The thirteen Royal Knights formed a barrier larger than a planet, floating in space. To the naked eye, it appeared as a patch of dark red in the sky. This was actually extremely dangerous, because the barrier lay between Earth and the Sun. For every day it remained, a dark blot would linger over the land. Fortunately, the Susanoomon fighting inside was a Digimon that had evolved from humans, and could not sustain its combat strength for long. Otherwise, battles between False Immortal experts could last over a hundred years, and Mega-level Digimon of equivalent strength were surely much the same. Once the barrier was formed, Susanoomon could rely only on itself in the battle ahead.
"Then leave the rest of the fighting to us! I'll defeat the World Tree before Susanoomon comes out!" Marcus Damon clenched his fist and shouted, then recklessly charged at the World Tree's throne once again.
"Gate English, your son truly is exceptional. His only mistake was defying me. You should know perfectly well that I am a god. You understand my power, so why didn't you stop your son?" A thoughtful expression appeared on the face of Gate English's body, seated in midair, and the question was utterly sincere.
Marcus Damon's fist struck the barrier. With a muffled grunt, he was sent flying back. The figure inside paid him no attention and continued the conversation calmly. "You are a powerful god. But our positions are opposed. From your standpoint, humanity must be destroyed. From mine, fighting even a god is only natural if it means protecting those I love." As BanchoLeomon finished speaking, four powerful attacks struck the barrier, but it did not waver in the slightest.
"After everything you've experienced, do you still believe humanity deserves to exist? You should know that you