It’s not named yet (future episodes will confirm it as a servant of Millenniumon), but the implication is clear: Phantomon was a gatekeeper , not the main boss. The ghost was delaying them. The real darkness is still coming.
Mimi, ever the optimist, tries to lighten the mood, suggesting they look for a "cute seafood restaurant." Joe, the pragmatist and neurotic worrier, immediately calculates their food supply and warns of the "statistically high probability of ghost-type Digimon in abandoned ports." His paranoia, played for laughs in earlier episodes, here becomes unnervingly prophetic. Digimon Adventure -2020- Episode 39
The source reveals itself: (Perfect level, Ghost type). Unlike previous antagonists who announce themselves with roars or boasts, Phantomon floats silently, its rusted lantern swinging. When it speaks, it’s a raspy whisper: "Light… attracts… the lost." It’s not named yet (future episodes will confirm