Digital Hackers' Memories

These days, besides impulsive crimes, the most unpredictable crimes are those committed by people with high IQs. Chen Ping doesn't want any of her students to become suspects of high-IQ crimes.

"It's been almost a month since school started, and I heard you haven't joined any clubs?"

Thinking of this, Chen Ping suddenly looked at Li Zhe's face very seriously, and as expected, she saw some faint bruises on his face.

"Well, those clubs aren't very valuable, so we haven't found a suitable club to join yet."

Li Zhe turned his face slightly, intentionally or unintentionally, while answering Chen Ping's questions, avoiding her almost scrutinizing gaze.

"No 'value'? That's a novel way of putting it."

Seeing this, Chen Ping stopped paying attention to the bruises on Li Zhe's face and instead sighed in a slightly teasing tone.

"I've only ever heard people say whether a club is fun or not. I've never heard of anyone refusing to join a club because it has no 'value'."

"This can't go on!"

"Don't you know that in addition to regular course credits, our school also offers extra club credits?"

Chen Ping immediately grasped the issue that Li Zhe cared about most, and continued speaking leisurely.

"If you only get top grades in the final exams, you won't get a national scholarship."

It must be said that Chen Ping's strategy of playing hard to get this week was indeed effective, because she saw a clear look of hesitation on Li Zhe's face.

He really didn't know about this; he wasn't even aware of the criteria for awarding national scholarships within the school.

During Li Zhe's high school years, getting scholarships for good grades was a given, and there was no need to consider any additional conditions.

However, universities are clearly different in this regard; at the very least, good grades alone will not get you a national scholarship.

"At this time, clubs have usually finished recruiting, right?"

Li Zhe knew that Chen Ping's decision to call him over at this time was definitely not just to tell him this news.

Although he doesn't like interacting with strangers, his emotional intelligence and IQ are quite high, so he can naturally see through the subtext in Chen Ping's words.

"That's natural. Most clubs complete their recruitment process within about a week of the start of the semester."

At this point, Chen Ping paused slightly before continuing in a softer voice.

"But that only applies to 'ordinary clubs'. If there are 'ordinary' clubs, there are naturally 'extraordinary' ones as well."

"In theory, students can form their own clubs at any time as long as they have the desire."

"All you need to do is get the consent of one tutor, and then register with the school's Youth League Committee and Organization Department."

Hearing the music, Li Zhe immediately realized that Chen Ping wanted him to join a newly established club, and that the instructor was very likely the woman in front of him.

"I... don't really like club activities."

Li Zhe was telling the truth; being a loner, he didn't really like club activities that were primarily group-based.

In particular, spending extra energy to maintain relationships that he considers "unnecessary" is a waste of his time.

"Is it because you don't like it? Or do you think it's unnecessary?"

As if she could read Li Zhe's mind, Chen Ping stared at him with a half-smile, her words revealing a deep disdain.

Chen Ping herself had been a student, so she understood these students' thoughts better than anyone else.

"..."

Li Zhe fell silent. He never expected that the teacher in front of him would understand his inner thoughts so well.

It's impossible not to be moved. After all, Li Zhe is just withdrawn and hasn't reached the level of mental illness. Therefore, he can fully understand Chen Ping's original intention and purpose.

Li Zhe has always found it difficult to refuse people who help him without any ulterior motives, simply because they want to help him for the sake of helping.

"What club?"

After a brief hesitation, Li Zhe asked the question.

[Just consider it as being a ghost member of that club for the sake of final exam credits!]

Looking at Chen Ping's "I knew this would happen" expression, Li Zhe comforted himself.

"A club? I haven't thought of a name yet."

Upon hearing Chen Ping's words, Li Zhe, who had just comforted himself, widened his eyes in disbelief.

They invited me to join a club, but they haven't even decided on a name for the club yet?

Does this mean that the club is now just one person?

"Don't worry, you're definitely not the only one in the club."

Seemingly sensing Li Zhe's thoughts, Chen Ping comforted him in a tone that even she herself was not entirely sure of.

"Although it's called a student club, it's actually more official in nature. It mainly helps me handle some student affairs."

"So I'm not like other tutors who completely let go and let you do it yourselves."

"What about a name? How about 'Psychological Association' for now? It'll be dedicated to helping me deal with the psychological problems of some students."

Chapter Seventy: The Corruptor Adam

"..."

Just as MetalGreymon turned to face Examon, Alphamon below seemed to sense the other's gaze and looked up at the sky.

Alphamon recognized the white MetalGreymon.

The opponent first appeared in the EDEN black market, where it repelled the attack of the alien invaders in a white flame-colored form.

Later, at Shinjuku subway station in Tokyo, he angered the Sword Emperor Beast, which led to the "Shinjuku sinkhole incident" that has alerted the human world.

Later, the white MetalGreymon reappeared during the Valhalla server raid, forcing SwordGreymon to abandon its original plan and open the gate to the Digital World ahead of schedule.

Furthermore, according to Alphamon's investigation, this special MetalGreymon seems to be hiding another secret.

Putting aside everything else, the footage of Beelzemon transforming directly into MetalGreymon is still stored inside military satellites of various countries.

Given AlphaGo's level of attention to the Tokyo incident, it's impossible for them to overlook such crucial information.

"A Digimon capable of freely evolving into an Ultimate level, and closely related to 'Him'... or perhaps a human?"

Alphamon's contemplation didn't last long, because Sanada Shin had already completed his own transformation, completely transforming the data of Invader, Gallantmon, and Aromamon into his own power.

"don't want……"

At this moment, Sanada Shin, who has reappeared, no longer shows any trace of humanity, except that he still maintains a human form.

It's neither human, nor Digimon, nor an Invader...

Its body is predominantly silver-gray, a color unique to the Invaders, and its head is adorned with a ferocious, chaotic Invader eye, much like that of a Cyclops.

Coupled with those wildly dancing tentacles, Sanada Shin now resembles a Gorgon with snakeskin and a chaotic evil god from mythology, full of indescribable charm.

—The Erode, Adam!

A rebel born from Eden, an indescribable being that defied the will of evolution...

Even just looking at the other person, Takumi felt as if his mind was being affected and his emotions were starting to get out of control.

"Don't look at me... how miserable I look now!"

In fact, it's not just a change in appearance.

After passing through the gate symbolizing "transformation," even Sanada Shin's thoughts and will were distorted by the Corruptor Mother, turning him into a Corruptor clone named "Adam."

The best proof of this is the intermittent, stuttering sound of Shin Sanada, like that of an old-fashioned tape recorder.

"Takumi, he's beyond saving."

Slowly lowering its head, the Brevilud Dragonmon warily stared at Sanada's new incarnation, "Adam," no longer able to sense the human-like mental data within him.

Or to put it another way, the will that originally belonged to Sanada Shin was completely distorted after he chose to completely assimilate with the Invaders.

Sanada's new mission and objective remained unchanged, but in carrying out the mission, Adam was more inclined to take actions that benefited the invaders.

In order to save his best friend, Sanada Shinkai chooses to obtain power by any means necessary, break the corruptor, and then free the other's mental data from the mother body.

However, Adam, who inherited Sanada's new will, would not do so, because it does not believe that Yugo Kamishiro, who is being devoured by the eroders, needs to be saved by itself.

On the contrary, Adam would only assimilate and erode the entire world, and then use it as a basis to create a "real world" in which he and Yugo Kamishiro would be "reborn".

This is like an extremely intelligent madman whose behavior and actions, which are incomprehensible to ordinary people, have their own set of rules and logic in their eyes.

"No, he can still be saved."

Looking firmly at the frenzied and crazed Adam, Takumi simply expressed his thoughts in a tone of certainty.

"Because we are friends, and abandoning friends is not my way of doing things."

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"friend?"

"Yes, we're friends, right?"

Seemingly having heard Takumi's words, Adam, who had just been talking to himself like a madman, suddenly turned his gaze to him, and a human-like longing immediately appeared in his large, single eye.

"Since we're friends, then give me your power too!"

Making no attempt to hide his desire for the Brevilud Dragon Beast, Adam charged towards Takumi and the others as he spoke.

During this process, Adam's body rapidly twisted and expanded, like a worm capable of changing shape at will, carrying some evil will that wanted to defile everything it could come into contact with.

"You despicable chuunibyou! Who gave you permission to turn into this monstrous form so easily?!"

Before Takumi and Breviluddramon could react, Nokia, who was always a step behind and had been listening from the sidelines in a daze, finally couldn't help but shout out.

"Omegamon! Quickly give this guy a 'chuunibyou correction punch'!"

Nokia couldn't understand what was happening on the scene, but that didn't stop her from dealing with the maddened Sanada Shin in her own way.

boom!

Its entrance was far less imposing than that of Alphamon or Breviluddramon.

However, the Omegamon that suddenly appeared possessed an imposing aura that commanded respect, causing Alphamon and Breviluddramon to take notice.

“I heard you, Nochia.”

Standing silently behind Nokia, Omegamon shook off Adam's twisted, outstretched arm with one hand and responded to Nokia's summons in a calm and composed tone.

"Leave the rest of the battle to me!"

After assuring Nokia in this way, Omegamon turned its gaze to Alphamon beside it.

"Long time no see, Alphamon."

Prior to this, Omegamon had met Alphamon disguised as Kyoko Kureha on more than one occasion.

Unfortunately, Omegamon was unaware of Alphamon's disguise at that time. It wasn't until Alphamon appeared in its true form that it realized that the other party was actually Kyoko Kuroi.

"Yes! It's been a long time, Omegamon."

Alphamon's usually steely face softened slightly as he looked at the suddenly appearing Omegamon, seemingly recalling their past battles side by side.

Although in most cases, the two are in opposing positions.

But there is no doubt that both sides have chosen to stand on the same side in the face of this digital crisis.

Chapter 71 Battle with the Dragon Emperor

"The Emperor of Dragons, the being at the pinnacle of all dragon-type Digimon..."

Gazing at Examon, which was constantly circling around the Digital Gate, MetalGreymon could feel a tremor deep within its own heart.

It was a mixture of fear and excitement, and it was how all Dragon-type Digimon felt when facing Examon.

Compared to fighting Examon in its Beelzemon form, MetalGreymon in its dragon form clearly has stronger combat power, but in actual combat it may not perform as well as Beelzemon.

This is the privilege that an "emperor" who has undergone the trials of the four dragons and bears the weight of the entire Dragon's Roar domain should have.

Fortunately, the current Examon only has the most basic fighting instincts, instead of the Dragon Emperor in its prime.

In addition, MetalGreymon had just defeated Dynasmon, and its physical functions and fighting spirit were at their peak, so it didn't take long for it to be exempt from this negative buff.

Of course, most importantly, MetalGreymon is not a true Digimon; its essence remains that of a top-tier hacker with a human mind.

Therefore, the Dragon Emperor's authority had a much smaller impact on MetalGreymon than on other Dragonmons, which is why he was qualified to confront Examon, who was at the pinnacle of all Dragon-type Digimon.

"This sense of oppression is completely different from that of the Dynasmon."

Although the battle with Dynasmon (a prohibited word) was very short, so short that the two only exchanged one move from meeting to fighting, that move was the most powerful attack of MetalGreymon's life.