Counterattack Failed

The Goblinmon lurking inside A Lie's phone suddenly appeared. A Lie had no time to react before he was struck over the head with a club.

"Woo woo woo—"

Having finally avenged itself, Goblinmon was especially excited.

But the Goblinmon that had caught up did not stop there.

A Lie had led them around by the nose before. Now that they had finally caught an opportunity, they threw fireballs without a second thought.

Goblin Strike!

The Goblinmon that had successfully ambushed him had no idea its brothers would be so disloyal. Before it could react, it was swallowed by three fireballs.

"...? Woo woo woo—"

The three Goblinmon froze for a moment. It seemed they had hit the wrong target.

They looked at one another again. Their brothers all seemed to be here.

Goblin Strike!

If it was not a brother, it was an enemy!

"Woo woo woo—"

As primitive data flowed into their bodies, the feeling of growing stronger made them overlook the accidental injury.

All the brothers are here, so that definitely wasn't a brother!

Meanwhile, A Lie's livestream phone flew from his hand, and he swayed before collapsing.

Fortunately, Goblinmon had taken the hit for him, so he did not suffer any further damage.

This has to be fake, right?

A Lie! Don't fall asleep!

Watching the comments scroll across the screen, A Lie felt his upper and lower eyelids fighting each other. His entire body was weak, and sleepiness overwhelmed him.

"Uncle A Lie!"

Seeing Goblinmon walk toward A Lie, Qi Tian poked his head out from around the corner of the house and shouted loudly. There was even a Digital Egg at his feet.

"Woo—"

Goblinmon recognized at a glance that it was the Digital Egg they had stolen, and fury immediately rose within it.

That brat actually stole the egg!

According to Liang Xing's settings, Digimon turned into primitive data after being killed.

If the killer and participants were Digimon and remained within a certain range, they could plunder part of the data, while the rest returned to the Digital World and formed a Digital Egg.

If there was excess data remaining, it would form an Ability Enhancement Card or expand the Digital World.

Goblinmon had stolen the egg because it planned to kill the Digimon directly once it hatched and plunder its data.

Although the amount gained would not be much, the egg was close to where it had been born after returning to a Digital Egg, and there was only one Elecmon guarding it.

You could not expect Goblinmon to think things through too carefully. They only knew that there were many of them, so there was no reason they could not defeat Elecmon.

Though Elecmon often chased them down and beat them up, they unanimously believed Elecmon was simply too underhanded!

They had finally seized the chance while Elecmon was away today, only for the egg they had stolen to be stolen back by a brat. How could they tolerate that?

"Woo woo woo—"

Liang Xing's settings had not originally made Digimon kill without mercy. Usually, once a human fell, Digimon would not continue pursuing them.

Goblinmon approaching A Lie had actually been more for the livestream's traffic.

But now, Qi Tian's provocation successfully drew their hatred. Seeing Goblinmon charge over, the little boy grabbed the Digital Egg and ran.

"Now!"

Interference Powder!

Compared to the various bubbles used by Koromon and the others, Choromon's Interference Powder was more targeted.

The iron particles it released could temporarily throw the target's artificial intelligence into confusion.

Moreover, Digimon at this stage had not yet developed true artificial intelligence, making the iron particles' interference even more obvious.

Thud!

The three Goblinmon struggled as they wildly swung their clubs, inevitably injuring one another.

But it was precisely because they were hurt that the pain allowed them to break free from the interference.

Goblin Strike!

Goblinmon was indeed not very smart, but Choromon had just hurt them. Naturally, it became their first target for retaliation.

Boom!

But Lian Jin had already pulled Choromon into his arms. The fireball struck him squarely in the back. The little boy let out a muffled groan. He did not feel much pain, only an inexplicable exhaustion washing over him.

"Lian Jin!" *3

Qi Tian turned back just in time to see Lian Jin get hit. Ning Jing was directing Piyomon and Koromon in an attempt to interfere, while Mochimon, limited by its size and reactions, could only cry out afterward.

Belief was a very vague emotion.

Liang Xing did not really understand how the Digivice made use of this power, but it was nothing more than injecting belief into Digimon in the form of data.

The data needed for an In-Training Digimon to evolve into a Rookie was relatively little. At that moment, the belief of the three children successfully reached the threshold for evolution.

Mochimon evolve!

Piyomon evolve!

Koromon evolve!

Beams of light shot out from the three Digivices, each enveloping its corresponding Digital Monster.

Lian Jin's Mochimon was desperate to protect him and completed its evolution first.

A giant insect primarily colored red replaced Mochimon as the light faded. It was Mochimon's evolved form—Beetlemon.

Beetlemon beat its wings and enhanced the static electricity. Its special move, Small Lightning, scattered the Goblinmon.

At the same time, Piyomon and Koromon completed their evolutions one after another.

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

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

"Beetlemon! Stop them."

If a child took a Rookie-level special move once, the resulting exhaustion would basically rob them of their ability to move.

Under normal circumstances, someone like Lian Jin, who had been hit head-on, would quickly fall into a deep sleep and would probably even have a nice dream.

The only reason Lian Jin remained conscious was that Mochimon had evolved for his sake. He did not want Mochimon to fight alone.

Although Qi Tian, Ning Jing, and the others were also there, it was his own Digimon. He still wanted to accompany it through this battle.

"Got it!" Beetlemon did not give chase. Instead, it spread its wings and flew up to intercept the fleeing Goblinmon.

Goblinmon was not exactly fleeing in panic. Seeing Beetlemon approach, it launched an attack without hesitation!

Goblin Strike!

Small Lightning!

Beetlemon twisted aside to dodge the fireball, but the descending current struck Goblinmon head-on.

"Woo—"

Goblinmon had strong endurance. It only cried out in pain before swinging its club and charging forward again.

But Beetlemon held the advantage in the air, and the static electricity from Small Lightning had a higher hit rate. Victory was only a matter of time.

On the other side, Piyomon's Magic Fire and Agumon's Small Flame could both successfully neutralize Goblinmon's Goblin Strike.

The two Digital Monsters coordinated with each other. Under Qi Tian and Ning Jing's direction, they occasionally ambushed another Goblinmon, beating them so badly that they became timid and wary.

Once Elecmon returned, Goblinmon had nowhere left to run.

This time, they had no companions creating a disturbance near the Digital Egg house. Soon after Elecmon joined the battle, the outcome was decided.

Liu Jie and the other three children had not yet arrived when the Digital Monsters of Qi Tian's group divided the data provided by the three Goblinmon.

Logically speaking, Elecmon and Choromon could have received a share as well, but the former refused on its own, while the latter had run to A Lie's side and effectively left the battlefield.

After the battle ended, the three Digital Monsters reverted to their In-Training II forms.

But having experienced evolution once, they could sense that they were not far from evolving normally.