The Story of the Fate of the Digital Series

Volume 4: The Unholy Beast Hunter ([-])

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After successfully entering the room behind the stone door, breaking through the ice-sealed passage, and walking through the corridor, Elizabeth and Nereus were surprised to find themselves in another realm.

It was an extremely cold place, and I saw the remains of a huge tower with several huge metal gears standing in the snowstorm.On the top of the tower, one can vaguely see a stone statue of a dragon-shaped beast clutching the wall with its giant claws.

"This should be a different space created by my mother. Her treasure must be somewhere in the tower!"

Knowing his mother's abilities, Nereus, who was shivering in the blizzard, looked towards the tower.

"Then let's go into the tower, and don't freeze."

Exhaling a warm breath, looking at the shivering Nereus, Elizabeth secretly complained that she didn't bring a few more coats to keep out the cold.

Going down the stone ladder, the two entered the gate at the bottom of the tower.Thankfully, there are no foul beasts in the tower, and the interior structure is much simpler and more monotonous than the castle, but there is nowhere else to explore.

In the dilapidated room, Nereus looked up at the dilapidated clock on the wall whose hands had stopped.

"I can feel the powerful power in this clock... Mom said that hiding the clock device in a different space can turn back time."

"I want to try..."

Walking to the lever under the clock, Nereus pulled the lever vigorously.

The next moment, a miracle happened——

The gears of the clock were turning, and the pointer that had stopped turning was rapidly turning in the opposite direction.A strong wind blew up, as if time was really reversing, stones flew up, and the broken ruins began to return to their original appearance.

In short, the lost attic was restored.

"We literally went back in time! The top floor was restored."

Looking around the intact room, Nereus shouted happily.

The stairs that disappeared originally appear, and you can continue to explore upwards.

Stepping up the stone stairs outside the tower, Elizabeth and Nereus reached the real top room of the tower, which was the shrine dedicated to the three guardians.Portraits of the guardians are hung on the walls of the shrine.

Looking at the portraits of the guardians, Nereus enthusiastically explained their identities to Elizabeth.

The first is a portrait of a Digimon in the shape of a snow-white bird man.

"Chronomon, real name Khronos, the eldest of the three guardians, is the guardian who represents the embodiment of time. It is kind and majestic, mother said, created I also have its credit."

Then there are female Digimon with angel and demon wings, wearing black and white sci-fi costumes, and helmets...

In the ancient world, she must have been a Digimon out of date...

"This is my mother, Mastemon. Her real name is Lucifero. My mother can freely control the energy of light and darkness, and has the power to transcend time and space, and can travel freely in different worlds. "

"Actually, I am very eager to see my mother. If my mother's treasure allows me to see her, I will definitely be by my mother's side without hesitation."

It is really a child's nature to yearn for maternal love.

Finally, there was a portrait of the count's true face. Before Nereus could speak, Elizabeth looked at the portrait of the count and started talking to herself.

"Grand Dracumon (Grand Dracumon), real name Erebus (Erebus), the last guardian that was left behind. It is also a bastard guardian with the power of extreme cold, the essence of evil, and an immortal body!"

She accentuated her tone.

"I hate him so much!"

"I understand your feelings, Elizabeth. If I could wake up early, maybe the situation wouldn't develop into such a serious situation..."

Gently holding her hand, Nereus comforted the agitated Elizabeth.

"Before the world faces collapse due to the loss of the guardian, only mother's treasure can help us find him."

"The treasure is in the last room of the ancestral hall, come with me."

This might be the last exploration. After Elizabeth calmed down, Nereus walked with her to a small room in the shrine.On the stone pedestal in the room, there is a small treasure chest.

"I'll go."

It was impossible to tell whether there was a trap in the treasure chest, and Elizabeth carefully opened the treasure chest in order not to hurt Nereus.

In addition to a mirror pendant with a simple pattern, the back of the mirror is engraved with 'Mirror of Truth' (Mirror of Truth).There are no other items in the treasure chest, it seems that I am suspicious.

"Nereus, this is yours."

The mirror pendant must be a treasure left by Mostimon to Nereus.So Elizabeth put the mirror pendant around his neck.

"It smells like my mother, this must be my mother's treasure! It's great!!"

Holding the mirror pendant hanging around his neck with both hands, Nereus laughed happily.

"Oh! Now that we have got mother's treasure, let's use this mirror to go to the roof of the building and open the door to another world!"

Nereus did not forget the promise.

The top floor of the tower is very wide, so it should be able to better utilize the power of the Mirror of Truth.

Ignoring the cold blizzard and the hideous head of the statue of the beast, Nereus looked at the mirror of truth in his hand with a serious expression, and said loudly:

"Mirror of truth, open the passage to another world! Guide us to find the last guardian!"

Dazzling white light emanates from the mirror, and a huge white vortex appears from the center of the roof, which is the passage to another world.

"Nereus, thank you for everything you have done for me."

We're about to part now.Although the relationship was short, Nereus was a kind, considerate and strong child.Elizabeth couldn't bear to let him accompany her to a strange and dangerous world. Nereus, who has learned to face the battle, must be able to continue to grow.

"Today is a happy day, I believe you will meet your mother again one day. Take this to my friends, they will take good care of you."

Continuing to stay in the sky garden is not a long-term solution. Elizabeth took out her portable terminal and handed it to Nereus, hoping that he would live in the city on the ground.

"Elizabeth, have you forgotten that when we first chatted, you asked me that I wanted to go to another world to find the earl and learn more knowledge that would be helpful to my abilities?"

The clever Nereus certainly understood the other party's intentions, and he returned the portable terminal to Elizabeth.

"And I also said that after finding the treasure, I will give the answer. Now, I will tell you the answer."

"Nereus, I just wanted to use you before, but now I give up."

Sighing softly, Elizabeth wished Nereus would give up.

"I know that the first contract between you and Uncle Erebus was to use each other, but in the process of getting along, you gradually trust each other. That's why Uncle Erebus is willing to tell you about the guardian's identity and fate .”

Nereus spoke the truth.

"Actually, you know why he forcibly terminated the contract with you, you know what the dagger that terminated the contract is, and you also know the reason why he took the forbidden weapon to another world."

Sure enough, the child created by the guardian is not an idiot!Elizabeth who was exposed was not angry, her expression was just helpless.

"You're smart, Nereus. But that doesn't change the fact that the Count is a bastard..."

All in all, Elizabeth was just not reconciled to him leaving without authorization and threw all the mess to herself to clean up.

"What are you going to do when you find him?"

Nereus asked.

"Maybe cut him into pieces... let him get the punishment he deserves, pay for his actions, and continue to fulfill his due responsibilities."

Very firm answer.

"Elizabeth, you really look like your mother."

It is precisely because Elizabeth is very similar to Mosti in some aspects that Nereus feels close to this human being whom he met for the first time.

"I'm not old enough to be a mother to young children."

Was complained about.

"Nereus, are you really mentally prepared?"

It's time to get down to business.

"I want to accompany you to the unknown world now, Elizabeth. This is not my mother's request, but my own idea."

Nereus' answer is pretty obvious.

"You are a good man, Elizabeth."

"Then hurry up and leave. If you don't enter the passage, the vortex will disappear."

Turning around, Elizabeth hid the smile on her face and walked into the whirlpool.

I really didn't withdraw from the child, since it was his own idea, then let him go.

"Hey! Elizabeth, wait for me!"

Seeing the other party abandoning him, Nereus flew into the vortex in a little panic.

The feeling that the space was violently shaking hit the whole body, and the blinding white light filled the entire field of vision.I can't see anything except a daze, and my body seems to be floating in a pure white space.

It's still a bit rusty to use teleportation power for the first time.

However, the two people who entered the vortex did not notice a slight change in the statue of the beast lying on the top floor.The surface of the statue begins to crack and slowly crumbles.Then, a dragon-shaped filthy beast with a dark blue body engraved with dark blue stripes rushed out of the statue.Spreading the dragon wings on its forelimbs, the dragon-shaped beast let out a creepy roar.Finally, the black dragon foul beast seemed to be attracted by the white vortex, it jumped to the top of the tower, moved its huge body and squeezed into the white vortex until the vortex disappeared...