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

It was this small river in the canyon that stopped the fleeing army, and the pursuing army also surrounded their prey here, and finally the two armies began a fierce battle.

The pursuing side was the Savage Beast Legion, while the fleeing side was the Mischievous Monkey Beast Legion.

The number of Savage Beasts far exceeds that of the Sly Monkeys.

However, in the canyon river, the mischievous monkeys that instinctively rely on their agility to move through the forest have no place to fight back. They can only use the rocks by the river as cover and launch fist-sized stones with their huge slingshots.

"Whoosh—Bang!" A stone struck the charging savage beast precisely, splitting its head open.

Cheng Yuan crouched down and looked down, and couldn't help but click his tongue in amazement. He was familiar with this skill. The injured monkey beast in the team had used this move to help him out of danger. It was like having a skill that could hit a target from a hundred paces away.

I've seen many Digimon before, such as at the Digital Center or outpost, but this large-scale battle is truly shocking. The battles I usually see in the training grounds are just friendly skirmishes, I've never seen such a bloody scene before.

Although there weren't tens of thousands of Digimon here, there were still several hundred. Looking around, Wildmon's fireballs flew everywhere, raining down on the other side as if they were free. Some Wildmon swung wooden clubs and used the [Goblin Assault] skill, braving the stone rain launched by Anjanmon to swing their clubs, trying to break through the defenses, but they were riddled with holes by the stone rain and returned defeated.

Some mischievous monkeys smashed their heads with a "prank ring," which directly bound the wild man beasts like dumplings, only to be met with a storm of hard stone bullets.

However, once the Wild Beasts break through the defenses, they instantly become a meat grinder, launching surprise attacks with clubs, unleashing powerful fireballs, and receiving fireball support from the rear, which can wipe out a wave of Stubborn Monkey Beasts.

The monkey beast army did not sit idly by. All sorts of stones were transformed into hard bullets in their hands, which were then fired through the huge slingshot that was as tall as the monkey beast. They flew out with sparks from the friction of the air, like a meteor shower, and fell on the wild beasts.

Among the mischievous monkey beast army, the most eye-catching is the golden beast in the very center!

Standing over three meters tall and covered in white fur, its right arm has evolved an energy cannon, which is the greatest response to the attacks of the savage beasts. Each energy cannon shot can blast a clearing in the savage beast horde.

With a combination of speed and power, his explosively strong arms can sweep away several wild beasts with a single swing, and taking down a wild beast with a single punch is no problem.

[King Kong]

[Data Species - Beastman Type]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skill: Powerful Strike, Energy Cannon]

[Description: Possessing arm strength capable of crushing anything and leg strength to shatter any hard object, it is a Strength-type Digimon, yet its movements are surprisingly agile.]

The King Kong roared madly, swept its giant arm and sent several charging savage beasts flying, then frantically pounded its chest, its momentum unstoppable.

"Wow, awesome!" Cheng Yuan couldn't help but exclaim. Looking at this giant beast, he couldn't help but recall the words he had said to his deskmate Zhao Lu during class, which successfully led the teacher to take Zhao Lu to the office.

Do you know which animal is the quietest?

What animal?

"It's a gorilla."

"why?"

"Because even an angry roar from a gorilla can't help but tap its head..."

During class, Zhao Lu clutched her stomach and turned red in the face. The teacher assumed she was having menstrual cramps and took her away.

Cheng Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. The little beast looked at him suspiciously. This beast tamer, at a time like this, why is he still daydreaming?

But the next second, Cheng Yuan's smile froze—

Within the savage beast camp, a golden figure moved about like a ghost.

That was a female Digimon wearing golden armor and a golden double-horned mask...?

This Digimon possesses the characteristics of a strong woman; its golden armor only covers its sensitive and vital areas, and the exposed skin is covered with old scars, clearly indicating that it has been through countless battles.

If it weren't for its towering 2-meter height and wild aura, one would really think it was a human female.

"Female...savage beast?"

This is incredible! He recalled the intelligence from last night: the four major forces in Savage Valley are ruled by four mature-level Digimon, one of which is called "Gold Horn Beast," and its characteristics are similar to the one in front of him.

At the same time, Cheng Yuan also discovered that these wild beasts all had a small golden horn on their heads.

This humanoid Digimon at the Champion stage is undoubtedly Goldhorn, one of the rare Champion-level evolutions of Wildmon. It is said that no other Goldhorn has ever appeared in the Digital World where other Wildmons are present.

"Could it be that the one attacking the Stubborn Monkey Beast is from the Golden Horned Beast tribe of the Wild Beast clan?" Cheng Yuan rubbed his eyes and quickly pulled out his Tyrannosaurus Rex to scan:

【Golden Horned Beast】

[Virus Type - Demon Type]

[Maturity Stage]

[Skills: Ghost Burial (Seven-Star Golden Staff Strike), Raging Ghost Fury (High-Voltage Current), Lightning Ghost Kick (Lightning Kick Technique)]

[Description: A Digimon with female characteristics, a lithe physique, and long green hair. It wears clothing reminiscent of figures from ancient Eastern mythology and wields a seven-star golden staff. Its overall design incorporates a unique Eastern style.]

The golden horned beast on the battlefield was already bloodthirsty and in a frenzied state, letting countless meteor-like stones and bullets pierce its golden armor and skin. It swung a spiked metal mace that was as tall as its eyebrows into a whirlwind, and wherever it passed, the monkey beasts were either killed or injured.

"That's too brutal..." Cheng Yuan's scalp tingled. The monkey beasts that were hit were instantly reduced to data fragments, not a single one of their corpses intact.

The intense battle and the spilled digital blood seemed to be stimulating the Golden Horned Beast's nerves; even though it was still being attacked by the Monkey Beast, it seemed to feel no pain.

It grabbed a mischievous monkey beast, tore it in half, and threw it aside.

The giant beast roared in fury and charged at the golden horned beast like a runaway train. The savage beasts were smashed to pieces, but the behemoth had only one target—

"Boom!" The two Champion-level Digimon collided violently, and the shockwave overturned the surrounding sand and rocks and battle formations.

After the dust settled, Cheng Yuan witnessed a breathtaking scene: the Golden Horned Beast caught the Vajra Beast's giant fist with its bare hands, and the two began to wrestle!

Time seemed to stand still.

"This woman is incredibly strong!" Cheng Yuan's jaw nearly dropped to the ground.

This is a struggle between a berserker and a savage behemoth.

Just as both sides were gradually exhausted, the Golden Horned Beast suddenly burst out with dazzling lightning! The high-voltage current of [Rage, Wrathful Ghost, Raging Blaze] instantly paralyzed its opponent.

【Rage, Wrathful Demon, Raging Blaze】—Releases high-voltage electricity from the entire body, which can be used to attack and paralyze enemies, making it an all-around skill that excels in both offense and defense.

Discharge is practically an essential tool for murder, arson, close combat, cheating, and everyday life.

The King Kong was instantly paralyzed, and the Golden Horned Beast seized the opportunity, delivering a beautiful [Lightning Ghost Kick] that sent the King Kong flying into the air, followed by a devastating slam of its spiked club down with [Ghost Burial]!

"Bang!" The Vajra Beast flew towards the mountainside like a cannonball, crashing squarely into the rock wall near Cheng Yuan and embedding itself there.

"Holy crap!" Cheng Yuan quickly ducked his head as gravel rained down on him.

When he peeked out again, the battlefield situation had completely turned against him. The mischievous monkey beast, having lost its leader, was retreating in disarray, while the golden-horned beast moved through the enemy ranks as if they were empty.

Without high-end combat power to counter it, it inflicted heavy casualties on the Monkey Beast Legion.

Cheng Yuan stared wide-eyed at the Vajra Beast that had almost hit him.

Cheng Yuan knew that the battles of mature beings were not something he should participate in. If his classmates were to appear in this canyon, they would be the ones to die.

He turned to look at the giant beast embedded in the rock wall. The beast was on its last legs, its body charred black, with a huge dent in its chest, and a digital halo began to surround its body—a sign of impending death.

"Hide well, don't show your face!" Cheng Yuan whispered to the little dog beast, while he himself crawled along the ground like a gecko toward the Vajra beast.

He carefully took out the digital data acquisition device and aimed it at the King Kong. A flash of blue light appeared, and the massive body gradually turned into data and was sucked into the device. The cyan digital core, about the size of a grapefruit, fell to the ground and he quickly put it into his backpack.

In the chaotic battlefield below, the bloodthirsty golden horned beast suddenly came to its senses, stopped its lightning-fast kicks, and looked towards the mountainside.

The aura of the Vajra Beast... was gone, even the aura of death had vanished.

Chapter 49 Reporting the News

At the entrance of the cave, Zhao Lu paced back and forth, occasionally glancing into the deep forest.

The cubs seemed to sense the tense atmosphere and huddled together obediently, except for the golden-haired black ball beast, which was still restlessly wriggling on the pangolin's back.

"It's been twenty minutes, why isn't Cheng Yuan back yet?" Zhao Lu checked the Digimon machine for the third time, still no signal. "I'm going to go find him!"

"Are you crazy?" Kang Zhaodi grabbed her. "Your gear beast is an offensive type, not a speed type. If something happens, you won't be able to escape!" Kang Zhaodi said.

Wenrou held the trembling black ball beast in her arms, her voice shaking: "Could we have encountered a savage beast?"

"Squeak!" The injured monkey was equally restless, dragging its bandaged body and trying several times to rush into the jungle.

Just as everyone was arguing, a series of hurried footsteps came from the depths of the jungle.

Cheng Yuan and the little dog rushed out, tumbling and crawling, as if they were being chased by a demon.

"Quick! Back to the cave!" Cheng Yuan shouted breathlessly, his face still covered in streaks of black ash.

"What happened?" Zhao Lu grabbed his collar. "What's this on your face...?"

"Let's get out of here first! We'll talk on the way!" Cheng Yuan broke free, picked up the two dog-cat beasts that had fallen behind, and ran into the cave.

Although everyone was confused, they quickly organized the cubs to retreat back into the depths of the cave.

The tunnel echoed with creaking sounds as the black ball beasts huddled in the rattan chairs on the back of the pangolin, like a basket of restless balls of yarn.

"Do you know any other way back?" Cheng Yuan asked the mischievous monkey beast after catching his breath. He knew that this invaded tribe was not the monkey beast's homeland, but merely a place it passed through.

Judging from the horrific scene just now, this tribe has been massacred by the savage beast army led by the Golden Horned Beast.

The monkeymon gestured to indicate that the caves and tunnels were interconnected, providing other routes back and connecting to other tribes. These tunnels were masterpieces left by the monkeymon's ancestors, facilitating travel between tribes through the tunnels within Green Fruit Mountain. However, the tunnels were intricate and complex, and it was highly likely that other wild Digimon, like Spidermon, were lurking there.

Cheng Yuan nodded, and then told everyone everything he had just witnessed, including how the savage beast army massacred the mischievous monkey beast tribe, and how the golden-horned beast fought fiercely with the diamond beast...

Cheng Yuan took out some of the intense battle footage he had recorded with his Dinosaur camera and shared it with them.

My God, that's a fierce battle between two mature animals!

Cheng Yuan handed over the data collector, and Wenrou saw the data volume soaring within it...

“Wait a minute,” Wenrou suddenly interrupted him, pointing to the frantically jumping numbers on the data collector, “Cheng Yuan, how many corpses did you collect? This amount of data is more than the 30-plus savage beasts we collected yesterday!”

Zhao Lu said worriedly, "Cheng Yuan, picking up a few is fine, but don't risk your life."

"No, no," Cheng Yuan waved his hands repeatedly, "I only picked one up..."

"One?" everyone asked in unison.

“Hmm,” Cheng Yuan scratched his head, revealing an innocent smile, “a Vajra Beast.”

Everyone: "!!!"

Kang Zhaodi's booming voice caused several pebbles to fall from the cave ceiling. "A mature Vajra beast? How did you do that?"

"Shh—luck, it's purely luck." Cheng Yuan waved his hand modestly. "It just happened to be crippled by the Golden Horned Beast, and I... just happened to pick it up."

Zhao Lu rolled her eyes: "You call this 'finding a bargain'? I've heard that the data of a Champion-level Digimon starts at least at 500,000 on the market!"

"Alright, let's get down to business." Cheng Yuan put away his playful expression. "Zhao Lu, you take the team and follow the route of the mischievous monkey beast. Big Guy, have the pangolin use its earth-shattering claws to blast the entrance shut and completely block it. That golden-horned beast is not to be trifled with; I doubt even Instructor Wang Lin could be its match."

"Alright!" Kang Zhaodi didn't say another word, and turned to leave with the pangolin. A moment later, a series of deafening explosions came from deep within the tunnel, and the entire cave shook.

The cubs huddled together in fear, even the most mischievous golden-haired black ball beast burrowed into the fur of the little dog beast. Only after the tremors stopped did they continue on their way.

The tunnel was eerily quiet, with only the sounds of footsteps and the occasional dripping of water echoing through it.

“Those savage beasts will find the tunnels to other tribes sooner or later,” Cheng Yuan said in a low voice. “We must notify the next tribe before they do.”

"Why did they invade? For food? Or data?" Zhao Lu frowned in thought.

“I think…” Cheng Yuan revealed a mysterious smile, “it’s related to reproduction.”

Some images unsuitable for children immediately flashed into everyone's minds, and several girls blushed instantly.

Wildman Beast & Mischievous Monkey Beast?

How could you do that!

"What kind of time is this to be saying these things!" Zhao Lu slapped Cheng Yuan on the back of the head. "Don't you know that Digimon don't reproduce like real animals? Most Digimon are born as Digi-Eggs through the separation and backup of their Digicore DNA!"

"Most of them?" Cheng Yuan became interested, turned around and walked backwards. With the little beast leading the way, he felt quite at ease.

"And what about the rest?"

Cheng Yuan continued, "I once heard researchers at the Pengcheng Evolution Research Institute discussing the reproduction of Wildman Beasts. They said that they have not yet discovered the digital eggs or juvenile stages of Wildman Beasts, and do not know how they are born and evolve into Wildman Beasts."

Cheng Yuan looked at the carefree cubs, lost in thought: "I just saw that when the Savage Beast attacked, it only killed the Monkeymon, but collected the Blackballmon, the Woofmon, and the Digi-Eggs. If it was for food, there was no need to go to such lengths... unless..."

“Every now and then, the Savage Beast invades the Stubborn Monkey Beast tribe and kidnaps the children,” the Stubborn Monkey Beast said through gritted teeth.

Cheng Yuan's eyes lit up: "This is related to the 'mission' that Teacher Xu and the others mentioned! I think I understand." He quickened his pace, "We have to notify the next tribe before the Wild Beasts do. Stubborn Monkey Beast, you and I go first, leaving marks along the way. The rest of you take the cubs and follow the marks."

“Cheng Yuan,” Zhao Lu said worriedly, pulling him back. “Don’t be impulsive. If anything happens, contact Instructor Wang Lin.”

"Don't worry!" Cheng Yuan patted his chest. "You guys contact the instructors, we'll meet up up ahead!"

After saying that, he, the puppy beast, and the mischievous monkey beast disappeared around the corner of the tunnel.

Kang Zhao stared in the direction they had left, scratching his head: "Ever since entering the digital space, the class representative's audacity... is fatter than pork belly."