"After them!" Tai shouted, charging straight at the stone wall.
"Tai, watch out!" Izzy Izumi looked up just in time to see a thick surge of electricity flash across the stone wall. He lunged with all his strength and tackled Tai to the ground.
"Izzy, what are you doing? We have to hurry and save Sora and T.K.!" Tai rolled over and flung Izzy away.
"Tai, maybe this wall really is hollow. But how do you know it isn't electrified? Do you think we can withstand the same current as a Champion Digimon?" Izzy wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and shouted at Tai.
"It's just a game. Even if we accidentally die, can't we just reload and start again?" With that, Tai continued toward the wall.
Bzzzt, bzzzt! Another thick surge of electricity flashed past, its crackling clearly audible. Tai stopped dead, sweat already covering his forehead.
"I still think it's too dangerous. Let's get out of here first and figure something out." Izzy grabbed Tai's hand and headed back. This time, Tai offered no resistance, letting Izzy drag him along like a mindless zombie.
Without anyone noticing, the orange glow on Tai's chest had gone out.
Zheng Fan had been flying through Azulongmon's domain for over a day, yet the journey ahead still seemed endless. Of course, he could sense the shifts in the aura around him, so he knew he was moving away from Azulongmon. Still, if Azulongmon had placed him in an illusion formation, Zheng Fan would never have known.
As he flew slowly onward, Zheng Fan also began to understand the structure of Azulongmon's domain. In truth, it resembled the grotto-heaven worlds of mighty beings, which were strengthened and reinforced with various materials. A domain, by contrast, was meant for combat: a