Agumon who wants to become Omegamon

"WarGreymon!"

Meanwhile, MetalGarurumon X, who was already arranging the evacuation, exclaimed with delight.

“V-monster…”

On one side, the Black-eared Beast, who had been delaying her departure, finally met the person she wanted to see.

"What is this?!" Crimson Knightmon X was startled, not so much because he was surprised that DeathDoruGreymon had been attacked, but because he was surprised by... the person who attacked him.

"Golden Armored Dragon Beast?!" ×2

Both Gallantmon X and Beelzemon X were filled with surprise, but the difference was that the former was surprised by Magnamon's help, while the latter was surprised that Magnamon had gotten out.

“Gallantmon? —And Beelzemon…” The two were surprised by Magnamon’s appearance, and Magnamon was equally surprised that the two had teamed up!

After all, the Royal Knights are enemies of the Seven Demon Kings. If this were before, the Golden Armored Dragon Beast would definitely have gone up and questioned them, but now…

The golden-armored dragon gave a wry smile, guessing they were about evenly matched.

"It seems you are too..." Before long, Crimson Knight Beast X understood the significance of Magnamon's appearance here and stared at Magnamon in astonishment.

He simply couldn't believe that the most steadfast 'royalists' had actually rebelled first.

If the timing weren't so inappropriate, he would have asked, "Why has the Prime Minister rebelled?"

"Ahem, where is Omegamon Alter-S?" Seeing the strange look in Gallantmon X's eyes, Magnamon coughed and quickly changed the subject.

"I'm not sure, but they should be on their way," Crimson Knight Beast X replied.

"I've already told the teacher. If he sees this, he'll definitely come over," WarGreymon X said.

"They always mess things up at crucial moments," Fallen Hell Beast X said with dissatisfaction.

However, people always have different points of focus.

"Wait a minute, who did you say is your teacher?!" Crimson Knightmon X stared intently at WarGreymon X.

"Stop looking, it's that bastard!" Magnamon fired a plasma missile to intercept DeathDoruGreymon, and casually said this, but he wasn't trying to help explain; he just wanted Gallantmon X to help deal with it.

These are numerous monsters.

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Magnamon had already noticed that Crimson Knightmon X had obtained the X-Antibody and that its strength had completely surpassed his own, entering a new realm.

Since that's the case, asking for your help isn't unreasonable, especially since you seemed to be having a lot of fun playing it...

However, Magnamon's gaze was directed at the blind man; Gallantmon X completely ignored Magnamon's subtext and focused only on the surface answer—WarGreymon X was his grand-disciple!

"This is really not a good time to meet!" Crimson Knightmon X sighed, then pointed to himself and solemnly said to WarGreymon X, "I am your grandmaster!"

"Grandmaster!" Good boy WarGreymon X immediately bowed and spoke.

This Versailles wave is for Omegamon! (u)

In WarGreymon X's eyes, Omegamon, who harmed lives, was no longer worthy of being his master. On the contrary, Gallantmon X saved lives, protected the weak, and even protected MetalGarurumon X and the survivors below him.

In his eyes, only this person was a true royal knight, someone who possessed brilliance comparable to his teacher, and only he could acknowledge as his grandmaster!

Upon hearing this, Crimson Knight Beast X couldn't help but smile happily.

This was without him knowing that Omegamon had already eaten the lump; otherwise, he would have laughed even harder.

"I'm sorry, Grandmaster, I'm afraid I'll have to leave this to you!" WarGreymon X said. He needed to check on his old friend's injuries and also arrange activities on his friend's behalf.

“Go ahead, leave this to us.” Crimson Knight Beast X nodded in agreement, but he cleverly pulled the two people next to him together.

"Heh, I also want to meet my companions. Can I entrust the battle to you?" the Golden Armored Dragon Beast sneered.

"No." However, Crimson Knightmon X answered Magnamon's question in a second.

"Hehe!" The golden-armored dragon beast responded with a "hehe" in response to show its respect.

"So, are we going to stall until Omegamon Alter-S arrives?" Magnamon asked. "To be honest, after helping MetalGarurumon cover the retreat and now being in battle, I don't have much energy left."

"If he hasn't arrived by then, we'll launch a counterattack and invade the World Tree's territory," Crimson Knight Beast X calmly stated, analyzing the pros and cons. "However... although I hate to admit it, my disciple..."

"His strength is indeed superior to mine. Without him, a crucial fighting force, our chances of defeat are extremely high."

"So are we just going to wait and see?" Fallen Hell Beast X asked. In essence, he was invited by Huangfu Weilai to help him. Apart from Huangfu Weilai, he could ignore everyone else.

It was only because of his relationship with Crimson Knight Beast X that he relinquished control to the other party and obeyed their arrangements.

"Let's just wait for now," said Crimson Knight Beast X helplessly.

boom!

Bang—bang—!

Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and one DeathDoruGreymon exploded. Then, it seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and the other DeathDoruGreymon also exploded one after another.

"What's going on?" This alerted the Crimson Knights, including Beast X.

Something fishy must be going on! They won't be happy about DeathDoruGreymon's 'self-destruction,' because it means things could change!

"Oh no, this is Program X!!!"

In an instant, Crimson Knight Beast X's expression changed drastically. He 'saw' the abnormal data generated by DeathDoruGreymon's self-destruction, or rather... a virus! It was the X program that had tormented him to the point of near death before he survived.

"What?!—Black-eared Beast!" The Golden Armored Dragon Beast's expression changed instantly. At this moment, he didn't care about anything else and hurriedly looked at the location of the Black-eared Beast.

It turned out that he had discovered the existence of the Black-eared Beast long ago, but because of those things, he had not looked at her location.

But right now, I can't worry about that!

The Golden Armored Dragon turned its head anxiously and met the gaze of the Black Big-Eared Beast, which had been fixed on it. It was... a look of worry.

We absolutely cannot let anything happen to her!

The harm that Program X posed to life on Earth is self-evident, and the Golden Armored Dragon Beast is well aware of it. It was a terrifying "virus" that wiped out 99% of the population of the old world!

Although it was possible that a miraculous X-Antibody might be born from the X-Program, he dared not gamble, nor did he want to gamble on that minuscule probability. Therefore, the only thing he could do was to prevent the spread of the X-Program, its harm to Digimon, and its damage to BlackEarmon.

"---None of you can get past my defenses!" the Golden Armored Dragon Beast roared, as golden miracle light burst forth from its armor, unleashing dazzling golden rays.

"Stop the spread of Program X!" Crimson Knight Beast X roared in a deep voice.

Possessing the X antibody, he was not afraid of the X program's corruption, so Crimson Knight Beast X immediately took the lead and bombarded the X program, which had turned into mist.

A surging flame of gluttony erupted as Beelzemon X unleashed its attack—[Seven-in-One]—almost on par with Gallantmon X!

"That damned World Tree!!!"

WarGreymon X roared, for at this moment, the only one who could command DeathDoruGreymon was the culprit behind this outcome—Yggdrasil!

Although WarGreymon X was furious, he still possessed a clear and rational mind, so he knew what kind of impact the X program would have on the survivors below who had not yet been completely evacuated once it spread.

To this end, WarGreymon X, disregarding its nearly depleted energy, forcibly absorbed the water from the lake at the bottom and the water molecules contained in the atmosphere, and a giant energy water sphere appeared.

"【Poseidon Force】!"

As WarGreymon X's best friend and someone who shares the same ideals, MetalGarurumon X naturally feels obligated to contribute his strength in the face of this crisis.

Here it is—【Cocytus Breath】!

The powerful attacks of the five Ultimate-level Digimon illuminated half the sky, but they still couldn't stop DeathDoruGreymon from constantly self-destructing, providing a continuous stream of X-programs.

Like a fleeting moment, WarGreymon X and MetalGarurumon X within the five Ultimate-level monsters were the first to exhaust themselves, followed by Magnamon...

"Damn it, if this continues..."

Crimson Knightmon X gritted his teeth and persisted with the output of [Sieg Saber], but they couldn't break through the five's peak attack. Now, only he and Beelzemon X were still holding on, but how long could they hold on?

The outcome seems clear: the survivors behind them cannot escape being consumed by Program X, and everything seems to be over...

"You must be joking!"

Exhausted, Magnamon collapsed to the ground, growling hoarsely. His blurred vision told him that someone seemed to be running towards him—was it DeathDoruGreymon, preparing to deliver the final blow?

No--!

That's... a Black-eared Beast!

His vision suddenly cleared, and the fading sound seemed to return to him.

"V-mon, V-mon..."

What came into view was Big-Eared Beast shaking the head of Magnadramon with its little hands, and Big-Eared Beast calling out to Magnadramon incessantly.

"Black-eared Beast... Black-eared Beast?!" Armored Beast mumbled vaguely, then suddenly came to its senses and spoke again with surprise.

"Why are you here? Run!" the Golden Armored Dragon Beast cried anxiously. He had thought he could buy her time to leave, but reality seemed to be mocking his futile efforts, as the Black-Eared Beast arrived from afar.

Upon reaching the vicinity of the battlefield, they successfully made contact with the Golden Armored Dragon Beast.

"Fool!"

Black-eared Beast skillfully jumped up and slapped Armored Beast across the face.

"..."

Suddenly, all the words that Magnamon was about to say stopped. This scene was familiar; BlackMenteemon's way of stopping Veemon's rambling was to slap him across the face—a move that used to knock Veemon out in one blow.

However, it did not cause any harm to the current Golden Armored Dragon Beast.

However, Magnamon was affected. Just like before, it stared blankly at Terriermon, speechless. It was as if the move that had worked on Veemon before was still effective on Magnamon at this moment.

"Listen up, I don't care if you were once a swordsman or a world-renowned royal knight, now you're just my underling, my assistant!"

"Without you, I can't take care of so many babies by myself, so... you can't just die like that!"

The black-eared beast spoke in a low voice, until finally letting out a roar...

"And—aren't you a Royal Knight?! Don't you possess the power to slaughter the Digital World?! How could you fall so easily?! How difficult it is for us to live, every day we live in fear..."

To live bravely, to struggle to live in this cruel world, to live without a future…

"You so easily want to die, while we struggle to live on. What's the point? You—why do you think you can die so easily? Why—Golden Armored Dragon Beast?!"

The hoarse voice of the black-eared beast seemed to convey a secret she had been keeping inside for a long time.

"...You have to live! Even if it's despicable, what's wrong with running away? You're continuing your heinous practice of slaughtering the world. What good will running away do? Why do you have to fight to the death here, V-mon..."

Finally, BlackEarmon leaned against Magnamon and murmured her true thoughts in a barely audible voice.

She didn't want the Golden Armored Dragon Beast to die.

She didn't want the golden-armored dragon beast to fight itself to the point of exhaustion.

All she wanted was for that clumsy V-mon to live, not as a great hero, but simply to live, to be bullied by her. Why was that so difficult?

This was merely her last remaining wish in this cruel world, and was it really that difficult to fulfill?

Suddenly, a gentle light shone through the Black-eared Beast's devastated heart.

Black-eared Beast looked up with teary eyes, feeling the warm touch on its head, and met the gentle gaze of Golden Armored Beast.

"Don't worry, I won't die." Meeting the gaze of the Black-eared Beast, the Golden Armored Beast seemed to have let go of its burden and revealed a relaxed smile.

"I haven't atoned for my killings, I haven't cleansed my tainted honor, I haven't prepared the babies' milk for you, and I haven't been bullied by you...."

"So I won't die, I absolutely won't die!" the Golden Armored Dragon Beast said firmly.

Boom!

"It won't work!"

"Damn it!"

Finally, Gallantmon X and Beelzemon X could not hold on any longer. The mist that X-programmed began to spread and would soon sweep across the area, reaching... BlackEarmon.

At this moment, however, time seemed to stand still for them, and in their eyes... there was only each other!

Can you guarantee that?

"I can guarantee it!"

"Can you do that?"

"I can do it!"

“Then… let’s make a promise!” Black-eared Beast stretched out its little hand and said to Golden Armored Dragon Beast.

Just like when Erimon sacrificed itself, and V-mon held onto her.

“Okay…” The Golden Armored Dragon Beast smiled gently, extending its hand to shake hands with the Black Big Ear Beast’s small hand. Despite their different sizes, the hands looked surprisingly well-fitting.

You must come back!

"I will definitely come back!"