The bug screeches and charges forward, instantly getting caught in Kunemon’s web. Its wings flap fast enough to fill the room with a powerful drone. The electric attacks are drawn to its horn instead of its body, and when it’s had enough, Kabuterimon screeches and fires its retribution.

”ELECTRO SHOCKER!”

The bolt tears across the room and incinerates several shelves worth of precious data, sending up warning bells and prompting the lights to flash ominously.

“What the hell is that?!” Liza yells.

“Wild Digimon! I recognise it!” Ryan cries.

Porcupamon steps in front of you. You shove his back gently, sending him to help the others by the door. More Digimon are filing in intermittently—the feeding frenzy outside has extended to the deepest point of the scanning station.

You don’t recognise a lot of the species. There are pink birds, armless blue reptiles, and plant Digimon who are diving for shelves indiscriminately. They don’t seem fully coordinated either. Kabuterimon stops his fight with Kaus Gammamon to pull a Digimon out of a pitfall trap and bite its head off. The Dragon Man eyes him warily, waiting to see if his next move is directed at his allies, before flying in and kicking the beetle in the side of the head when it goes for Otamamon.

“Keep them off me!” Wind demands.

Porcupamon uses his bulk to guard the entrance, while the smaller Rookies hang around the leader and protect him. His own partner is engaged in an aerial battle. Your download is almost done, and you'll be able to help the moment it is. Since you've already spent your time downloading it, you can move on as soon as it's done.

The file is encrypted. You’ve only managed to strip away the first layer to reveal its name, and several random images:

OOPART: