"Tai, look at this painting." Whenever they arrived somewhere new, Izzy Izumi was always the first to find things. That was easy enough to understand. Even those of you in front of your screens would surely look for an outlet first when you went out.
"This is an oil painting by Raphael," Sora Takenouchi said. "Raphael? Is he famous?" That question exposed Tai for the ignoramus he was.
"This painting is called Saint Michael and Satan. The angel is Michael, and the one beneath his feet is Satan." Sora Takenouchi frowned thoughtfully and said, "The original should be in the Louvre in Paris. But this is Digimon World. Even a replica shouldn't be here."
"So what? Even if this is Digimon World, there are still phone booths and vending machines here. Though none of them work," Tai said. "Exactly. Besides, we're standing in Digimon World right now. Anything can happen here, so don't overthink it, Sora Takenouchi," Matt said.
"But you really know a lot, Sora Takenouchi," Joe Kido said admiringly. "I don't know anything about this stuff." Sora Takenouchi said, "You're impressive too, Joe Kido. I just read a little more, that's all. If we compared test scores, you'd definitely come first."
"There's a painting of an angel defeating a devil here, so this definitely can't be where a devil lives," T.K. Takaishi said happily. "He's not a devil. Satan is a fallen angel," Izzy Izumi emphasized. Matt took hold of his little brother. "T.K. Takaishi, be careful. Devimon is a very cunning Digimon." As soon as Matt finished, Tai objected, "It's fine. Just like I'd never keep anything related to Kusanagi at home, Devimon would never hang a painting of an angel in his house. It's a matter of principle." Tai paused, then continued, "Isn't Devimon a Champion Digimon? Our Digimon are Champions too, and we have six of them. Right, Agumon?" Agumon said, "That's right. If Devimon comes, we'll beat him."
"Wow, there's so much food!" This time, no one managed to stop T.K. Takaishi. "Matt, everyone, hurry over and eat!" T.K. Takaishi was already stuffing food into his mouth.
"I don't care anymore! If I die, I die!" When even Joe Kido, the steadiest and calmest of them all, shouted something like that, what could you expect from the others?
"I have no idea how Lord Fallen Angemon knew this would lure these humans in." Watching the children fall into the trap one after another, Devimon was delighted. After some thought, he said, "Ogremon, go hunt down another batch of ingredients. I want to experience that delicious taste Lord Fallen Angemon mentioned too." There was no one beside Devimon, but the moment he finished speaking, a large green head emerged from his chest. It was Ogremon. Who would have thought Devimon could merge the whole of Ogremon into his own body?
"Matt, there's a swimming pool!" Only T.K. Takaishi would recklessly inspect every room.
"Digimon shouldn't need an indoor swimming pool, should they?" Izzy Izumi said. "And the food on the table was clearly prepared for humans," Matt added. Sure enough, thinking was something people only did once their stomachs were full.
"Maybe it doesn't belong to a Digimon. Didn't Andromon and Monzaemon mention a human named Zheng Fan? Maybe this is his house." Mimi Tachikawa's eyes lit up at the prospect of a bath, and she voiced her objection.
"This arrangement really does look like a human's habits. Maybe that Zheng Fan they mentioned set it up," Sora Takenouchi said. She was actually a little worried, but if she could take a bath, Devimon and everything else no longer mattered.
"Gabumon, why aren't you coming swimming?" Tai asked. "Tai, I can't swim." Gabumon stayed at least two meters away from the pool.
"If you can't swim, you should learn. What if you and Matt have to fight in the water someday?" Tai said.
"Once I digivolve, I won't be afraid of water," Gabumon replied. Joe Kido cut in, "You can leave underwater battles to Gomamon and me." Joe Kido was brimming with confidence now. Ever since Gomamon had digivolved into Ikkakumon, he had finally regained his confidence as the oldest boy. If the enemy was an aquatic Digimon, only he and Ikkakumon could protect everyone. "Where did Gomamon go?" T.K. Takaishi suddenly asked.
In the girls' bath, Mimi Tachikawa and Sora Takenouchi were resting with their eyes closed as Gomamon drifted leisurely past.
"Lord Fallen Angemon, should we wipe out the humans in one go while they have no equipment?" Devimon asked for instructions. "No need. Once they're asleep, break apart File Island, but don't let those humans get hurt." Humans with no equipment? Fallen Angemon's mouth twitched at Devimon's choice of words.
I really don't know what the boss is thinking. Even a Mega Digimon can't withstand my Death Claw without Super Alloy armor. Devimon looked at the blood-red color of his fingertips, his heart filled with sorrow.
Their blissful bath time was shattered by screams from the girls' bath.
"Izzy Izumi, what are you doing?" Even just before bed, Izzy Izumi was still working away on his computer.
"Tai, I just managed to get into this house's control system," Izzy Izumi said. "What will happen?" Joe Kido asked.
"This house has a very comprehensive surveillance system. It can see every corner of the building." Izzy Izumi tapped a few keys, and an image of Tai and the others' heads appeared on the computer.
"Now I'm going to check the old recordings. That should tell us who owns this house."
Izzy Izumi, were you a tech geek, or were you a tech geek?
Just as Izzy Izumi was about to keep working, the image suddenly disappeared. After checking, he said helplessly, "The power's out." Izzy Izumi was no Andromon; he couldn't power such a large piece of equipment by drawing a few runes.
Night deepened. Everyone was sound asleep. Under Devimon's control, the house broke apart into data energy and vanished. Beneath his feet lay the central control point of the Metal Empire's modifications to File Island. Devimon and Divine Spirit had long since learned how to operate it.
"It's so cold." T.K. Takaishi, who had the weakest constitution, woke first. "Matt! Tai! Patamon! Everyone, wake up! Devimon's here!" T.K. Takaishi shook Matt, then Tai.
"You brats are finished! So what if you're Chosen Children? All I have to do is separate you." "Air Shot!" "Baby Flame!" "Pepper Breath!" "Boom Bubble!" "Magic Fire!" Before Devimon finished speaking, their combined attacks had already reached him.
A huge fist blasted out of Devimon's chest. Everyone had just breathed a sigh of relief, but it wasn't a Digimon attacking him from behind as they had hoped. A lion's head emerged from inside Devimon's body.
"Agumon, digivolve!" Agumon tried, but all he could say was, "Tai, I don't have any strength left." The other Digimon also discovered that they had lost the power to digivolve.
"You brats, why do you think my food tasted so good?" Devimon laughed wildly.
My physical body is in grave danger. I have to get it under control immediately. The side effects of converting into a data body had arrived. Zheng Fan's soul could not unite with his physical body, leaving him trapped in this wandering state. In the end, his soul belonged to Reincarnation, while his physical body already belonged to Digimon World.
"Shatter!" The attacks of Zheng Fan's soul could not affect his physical body in the slightest. As though sensing his resolve, two symbols flew out of the card. One was a sun, and the other was an offensive Tai Chi symbol. Those were Zheng Fan's names for them, at least.
The Crest representing Courage merged into Zheng Fan's soul, while the Crest representing Friendship sank into his physical body's chest. Drawn together by the two Crests, his soul finally returned to his body.
With the departure of the two Crests, the card's aura loosened further. Zheng Fan sensed the auras of three more Digimon: the Ultimate Noble Sukamon, and the Champions Candlemon and SkullMeramon. Just like Flamedramon, no Digimon had digivolved along these paths for countless years.
"Are you a monument to pioneers, or a tomb for the strong?" Zheng Fan sighed.
"Skyward Strike!" Since there was nothing to push off against in midair, he would attack with everything he had.
When Zheng Fan regained consciousness, he had discovered that he was in midair. His Spirit Level soul power could control some things, but his physical body had reached the peak of Emperor Level too. Without his body's cooperation, his soul could only slow his fall a little. However much he slowed down, if he slammed into the ground like this, whether he lived or died would be up to fate. Fortunately, the card had unleashed its power, allowing him to control his body.
By the time Zheng Fan spotted Devimon, he was less than a thousand meters above the ground.
While Tai and the others were still panicking and desperately trying to think of a plan, a meteor streaked across the sky and slammed straight into Devimon, leaving Tai and his friends dumbfounded.
With the momentum of his descent, Zheng Fan gripped the Night Dawn Sword and drove it through Devimon's chest in an instant with terrifying force. Devimon was still stunned, but Zheng Fan had no time to worry about that. At that moment, he could not even pull out the treasured sword bound to his very life. Only by planting both feet against Devimon's chest and heaving with both arms did he manage to rescue the Night Dawn Sword.
"Mechanical modification?" Zheng Fan asked. Only after piercing Devimon's chest had the Night Dawn Sword discovered countless gears inside his abdomen, enough to grind the sword itself to pieces, which was why it had called for Zheng Fan's help. Judging by that, the Night Dawn Sword definitely had a chance of joining the Heavenly Artifact Race.
In fact, although this was the same Devimon from the summit of Infinite Mountain, his body had grown to more than three times its size. Zheng Fan naturally knew that Digimon could digivolve, but he knew even more clearly that Devimon absolutely had not done so yet.
"Zheng Fan, I didn't expect you to get through that barrier. But I'm not here to fight today. Leomon, Ogremon, hold him off." At Devimon's command, Leomon and Ogremon turned menacing expressions on Zheng Fan.
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