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

"It sounds...like the roar of the savage beast from last night?" Zhao Lu pricked up her ears, her brows furrowed.

Kang Zhao scratched his head: "That's strange. They were dancing around in front of the outpost last night, how come they're here at Qingguo Mountain today?"

The mischievous monkey in the group suddenly became restless, emitting rapid squeaks. It pointed towards the distant valley, its paws trembling incessantly.

Cheng Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "You guys stay here, I'll go take a look with the little dog beast." He paused, then turned to Wen Rou and held out his hand: "Give me the collection device, maybe we can still find quite a few corpses."

Everyone: "..."

This deep forest, located within the territory of Qingguo Mountain, is eerily quiet. It's unclear whether the Digimon that originally lived here were summoned by the leader to join the battle, or whether they were trying to survive by avoiding the invading Digimon.

Cheng Yuan and the little dog beast made their way unimpeded, following the sounds of battle as they made their way to the mountaintop.

When he reached the top of a hill, he finally smelled the scorching heat of burning fire and heard the increasingly clear sounds of fighting.

"Holy crap!" Cheng Yuan jumped in surprise and immediately lay down, using the rocks as cover to look down the mountain.

The sight before him made him gasp—

Below the mountain is a canyon, and the stream in the canyon has been stained an eerie blue by the blood of the Digimon, with severed limbs floating on the surface.

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 when a gorilla roars in anger, it 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 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," whose 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 Monkey Beast is from the Golden Horned Beast tribe of the Wild Beast clan?" Cheng Yuan rubbed his eyes and quickly pulled out his Digimon 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 at the sight. 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 towards the golden-horned beast like a runaway train. The wild 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 debris.

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 golden beast.

He carefully took out the digital collector and aimed it at the beast. 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.