Digital Hackers' Memories

With eight heads looking up at the sky almost simultaneously, the Great Serpent Beast, now fully recovered from Agumon's severe injuries, questioned in unison.

At the exit of the shattered dragon-shaped barrier, a Digimon, completely covered in black Digizoid and resembling a machine, stood proudly atop it.

Its sharply defined body seemed to radiate the cold glint of a blade at all times; even from a distance, the giant serpent beast could sense the danger emanating from it.

Silence!

Without giving any response to Orochimon, and after confirming that the other party was free, Fatal Axemon drew a graceful arc in mid-air and charged straight towards Agumon outside the barrier.

Silence—Boom!

From the perspective of the Great Serpent Beast, it could only see countless afterimages combined with the Skeleton Knight Beast launching another attack, once again forcing Agumon into a predicament where it had to fight back.

"Who exactly are they? What is their purpose?"

Did our predecessors know them? Why do I feel a very familiar aura about them?

"Perhaps they were once part of the dark forces?"

……

The eight heads of the giant serpent beast looked at each other in bewilderment. Even the calmest and wisest golden head frowned for a moment.

"Let's not worry about that for now. At least it has opened a 'rift' for us, hasn't it?"

In the end, the black-headed leader made the final decision, then stared intently at Agumon, who was struggling in the distance, with a slightly ferocious look.

"That's true. Let's get out of here first."

"Then let's completely shatter this barrier and send that Agumon to its death!"

“I completely agree with that. No matter what those two Digimon are up to, let’s deal with Agumon first.”

……

As the other heads echoed in agreement, the giant serpent beast's body slowly straightened up, and its long, winding tail lifted up on its own for the first time.

Clang!

It sounded like the clang of metal on metal, or the clashing of blades being drawn from their sheaths...

Before everyone's eyes, the front part of the giant serpent's tail transformed and sharpened, turning into a strange, sharp longsword.

—The Sword of the Clouds!

Based on the data of the "divine sword" in Japanese mythology, this is a special attack born from the combined power of all eight heads of the Great Serpent Beast.

The moment that alien longsword appeared, it caused a violent tremor in the surrounding data.

The data that spread outwards was like a series of sharp swords, destroying everything it could reach.

Among them, the shikigami that constitute the dragon-shaped barrier are the first to be affected.

Because the integrity of the barrier was forcibly destroyed from the outside by the Deadly Battle Axe Beast, the shikigami, having lost their unity and coordination, could only fight individually and were completely powerless to defend against the sword energy unleashed by the "Ama-no-Kurakumo no Tsurugi".

The result was predictable: after the myriad rays of cold light flashed and disappeared in an instant, the originally massive barrier suddenly collapsed and disintegrated.

Vortex... Vortex... Vortex...

Immediately afterwards, a visible torrent of data surged back into a massive vortex, and at the center of this vortex was none other than the "Kusanagi Sword," which was transformed from the tailbone of the giant serpent beast.

"Agumon! Die!" X8

Before anyone could react, the giant serpent beast that broke through the barrier let out another unison roar.

Silence!

At this moment, the Great Serpent Beast perfectly demonstrated what it means to have "cold light illuminating the nine provinces and sword energy traversing the four seas".

In the blink of an eye, the overflowing sword energy had carved crisscrossing ravines in the sky and on the ground, making it ten thousand times more terrifying than any known natural disaster.

As the main target of Orochimon's venting of its anger, the sword energy that struck Agumon was several kilometers long, resembling a rapidly fired satellite cannon.

Under the onslaught of this terrifying attack, even Skeleton Knightmon had no choice but to flip over and mount Deadly Battle Axemon in an attempt to avoid the direct impact of the sword energy.

Chapter 21 MetalGreymon Armored Steel Mode

"Agumon!"

Hikari, who was being protected by Agumon, also saw the sword aura that seemed to pierce through the heavens and earth, and couldn't help but show a worried expression.

As if in response to Kari's concerns, the previously unstable "power of light" stabilized completely at this moment and continued to flow into Agumon's body.

"Ugh."

This time, Agumon did not reject the power of light that has always existed; he simply sighed deeply in resignation.

Besides fearing it would affect his future evolutionary path, Agumon's reason for rejecting Kari's power was also that he didn't want to form too many ties with this world.

Because Agumon is destined not to belong to this world, he is just a fleeting visitor to this world, with no obligation or need to get involved in the war between the light and the darkness.

Unfortunately, things have developed to this point, and even if Agumon still wants to insist on its "independence," it's too late.

In fact, from the moment Agumon was rescued by Tanegamon on Bit Island, he was destined not to be a passerby in this world, but he just didn't want to admit it.

"..."

Also noticing the continuous flow of light energy into Agumon's body, SkullKnightmon, seemingly aware of some truth, frowned slightly, but it was already too late.

The light of evolution has already shone on Agumon, and the radiance it exudes far surpasses that of Digimon at the Champion stage.

Agumon - Mega Evolution...

By skipping the mature stage and unleashing its accumulated power, Agumon forcibly raised its power to the Ultimate level by interfering with the Digicore.

This was not a difficult task for Agumon, as he had already evolved repeatedly into Perfect and even Ultimate forms.

Agumon's own Digicore, along with those artificial Digicores, gave it an evolutionary experience far exceeding that of ordinary Digimon.

Through these repeated processes of evolution and degeneration, Agumon had long since come to understand the essence of the Ultimate form and knew how to evolve into the most perfect "Perfect Body".

Amazing adaptability, near-infinite stamina, and constantly self-optimizing program code...

These are Agumon's understanding of the Ultimate form, and also the strongest Ultimate form he created by combining his previous evolutionary experiences.

—MetalGreymon Armored Steel Mode!

"hold head high!"

A resounding roar echoed through the heavens and earth, and a colossal body gradually materialized...

As the light of evolution gradually faded, what reappeared before everyone was a colossal creature whose size was in no way inferior to that of the Great Serpent Beast.

Her sky-blue sideburns fluttered in the wind, her snow-white body was bright and striking...

Just like MetalGreymon, which Agumon evolved from, its albino-like skin is paired with blue stripes that subtly convey energy, and every move it makes contains astonishing energy.

Even more astonishingly, MetalGreymon has now surpassed its previous peak size, and it doesn't appear weak at all compared to Orochimon, which is the Tokyo Tower.

Exaggerated energy surges and an enormous body are distinctive features that set MetalGreymon apart from its predecessors.

However, what truly distinguishes MetalGreymon from its previous self are its pair of metal claws with obvious mechanized features and astonishing lethality against all dragon beasts.

More than the breakthrough in size, the mechanical arms that looked like both an external weapon attachment and a spontaneous reconstruction of metal cells were the biggest gains of MetalGreymon's evolution.

It's important to know that back in the early days of Digimon, MetalGreymon was an upgraded and enhanced version of a metallic life form created by the Agents of the Steel Empire.

Now, after undergoing an iteration of Armored Steel, the re-evolved MetalGreymon has achieved a qualitative leap, truly becoming an "ultimate weapon".

"Gigastorm!"

As MetalGreymon opened its arms, the two reinforced steel plates on its chest suddenly opened, revealing two high-pressure jet nozzles that looked like cannon muzzles.

Boom!

In an instant, the surging sword energy and the high-temperature energy wave collided, creating an endless storm.

The resulting aftershocks extended to the cyberspace within a radius of hundreds of kilometers, creating a brief period of energy vacuum.

......................................................................................................

Silence—Boom!

Meanwhile, the Fatal Axemon, carrying Skeleton Knightmon, tried to escape the storm's onslaught, but was constantly caught in its crossfire, which was comparable to a full-force attack from an Ultimate-level monster, and was unable to truly avoid its engulfment.

Orochimon was already a "Shadow of the Demon Dragon" that surpassed ordinary Perfect level beings. When it risked its life to unleash the "Sword of the Clouds," even true Ultimate level beings had to avoid its sharp edge.

The same is true for MetalGreymon, who has regained its Ultimate power. It is able to fight against a true Ultimate-level monster without even using its "Nuclear Mode".

When these two Digimon, which defy the conventional concept of Ultimate-level Digimon, engage in their final battle, any unrelated personnel who intend to watch will be subjected to their full-force attacks.

"This can't go on like this."

SkullKnightmon murmured softly, knowing that this was the limit of FatalAxmon's power.

Despite possessing extraordinary combat abilities, Fatal Axemon is ultimately just a Champion-level Digimon. The fundamental difference in its Digicores makes it impossible for it to avoid being swept away by the energy storm.

In fact, this is true not only for Fatal Axemon, but also for SkullKnightmon itself.

Under the combined attack of two Digimon that surpassed the limits of the typical Ultimate level, the mere Champion level Digimon had absolutely no chance to resist.

"We must rely on 'His' power!"

Despite some regret and resentment, as Skeleton Knightmon uttered those words, a diamond-shaped, deep purple crystal suddenly appeared before it.

This is a deep purple crystal with a polygonal rhomboid structure. A profound and dark power emanates from it at all times, like some kind of dark source that is unsolvable and terrifying.

Inside this crystal, a ghost-like being with two heads appears to be sleeping.

"Brother, now is not the time."

At that moment, the Deadly Battle Axe Beast, which had been silent all along, spoke for the first time.

As SkullKnightmon's sworn brother, FatalAxmon naturally knew what this deep purple crystal meant to SkullKnightmon.

Forcibly waking the being sleeping within the crystal at this moment would only render all of Skeleton Knightmon's previous actions futile.

"I'll get you out of here!"

After the Deadly Battle Axe Beast uttered those words, its body suddenly burst forth with boundless dark light, actually managing to accelerate its escape from the sweeping energy storm.

Chapter Twenty-Two: Dark Knight Beast

"It's just a death throes."

As the mastermind behind the entire energy storm, MetalGreymon naturally noticed the rise of FatalAxmon.

However, the MetalGreymon community didn't care about the other's dying struggle, because once it evolved from its juvenile stage to its final form, the gap between the two had widened infinitely.

Boom...

With just a slight adjustment to the energy frequency of the Gigastorm, SkeletonKnightmon and FatalAxmon were completely engulfed by the surging energy storm.

"Jia'er, hold on tight!"

Instead of focusing too much attention on SkullKnightmon and FatalAxmon, MetalGreymon tucked Kari under the mane on the back of its neck and pounced on the still-screaming Ootengumon.

——Heavy metal slash!

With a sharp claw that carried the heavy weight of metal, it swung down and cleaved the three heads of the Great Serpentmon in two.

Then came the second claw, the third claw...

clang clang...

Despite the fact that the remaining five heads of the Great Serpent Beast reacted quickly enough, manipulating the Kusanagi Sword formed from its own tail to fight against MetalGreymon, it was still quickly put at a disadvantage.

After evolving to the Ultimate level, Orochimon's original advantage disappeared, replaced by MetalGreymon's crushing critical strikes.

This overwhelming power was so overwhelming that Orochimon could hardly believe that the MetalGreymon in front of him was actually a Perfect-level Digimon.

"How is this possible?!" X5

The remaining five heads of the Great Serpent Beast roared in unison, for even WarGreymon, which had once killed its predecessor, was no more than this.

Even though this MetalGreymon looks a bit strange and is a bit oversized, it is still just a Perfect-level Digimon. How could it possibly have such powerful combat strength?

"There are many things you think are impossible; this is just the first one."

Completely disregarding the shock and anger of the Serpentmon, MetalGreymon had already noticed the Kusanagi Sword.

The reason why the Great Serpent Beast was able to fight head-on against its own armored and steel-bound mechanical arms was because of the demonic sword that was formed from its tail.

In other words, without the Kusanagi Sword, Orochimon would have been torn to pieces by MetalGreymon long ago.

At that time, it would be meaningless for the Great Serpent Beast to still have an "immortal body". MetalGreymon could simply seal its several heads in different places, just like the Yellow Emperor dealt with Chiyou.

In this way, the giant serpent beast, whose body was sealed in various places, was completely dead and there was absolutely no possibility of it being resurrected.