Digital Hackers' Memories

It can be said that without enough conviction to support them to the end, Digimon would not be able to evolve into Perfect level, let alone Ultimate level.

“Digimon are different from humans, especially Digimon like her.”

"If the World Tree hadn't faced a crisis, she wouldn't have been born..."

"And now that she has been born, it means that her choices are no longer just about herself."

After a slight pause, Dynasmon summarized his statement with his last sentence.

"This is a paradox in itself."

"A ridiculous paradox!"

Seeing this, the Fallen Hell Beast, which already had a rough battle plan in mind, did not hesitate and quickly replaced the body that was already seriously injured.

—Artificial Digital Core: Shape Replacement!

"Your current opponent... is me!"

To Dynasmon's astonishment, the original Beelzemon disappeared at a visible speed, replaced by a white MetalGreymon whose size, weight, and weapon specifications were all far beyond what was expected.

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When the massive white MetalGreymon appeared in the skies above Tokyo, the citizens of Tokyo who still remembered the battle from a few days earlier recognized it at first glance.

"It's you?!"

Dynasmon, who had previously focused on the experiences of SwordGreymon in the real world, would naturally recognize this white AnotherMetalGreymon.

It's no exaggeration to say that while there are Digimon that can challenge Ultimate-level Digimon at the Perfect level, those that can directly challenge Digimon of the Royal Knight level are extremely rare.

Digimon like White MetalGreymon, which can defeat members of the Royal Knights at the Ultimate level, are among the most rare even in the vast history of the Digital World.

Closer to home is Jesmon's apprentice, the thirteenth Jesmon chosen to become a member of the Royal Knights—the Ultimate Jesmon, also known as Savior Hackmon.

Further back, there are also prototype Digimon that have been born, such as the ultimate form of Alphamon, known as the "Holder of the Void"—GoldSwordmon.

At the very least, it must be something like Arkadimon, a being akin to a demon god or monster, to truly defeat a member of the Royal Knights at the Ultimate level.

In other words, in Dynasmon's eyes, the white MetalGreymon already has the qualifications to compete for the "strongest sequence" and is definitely one of the future strongest Ultimate level candidates.

"So, MetalGreymon is actually Beelzemon."

Shaking his head in realization, Dynasmon finally understood why Renamon, who was always inseparable from MetalGreymon, had appeared with Beelzemon.

"If these are your last words, I will try my best to remember them."

Unlike his arrogant self during his Beelzemon days, Chen Ze, now transformed into White MetalGreymon, is exceptionally arrogant, and every word and action is filled with a strong sense of hostility.

However, compared to the delayed confrontation, MetalGreymon's actual actions were much faster.

Silence—Boom!

Without giving Dynasmon even the slightest time to react, MetalGreymon transformed into a white streak of light and swooped down again, intending to use its height and weight advantage to take down its opponent in one fell swoop.

"Underestimating a Royal Knight is the main reason for your defeat!"

Without any intention to dodge, the bold Dynasmon decided to show the white MetalGreymon what a true "flying dragon" really is.

—The Breath of the Dragon!

In an instant, the dragon power surging from the entire body of the Dynasmon materialized.

Immediately afterwards, the surging, boiling power of the dragon, like a real soaring dragon, swept up the Dynasmon and charged forward.

Boom! ! !

In an instant, a huge explosion echoed over Tokyo.

In that intense light, comparable to a nuclear explosion, the retinas of all creatures that dared to look directly at the impact were devastated.

Even the most advanced and professional military satellites could only capture the white light surrounding the explosion.

As for the two powerful individuals who actually collided during the observation?

That's beyond the scope of these military satellites' functions; it's truly "unwatchable."

Now that the world's governments have detected this explosion, which has power exceeding that of a nuclear blast, they have all raised the highest level of alert.

In the shortest possible time, various orbital weapons and drone combat systems scattered across the Earth were ready to fight, prepared to stop the disaster from spreading at the cost of destroying the entire city of Tokyo.

The Japanese government, which is also aware of this, tried to protest in the international community, but was unable to complete a strategic alliance in a short period of time.

Therefore, the Japanese government had no choice but to disclose the origins of Digimon and the related technologies of EDEN, hoping to temporarily alleviate the crisis of being "enemies of the world".

Since the worst has already happened, disclosing the relevant data and technology might still bring some benefits to Japan.

In this respect, the battle between Dynasmon and MetalGreymon can be called the "awakening of the Digimon," officially opening the prelude to human research into the Digital World.

Marginalized People Series Part 2

The next day, when Li Zhe finished his first class and was about to lie down and rest for a while, someone he never expected sat down next to him.

"...?"

Exhausted, Li Zhe turned his head with a puzzled look on his face, his eyes filled with incomprehension and questions.

Because the person sitting down next to me was none other than Pei Hui, who had become the "most popular queen" among the freshmen in less than a week since the start of the semester.

"Hello, my name is Pei Hui."

With a faint smile playing on her lips, Pei Hui responded to Li Zhe's puzzled gaze with an intellectual smile.

"..."

After staring at Pei Hui in silence for a long time, Li Zhe naturally knew who the girl in front of him was.

With an amazing memory, he could even recall what clothes the lively and cheerful girl wore and what she said on the first day of school.

However, this was not the reason why Pei Hui sat next to him, because the two of them had no interaction at all outside of class time.

"I know your name is Pei Hui, but why are you sitting here?"

As he said this, Li Zhe glanced around at the empty seats in the classroom, his intention to keep everyone at arm's length was quite clear.

Unlike high school, in college, apart from very close friends or lovers, it is rare for people to sit next to strangers.

Especially when the course is not popular and there are many empty seats, it is almost impossible for Pei Hui to sit directly next to a stranger.

"Ping asked me to tell you to remember to go to her office after class."

With a slight shrug, Pei Hui seemed oblivious to Li Zhe's coldness, as if she hadn't understood his meaning at all.

"I see."

After a brief moment of thought, Chen Ze replied as follows.

Chen Ze still has a deep impression of his counselor, Chen Ping. After all, it is rare to find a counselor who manages students in college like a high school student.

At the very least, Chen Ze has only met Chen Ping so far, and he hasn't seen a second one in the entire school.

"Is this good?"

This time, Pei Hui was genuinely surprised.

She had met many people with withdrawn personalities, but she had never met anyone as withdrawn as Chen Ze.

It was clearly a girl who was outstanding in appearance, personality, and grades who took the initiative to chat him up, but this guy actually just replied "okay" and then turned around and went back to sleep.

"Hmm? Is there anything else?"

Turning his head again, Li Zhe asked once more in his characteristically calm tone.

"Li Zhe, I've heard of you."

Seeing this, Pei Hui's eyes darted around, and she gently bit her lip before continuing to speak softly.

"I entered this university with a score in the top ten of the entire school, and I took almost every elective course available."

"Yet you persevered with this almost demanding schedule for nearly a month without missing a single class."

"Most importantly, based on my observation, you are number one in every subject, which is simply an incredible 'miracle'."

Li Zhe calmly watched Pei Hui speak with a smile, and after listening to her entire description, he simply asked a question in return.

"Is there anything strange about this?"

"If my hard work in studying is considered a 'miracle'..."

"So what makes you, who became the school's 'Queen of Popularity' in just one week, the undisputed leader of the freshmen, and already the designated future student council president?"

Startled, Pei Hui's eyes widened. She clearly hadn't expected that someone as aloof as Li Zhe would know her so well.

"Have you investigated me?"

With a slight frown, Pei Hui, judging others by herself, felt that Li Zhe must have secretly investigated her, and even the disdain he had just shown might have been a pretense to attract her.

"investigation?"

This time, Li Zhe was stunned. Why would this girl in front of him think that he would investigate her?

"No, I haven't investigated you. These are just some obvious facts."

Having promptly corrected Pei Hui's misconception, Li Zhe completely disregarded her increasingly furrowed brows and continued speaking in a nonchalant tone.

"You took just as many courses as me, yet you were still chosen as the pre-selected student council president. It would be really strange if I hadn't noticed you, wouldn't it?"

In Li Zhe's memory, he would run into Pei Hui in almost every class, which could only mean that she had also taken all the courses.

In this situation, it is truly astonishing that Pei Hui is still able to become an "excellent student" with all-round development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics and labor.

"Is that all?"

Pei Hui gave a barely perceptible purse of her lips and decided to believe Li Zhe's explanation.

After all, there are always some geniuses in this world, and someone like me who self-studied all the freshman courses during the summer vacation is just one of them.

Compared to those rudimentary courses, what Pei Hui enjoyed most was observing the joys and sorrows of the students in university classrooms.

"I heard you've been coming home lately a lot and often end up with injuries all over your body. Would you mind telling me what's going on?"

Realizing that Li Zhe was different from ordinary students, Pei Hui decisively changed her style of doing things and asked the question she was most curious about directly.

"mind."

Li Zhe gently lifted his eyelids, and after giving an unexpected answer, he fell into a deep sleep.

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Office of Freshman Counselors, School of Humanities, XX University.

"Pei Hui, a genius girl specially recruited into the school..."

Chen Ping sat at her desk, looking at the personal file in her hand with a slightly serious expression.

"His parents are senior executives at XX company, and he received a strict elite education from a young age. He was suspected of having suicidal tendencies during high school..."

Upon seeing the phrase "suspected suicidal tendencies," Chen Ping circled Pei Hui's case before beginning to seriously consider it.

"It seems there are quite a few problem children among this year's freshmen?"

As for this personal file, which was clearly not submitted through the normal process?

Compared to the problem Chen Ping is currently pondering, she feels it's nothing significant.

"A seemingly cheerful but actually suicidal genius girl..."

"A withdrawn teenager from a family with a poor upbringing, who almost dropped out of school..."

"If this were a TV series, the two of you would make a really bizarre couple."

Chapter Sixty-Five: Dragon Beast Nemesis

Unaware of what was happening in the outside world, nor understanding that their battle with the Dynasmon had unknowingly influenced the future structure of the human world.

MetalGreymon, who only wanted to end the battle as quickly as possible, unleashed a trump card that it had never used in previous battles during this simple collision.

In the brief moment they brushed past each other, MetalGreymon's claws emitted an unprecedented radiance.

Immediately, the aftershocks of the explosion vanished in a flash, and MetalGreymon and Dynasmon passed right through each other's bodies, facing each other back to back.

"..."

The first to bow its head was Dynasmon.

Possessing the "power of a flying dragon," it first calmly lowered its head to look at the wound on its chest, and then asked in a barely audible voice.

"Dragon Beast Slayer?"