Chapter 492: What Place Is This

"Wh-where is this place?" Yagami Taichi stared in shock at everything around him, a trace of fear showing in his eyes. Agumon had also put away his earlier playfulness, watching the surroundings warily, the flames on his body flickering slightly as if readying for battle at any moment.

Suddenly, a low growl came from the darkness, and immediately after, a group of shadowy mysterious creatures charged out from all directions. These creatures had bizarre shapes—some had enormous claws, some had bodies as flexible as snakes—and their eyes glowed red, brimming with aggression.

"Careful, they're coming!" Li An shouted, charging at the enemy first. He swung his weapon and engaged one mysterious creature in fierce combat. That mysterious creature lashed out with its enormous claws, swiping viciously at Li An. Li An's figure flashed as he nimbly dodged the attack, and at the same time thrust out a sword in one fluid motion—only to find the blade leaving merely a shallow mark on the creature's body, after which the wound rapidly healed.

"Not good, they have regeneration!" Li An's heart jolted, and a grave expression crossed his face. At this moment, Yagami Taichi and Greymon also joined the battle. Greymon spewed raging flames, engulfing several mysterious creatures within them. However, when the flames dispersed, those mysterious creatures merely paused briefly before charging forward again.

"We can't go on like this—we have to find a way to discover their weakness!" Koushiro shouted loudly while dodging the mysterious creatures' attacks. His Birdramon was also fighting hard, trying to use its strength to hold the enemies back.

The battle fell into a stalemate, and the group gradually began to flag. Li An's body had already sustained several wounds, his clothes stained red with fresh blood, yet he still fought on tenaciously. Guo Yao watched anxiously from the side, unable to help with anything, her heart filled with self-reproach and worry.

Just as everyone was feeling despair, Li An suddenly noticed that every time the mysterious creatures attacked, their bellies would briefly reveal a faint glow. His heart stirred, and he shouted loudly: "Everyone listen up, their weakness might be on their bellies! Focus your attacks there!"

Hearing Li An's shout, everyone immediately adjusted their attack strategy. Greymon let out a furious roar, gathering powerful flames in his mouth, then suddenly blasted them at the belly of one mysterious creature. That mysterious creature couldn't dodge in time and was struck by the flames, letting out a pained howl as its body began to tremble violently.

"It worked! Keep attacking!" Yagami Taichi shouted loudly. Encouraged, everyone concentrated their attacks on the mysterious creatures' bellies. With their united effort, one after another the mysterious creatures finally collapsed to the ground, losing their ability to fight.

"Phew, it's finally over." Li An let out a breath of relief and sat down on the ground wearily. A gratified smile appeared on his face as he looked at the companions beside him, his heart filled with gratitude.

However, before they could even rest, a startling discovery left everyone utterly shocked. When Li An examined the mysterious creatures' corpses, he found that they actually bore some strange symbols on their bodies—symbols strikingly similar to certain markers of mysterious power he had seen in other Anime Worlds.

"How... how is this possible? The conspiracy behind the dark power is actually connected to other Anime Worlds?" Li An couldn't believe his own eyes. His hands trembled slightly as he showed the symbols to everyone..