There is Something Wrong with This World

"I've already planted a large number of Space-Time Shock Bombs in both the Digital World and the human world. Only I know their locations, and if I don't go back on schedule to deactivate them, they'll detonate."

This was a lie.

This was a lie Kurata fabricated to shake off Suguru Daimon.

Yet he believed Suguru Daimon would definitely believe this lie, because of kindness.

Suguru Daimon couldn't possibly gamble with the safety of two worlds.

A confident smile hung on Kurata's face. "Time is running out, you know."

Hearing this, pressure doubled on Suguru Daimon's heart.

While resisting the attacks of Bio-Darkdramon, BanchoLeomon shouted to Suguru Daimon, "Suguru, that Kurata is just a weakling! Grab him, and use your fists to beat the location of the bombs out of him!"

You motherfucker!

Who are you calling a weakling!

A cold gleam flashed in Kurata's eyes, and in his heart he cursed this naturally vicious Digimon as blind. Just you wait, I'll beat you into scrap metal pieces in a moment!

Suguru Daimon's eyes, however, lit up, and he fiercely slammed a fist into the ground.

The fist carrying Digisoul dealt massive damage to the earth of the Digital World.

Boom!

Dirt and rocks splattered, smoke and dust flying.

Kurata's heart tightened, and he retreated step by step as Gizumon XT swarmed around to protect him. He then put on a mysterious front and said, "Cornered beasts fighting to the death. Since it's like this, I'll give you a small present."

As his words fell, his hand inside his pocket pressed a switch.

Simultaneously, a loud explosion came from afar.

A passage connecting the Digital World and the human world opened!

"!" Suguru Daimon, who had intended to flatten Kurata, fell into a dilemma once more.

Kurata smiled. "This is just the first one. There are still many more Space-Time Shock Bombs over there, and they're all going to explode soon. Suguru Daimon, what are you going to do now?"

"Kurata, you are so despicable!" Suguru Daimon gnashed his teeth.

"You mustn't wrong a good person." Kurata smiled winningly, not angry at all.

Those who achieve great things do not sweat small details. Once I conquer the world, I'll just exterminate all these people who know my dark history. Why bother getting angry?

Under the threat of the Space-Time Shock Bombs, neither Suguru Daimon nor BanchoLeomon dared to act rashly.

The scene seemed to freeze.

Suguru Daimon wanted to go stop the Space-Time Shock Bombs that continued to explode, yet how could Kurata let him leave in peace?

Would he launch an attack just as he tried to leave?

"Huh?"

Right at that moment, BanchoLeomon and BioDarkdramon sensed something and looked in the exact same direction.

"It's Gallantmon!" BioDarkdramon said.

Powerful Digimon could sense each other's presence even across dozens or hundreds of kilometers, unless the other party deliberately concealed it.

Being able to detect the presence coming from afar as Gallantmon meant that BioDarkdramon had already crossed paths with him.

In fact, that was indeed the case.

The two had not only crossed paths, but at the time Bio-Darkdramon had been utterly defeated, and it was only by relying on the sacrifice of dozens of Gizumon XT to buy time that they managed to retreat unscathed.

Sensing Gallantmon's presence at this moment, BioDarkdramon felt both anger and panic.

The reason for the anger was simple: being unable to defeat Gallantmon, he felt enraged by his own weakness. Despite enduring immense pain to be implanted with an Ultimate Digimon, he still wasn't the strongest.

And the reason for the panic was that Gallantmon was too strong. Coupled with the few remaining Gizumon XT, he feared they wouldn't be able to make a clean escape this time.

Hearing the name Gallantmon, Kurata's heart gave a jolt.

Before encountering Gallantmon, he truly hadn't expected there could be such strong Digimon in the Digital World...

Too strong!

It forced him to tread extremely carefully in the Digital World, not daring to be as arrogant as before.

Thinking this, Kurata maintained a confident, victory-is-assured expression on the surface and sneered, "Suguru Daimon, you've spared your life!"

With that, under Suguru Daimon's gaze, he retreated behind several Gizumon XT.

Gizumon XT were no match for Suguru Daimon, nor could they hit the agile BanchoLeomon, but multiple Gizumon XT stalling the two for a short while was not a problem at all, and they were quite reliable as bodyguards.

"BanchoLeomon, let's go stop the Space-Time Shock Bombs." Although Suguru Daimon wanted to catch Kurata, stopping the Space-Time Shock Bombs was more important right now.

After all, Kurata could be caught next time, but there was only one chance to stop the Space-Time Shock Bombs.

Thus he could only let Kurata leave, hurriedly taking BanchoLeomon with him to stop the Space-Time Shock Bombs.

Upon arriving at the location where the bomb had exploded, Suguru Daimon saw only some tire tracks on the ground, with nothing else whatsoever.

"Suguru, what's going on here?" BanchoLeomon asked.

Suguru Daimon pondered aloud. "There should have been a vehicle here earlier, and even a tent. It must have been Kurata's temporary base, but now there's nothing left... It must have been sucked away by the passage generated by the Space-Time Shock Bomb."

Thinking of this, he suddenly rubbed his temples and said with vexation, "We've been tricked by Kurata!"

BanchoLeomon was just about to press for answers, but right at that moment, a huge figure dropped from the sky.

Clad in white armor, holding a large shield in the left hand and a knight's lance in the right, with a red cape behind-it was none of the Royal Knights other than Gallantmon.

"Suguru Daimon, why are you still here?"

After Suguru Daimon gave a brief explanation, Gallantmon continued to ask, "Where is Kurata?"

Suguru Daimon thought about it. "I reckon he should have already left the Digital World."

On the other side, carried in the arms of a Gizumon XT, Kurata brought the remaining Gizumon XT along with Saint, who had reverted from Bio-Darkdramon, fleeing deep into the forest in a desperate rush.

After running for about three kilometers and hiding in a canyon cave, they finally stopped to rest.

Lying on the ground, Saint recalled being chased so miserably by Gallantmon, and anger instantly surged from his heart. He said, "What kind of way is running like this! Kurata, give me greater power! Power that can defeat Gallantmon!"

...Annoying little punk.

A trace of disdain flashed in Kurata's eyes, yet at the same time he spoke in a gentle tone, "Darkdramon is already an Ultimate. To become stronger, you have to absorb more life energy, and isn't that just what we're doing right now?"

Saint propped up his body and asked, "We've already collected a lot of life energy. Why not hand it over to me?"

Kurata said, "In that case, let's return to the human world."

Saint asked doubtfully, "Why return to the human world?"

Kurata raised a hand to push up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, gazing at Saint as if looking at a valueless object. He said, "Injecting you with energy requires a safe place and equipment. I've already teleported those equipment items to the human world."

He had arranged for two Gizumon XT to stay behind guarding the temporary base. After the previous Space-Time Shock Bomb exploded, those two Gizumon XT would protect the equipment in the temporary base and return to the human world along with the passage generated by the explosion.

As long as they returned to the human world, they could retrieve the equipment.

Single-mindedly desiring greater power, Saint didn't notice the change in Kurata's expression and said impatiently, "Then let's hurry back!"

Kurata retrieved a Space-Time Shock Bomb from his pocket, threw it out and activated it. Blasting open a passage, he walked into it with the Gizumon XT and Saint, returning to the human world.

Returning to the human world after an absence of over half a month, Kurata was astonished to discover that something was wrong with this world.

The images of Digimon, which were originally classified secrets, were actually appearing openly in advertisements on streets and alleys!

This...

What on earth was going on?!

Kurata was a bit dazed, almost thinking he had walked into the wrong world.

Don't panic, everyone, Kurata won't survive three chapters.