Digital Hackers' Memories

Upon hearing this, Takumi rubbed his head again.

why?

They were both Digimon given to them by Ryuji, so why are their personalities so different?

One was overly active and reckless, while the other was overly dull and cautious.

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PS: The first time I saw Zibamon, I thought it looked exactly like a chibi version of Omegamon.

Chapter 41 Copy and Paste?

EDNE's special firewall space.

This is a primitive space specifically built to deal with Digimon, and various eerie green meshes are the main feature of this space.

As far as the eye can see, there is only a grid-like void, devoid of matter and data. Only an endless network of void symbolizes the significance of this special space.

That's why I hate these brainless idiots.

The Lilac Beast floated in the void of the network without any landing point, and standing opposite her was none other than the Andro Beast.

As for Ryuji?

Standing atop the Cyberdramon, less than a hundred meters from the two, it was struggling to fly towards them.

Clearly, Andromon saw Lilacmon as an easy target and planned to take care of Lilacmon before Cyberdramon arrived.

Logically speaking, Andromon's judgment was not wrong, because it was a conclusion reached by its highly intelligent Digicore after a series of logical judgments.

This is also the difference between mechanical Digimon and ordinary Digimon.

Andromon, whose body is completely mechanized and intelligent, is itself a super-large computer, possessing computing power that ordinary Perfect-level beings cannot match.

Especially with the support of the Kamishiro Corporation's servers, Andromon, fighting on its home turf, can even rival some Ultimate-level monsters once it loads the Metal Empire's exclusive battle program.

Of course, this Andromon is clearly not a killing machine manufactured by the Steel Empire, so it does not possess the weapon programs and combat commands unique to the Steel Empire.

Even so, this Andromon is still worthy of being classified as a top-tier Ultimate-level Pokémon. While it wouldn't be an overwhelming victory against a typical Lilacmon, it would be comparable.

In fact, this is why Andromon listed Lilacmon as its primary target.

Compared to the specially enhanced Cyberdramon, Lilacmon is undoubtedly the weakest of the three, so weak that Andromon's core intelligence judges that it can kill its opponent in just a few seconds.

However, the reason why an accident is an accident is precisely because its existence cannot be judged by normal logic.

Take the lilac beast for example...

"Electronic waste that only follows programs doesn't deserve to be called a 'Digimon'!"

With undisguised disgust in its eyes, the Lilac Beast knew that if it were facing a fully evolved being with normal senses, it would never have made such a rash judgment.

Because any Digimon that can evolve into its perfect form is never as simple as it seems on the surface.

The so-called "evolution" is at best providing them with a template. After this initial template, the anger, struggle, and unique experiences are what constitute the essence of each complete being.

In other words, each fully evolved individual is unique.

Even if two are the same perfect form, their abilities and combat power are absolutely incomparable.

The current Lilacmon is a clear example of this; her strength is simply incomparable to the ordinary Lilacmon in Andromon's "database".

The common Lilacmon, limited by its special "Fairy Type" category, can indeed be considered one of the weakest Ultimate-level creatures.

Because "fairy-type" Digimon have neither a strong physique nor a sharp attack method, and may not even have the necessary means of self-defense.

In most people's minds, Lilacmon, or fairy-type Digimon, are only good at one or two spells that can't even be called "tricks".

However, the above only applies to ordinary clove beasts.

These are the Lilac Beasts that cannot determine their own evolutionary tendencies and can only evolve into their complete form through "chance".

"The real Lilacmon was a magic master in the ancient Digimon era, no less than Fairymon!"

It was not an "accidental" evolution; Lilacmon evolved into Lilacmon on its own initiative after undergoing rigorous training and learning.

Therefore, compared to those lilac beasts that only possess some "innate skills," this lilac beast is a powerful one that has brought its magical talent to its fullest potential.

Boom!

Then, with a loud bang, a giant lilac flower suddenly bloomed in the original network void.

"what?!"

Ryuji, who had just been about to rush forward to stop Andromon's attack, had to order Cyberdramon to retreat, even if it meant going against the client's wishes.

Rumble…

As if responding to Ryuji's intuition, after the giant lilac flower bloomed briefly, countless lilac beasts flew out from it.

—Lilac Doppelganger!

Each Lilac Beast is incredibly realistic, and every attack it makes possesses combat power commensurate with that of a Perfect level beast.

Just as the Lilac Beast pulled itself from different times and dimensions into a single timeline, countless Lilac Beasts launched a frenzied attack on Andormon.

Faced with this overwhelming numerical advantage, even Andromon, which surpasses most Perfect-level Beasts, had no choice but to take defensive measures.

As a top-tier hacker, Ryuji immediately recognized the true nature of this "clone".

"Data copying?"

Yes, it's just like copying and pasting, which are the most common operations on a computer.

In Ryuji's eyes, the Lilac Beast had simply used some unknown method to massively copy its own data, thereby creating this almost "infinite" clone spell.

Ryuji was confident that he could also perform some simple data copying, but he could never do a "perfect copy" like Dingxiang Beast.

Such a perfect copy is beyond what can be achieved by simply copying and pasting.

Leaving aside how Dingxiangshou overcame the challenge of "real-time interaction between data avatars and public networks".

The question of whether to simply ensure that each Lilac Beast possesses the same will, rather than creating an uncontrollable "individual," is almost unsolvable.

After all, data life is different from ordinary data. Even the simplest data avatar is essentially controlled by human mental data.

Back then, it was precisely by solving the relationship between data and spirit that Kamishiro Corporation was able to realize the core technology of the EDEN network—data avatars.

Without the mental data of humans or Digimon to manipulate it, the so-called "avatar" is just a meaningless shell that anyone with a little technical knowledge can copy and paste in bulk.

"The Lilac Beast...she copied her own mental data?"

Although this explanation sounds incredible, Ryuji couldn't think of any other explanation.

Not only Ryuji, but even Tetsuya, who was sharing the other's vision through "real-time communication," fell silent. He was also well aware of the difficulties and risks involved.

"Has she... gone mad?"

Chapter Forty-Two: The Invincible Stone Buddha

A data avatar consists of two parts: mental data and avatar data.

Mental data is usually composed of human mental data. It is the "entity" of human will in the network world and the key to human beings' ability to navigate the network.

The avatar data is the "shell" nested on the mental data, and it is the "medium" that allows the mental data and environmental data to interact in real time.

Theoretically speaking, a person can have countless avatar data, but their inner spiritual data is unique.

This is also the basis for hackers to forge avatars and carry out intrusions. They tampered with the "legitimate avatar" given by the Kamishiro Corporation and reconstructed an "outer shell" outside of their own mental data.

So even though people may have heard that a certain hacker has countless avatars and countless identities.

Few people have heard of the same hacker appearing in different locations at the same time to carry out intrusion activities.

Because it's simply impossible. Apart from those with split personality disorder, no one would want to split or replicate their own mental body.

"Even if she is a Digimon, this behavior is crazy enough."

Faced with Ryuji's confident tone, the "Stone Buddha" on the other end of the communicator—A-Zhe—was speechless.

Although A Zhe already knew that his "online friend" seemed to have antisocial personality tendencies, he still didn't expect the other party to be so crazy.

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Ah Zhe and Dingxiang Beast met in the summer four years ago.

At that time, A Zhe was a prodigy who had reached the pinnacle of Go at a young age and was highly regarded by his family and friends.

A-Zhe, who has been exposed to Go since childhood, is not good at electronic products. He first used EDEN devices when he was encouraged by a junior member of the Go club and registered an account without his knowledge.

Before this, A Zhe was even known as the "electrical appliance killer," as no electrical device could last more than a day in his hands.

In this situation, the younger members of the Go club encouraged A-Zhe to use the EDEN network, mostly out of a sense of schadenfreude.

And just as his juniors predicted, Ah Zhe, who was using the EDEN device for the first time, was completely unable to adapt to the complexity of the virtual network and inexplicably stumbled into the chaotic free zone.

That was Ah Zhe's first experience using EDEN, but it wasn't a bad memory.

While the younger generation's pranks were certainly despicable, Ah Zhe wouldn't have met the Lilac Beast if it weren't for that malicious prank.

Or more precisely, they encountered a Lilac Beast disguised as a "human".

Faced with those malicious hackers, Lilac Beast decisively chose to help, dealing with them for A-Zhe and then safely sending him back to the public area of ​​EDEN.

Of course, before leaving, Dingxiang Beast, who already knew the whole story, didn't forget to remind A Zhe that his junior was intentionally trying to mess with him.

A Zhe didn't show much anger about this, because he was already used to it.

Being labeled a "child prodigy" naturally comes with its own price. Ah Zhe has experienced being framed and retaliated against by people who are less capable than him more than once.

"Just say the word, and I can help you get revenge."

For reasons unknown, when A Zhe logged into the EDEN network for the second time, Dingxiang Beast actually took the initiative to contact him and made an unexpected suggestion.

"A mediocre person is one who is not envied."

Ah Zhe clearly hadn't expected this, but he still calmly rejected the lilac beast's suggestion.

"I have more important things to do than to focus on such trivial matters."

Unconsciously furrowing its brow, the lilac beast, with its ability to see into people's hearts, naturally understood that A Zhe's words were not just an excuse; he truly thought so, and he was doing so.

"Playing chess?"

The lilac beast seemed not to quite understand A Zhe's thoughts and asked him questions with considerable confusion.

"You've already become a world champion, haven't you? Why do you still want to keep winning?"

He was clearly taken aback, probably because no one had ever asked Ah Zhe such a question before, and he couldn't find a "standard answer" to give.

"I found your resume online. You didn't decide to play Go just because you like it, did you?"

Although it is a question, the lilac beast uses an affirmative tone here.

After watching all of A Zhe's life stories and Go games, Dingxiang Beast had long realized that this half-grown boy was not the kind of person who loved Go.

On the contrary, A-Zhe chose Go simply because it was his parents' choice.

Afterwards, A Zhe was able to stand out from the crowd, mostly just to enjoy the feeling of "winning".

In other words, the key to Ah Zhe becoming a world-class Go champion lies not only in his talent but also in his strong desire to win.

A Zhe's outstanding talent, coupled with his strong focus, allowed him to stand out from many other players even without a passion for Go.

Dingxiang had no doubt that even outside the field of Go, with the talent and focus that Azhe had shown, he could achieve extraordinary success in other industries.

This is what a genius is—a genius who is not bound by any profession or field.

"If you just want to 'win,' there are many things in this world that are more interesting than 'Go'."

Perhaps it was because of this conversation that A Zhe announced his retirement after returning home, officially leaving the chess world where he had devoted himself to research and development.

To be honest, not only were A Zhe's parents and friends somewhat unable to understand this outcome, but even the instigator, Ding Xiang Shou, was quite surprised.

Calm, focused, and very decisive...

This is how the lilac beast, who gradually became familiar with A Zhe after that incident, defined this "strange human" in this way.

As long as it interests A-Zhe, no matter how complex it is, he can quickly adapt to learning it.

However, when it comes to things he's not interested in, Ah Zhe is unexpectedly clumsy, so clumsy that he doesn't seem like a human being living in this world at all.

In the early days after leaving Go, A-Zhe also tried to get involved in other fields, but very few of them could make him devote all his energy to them.

For those areas that he couldn't fully commit to, A-Zhe's decisiveness was just like when he gave up Go, without the slightest lingering attachment or regret.

It wasn't until, under the guidance of the Lilac Beast, that Ah Zhe, who had gradually become familiar with the EDEN network, encountered the even more intense and exciting "Yu-Gi-Oh!", that he finally found a second field worthy of his full attention.