"It's time I did something too…"
Digi-Na gazed across the vast bathhouse now emptied of everyone but herself and murmured.
[Group Owner Na: This is a real endgame fight…]
The comment made Digi-Na blink in puzzlement.
"What's wrong, Group Owner sis?"
There couldn't be another powerhouse hiding, could there?
Probably not—she must be talking about Nous. Taking on a single Path-walker is already top-tier.
[Group Owner Na: Ruin has descended on Amphoreus, plus a whole pack of Lords Ravager. Looks like Nous said something to that lunatic.]
"Huh? You're telling me one more Ruin Path-walker and a horde of Ruin Emanators are on the way?"
Digi-Na clutched her delicate mask of a smile, wailing in utter despair.
Wrong major, sis!
[Herrscher of Flamescion Na: Anyone planning a funeral? Wangsheng Funeral Parlor (Genshin Impact) offers bestie discounts!]
[Gojo Na: You've got your power back and you're still running a buy-one-tombstone-get-one-free deal?]
[Herrscher of Flamescion Na: Business is business—no conflict there~]
[Group Owner Na: Chill. Keep pounding Nous; leave the rest to me. Wangshu Astral Express—launch!]
"Haa… that's a relief…"
Digi-Na exhaled, wiping cold sweat from her temple.
After a quick look around she stepped into the rift that led to the Nameless Titan Great Tomb.
Once she was inside, the fissure quietly sealed.
Inside the Nameless Titan Great Tomb—the Global Matrix—half-gods of the Chrysos Heirs stood guard around the demiurge matrix.
Digi-Na swept past them all and sped straight to the core data zone of the demiurge matrix.
「You've arrived, guardian from another Digital World—Royal Knight Omnimon♪」
"Seems your Irminsul core data is pretty complete—World Tree… Dermuge?"
Standing inside the matrix core, Digi-Na stared at the radiant Dermuge floating above her.
Only seeing it in person did she realize this newborn Digital World host surpassed her own world's by more than one dimension.
If the constant showed up it would probably get hung from the gates of Okhema.
No wonder her earlier intrusion to extract info had been silently allowed.
This wasn't just a Digital World host; it was the restraining force of an entire digital universe.
A single being acting as the collective server for multiple Digital Worlds—and "multiple" wasn't a small number.
「The anti-calculation equation has already slowed Erudition's processing speed. Now accept the Scepter's power and head to Nous's base-data world♪」
Dermuge had matured into a complete Digital World host, independent of the Scepter System.
Her core carrier had become the Digital Irminsul; whether she wielded the Scepter no longer mattered.
All of Amphoreus's data had been transferred into her Irminsul core.
A ball of violet-red arcing data detached from Dermuge and drifted before Digi-Na.
Feeling her digicore tremble, Digi-Na instinctively shifted into her Digimon form.
"Koromon evolve—Omnimon."
Digi-Na's round black body blazed with evolution light, finally becoming Royal Knight Omnimon.
Following instinct, Omnimon extended the dramon sword and slowly touched the Scepter data.
Bzzt—
The instant contact was made a hum rang out; starting from the dramon sword, Omnimon began to change.
At the same time, Amphoreus—wrapped in a red barrier—let out a cracking sound.
But a gentle light soon soothed the cracks, reshaping Amphoreus.
Above Amphoreus, the once-hidden celestial neurons of Nous, Scepter δ-me13, began to appear.
After trembling for a moment, the Scepter flew into the now-independent Amphoreus and arrived at the demiurge matrix.
There it merged directly with Omnimon, who was glowing with evolution light.
"Omnimon limit-evolve—Omnimon X: Chaos Arbiter Mode."
Omnimon's once-pure white body gained crimson veins, and Digirunes on the dramon sword shimmered with chaotic radiance.
Compared with the original holy knight, this form carried a touch of ruthlessness and resolve.
「The 'hatred' in the Scepter's calculation routines hasn't been fully erased. Suppress that hatred and make it your strength, Omnimon.」
Crack… crack—
Omnimon lifted her head slightly toward Dermuge; under the holy radiance the ferocity in her eyes faded.
"Phew… thank you, Dermuge."
Regaining clarity, Omnimon exhaled and inspected the changes to dramon sword and Garuru cannon.
The Garuru cannon had evolved into Iron Tomb Ashfall (Garuru) cannon; the dramon sword's runes now held absolute suppression over the Path of Erudition—Erudition Bane.
In other words, she had become the absolute nemesis of the entire Erudition Path.
"An evolution beyond expectations—Digimon really are wondrous lifeforms."
Lygus stared at the code pop-ups and the full-body scan of Omnimon, unable to hide his amazement.
He had expected the Scepter to give the Digimon access close to Nous's base data.
But she had directly evolved the power of an Erudition Hunter—an absolute natural enemy of that Path.
With this power, Nous basically had no chance of resistance.
Add to that their constant interference with Nous's calculation speed…
In short, victory was certain.
And once Nous fell, he could perhaps start a new research project with Digimon as the foundation to breach the unknown.
"I'm going."
Omnimon looked up at Dermuge, who opened a data channel previously linked to Nous via the Scepter.
「Travel safe, my dear Royal Knight~♪」
"…"
Hearing the playful tease, Omnimon turned and dove into the rift as a stream of data.
That Digital host was drop-dead gorgeous—cuter than her nominal superior.
Maybe… she should poach the whole squad?
With that thought, Omnimon weaved through antivirus programs, racing straight for Nous's database.
「Ahh, if only she were my Royal Knight…」
Dermuge dimmed her holy glow, landed softly, and sighed while touching her cheek.
The thirteen Chrysos Heirs she had chosen as Titan guardians weren't weak.
Yet this unique Omnimon felt far more dependable!
Besides, the Earth Titan wasn't even native to Amphoreus.
Once Little Corruption left, she would need to pick a new Earth Titan—candidates for Gaiamon.
Meanwhile, inside Wangshu Astral Express…
Kiana brought Livelier to Taiyin Mansion and gathered Wangshu's top combatants.
"Gentlemen—this is war…"
Kiana steepled her fingers, half-hiding her face, its expression grim in the flickering candlelight.
"Whoever killed the lights in Taiyin Mansion, please turn them back on…"
Theresa blinked her big eyes in the pitch-black chamber, speaking in exasperation.
Moments later the lights returned, and everyone stared at Kiana with half-lidded eyes.
"Hehe, the mood's better this way…"
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