Chapter 52: The City of Vampires

The Abyssal Forest, as the territory of the Night Lord, the Vampire Beast, plunges the entire forest into darkness. Here, there is no day, only permanent night.

A blinding pillar of light emerged from the real-world sphere and landed directly under a cliff in the deepest part of the abyss.

After the pillar of light dissipated, a dozen humans and two Digimon appeared.

"Is this the deepest part of the Abyss Forest?"

Kaye looked around, an unnatural expression on his face.

It's so weird, and it's very cold. If the forests ruled by the Divine Maidens and Cherubimons were full of life and vitality, the Abyssal Forests, on the contrary, were full of death and darkness.

"It's daytime, why is it night?"

"It's always night as the territory of vampire monsters, and the digital world is not measured by human common sense."

The Hemdilummon behaves very naturally, and even likes the atmosphere a little.

"It's been a long time since I've felt the breath of darkness"

"But the multi-way beast thinks it's scary"

Like Kaye, the multi-way beast is not accustomed to the environment of the Abyssal Forest.

"Thanks to your enlightenment, don't forget our mission this time."

With Kaye and the Dormon flinching, the Black Pathmon wasn't satisfied with their performance.

"Hedy Road Beast, don't be too strict with your juniors. Not adapting to an unfamiliar environment is also a normal reaction. ”

Ryder stroked the head of the Ledrummon and smiled.

"I just don't want them to hold them back!"

Being stroked by his partner as a kitten, the black road beast shows its shy side.

"It seems that the teleportation location is correct, and the vampire beast is in that castle."

Tomoshi looked up at the castle on the cliff, and the location he teleported to was now the closest to the castle. If you are teleported to another part of the Abyss Forest, you will probably waste a lot of time and make it difficult to move forward.

"Dr. Osawa, there are no Digimon reactions within a seven-kilometer radius."

At this time, several soldiers who accompanied Zhishi operated portable instruments and reported the test results to Zhishi.

"Very well, let's go now."

Nodding, Tomoshi was satisfied with the result, and then gave the order.

"Kamijo-kun, it may be a bit the road, if you are tired, you can rest at any time."

Tomoshi smiled kindly at Kaye.

"Uncle, I'm fine."

Kaye still can't accept that Chishi seems to care a little too much about himself.

"Ahra, it's really too 'doting', if Yabei is here, I really don't know what kind of expression she will show."

The Dark Road Beast complained about Kaye.

Unbeknownst to the group, as the group walked towards the castle through the slope of the cliff, the vampire beasts were looking at the uninvited guests with interest through the mirror in front of them.

With his permission, the little demon beast flew in front of it from a short distance and knelt on the ground.

"Report to the Vampire Beast King, the defensive front has been fully arranged. The humans don't seem to be aware of this, and you can launch a general attack to annihilate them in an instant. ”

The vampire beast ignored the little demon beast, but stared at the image of Ryder in the mirror, and his expression became subtle.

"Ryder. Arnoor"

The vampire beast muttered to himself, and then he ordered the little demon beast.

"Tell those subordinates who have been ambushed to withdraw immediately, this time the plan has been canceled."

When these words reached the ears of the little demon beast, it was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but look up at the vampire beast, wondering if it was its own hearing problem just now. However, this doubt disappeared in an instant after he said the next sentence.

"Go. Tell all my subordinates to go back to my room and stay there, and no one is allowed to come out without my orders. Also, remove all the defenses of the castle, and I want them to come to me without any hindrance! If you understand it, go ahead and do it. ”

"Yes, yes!"

The little demon beast hurriedly answered, and then quickly turned around and left the place. Although it was unclear why the Vampire Beast would give such a puzzling order, it understood that if it dared to stay here any longer, it would only be a dead end for itself.

(Why give such an order, no, even if I order my subordinates to disarm their defenses, I will at least punish those hateful humans!) ）

As he left, the little demon beast had other plans.

The vampire beast's gaze hadn't left the image in the mirror since just now, and a slightly bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"The boring wait can finally come to an end"

―1―

On the right, in the narrow mountain path of the abyss, Kaye and his party are walking carefully in the mountain path. On the way, no one spoke, and perhaps he couldn't stand the overly quiet atmosphere, and Kaye was going to find something to talk about to dispel it.

(Speaking of which, Yabei's relationship with her uncle is very bad, she must still be complaining about her uncle now)

"That uncle"

Kaye said to Tomoshi, who was walking not far away.

"Tired? Uejo-kun. ”

When he saw Kaye talking to him, a smile appeared on his face.

"Uncle, that's not the point, anyway, I'm also a boy, and my physical strength is not so bad."

Kaye, who is cared for as a child, said with a smile.

"Actually, I just want to know why the relationship between Yabei and Uncle is so bad? Uncle is Yabei's father, if you can care more about her."

When Kaye brought up the topic of Yabei, Ryder paused slightly, looked at him, and moved on.

"I am also very busy at work and don't have time to manage my family. Even if she was biased against me, I didn't complain. ”

Zhishi replied briefly, and his tone was a little helpless

"I'm just annoyed by her immaturity"

"I understand that my uncle is also very concerned about Yabei, and my uncle is very fierce to Yabei on the surface, but in fact, because he is worried about Yabei's safety, he deliberately did not let her go to the digital world with us on a mission."

From Chishi's helpless words, Kaye can still feel that his father cares about his daughter, but in a different way.

"To be honest, I don't like to discuss topics like this, Kamijo-kun."

Chishi directly states that he doesn't like to discuss topics related to family.

"Sorry"

Kaye apologized.

―2―

After two hours of walking, they came to a place where the castle could be seen, and the gray castle towering majestically on a slightly higher hill seemed to weigh majestically on the heads of men.

Then the Night Lord, the castle where the vampire beasts live.

However, in the open space outside the castle, iron spears were erected everywhere, and the spears seemed to be stained with dark red marks, similar to bloodstains.

But it's because of these spears that it gives it a creepy atmosphere.

"These spears"

Looking at the spears stuck in the ground, Kaye swallowed uneasily.

"Kaye, what's wrong with you?"

Noticing his partner's uneasiness, the multi-way beast worried.

"Nothing but the atmosphere feels worse here, especially the iron guns"

"Hehe, it's normal for you to feel uncomfortable, I'd better explain the situation here to you in advance."

The natural-looking Dark Road Beast explained to Kaye and the Multi-Way Beast with a light smile on his face.

"Once upon a time, the castle was one of the strongholds of the frontline war, and the vampire beasts led the way as commanders to lead their troops to defend their territory again and again against the approaching hypocrites. At that time, countless iron spears were erected around the castle, and the vampire monsters would use the 'Death Scream' to petrify the prisoners of war to keep the data fixed, and then pierce the prisoners on the spears as their own trophies. However, there is also a loss of data from the wounds pierced by the spear, and in the end, the poor prisoners of war slowly die in humiliation and torture."

"It's scary"

Kaye was frightened by the origin of the castle's legends.

"Anyway, for that guy, the enemy only deserves to be toyed with, humiliated, and brutally killed. Even the most cruel Dark Digimon can't match his bad taste. ”

The black road beast spread its claws and said helplessly.

"It seems that in the human world, there is a certain historical figure whose experience is very similar."

"It's Vlad III, Hedilumon."

Ryder corrected.

"Vlad III?"

The multi-way beast tilted its head in confusion.

"Vlad III was a national hero of Romania in the past, nicknamed the Son of the Dragon, the Piercing Prince. Because of his outstanding military achievements, he was regarded by Romanians as a national hero who defended against foreign enemies. However, his personality was extremely brutal, and every time he captured a captive, he had to assassinate him, so he gained the notoriety of "Vlad, the king of piercing". ”

For famous historical figures, Ryder gives a brief introduction.

"I see"

Kaye, who was still impressed by this character, nodded, but Kaye's ability to accept cruelty was still relatively low.

"Speaking of which, the title of the vampire beast was originally 'the red-eyed vampire' and the 'piercing tyrant'"

The Hemdilumon smiled wryly.

"Whether it's the human world or the digital world, history is really similar."

"But Digimon are Digimon after all, and they are still different from humans. Well, don't rub it any further. ”

Zhishi, who came over, said to the two pairs in a serious tone.

"Okay."

Ryder put away his smile as well.

As several people walked to the castle gate, a heavy grinding sound sounded, and the drawbridge blocking the gate slowly fell overhead.

Everyone walked into the castle with alarmed expressions.

Kaye and Ryder thought they would be greeted by a fierce battle, but to their incomprehension, the entire castle seemed to be an undefended empty city, and there was no one in sight. Even the gates connecting each passage opened automatically as they approached, as if someone was welcoming them.

"It's so weird"

The Ledirmon, who knew a bit about the inner workings of the castle, also looked confused.

"With the Vampire Beast's personality, the interior of the castle should be distorted, and every passage will be patrolled by Digimon. Why did a castle that was clearly heavily guarded become an empty city?"

"Wouldn't that be nice?"

The multi-way beast didn't understand what the black-way beastmon was worried about.

"It's just because it's so abnormal, so it's very worrying"

"Will the Vampire Beasts abandon this castle?"

Kaye voiced the doubts in his mind.

"But according to DHT's intelligence, he was in the castle."

Ryder replied.

"Maybe it's a trap too, it's better to be careful."

[Hee-hee-hee, even if the Vampire Beast King lifts all his precautions and allows you stupid humans to enter, at least I won't let you succeed.] ]

A high-pitched, shrill voice rang out from all around.

"Ryder! Everybody! Be careful! ”

The first to notice the anomaly was the Black Diplomon, and as soon as the words fell, the floor under everyone's feet suddenly disappeared, and instead fell directly into the dark space with its mouth wide open.

The large square holes with sides ten meters long were covered again by the ground that was slowly rising from the left and right, and there was a creaking sound, and an ore beast and a pumpkin beast came out of a secret door in the wall, looking at the trap a little wordlessly.

"We disobeyed the orders of the Vampire Beast King, he will definitely kill us"

The Ore Beast looked at the pumpkin beast beside him with a nervous expression.

"If we don't carry out the orders of the Little Demon Beast just now, the Little Demon Beast will kill us now."

Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Pumpkin smiled stiffly.

"If the Vampire Demon Beast King is really to blame, just push it on the little demon beast adult, anyway, as long as we remain loyal to the Vampire Demon Beast King, there should be no danger to our lives, we may suffer from flesh and skin."

"Being pierced by a stake is no longer counted as the scope of flesh and skin! Anyway, let's get out of here and pretend we didn't show up! ”

The Ore Beast couldn't help but say loudly, its legs trembling slightly. The vampire monster had heard of its brutality in the past, and now it can only leave with its friend Pumpkin Beast and pretend not to appear.

―3―

"Wow, ahh!!!h

Kaye screamed as he fell into the trap, and everyone's bodies fell rapidly.

"Kaye!"

The D-ark hanging from Kaye's waist glowed, and in the light, the multi-way beast began to evolve.

Multi-way Beast Evolution -- Multi-Way Tyrannosaurus!!

The red dragon stretched out, spread its wings, and flew rapidly downward. Using his huge body, he firmly attached everyone who had fallen to his back, and then slowly landed on the ground.

"Thank you, Multi-Way Tyrannosaurus!"

Kaye got off the dragon's back and thanked his partner.

"It's okay for everyone!"

"Uncle, you're not hurt, are you?"

Seeing that Tomoshi's face was a little ugly, Kaye greeted worriedly.

If it weren't for the timely evolution of the multi-way beast, then everyone present would have fallen from a great height and died. In fact, he narrowly escaped death. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and secretly scolded himself for being too careless.

After calming down a little, Tomoshi shook his head and chuckled.

"We're fine, Kamijo-kun, thank you very much for being with your partner."

"No, it's actually all the work of the multi-way tyrannosaurus."

"This seems to be an underground lake"

The Black Diplomon looked around, it was deeper and more empty than expected, except for the black hole, countless sharp stone pillars emitted a strange cold light hanging on its head. And in front of it is a huge lake.

It is estimated that it should be about 100 meters from the trap to the vicinity of the lake, and when it looks up, it can't even make out the 100-meter trap. Of course, because the floor has long been closed, it is natural that you can't see anything in front of you, and even the surface of the large rock wall in this wide space can't find an exit.

"Hee-hee-hee-hee, you're really fatal!"

Sharp, harsh, annoying voices came again.

This time, the direction of the sound came from above the lake. I saw a small demon beast fly to the lake, its yellow eyes looking at the humans with malicious intent, and it showed a mocking smile.

"It turns out that you opened the trap, and this level of trap is too underestimating us."

The Black Devilmon looked at the little demon beast with contempt.

"Do you want to fight us? I'm afraid it's not qualified. ”

"Not qualified?"

The little demon beast's expression was displeased.

"Let me show you the true power of the Little Demon Beast Lord as the confidant of the Vampire Demon Beast King!"

The furious power began to overflow from the little demon beast's body, and a black light enveloped the little demon beast. Inside the light, the body of the little demon beast continued to grow larger, and when the light disappeared, a digital beast wearing a demon beast skin coat and an octopus with four tentacles on its back appeared.

"Sea Demon Beast, Aquatic Beast Humanoid, Full-Body, Virus Digimon, the ultimate move is Sinful Black Poison."

Ryder's D-ark parses the information of the Sea Monster.

"It's disgusting, just like the Dagao Beast."

The Black Devil looked at the Sea Demon Beast with disgust.

"That can't be helped, let's do it quickly."

"I see."

Ryder's D-ark glows, and the Hemdilumon evolves into a Witchmon.

"Uncle! Stay in a safe place for now, and it's best not to get involved in the battle between Digimon. We'll keep you safe. ”

As the battle begins, Kaye advises Tomoshi to stay away from the battlefield.

"Kamijo-kun, you have to be careful, too."

Knowing that the next battle could not be interfered with, Tomoshi and several soldiers immediately stayed away from the battlefield.

"Multi-way Tyrannosaurusmon! Let's go! ”

Kaye commands a multi-way tyrannosaur.

"Kaye! I'll behave well! ”

The multi-way tyrannosaurus beast was full of fighting spirit at the moment, and it opened its big mouth at the sea monster and spit out a metal ball.

In an instant, a Digimon holding a Demon Slayer and wearing the shape of a kappa in ancient Eastern armor and a larger, rounded Digimon with two stringed wind instruments on its back in the shape of orange frogs jumped out of the lake.

Then, the kappa-like Digimon slammed the surface of the lake with its wand, and several huge columns of water rose from the surface of the lake. The water column rushed towards the metal ball that smashed into the sea monster like a meteor.

The frog-like Digimon arched slightly, and the two stringed wind instruments behind it appeared with a deafening roaring sound wave, and the invisible sound wave was aimed at the metal ball along with the water column to block the attack. The two powerful impacts combined to dissipate the metal ball.

"Two more appeared"

Kaye was a little surprised by the appearance of the two Digimon, and he immediately used D-ark to decipher the information of the other two Digimon.

"Sand Gojomon, complete body, Demon-type Digimon, the ultimate move is the Crescent Slash."

"Strange frog emperor beast, complete body, amphibian type, virus species, the trick is to destroy sound waves."

"Hee-hee-hee-hee, this is the strongest combination of Ben-sama! Die right here, you abominable humans! ”

The smile on the Sea Demon Beast's face was even more hideous.

"Shawu Pure Beast! Strange Frog Emperor Beast! Let's go! ”

"3 against 2? Even so, we won't throw in the towel! ”

The demon beast licked her lips, her eyes revealing a strong battle intent.

"Multi-way Tyrannosaurusmon! Don't be underestimated by your enemies! ”

"Yes!"