"Woo-woo-woo!"
There were no words—or perhaps it simply couldn't grasp the language of the human world.
Parrotmon, whose true form remained trapped between the internet and the Digital World, released a low, mournful cry as powerful currents materialized visibly into bolts of lightning.
Whoosh—BOOM!
The massive surge, rivaling an EMP blast, instantly tore across half of the network space, nearly striking Renamon before she could dodge again.
Thankfully, at that critical moment, Chen Ze—still clutched tightly in Renamon's arms—reacted instinctively.
Pffft!
A shockwave composed entirely of chaotic data erupted from Koromon's mouth, unexpectedly dismantling the residual electric currents rushing toward them.
—Overload Impact!
Rather than physically resisting, it directly disrupted the currents' data structure, stripping away their electrical properties and destructive force.
It was akin to rewriting a file titled "electric arc," scrambling its ordered data into meaningless gibberish—thus rendering the file useless.
"Cough, cough…"
Yet, as the source of Overload Impact, Chen Ze clearly struggled to control this power. His body immediately broke into digitized mosaics.
"Altering data sequences?"
Renamon frowned slightly. Having learned some hacker skills herself, she immediately understood the essence of this power—a technique that disrupted structured data, rendering programs harmless.
Compared to attacks like Acid Bubble or Pepper Breath, Overload Impact directly attacked data itself, fitting Chen Ze's hacker identity far better.
But wielding such a power meant paying an equal price: the user inevitably suffered backlash.
"What's going on with this power?"
Before Renamon could get an answer, the faintly visible Parrotmon behind them seemed to notice Koromon's anomaly as well. Another massive claw swung down from above, blotting out the sky as it reached for them again.
Bang!
At the very last second, Renamon swapped places with an illusory afterimage, narrowly evading the unstoppable strike.
In that instant, countless Renamon clones materialized, surrounding Parrotmon on every side.
Those illusory Renamons scattered in all directions, momentarily confusing Parrotmon as to the real one's location.
"Woo-woo-woo!"
By the time Parrotmon realized what had happened, the fleeing clones had vanished without a trace—let alone Renamon's true form.
—Kohenkyo!
This was Renamon's true strength—the golden fox who dared hunt Champion-level Digimon even as a Rookie.
As a rare fox-humanoid Digimon, Renamon had consciously undergone specialized training since infancy.
From this standpoint alone, once she evolved into Renamon, her battle experience far exceeded that of ordinary Digimon.
In fact, aside from her slender, agile body, what distinguished Renamon from other Digimon most was her exceptional intelligence and calmness.
Even facing certain death, Renamon remained perfectly composed, never abandoning the slightest chance at survival.
This composure was precisely why she had managed to defeat Angemon and handle Parrotmon's pursuit with relative ease.
"We're safe for now."
Looking down at Koromon in her arms, Renamon noticed the digitized mosaic patterns slowly fading from his body.
"It isn't wise to directly handle fundamental data while your Digital Core is still undeveloped at the In-Training stage."
Only now did Renamon truly grasp the change Chen Ze had undergone—he seemed no longer just a hacker wearing the shell of a Digimon.
If Chen Ze had previously been a human merely using Agumon's residual data, now he was undoubtedly a genuine Digimon. Although his Digital Core was still weak, it was fully formed.
In other words, as long as Chen Ze was willing, he could now absorb data and digivolve into new forms, exactly like a true Digimon.
"I didn't expect the Overload Program could evolve as well."
Unaware of Renamon's subtly changed gaze, Chen Ze chuckled bitterly.
Overload Impact was a special move rooted in the Digital Core formed around his own Overload Program, similar to other Digimon's signature abilities. It could continuously evolve as his Digital Core advanced.
But Chen Ze hadn't known this previously, as he'd only accidentally used Overload Impact once as YukimiBotamon.
He never imagined that after evolving into Koromon, the attack power and backlash from Overload Impact would grow exponentially.
Even more unexpectedly, he discovered that in the internet, he was even more vulnerable than in reality.
Or more precisely, in a data-based digital environment without a pseudo-protein constructed body as a buffer, Koromon's In-Training stage body couldn't directly endure "data-class" attacks.
"I guess everything has its pros and cons!"
With a sigh, Chen Ze suddenly realized as he looked up—that he and Renamon were currently in a somewhat awkward position.
Compared to Renamon, whose height approached that of a human, Chen Ze in his Koromon form resembled nothing more than a plush toy held tightly in her arms.
Unfortunately, although Renamon had a feminine mindset, her body hadn't evolved into any genuinely human female form.
Thus, Chen Ze naturally felt nothing special—he only noticed that the fur around Renamon's neck was very warm, not at all like an animal's fur.
"Parrotmon's data is too immense—it can't fully manifest in this network yet."
Not noticing Chen Ze's distraction at all, Renamon—after confirming he wasn't harmed—once again focused on the briefly appearing Parrotmon.
"But just in case, we should leave this network immediately and enter the human world."
Renamon firmly believed that with Parrotmon already struggling just to force itself into cyberspace, further intrusion into reality was highly improbable.
As long as she and Chen Ze returned to the human world, Parrotmon's threat would cease to matter—for now, at least.
"The human world? I think I know a safe place."
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T/N:
Hello again. For the final time.
My name is Enkidu. I was born without a soul, crafted only as a weapon. Yet through bonds—through friendships—I learned what it meant to feel alive. Even though my body records my memories rather than my spirit, the warmth of those moments remains.
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Be well, Master, and readers alike.
May the world remain gentle to you.
Goodbye.
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