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

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

Cheng Yuan was about to follow when Wang Lin stopped him: "You guys go hand in your missions first, Captain Xu is on his way."

Devilmon also wanted to use these humans' identities to inquire about Devilmon at the outpost intelligence station, because Devilmon did not have a Beastmaster ID card, and a Beastmaster 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 say that! We've been through thick and thin together!" Cheng Yuan grabbed his shoulder. "You just fought alongside us! Let me treat you to some barbecue at the outpost!"

The demon beast's temples throbbed. This damned human not only touched my noble body at will, but also tried to entertain me with such lowly food! It suppressed its murderous intent, contemplating whether to strangle this chatterbox.

Just then, a familiar voice came from behind:

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

Xu Xin led his team forward with long strides, the massive body of the Dark Tyrannomon casting a huge shadow.

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

It pressed down on the brim of its hat, subtly restraining its aura and suppressing the dark energy to a minimum.

It's not that it can't win; in fact, based on its past battle record, this adult-level Digimon could easily hold its own against this four-person team of Digimon.

Alone, it must conserve its strength to complete that crucial plan—to find Demonmon, devour Humanity, activate the Dark Gear Project, complete its evolution, and then return to the world of Welchner for revenge.

Now is not the time to expose ourselves.

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

Xu Xin took the stone and examined it carefully, his brows gradually furrowing: "This is... something that was snatched from the savage Saman?" Ordinary savage beasts don't usually have such a good thing.

"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 that Hui Xing had been attacked by two Fs, to praising the bravery of "Mo"'s little monster.

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

He turned his back to the students, his tone indifferent, “In the digital world, without experiencing real life-or-death trials, one can never grow into a qualified beast tamer.”

The students fell silent, each 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 from his backpack: "Oh right, there's also this..."

The mischievous monkey saw the digital egg and excitedly squeaked.

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

Seeing this, Cheng Yuan gave the digital egg to the puppy beast. The puppy beast carefully carried the egg to the monkey beast. Just as they were handing it over, the eggshell suddenly made a "crack" sound.

All eyes were drawn to it. The cracks on the eggshell were widening, and suddenly, a furry little paw broke through the shell. Then, a round little head popped out—it was a black ball beast.

But the other side of the eagle was covered with some golden hair.

"Wow!" Wenrou exclaimed, covering 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 puppy's pair of bright blue eyes.

"Squeak!" The black ball beast squealed happily, then suddenly leaped and landed precisely on the head of the puppy 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 Demon Beast

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

He looked at the little dog beast, and realized that his own little dog beast also seemed to be a mutation.

Xu Xin took the special black ball-shaped beast and gently squeezed its little paw: "Each Digimon race has a relatively stable evolutionary chain, just like human DNA, etched into the Digicore." He paused, "Unless there is a drastic change in the environment, or stimulation from special data resources... it is possible for it to evolve into other anomalies through a network evolution."

"An alien?" Wenrou carefully patted the black ball beast's head, and the little guy immediately made a comfortable "gurgle" 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 is gradually engraved into their Digicore. For example, in the outside world, Blackballmon will mostly evolve into Oozemon, 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 a monkey beast in a digital space in the South China Sea that was mainly an island environment. These monkey beasts grow up on islands and will evolve into the mature hook beast."

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

Upon hearing these secrets about evolution, Xing Shunchan walked along the path.

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

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

Xu Xin smiled meaningfully: "That depends on its own choice." After saying that, he turned to Mo, who had been silent all along, "This is...someone we've met before?"

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

If you hug me any longer, I won't be able to hold back... The demon beast resisted the urge to tear Cheng Yuan to pieces and nodded stiffly. It noticed Xu Xin's gaze sweeping back and forth between itself and the little demon beast, 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 no one is allowed to leave the outpost during the night."

Once Xu Xin was out of sight, 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!"

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

"Delicious!" The demon beast mumbled through its mouthful 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 are still grilled ribs, grilled seafood, vegetable salad... and two cups 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 moments ago, the demon beast was still struggling internally. How could it, as a noble demon beast of Welshelney, possibly...

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

The demon beast stared at the fragrant, caramelized steak, its heart filled with turmoil.

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

"How is it?"

"Disgusting," it commented with a stern face, though its hands were busy preparing the food.

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

The little dog beast lay on the table, curiously examining the demon beast: "Woof? Brother Mo has quite the appetite! Cheers!"

"Digimon can't drink alcohol!"

"High school students should definitely not drink it!"

"Thump thump thump..."

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

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

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

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

The demon's gaze was fixed on the "Paid Information" area, and it lowered its voice: "Help me look up... information about Demonmon."

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

"Research," the demon beast said succinctly.

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

The screen quickly displayed the encyclopedia entry for the Demon Beast:

【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 rage 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 Zombiemon.]

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

Several payment notifications quickly appeared on the terminal:

[Traces of demonic beasts have been spotted in the rift valley northwest of Savage Valley...]

[Coordinates of where the Demon Beast appeared (not guaranteed to still exist)... Pay 500.]

[Exclusive: New leader of a savage tribe suspected of being a demonic beast... Pay 1000.]

[Warning! The Ghoul Beastmen are expanding their territory... Free]

[Exclusive: The Feud Between the Newly Added Demonmon and the Windstormmon...Payment: 800]

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

The demon beast stared at the screen, its scarlet 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 scanned 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 Wind Calamity Beast were vying for the leadership position. After the Wind Calamity Beast won, it absorbed the Demon Beast, greatly increasing its power. 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 mysterious clans, each led by a mature Digimon, and are relatively small in number. After they became independent, these two Digimon clans also underwent some changes in their characteristics; they grew golden or silver horns on their foreheads.

However, these two powerful groups are small, ununited, and act independently.

Trainers call these two adult 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 monsters. It is suspected to be hiding in the southern hilly area of ​​Qingguo Mountain.

The demon beast's crimson eyes gleamed with a dangerous light. Green Fruit Mountain? Wasn't that the territory of the mischievous monkey beast? It secretly plotted its next move, 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 a safe area immediately!"

The lobby instantly descended into chaos. Animal trainers summoned their partners, while staff busied themselves closing all the exits.

"What's going on?" Cheng Yuan picked up the little dog. "The savage beasts are attacking the city?"

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

Cheng Yuan tugged at the demon beast's sleeve: "Brother Mo, let's go!"

Chapter 46 Split Operations

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

The unloaded soldiers gathered at the camp, initially assuming Xu Xin would organize their evacuation from the real world. However…

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

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

On the ten-meter-high wall, the garrison soldiers were fully armed, and two mature guardian beasts stood majestically on the watchtower, their dark cannon muzzles aimed at the distant jungle.

"Wow!" Cheng Yuan whistled. "Is this a prelude to war?"

In the morning mist, hundreds of wild beasts could be seen moving among the shadows of the trees. They brandished wooden sticks, making rough "thud" sounds, and making various provocative gestures. Some even stuck out their buttocks and slapped them, looking like a group of drunken green thugs.

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

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

Xu Xin crossed his arms: "The Wind Calamity 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 just wander around 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 corpse..."

Zhao Lu: "..."

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

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

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