Chapter 1835: with translation of chapter title

NO. 450：Only then can you tell if the other side has taken their seat.

After that, it became a stable and peaceful daily life.

All that was needed was to adjust running form according to daily running methods and physical condition needs, and to accumulate various basics of strength and endurance, to get through that holiday-like summer training camp——

——Such daydreams could obviously exist only at the very beginning.

As the risk investigation of the Hei'an area gradually yielded results, Aomo Lindun had to admit a fact easily understood as discouraging: the water here was far deeper than he had anticipated.

Having shifted from the Digital World crisis to real-world risks, he naturally wouldn't think the other side secretly built such hidden passages just to go to the cyber-space or demon realm—areas with minimal impact on reality.

But he also wouldn't think the other side would dare place itself in the folly of being universally opposed.

Thus the target became much clearer, instantly shifting to certain districts that would be subjected to all-out silenced assassinations.

This would then be a fairly long-term and dangerous plan, one that would turn those districts into seemingly peaceful military bases on the surface, secretly amassing strength to breach from within—an invasive scheme.

Admittedly, this is merely a worst-case scenario.

When you set aside the 'most heinous' and 'most optimistic' elements and get down to earth, you ought to consider the nature of each of the Seven Demon Lords. Incorporate the source of their power, which is also the original sin that constitutes their character flaws.

Then you would realize that all of this should have been effortless.

Lust, wrath, envy, gluttony, sloth, greed, or pride—all are major taboos in planning; yet if you want them to each play to their strengths to check one another and devise a grand strategy, you first need someone who can suppress all of this, and also ensure that the Demon Lords' hidden agendas do not interfere with the plan's formulation and execution.

Is that possible?

With the Grand Dracula Beast faction unclear, the Dark Bagra Beast not yet revealed, and the Eighth-Eye Super Demon King existing only as a legend in the encyclopedia, who could stand upon the throne of supreme ruler of the Hei'an area to achieve this?

Aomo would rather believe that one of the Seven Demon Lords was responsible for devising the plan.

Even if the original sin would overly expose the plan's flaws, couldn't one seek a Digimon whose represented original sin is opposite to one's own to act as a check?

It doesn't even need to be assistance based on independent judgment.

Each of the Seven Demon Lords has its own brand of evil; they need not be bound by human morals, and forcing such a thing to happen is easy. This direction is far more actual than any legendary underworld sovereign, yet it leaves Aomo at a loss for what to do.

Because the clues are too scarce. To probe whose hand the plan came from, no matter from which angle it remains vague, requiring someone to actually investigate—but the problem is exactly that: the risk of investigation is extremely high, and those who could be safely dispatched are too few, either lacking combat ability or professional competence, prompting him to sigh, 'Maybe I should train a few myself later.'

Honestly, the two aforementioned routes only differ in procedure.

The results all point to that fact which he finds especially troublesome, while he is merely a trainer who wants to buy time to have his two horse-girl squads finish training for their final match in the upcoming three games each.

Of course, it would be even better if he could also tidy up the Beast Cult along the way.

By comparison, the crisis in the Digital World should indeed be left to a more experienced savior—if he hadn't discovered that the Wall of Sighs had already extended to just beneath his eyelids, he might still have had a chance to withdraw.

But now, Xiayu Takumi has already sent him a message.

【Takumi: We have results; want to guess the content like before?】

【Aomo: I also have some new intel here; want to guess what it is?】

【Takumi: Um… shall we just say them out loud?】

【Aomo: Sure, speed is essential in warfare.】

【Aomo: A data-altering project has been discovered in the Hei'an area, concealed beneath a cover similar to the source code of the Wall of Sighs, making it impossible to observe under normal conditions.

【Aomo: I must point out a grave possibility: this might be like cockroaches—finding one means there are likely many more undiscovered.

【Aomo: Moreover, the construction of these facilities coincides with the network anomaly I uncovered at the Tianmen City racetrack (I will explain the anomaly part later), indicating that the Seven Demon Lords have already begun meddling with the real-world internet; you and Ya Mei both need to prepare for countermeasures.

【Takumi: We've detected a large amount of negative data outside the original super-quantum data, which is continuously being absorbed and converted into part of the greed code—in other words, it's a site akin to Belphemon's altar, where they are unsealing Belphemon.

【Takumi: At the current pace, it will likely take about another forty days for them to unseal, but that's based on the 'present'; you can imagine the process will be accelerated by them, and perhaps in just a few days we'll hear news of Belphemon (Rage Mode).

【Takumi: You type so fast!

【Takumi: Anyway, if that's the case, we must devise a counter… huh? The demon lord army is already working on data-altering projects? Have you destroyed the facilities?】

【Aomo: No.

【Aomo: In my view, before taking action we must at least ensure that we can swiftly destroy the other facilities as well.

【Takumi: I'll shortly recall some companions to handle the investigation work; you shouldn't let this interfere with your main job and life.

【Aomo: I naturally hope so as well, but before that, what is the threat posed by Belphemon (Rage Form)?】

【Takumi: A super-stat monster.

【Takumi: Both the millennium awakening and the sacrificial awakening are premised on the accumulation of 'super-quantum data'; while ordinary ultimate bodies stacking data usually only achieve gigantic scaling, with further progress difficult, Belphemon (Rage Form) is a rare exception capable of compressing data into the power of a finishing move.

【Aomo: But as far as I know, its Sleep Form remains difficult to defeat.

【Takumi: That's for ordinary ultimate bodies.

【Takumi: I'll immediately notify Tian Ji and Huang Qi.

【Aomo: Wait a moment】

He didn't have time to respond to the question mark sent by the other party; he saw Bi Ze's call window float up to the top amid a shaking effect, and on it clearly appeared that Bar Beast. X was being urged to handle the content of Belphemon Beast.

Moreover, not to mention that the same message also mentioned the human half-body of Barbar Beast and Light Beast as the inviter, and even tried to accompany and assist; just based on the timing, isn't it too much of a coincidence?

It just so happened to drag Bar Beast. X over……

【Aomo: When are you planning?】

【Bi Ze: Wait, let me have Chen calculate.】

? Time?

Om knows that in the dark zone there's no day‑night distinction, so he relies entirely on his own timing device to keep track of time.

Bie Ze: 14 minutes.

Bie Ze: 14 minutes.

Actually the text:

Bie Ze: 14 minutes.

Hold on, the provided lines:

Bie Ze: 14 minutes.

But the snippet:

Bie Ze: 14 minutes.

Let's re-examine the original block:

Om: Okay, I understand.

Bie Ze: Huh?

Nothing left?

At least tell me what the next step is!

Om: Someone will figure it out. Have Barulus. X pay attention to whether we're both being tested.

【Bi Ze: What does that mean?】

Hey hey?】

Did not look again, Aomo already swiped his finger, Tuohai's window rose up again, entered the following content:

【Try to eliminate the hidden danger of the Belfi beast's awakening before tomorrow,】

【Tuohai: No problem, but what's the opinion on this timing?】

【Aomo: There is

As long as we resolve it early, we can confirm whether our solo act is over】

(End of chapter)