Digital Hackers' Memories

If we had to make a somewhat inappropriate analogy, Akemi Suedo would be nothing more than a researcher capable of developing and manufacturing weapons, while WarGreymon would be the true combatant who is proficient in and uses weapons.

Putting everything else aside, WarGreymon has already figured out a way to seize the authority of Meiji Suedo.

Aside from his identity as an "avatar of God," Suedo Akemi is still essentially a human being, a madman whose logic and thinking are somewhat chaotic.

Therefore, as long as the World Tree realizes that Modo Akemi is not the "backup" it needs, then the privileges brought by the identity of "divine incarnation" will naturally become meaningless.

What truly troubled WarGreymon was Gankomon.

Compared to the relatively inexperienced combatant, the stubborn beast outside is the real trouble.

As a member of the Royal Knights and a hidden BOSS-level character, the Stubborn Beast must have some way to awaken and contact the World Tree, otherwise it wouldn't have ventured alone to the core of the World Tree.

Therefore, WarGreymon must prevent Gankomon from directly contacting the core of Yggdrasil and stop Gankomon from interfering with its plan to gradually seize control of Yggdrasil.

Actually, this is a chance to kill two birds with one stone.

With its gaze unconsciously sweeping across the vast, endless void, WarGreymon did not hesitate for a moment before using its newly acquired limited privileges to tamper with the surrounding data environment.

— Hacking Techniques: Creating Virtual Systems!

Without employing any sophisticated hacking techniques, WarGreymon simply and directly treated Yggdrasil's mainframe as a computer.

With the "highest administrator privileges" and "normal usage privileges" respectively occupied by the Corruptor and Akemi Suedo, WarGreymon's task was to use the limited resources to recreate a new "virtual computer" within the host computer.

In this way, as the creator of this "virtual computer," WarGreymon naturally possesses the highest administrator privileges.

Furthermore, since the operating resources of this "virtual computer" come from the World Tree host, the more comprehensive and resource-intensive the "virtual system" created by WarGreymon is, the weaker the Invaders and Meiji Suedo will be.

Moreover, since the "virtual system" created by WarGreymon is itself built on the Yggdrasil host, it means that he will obtain all the data and information inside the Yggdrasil in the process.

Most importantly, the Yggdrasil host cannot prevent WarGreymon's invasion like a computer in the real world can by shutting down the computer, unplugging the network cable, or reinstalling the system. It can only fight against it in the most primitive way.

Regardless of the outcome of this confrontation, WarGreymon will achieve its goal and become the sole winner of this battle for dominance.

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At almost the same time, at the core of the World Tree.

Bang!

Without the slightest hesitation, the stubborn beast, going all out, shattered the ground and used the immense recoil to charge towards the ferocious one-eyed monster that was within arm's reach.

The whole process was smooth and seamless.

And as the stubborn beast charged forward, the fire god behind it was not idle either. Instead, it continued to expand and enlarge its size, instantly transforming into a giant god that resembled a dragon and a tiger.

Silence—Boom!

Faster than WarGreymon had imagined, the mighty Vulcan swung its claws before Gankomon could, smashing the menacing one-eyed monster as if cracking a walnut.

"Is that all?"

However, when faced with the giant fiery hand that descended from the sky, WarGreymon, now a ferocious one-eyed monster, remained completely still. Only a super firewall formed by the power of the World Tree materialized out of thin air.

— Hacking Skills: Personal Firewall!

Originally developed by EDEN's hackers as a personal protection program to defend against malicious intrusions and Digimon attacks, it has now become the first major challenge that Gankomon must face, thanks to the power of Yggdrasil.

Smash it!

Seeing this, the stubborn beast directly used the simplest and most brutal method to crack the firewall.

Rumble…

In an instant, endless echoes reverberated throughout the core of the World Tree.

This sudden and violent attack not only severely damaged the core of the World Tree, but also affected the "dimensional ascension" of the giant World Tree in the outside world.

Wow…

The World Tree, which was about to break free from this dimension, suddenly stopped. Then, just as a comic book character about to break through the page's limitations was slapped from the sky, it was forcefully pushed back into its original dimension.

As a result, the canopy of the enormous World Tree began to wither, and the space of the entire Void Arena also seemed to become less stable.

Skullmon and Jade Rabbitmon, perched on the branches of the World Tree, are arguably the Digimon that understand this point most deeply.

From their perspective, one can clearly see the withering of the World Tree and the decay of its roots, branches, and leaves.

The entire enormous World Tree, just like a real tree, shed its leaves at a visible speed after its core was severely damaged.

"..."

Staring in the direction of the World Tree's core, the Skull Beast, which had recovered some of its strength, hesitated briefly.

In the end, Skullmon chose to believe Stubbornmon and, with Jade Rabbitmon, leaped off the Void Arena into another dimension "bordering" the Void Arena—Infinite Mountain.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Weapon Master? God of Forging?

Unaware of what was happening outside, when the stubborn beast shattered that personal firewall with absolute violence, the ferocious one-eyed form of WarGreymon was finally fully prepared for battle.

tumultuous!

Four artificial digital cores emerged from the core of the World Tree the instant the personal firewall shattered, and quickly formed an independent digital domain isolated from the outside world.

—Artificial Digital Core, Digital Realm!

Within this digital realm, massive amounts of external data are continuously transformed into information that the artificial digital cores can absorb, gradually enhancing the power of these four artificial digital cores.

Most importantly, within the digital realm comprised of these four artificial digital cores, the "embryo" that exists like a spore still maintains a certain undulating pulse, completely unaffected by the attack just now.

In other words, the stubborn beast's punch did not affect the "embryo," nor did it awaken the will of the World Tree hidden within it.

"Is this what the skull beast called a 'clone'?"

The stubborn beast immediately recognized the true nature of the four artificial digital cores. Even as it spoke, it did not stop its attack. The enormous Vulcan continued to swing its fists and smash into the Digital Realm.

boom! boom! boom!

The loud explosions echoed in the not-so-large space, but WarGreymon's Digital Domain showed no signs of being affected in the slightest.

It's as if the Digital Realm itself is another subspace independent of this space. While the attacks of the stubborn beasts are violent, they haven't reached the point of shattering the concept of space.

To be honest, the only known thing that can warp space in the form of matter is a black hole, and the Vulcan of the stubborn beast is obviously not at the level of a black hole, let alone completely destroy the subspace transformed by the Digital Realm.

However, the inability to awaken Yggdrasil in the simplest and most brutal way does not mean that Gankomon is helpless against WarGreymon.

As mentioned earlier, the stubborn beast simply prefers to solve problems in a simple way, which does not mean that it is only good at violence.

Or rather, quite the opposite, as a grandmaster who was able to independently forge a path of enhancement and carry it through to the end, Gankomon's methods were far beyond WarGreymon's imagination.

"How about this move!"

In less than a breath's time, the dragon-like and tiger-like fire god transformed from real to illusory, invading his Digital Realm in a way that WarGreymon was very familiar with.

Code and data kept appearing and disappearing at the intersection of the two. The stubborn beast that was originally 100% vaccine-resistant suddenly showed an aggressiveness no less than that of any virus.

Because the stubborn beast was not misled by the way the Digital World was presented; it simply regarded the Digital World as a set of four computers connected in parallel.

Since it is a network of several computers connected in parallel, as long as the stubborn beast can access this network, it can naturally invade and even destroy the digital realm as its physical entity, just like a hacker.

Transforming its own Vulcan into a virus program and implanting it into and infecting the artificial digital core, which is the core of the digital realm, is the simplest method that the stubborn beast can think of right now.

"How long has it been since I was hacked?"

In a daze, the ferocious one-eyed creature seemed to see the image of Vulcan in the four artificial digital cores, which was proof that the stubborn beast had successfully infected the artificial digital cores.

In particular, the weakest of the four digital cores, the green one, is about to be breached by a virus called "Vulcan," which will then destroy the entire digital realm.

"When it comes to hacking, I'm the real hacker!"

A fierce glint flashed in its single eye. WarGreymon would not allow Gankomon to interfere with it at this crucial moment, not even if there was only a one in ten thousand chance.

Bang!

As if in response to WarGreymon's idea, at the critical moment when Gankomon was about to disintegrate the Digital World, the four artificial Digimon that originally united to form the Digital World actually "disintegrated" on their own.

Immediately afterward, before the stubborn beast could completely control the artificial Digicore's permissions, the white artificial Digicore was the first to rush out of the Digital Realm, transforming into a tall, eight-armed god-like figure!

—Vulcanus!

"The real battle... has only just begun!"

The ultimate form evolved from the perfect-level Ashuramon, the Olympian twelve gods who surpass ordinary ultimate-level beings, the god of fire skilled in forging, this is the legendary Vulcanusmon.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Knife, spear, sword, halberd, club, mace, chain, hammer...

The Vulcanus, with its eight different arms wielding eight different weapons, immediately confronted the true form of the stubborn beast.

"You think you can stop me like this!"

Just as it was not to be outdone, Gankomon accepted Vulcanusmon's challenge. Although Gankomon did not have the advantage of having more arms, it managed to suppress its opponent with its superb fighting skills.

The shattered rubble, the collapsed beams, the slipping branches, and even the invisible gale...

Anything that can be grabbed at will can become a weapon for the stubborn beast, and a powerful one at that, comparable to the strongest digital alloy.

tumultuous!

Upon seeing this, a burst of scorching flames erupted from the body of the Vulcanus beast.

He then demonstrated to the stubborn beast through his actions why he was called the God of Forging, rather than the God of Battle.

As the blazing flames erupted, the weapons on the eight arms of the Vulcanus were reforged, transforming them into new weapons most effective against the stubborn beast's fighting style.

—Precision military system!

Flexible whips, sturdy shields, sharp curved blades, and even firearms and cannons...

With each attack, Vulcanusmon would switch to a different weapon, forcing the stubborn beast to adapt to its ever-changing fighting style time and time again.

If it weren't for the stubborn beast's extensive combat experience, the sheer variety of weapons that the Vulcanusmon possessed would have given it a run for its money.

Even so, the stubborn beast had to admire the wonder of the Vulcanusmon.

To be proficient in so many weapon techniques and to have mastered each one to perfection is an incredible feat in the eyes of any knowledgeable person.

And that is indeed the case; even the most learned martial arts master in the world could not possibly be proficient in so many weapons at the same time.

Especially those firearms and cannons that require professional knowledge and even multiple people to operate, have gone beyond the concept of "weapons and blades" and are genuine future technologies.

Chapter Twenty-Three: The Fourth Incarnation

I can control anything in this world that can be categorized as a 'weapon' with complete ease!

This was Vulcanusmon's first battle, and also the first time Chen Ze realized just how terrifying the potential of his white Digicore was.

As Chen Ze's first artificial digital core, the evolutionary form of the white digital core has long been unstable.

From the initial White Flamemon, to the fleeting Ashuramon, and now to its truly stable Ultimate form—Vulcanusmon.

Chen Ze poured even more effort into the white digital core than into his own digital core.

Especially in terms of technological updates and iterations, the white digital core has always been Chen Ze's most outstanding "experiment".

Pure code, corrosive data, the technology of the Iron Empire, and even the reverse analysis of one's own hacking abilities...

Only after achieving relatively "complete" results on the white digital core will Chen Ze apply them to other digital cores and his own body.

It can be said that if the other artificial digital cores are verifying the evolutionary path in Chen Ze's mind, then the white digital core is the true "prototype digital core".

This unique characteristic was already evident when the White Digicore first evolved into White Flamemon.

Despite having never learned any fighting techniques, after evolving into the White Flame Beast for the first time, it possessed a fighting intuition and instinct comparable to any martial arts master.

This intuition and instinct did not disappear even after the White Flame Beast degenerated; on the contrary, it further influenced Chen Ze's physical body in reality.

The same applies to Ashuramon's bizarre spatial ability, inherited from the Invaders and used to repel SwordEmperormon, during the battle at Shinjuku Subway Station.

Back in the original world, WarGreymon used this strange spatial ability to forcibly tear through the firewall and travel beyond the world to confront Apocalymon, the embodiment of the concept of non-evolution.

Although Vulcanusmon has only just evolved, Chen Ze has already discovered an ability in it that can help WarGreymon take another step forward—the Perfect Weapon!

Unlike the ability to reforge weapons anytime, anywhere, "appropriate weapon pairing" is the true source of confidence for the Vulcanus beast in battle.

With this ability, Vulcanusmon can quickly adapt to and unleash the maximum power of any weapon.

It's not the kind of simple and crude use, but rather a master-level practical skill that directly grasps the essence of the weapon, allowing one to experience decades of ecstasy within it.

When necessary, Vulcanusmon can even forcibly seize the enemy's weapon and defeat the opponent using the opponent's most proficient attack method.

In the realm of "weapons," Vulcanus is an absolute master, both in forging and in using them.

If this ability were to actually appear on WarGreymon, its greatest benefit would be enabling it to perfectly utilize the performance of its "replicated" weapon.

After all, WarGreymon, being a powerful hacker, is capable of recreating the weapons in his database through "data simulation".