Digital Hackers' Memories

Leaving aside whether the Digital World will be destroyed due to the Yggdrasil's shutdown, the mere existence of those invaders will turn the Digital World into complete ruins.

“I know, but that’s not a reason for me to stop.”

Even calmer than Jade Rabbit had imagined, WarGreymon continued walking forward without even glancing back at it once.

"Did you know that after the destruction of the Digital World, the Invaders' second target was the human world?"

"You'll only destroy both worlds by doing this. Even if you, the Priest Beast X, survive, you will still not escape the fate of death!"

Slightly raising its eyelids, the exhausted WarGreymon did not continue to answer Jademon's question.

At this moment, he recalled his battle with Mostimon not long ago.

In that battle unknown to anyone, Mikagura Milly showed WarGreymon several possible future outcomes for the Digital World and the human world.

The first possible ending is that the Invader completely devours the World Tree and then descends upon the Digital World in an unprecedented form, turning all parallel worlds, including the human world, into part of itself.

The second ending is that Akemi Suedo fights back against the invaders as a "creator," defeats Takumi and his group in the process, and then builds the "perfect world" he envisions.

The third possible ending is that Takumi and his group arrive at the core of the World Tree in time, stopping Akemi Suedo and the Invaders' plan to devour the World Tree, ultimately returning the timeline to eight years prior before the events of the previous year.

These three endings are either a "bad" ending where the world is completely destroyed, or a "good" ending where two nearby worlds merge.

Another option is to fundamentally eliminate the divide between the digital world and the human world, reset the "β experiment" from eight years ago, and wipe out the invaders at the very beginning of their existence—a "benevolent" ending.

However, regardless of the outcome, Chen Ze and the fox demon were nowhere to be seen, as if they were merely an insignificant part of this whole affair.

Or rather, the series of chain reactions brought about by the "time traveler" Chen Ze were never on the normal timeline from the very beginning.

That's why Mikagura Milly is so concerned about WarGreymon's choice.

Because of his choice, he is, in a sense, creating a completely unknown new ending.

[If I hadn't known Renamon's identity beforehand, either the new era of the two worlds gradually merging, or everything returning to eight years ago, would have been a good ending.]

Chapter Fifteen: Pillars of the World

At the summit of endless mountains.

As Takumi and his group slowly fought their way up Mount Infinity, the blue nun-mon at the summit was the first to realize what had happened.

With Terminal 7D6 defeated, the invaders entrenched in Infinity Mountain were wiped out by Alphamon and Omegamon working together, and the world gradually returned to its former order...

From a distance, the Infinite Mountain, which had been riddled with holes by the invaders, looked like a hard drive being refreshed, slowly returning to its former appearance as it flickered and refreshed.

Forests, steel, oceans, glaciers, nightmares, sacred...

The different areas of adaptation have become clearly defined again, especially the eroded soil layers, which are recovering to their original state at a visible speed.

Most importantly, as a kind of "pillar" of the digital world, Mount Infinity is actually a microcosm of the entire digital world.

Therefore, as Mount Infinity gradually returned to its original appearance, the invaders scattered throughout the Digital World were also forced to revert to their initial form due to the world's backlash.

During this process, the Corruptor Matrix, which was originally used to link all the Corruptors, lost contact throughout and did not give any instructions to the Corruptors around the world.

And so, just like when they first came to the Digital World, these invaders with super-powerful evolutionary abilities began to assimilate everything they could come into contact with in the most primitive and instinctive way.

However, without the advantages of "centralization" and "never having been exposed to them before," the expansion of these invaders was quickly contained by the Digimon.

The Digimon that survived the Invaders' attacks for eight years are all formidable creatures.

Although they were unaware of what was happening at the World Tree and Mount Infinity, they were keenly aware that the invaders were no longer as "intelligent" as before.

Now, those scattered invaders will either evolve a new mother entity or completely crush the Digimon's resistance with the numerical advantage they have accumulated over the past eight years.

However, regardless of the outcome, it will take a long time.

Especially the former. Without the World Tree as a template, the time and effort required for the Invaders to evolve a mother entity that can connect all Invaders is unimaginable.

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"It seems that WarGreymon has made contact with Yggdrasil."

Gazing at the giant Invader not far away, which was entangled with hundreds of Invaders, Bancho Mamemon, mistakenly believing that WarGreymon was responsible for it all, said in a low voice.

Behind it, BanchoLilymon, BanchoSpikymon, and BanchoGolemmon stood in a row, watching the suddenly appearing giant invader warily.

"Regardless of what's happening over there for now, we're in big trouble right now."

In the previous battle, because WarGreymon adhered to the philosophy of killing with one blow and ending the battle quickly, only BanchoLilimon among the four bosses retained its strength intact.

As for the other three gang leaders?

Banchogomon, the most severely injured, had most of its body shattered and had to rely on the power of the earth to gradually repair its damage. It would take at least half a month to recover to its peak condition.

Secondly, there is the arrogant and conceited Bancho Spikemon. Its overly aggressive nature led to severe injuries during its battle with WarGreymon, resulting in the breakage of its prized spikes and reducing its strength to less than half of its peak.

Even BanchoPeamon, in order to protect BanchoLilymon at the last moment, took a claw attack from WarGreymon, which caused its "school uniform (GAKU-RAN)" to be torn.

It's important to know that the "school uniform (GAKU-RAN)" is the symbol of the fifth rank, and it possesses a divine artifact that can nullify 89.9% of physical attacks.

Although it can't compare to the royal cloaks of the Royal Knights, it is still a very famous piece of equipment in the Digital World.

"No matter what, we cannot be defeated here."

Taking a deep breath, Beanmon, the smallest and gentlest of the five bosses, emphasized this.

As the only one among the "Five Chiefs" to have established his own power and never abandon his companions, Chief Beanmon knew that the four of them absolutely could not back down at this time.

Even for the sake of their companions who chose to follow them through the crisis, and for the continuation of the "Bean Gate Alliance," the four leaders must defeat the giant invader here.

"Well said! A true 'bancho' is a brave warrior who never backs down, no matter what!"

Just as the four leaders were making a desperate gamble, intending to confront the giant invader that had gathered from several kilometers in radius and was still expanding, a hearty laugh suddenly came from behind them.

tumultuous!

The next second, the firewall of the Digital World was torn apart, and BanchoLeomon, who had returned with Patamon, suddenly appeared behind them.

"Bancho Lionmon?"

Amidst the expressions of surprise, hesitation, or astonishment on the faces of the other four leaders, Leader Leomon suddenly raised his foot and kicked out an arc of gusts of wind, aimed directly at the giant invader not far away.

tear...

It was ten thousand times sharper than any divine weapon. Before the giant invader, which had only recently taken shape, could react, it was broken into two pieces by the attack of Bancho Lion Beast.

"Sorry I'm a little late, but a hero will never be absent from the battle for justice!"

Only then did BanchoLeomon walk up to the other four Bancho and speak in a domineering yet apologetic tone.

"Humph!"

Seeing this, the arrogant leader of the Spiked Beasts responded with only a cold snort.

However, BanchoLeomon, who was already used to the other party's personality, detected a hint of welcome in the other party's cold snort.

"You're still as arrogant as ever."

BanchoLeomon slapped BanchoSpikymon on the back, but ignored the monster's angry glare and walked straight to BanchoGodmon's side.

"I am back!"

Although regarded as the "first boss" by other Digimon, BanchoLeomon actually considers BanchoGolemmon, with its calm personality and fair dealings, to be the true "head of the fifth boss".

"Welcome back."

Amidst BanchoGolem's warm smile, BanchoPeamon and BanchoLilimon, standing nearby, also revealed smiles of joy at their long-awaited reunion.

"You're always absent when we need you most. You're such a worry!"

BanchoLeomon smiled and shook his head. His original determination to fight to the death had turned into a high-spirited desire to press his advantage because of BanchoLeomon's arrival.

"Although we arrived a little late, it's better than not arriving at all."

He went straight up and punched BanchoLeomon, who laughed and said the same thing.

"Welcome home, BanchoLeomon!"

Chapter Sixteen: The Creator

Just as the entire Digital World was changing because of the changes at Mount Infinity, Takumi and his friends on Mount Infinity also noticed this in time.

As the Terminal 7D6, assimilated by the Invaders, fell, and as Alphamon and Omegamon joined forces to sweep away the Invaders entrenched on Mount Infinity...

Information is returning to normal at a visible speed around the world.

Although this "normality" is limited to the Invaders themselves and does not involve the Digimon and Digital World that have been devoured and assimilated by the Invaders, it can be seen that the Digital World is gradually restoring its own functions.

"The World Tree is recovering."

Both Omegamon and Alphamon knew that they did not have the ability to restore life to the entire world.

It can only be said that Takumi and his group's actions in sweeping away the Invaders became the last straw that broke the camel's back, allowing the Digital World, which had stopped functioning, to regain some vitality.

However, how long this brief recovery will last depends on what happens on the World Tree's side.

However, at least for Alphamon and Omegamon at this stage, this tendency indicates that things are developing in a positive direction.

"Royal Knights?"

Just as Takumi and his group were about to reach the summit of Mount Infinity, the blue nun Beast, who had already noticed all the unusual events, stared at them with wide eyes.

Alphamon and Omegamon, who lead the group, are Royal Knights whom even Gankomon greatly admires; they are the true core members of the Royal Knights.

Although the remaining four Digimon were not Royal Knights, they still displayed a level of combat power that was not typically found in Ultimate-level Digimon.

More importantly, behind them, Blue Sistermon saw four human figures who should not theoretically be in the Digital World.

"It seems we've found the culprit that alarmed these invaders."

Noticing the surprise of the blue nunmon, Alphamon revealed a smile that seemed familiar to Kyoko Kuroi.

"Perhaps she will tell us what really happened here?"

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At the heart of the World Tree, at the end of the Infinite Corridor.

When WarGreymon dropped Jade Rabbitmon and passed through the last passage of the Infinite Corridor, what came into view was a massive, spore-like entity with intertwined black and white tentacles.

Like a flower bud about to bloom, WarGreymon sensed an unprecedented vitality emanating from this "indescribable thing".

It's as if some being called "the Creator" is gestating and taking shape within it, waiting to blossom and bloom.

"A fox beast?"

With just a tentative call, WarGreymon saw the giant spore suddenly tremble slightly.

Immediately afterwards, a crack suddenly appeared on the surface of this "embryo" composed of the Invader, the World Tree, the Digimon, and the human spirit, and a huge single eye appeared in front of him.

"Ah...ah...ah..."

Despite having no vocal organs, the one-eyed creature in front of them emitted a strange and terrifying cry.

Seeing this scene that resembled a horror movie, WarGreymon was stunned for a moment, and then showed an expression of disbelief.

"A fox beast?"

With disbelief mixed with a hint of shock, WarGreymon's tone this time was definitely not a test.

"Ah...ah...ah..."

As if responding to WarGreymon's call, its ferocious single eye twisted strangely, seemingly intending to approach him in this way.

However, the spore, as the main entity, quickly realized the "rebellion" of the one-eyed creature and extended more tentacles from its body, pulling the ferocious one-eyed creature back into its own body.

Bang!

Without any hesitation, WarGreymon punched the indescribable object, creating a bloody dent.

"what!!!"

This time, it wasn't just the one-eyed creature that screamed; the entire spore was emitting that piercing scream.

As a result, WarGreymon felt as if it had suddenly arrived in the deep sea, and the pressure coming from all directions almost tore it apart.

Moreover, as the spores emitted a piercing scream, this small world supported by the World Tree began to tremble.

Visible spatial rifts appeared and disappeared all around, with entities resembling both invaders and roots appearing and disappearing within them.

"It really is you! Suedo Akishima!"

Despite the excruciating pain that felt like his body was being torn apart, WarGreymon cleaved his fist into a claw and forcefully pierced the body of this indescribable thing, pulling out a root that was trying to pull the one-eyed creature back into its body.

At the end of this root, a small eye, somewhat similar to a one-eyed monster, stared back at WarGreymon. The familiar madness immediately reminded him of Akemi Suedo.

Indeed, just as WarGreymon saw the "future" from Mostimon, Minami Suedo has already assimilated with Yggdrasil and the Invaders, becoming part of the soon-to-be-born "Creator".