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

However, using drones to assist Digimon in special training is even rarer.

On the open ground outside the abandoned factory, a small dog wearing FPV goggles was intently controlling a drone. Its little paws deftly moved the remote control stick, and it would occasionally stick out its tongue to lick its nose, completely immersed in the joy of flying.

“Yes, that’s it…” Cheng Yuan squatted down beside him and gently instructed, “Feel the changes in airflow and remember the force at each turn.”

Through the real-time footage transmitted via FPV goggles, the little dog beast seemed to truly transform into a bird. Its ears twitched slightly with the drone's movements, sometimes standing up and sometimes lowering, and even its tail unconsciously swayed from side to side following the drone's trajectory.

"Woof!" With an excited bark, the drone suddenly executed a beautiful roll, precisely passing through the gap between two rusty steel pipes. Cheng Yuan couldn't help but whistle, "Beautiful! That maneuver was just like a veteran pilot!"

It must be said that the little dog has shown amazing talent in operating drones. In just half an hour of practice, it has mastered the basic flying skills and can now even perform some simple aerobatic maneuvers.

Cheng Yuan stroked his chin thoughtfully: "Have you noticed that controlling the Holy Light Bullet is actually quite similar to playing with a drone?"

The little dog tilted its head and blinked its eyes behind its glasses.

"Both require spatial awareness and trajectory prediction..." Cheng Yuan said, gesturing with his hands to indicate the flight path. "It's just that drones rely on rotors, while Holy Light Missiles rely on divine energy."

The little guy nodded thoughtfully, his paws unconsciously mimicking Cheng Yuan's gestures.

“But your control over the Holy Light Bullets…” Cheng Yuan deliberately dragged out the tone, “is still at the stage of linear firing, right?”

“Imagine if the Holy Light Bullets could be as agile as drones…” Cheng Yuan’s eyes suddenly lit up, “Sharp turns, climbs, dives, even multiple missiles fired at once!”

This idea instantly excited the little dog beast. It barked twice and suddenly felt a sense of purpose. This special training was too easy, and it could even turn the Holy Light Bullet into a drone.

Cheng Yuan scratched his head. This shouldn't be considered fooling the little dog beast, right?

Watching the little dog resume its training, Cheng Yuan secretly felt satisfied with his training (deception) plan.

Using the fun of drones to motivate training enthusiasm, and then transferring flight experience to the control of holy light missiles—this is simply ingenious.

This edutainment approach makes what would otherwise be a tedious skill practice come alive and fun.

Clearly, the little dog had fallen for the trap and willingly jumped into the pit.

Watching the little beast intently focused on its training, Cheng Yuan's gaze gradually deepened. He seemed to see a future battle scene—holy light bullets would no longer be monotonous straight-line attacks, but rather countless holy light bullets tracing beautiful arcs, attacking the enemy from all angles like a swarm of bees. This three-dimensional attack method would completely change the existing combat model.

“Imagine,” Cheng Yuan crouched down, pointing to the drone hovering in the air, “if we could control the Holy Light Bullets to this extent, or even control multiple bullets simultaneously…” His voice trembled slightly with excitement, “what a scene that would be?”

The little dog tilted its head and thought for a while, then its eyes suddenly lit up and it barked excitedly twice.

But then it drooped its ears in frustration, as if worried that its current power was not enough to threaten a powerful enemy.

"Don't rush!" Cheng Yuan gently stroked the little dog's head.

"We are still in the growth stage. Once we evolve to maturity, and under the training of this genius beast tamer Cheng Yuan, your Divinity and Light attributes will be greatly enhanced." His tone was full of confidence, after all, it had a system that could replenish the attributes of dog-like beasts, and the future was promising.

Today, the little dog was so enthusiastic that he trained until noon.

By noon, the training had begun to show results.

The little dog beast, having removed its FPV goggles, was intently practicing the basic controls of the Holy Light Ball. Although the trajectory of the light sphere was still somewhat clumsy, it was already able to make simple turning maneuvers.

“Very good,” Cheng Yuan nodded in satisfaction.

"Next, we will conduct a live-fire exercise at an abandoned factory."

He pointed to the familiar training ground in the distance, "Do you remember where we practiced high-speed collisions last time? The oil drums and metal frames there are perfect for practicing the precise obstacle avoidance of Holy Light Bullets."

Chapter 17 Dark Gear

Inside an abandoned factory in the western suburbs, Cheng Yuan walked on the ground, which was a mixture of gravel and rust.

Ever since Cheng Yuan practiced high-speed crashes here, he has discovered that this area is simply a natural training ground—the rusty metal frames form natural obstacles, the empty oil drums can be used as targets, and most importantly, it is secluded enough to avoid harming innocent people.

"Woof!" The little beast suddenly perked up its ears, and the sacred ring around its neck gleamed faintly with golden light. It warily scanned its surroundings, its shiny black nose twitching incessantly.

"What's wrong?" Cheng Yuan squatted down and gently stroked the little guy's head.

The little dog tilted its head in confusion, and finally shook it. It did sense a faint, eerie aura, but it vanished in an instant, making it wonder if it was just its imagination.

Little did they know, this was precisely the brilliance of Devilmon's "Soul Binding" illusion—perfectly concealing dark energy. After all, the level of a Champion-level Digimon is far superior to that of a Rookie-level Digimon, capable of even deceiving the senses of a Digimon of the Holy type.

"Let's begin training!" Cheng Yuan took out a drone and FPV goggles from his backpack. "Today we're going to train the Holy Light Bullet to be as agile as a drone!"

The training officially began with the drone's hum. Cheng Yuan piloted the drone through the abandoned factory, while the little dog beast attempted to mimic its flight path using holy light spheres. Initially, the movement of the light spheres appeared clumsy and awkward, but the little dog beast quickly mastered the knack.

"Beautiful!" Cheng Yuan couldn't help but cheer as he watched the Holy Light Bullet follow the drone in a beautiful serpentine maneuver. "This talent is simply born for flight!" No wonder it's a Digimon that will evolve into Angewomon in the future!

The training was progressing smoothly. The little dog was completely immersed in the fun of flying the holy light bullets, racing and dodging obstacles with Cheng Yuan's drone. It even tried some simple stunts on its own, and although it crashed into the wall a few times, its enthusiasm remained undiminished.

However, this cheer broke the silence of the abandoned factory and awakened the demon beasts slumbering in the illusion.

In the darkest corner of the factory, a pair of scarlet eyes slowly opened.

The demon beast emerged from the shadows, its jet-black bat wings silently unfurling. It stared with disgust at the man and beast, its sharp nails digging deeply into its palms.

“Noisy ants…” a low growl came from the demon beast’s throat. It instinctively wanted to tear the human who was disturbing its rest to pieces, but reason quickly prevailed.

Recalling his previous hunting experiences in the human world, especially the large search teams that came after he killed humans, the monster suppressed his urge to kill.

It has shifted its hunting practices from cities to remote mountains and forests in order to avoid those troublesome "professional animal trainers".

Killing this human would attract the attention of those "professional animal trainers," so they refrained from taking action.

"We can't let a small loss lead to a greater one..." A cold glint flashed in the demon beast's eyes. It silently maintained the illusion of [Soul-Binding Dream], hoping that this noisy duo would leave as soon as possible.

Watching the intimate interaction between humans and Digimon, Devilmon felt a surge of indescribable irritation.

It simply couldn't understand why these promising Digimon would depend on such weak humans.

These days, it has been hunted down by the world's tamers, especially the Greymon, which also has the dark attribute, making it feel nauseous.

"Why..." The demon's claws left deep scratches on the metal wall. "Why should Digimon depend on and obey humans?"

A strong sense of hatred surged within it. If its original world of Welchalni hadn't been devoured by that terrible being, it wouldn't have been forced to smuggle itself into this resource-scarce human world.

Thinking of this, the cheerful scene of a man and a beast in the factory became even more jarring to its eyes.

"Just a little longer..." The demon beast forced itself to calm down. Its Dark Gear Plan was about to begin, and it absolutely could not expose this stronghold due to a momentary impulse.

Finally, as the sun began to set, Cheng Yuan started packing up the training equipment, seemingly preparing to leave. The demon beast secretly breathed a sigh of relief, its scarlet eyes narrowing slightly.

"Little dog, wait a minute, I need to relieve myself." Cheng Yuan wanted to go to the bathroom, so he walked out of the factory.

At this moment, the little dog beast is immersed in training. It controls the drone with its paws and manipulates the holy light bullet with its brain, engaging in "hand-brain combat". This is a training method that Cheng Yuan came up with on the spot, which can train the little dog beast's ability to multitask.

Seeing Cheng Yuan leave, and with only the little dog beast wearing FPV goggles that covered its eyes, Devilmon suddenly thought of an interesting experiment.

A sinister glint flashed in its eyes. Slowly raising its bony hand, it hooked its scarlet middle finger, and a jet-black gear rose slowly from the barrel filled with black oil, revealing its ferocious outline in the illusion.

"Since we can't kill it..." The demon beast's lips twisted into a strange arc, "Then let's play something more interesting..."

With a whoosh, the dark gear shot towards the unsuspecting puppy beast like an arrow. Only at the very last moment did the puppy beast sense the chilling dark energy emanating from it. It frantically removed its FPV goggles, but it was too late—

"Woof!" A mournful howl shattered the factory's silence. The dark gears had already disappeared into the back of the little dog beast.

Cheng Yuan, who was relieving himself, was startled by the scream and hurriedly fastened his pants before rushing back. He saw the little dog lying quietly on the ground, its body twitching slightly and its eyes unfocused.

"Little Dog!" Cheng Yuan exclaimed in alarm, picking up his little companion. "What happened? We need to get to the Digital Center Hospital right away!"

However, just as Cheng Yuan was about to leave with the little dog, it suddenly opened its eyes. Its gaze returned to clarity, as if the pain it had just endured had never happened.

"Woof?" The little dog tilted its head, looking at its anxious partner with a puzzled expression.

"You...are you alright?" Cheng Yuan checked the little dog over, but found no external injuries. "What just happened?"

Cheng Yuan frowned and squatted down, carefully checking the little dog's condition. The little guy seemed to have recovered, tilting his head and looking at him innocently with his big, bright blue eyes, his tail wagging gently, seemingly completely unaware of why his owner was so nervous.

"Could it be that the training was too much?" Cheng Yuan muttered to himself, reaching out to touch the sacred halo around the dog's neck. The halo still emitted a warm golden light, but Cheng Yuan felt that the light seemed a bit dimmer than usual.

He recalled that Xu Xin had once said that Holy Digimon do indeed experience a brief period of exhaustion when they overuse their power.

"Here, let me give you some attribute boosts." Cheng Yuan saw that the puppy was fine and assumed that it had used the Holy Light Ball for too long and was exhausted from using its divine energy, so he gave it some light attribute boosts.

Replenishing attribute data, although it cannot directly replenish stamina, still has some effect and can speed up the recovery process.

The little dog's sacred ring shone brighter, and the little guy squinted his eyes comfortably, letting out a soft "woof".

However, when Cheng Yuan's gaze inadvertently swept over the value of the darkness attribute, he was stunned for a moment.

The previously stable 130 points of Dark attribute have now skyrocketed to 350!

“What’s going on…” Cheng Yuan muttered to himself. He recalled that he had recently used his wealth points to add points to the puppy beast, but he hadn’t added them to the dark attribute.

However, he already knew from the time he signed the partnership agreement with Digimon at the nursery that Digimon had been infected with a virus and degenerated into a DigiEgg. Could this be related?

Cheng Yuan couldn't figure it out, and he thought he might have to take the puppy to ask Zhou Ya, the intermediate animal breeder.

Behind them, in the darkest corner of the factory, a pair of scarlet eyes slowly closed. The demon beast's lips curled into a ferocious arc, and its low laughter echoed in the empty factory, as cold and sticky as a venomous snake.

"Hehehe... Enjoy the power bestowed by ultimate darkness, little fellow..." The demonic beast's figure slowly merged into the shadows. "Soon, you will understand what true darkness is..."

Chapter 18 Demon Beast? Not necessarily a bad idea.

Cheng Yuan tossed and turned in bed, the scene of signing up for Snowballmon at the Digital Center's nursery replaying in his mind. The crisp system notification sound seemed to still echo in his ears:

"Ding! Snowballmon Digimon detected. Notification: This Digimon's type is Light/Dark dual-type. Bind...?"

Could it be that because of this light and dark duality, the dark attribute of the puppy beast has started to rise?

Little Dog Beast, are you about to awaken in the darkness?

Cheng Yuan murmured to himself, his gaze falling on the sleeping puppy, Shou, beside his pillow. The little guy was curled up in a ball, making soft snoring sounds.

The scene in the factory flashed before his eyes again—the little dog's sudden scream, its bizarre convulsions, and its eyes that momentarily went unfocused. Cheng Yuan involuntarily gripped the corner of the blanket, all sleepiness gone.

He pulled out his phone from beside his pillow.

The moment the screen lit up, notifications of more than a dozen unread messages popped up one after another.

In the class group chat, students are enthusiastically sharing photos of themselves training or playing with their Digimon.

Cheng Yuan casually posted a photo of Xiaogoushou wearing FPV goggles: "[I played with drones with Xiaogoushou all day today, and several batteries are dead!]"

Kang Zhaodi: Playing with toys will ruin your life!

Zhao Lu: The puppy looks so handsome with glasses, I want to pet it...

Luo Guangning: The more I look at him, the more he resembles a family heirloom...

……

As he continued scrolling down, a piece of news in the entertainment section caught his attention—"Digital Queen Creation Camp" premieres tomorrow.

This title seems strangely familiar.

Upon clicking in, I discovered it was an original song talent show, and among the contestants was the girl I had met in the square—Yun Yao.

In the photo, she is holding a guitar, and the Star Beast beside her is playfully striking various poses.

"So she really did participate in the competition..." Cheng Yuan recalled the scene of teaching her to sing "Butter-Fly" that day, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.

He silently gave it a thumbs up and then exited the page.

The next morning, Cheng Yuan, looking refreshed, arrived at the Digital Center Hospital. After a series of examinations, the doctor gave a detailed result of "everything is normal".

“This is impossible…” Cheng Yuan stared at the system interface, where it clearly showed that the dark attribute of the puppy beast had automatically increased by 50 points.

He clearly didn't add any points.

He tried to contact Xu Xin, but it showed that she was not in the service area.

After hesitating for a moment, he scrolled through his contact list and found the chat window for "Nurse Zhou Mo". He remembered that when he signed up for the Digimon, she had said that if there were any problems with the little guy's data or any abnormal evolutionary tendencies, he could contact her anytime.

He paused on the screen for a few seconds, then typed: "[Evolved into a puppy beast, but exhibiting abnormal characteristics]".

The message "The other party is typing..." immediately appears above the dialog box.

Less than three seconds later, the reply popped up: [Photo?]

Cheng Yuan hesitated for a moment, then struck a cool pose for the camera, snapped a selfie, and sent it over.

Zhou Mo: [...]

Zhou Mo: [Not your photo, I want a photo of the little dog...]

Cheng Yuan sent an awkward emoji, then carefully took several close-up shots of the little dog. Before sending them, he adjusted the angle and took a full-body shot—in the picture, the little dog was lying on the bed in a starfish position, with little bubbles coming out of its nose, looking adorable.

Zhou Mo: [What an adorable little puppy!]

Cheng Yuan: [You asked me to post a photo just to see if it's cute or not?]

Zhou Mo: [What's wrong?]