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

The team battle rules are based on a round-robin format, dividing the 16 teams into four groups of four schools each. After each round-robin match, the school with the highest score in each group advances.

The four schools that advanced then competed in a round-robin tournament, and the school with the highest score at the end won the team championship.

Cheng Yuan shook his head and set his sights on winning the championship. The school leaders were also very much looking forward to it, because this was the first mock competition organized by the Education Bureau, and its influence was no less than that of the college entrance examination. The school that won would receive greater resource allocation next year.

After the opening ceremony, the athletes were given a short break.

The match schedule has been updated in real time on the large electronic screen on the east side of the sports center.

Each team leader received the match list and schedule. For example, Cao Jin and Big Ears were busy arranging and notifying each candidate of their match schedule.

"Teacher, who is my opponent?"

"The Digimon member of Qianhai Experiment is Betamon."

"Teacher, where's mine?"

"The team member from No. 2 Middle School has a Digimon called Candlemon."

"Zhang Ming, your opponent is Meisha Bilingual... Wo Cao Shell Beast, Champion stage!"

Zhang Ming's face immediately turned ashen.

The announcement of the match group information caused a huge uproar.

In this mock exam, three students, a level of maturity rarely seen even in the regular college entrance examination, actually appeared.

These are the Shell Beast from Meisha Bilingual School and the Magpie Beast from Huaqiao College!

Finally, there's Cheng Yuan from Pengcheng No. 1 Middle School—the Dilumon.

After receiving the news from Teacher Cao Jin, Cheng Yuan began to close his eyes and rest.

The other two are students from a prestigious private school.

The students at these aristocratic schools, in terms of both Digimon breeding and resource investment, far surpass the ordinary Digimon trainers who rely on government subsidies.

“Three mature ones…” Zhao Lu bit her lip. “In previous years, it was considered good if the whole city produced one, but this year there are actually three!”

“And the other two are from private schools,” Kang Zhaodi said. “It seems that money can indeed buy different evolutionary resources.”

Cheng Yuan leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest. He wasn't worried about Gatomon's strength, but the appearance of the other two Champion-level Pokémon was indeed unexpected.

This shows that, besides themselves, other beast tamers also have their own opportunities—either family support or serendipitous encounters in the digital world.

"Everyone, hurry up and study the opponent's information!" Teacher Cao Jin clapped his hands. "Especially when you encounter students who are in their prime, you must be fully prepared."

Compared to Cheng Yuan, the other players from Pengcheng No. 1 Middle School had already started cramming for the competition.

The preparation area immediately became busy. Students gathered in twos and threes, some flipping through tactical manuals, others using their Digimon to retrieve opponent information, frantically reviewing opponent characteristics online, and devising tactics.

Kang Zhaodi unfortunately drew the warrior-type Big Ear Beast and is cramming on his fighting skills; while Zhao Lu is overjoyed—her Gear Beast X happens to be a perfect counter to the water-type Coral Beast, giving her a 0-point advantage.

Cheng Yuan watched his busy classmates and gently stroked Tailmon's head. After months of special training and countless days and nights of hard work, the moment to test the results had finally arrived. He looked at the "Number One in Pengcheng" banner hanging high in the center of the field, and a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"Ready, partner?"

"No need to prepare, meow~" Gatomon sat on its lap, the flame and shadow rings on its left ear and the sacred pinky ring shimmering.

Chapter 111 Instant Kill and Shock

Inside the No. 4 arena of the Penguin Sports Competition Center, Cheng Yuan looked around and couldn't help but marvel at the extravagance of the Education Bureau and the Penguin Center.

The entire venue is divided into eight independent battle zones, each equipped with a state-of-the-art virtual digital space delivery system.

Countless miniature electronic eyes float in the air, projecting real-time battle footage onto holographic screens surrounding the arena.

“This setup…” Cheng Yuan gently stroked the smooth surface of the arc polishing machine. “It seems the Education Bureau is determined to turn this college entrance exam rehearsal into a competition.”

When a player enters the arena, a burst of enthusiastic cheers erupts from that area.

Cheng Yuan noticed that the viewing area of ​​Pengcheng No. 1 Middle School was already full, and the teacher leading the team was pointing to himself and introducing himself to the younger students:

"That's Cheng Yuan, our senior on the school team. Everyone, let's cheer for him later!"

"The senior is so handsome!"

"That Gatomon is so cute!"

"I heard it's already mature, that's amazing!"

The murmurs and discussions reached his ears, and Cheng Yuan couldn't help but touch his nose. The attention brought by the title of school team captain was much higher than he had imagined.

After all, the captain of the school team is a symbol of a school's prestige.

Everyone is looking forward to Cheng Yuan's first victory.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in the preparation area of ​​Mesa Bilingual School was unusually heavy.

"Chen Shi, here's your opponent's information." The teacher in charge handed a data report to a freckled boy. "The captain of Pengcheng No. 1 Middle School, his Digimon is a Champion-level Gatomon."

Chen Shi's Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. As the second seed for the Mesa Bilingual team, he did not expect to encounter a tough opponent in his first match.

"Don't be nervous," Captain Deng Yong patted him on the shoulder. "Follow the tactics we agreed on. Your Gaomon is fast, so use it to probe the enemy's strength and gather intelligence for me and Shellmon."

"But the maturation period..."

“Don’t forget we’re in our mature stage too!” Deng Yong lowered his voice. “Losing one match is okay, we can win it back later. Remember, your task is to figure out his fighting style.”

The referee's synthesized voice suddenly rang out in the stadium: "Course number four, Pengcheng No.1 Middle School Cheng Yuan (Gi-Ohmon) versus Meisha Bilingual Chen Shi (Gaomon), please take your positions."

Cheng Yuan slowly walked towards the battle platform, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw his opponent nervously adjusting the Raptor.

He quietly connected the arc light machine to the virtual space interface, deliberately covering the high-end equipment with his sleeve—he understood the principle of not flaunting his wealth.

"The competition will use standard battle rules," the electronic referee announced, projecting a holographic explanation of the rules: "The virtual digital space is no different from real-world battles. Players can concede at any time, and the referee will forcibly terminate the match based on the Digimon's condition."

With a beep, a randomly generated forest scene rapidly constructed in the virtual space. In a flash, Tailmon appeared amidst the lush green woods. Opposite him stood a bright orange-red Digimon wearing boxing gloves—Chen Shi's partner, Gaomon.

【Gaomon】

【Data Type - Beast Type】

[Growth Period]

[Skills: Rolling Uppercut, Double Backhand, Gao's Quick Strike]

[Introduction: A Digimon skilled in combat, known for its agility and continuous strikes; its gauntlets enhance its attack power.]

Discussions arose when the Xing family visited the site.

"Is that Tailmon in its Champion stage? It looks so cute!"

"Did they put all their points into cuteness and looks?"

"What do you know? The cuter the Digimon, the harder it hits!"

Chen Shi took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down. He carefully observed the elegant cat-type Digimon opposite him—fluffy white fur, lively blue eyes, two red and black earrings on its left ear... It didn't look like a fierce battle-type Digimon at all.

"Maybe he's just a mature-stage being without the combat power of one. Look at the Snot Beast, isn't that what happened to him..." Chen Shi comforted himself, but he also knew that without strength, how could he become a captain?

After the referee announced "The match begins," Chen Shi nervously gave the order: "Gaomon, move quickly, then throw a rolling uppercut!"

Cheng Yuan, on the other hand, smiled as he looked at Gatomon without issuing any commands.

After all, Gatomon is already an Champion-level Digimon and has gradually developed its own fighting style. Tamers only need to provide appropriate guidance on its tactics, and the specific combat actions should be gradually handed back to the Digimon.

As soon as Chen Shi opened his mouth, the sacred ring on Gatomon's tail swayed slightly. Two dazzling holy light bullets instantly condensed, and by the time Chen Shi finished giving his instructions, the high-speed holy light bullets had already transformed into a light explosion, exploding on Gaomon's body.

"Bang! Bang!"

"Gaomon is unable to fight!"

Everyone was stunned. Is this the end?

"That's it?"

"Is there three seconds from start to finish?"

"Is the suppressive power of a mature individual really that terrifying?"

Chen Shi stood there dumbfounded until the data stream from Gaomon returned to the Digivice, at which point he snapped out of his daze. Mesa's bilingual tactical arrangements and meticulously prepared probing... all became a joke in the face of absolute power.

Gatomon yawned boredly and transformed into a stream of data, returning to Arc Engine. This battle was probably not even a warm-up for it.

The team members from Pengcheng No. 1 Middle School knew that when Gatomon was still a dogmon, its Holy Light Ball was already its signature move, along with other fancy moves such as Tracking, and even Shadow Ball in addition to Holy Light Ball.

"This process originates from..."

"Holy crap, it's Cheng Yuan, the Great Demon King!" A strange shout suddenly came from the Bao'an Middle School team.

The Bao'an Middle School team members' attention was drawn to the startled breath. A tall, thin boy was pointing at Cheng Yuan, his face filled with shock and... grievance?

"Dai Bo, do you know him?" Bao'an school team captain asked, frowning.

This person turned out to be one of the novice beast tamers from the Dragon Clan Club. The Firewave Beast had abilities such as flight and fire breath, which made it quite troublesome for Cheng Yuan to deal with at first.

After constantly spending money and undergoing arduous training, including receiving devilish special training at the Dragon Club, Daibo and Huobo finally became reserve team members of Baoan Middle School.

And now, this guy has finally appeared! The Demon King, the member of the Dragon Club who ravaged the bodies and minds of beasts with a single whirlwind, has finally shown up!

"It's more than just knowing him!" Dai Bo's voice trembled. "Back in the Dragon Club, it was him and that damned little beast who trampled on the dignity of our Dragon Taming Team and ravaged our bodies and minds! From then on, our Dragon Taming Team worked hard, studied diligently, and united as one to avenge that defeat. We've all become much stronger, and we're just waiting for him to appear."

"But it's already mature."

"Ah—" Deborah froze on the spot, but quickly thawed, frantically pulling out his phone and typing furiously in a group chat called "Dragon Tamers Avengers Alliance":

"Cheng Yuan, the Great Demon King, has been spotted! Penguin Sports Center, come quick!"

The group immediately erupted in chaos:

"Hmph, he finally dared to show his face. Let's go and ambush him!"

"That's right, my Qi Dragon Beast is not what it used to be. I'm going to beat him to a pulp and avenge him!"

"Yes! We should rub him into the ground!" Wang Baole said indignantly.

Seeing these conversations, Dai Bo gradually regained his fighting spirit and typed, "That's right, although his Digimon has already evolved to the Champion stage." "But as long as we are united and work together, we can overcome any obstacle."

"Maturity?"

The group chat fell silent instantly.

Three minutes later, a lone message appeared on the screen: "It's really hot today, everyone remember to drink plenty of hot water."

At the other end of the field, the coach of the Meisha Bilingual team was writing something on the tactics board with a gloomy expression.

The plan to sacrifice Chen Shi to gather intelligence was a complete failure; it only managed to spy on him once and then it was all over, making it extremely poor value for money.

"Deng Yong," the teacher turned to his team leader, "it seems your Shell Beast needs to prepare in advance."

Deng Yong nodded solemnly; the shell of the clam gleamed with a cold, metallic sheen under the light.

As an aquatic, mature-stage Digimon, his Shellmon had even successfully absorbed resources from a Dragon-type Digimon. This was all thanks to the progress made in the relationship between the professional trainers in his family and that mysterious digital space power in the East Blue. The aquatic Dragon-type Digimon in that digital space were by no means weaker than the Dragon-type Digimon in the Dragon Valley of the Imperial Capital!

The family and the professional beast trainer uncle decided to do everything they could to train their partner, who was then a clammon, to evolve into an aquatic dragon-type Digimon, with the possibility of sending him to the digital space called the Crystal Palace for further studies in the future!

Thinking of this, a surge of passion welled up in his heart.

With the full support of the professional beast tamers in his family, he finally got his wish: his partner evolved from a clam to a shell beast, and a shell beast with certain dragon-like features.

The cheers for Xingyi were deafening. The female students from Pengcheng No. 1 High School had spontaneously formed a support group, jumping and dancing while holding up fluorescent signs that read "Go, Dilu Beast! Go, Senior Cheng Yuan!"

The teachers and students at other schools had varying expressions—some were shocked, some were envious, and most were deeply fearful.

When Cheng Yuan returned to the rest area, the other team members' games were still in progress.

These matches usually last about 2-4 minutes, but Cheng Yuan would end them as soon as the referee said "start".

According to the league schedule, individual qualifiers and team matches will be held alternately. Therefore, some Digimon are not suitable to participate in team matches immediately after completing individual matches. In this case, reserve team members have to step in, which is a great test of the players' physical strength and tactical arrangements.

Equally fast are two other adult-level Digimon, as well as the team leaders and trainers from various schools. Each and every one of them who can become a team leader is no ordinary person.

Because not only in Cheng Yuan's match, but also in other regions, there were many one-sided battles.

"The team competition groups have been decided," Teacher Cao Jin handed the tablet to Cheng Yuan. "The first match is against Hongling Middle School."

"What Hongling Middle School?" Zhao Lu rushed back to the lounge, with lingering arcs of electricity still dancing on Gear Beast X's body.

"I won! That coral beast couldn't even get close!"

"Well done." Cheng Yuan smiled and gave a thumbs up. He knew Zhao Lu's strength; she was already the captain of the school team, and with Gear Beast X's natural advantage against water-type monsters, this victory was a foregone conclusion.

"Cheng Yuan, you'll be playing in the next team battle. Make sure you win one game first. As for the others, I'll make a decision after I assess everyone's condition since the first battle and the opponent's Digimon team. You can also consult with me then."

Cheng Yuan nodded. Team matches are different from individual matches. Individual influence is limited. Even if Cheng Yuan wins, it only means winning one match. It also depends on the performance of other team members. It is difficult for Cheng Yuan to make a decisive contribution on his own.