Digimon: I really didn't want to be the Digimon Emperor!

"Woof!" The little guy gritted its teeth and accelerated, its limbs gradually turning into blurry afterimages. The light of the Holy Ring grew brighter and brighter, emitting a golden glow as it moved at high speed.

As the speed exceeded a certain critical point, golden energy suddenly enveloped the entire puppy beast—

[Extreme Speed ​​Collision] Activated!

What's astonishing is that the treadmill's conveyor belt accelerates synchronously, always maintaining the perfect speed.

The little dog was horrified to discover that even with all its might, it still couldn't shake off the metal lump.

"Beep! Beep! Beep! Beep!"

The little dog beast: Master, are you even human?! A hint of panic flashed in the little dog beast's eyes.

High-speed collision! High-speed collision! High-speed collision!

To avoid being thrown off the tracks, the puppy beast had to continuously use its high-speed ramming attack, creating a small whirlwind in the training hall, causing the surrounding mats to shift slightly. Cheng Yuan had to squint to barely make out the golden ball of light speeding along the tracks.

Ten minutes later, when the conveyor belt finally came to a slow stop, the little dog slumped on the belt like a puddle of melted cream, and was slowly transported to the edge, where it slid onto the soft mat with a "thud".

"That's great, little dog beast!" Cheng Yuan squatted down and gently stroked the little guy's violently heaving back. "You did a great job. I suddenly thought of something. Our speed training can focus on high-speed collisions, making high speed your normal speed. This way, we can develop your speed potential."

"Hoo... Hah..." The little dog beast didn't even have the strength to roll its eyes anymore; only the tip of its tail stubbornly trembled slightly, proving that it was still alive.

It's like trying it and dying!

He pulled out his Dinosaur device and showed the data he had just recorded: "Look, the top speed reached 83 km/h."

If this extreme speed state could be solidified, it might actually transform the Extreme Speed ​​Collision from an explosive skill into a regular speed.

However, seeing the little beast's lifeless look, he decided to prepare a sumptuous feast of sacred data for the little guy first.

Cheng Yuan shook the Digimon machine: "Look closely, the 50G Holy Energy package is about to be delivered."

The payment interface flashing on the screen made his eye twitch—500 yuan had just vanished. This was a special item from the "Sacred Relics" online store, which he'd heard about from digital parenting expert Zhou Mo; the price was painfully high. But looking at his limp little dog, he steeled himself and pressed the confirm button.

"Release!"

The Digimon fired a beam of golden light, which intertwined in the air to form a giant, mouthwatering chicken leg burger. This wasn't an ordinary data cube, but a food materialized from data processed by a data modifier.

The golden and crispy "bread" is dotted with starlight-like sesame seeds, each one a crystallization of pure, sacred data.

"Woof!" The little dog, which was on the verge of death just a second ago, instantly revived and leaped towards its food with a beautiful leap.

Its little paws precisely held the hamburger, and it took a big bite out of half of it.

"Slow down, no one's going to take it from you." Cheng Yuan couldn't help but chuckle as he watched the little guy wolf down his food.

As the last wisp of golden light was licked into the little beast's mouth with lingering satisfaction, it let out a contented burp. The sacred halo around its neck then lit up, even more dazzling than before, with faint, intricate energy patterns flowing across its surface.

[Element: Holy +1, other attributes +0.4]

Cheng Yuan secretly calculated: even after further digestion, it could still increase by about 0.5-0.8 points. However, the system's wealth value conversion is more cost-effective. 500 points can be exchanged for 5 attribute points, and there is no problem with data impurities.

"Good idea."

Xu Xin's voice came from above.

He leaned against the second-floor railing, arms crossed, observing the scene with great interest.

“I didn’t expect you to have thought of this training method as well.” Xu Xin walked slowly down the stairs. “The most basic speed training is actually the most effective training for energy and physical control. This speed does not refer to attack speed or reaction speed, but the purest movement speed.”

"And..." he paused, then added meaningfully, "In the digital world, speed often means longevity. In critical moments, speed is the lifeline."

"Good morning, Teacher Xu!" Cheng Yuan wholeheartedly agreed. Being fast had many advantages, not just for escaping, but also for catching up on maps and completing missions...

"Have you mastered long-range attack methods yet?" Xu Xin suddenly asked.

Cheng Yuan pondered for a moment: "Does condensing a ball of holy light energy and throwing it out count?"

Following the conventional evolutionary path, ranged skills like "Holy Arrow" are only acquired upon evolving to the Angewomon stage. During their Rookie and Champion stages, both Gatomon and Usagimon can only rely on melee attacks.

However, Cheng Yuan's little dog seems to have accidentally mastered the special skill of Holy Light Energy Ball due to its early intake of a large amount of light attribute resources.

While still in the Meow Meow Beast stage, while adding light attribute points, it sprayed out a ball of light that scorched the wall.

“Imagine,” Xu Xin’s eyes gleamed with the brilliance of a tactician, “what would happen if your partner were so fast that the opponent couldn’t catch up, and could also attack from a distance?”

Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up: "Flying a kite?"

“That’s right.” Xu Xin nodded. “It’s the kite tactic! I’ve encountered opponents like that before, and they are indeed very difficult to deal with… If you and your little beast can develop this Holy Light Bullet skill to the point of being able to use it as a second hand, and even track and locate enemies, then the tactical possibilities will be much greater.”

"Skills can be developed like this?" Cheng Yuan's eyes widened in shock.

This completely overturned his understanding of the Digital World. In the anime, Digimon's skills are innate, but in this real world, skills can evolve through training.

“Of course.” Xu Xin smiled meaningfully. “Skills are essentially the way energy is used. As long as you have the right direction, enough understanding, and persistent training, breaking through the limits is not difficult.”

Cheng Yuan suddenly realized that in this real digital world, because the evolutionary path has not been fully explored, coupled with limited computing power and a scarcity of high-quality data resources, tamers pay more attention to deeply developing the potential of their Digimon.

Xu Xin's emphasis on "growing together" actually contains such profound meaning.

"Think about it carefully." Xu Xin patted Cheng Yuan on the shoulder. "Everyone else has arrived; it's time to assemble."

The students who arrived one after another looked on with envy when they saw Cheng Yuan, who had arrived early and had already received individual guidance. Many of them secretly resolved to arrive even earlier the next day.

In the subsequent training, Xu Xin tailored training plans for each trainee and even invited a physical education teacher from the school to serve as a teaching assistant.

Cheng Yuan's task was simple and clear—run!

Seeing the puppy beast's resistant expression as it faced the treadmill, Cheng Yuan smiled and offered bait: "If you meet the target today, you'll get an extra 50G of sacred data tonight, how about that?"

The little dog's ears immediately perked up, and it happily jumped onto the treadmill.

This week's training was almost entirely spent on the treadmill. A minor incident occurred when Cheng Yuan was also forced onto the treadmill; whenever the little dog rested, Cheng Yuan would take its place and continue the frantic running.

This week, the man and the beast kept pushing their limits with sweat and toil.

Friday evening's sunset bathed the training ground in a blood-gold hue.

The pangolin in Kangzhaodi is sprinting on the obstacle course with a heavy load, carrying more than a ton of iron sand. Later, it will go to the Iron Man Pile House to train its resistance to blows (that is, to be hit).

Zhao Lu's gear beast hovered in mid-air, its silver sawtooth flywheel accurately firing in the target room;

There's also the Hedgehog Beast that trains to dodge hanging iron balls, the Mineral Beast that trains its arm strength (mineral throwing), and the Palmon that braids vines into twists to increase its resilience...

"So-called basic qualities..." Xu Xin's voice resounded throughout the venue, and all the trainees unconsciously straightened their backs. "Physical strength determines endurance, speed controls the initiative, skills resolve crises, and explosive power turns the tide of battle—" He pointed his finger to his forehead, "and energy control is the soul of a beast tamer."

"Come here, everyone." Xu Xin suddenly unfolded a circular projection, showing an image of Agumon before its evolution. A faint flame spewed from its mouth, melting through a ten-centimeter-thick alloy plate.

"A small flame? No." Xu Xin froze the image, zooming in continuously, and everyone discovered that the flame contained a spiral-shaped energy structure!

This is the prototype of the explosive bullet, compressed seven hundred times. His gaze swept over the group of rookies eager to break through their limitations. "The true value of a beast tamer lies in forging the sparks of instinct into a raging inferno."

When the dismissal whistle blew, Cheng Yuan picked up the little dog and walked towards the school road in the twilight.

"We can't slack off tomorrow, it's the weekend. We're going to the abandoned factory in the western suburbs for special training." He rubbed the holy ring on the little beast's body, which gleamed with a metallic sheen. "Special training with holy light bullets."

"After this week, I have a bold idea: let's go to the mall first!"

Chapter 16 The Demon is Coming

Wutong Mountain is the largest mountain in Shenzhen, but it doesn't rank among the famous mountains and rivers in China.

Shenzhen's Qingtian District is located on a branch of Wutong Mountain.

This mountain range, located in Qingtian District of Shenzhen, has gradually become a habitat for wild Digimon after the digital space merged with reality.

It was late at night, and Xu Xin was in the middle of the mountains. He was standing on the shoulder of the Dark Tyrannomon, holding one of its horns.

"Snap—"

DarkGreymon swung its tail, sweeping away the thorns blocking its path. On its shoulder, Xu Xin held onto the bone helmet horn with one hand to steady himself. The blue light from the Digivice screen reflected his furrowed brows.

"Wang Lin, are you sure the Demon Beast has entered the mountain?" he whispered into the miniature communicator in his collar, his voice tinged with anxiety.

At this moment, Wang Lin's flying insect beast was flying ahead to scout and clear the way, while Wang Lin sat in the tall off-road vehicle, following the road cleared by the Tyrannosaurus Beast.

Wang Lin's efficient female voice came through the communicator: "A large number of Digimon remains have been found nearby, and the instruments have detected residual dark energy from Devimon. It is estimated that Devimon hunted in this area to replenish its data and energy."

Xu Xin's knuckles tapped out a dull rhythm on the Tyrannosaurus Rex's scales, while the distant hooting of an owl pierced the silent forest. "The Association still insists on not mobilizing the Public Security Bureau or the military?" His voice was thick with discontent, like a volcano about to erupt. "The Wutong Mountain range stretches for twenty kilometers, and you expect us five to conduct a carpet search?"

If the police or military could surround and delay them, and then wait for them to reach their target, that would be so much simpler.

Wang Lin simply snorted and said, "The association wants to minimize the social impact and doesn't want to cause too much trouble."

Devimon is, after all, a mature-level Digimon. If we fail to defeat it, it could cause serious damage to Pengcheng.

Xu Xin also knew the nature of the association branch in Pengcheng. Given the special nature of this Devimon being able to smuggle itself out of the Digital Abyss, if the Beast Tamer Association could complete the mission independently, they did not want the military or the Ministry of Public Security to participate in the operation, so as not to embolden them.

Xu Xin was too lazy to investigate further: "Let's search deeper. Flying Insect Beast, keep an eye on things in the air. Giant Chicken Beast and Sunflower Beast, split up and search in two directions. Contact us immediately if you get any news."

"Okay, team leader."

Devimon's whereabouts are elusive, only revealing clues when hunting, making tracking extremely difficult.

Meanwhile, at the security checkpoint at the foot of the mountain.

"Who goes there? Stop right there!"

A beam of bright light suddenly shone on the young man who emerged from the mountains.

He wore a baseball cap pulled low, his tracksuit zipped up to his chin, and swayed casually with his hands in his pockets.

When questioned by the security guard, the young man simply shook his head stiffly, his thin lips tightly pressed together.

The police officer swept the beam of his flashlight across the man's pale face. "What are you doing up the mountain so late at night?" The security guard frowned—the young man's eyes were bloodshot and there were faintly visible spiderweb-like bluish-black veins on his neck.

"Taking a walk." The voice sounded like rusty gears rubbing against each other.

"Have you found any suspicious Digimon on the mountain...?" the sheriff asked.

The young man remained silent, only mechanically shaking his head.

"Forget it, forget it. If they find out, you're dead already! Go home quickly, it's so late. Don't go out at night, things haven't been peaceful lately." After repeated questioning yielded no results, the security guard yawned, waved his hand, and let the young man leave.

As the young man disappeared around the street corner, a bizarre scene unfolded.

The skin on his face began to crack and peel off, revealing a pale layer of skin underneath.

A pair of enormous bat wings ripped through the coat with a "rip" and unfurled in the moonlight.

Devimon

[Virus Type - Fallen Angel - Dark Theme]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skills: Dark Wave, Demon Claw, Fallen Wings, Dark Regeneration, Crimson Stream, Soul's Embrace]

[Description: A fallen angel-type Digimon covered in black bat-like wings and bone-like armor, with twisted horns on its head and blood-red pupils. It is cunning and cruel, skilled in using dark energy to create illusions and manipulate minds with its "Soul-Binding" ability. Its signature move, "Dark Wave," releases bat-like dark energy bodies to attack multiple enemies.]

With its crimson eyes, Devimon glanced back at the mountains one last time before flapping its wings and soaring into the night sky.

The night wind howled, and the demon beast suddenly disintegrated in mid-air, transforming into hundreds of small bats that scattered and flew away, cleverly avoiding all surveillance and patrols.

These bats eventually regrouped at an abandoned factory in the western suburbs, transforming into a demon beast that shook off its tattered clothes and reverted to its original form.

It was completely covered in black, with dark skin, spiked armor on its arms, huge bat wings on its back, a half-black mask on its face, glowing deep red eyes, and a huge evil mark on its chest. Overall, it was evil and terrifying.

It arrived at a deserted factory, a place it had been lingering in for days, where it was carrying out its plans.

The factory was filled with the pungent smell of engine oil and rust. Dozens of rusty oil drums were neatly arranged, each with its lid violently pried open. The drums were filled with black oil brimming with dark energy, and inside each drum was a black, gear-shaped object.

It walked toward the last empty oil drum, opened its mouth full of sharp teeth, and a thick, asphalt-like dark energy gushed out, quickly filling the entire container.

"Glug... Glug..."

These are all dark energies that it absorbs and transforms from other Digimon it hunts.

The black oil in the drum suddenly boiled, and a jet-black seed was thrown in, rapidly absorbing the surrounding dark energy. The seed's surface cracked open, and a miniature gear slowly took shape, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Soon... the Dark Gear will be completed... my Dark Empire..." Devimon's voice was as harsh as fingernails scraping glass.

As the first rays of dawn pierced through the clouds, the Demon Beast cast [Soul's Embrace], creating an illusion with a thin layer of dark energy to conceal the oil drums, so that any human who accidentally stumbled upon the place would not notice anything amiss.

After completing its disguise, Devimon folded its bat wings and hid in the shadows, waiting for the next night to fall.

Its crimson eyes slowly closed in the darkness, but a狰狞 (zhengning, meaning ferocious or hideous) smile twisted at the corners of its mouth. The plan was progressing steadily, while those foolish human animal trainers were still searching in vain in the mountains...

At this moment, Cheng Yuan arrived at the open space outside the abandoned factory as planned, and trained the Holy Light Bullet with the little dog beast.

Regarding how to further develop the Holy Light Bullet skill, since Xu Xin said that shooting straight like a bullet is too monotonous, could it be made to have a free trajectory like a drone?

So, he spent a hefty 6000 yuan on a First Vision FPV goggles and a drone in the commercial street.

Few people have ever seen a Digimon that can fly a drone.