[Multiverse Mission Chat Group]
Beidou: "Refresh! The mission refreshed!"
Xiangling: "My turn! Let me go!"
Hu Tao: "No way, it's my turn!"
Lisa: "Are you all children? Stop fighting and read the description first."
Ganyu: "Sigh. Ever since I joined this group, I feel like I'm running a daycare..."
Klee: "But I'm a very good girl! Right, Big Sister Ganyu?"
Ayaka: "We aren't talking about you, Klee. You're perfect."
As the group bickered, Su Han read the mission prompt. As Ningguang predicted, the 10-man carry days were over.
[Ding! Hard Special Mission Issued!]
[Mission: Travel to the Digimon World. Assist the Chosen Children in defeating VenomMyotismon (Ultimate Vamdemon).]
[Difficulty: 4-Star (Hard).]
[Time Limit: 1 Hour to accept.]
[Description: Myotismon has resurrected as an Undead-type Mega-level Digimon. Defeat it BEFORE the Chosen Children use the power of their Digivices to perform a miracle.]
[Warning: Mega-level Digimon possess terrifying combat power. Death is a high probability.]
[Condition: Maximum 2 Group Members. Maximum 2 Digimon partners.]
[Failure: If any Chosen Child dies, or if their Digivices deliver the finishing blow, the mission fails.]
Lisa: "Oh? This is the world I went to. But back then, I fought Etemon. Tai was just sucked into the portal. The timeline jumped forward significantly."
Ganyu: "Indeed. From an Ultimate (Perfect) to a Mega (Ultimate) level... the power gap is massive."
Even the "weakest" Mega-level Digimon was a walking natural disaster. Etemon had been tough, requiring Lisa to use her full power. A Mega would be exponentially stronger.
Ningguang: "Look at the name. 'VenomMyotismon' (Vampire Demon). Based on the lore Su Han provided, vampires represent the dark side of the world. They hate sunlight and holy energy."
Su Han: "Correct. Undead-type Digimon are extremely vulnerable to Holy Light and pure Fire. If you can break the dark fog covering the sky, it will take massive damage. However, the Real World is currently locked down by the Dark Masters' fog."
Jean: "If it's breaking a fog and using Holy Light, Kazuha and I can handle it. But... a Mega-level monster won't just stand there and let us hit it."
Rosalyne: "Exactly. A Mega's physical stats alone will be terrifying. You need someone with high burst damage and extreme mobility to dodge its attacks."
Mona: "I've been cultivating in the Sky City. My Hydro magic is much stronger now. I can go!"
Xiangling: "No, Mona. Hydro isn't effective against Undead. You don't have Holy Light or Fire. It's a bad matchup."
Jean: "I will take the first slot. No one here has stronger Holy Light than me."
Through her training with the Naaru (Zilali), Jean's Anemo had been completely infused with holy energy. She was the perfect counter.
Yae Miko: "I pass. Don't even look at me."
Shenhe: "Why? Scared?"
Yae Miko: "My power is Charm and Illusion! It's a mindless, giant zombie bat-monster! Do you want me to seduce a zombie?! No thanks!"
Hu Tao: "What about me?! Su Han gave me the Pure Yang Flame, remember? It's the ultimate exorcism fire! Holy Light and Pure Yang Fire... we'll burn that ugly bat to ash!"
Lisa: "That's a perfect combination. Jean for Holy Light, Hu Tao for Yang Fire. It's decided."
[Sky City – The Preparations]
Hu Tao skipped toward the portal, humming happily.
"Wait, Tao-tao," Rosalyne stopped her, pressing a strange, glowing kunai into her hand. "Take this. I sealed my Hellfire inside. If you get into trouble, throw it."
"And take these," Yae Miko handed her a pouch of pills. "Stamina and elemental recovery pills. Fresh from my cauldron."
Hu Tao blinked, overwhelmed. "Wow... you guys are being so nice today. Usually, you just tell me not to die."
Ningguang smiled gracefully, stepping forward. "We learned a lesson from the Black Dragon King mission. The System limits the number of people who can go... but it doesn't limit the items we can carry."
It was a brilliant loophole. If only two people could go, the rest of the group would simply arm those two to the teeth.
"Exactly," Ningguang continued. "From now on, anyone executing a mission will carry a full arsenal crafted by the rest of the group. We may not be there in person, but our power goes with you."
Hu Tao looked at the pile of items she had been given.
Hellfire Kunai (Rosalyne)Recovery Pills (Yae)Glacial Lotus Traps (Ganyu)Warding Talismans (Shenhe)
She was a walking armory.
Meanwhile, Jean was receiving a similar care package.
"Jean, take Zilali with you," Lisa suggested, pointing to the floating, geometric Naaru.
"Zilali? But... she's not a fighter. What if she gets hurt?" Jean frowned worriedly.
"Do not worry about me, Jean," Zilali's gentle, telepathic voice echoed in their minds. "I am a construct of pure light. I do not count toward the human limit. I will stay at a distance and provide continuous Holy Light buffs and healing. The monster's dark aura will be suppressed."
"Alright. Thank you, Zilali."
Hu Tao walked over, her two Digimon partners (a mischievous DemiDevimon and a fiery Coronamon) trailing behind her.
"Ready, Sister Jean? Let's go bust some ghosts!"
"I am ready."
The two women, two Digimon, and one Naaru stepped into the portal.
[The Digimon World – Odaiba, Japan]
Flash.
They materialized.
But they weren't in a digital forest or a barren desert.
They were standing on the roof of a modern building. Surrounding them was a sprawling metropolis, identical to Kagome's Tokyo, but completely shrouded in an impenetrable, suffocating black fog.
The Real World. Odaiba.
And towering over the Fuji TV building in the distance, roaring with a voice that shook the heavens, was a monster the size of a skyscraper.
VenomMyotismon.
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