Counterattack Fails

The Goblinmon lurking inside A Lie's phone suddenly appeared, leaving A Lie with no time to react before taking a blow to the head.

"Ooooh—"

Finally getting revenge, the Goblinmon seemed especially excited.

But the Goblinmon that followed didn't stop there.

They had been played by A Lie before, and now that they finally had the chance, they threw fireballs without a second thought.

—Goblin Strike!

The Goblinmon that had successfully ambushed A Lie had no idea that its brothers were so disloyal. Before it could react, it was engulfed by three fireballs.

"...? Ooooh—"

The three Goblinmon were stunned for a moment, as if they had attacked the wrong target.

They looked at each other, and it seemed like all their brothers were present.

Goblin Strike!

If it's not a brother, it's an enemy!

"Ooooh—"

Feeling the raw data flowing into their bodies, the sensation of growing stronger made them ignore the fact that they had accidentally injured their own.

—If all the brothers are here, then it's definitely not a brother!

Meanwhile, A Lie's live-streaming phone slipped from his hand, and he swayed before collapsing.

Fortunately, the Goblinmon had taken the hit for him, preventing him from suffering further damage.

'This has to be fake, right?'

'A Lie! Don't fall asleep!'

Watching the comments scrolling across the screen, A Lie felt his eyelids growing heavy, his body weak, and he became drowsy.

"Uncle A Lie!"

Seeing the Goblinmon approaching A Lie, Qi Tian hid around the corner of the house, poked his head out, and shouted loudly, a Digital Egg placed at his feet.

"Ooh—"

The Goblinmon instantly recognized it as the Digital Egg they had stolen, and they were filled with rage.

—The brat stole the egg!

According to Liang Xing's settings, Digimon would turn into raw data after being killed.

If the killer and participants were Digimon and remained within a certain distance, they could plunder some of the data, while the rest would return to the Digital World to form a Digital Egg.

If there was any excess data, it would form a power-up card or expand the Digital World.

The Goblinmon stole the egg, planning to kill it directly and plunder the data once it hatched.

Although the amount they would gain wasn't much, they were very close to the location where the Digital Egg was born, and the guardian was only one Elecmon.

You couldn't expect the Goblinmon to think too thoroughly; they only knew that they had the numbers, so there was no reason they couldn't beat the Elecmon.

Although they were still often chased by the Elecmon, they all believed that the Elecmon was too insidious!

Today, they finally seized the opportunity when the Elecmon was away and stole the egg, only for it to be stolen back by the brat. How could they tolerate this?

"Ooooh—"

Liang Xing's settings didn't allow Digimon to be completely merciless. Usually, if a human fell, the Digimon wouldn't pursue them.

The Goblinmon approached A Lie more for the sake of traffic in the live-stream.

But now, Qi Tian's provocation had successfully attracted their hatred. Seeing the Goblinmon chasing after him, the little guy picked up the Digital Egg and ran away.

"Here it comes!"

Interference Powder!

Compared to Koromon and its bubbles, Choromon's Interference Powder was more targeted.

The iron particles it released could temporarily disrupt the target Artificial Intelligence.

Moreover, Digimon at this stage hadn't yet developed true Artificial Intelligence, so the interference effect of the iron particles was even more pronounced.

Thud!

The three Goblinmon struggled and waved their wooden sticks wildly, inevitably injuring their companions.

But it was precisely because of the injuries that the pain allowed them to successfully break free from the interference.

Goblin Strike!

The Goblinmon weren't very smart, but Choromon had just harmed them, so the first target of their counterattack was no surprise.

Boom!

But Lian Jin had already hugged Choromon in advance. The fireball hit him squarely in the back, and the little one grunted, not feeling any intense pain, only a strange sense of fatigue washing over him.

"Lian Jin!"*3

Qi Tian turned his head just in time to see Lian Jin being attacked, while Ning Jing was directing Piyomon and Koromon to try and interfere. Mochimon, limited by its size and reaction speed, could only shout after the fact.

Belief is a very vague emotion.

Liang Xing didn't really understand how the Digivice used this power, but it was essentially injecting belief into the Digimon in a data form.

The data required for a Baby II Digimon to evolve into a Child level Digimon is relatively small. At this moment, the three people's beliefs successfully reached the critical point for evolution.

Mochimon evolves!

Piyomon evolves!

Koromon evolves!

Pillars of light shot out from the three people's Digivices, enveloping their respective Digital Monsters.

Lian Jin's Mochimon was eager to protect its partner and was the first to complete its evolution.

A giant insect with red as its main color replaced Mochimon after the light disappeared. It was Mochimon's evolved form—Beetlemon.

Beetlemon flapped its wings, amplifying static electricity. Its special move, Static Shock, scattered the Goblinmon.

At the same time, Piyomon and Koromon also completed their evolutions.

Piyomon's evolved form resembled an enlarged bird with pink feathers, but its wings were as developed as arms. It was called Piyomon.

Koromon's evolved form was the same as Liang Xing's partner Digimon, Agumon—the familiar yellow dinosaur.

"Beetlemon! Stop them."

A Child level Digimon's special move can easily deprive a child of their ability to act due to fatigue.

Under normal circumstances, Lian Jin, having been hit head-on, would quickly fall asleep, probably even having a good dream.

Lian Jin was able to stay awake purely because Mochimon had evolved for him, and he didn't want Mochimon to fight alone.

Although Qi Tian and Ning Jing were also there, he still wanted to accompany his own Digimon through this battle.

"Okay!" Beetlemon didn't give chase but instead spread its wings and flew to intercept the fleeing Goblinmon.

The Goblinmon weren't exactly running away. Seeing Beetlemon approaching, they didn't hesitate to attack!

Goblin Strike!

Static Shock!

Beetlemon dodged the fireball by turning its body, but the electricity falling from the sky hit the Goblinmon head-on.

"Ooh—"

The Goblinmon had strong resistance to attacks, only crying out in pain before swinging its club and charging forward again.

But Beetlemon had the advantage in the air, and the Static Shock had a higher hit rate, so victory was only a matter of time.

On the other side, Piyomon's Magical Fire and Agumon's Pepper Breath successfully canceled out the Goblinmon's Goblin Strike.

The two Digital Monsters cooperated with each other, and under the command of Qi Tian and Ning Jing, they occasionally ambushed the other Goblinmon, making them hesitant and timid.

Once Elecmon returned, the Goblinmon would have nowhere to escape.

This time, they didn't have any companions causing chaos near the Digital Egg house, and the battle was quickly decided after Elecmon joined the fight.

Liu Jie and the other three kids hadn't arrived yet, and Qi Tian's group's Digimon had already divided up the data provided by the three Goblinmon.

In theory, Elecmon and Choromon could have also taken a share, but the former refused, while the latter ran to A Lie's side, effectively withdrawing from the battlefield.

As the battle ended, the three Digimon reverted to their Baby II forms.

But having experienced evolution once, they could feel that they weren't far from evolving normally.