Training

= Hopeful bump! =
Enigma wiped out his Widesword and went to work. His first slash managed to eliminate the weakest of the two, but, it didn't manage to hit the other two as they jumped out of the way. His second, third, and fourth slashed managed to connect though, but, they then attempted to hit Enigma, but, he dashed through them, deleting them on contact. Green mystery data drops from the remain trio's corpses. Unfortunately, his buster lock wouldn't go away...not just yet...

Heelnavileader: DELETED
HeelnaviA: DELETED
HeelnaviB: DELETED
HeelnaviC: DELETED
HeelnaviD: DELETED

Enigma: 105 (buster lock engaged! 1 Turn left. carries over to the next battle/thread)

Rock cubes are 1 move away
RockCubeA: DELETED
RockCubeB: 200
RockCubeC: 200
RockCubeD: 200
RockCubeE: 200

Rewards: 2500z
Enigma grinned widely before plunging wordlessly further into the Net, trying to get as much zenny as possible before the tournament started.

= Battle 6 please. =
Two hands float in front of Engima, open palmed as if to say STOP. Behind them sit three scattered Magtects, darting back and forth while keeping faced forward. A group of Eleballs sit in the very back. The floor is all metal. Brutal.

HandyA: 80
HandyB: 80
MagtectA: 90
MagtectB: 90
MagtectC: 90
EleballA: 80
EleballB: 80
EleballC: 80

Terrain: 100% Metal

Enigma: 105

Battle 6 Begin
Oh, look, another quickie, Ceres snorted as Enigma walked into the area. I really love Metal panels, too.

I'd actually prefer a battle that's harder so I can have an excuse to heal, replied Enigma coolly, crossing his arms as he surveyed the opposition. Looks like a job for... Zapring, Flameline, Heatshot? he suggested.

I'll send the Widesword and Dash for cleanup, Ceres agreed, meticulously slotting the chips in one after the other. We could use some more elemental chips in general.

Oh, yeah, I've got my eyes on those Bubblers for sale in Chad's BBS thread; those, with maybe a Boomerang and an Elecreel could really make our folder a lot stronger, Enigma plotted, equipping the first of his chips as he spoke. It's nice not having any elemental weaknesses, either.

Sure, Ceres chuckled. We probably can keep busting in SciLabs for the Elec chips, and then head back to Yumland for Wood ones.

Fair enough, Enigma replied, losing interest in conversation as he realized that the viruses could attack whenever they wanted to. Now that the Zapring had fully formed during his little chat, he aimed at the Handy closest to him. Not very smart; why make yourself a bigger target? Enigma frowned, thinking that the 'thou shalt not pass' message was rather impractical. Your loss, he shrugged, releasing the electrified ring and turning away to the Magtect group that was darting back and forth in the background as the projectile sped towards its target. Unsure of exactly how to hit all three at once, Enigma turned to Ceres and asked quizzically, think I should try to hit 'em on a diagonal?

Yeah, use the augmentation while you're at it, the operator agreed, giving a curt nod of approval.

Sounds good, nodded Enigma, looking to the Magtects with an air of determination. Strafing a bit to the left, Enigma held the Flameline aloft, trying to line it up so that it would make contact with all three of the elusive viruses. Standing stock-still once he'd reached what he deemed a diagonal angle, he held his breath and watched the viruses move. Once he'd caught hold of their pattern, Enigma began timing his shot, letting the pattern run once, twice, three times, before firing and watching the flames spew outwards towards the viruses, aided by his own data. Satisfied with this attack, he moved backwards a bit to target the Handy, equipping a Heatshot as he aimed his shot. Lining it up so that the Handy would be in front of the Magtects, he pulled the trigger of the cylindrical gun, sending even more fire towards the viruses.

Hot damn, laughed Ceres, these chips really do chop 'em up.

It was definitely worth trading in the NaviCust parts, agreed Enigma, equipping his most powerful chip with a wide grin slapped onto his face. Drawing the sword carefully as he moved towards the Eleballs, Enigma's eyes were already darting from left to right, calculating when the viruses would be in-line for the optimal strike. Winding the sword up behind him and to the left, Enigma lunged forwards with his right leg and followed through with his arm, making a neat slice along where the three Eleballs were floating, an audible slicing sound emanating from the sword as he activated his final chip. Leaping backwards and cutting his connections with the Fishy as he seemingly always did, Enigma backed up cautiously and defended himself with a data-shield. The Fishy made its runs through the area quickly and efficiently, and when it had made the maximum of five runs, it spontaneously exploded into bits of indigo data, leaving Enigma either alone or without friends.

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Enigma.EXE
HP: 105
1: Zapring1 > HandyA [40 [color=yellow]Elec[/color] DMG (x2), Stun]
2: Flameline1 > MagtectA, MagtectB, MagtectC [70 [color=red]Fire[/color] DMG (x2), up to 3 targets]
3: Heatshot1 > HandyB, Spread > Magtects? [40 [color=red]Fire[/color] DMG (x2), Spread1]
4: Widesword > EleballA, EleballB, EleballC [80 DMG, up to 3 targets]
5: Dash Attack > Anything left [90 DMG, Impact, up to 5 targets]

Data Influx: Ready!
Data Vampirism: Ready!
Data Solidification: Ready! (One turn left of buster lock)
Data Augmentation: Used with Flameline1.
Fluctuating Nature: Directed forwards.
= A bump, this be! =
[Only Elec does x2 on Metal panels, not Fire.]

The metal panels served their purpose quite nicely by jacking up the amperage on the Zapring. The empowered chip shocked the target Handy until only a smoking
crater was left.

But wait, there was some kind of barrier around the virus. It seemed to be made of static electricity. The moment the Zapring hit the Handy, a needle-thin bolt of lightning shot from the barrier, arced right over Enigma's shield, and hit him right on the forehead. It sent an unpleasant jolt through his body. Apparently, one of those Eleballs was responsible.

While Enigma had been busy nattering with Ceres and smashing up Handies, one of the Magtects swooped in and launched a doubly-powerful electric charge towards the Navi. His Fluctuating Nature smacked it aside. The Magtect looked positively dismayed -- at least, in the few seconds it had left to live before Enigma's Flameline tore it and its bretheren to ashes.

Another one of those lightning bolts shot out of nowhere and sent another zap through Enigma. The stupid things sure were getting annoying.

The Navi took a slice at the Eleballs, and managed to chop two of them into separate hemispheres. The last zipped out of the blade's way. There was no retaliatory lightning strike, so Enigma figured that he had deleted the one that had been generating the magnetic field. As a finishing blow, Enigma unloaded a DashAttack, which sent the last Handy flying but proved too inaccurate to bump off that Eleball.

It was Navi versus ball.

Who would win?

HandyA: DELETED!
HandyB: DELETED!
MagtectA: DELETED!
MagtectB: DELETED!
MagtectC: DELETED!
EleballA: DELETED!
EleballB: DELETED!
EleballC: 80 HP

Terrain: 100% Metal

Enigma.EXE: 85 HP
Give me everything, Enigma snarled. Having one virus left was never a satisfying feeling.

Sure, nodded Ceres, slotting in... well... everything! Enigma activated the first chip, an Areagrab, to warp off behind the Eleball before equipping a Bighammer and bringing it crashing down upon the virus' upper hemisphere. Darting backwards, he whipped both of his arms upwards, revealing two shotguns embedded in both wrists. Firing them separately in a motion very similar to that of artillery, Enigma finished off his onslaught with a Wideshot, not really in the mood to even watch the watery data speed off towards the virus when he fired it.

The tournament's starting soon, we should probably get ready, Ceres reminded Enigma, who deigned not to respond.

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Enigma.EXE
HP: 85
1: Areagrab > Behind Eleball
2: Bighammer1 > Eleball [160 DMG, Breaking, Impact]
3: Shotgun > Eleball [50 DMG, Spread1]
4: Shotgun > Eleball [50 DMG, Spread1]
5: Wideshot > Eleball [60 [color=blue]Aqua[/color] DMG, 3 Targets]
Canst thou sayeth "overkill"?

By the time Enigma had finished, all that remained of the Eleball was a big crater full of water. The Shotgun blasts had busted a couple of cracks in the crater's bottom, through which the water dribbled out and vanished into the abyss.

HandyA: DELETED!
HandyB: DELETED!
MagtectA: DELETED!
MagtectB: DELETED!
MagtectC: DELETED!
EleballA: DELETED!
EleballB: DELETED!
EleballC: DELETED!

Terrain: 95% Metal, 5% Sea

Enigma.EXE: 85 HP

[[b]VICTORY ASSURED![/b]]

Enigma scores: 880z!
Enigma jacked out promptly after grabbing his data, ready to do some background research on this Miyu navi.

= Jackout. =