Botamon goes berserk, SkullGreymon

Outside the Wind Dragon Ruins, a circle appeared. Next, two more circles appeared, indicating that two layers of the seal had been lifted.

"Jean, and Diluc's team succeeded as well. Paimon, let's go and meet them at the Wind Dragon Ruins," Lumine said.

"Okay."

Lumine, accompanied by Botamon and Paimon, returned to the Wind Dragon Ruins. Jean and the others had also arrived.

"All three have been activated, but why can't we enter?" Jean wondered.

"There's one more below, once it's activated, we should be able to enter," someone explained.

The group went to the lower level and activated the luminous mechanism. As soon as it was activated, they heard the sound of a dragon's roar. Then, the figure of Dvalin appeared in the sky.

" Dvalin has appeared!" exclaimed everyone.

They had come to the Wind Dragon Ruins to solve Dvalin's problem, after all.

"Now that Dvalin has appeared, let's go together!" Jean declared.

"Hopefully, after this, Dvalin will be restored to its former self," Lumine added.

With Venti's help, Jean, Diluc, Lumine, Botamon, and others were able to fly in the air.

"Attack the contaminated areas on Dvalin. Maybe that will awaken it. So, everyone, attack that spot!" Venti pointed out.

That spot was where Dvalin was contaminated with poisonous blood.

"But how do we attack from such a distance? And now we're in the air, we can't get close," Paimon exclaimed, grabbing Lumine's hair.

"Wait, Traveler, I'll take you there," Jean said, her eyes lighting up. She took out a Spatial Jump Pen from her pocket.

"Lumine, come closer to me. I'll take you there," Jean instructed.

Upon hearing Jean's words, Lumine approached her. Then, Jean drew a circle in the air with the Spatial Jump Pen.

"Lumine, go in. Be careful!" Jean said.

Because Lumine had the ability to cleanse Dvalin's poisoned blood, they needed Lumine's help.

"Okay."

Lumine nodded and entered the circle. The next moment, she appeared behind Dvalin.

"Wow, we really made it here, Lumine. Be careful!" Paimon said, surprised to find themselves on Dvalin's back.

"Paimon, hold on to me. Don't fly away. Leave the rest to me!" Lumine instructed.

Lumine nodded as elemental energy surged through her body. She struck the contaminated area on Dvalin's body.

"Roar.....!"

Pain surged through Dvalin's mind, causing it to roar in agony. Then, its whole body, along with Lumine, plummeted downward.

"Lumine!"

Jean, seeing this, looked worried. But at that moment, Venti manipulated the wind, allowing Lumine to land safely on the ground.

"Venti, I knew it. When I first arrived in Mondstadt, the mysterious person who helped me was you!" Lumine exclaimed.

"Hehe."

"Now is not the time for that. Dvalin has entered the ruins. Let's follow," Venti urged.

"Okay."

The group entered the ruins and saw Dvalin flying in the air.

"This way, we can fight Dvalin on equal terms. The best bard in the world is here to help," Venti proclaimed.

"But I have to warn you, Dvalin is sharp and dangerous, even after hundreds of years of neglect. So, everyone, be careful," Jean reminded.

Jean took on a protective role while Venti, Lumine, and Diluc launched attacks. However, battling Dvalin in the air proved to be challenging due to its constant flight. Their main firepower still relied on Venti. Dvalin roared at Venti and the others before the entire platform began to burn.

"Listen to the wind's whisper!"

Jean held the Windhawk Sword, creating a circle on the ground that protected Venti, Diluc, Paimon, Lumine, and others from the burning ground.

"Thank you, Jean."

"No problem. Just be careful."

Dvalin changed its target and attacked Jean.

"Jean, watch out!"

At that moment, Floral Pixie appeared, hiding behind Jean.

"Floral Cannon!"

Floral Pixie launched its cannon attack, but its power was insignificant compared to Dvalin's.

As Dvalin drew closer, Lumine became anxious. She jumped onto Dvalin's body and used her weapon to strike the area contaminated by poisonous blood.

"Roar!"

Dvalin roared in pain and started flying erratically with Lumine holding onto her weapon to prevent herself from being thrown off. Meanwhile, Botamon also launched its attack, but being weak, it had little effect.

"Lumine!"

"Venti, what do we do? Think of something quickly!" Paimon cried out, looking worried from below.

Paimon asked Venti for help, as they were all busy and needed assistance.

"Everyone, I'll take you up. Let's help the Traveler," Venti offered.

Venti brought Diluc and Jean to Dvalin's back.

"ahhhh...!" As soon as they arrived on Dvalin's back, Diluc launched an attack.

Walking in the darkness to bring forth light. The firelight shining in the distance during the quiet night heralds the dawn.

Flames erupted around Diluc as he repelled the enemies around him. He condensed the flames on his greatsword, unleashing a fiery bird that flew forward, dealing Pyro damage to enemies in its path.

"Lumine, are you okay?" Jean asked, rushing to Lumine's side and stabilizing her.

"Jean, I'm fine, but Dvalin is really powerful. With our current strength..."

"Yeah, with our current strength, we can't defeat it."

"We can only rely on Venti."

Jean understood that Dvalin was beyond their capabilities.

"Now that Dvalin is consumed by poisonous blood, it has become even stronger, and its temper has grown more violent."

"Traveler, we'll distract Dvalin and eliminate the poison. It's up to you," Venti said as he appeared on Dvalin's body, addressing Lumine.

"Alright, I'll take care of it," Lumine replied seriously.

As Jean and the others attacked Dvalin, Lumine carefully made her way towards the spot contaminated by poisonous blood. Walking on Dvalin's back was not as stable as walking on solid ground.

Dvalin, flying in the air, seemed to sense Lumine's intentions. Just as Lumine was about to get closer, Dvalin suddenly spewed a beam of light from its mouth.

"Lumine, run!" Jean shouted, seeing the incoming beam of light, but Lumine's face turned pale.

It was difficult to escape from such a close distance. If hit, even if she didn't die, she could be severely injured.

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In the next moment, a small figure stood in front of Lumine, blocking her. It was none other than Botamon! When Dvalin's attack hit Botamon, it let out a painful cry. Then its whole body fell to the ground.

"Botamon!" Lumine hurried over and held Botamon in her arms. Although Botamon was weak in strength, for Lumine, after spending time together, she had already considered Botamon her companion.

Now seeing Botamon get injured while blocking Dvalin's attack for her, Lumine felt deeply saddened.

"Ji..~" Botamon looked at Lumine and made a sound.

Just then, Dvalin launched another attack. Botamon, feeling Dvalin's attack, struggled to help Lumine once again. Unfortunately, it was too severely injured to get up.

"May the wind guide you." Just then, Venti, who usually slacks off, suddenly spoke.

He stepped forward and blocked Dvalin's attack. Then, he used the power of the wind element to heal Botamon's injuries. Jean and Diluc also stepped forward to resist Dvalin's attacks. Although Venti was one of the Seven Archons, due to fatigue and Dvalin's position as one of the Four Winds, its strength was not to be underestimated. Venti had to both withstand Dvalin's attacks and help heal Botamon at the same time.

"Yahaha!"Just then, disaster struck.

Behind Dvalin, an Abyss Mage appeared. It looked at Captain Jean and the others, who were resisting Dvalin's attacks, and swung its staff, attacking Lumine. Seeing an attack heading towards Lumine, Botamon, who was already weakened, endured the pain and then...

It let out a roar. A powerful beam of light appeared on Botamon's body. The next moment, Botamon's body began to change. Its body gradually grew larger. Its original black appearance disappeared at this moment. After the white light completely dissipated, Botamon body transformed into a white skeletal form, exuding an evil aura.

"Botamon?"

Lumine couldn't believe her eyes. Her companion had turned into this. And it emitted a terrifying presence.

In this dire situation, Botamon directly completed its fourth evolution and became SkullGreymon. It glanced at Lumine and let out a roar.

Then, it took a step forward and charged directly at Dvalin. Captain Jean and the others were shocked to witness this scene. On the platform, SkullGreymon leaped onto Dvalin's back. With a single claw strike, it knocked the Abyss Mage off.

Then, using its bone teeth, it bit into Dvalin's body.

"Ao!"

A surge of pain rushed through Dvalin's body, causing it to fly erratically in the air.

"Lumine... is that your Digimon, Botamon? How did it become like this?" Captain Jean returned to Lumine's side, confused.

"Captain Jean, I also don't know why Botamon ended up like this."

Lumine shook her head. She was unaware of the details of Botamon's transformation, and Takarou hadn't mentioned it either.

To find out, she would have to wait until after resolving the Dvalin situation and ask takarou.

SkullGreymon, now on Dvalin's body, was extremely temperamental, even more so than when Dvalin was contaminated by poisonous blood.

As a skeletal Digimon with only bones remaining, it was obsessed with battle and didn't care about the destruction of its own flesh. It continued to survive based on its fighting instincts.

At this moment, SkullGreymon had only one goal in its mind, which was to eliminate Dvalin. Then, SkullGreymon's spine fired its organic missile, "Blast Heartland." The missile hit Dvalin directly.

Dvalin was completely dumbfounded by this attack. Indeed, it was stunned. Overall, SkullGreymon's strength was still slightly inferior to Dvalin's. Even after undergoing multiple evolutions, it was still slightly weaker in terms of raw power.

However, with SkullGreymon's help, Venti and the others could make their next move. After all, Dvalin was now completely focused on dealing with SkullGreymon and couldn't be distracted to deal with them.

"Lumine, this can't go on. No matter what, we have to save Dvalin and your partner."

"Although I don't know why it ended up like this, we can't give up now."

"I'll take you up. Once you're up there, you need to clear the poisonous blood from Dvalin's body promptly. That's how Dvalin will recover."

"Paimon, it was dangerous just now, and now SkullGreymon is fighting Dvalin. At this moment, you still want Lumine to go up there. What if Lumine encounters danger?" Upon hearing Venti's words, Paimon couldn't help but speak up loudly.

She saw that scene just now and was scared. At this moment, Venti still wanted Lumine to go up there...

"Paimon, weren't we here to help Dvalin this time?"

"And Lumine's partner, even though we don't know exactly what happened, isn't it helping us now? So, while Dvalin is busy dealing with Lumine's partner, it's time for us to think of other solutions. Don't worry, I can focus on protecting Lumine now. So, Lumine, you don't have to worry."

After listening to Venti, Lumine looked up at the sky.

She pondered for a moment and said, "Venti, I'll leave it to you then."

"Lumine..."

"Paimon, I'll be fine. Don't worry."

Lumine pinched Paimon's little face and smiled at her.

"Lumine, I'll take you up there."

Captain Jean once again took out the Spatial Jump Pen and drew a circle in the air.

Then, Venti also acted and infused a large amount of wind elemental power into Lumine's body.

At that moment, Lumine felt her own strength grow significantly stronger.

"Honorable Knight, be careful."

"Don't worry, Captain Jean."

"Everyone, here I go." Lumine stepped into the circle drawn by the Spatial Jump Pen and entered it.

The next moment, her body appeared behind Dvalin, in the area contaminated by poisonous blood. This time, she didn't hesitate and used her own abilities to clear the poisonous blood from Dvalin's body.

There was no time for hesitation at this moment. As seconds and minutes passed, Lumine could still hear the sound of Dvalin and SkullGreymon clashing in her ears.

After a long time, Dvalin's eyes gradually cleared. Once it regained full clarity, it looked around in a daze. Just as it was about to contemplate the situation, SkullGreymon hammered its body directly.

"????" Dvalin looked at the skeletal creature with confusion, wondering what it was.

What is this? What kind of monster is this? Why is this monster attacking me?