.

"actually……"

Upon hearing this, Guiyou was about to say something when a loud bang suddenly came from outside the ward window.

Boom...

A bolt of lightning, as if struck by lightning from a clear sky, descended directly from the heavens. The main body of this lightning bolt was a Digimon with a humanoid form but bird-like features.

Strong muscles, agile figure, wings on the elbows, and a pair of terrifying bird claws replacing the feet...

What's even more surprising is that this fully evolved Digimon, which clearly follows a self-evolution path, is wearing a very modern head-mounted radar and display.

"I've come to find you! Kiko!"

With a neutral voice that is neither male nor female, revealing a deep affection, this newly appeared Digimon seems to have no obvious hostility towards humans, but the lightning and storms around it paralyze most of the power facilities in the Shibuya area.

Without any aggressive behavior, Sylphmon's innate instinct as the "Lord of Storms" is the greatest enemy of today's electricity-dominated human society.

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In a ward above Keisuke and Erica at Kamishiro Central Hospital.

"Do we need to fix it?"

While the medical staff were completely distracted by the commotion outside, Astaroth's voice reached Keisuke's ears through a specially designed EDEN device.

"..."

Upon hearing the sudden sound in his ear, Keisuke, who was paralyzed, couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"When did you become so belligerent?"

The last time we dealt with Arkadimon was fine, because Keisuke ordered Astaromon to save people.

However, Sylphmon had only just appeared when Astarmon took the initiative to challenge it, a behavior that greatly contradicted its previous "dark prince" persona.

Don't you want to solve it?

Instead of directly answering Keisuke's question, Astarmon simply asked in return.

"Of course I want to, after all, although that guy doesn't seem to have much of an aggressive mindset, it also doesn't have the ability to actively restrain itself."

Keisuke knew that Sylphmon's behavior was the attitude that the vast majority of wild Digimon should have—not caring about the opinions of ordinary humans, and not actively suppressing or restraining their abilities for the sake of some strangers.

"However, Sylphmon is not a real enemy."

With a wise and profound gaze, Keisuke simply moved his eyes slightly as he spoke, and the corresponding data and information were retrieved from the database.

“The truly dangerous ones wouldn’t show up so openly.”

As if in response to Keisuke's words, Astarmon suddenly noticed an unusual darkness outside the window.

It was a dark aura that only demonic Digimon could detect, and it was also proof that a powerful enemy was still lurking in the shadows.

"Baalmon?"

As a Perfect-level being with the potential to become a Demon Lord, Astarmon quickly realized the true source of that dark power because it had come into contact with similar beings before.

"It came for the Fallen Hellbeast?"

It possesses the same potential as Beelzemon and is also a potential candidate for the "Gluttony Demon King".

Without a second thought, Astarmon could guess why the other party had ventured to the human world.

Baalmon, which belongs to the same "same kind" as Beelzemon, probably hopes to find an opportunity for its own evolution from Beelzemon.

If possible, directly devouring Beelzemon and evolving into the new generation of "Gluttony Demon King" should also be one of its plans.

"It seems there's a chance to repay the Fallen Hell Beast for saving my life."

Chapter Fifty-Eight: The Tokyo Counterattack

In a huge villa in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan.

"You lost again."

Sitting in front of the giant electronic screen with an indifferent expression, A-Zhe calmly announced the outcome of the Go match after placing his last piece.

Then, this former Go prodigy, separated by a virtual electronic screen, unilaterally ended this three-day duel.

"Your mind is no longer at peace; continuing will only lead to more losses."

On the other side of the virtual screen, the Sage Beast, whose true form was still in some unknown alternate dimension, simply shook his head with a wry smile, which was taken as tacit agreement with A-Zhe's statement.

"With such a huge commotion in Tokyo, it would be a miracle if I could remain calm."

From MetalGreymon's return from the original Digital World to the second opening of the Digital World gates...

Although the Philosophermon hid in an unknown dimension to escape the pursuit of the SwordEmperormon, its attention never left Tokyo in the real world.

Therefore, ever since the Dragon Emperor began ravaging and circling over Tokyo last night, Sagemon understood that things had entered the final stage.

From the perspective of the Digimon born from EDEN, Wisemon's position is contradictory.

It dislikes the Digimon from the Digital World because those Digimon brought chaos and disaster to the world it lived in.

The Royal Knights, especially those who are militant, are always thinking about completely assimilating the human world into the digital world, turning the human world into an appendage or colony of the digital world.

On the other hand, Sagemon also feels great sympathy for the Digimon that have escaped to the real world.

In a world where the digital world has been almost completely eroded, if even we, as its "kin," cannot accept those who come from the digital world, how can humanity, as the original masters of this world, possibly accept them?

Ultimately, the EDEN Network is a space that exists in relation to the human world, and the Digimon living within it naturally have a much stronger sense of identification with the human world than with the Digital World.

Especially the Sage Beast, which possesses profound wisdom, has been pondering how to achieve a more perfect balance between these two points.

MetalGreymon, or rather Chen Ze, is an "anchor" it values, an "answer" that can completely solve this problem.

"Aren't you planning to keep hiding?"

Just as one can discern subtle meaning from the sound of a stringed instrument, A-Zhe, possessing equally high intelligence, naturally understood the implied meaning in the other person's words.

This sage beast, who seemed to have been hiding something all along, has finally made up its mind.

"I shouldn't have hidden away a long time ago. From the moment the Sword Emperor Beast died, the situation was already out of control."

Philosophermon knew that without SwordGoldmon, a "human expert," mediating, the militant Royal Knights would only resort to force to reopen the gates to the Digital World in order to resolve the issue quickly.

After all, without the Sword Emperor Beast, the Fragrant Beasts could no longer spend eight years gradually gaining an in-depth understanding of how human society operates and slowly finding the least destructive solution.

The fact that Aromon is now blatantly ignoring the reactions of the human world and attempting to forcefully open the gates to the Digital World with the help of Examon is the best proof of this.

"..."

He fell silent, a rare occurrence for Ah Zhe, who seldom encountered a problem that he couldn't solve with his own wisdom.

Regardless of the strength of the forces involved, this is merely a choice of stance, and an emotion that cannot be understood by purely human beings.

"Please don't hesitate to ask if you need help."

Ah Zhe's voice wasn't loud, but it was full of determination.

“I believe ‘she’ would agree.”

On the balcony by the window, a flamboyant flower that looked more like a "rose" than a lilac swayed in the wind, and a blurry human figure vaguely appeared on the bright red petals, as if confirming what A Zhe had said.

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A residential area near Nakano, Tokyo, Japan.

Nogi Yu gazed out the window at the world that appeared in broad daylight in the human world, her expression both bewildered and profound.

Nogi Yu's memories told him that he seemed to have never come into contact with similar creatures before.

Based on information circulating online during this period, it is known that this is a special life form that is similar to data information and exists deep within the human world's network.

However, apart from EDEN hackers, few ordinary users have ever seen these mysterious creatures.

But for some reason, this creature, which is like something out of an urban legend, has appeared in the real world and caused huge losses to human society.

However, Yu Nogi's intuition told him that these beings called "Digimon" were far more complex than he had imagined.

They not only possess intelligence equal to or even surpassing that of humans, but they can also evolve new forms in a very short time according to different environments.

The best among them are practically indistinguishable from the gods in mythology; they are all formidable figures capable of plucking stars from the sky, seizing the moon, moving mountains, and filling seas.

"So... how do I know so much?"

After a brief moment of thought, Nogi Yu, who had lost all memories of the time she was possessed by Matadormon, fell into deep contemplation.

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At a traffic light in the Shibuya area of ​​Tokyo, Japan.

As usual, Eiji Fujiwara, who was patrolling the streets, also saw the Digimon that had appeared in the human world, and he came into closer contact with these sudden intruders than most humans.

Has the door to another world opened again?

Watching helplessly as a trash can monster blasted a car over, Eiji Fujiwara felt a surge of anger in addition to fear.

"Where are those special operations team members? Where did they go at this time?"

Fujiwara Eiji knew he was displacing his anger, but faced with those armed, hordes of garbage can beasts, he was just an ordinary person and this was the only way he could vent his fear and anger.

You underestimate yourself.

As if seeing through Fujiwara Eiji's thoughts, the voice of BlackSonic Gaogamon came from the motorcycle beneath him.

"They're just a bunch of low-level trash can beasts; we're perfectly capable of dealing with them."

As he spoke, BlackSonicGaOGon paused briefly before continuing.

"Come on! Let's fight!"

"My strength isn't just limited to racing; combat is my true forte!"

Chapter 59 Kamishiro Yugo

Just as the entire city of Tokyo was thrown into complete chaos by the actions of the Fragrancemon, Beelzemon on the other side of the EDEN firewall was also enraged.

"Demon Fox Beast!"

After witnessing Jade Rabbit leap into the rift of the "Dimensional Wall," Fallen Hellmon also jumped in without hesitation.

Boom...

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed across the Tokyo sky, and the dark, gloomy clouds turned what should have been a bright, sunny day into a dusky, almost twilight-like atmosphere.

"..."

Separated by the firewall between two worlds, Yuko Kamishiro, still reeling from the fierce battle, stared blankly at the sudden scene unfolding before her.

Whether it was the sudden evolution of Blackearmon or the hysterical madness of Beelzemon, both far exceeded Yuko Kamishiro's imagination.