Chương 135: On the Self-Cultivation of Villains

Faced with Yang Cheng's sophistry—or rather, explanation—Lionmon fell silent.

Since it arrived at Faluyi Island, it has passed through many Digimon settlements, and in all its travels, it has not seen any bullying incidents.

Moreover, given Devimon's strength, killing it should have been an easy task, yet it hadn't made a move against it until the Chosen Children arrived in the Digital World.

Looking at the silent Lionmon, Erimon beside Yang Cheng felt an overwhelming and endless admiration for him.

The Dark Gear didn't control the good Digimon because Yang Cheng had told him that the villainous Digimon could unleash their full power if they were in sync with the Dark Gear's dark power.

Therefore, when choosing a target, Erimon always prioritizes villainous Digimon.

Moreover, the kind-hearted Digimon on Falui Island are generally weak, and controlling those trash would only be a waste of Dark Gears.

Erimon used to think that Devimon made him target villainous Digimon because they fit Devimon's personality.

Who would have thought that Lord Devimon had such a hidden purpose!

Lord Devimon must have foreseen that the Chosen Children would descend, which is why he so meticulously planned to do what he did, with the aim of bewitching and deceiving those Chosen Children.

And after the chosen children have trusted them enough, they will suddenly betray them.

This completely eliminates the possibility of them using their protagonist's halo or unleashing their full potential; Lord Devimon is truly too clever.

No wonder Lord Devimon said before that dealing with the Chosen Children cannot rely solely on force; one must also use one's brain.

It realized that Erimon had learned a lot about villainous self-cultivation compared to Devimon!

"If you claim you meant no harm, then why did Ogremon and the others attack the Chosen Children?!"

The chosen children are ignorant and naive, but the righteous Lionmon is clearly not so easily fooled.

If Devimon, who wields the power of darkness, is already a great benefactor, then wouldn't Leomon, who embodies justice, be comparable to a saint?

"Leomon, don't be ungrateful. If we, Devimon, wanted to kill you, we could do it with a flick of our fingers. Why would we waste our breath talking to you here?"

Your current behavior is suicidal, and you're not only courting death yourself, but also trying to drag down the chosen children.

If you anger Lord Devimon, he might kill you, but do you think the Chosen Children will be able to escape Falui Island?

"You call yourself the righteous Lionmon? Pshaw, you're just a troublemaker."

Elmon's sharp retort left Leomon speechless, and Yang Cheng was clearly taken aback as well.

I never expected that my number one lackey, although he is usually easily influenced by the Di (a Chinese idiom meaning to be easily swayed by others), could be so good at talking.

"Ahem—, just as my subordinates said, if I wanted to kill you, you wouldn't be able to leave this island of Faluís at all, since the entire island is under my rule."

It was also because ruling over all the evil Digimon on the island was too mentally and physically exhausting that some of my unruly subordinates occasionally caused trouble everywhere. This was indeed due to my incompetence in managing my subordinates.

Fortunately, they arrived in time, preventing anyone from getting hurt.

Yang Cheng's words conveyed two points: firstly, the attack by Ogremon and the others was entirely their own doing and had nothing to do with Devimon.

Another point is that Devimon came here not to kill the Chosen Children, but to check if they were injured.

After a seemingly sincere speech, most of the selected children had already believed it, after all, they were just a group of elementary school students.

Although Leomon still suspected Yang Cheng of having ulterior motives, thanks to Elmon's previous reminder, he no longer dared to directly contradict Yang Cheng.

For him, being killed by beasts was commonplace, but the chosen children were the hope of this world, and their loss was absolutely unacceptable.

So at this moment, seeing the chosen children gradually begin to believe in Devimon Yoshinori, Leomon could do nothing but feel frustrated.

"To express my apology for the attack my men launched on you, let me treat you to a proper meal."

"You chosen children, you've just arrived in the Digital World, and you probably haven't adapted to the harsher environment yet."

As Yang Cheng spoke, he used his dark power to handcraft a castle on the island for the chosen children to rest in.

The chosen children, being just a bunch of kids, were inexplicably transported to a strange world. After a battle, they were now thirsty and hungry.

So when children see a castle that suddenly appears, they naturally find it hard to resist the temptation.

At first, the Chosen Children were somewhat alert, thanks to Leomon's reminder.

But when hot food and soft beds appeared before them, they were already exhausted and could not resist.

In the castle on the side of Mount Infinity, when he saw the chosen children enjoying their delicious food and then returning to their rooms to sleep soundly, Elekmon, the strategist, once again came out to give Yang Cheng some advice.

"Lord Devimon, these chosen children have been completely deceived by us."

"Now, if Lord Devimon separates them all, can't we defeat them one by one?"

Erimon's idea was simple: it believed that Lord Devimon was providing food and lodging to the Chosen Children simply to make them lower their guard.

When the Chosen Children are all together, they work together and even the Four Heavenly Kings of Faluyi Island can't defeat them. The only thing Erimon can think of is for Devimon to take action personally.

However, it would be too risky for Lord Devimon to take action personally.

So if they could separate the Chosen Children and Falui Island into several parts while the children were asleep, they would be able to kill them even without Lord Devimon personally taking action.

"When did I ever say I wanted to kill the Chosen Children?"

Ellis, who had initially thought he had come up with a brilliant plan, was now somewhat disgusted upon hearing Yang Cheng's words.

"But Lord Devimon, we are Digimon of the dark forces, the Chosen Children, who were originally our enemies."

"So I said before that to be a villain with style, you need not only strength, but also brains."

You have some cleverness, but it's clearly not enough. Are we the only Digimon in the entire Digital World that belong to the dark forces?

Our island of Faluyi is just a small place. On the continent of Shaba, there are vampire beasts, and above that, the Dark Four Heavenly Kings.

Why not let the Chosen Ones do the work? Who says the first boss can't survive to the end?