Digital Hackers' Memories

The sudden disappearance of the lilac beast and the sudden change in A Zhe are both just "aftereffects" of that incident.

"I'm curious, but what I want to do now is to completely lock her in my computer."

Not wanting to experience the anxiety and helplessness of the lilac beast leaving without saying goodbye again, A-Zhe said this, having already made up his mind.

Chapter 45 The Philosopher's Stone

"If this is what you wish for, then so be it!"

A huge magic book suddenly appeared beneath his feet. The Sage Beast said nothing more and let the two "time-space stones" around him begin to spin and dance.

The next moment, the magic book, which was said to connect countless other dimensions and be able to travel freely in any digital space, was activated.

tumultuous!

Just like the elves in the legendary book, as the pages of the magic book beneath its feet began to turn, the Sage Beast also directly entered the world of the book.

This is Wisemon, also a Perfect-level Majin-type Digimon.

Even in the Digital World, Philosophermon is one of those beings surrounded by unknown mysteries.

It is said that the Sagemon can traverse any known digital space using its grimoire, hiding itself in that endless alternate dimension.

Some of the more powerful Sage Beasts can even reverse time and appear at any point in the past or future.

Therefore, although everyone knows that the Sage Beasts possess the secret of time travel and that they hold the "Time Stones" that can record and reproduce space, very few people are actually able to find their traces.

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Rewind ten seconds to the exact moment Andromon self-destructed.

tumultuous!

Affected by the impact of the self-destruction, Chen Ze, who had just broken through the firewall barrier, was caught off guard and fell into the firewall space before he could make any preparations. He witnessed the self-destruction, which was comparable to a nuclear explosion.

"what?!"

With his eyes wide open, Chen Ze, who had transformed into a white flame beast, felt a violent "hurricane" mixed with raging flames rushing towards him, and he was forced to separate from the fox beast X.

Boom...

In the blink of an eye, the entire firewall space had completely collapsed.

Especially Lilacmon, which directly withstood the full power of Andromon's self-destruction, had countless clones instantly turn into data remnants and completely disappear within the firewall space.

Not only that, even the electronic dragon beast, which had already retreated hundreds of meters and was empowered by Ryuji's power, was flapping its two pairs of damaged wings in a rather disheveled state.

Cyberdramon's prized "divine speed" is utterly useless against this devastating area-of-effect damage.

"..."

Realizing the danger of this space as well, the fox demon X, who was forced to separate from Chen Ze, did not hesitate at all and used its most proficient demonic arts.

—Fox Transformation!

Renamon X had already honed his demonic arts to the extreme during his Renamon days, and after obtaining the X-Antibody, he further enhanced his abilities to an unprecedented level.

Ordinary fox spirits, no matter how sophisticated their magic, are still ultimately within the realm of "illusion."

The line between reality and illusion, between truth and fantasy—as long as it doesn't break through the theoretical nature of demonic arts, this is the limit for ordinary fox demons.

Even Renamon X, which once hunted powerful mature creatures, did not exceed this limit; at most, it only shifted the target of illusion from living beings to non-living beings.

However, after obtaining the X-Antibody, Renamon X, who fully unleashed all his potential, miraculously gained a pair of "Demon Eyes" that could see through the boundaries between illusion and reality.

Although not a fairy-type Digimon proficient in "magic", Renamon X is able to discern the basic composition of data with its demonic eyes.

In this way, Renamon X's specialties are no longer just simple "illusions," but a powerful ability that can truly tamper with data and alter reality.

In the Digital World, Digimon with this potential usually evolve into Fairy, Demon, or God-type Digimon, destined to become powerful "data manipulation experts."

While the current Youkomon cannot yet do this, it does possess "True Illusion" that surpasses that of a typical mature-stage monster.

—Fox and Butterfly Illusion!

It blurs the lines between reality and data, turning the illusory into the real and the real into the illusory.

The demonic arts evolved from "Fox Transformation" are like the legendary "Zhou Zhuang's Butterfly Dream," instantly turning the raging flames around them into a gentle breeze.

In Renamon X's "dream," there is no force that can pose a threat to her.

Conversely, as the ruler of this "dream realm," Reijumon X can use this ability to alter reality to push its combat power to the limit.

"To achieve this level during your growth stage, are you really just a fox beast?"

Just as the fox spirit X was about to take further steps to defuse the aftershocks of the explosion, a charming and magnetic voice suddenly rang out beside her, startling her so much that she staggered back several meters before managing to stop.

"A lilac beast?!"

Yes, the one standing next to Renamon X at this moment is none other than Lilacmon, whose countless clones were destroyed by Andromon.

As a true master of magic, a fully realized being who has developed his potential to the extreme, Lilac Beast naturally wouldn't die so easily in an explosion.

In fact, the Lilac Beast had backed up its data at the very beginning of the battle.

Therefore, even if Andromon used a self-destruction attack that would destroy itself, it could not truly kill Lilacmon; at most, it would only cause her to lose some data.

"Unfortunately, it seems you haven't yet discovered your true 'secret' within yourself."

Completely unconcerned about the fox spirit X's vigilance, the lilac beast simply chuckled softly, just as casually and domineeringly as it had always been.

"Secret?"

Suppressing the shock in his heart, Youkomon X thought that the "secret treasure" that Lilacmon mentioned referred to was his "demon eyes" that could see through data.

But on second thought, for a normal growth period, the "demonic eye" that can see through the essence of data may indeed have great potential.

However, in the eyes of a magic master like Lilacmon, who has already evolved to the perfect stage and manipulates data as easily as drinking water or walking, the ability that "Demon Eye" grants to Reifomon X is completely meaningless.

"It seems you really don't know the 'secret' you possess."

The clove beast gently waved its arm, and a familiar wave instantly attracted the full attention of the fox beast X.

"Digital wave?!"

That ability to distort the boundary between reality and illusion, and to turn data into reality, is none other than the Digital Wave, which enables Digimon to be "digitized".

"You actually know the name of this power?"

The lilac beast glanced at the fox spirit X with considerable surprise, then paused, and then accepted the other party's statement.

"'Digital Wave' is how humans and ordinary Digimon perceive this power."

"But in the eyes of us Digimon, the true name of this power is—the Philosopher's Stone, the Key to All Power."

Chapter 46 BUG Space

"The Philosopher's Stone? The Master Key?"

Clearly hearing this for the first time, a hint of curiosity flickered in Rei-no-Kami's eyes.

"Want to know?"

Raising its eyebrows slightly, the Lilac Beast looked at the "good seedling" it had just discovered with great interest, as if it had seen some rare treasure.

"I happen to need someone to do odd jobs. Are you interested in helping me out?"

While the fox spirit X was curious about the secrets of the Philosopher's Stone, she had no intention of betraying her freedom, so she decisively shook her head and retreated towards Chen Ze.

"Trying to leave? No way!"

Seeing this, the ever-willful Lilac Beast didn't care about anything else and rushed towards the Fox Beast X with a huge amount of data.

"madman!"

In this situation, the fox spirit X finally understood Chen Ze's feelings.

Because the lilac beast's self-centered, domineering, and willful behavior is exactly like my own at times.

He wouldn't listen to anyone's advice, acted willfully and recklessly, doing whatever he pleased just to satisfy his inner curiosity and restlessness.

The current Lilacmon is like an enhanced version of Renamon X. The key is that she has no way to "resist" the other party and can only let the other party kidnap her.

"This is it, this is the place!"

In contrast, before the firewall space completely collapsed, Lilacmon quickly selected a "channel fragment" that could lead to other digital spaces.

Compared to digital spaces with stable UDL connections, the risks of directly switching over the network are undoubtedly enormous.

Especially in the current situation, no one knows what kind of digital space lies behind those fragmented "channel fragments".

However, it is precisely because of this uncertainty that once the trail of the Lilac Beast is lost, ordinary methods can no longer pinpoint her whereabouts.

Not to mention, the "Digital Space" that Lilacmon is currently planning to jump to is no ordinary Digital Space.

Ryuji's hacking skills were so advanced that he could find his own location among countless "spatial fragments," and Lilacmon was quite certain that the other party could not have entered that "digital space."

Or more precisely, apart from Digimon that can truly adapt to all data changes, no other form of data life can possibly go to that "space".

Because it is not a purely digital space, but a semi-digital space that is born from the combination of simple physical rules.

Just like the semi-digital tunnel that Chen Ze and Renamon X encountered last time, it is a special digital space that lies between illusion and reality.

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On the other side, almost shortly after Lilacmon and Renamon X jumped into the unknown space.

"Demon Fox Beast!"

After a brief respite, the white flame beast, which had finally "stabilized" in the storm, spotted the kidnapped Renamon X at a glance.

In his haste, he didn't have time to think much and followed in the other person's footsteps, "jumping" into the broken passage leading to an unknown space.

"what?!"

So, after Chen Ze and Renamon X disappeared one after another, Takumi finally fell safely into the interior of the firewall space under the protection of Zibamon and Ludomon.

"That guy's over there!"

The impulsive Zibamon immediately noticed the "channel fragment" that seemed to lead to some special digital space as soon as he appeared.

Zibamon's intuition told it that the guy Takumi was trying to track was inside, so it rushed in without hesitation.

"and many more!"

Seeing this, Takumi could only sigh helplessly, and then quickly followed after it before the tunnel completely disappeared.

Takumi also noticed the special nature of that space; it seemed to be a unique digital space connected to reality.

Through this special digital space, Digimon can travel to the human world, just as Takumi can freely move between the digital and real worlds using various electronic devices.

However, compared to Takumi's truly overpowered nature, this special digital space has obvious limitations, making it impossible for Digimon to truly descend into the material world.

If Takumi's bug-like constitution is an anomaly resulting from the collision between higher and lower dimensions, then the semi-digital space is a bug arising from the interaction between the digital world and the real world.

The most obvious difference between the two is that Takumi's overpowered nature allows him to freely travel between reality and the internet.

The semi-digital space only allows Digimon to move within the area they have assimilated. Once they exceed this limit, they will automatically be converted into data and returned to the digital space.

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"Ryuji..."

Only then did the Cyberdramon, which was closest to the center of the explosion, call out in its deep, hoarse voice.

"I can't find any trace of them."

The powerful Cyberdramon had already noticed the presence of the Lilacmon, as well as the several unidentified intruders that followed.

But just as it was about to jump into that "channel fragment" as well, it discovered that the unknown digital space seemed to be rejecting it.

Or to put it another way, Cyberdramon was able to track himself into that unknown space, but his partner Ryuji was unable to enter it.

It's as if that digital space is rejecting all other data life forms besides Digimon.

"It's a bug space!"

With his extensive hacking experience, Ryuji quickly figured out the problem—Lilacmon had deliberately chosen that unknown digital space.

Because that space seems to be a kind of bugged space, only pure data life forms like Digimon can adapt to the chaotic and erroneous data within it.

"Those intruders...they weren't human!"

After a moment's thought, Ryuji realized the special nature of those "interlopers".

Artificial data avatars can only roam freely in the normal EDEN network; those malicious bug spaces will directly damage the avatar's data.

Only true artificial intelligence, like that of Digimon, can use the power of the Digicore to adapt to its bugs and autonomously update and evolve its own data.