Chapter 59: Follow the Future, New Choices

"Vampire Monster, did you deliberately play with us?!"

The dark and winding underground passages, with the intermittent flickering of torches on the walls, add to the eerie feel of the underground passages. The Ledrumon, who was standing beside Ryder, asked angrily at the Night Lord, who was both an enemy and a 'benefactor'.

Contrary to his partner's calm attitude, the mood of the Black Diplummon was almost terrible.

"Playing around? No, I'm just doing my duty. ”

The tone of the vampire monster was very indifferent.

"Duties?"

The Hemdilummon couldn't help but wrinkle his face, and the anger in his heart accumulated again.

"First of all, they sent Digimon to attack the human world many times and made us enemies. Now that they are 'turning enemies into friends', is this also a fulfillment of their duties? Your strange thinking is still the same as before. ”

"-I see, that's the 'script' for you and Cherubimon."

Experience the events of the City of Angels and discover the overly obvious clues to the City of Vampires. After putting all the ideas in order, Ryder is more certain of the connection between the two. There was a faint admiration in the words, and the exclamation obviously turned into a laugh.

"When you know that an enemy is entering your territory, you will always have a trap ready. But instead of doing so, you are secretly directing us to the right place. And the little demon beast that is our enemy is actually easy to see that it is disobeying orders without authorization. As for the books in the library that are full of knowledge about the human world and the scenes that appear in the mirror."

"It's really enough to beat around the bush for that purpose"

"Hmph, did you notice it a long time ago?"

The Vampire Beast was not at all surprised by Ryder's words.

"What the hell is Ryder?"

Hedilumon only understands that there is some kind of connection between the cherubimon and the vampire monster, and the true purpose of the cooperation between the two is not too clear.

"Remember when we were in the City of Angels, the puppy said that cherubimon often came into contact with the Digimon and saw the future in it?"

"Of course I remember. Don't!! ”

"That's right, since you can see the future, you will definitely follow it according to the desired ending. And the character who needs to follow fate is DHT us, who is considered a 'savior' by the demon fox beast. As in some clichéd scripts, it is essential to get the 'righteous' protagonists to follow the 'mission' and play the enemies of the 'evil' role. So Vampire Monster is such a character. ”

Ryder smiled slyly.

"In order to achieve the goal, to achieve better results. Knowing the future, it would be advantageous to let the Digimon attack the city to some extent without threatening human lives. ”

"I suppose that's the deal between Cherubimon and you, right?"

"Hmph, you're right."

The Vampire Beast didn't deny it.

"Everything is going according to the trajectory that Cherubimon foresaw, and I am just a 'pawn' to assist it."

"Haha, compared to Mr. Osawa, you and the cherubimon are just as suitable as the masterminds behind the scenes. In order to achieve the goal, it is really unscrupulous"

Ryder shrugged nonchalantly. didn't hide his contempt for the other party, just said lightly.

"I don't deny that."

A faint taunt flashed in the red eyes under the visor of the vampire beast.

"Well, Ryder. Arnoor. What are you after? ”

Asked like this, Ryder hesitated slightly, and then told the truth.

"I don't have anything worth pursuing."

In response to Ryder's vague answer, the vampire beast's red pupils emitted a bewitching light. The Black Devil watched him vigilantly, but it didn't feel the darkness that the vampire beast unleashed to peek into the darkness of people's hearts.

"On the surface, you are a good person who abides by responsibilities and guards order, but deep down you yearn for chaos as a way to get rid of the boredom of life. Through chaos, as a maintainer of order, the sense of emptiness is satisfied, and pleasure is pursued. On the verge of chaos and order, you love but resist this life, but you ignore other pursuits. The rest is satisfaction and pleasure. ”

"Pleasure? I'm not that funny. ”

Smiling helplessly, Ryder hid the boredom in his heart. Deep down, it seems that he has been seen through by a vampire demonic beast.

"Do you think pleasure is evil?"

His own words seemed to poke the other party's soft help, and the vampire beast smiled maliciously.

"Hehe, pleasure is fundamentally part of the soul. There is no 'have' or 'no'. There is only the difference between 'aware' and 'unaware'. But there is no such thing as good and evil. ”

Not wanting to be underestimated by the Night Lord, Ryder replied as he looked at the vampire beast.

"Essentially, pleasure is just a positive emotion that makes you feel good and gets your nerves active."

"You should know very well about the process of pleasure. Or do you really not want to admit it? Ryder. Arnoor. ”

“”

It's just a level of speech, but Ryder didn't answer. It's as if an unknown realm in my heart is imprisoned with indifferent uneasiness.

"Oh, oh, I'm really flattered to know you so well."

His partner was teased by the vampire monster like this, and the black dilumon was very annoyed. Just as it was about to speak angrily, it was interrupted. I saw Ryder smile calmly, his eyes flashing with coldness.

"You seem to be interested in me. But it's not good for us to continue this kind of talk. You should also know how to respect the individual**, right? Should we change the subject? ”

"Please."

The Vampire Beast answered.

The Black Road Beast sighed to himself, the dark side of Ryder's heart, in fact, it understands. Ryder, on the other hand, hates 'boredom' and likes to be involved in chaos and craves chaos. But because of conscience, and because of human morality. I don't want the people around me to be hurt because of the chaos.

So, Ryder is also a paradoxical human being.

"Mina. When did Albarea and you become partners? ”

Eventually, Ryder asked the question that he cared about.

"It was ten years ago."

"It's a very sensitive time."

Ryder couldn't help but sigh that ten years ago was the origin of all events.

"Well, we're going to follow the 'script' now, right?"

Without asking more about Mina, Ryder knew that the vampire beast wouldn't be willing to reveal anything more. It's better to ask her yourself.

"This secret passage leads to the depths of the forest terminus, and at night, the cherubimon will meet at the exit. It will send you back to the human world, and it is up to you to decide how to free your companions. ”

"Hmph, no matter what we do anyway, it's all in your foresight."

The Hedy Road Beast said angrily, and it was in a very unhappy mood.

"Cherubimon can only see fragments of the future."

"That's just as predictable."

"Alright, Hedilumon. Actually, this is not a bad thing. ”

"But, Ryder"

"Boom-!!"

With a loud bang. The wall was suddenly knocked out of a large hole by the heavy impact, and a purple and gray figure appeared in the large amount of dust. It's Kiezmon and Andulummon.

I saw that Andurumon was clinging to the body of Kizmon, and Kiezmon was desperately trying to shake it off, rushing everywhere. Apparently rushing towards Ryder.

"Ryder! Dangerous! ”

It's too late to stop it, and at human speed there is simply no way to avoid such an impact.

Whenever human beings are stimulated by something in front of them, there is a brief pause in thinking. Ryder froze in silence as he watched the behemoth smash himself into the sauce. In an instant, the collision stopped, and Kizzmon moved to the side as if it were being manipulated by an invisible force, and finally slammed into the wall. The walls also showed deep cracks.

Ryder was startled, and his eyes fell on the other figure at once, only to see the vampire beast reach out and focus on the Kizzmon, with a tired expression on his face.

It was because he used his special ability to move the rushing Kizzmon elsewhere to suppress it that Ryder survived. The vampire beast whose strength has not yet recovered may be a bit unbearable to use its special ability again.

"Ryder, are you alright!?"

The Hemdy Road Beast was unusually worried.

"No, I owe you a favor, vampire beast."

Ryder shook his head slightly, indicating that he was fine. Later, he thanked the Night Lord for saving his life.

"Please submit a damage assessment report, Ryder. Arnor, Hedilumon. ”

Andulummon, which was clinging to Kizzmon, immediately let go of its hand and jumped away from Kizzmon. Mask-like, expressionless faces looked down at the pair.

"It's Mr. Li's partner."

From the tone of his voice, Ryder quickly knew who it was.

"Definitely."

The other party replied succinctly.

"By the way, what about Mr. Li?"

"I'm coming"

The male voice came from the big hole in the wall, and Li Jianyu, who was covered in dust, walked out of the big hole, he patted the dust on his body, and his expression was a little embarrassed.

"Isn't this Ryder and Heddilumon? Why are you with the vampire beasts that are enemies? What happened to the others? ”

"Hehe, it's actually a long story"

Ryder smiled helplessly.

"But vampire monsters are not enemies."

"Mr. Li, can you leave the destruction of Kiezmon to Andulummon? I guess you can actually guess what's going on. The vampire beast can only suppress it temporarily, so let's solve it as soon as possible. ”

"Haha, it's as expected."

Pushing his glasses, Mr. Li smiled gently.

"Let's leave the important topic for after the battle, Andulummon, destroy the Kizzmon!"

"Spin the energy sword as ordered!"

Obeying the order, with a cold and merciless mechanical voice, Andulumon's right hand began to rotate rapidly, and soon it turned into a drill-like shape, and a blue energy wave broke away from the drill with the power of Andulumon's wave, and shot out suddenly.

Because of the special ability of the vampire monster, it suppressed the actions of the Kizzmon, and it became an obvious target when it could not move. Eventually, Kizzmon's weakest neck was swirled and severed by the blue shockwave, and Hunting's mechanical head fell off its neck and fell to the ground.

Like a puppet with a broken string, the headless Kizmon lay limply on the ground, and finally dissipated into data.

"What a mistake, I didn't expect to be able to defeat Kizmon like this"

The Hedilumon claws on its forehead and headache. Kaye and Yabei's partners were easily defeated by the Kizzmon, and as for the demon beast himself, he only used the power of the card and his own strength to exert it to the extreme before he wiped out the two Kizz beasts in one go.

"If it weren't for the fact that Kizmon couldn't move, Andurumon probably wouldn't be an opponent."

Li Jianyu spread his hands and smiled helplessly. Kizmon is also a very strong opponent, and Andulumon has been caught in a bitter battle several times, but thanks to Kiezmon rushing into Andulumon in order to shake off its grip and meet its companions, otherwise it will continue to get lost in the castle.

"Hey, Vampire Beast, is this also what the 'script' is about?"

The Hemdirummon glared at the Vampire Beast.

"Unexpected."

In the short answer, it completely proved that Li Jianyu's appearance was not expected.

"I don't know what you said before, it turns out that my sense of existence is so low."

Li Jianyu complained.

"That little girl must have met you a long time ago, and I really admire her instincts. If it were me, I wouldn't have been able to meet my companions directly in a short period of time."

"Sure, four hours, twenty-five minutes, and thirteen seconds ago, you complained that she left you alone, worried about your safety. and three hours and twelve minutes and seven seconds ago, complaining that the castle was structurally complex, that he could not find companions, and that his body was tired. And "

"Give me peace, Guardian Beast."

For the unconscious words of the newly degraded guard beast, the corners of Li Jianyu's mouth twitched slightly, and his face was embarrassed.

"Yes."

"It's normal for partners to care about each other, and with the guardian beast, Mr. Li's life is not boring."

Ryder smiled darkly.

"Ahem, tell me what happened."

Li Jianyu directly cut to the topic of inquiry.

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Ten years ago, the truth about the death of Kamijokai --

Five years ago, the digital world was invaded by humans, and Tomoshi Osawa was the one behind the scenes.

And now, in order to conceal his crimes, he wants to insist on annihilating the blood-sucking demonic beast. Because the truth was revealed, it finally led to an internal bar between human beings. It is better to say that Tomoshi Osawa has revealed his true colors, and from the beginning, he planned to disband DHT to avoid hindering a certain plan.

Kaye Kaye and Akita Osawa were all suppressed, and Ryder and Hedilumon were taken away by the Vampire Monster.

So in the end, Li Jianyu will see Ryder with the enemy vampire monster.

"It's really hard for you young people, with the behavior of Tomoshi Osawa, I'm afraid that the simple-minded Shibata chief must have easily believed his words and disbanded DHT."

Li Jianyu felt an inexplicable pressure, this kind of thing is already very serious.

"Kaye Kaye may only be erased, but Miss Julia and Ota Kita and the ladies will definitely be imprisoned. I really don't understand what good it would be for him to do this kind of thing? If Ah Hai were alive, he would be sad and angry about his friend's behavior. ”

"But rushing to save his comrades will only make things worse, and even if Shibata is only a low-level member of the government, it does not mean that he wants to oppose them. If he doesn't take any action, I'm afraid that the man will do something more out of the ordinary in the digital world, which will lead to more serious conflicts. If humans go to war with Digimon, it's a very bad thing for Ryder, so if it's the German headquarters, what will happen to it? ”

"My father, even if he was the founder of DHT, didn't have the power to let the government intervene in this matter. However, according to the rules of the Digital World, even if there is a dispute, the Digimon will point the finger at the Japanese side. Political relations between countries can be very complex, and at worst, no one wants to intervene. ”

Ride said there was nothing he could do. Immediately, he suddenly realized something.

"There may still be hope"

"Vampire Monsters will help us?"

"Mr. Lee, let's put the matter of DHT's Japan branch aside for the time being. Someone known to the Vampire will help us get back to the human world, perhaps back to the German headquarters first, and inform them of the incident. Maybe the serious matter of rescuing my companion will not be supported, but if Mr. Li comes to convince my family, the success rate will increase. ”

Faced with Li Jianyu's doubts, Ryder thought of a better solution.

"I also need the help of a certain eldest lady, and only with the consent of that eldest lady, the vampire beast may be able to assist us"

"Haha, I knew it was going to happen."

Li Jianyu is also calm.

"Vampire Beast, please lead the way for us."

“”

Ignoring the two humans, the vampire beast silently continued to walk in a certain direction of the underground passage, leading the way for the guests.

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At night, the forest terminus is the deepest. Not far from an angelic statue, cherubimon waited quietly with its back against a tree.

At that moment, the statue suddenly moved to the side, and several figures stepped out of the exit and appeared in front of Cherubimon's eyes.

"You're here."

Cherubimon grimaced with joy.

"I can't go wrong with the future I foresee"