Digital Hackers' Memories

Those who truly live on Bit Island know that NuclearDragon is at best a henchman of the "little devil," while Agumon, who destroyed the sacred ruins and nearly detonated the active volcano on Bit Island, is her true protector.

Given the uncertainty of whether Agumon will return, it's practically a consensus among all the powerful Digimon on Bit Island not to provoke that "little devil."

Even the Zhimeng Beasts and Dung Beasts, who live in this jungle year-round, would not actively seek the protection of the "Little Devil" unless they were forced to.

"Found it! The sound of the bird-like beast is coming from that direction. Let's keep running that way!"

Before the bewildered Mimi could recover from Zhimengmon's words, a new round of escapes began.

Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Sacrifice of Innocence

"The Chosen Children!"

Just as the Poop Beast and the Zhimeng Beast were fleeing with Meimei, the Fierce Ghost Beast, which had been closely following behind them, kept letting out terrifying howls and roars.

Ghostmon is a ghost born from darkness, an existence born from the resentment and fear of Digimon that refused to die.

Although its combat power is not considered strong among Champion-level Digimon, Poopmon is also among the weakest Champion-level Digimon, so Ghostmon does not think it will be unable to defeat them.

In fact, this Demonmon was just one of the vanguard forces sent by Devimon to Bit Island. Many more and stronger Dark Digimon were poised to strike and were ready to land on Bit Island at any time.

Devimon's actions were partly due to Ogremon's sudden loss of contact, but also because it had noticed something unusual happening on Bit Island.

Especially after coming into contact with SkullKnightmon, Devimon was almost certain that Bit Island was the place where the Chosen Children were sent to.

Therefore, in order to nip the danger in the bud, Devimon had already notified its subordinates deployed on nearby islands, ordering them to send a portion of their forces to Bit Island.

Of course, due to his distrust of SkullKnightmon, Devimon did not send all of his forces to Bit Island. He still kept some forces stationed in the areas he was responsible for, just in case of that one in ten thousand uncertainty.

"You come out here, you shameful deserters!"

It was still howling desperately, but seeing Mei Mei and the others gradually disappearing from its sight, the Fierce Ghost Beast seemed to realize that it couldn't continue like this.

After weighing the pros and cons, the demon beast's body blurred at a visible speed, crashed into the tree, and then sped away like a real ghost.

—Ghost transformation!

Ignoring the constraints of physical laws, he transforms his body into a ghostly form...

This is the instinct of all Ghost-type Digimon, and it is also the biggest difference between them and ordinary Digimon.

Theoretically, a ferocious beast in this state can ignore all physical damage and maximize its ghostly characteristics.

However, such obvious "bug behavior" naturally has corresponding limitations.

Especially for Demonmon that is still in its mature stage, maintaining its ghost form for a long time will cause its body to become completely ethereal and then disappear completely from the Digital World.

Therefore, the Demon Beast's current actions are merely an attempt to ignore the Poop Beast's disgusting poop attacks and quickly approach the fleeing trio.

"Oh no! That guy's gone berserk!"

Realizing that the Demon Beast was no longer dodging its poop attacks, the Poop Beast, which didn't have much combat experience, panicked.

Meimei, who was running ahead of him, also looked back at him, her face showing an indescribable fear and panic.

"Calm down, the ghost form of the demon beast won't last long!"

In this situation, it was actually the weakest of the three, Shimon, who remained the calmest and immediately saw through the flaws of the ghost form.

If the Demon Beast could truly use this state without limit, it wouldn't have been so easily forced back by its own and the Poop Beast's attacks in the first place.

"If we can hold on for a little longer, we will be saved."

Judging from Zhimengmon's tone, Mimi and Poopmon couldn't tell if the other was comforting them or if there really was a way to save the group.

The only certainty is that the group's only chance of survival now is to follow the orders of the Zhimeng Beast.

"Why...why did you save me?"

Only then did Meimei truly calm down and reflect on everything that had just happened.

Although the specifics of what happened are unknown, there is no doubt that the ferocious beast was coming for him.

From their inexplicable appearance in this world to the relentless pursuit of their group by ferocious beasts...

Poopmon and Shimon had no obligation to protect themselves from beginning to end, let alone be chased by Demonmon like this but still did not give up on themselves.

Meimei may be a little naive and spoiled, but that doesn't mean she's oblivious to the situation.

"That's because you're our friend!"

Seemingly unable to understand Meimei's logic, the Poop Beast answered in a matter-of-fact tone.

"What friends! We've only known each other for a short time!"

Unable to accept the poop beast's idea, Meimei suddenly shouted loudly in a tearful tone.

"Waaah... I want to go home, I miss my mom and dad, I don't want to be chased by those monsters here!"

"This must be a dream! I must still be in summer camp. I'm not going to run away anymore!"

Meimei cried loudly and sat down on the ground in despair, no longer running away as the ferocious beast behind her drew closer and closer.

"Meimei, don't cry."

"Meimei, we will definitely help you escape, please stop crying!"

Seeing this, both Poopmon and Shimonmon stopped running away and looked at Mimi, who was crying her eyes out, with a bit of helplessness.

"Waaah... I don't want to run away anymore, and I'm not your friend!"

Mimi kept wiping away her tears, completely ignoring the comfort offered by Poopmon and Shimonmon, and continued to cry loudly on her own.

For Meimei, who grew up in a wealthy family, everything that happened today was beyond her limits.

Or rather, aside from outliers like Taiichi and Awa, what happened to Meimei today would be unacceptable to any ten-year-old child.

"Meimei..." x2

After exchanging a bewildered glance, Poopmon and Shimon, as if having made up their minds, suddenly turned around and stood behind Mimi.

"We will protect you!"

"Don't be afraid, we won't let the monster hurt you!"

Despite their trembling voices, Poopmon and Shimon, though their voices were shaking with fear, stood firmly in front of the approaching Demonmon.

"you……"

Her initial sobs were instantly replaced by shock. Looking at the two Digimon who were about to die in her place, Mimi was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a moment.

"But as a reward, Meimei, you have to kiss us afterwards!"

"No, I need two kisses, and you have to kiss me first!"

Even in such a desperate situation, Poopmon and Shimonmon still joked with Mimi in their trembling voices, but at this moment Mimi couldn't care less about refuting them.

"No!"

Chapter Thirty: First Meeting with Partners

"No!"

With a beautiful scream, the swift and fierce ghost beast broke through the obstacles and transformed into a ghost, grabbing at the dung beast that was within reach.

tear...

It was easier than tearing a sponge; the dung beast's body was instantly left with a deep, bone-revealing scratch.

Moreover, a dark force continuously eroded the wounds of the dung beast, preventing them from healing for a long time.

"Go away!"

The next second, the ferocious beast swung its claws forcefully, throwing the dung beast, which was about the same size as itself, several meters away.

"what!"

It wasn't until it was flung and crashed into a large tree that the dung beast felt the pain in its body and let out a miserable howl.

As data life forms that exist only in the Digital World, Digimon will not show any specific signs of injury, no matter how great the damage they suffer, as long as it is not fatal.

Similarly, if a Digimon has obvious wounds, it means that it has suffered a fatal injury.

Without a doubt, the dung beast had already suffered a fatal wound. Visible data was overflowing and flowing from its wound, and it wouldn't be long before it completely turned into a torrent of data and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"Dung Beast!"

Upon seeing this, Zhimengmon couldn't help but let out a cry. Enraged by its injured friend, it charged recklessly towards the nearby Mengguimon.

"do not want!"

Watching helplessly as Zhimeng Beast followed in the footsteps of Dapi Beast, being swatted away by the Fierce Ghost Hand and crashing into a tree, Meimei could no longer suppress the turmoil in her heart, and a feeling of despair welled up within her.

tumultuous!

As if in response to Meimei's despair, a light symbolizing innocence and beauty suddenly emanated from her body, only to be instantly transformed into a gloomy and dark radiance.

When innocence is distorted and beauty is destroyed, the power of evolution, originally intended to guide Digimon toward the light, naturally falls into depravity and becomes a force that leads to evil.

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"what is that?"

The Palmon, which had just appeared at the edge of the jungle, spotted Mimi immediately, and even more so, the distorted "innocence" emanating from her.

The moment Palmon saw Mimi, he understood why he felt that flutter in his heart—because she was the partner he had been waiting for, a child chosen from another world.

However, due to Palmon's late arrival, the Chosen Children, who originally symbolized beauty and innocence, have begun to fall, and their partners have also been affected by this corrupt evolutionary power.

"Calm down! Your friend can still be saved!"

Without a word, he rushed to Mimi, who was lying limp on the ground. He saw Palmon reprimanding his future partner in an unusually stern tone, which made Mimi, who was immersed in sadness and despair, raise her head.

"Or do you want them to die here?"

His tone was more severe than ever before, and even Palmon himself was surprised to learn that he could be so "mature".

"They...aren't dead yet?"

Looking incredulously at the Palmon that suddenly appeared in front of her, Mimi was like a drowning person grasping at a straw, her voice filled with panic and unease.

Without any reason, and without needing any reason, Mimi instinctively chose to believe the Digimon that appeared before her.

"Digimon don't die that easily."

Palmon wasn't entirely sure how Poopmon and Shimon were doing, but she knew she absolutely couldn't let the human girl in front of her continue to despair.

Palmon felt a deep-seated loathing for the feeling that amplified all the dark and negative emotions within him, ultimately causing him to lose control completely.

She didn't want to use this power to evolve into a mature Digimon, nor did she want to fall into darkness and become a dark-type Digimon.

"The most important issue now is dealing with this ferocious beast!"

After confirming that Mimi's emotions had gradually stabilized, Palmon turned its gaze to the ferocious-looking Demonmon.

"The chosen savior?"

Cautiously observing the suddenly appearing Palmon, the Demon Beast asked with some uncertainty.

"It seems you came here for us."

Palmon was initially puzzled as to why an unfamiliar Digimon had wandered into the jungle and alerted the Soundbirdmon.

Judging from the current situation, the appearance of this fierce beast may not be accidental. It also sensed the presence of the Chosen Children, which is why it ventured into the vicinity of the Rock Valley.

"That……"

Just as the Demonmon was about to say something more, Palmon, who had inherited Agumon's "fine tradition," unexpectedly launched the first attack.

"Poison Ivy!"

The vines on Balmon's hands crossed and shot out, wrapping around the unsuspecting Onimon as if they were alive.

collapse!

Immediately afterwards, the resilient green vines suddenly tightened and constricted, secreting a highly toxic liquid that corroded the monster's body.

This toxicity is not a simple imitation of plants, but rather a kind of "virus" with programmed properties.

Even ghosts like Demonmon, which are immune to physical attacks to some extent, cannot be immune to the damage and attacks caused by this virus.

This is a form of damage that targets the very nature of data; it's a virus program similar to an overloaded flame.

Fortunately, the Demon Beast was not an inexperienced rookie and quickly realized that this Palmon should not be judged by the simple standards of its growth stage.

"Nightmare fluctuation!"

The evil energy that had accumulated all the negative emotions was released from the demon beast's body in a short instant.