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

The medical staff in white coats quickly took over the work with the wounded and the cubs.

Cheng Yuan was about to follow them in when Wang Lin stopped him: "You guys go hand in your mission first, Captain Xu is coming over."

Devimon also wanted to use these humans' identities to inquire about clues about Devimon at the outpost intelligence station, since Devimon did not have a Tamer ID card, and a Tamer ID card was required to inquire about or purchase intelligence.

The demon beast silently approached Cheng Yuan, lowering its voice, "Kid, you're interested in money..." It paused deliberately, "Come with me to the intelligence station, and I can give you a sum of money..."

"Don't mention it! We've been through thick and thin together!" Cheng Yuan put his arm around his shoulder. "You just fought alongside us! I'll treat you to some barbecue at the outpost first!"

Devimon's temples throbbed. This damned human not only dared to touch my noble body so casually, but also dared to serve me such lowly food! It suppressed its murderous intent, contemplating whether to just strangle this chatterbox.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind:

"Class representative! What trouble have you gotten yourself into this time?"

Xu Xin strode over with his team, the massive body of the Dark Tyrannosaurus casting a huge shadow.

The demon's pupils contracted sharply—it was that persistent group of pursuers again!

It lowered the brim of its hat, subtly concealing its aura and suppressing the dark energy to a minimum.

It's not that it can't beat them; in fact, based on its past performance, a Champion-level Devimon could easily hold its own against this four-person team of Digimon.

Alone and alone, it must conserve its strength to complete that crucial plan: find the Demon Beast, devour Instrumentality, activate the Dark Gear Project, complete its evolution, and then return to the world of Wicherny to seek revenge.

Now is not the time to expose ourselves.

"Teacher Xu!" Cheng Yuan waved excitedly, "We rescued more than a dozen Digimon babies! And we got this!" He held up the Digimon Stone like a treasure.

Xu Xin took the stone and examined it carefully, his brows gradually furrowing: "This is... stolen from the savage shaman?" Savage beasts don't usually carry such a valuable item.

"Huh?" Cheng Yuan looked blank. "It was given to me by that mischievous monkey beast."

He recounted everything that had happened that day, from discovering the cubs in the cage to being attacked by wild beasts, and finally praised "Mo's" little devil beast for its bravery.

After listening, Xu Xin gave Wang Lin a meaningful look: "You showed up too early."

He turned his back to the students and said coldly, "In the digital world, you can never become a qualified tamer without experiencing real life-or-death tests."

The students fell silent, pondering the meaning behind Xu Xin's words. Wang Lin pursed her lips; who rushed over in such a hurry after seeing the message…?

Cheng Yuan suddenly remembered something and pulled the stone-like digital egg out of his backpack: "Oh right, and this too..."

When the mischievous monkey saw the digital egg, it squeaked excitedly.

"It asked if we could return the egg to it," the little dog translated for the excited monkey.

Seeing this, Cheng Yuan gave the Digimon the Digi-Egg to the puppymon. The puppymon carefully carried the egg to the monkeymon. Just as they were handing it over, the eggshell suddenly made a crisp "crack" sound.

All eyes were drawn to it. The cracks on the eggshell multiplied, and suddenly, a furry little paw broke through. Then, a round little head popped out—it was a Black Ball Beast.

But what sets it apart is that it has some golden fur mixed in with its fur.

"Wow!" Wenrou covered her mouth in surprise. "What a unique black ball beast!"

The newborn little creature blinked its big eyes, curiously observing the world. The first thing it saw was the pair of bright blue eyes of the little beast.

"Squeak!" The black ball beast squealed happily, then suddenly leaped and landed precisely on the head of the little dog beast, curling itself into a fluffy black hat with golden threads.

Xu Xin watched this scene thoughtfully: "Is it a mutant?"

Chapter 45 Clues to the Evil Beast

"Mutation?" Cheng Yuan stared at the fluffy little guy on the top of the puppy beast's head. The little guy's black fur with gold strands shimmered under the light.

He looked at the little dog beast, whose own little dog beast also seemed to be mutated.

Xu Xin took the special black ball-shaped Digimon and gently squeezed its little paws: "Each Digimon species has a relatively stable evolutionary chain, just like human DNA is engraved in the Digicore." He paused, "Unless there are drastic environmental changes or stimulation from special data resources... it is possible for them to evolve into other anomalies through reticulation."

"An alien?" Wenrou carefully stroked the black ball beast's head, and the little guy immediately made a comfortable "gurgling" sound.

"It's hard to say whether mutation is good or bad. Each Digimon species, based on its living environment, similar growth experiences, and absorption of similar resources, will have a relatively stable evolutionary chain and inheritance, which will gradually be engraved into their Digicore. For example, in the outside world, Blackballmon will mostly evolve into Agumon, but in this Digital Space, it will evolve into Woofmon," Xu Xin said eloquently.

"The evolution of Digimon is a chain-like network, but the choice of their evolutionary path is traceable. I once saw apemon in a digital space in the South China Sea that was mainly an island environment. These apemon grew up on the island and would evolve into the mature form of Hookmon."

"Digital beasts of the same kind gather together and gradually form their own stable groups and social structures. If they are too special, they may be ostracized."

Hearing these secrets about evolution, everyone was filled with curiosity.

Cheng Yuan suddenly thought of a question: "What about the little dog beast? It now possesses both holy and dark attributes..."

"Woof?" The little dog tilted its head, looking completely innocent.

Xu Xin smiled meaningfully: "That depends on its own choice." He then turned to Mo, who had remained silent, "And this is... someone we've met before?"

"Oh! This is Brother Mo!" Cheng Yuan put his arm around Devilmon's shoulder. "We met last Friday! We were so grateful for his and Little Devilmon's help in the jungle just now!"

"If you hug me any longer, I won't be able to hold back..." Devimon stiffly nodded, barely suppressing the urge to tear Cheng Yuan to pieces. It noticed Xu Xin's gaze sweeping back and forth between itself and the little Devimon, and its nerves tightened.

"Oh, what a coincidence, you've come to Savage Valley too." Xu Xin simply replied, "Attention everyone, you must be back at camp by 10 p.m., and leaving the outpost at night is prohibited."

After Xu Xin walked away, Cheng Yuan grabbed the demon beast's arm: "Come on, Brother Mo! I'll take you to eat barbecue! The barbecue at the outpost is absolutely amazing!"

Devimon's lips twitched. Human food? That low-level data absorption method... I have absolutely no respect for it.

"Delicious!" Devimon mumbled, his mouth full of roasted meat. "This kind of roasted pork belly is the most delicious."

"Brother Mo, don't be shy! Eat up!" Cheng Yuan dragged the demon beast to the barbecue stall. "Don't eat so fast, there's still grilled ribs, seafood, vegetable salad... and two glasses of sparkling water haven't been served yet."

"Come on, don't be shy!" Cheng Yuan pushed the largest piece of rib in front of the demon beast.

Just now, Devimon was still struggling with its inner turmoil. How could it, as the noble Devimon of Wechnerne, possibly...

But what's with the saliva that keeps secreting between the teeth and tongue?

Devimon stared at the fragrant, caramelized steak, his mind in turmoil.

Finally, it took a bite with its eyes closed—surprisingly, it tasted pretty good?

"How about it?"

"Disgusting," it commented with a stern face, but honestly picked up the second skewer.

Cheng Yuan suppressed a laugh as he watched this hypocritical guy devour the four-person portion of barbecue in a flash.

The little dog-like creature lay on the table, curiously examining Devimon: "Woof? Brother Mo has quite the appetite! Cheers!"

"Digimon can't drink alcohol!"

"High school students should definitely not drink it!"

"Punch punch..."

Cheng Yuan & Little Dog Beast: "???"

After a hearty meal, Cheng Yuan arrived at the intelligence station as instructed by Devimon.

The intelligence station was located in the central area of ​​the outpost, with a huge holographic screen floating in the air, constantly scrolling through various missions and information. Dozens of query terminals surrounded it, with many beast tamers reviewing data.

"Wow..." Cheng Yuan looked around like a curious child. "This is much more advanced than the school library!"

Devimon's gaze was fixed on the "Paid Information" section. It lowered its voice and said, "Help me look up... information about Devimon."

"A demonic beast?" Cheng Yuan raised an eyebrow. "Why are you looking for it?"

“Research,” Devimon said succinctly.

"Oh! So you're into Digimon research." Cheng Yuan walked up to a terminal and started operating it.

The screen quickly displays the Pokédex information for the Demon Beast:

【Ogremon (Ogremon)】

[Virus Type - Demon Type]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skills: Overlord Fist, Powerful Hammer Strike]

[Description: Its terrifyingly developed muscles unleash devastating attacks. While possessing high intelligence, it is also brutally violent, driven by "anger" to wreak havoc. Extremely belligerent, it dares to challenge opponents far stronger than itself, earning it the title "Digimon Hunter." The bone club it wields in its right hand is made from the bones of SkullGreymon.]

“This description…” Cheng Yuan swallowed, “It looks like it’s not to be trifled with.”

Several paid notifications quickly appeared on the terminal:

Traces of a monstrous beast have been spotted in the rift valley northwest of Savage Valley...

[Coordinates where the demon beast appeared (not guaranteed to still exist)... Pay 500.]

[Exclusive: The new leader of the Savage Tribe is suspected to be a demonic beast... Pay 1000.]

[Warning! The demon beast horde is expanding its territory... Free]

[Exclusive: The Feud Between the Newly Emerging Demon Beast and the Windstorm Beast...Paid 800]

"Wow, this price..." Cheng Yuan exclaimed in astonishment, "Are they robbing us?"

Devimon stared at the screen, his crimson eyes gleaming slightly: "I bought them all."

Cheng Yuan reluctantly paid over two thousand yuan and first clicked on the information about the new leader of the savage tribe.

"So the Savage Beasts of Savage Valley now have four factions..." He quickly browsed the information.

The old group led by the Savage Shaman Beast had a riot three years ago due to internal strife. At that time, a Demon Beast and a Windstorm Beast were fighting for the leadership position. After the Windstorm Beast won, it absorbed the Demon Beast, greatly increasing its strength. As a result, it became arrogant and launched a riot to attack the outpost. In the end, it was taught a lesson by professional beast tamers.

The other two are rather mysterious groups, each led by a Champion-level Digimon, and are relatively small in number. After they became independent, these two Savagemon groups also underwent some changes in characteristics; they grew golden or silver horns on their foreheads.

However, these two factions are small, disunited, and act independently.

The trainers call these two Champion-level Digimon Goldhorn and Silverhorn.

The last force is a newly evolved demon beast that fled with its minions to escape the suppression of the Wind Calamity Beast. It is suspected to be hiding in the southern hilly area of ​​Qingguo Mountain.

The demon's crimson eyes gleamed with a dangerous light. Green Fruit Mountain? Wasn't that Monkeymon's territory? It secretly plotted its attack, when suddenly—

Just then, a piercing alarm suddenly blared throughout the entire outpost!

"Warning! Warning! A large number of wild beasts have been spotted gathering in the direction of Savage Valley!"

"Repeated: A large number of wild beasts have been spotted gathering in the direction of Savage Valley!"

"All non-combat personnel, evacuate to the safe zone immediately!"

Chaos erupted instantly in the hall. Animal trainers summoned their partners, and staff rushed to close all the exits.

"What's going on?" Cheng Yuan picked up the little dog. "A savage beast attacking the city?"

"All students, return to camp immediately!" Xu Xin's voice came through the Digivice's team communicator. "Repeat, all students, return to camp immediately!"

Cheng Yuan tugged at Devilmon's sleeve: "Brother Mo, let's go!"

Chapter 46 Split Operations

"Everyone assemble!" Xu Xin's voice echoed throughout the camp.

Many students gathered at the camp, expecting Xu Xin to organize their evacuation from the real world. But…

"Cheer up, everyone!" Xu Xin clapped her hands. "I'm going to show you something interesting."

Unexpectedly, Xu Xin led them up the wall of the outpost.

On the ten-meter-high wall, the garrison was fully armed, and two mature guardian beasts stood majestically on the watchtower, their dark cannons pointed at the distant jungle.

"Wow!" Cheng Yuan whistled. "Is this a preparation for war?"

In the misty jungle at dawn, hundreds of wild beasts could be vaguely seen moving among the shadows of the trees. They brandished wooden sticks, making rough "koko" sounds, and performing various provocative actions. Some even stuck out their buttocks and slapped them, looking just like a group of drunken green thugs.

However, the children did not seem to be very frightened.

"That's it?" Kang Zhaodi said, hands on his hips. "It's not even a mature animal yet, and you dare to challenge us?"

Xu Xin crossed his arms: "The Wind Beasts of Savage Valley do this every now and then, but it's all bark and no bite. The guardian beasts at the outpost can shatter their courage with a single shot."

"They seem to be just wandering around over there, not daring to actually come over," Kang Zhao said, scratching his head.

Cheng Yuan pondered for a while, then nodded and said, "I was originally thinking of seeing if I could pick up the corpses..."

Zhao Lu: "..."

Wang Wei timidly raised his hand: "Um... if a fight really breaks out, shouldn't we prepare some first-aid kits?"

"Why prepare a medical kit?" Cheng Yuan patted his shoulder. "Just prepare sacks full of digital cores!"

The standoff continued into the night, and the savages' shouts gradually subsided.