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"Is that... Leomon!!!"

Since they were not very far away, T.K. and Patamon naturally heard Leomon's roar.

"Leomon? What's he doing here? Has he already taken care of Devimon?" Elecmon, who was tending to the babies, had not noticed that something was wrong with Leomon.

"No, judging by the way he looks, Devimon must be controlling Leomon again." Seeing the gleaming King of Beasts Sword drawn in Leomon's hand, even someone as oblivious as Patamon would not think he had come over with a sword just to chat.

"Huh? Devimon's controlling him? Like those Digimon outside that suddenly became aggressive? T.K., Patamon, take the children and fall back. Leave this to me."

Looks like I'm going to die here today. Too bad I won't get to see Zhou Zhu one last time.

Elecmon knew his own limits very well. Even if he somehow pushed beyond them, he could never match Leomon. After all, Leomon was one of the strongest Champion Digimon.

And he... was not even among the strongest Rookie Digimon...

"Patamon, go help Elecmon. Leave the babies to me, and make sure you attack the Black Gears on Leomon!"

Seeing Leomon charging toward them menacingly, T.K. hurriedly scooped up the babies beside him and headed for cover.

Even as he ran with two babies in his arms, T.K. did not forget to call for his partner, Patamon, to support Elecmon in his battle against Leomon.

"Got it, T.K.! Air Shot!"

Although Elecmon had told him to hide with T.K., Patamon did not obey. As a lone Rookie Digimon, Elecmon would not last long against Leomon. If Leomon picked them off one by one afterward, things would only become more dangerous.

But if he and Elecmon teamed up now, they might still stand a chance, as long as they could shatter the Black Gears inside Leomon!

"Beast King Fist!"

Facing Patamon's attack, Leomon threw a punch that not only shattered Patamon's Air Shot but continued hurtling toward him without losing any momentum.

Whoosh~~

Patamon used his nimble flying skills to dodge the ferocious attack, but his heart was already pounding with fear.

"Shining Thunder!"

Just then, Elecmon's special attack reached Leomon from the side!

Swish!

Seeing that he could no longer dodge, Leomon relied on his exceptional combat instincts and swung the King of Beasts Sword in his hand to block Elecmon's Shining Thunder.

"Aah~~!"

The old Leomon would have hastily used Beast King Fist rather than senselessly blocking Elecmon's electrical attack with a conductive metal weapon like the King of Beasts Sword.

Unfortunately, the brain-dead Leomon under Devimon's control was not thinking that far ahead.

Still, taking Elecmon's Shining Thunder head-on did not put Leomon out of commission. After all, Elecmon was only a Rookie Digimon.

The gap between Leomon and Elecmon was practically that between a father and his son. Elecmon did evolve into Leomon, after all...

"Supreme Fist!"

Just as Elecmon was feeling rather pleased with himself, Ogremon's voice suddenly rang out behind him.

Boom!!!

One hit was all it took. Faced with this sudden sneak attack from a Champion Digimon, Elecmon had no chance to dodge before the punch sent him flying.

"Elecmon!" ×2

Looking at Elecmon lying motionless on the ground, Patamon's heart sank.

Elecmon's out of the fight, and now I have to face two Champion Digimon alone. This is bad. I should have listened to Elecmon and hidden with T.K. and the babies...

"Hahahahaha! Prepare to die, DigiDestined! Supreme Fist!" Seeing Patamon's terrified expression did not soften Ogremon's heart. Instead, he unleashed his special attack.

"Fox Fire!"

At that critical moment, Matt arrived riding Garurumon. (This wasn't the author deliberately arranging for the main cast to survive through luck. Matt arrived at this exact moment in the original, too. All I can say is that the original cast survived on luck, but that won't happen to this book's protagonist.)

Bang!

With a deafening crash and a shower of sparks, Garurumon successfully intercepted Ogremon's Supreme Fist.

"Super Flame!"

Boom~

Tai arrived as well. Agumon, who had already evolved into Greymon, unleashed his special attack at Leomon just as he was preparing to strike.

"Damn it, two more!"

Seeing Greymon and Garurumon suddenly appear, Ogremon was already beginning to think about retreating.

"Heh heh. Get them, Leomon! Don't let them escape!" Devimon, who had been controlling Leomon remotely all along, did not back down. Instead, he sent even more Black Gears into Leomon's body.

This made Leomon grow even larger, and his aura was almost on par with that of a Perfect Digimon.

"Beast King Fist!"

Rumble!!

With just one blow, Garurumon was knocked down and could not get back up...

"Tai, I'm here to help!"

Just as Greymon was struggling to hold out alone, Zhou Zhu's voice came from the nearby woods, growing closer.

"Huh? Zhou Zhu! I'm so glad you're okay! Oh, have you seen Candlemon?" The moment Tai saw Zhou Zhu appear, he thought of Candlemon.

"There~ Isn't that him?"

Hearing Tai's question, Zhou Zhu pointed to Wizardmon, who had already joined the battle.

"Huh? Is that... Candlemon evolved?" Although Tai did not know the name of the Digimon before him, Zhou Zhu's gesture made the situation perfectly clear.

"That's right. Wizardmon is Candlemon's Champion form."

"Beast King Fist!"

Boom!

No sooner had Zhou Zhu finished speaking than Leomon knocked Tai's Greymon to the ground with his special attack...

"Beast King Fist!"

After knocking Greymon down, Leomon acted as though he were hopped up on drugs. Rather than stopping his attacks, he threw another punch at Wizardmon on the other side.

"Magic Game!"

As Wizardmon unleashed his special attack, a host of illusory Wizardmons appeared before everyone. Unable to distinguish the real one, Leomon could only watch his special attack miss.

"Tai~!"

Just then, Kabuterimon arrived carrying Izzy and Mimi.

"Huh? Izzy, Mimi? You're here too~" Tai, who had been feeling anxious as the situation worsened, could finally relax a little.