Man 'n Machine

+4 FXP

The two navis continued along Electown Net and came to a curious sight. Magnetic terrain surrounded a strip of Solar panels in the middle of a road. Floating above the Solar panels were three boxes with question marks emblazoned all over. Underneath the boxes was a Bunny, hopping back and forth. Wandering around on the Magnet terrain was a Billy, with its electrically charged lightning rod arms.

A pair of rumbling flames off to the west signaled giant metalic mouths rushing in to terrorize, including the boing, boing of a pogo stick virus.

Another earthly rumble came up from behind as their way back was cut off by a tank.

Finally, to the east, a Scarecrow seemed to materialize on the only patch of metal left here, anchoring to the ground. It began to bob and weave along with a multi-tiered cactus creature that shuffled up beside it. It got stuck to the Magnetic terrain and so was almost as immobile as the Scarecrow. Finally, the roar of an engine up in the sky to the east signaled a diving FighterPlane.

-- Viruses --
BunnyBunny (Bunny)

Bunny viruses move by hopping. They are adept at jumping, and can reach higher terrain or hop onto objects with ease. They are also very good at dodging, and are treated as having Haste (+10%) for Evasion purposes only at all times. Omega Bunny has double Haste (+20%). These effects cannot be removed except by Glitch. They attack by launching a ZapRing from their ears.

Area: ACDC, SciLab, Electown, Dentech

HP: 50
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Stun1
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Hops around randomly before lining up a shot and firing.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): ZapRing1, Zenny
Special: Slightly better dodges.: 50 HP [Solar] [Under QuestionBoxB] [North]
BillyBilly (Billy)

Billy viruses move and dodge at average rates. They attack by shooting electricity from their lightning-rod-like arms, either in the form of a homing thunderball or a pair of lightning bolts. They cannot attack while moving.

Area: SciLab, Electown, Netopia

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Elec + Stun 1 + Homing
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Generates a Thunderball, and fires it at the enemy. The thunderball travels slowly, but it homes in on the target. Causes stun on contact
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Seeking x 2 targets.
Secondary Accuracy: B
Secondary Description: Fires a lightning bolt from each lightning rod arm that pierces Invis. It cannot target the same enemy with both bolts.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Thunder1, ThunderBeam1 (Rare), Zenny: 80 HP [Magnet] [North]

VolgearVolgear (Volgear)

This virus family is positively deadly when fighting on Furnace Terrain, to the point where the players are at a severe disadvantage. Unless you just have it in for the player, try not to combine the two very often. I'm serious about this. -Pally

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Fire + Wide Attack + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: Fries enemy with a firewall that bursts suddenly from the ground.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Fire + Group Attack + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: D
Secondary Attack Description: Fries the enemy with a marching line of fire pillars.
Element: Fire
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): FlameLine1, FireTower1, Zenny A: 80 HP [Normal] [West]
VolgearVolgear (Volgear)

This virus family is positively deadly when fighting on Furnace Terrain, to the point where the players are at a severe disadvantage. Unless you just have it in for the player, try not to combine the two very often. I'm serious about this. -Pally

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Fire + Wide Attack + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: Fries enemy with a firewall that bursts suddenly from the ground.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Fire + Group Attack + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: D
Secondary Attack Description: Fries the enemy with a marching line of fire pillars.
Element: Fire
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): FlameLine1, FireTower1, Zenny B: 80 HP [Normal] [West]
PogoJackPogoJack (PogoJack)

A virus that looks like a green/blue/pink/red/orange/yellow/black jackhammer and moves across the net cracking the earth with its ever-activated pile-driver. Two arms with gloves hands extend up from the sides and hold its own handle. A silly face adorns the front with an angry scowl.

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, NetVegas

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 x 2 Drop Attack + Break + Impact + Movement
Attack Accuracy: C
Attack Description: PogoJack jumps a short distance into the air and then comes down on a target, hammering them with its piledriver.
Element: Normal
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): PileDriver1, Zenny
Special: Whenever this virus moves, the next panel it lands on becomes cracked. This virus does not break cracked panels it lands on, but breaks them when it moves away.: 80 HP [Normal] [West]

CatackCatack (Catack)

Catacks move at a slow rate and their dodges are generally bad. They can, however, attack in any direction while moving or attempting to dodge.

Area: SciLab, Electown, Dentech, Beach, Hades Isle

HP: 120
Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Null + Panel Crack + Blast2
Attack Accuracy: B
Attack Description: Blasts enemy with TankCannon.
Element: None.
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): TankCannon1, Zenny
Special: May Move/Dodge while attacking.
Special: Slow: 120 HP [Slow] [Normal] [South]

ScarecrowScarecrow (Scarecrow)

Scarecrow attack every action, if able. Every time they attack, they recover HP equal to their attack power regardless of whether or not they hit anything. This virus type also has the rare ability to absorb Elec element damage as healing for the same amount. They are immune to any status effects associated with Elec element damage/attacks. Scarecrows are anchored to the ground, and thus enjoy the effects of SuperArmor. Scarecrow are never encountered underground or indoors.

Area: Electown, Dentech, NAXA

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Piercing + Recover20
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Conducts thunder, healing itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): DollThunder1, Zenny
Special: Immobile.
Special: SuperArmor: Immunity to Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and similar effects.
Special: Lightning Rod: This virus absorbs Elec attacks as Healing.: 100 HP [Anchored, SuperArmor] [Metal] [East]
CactyCacty (Cacty)

When a Cacty virus attacks, it creates two damage zones: the body and the head. Touching either the body or the head will cause damage to the player, but only the head is used as an actual attack. Cacty virus bodies are 50% resistant to all forms of damage except Fire. There is no defense piercing that bypasses this effect except the Fire Element. This effect applies only to the body of the virus, as the head of the virus sustains full damage as normal.

Area: ACDC, Electown, Okuden Valley

HP: 70
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Wood per hit + Act-Shot + Ground Attack
Attack Accuracy: C
Attack Description: Throws its head at opponents. When it hits something, it bounces backwards one space, then tried to bounce forward again. When the cactus ball reaches the edge of the field, it appears again on the virus. This attack is stopped by objects.
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): CactusBall1, Zenny
Special: Act-Shot: This attack may hit each target a number of times equal to the virus' max actions per turn, but the virus may only attack once per turn.
Special: Divided: This virus has two Hit Zones when attacking. Both may sustain damage from a single attack as if they were separate targets. Damage is cumulative.: 70 HP [Magnet] [East]
FighterPlaneFighterPlane (FighterPlane)

FighterPlanes attack and move at the same time, but dodge separately. FighterPlanes pick a target, then fly towards it while firing their guns each action until they either ram the target or pass it by. After this, they dodge once while selecting a target again (it can be the same target). They then repeat the attack cycle. FighterPlanes try to avoid physical contact with Terrain or Objects, and higher versions may attempt to dodge incoming attacks during their attack run.

Area: Electown, Dentech

HP: 140
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Null x 4 shots (Guns)
Primary Attack Accuracy: A
Primary Attack Description: Strafes target with gunfire.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Null x 2 shots (Guns)/ 10 Null + Impact (Ram)
Secondary Attack Accuracy: A / D
Secondary Attack Description: Fires guns while trying to kamikaze the target. Will break off this attack if the target is obstructed or vanishes from sight.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): AirRaid1, Zenny
Special: Flying.: 140 HP [OmniShoes] [High Altitude] [East]

-- Navis --
Critias.EXE: 150 HP [Normal]
Scourge.EXE: 170 HP [Normal]

-- Terrain --
50% Normal

• No effects.

5% Metal

• Cannot be Broken or Cracked except with Geddon/PanelShot, cannot be Burrowed into.
• Elec attacks: +100% Source Damage.
• 100 Damage Aqua attacks: Change terrain hit to Cracked.
• 100 Damage Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Furnace.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Break.

15% Solar

• Elec Elementals get +5 HP/action.
• Wood attacks: +100% Source Damage, change terrain hit to Cracked.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Stun1.

30% Magnet

• Non-Elec Elementals get -30% Evasion, and 50% (+/- 25% RP) chance to fail movement off the panel.
• Only Elec Elementals can burrow.
• Wood attacks: Change terrain hit to Normal.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Seeking.

-- Objects --
QuestionBoxA: 40 HP [FloatShoes] [solar] [Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]
QuestionBoxB: 40 HP [FloatShoes] [Solar] [Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]
QuestionBoxC: 40 HP [FloatShoes] [Solar] [Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]

-- Battle 2 Ready? Start!! --

As the towering bat circled about Scourge, laughing and mocking her, and spouting some absurd nonsense with terms she didn't understand, Scourge bared her teeth in a clear wide-grinned grimace. Her eye twitched incessantly, as she tried to hold herself back from outright slugging the annoying Navi, while her bindings tightened about her in response to her tension. There was still time for her to simply walk away. She never wanted to meet anyone; all she asked for was a nice quick session of wanton viral destruction after being rudely woken up by a bad dream. She certainly didn't need some strange Navi talking down to her with terms she couldn't even understand. What even was an "NSD Navi", and what did being a "tsundere" have to do with it? It didn't help that the Navi seemed to like to flip between vocal tones in a confusing manner.

In the real world, Sofia was still as confused as her Navi was, with no more of a clue about the strange Navi's ramblings. As it seemed like Scourge was keeping quiet, she assumed that the Navi was in trouble of some sort, and resolved to try to help on her own. Then, out of the corner of her screen, she saw something that, to her, confirmed her lingering suspicions. "!! Viruses!" she whispered to herself. This Navi could have been someone from before she lost her memory, setting her up for an ambush. Thus, there was only one thing to do. "I gotta help her!"

Meanwhile, in the Electown network, Scourge's barely-restrained ire was interrupted when she heard the sound of something clattering nearby. Glancing towards the source of the noise, she noticed her operator pouring out the chips from her folder in front of her with a serious expression on her face, looking at them one by one frantically. Wondering why she was doing so only took her a moment, as she noticed the viruses around them creeping in one at a time. Two grew to four, to six, to nine. Suddenly, she felt one, two, three Battlechips asserting themselves in her processing queue; Sofia had already started slotting them in without having to refer to her. Awed briefly by how fast her operator was learning, Scourge caught herself. She had to focus on the present. Scanning the area, she narrowed her eyes as they darted about between the viruses and the stalker Navi currently circling her. Was she going to have to deal with them simultaneously, she wondered.

That question was asked swiftly when Critias swooped in and wrapped his long tail around her waist, saying something about an ambush. Unfortunately, she had no intention of even listening to a word that was said after that. "GET OFF ME!!" she growled in fury, as her fist launched into a straight uppercut, imbued with one of the chips that had been given to her by Sofia. The punch, while not being much of any help in dealing any damage, would infect anyone it came into contact with a debilitating weakness. As she had lost her sense of pain, she was unable to determine whether the punch connected, but she was quick in getting herself out of the bind regardless. A sudden burst of wind would engulf Scourge as her bandages rapidly extended to cover her in a shroud of wrappings, before they collapsed inwards into thin air--Scourge had vanished.

High in the air, a whirlwind of cloth erupted out of nowhere, revealing Scourge in freefall, with a massive black sphere above her. She brought her hand down, and the BlackBomb sphere launched itself rapidly towards the eastern group of viruses, while she herself fell down towards terra firma. Thankfully, the last chip that Sofia had given her would help with that as well. The ground directly beneath her split open abruptly, revealing a tall totem statue that shot up towards the sky next to one of the viruses. As she touched down on top of its uppermost head, its bottom-most face rapidly rotated itself towards the BlackBomb, and breathed out a plume of fire towards it in order to light up the battlefield. Standing on the Totem, she looked down towards the rest of those on the ground on the Electown crossing with a serious-looking frown.

// Summary
[Sc.*] Sig: Reinforced Linens: 20 HP Casing @ Self
[Sc.1] Sub: Debuff (Chip: Aqua+20Status: Aqua Element UP 20, Stackable
Accuracy: S
Description: Adds 20 Damage to all hits of an Aqua Element attack chip, before any external environment-related or target-related damage modifiers apply.
Duration: Once
Element: Aqua
Trader Rank: D): Attack-20 @ Critias
[Sc.2] Sig: Shadowstep: Teleport @ Above Western Viruses, far enough out of Blast4 range from Eastern Viruses
[Sc.3] Chip: BlackBomb1HP: 50
Properties: Heavy, StoneBody
Object Damage: 10 + Impact + Break
Damage Method: Throw, Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 120 Fire + Blast 4
Accuracy: S
Description: Throws a bomb that detonates if hit with fire, damaging a large area. Rare
Duration: Until hit with fire, destroyed, or end of battle
Element: Fire
Trader Rank: C: 50HP Heavy StoneBody Object: (120 + Blast4 + Self-Destruct): On-Hit-Fire (Acc: S) @ Eastern Viruses
[Sc.4] Chip: Totem1HP: 100
Properties: Anchored, Element Shift
Object Damage: 100 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 100 Fire + Line Attack (3) / Healing 50
Accuracy: A / S
Description: Summons a Totem to breath fire and heal you. Attacks once per turn, and switches faces when hit.
Duration: 3 turns, or until destroyed.
Element: Fire / Wood
Special: Element Shift: This Object alternates between Fire element when Attacking and Wood element when Healing.
Trader Rank: D: 100HP Anchored Element-Shift Object, 3-Turn: 100 + Line Attack (3) / Recover 50 (Acc: A / S) @ Under self, targeting PogoJack, BlackBomb (Teleport: Acc+)

Critias swiftly dodged the punch, assisted by his NetOp. "looks like she doesn't want to listen to you."
Critias scoffed. "Tch. I try to warn her and I get punched in the face. "

Yusaku shrugged. "Eh, You can't be friends with everyone. Deal with these viruses and then we'll let them do their own thing. There's no reason to worry if we're just going to be an annoyance.

"Right. Battle Routine, Execute."

Critias's defensive systems flared to life, his scales hardening and a barrier popping out. Thanks to the unruly little undead he had to take extra care. "If she does it again I'm snapping her in two like a twig."
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Action 1: Dodge
Action 2: 20Hp Casing
Action 3: 20Hp Barrier.

With the sight of fresh viruses approaching, it seemed as though Scourge didn't take too kindly to the condescension from the other navi... her first reaction to the uninvited physical contact was to slap her theoretical busting partner with a nasty debuff that sapped a good portion of strength from his limbs, and move free of him. It seemed she was taking the sarcastic challenge of dealing with the fight herself somewhat seriously now...

Independent of each other, the pair raised defences, while the Bunny hopped directly upwards, bumping the block above it with the tops of its ears. A chime sounded from the solar panels, before the spinning question mark disappeared and the bock jumped up another foot in the air on its own, before settling back. Something that vaguely looked like a stylised red flower sprouted from the top of the box, and the bunny seemed fascinated by what it had discovered.

The Billy virus was less impressed and more focused on the pair of navis that had shown up, sending two lances of electricity towards them. Its main focused seemed to be on the large bat-like navi, who looked the more immediately intimidating of the pair, but Critias dodged away from the bold easily enough. The second zap missed Scourge by a wide margin without her needing to avoid it at all, which was fortunate, as her focus was on other things at that moment anyway.

As she made her plans quickly, the Catack trundled forward, curving around them in a wide arc as it drew into the centre of the area and launched a bomb. Its treads hit the edge of the magnet a moment later, however, and it stopped still, stuck. The bomb landed between Critias and Scourge, or rather, between Critias, and where Scourge had previously been; as the blast send spider-web cracks through the ground underneath them, Critias wore the attack on his barrier without harm, and Scourge had teleported away in the nick of time.

She appeared above the Volgears on the western side of the area, and they both turned in place at her sudden arrival. The pair immediately blasted flames up at her, but one acted a bit too pre-emptively, and she navi hadn't reached the ground yet before its fires were spent, while the other didn't quite manage to line up her dropping trajectory well enough, and the flame column erupted just a hair's breadth to the left of where she actually landed.

Unable to see what was going on between the columns of flame, the scarecrow opted to face itself towards the bat-navi instead, and called a small bolt of lightning onto itself, which it redirected outwards towards critias in a sizzling line. It shattered his armoured casing, but fortunately left the navi himself unhurt.

The next stage of Scourge's plan involved summoning her intimidating black bomb near the clustered group of viruses across the field from her, carefully judging the range as best she could. The FighterPlane seemed to recognise the threat this represented and dived on Scourge, swinging low to strafe her with its guns. Scourge herself was in the process of summoning her next tool, and though most of the tracer shots would have been accurate, only two of them actually connected with her, as she rose up on her familiar totem, away from the line of fire. The plane saw the totem's leering face and tried to bank away, but the fire erupted from its mouth a moment later and scorched through the plane, as well as incinerating the pogo stick, which had looked like it was about to try to pile-drive both Scourge and her tower. More importantly, the flames passed by the now-central Catack, just barely, and instead managed to lick at the casing of her bomb.

The result was predictable, and excessively loud. The explosion engulfed the entire eastern side of the area, and much of the central space between the virus groups as well. Of the Scarecrow and Cacty, nothing was left. The Catack, too, was caught in the range, as was the Fighter, its tail destroyed by the edge of the blast wave, sending it crashing into the ground not far from the base of Scourge's totem.

-=Viruses=-
BunnyBunny (Bunny)

Bunny viruses move by hopping. They are adept at jumping, and can reach higher terrain or hop onto objects with ease. They are also very good at dodging, and are treated as having Haste (+10%) for Evasion purposes only at all times. Omega Bunny has double Haste (+20%). These effects cannot be removed except by Glitch. They attack by launching a ZapRing from their ears.

Area: ACDC, SciLab, Electown, Dentech

HP: 50
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Stun1
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Hops around randomly before lining up a shot and firing.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): ZapRing1, Zenny
Special: Slightly better dodges.: 50Hp [Solar][Under QuestionBoxB][Looking at Fire Flower][North]
BillyBilly (Billy)

Billy viruses move and dodge at average rates. They attack by shooting electricity from their lightning-rod-like arms, either in the form of a homing thunderball or a pair of lightning bolts. They cannot attack while moving.

Area: SciLab, Electown, Netopia

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Elec + Stun 1 + Homing
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Generates a Thunderball, and fires it at the enemy. The thunderball travels slowly, but it homes in on the target. Causes stun on contact
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Seeking x 2 targets.
Secondary Accuracy: B
Secondary Description: Fires a lightning bolt from each lightning rod arm that pierces Invis. It cannot target the same enemy with both bolts.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Thunder1, ThunderBeam1 (Rare), Zenny: 80Hp [Magnet][North]

VolgearVolgear (Volgear)

This virus family is positively deadly when fighting on Furnace Terrain, to the point where the players are at a severe disadvantage. Unless you just have it in for the player, try not to combine the two very often. I'm serious about this. -Pally

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Fire + Wide Attack + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: Fries enemy with a firewall that bursts suddenly from the ground.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Fire + Group Attack + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: D
Secondary Attack Description: Fries the enemy with a marching line of fire pillars.
Element: Fire
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): FlameLine1, FireTower1, Zenny A: 80Hp [Normal][West]
VolgearVolgear (Volgear)

This virus family is positively deadly when fighting on Furnace Terrain, to the point where the players are at a severe disadvantage. Unless you just have it in for the player, try not to combine the two very often. I'm serious about this. -Pally

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Fire + Wide Attack + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: Fries enemy with a firewall that bursts suddenly from the ground.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Fire + Group Attack + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: D
Secondary Attack Description: Fries the enemy with a marching line of fire pillars.
Element: Fire
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): FlameLine1, FireTower1, Zenny B: 80Hp [Normal][West]
PogoJackPogoJack (PogoJack)

A virus that looks like a green/blue/pink/red/orange/yellow/black jackhammer and moves across the net cracking the earth with its ever-activated pile-driver. Two arms with gloves hands extend up from the sides and hold its own handle. A silly face adorns the front with an angry scowl.

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, NetVegas

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 x 2 Drop Attack + Break + Impact + Movement
Attack Accuracy: C
Attack Description: PogoJack jumps a short distance into the air and then comes down on a target, hammering them with its piledriver.
Element: Normal
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): PileDriver1, Zenny
Special: Whenever this virus moves, the next panel it lands on becomes cracked. This virus does not break cracked panels it lands on, but breaks them when it moves away.: DELETED

CatackCatack (Catack)

Catacks move at a slow rate and their dodges are generally bad. They can, however, attack in any direction while moving or attempting to dodge.

Area: SciLab, Electown, Dentech, Beach, Hades Isle

HP: 120
Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Null + Panel Crack + Blast2
Attack Accuracy: B
Attack Description: Blasts enemy with TankCannon.
Element: None.
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): TankCannon1, Zenny
Special: May Move/Dodge while attacking.
Special: Slow: DELETED

ScarecrowScarecrow (Scarecrow)

Scarecrow attack every action, if able. Every time they attack, they recover HP equal to their attack power regardless of whether or not they hit anything. This virus type also has the rare ability to absorb Elec element damage as healing for the same amount. They are immune to any status effects associated with Elec element damage/attacks. Scarecrows are anchored to the ground, and thus enjoy the effects of SuperArmor. Scarecrow are never encountered underground or indoors.

Area: Electown, Dentech, NAXA

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Piercing + Recover20
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Conducts thunder, healing itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): DollThunder1, Zenny
Special: Immobile.
Special: SuperArmor: Immunity to Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and similar effects.
Special: Lightning Rod: This virus absorbs Elec attacks as Healing.: DELETED
CactyCacty (Cacty)

When a Cacty virus attacks, it creates two damage zones: the body and the head. Touching either the body or the head will cause damage to the player, but only the head is used as an actual attack. Cacty virus bodies are 50% resistant to all forms of damage except Fire. There is no defense piercing that bypasses this effect except the Fire Element. This effect applies only to the body of the virus, as the head of the virus sustains full damage as normal.

Area: ACDC, Electown, Okuden Valley

HP: 70
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Wood per hit + Act-Shot + Ground Attack
Attack Accuracy: C
Attack Description: Throws its head at opponents. When it hits something, it bounces backwards one space, then tried to bounce forward again. When the cactus ball reaches the edge of the field, it appears again on the virus. This attack is stopped by objects.
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): CactusBall1, Zenny
Special: Act-Shot: This attack may hit each target a number of times equal to the virus' max actions per turn, but the virus may only attack once per turn.
Special: Divided: This virus has two Hit Zones when attacking. Both may sustain damage from a single attack as if they were separate targets. Damage is cumulative.: DELETED
FighterPlaneFighterPlane (FighterPlane)

FighterPlanes attack and move at the same time, but dodge separately. FighterPlanes pick a target, then fly towards it while firing their guns each action until they either ram the target or pass it by. After this, they dodge once while selecting a target again (it can be the same target). They then repeat the attack cycle. FighterPlanes try to avoid physical contact with Terrain or Objects, and higher versions may attempt to dodge incoming attacks during their attack run.

Area: Electown, Dentech

HP: 140
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Null x 4 shots (Guns)
Primary Attack Accuracy: A
Primary Attack Description: Strafes target with gunfire.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Null x 2 shots (Guns)/ 10 Null + Impact (Ram)
Secondary Attack Accuracy: A / D
Secondary Attack Description: Fires guns while trying to kamikaze the target. Will break off this attack if the target is obstructed or vanishes from sight.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): AirRaid1, Zenny
Special: Flying.: DELETED

-=Navis=-
Critias.EXE: 150Hp [Cracked][Barrier/Casing Broken!][Debuff: -20 All Attacks]
Scourge.EXE: 170Hp [On Totem][Casing Broken]

-=Terrain=-
40% Normal

• No effects.

5% Metal

• Cannot be Broken or Cracked except with Geddon/PanelShot, cannot be Burrowed into.
• Elec attacks: +100% Source Damage.
• 100 Damage Aqua attacks: Change terrain hit to Cracked.
• 100 Damage Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Furnace.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Break.

15% Solar

• Elec Elementals get +5 HP/action.
• Wood attacks: +100% Source Damage, change terrain hit to Cracked.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Stun1.

30% Magnet

• Non-Elec Elementals get -30% Evasion, and 50% (+/- 25% RP) chance to fail movement off the panel.
• Only Elec Elementals can burrow.
• Wood attacks: Change terrain hit to Normal.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Seeking.

10% Cracked

• Changes to Broken when stepped on, chance to fall in when triggered.
• Burrow: Change terrain to Broken, Null 50 to burrower.
• Panel Crack attacks, >100 Damage Break/Impact/Drop attacks: Change terrain hit to Broken.
• PanelShot: Splash1.

-=Objects=-
QuestionBoxA: 40Hp [FloatShoes][solar][Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]
QuestionBoxB: 40Hp [FloatShoes][Solar][Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.][Has been hit; now sports some kind of red flower on top of it]
QuestionBoxC: 40Hp [FloatShoes][Solar][Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]

Totem: 100Hp [Anchored][Damage Mode: Fire element][West, between the Volgears]

Critias wobbled aroud. "F-fuck...Yu, I can't move right. That bitch is so gonna get it if she does this again."

Suddenly, the bat wyvern's body stiffened. "Calm down now. It just means I will have to fight in your place. Might not be 100% optimal, but I'm sure you'll move better when piloted. Plus, I get to test how the FullBody Feedback Suit reacts while under stress."

Critias simply noded and went limp, his netop now controlling the bat's body. "Sorry. You know how it is. I get more feral at night if I don't keep myself in check all the time."

The bat, rather...Yusaku, sprung westbound to pull off another sonic blast. For Yusaku this was a whole new experience. With the costume he invented he could feel what it was like to be in Critias' paws, which meant that he too felt the sting of pain of the debuff. But it was fine, he had set some pain inhibitors on his navi. While pain always revealed itself to be a useful tool, with a navi it could be made so it would not get to debilitating levels. Now he was Critias,and he had to be careful. This was a real battle, and they were at a disadvantage. He needed to move swiftly to avoid deletion.

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Action 1: Dodge
Action 2: [Chip=Shotgun] at Wesbound viruses.
Action 3: Dodge

The combined firepower of the BlackBomb as well as the Totem brought a satisfied grin to Scourge's face, with the light of the flames reflecting off of her eye. The wrappings that had protected her from stray attacks were slightly torn up, but they were quick to repair themselves, and she was once again at full fighting power. An oddity in the form of a red flower caught her eye briefly atop the question marked-box, but her attention was directed elsewhere when the smoke cleared, as she saw that the attacks had been quite successful, wiping out over half of the battlefield's enemies. "Heh, heh. Alright, not bad. Not bad at all. Good chips, Sofia," she chuckled, looking quite elated as she turned towards the private feed's screen next to her.

"Thank goodness..." said Sofia in relief, though worry still painted her face as she looked past Scourge, towards the towering bat that was a little further out. "What about that guy, though? I sent you those chips because I was afraid that he was going to hurt you or something, but... it looks like he's not doing anything."

Scourge turned towards the other Navi, who seemed to be weathering the indiscriminate virus attacks relatively well, but was otherwise looking a little weak; her uppercut earlier was working its intended effect. Still, while she had done so half out of impulsive rage, Sofia's insight did seem to be paying off, as it looked like he wasn't directing any attacks towards her. Perched atop the towering Totem pole, Scourge was amused at the reversal of who was looking down at the other. "Yeah, it looks like he's just trying to keep himself out of firing range of the viruses. Guess I kind of did a number on him," she said, her eyes narrowing at the sight of Critias's figure, as she saw his defenses going down on both counts.

"I kind of feel bad for him now..." murmured Sofia. "Maybe he was just trying to help?"

Scourge's expression darkened. "I don't need help from someone who looks down on me like that. If it's someone like that Martia girl, who I can fight with side by side, then I'm fine with it," she said, as she turned back towards the remaining viruses, standing tall against them. Her lips didn't move as the private link read from her thoughts, while she gave her operator a glance from the side. "If he thinks I'm all that weak, then he can feel free to see me prove him wrong."

Finding herself at a loss for words at first, Sofia only nodded quickly with a determined face. "Okay. I'm with you."

A small sense of camaraderie came over Scourge as she displayed a brief smirk, before she turned her attention back towards the viruses. "Give me the CornShot and the Synapse... and the MachineGun, just to be sure," she said. Sofia's response was quick, and Scourge raised her hand against the far group of viruses towards the north before the chips had even fully loaded. A green swirl of energy began to encircle her wrist rapidly, before coalescing into a solenoid of energy in front of her palm. The energy ejected itself towards the Billy, and Scourge turned her attention down towards the Volgears at the foot of her Totem pole.

Its face was already about ready to breathe out its plume of fire yet again, but Scourge was ready to preempt it, loading up the Synapse into her systems. A small headache overtook her, as arcs of electricity crackled out from her temples, before leaping out from them as a singular white bolt, worth several million volts. Throughout this, she kept an eye out for any stragglers from the four viruses remaining, and didn't lower her arm just yet. The swirl of energy began to manifest itself once again around her wrist, but this time in a cluster of several smaller bandages rapidly encircling her hand--they would only be released once she found any more survivors.

// Summary
[Sc.*] Sig: Reinforced Linens: 20 HP Casing @ Self
[Sc.1] Chip: CornShot1Damage: 50 + Trick-Shot Spread 1
Accuracy: A / A
Description: Fires a smart-bomb tipped bullet that explodes and fires a second shot that auto-targets the nearest enemy.
Duration: Once
Element: Wood
Special: Trick Shot Spread: Automatically aims and spreads damage at one enemy nearest the point of impact. Can shoot around corners and bank off walls, floors, etc.
Trader Rank: D: 50 + Trick-Shot Spread 1 (Acc: A / A) @ Billy/Bunny (Vs. Element: Wood+50)
[Sc.2] Act: Look down at Volgears: Take Aim
[Sc.3] Chip: Synapse1Damage: 80 + Piercing + Chain 2
Accuracy: B
Description: Produces a powerful ray through sheer force of thought, which arcs towards nearby enemies when it hits a target.
Duration: Once
Element: Elec
Special: Chain 2: This attack, upon striking a target, may change directions towards a new target. This may be done up to 2 times in one attack.
Trader Rank: D: 80 + Piercing + Chain 2 (Acc: B) @ Volgear A/B (Take Aim: Acc+)
[Sc.4] Chip: MachineGun1Damage: (30 x 9 Shots) + Spray Fire
Accuracy: D
Description: Creates a machine gun that fires 9 shots at a single enemy. While inaccurate, its missed shots are capable of hitting others.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Spray Fire: If a shot from this attack misses its primary target, it has a chance to hit something near the enemy instead of completely missing. Good RP increases the chance of triggering this effect.
Trader Rank: D: (30 x 9 Shots) + Spray Fire (Acc: D) @ Any surviving viruses

[Sc.*] Act: Totem1HP: 100
Properties: Anchored, Element Shift
Object Damage: 100 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 100 Fire + Line Attack (3) / Healing 50
Accuracy: A / S
Description: Summons a Totem to breath fire and heal you. Attacks once per turn, and switches faces when hit.
Duration: 3 turns, or until destroyed.
Element: Fire / Wood
Special: Element Shift: This Object alternates between Fire element when Attacking and Wood element when Healing.
Trader Rank: D: Attack @ Any surviving viruses

Critias dodges as Scourge wraps herself in more linen and launched a bolt of green energy at the Billy. It misses the Billy but then explodes and sends a bolt at the Bunny. The Bunny was still so fascinated by the flower that it is tagged by the bolt and deleted.

Critias sends a sonic blast at the Volgears, but misses really badly. Scourge aims at them as the Billy retaliates, sending a Thunderball at Scourge. It strikes her true, and blows up most of her enhanced wrappings, shocking her code.

Critias dodges again as the first Volgear launches a line of fiery pillars at the navis. The ground underneath Critias collapses under his evasive movements and he is dumped into a hole as the fire passes over him. Scourge and her Totem get burned, stripping the navi of the last of her protective coating, and changing the Totem from its Fire Element burnating side, to its Wood Element healing side. Scourge retaliates with a electricity from her mind. Her mind storm electricutes both Volgears into deletion.

An amazing six out of nine small bandage shots connect against the Billy, deleting it.

-=Viruses=-
BunnyBunny (Bunny)

Bunny viruses move by hopping. They are adept at jumping, and can reach higher terrain or hop onto objects with ease. They are also very good at dodging, and are treated as having Haste (+10%) for Evasion purposes only at all times. Omega Bunny has double Haste (+20%). These effects cannot be removed except by Glitch. They attack by launching a ZapRing from their ears.

Area: ACDC, SciLab, Electown, Dentech

HP: 50
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Stun1
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Hops around randomly before lining up a shot and firing.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): ZapRing1, Zenny
Special: Slightly better dodges.: DELETED
BillyBilly (Billy)

Billy viruses move and dodge at average rates. They attack by shooting electricity from their lightning-rod-like arms, either in the form of a homing thunderball or a pair of lightning bolts. They cannot attack while moving.

Area: SciLab, Electown, Netopia

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Elec + Stun 1 + Homing
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Generates a Thunderball, and fires it at the enemy. The thunderball travels slowly, but it homes in on the target. Causes stun on contact
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Elec + Seeking x 2 targets.
Secondary Accuracy: B
Secondary Description: Fires a lightning bolt from each lightning rod arm that pierces Invis. It cannot target the same enemy with both bolts.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Thunder1, ThunderBeam1 (Rare), Zenny: DELETED
VolgearVolgear (Volgear)

This virus family is positively deadly when fighting on Furnace Terrain, to the point where the players are at a severe disadvantage. Unless you just have it in for the player, try not to combine the two very often. I'm serious about this. -Pally

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Fire + Wide Attack + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: Fries enemy with a firewall that bursts suddenly from the ground.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Fire + Group Attack + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: D
Secondary Attack Description: Fries the enemy with a marching line of fire pillars.
Element: Fire
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): FlameLine1, FireTower1, Zenny A: DELETED
VolgearVolgear (Volgear)

This virus family is positively deadly when fighting on Furnace Terrain, to the point where the players are at a severe disadvantage. Unless you just have it in for the player, try not to combine the two very often. I'm serious about this. -Pally

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 80
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Fire + Wide Attack + Ground Attack
Primary Attack Accuracy: B
Primary Attack Description: Fries enemy with a firewall that bursts suddenly from the ground.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Fire + Group Attack + Ground Attack
Secondary Attack Accuracy: D
Secondary Attack Description: Fries the enemy with a marching line of fire pillars.
Element: Fire
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): FlameLine1, FireTower1, Zenny B: DELETED
PogoJackPogoJack (PogoJack)

A virus that looks like a green/blue/pink/red/orange/yellow/black jackhammer and moves across the net cracking the earth with its ever-activated pile-driver. Two arms with gloves hands extend up from the sides and hold its own handle. A silly face adorns the front with an angry scowl.

Area: Electown, Kotobuki Town, Netopia, NetVegas

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 x 2 Drop Attack + Break + Impact + Movement
Attack Accuracy: C
Attack Description: PogoJack jumps a short distance into the air and then comes down on a target, hammering them with its piledriver.
Element: Normal
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): PileDriver1, Zenny
Special: Whenever this virus moves, the next panel it lands on becomes cracked. This virus does not break cracked panels it lands on, but breaks them when it moves away.: DELETED
CatackCatack (Catack)

Catacks move at a slow rate and their dodges are generally bad. They can, however, attack in any direction while moving or attempting to dodge.

Area: SciLab, Electown, Dentech, Beach, Hades Isle

HP: 120
Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Null + Panel Crack + Blast2
Attack Accuracy: B
Attack Description: Blasts enemy with TankCannon.
Element: None.
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): TankCannon1, Zenny
Special: May Move/Dodge while attacking.
Special: Slow: DELETED
ScarecrowScarecrow (Scarecrow)

Scarecrow attack every action, if able. Every time they attack, they recover HP equal to their attack power regardless of whether or not they hit anything. This virus type also has the rare ability to absorb Elec element damage as healing for the same amount. They are immune to any status effects associated with Elec element damage/attacks. Scarecrows are anchored to the ground, and thus enjoy the effects of SuperArmor. Scarecrow are never encountered underground or indoors.

Area: Electown, Dentech, NAXA

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Piercing + Recover20
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Conducts thunder, healing itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): DollThunder1, Zenny
Special: Immobile.
Special: SuperArmor: Immunity to Knockback, Microburst, Pull, Gravity, and similar effects.
Special: Lightning Rod: This virus absorbs Elec attacks as Healing.: DELETED
CactyCacty (Cacty)

When a Cacty virus attacks, it creates two damage zones: the body and the head. Touching either the body or the head will cause damage to the player, but only the head is used as an actual attack. Cacty virus bodies are 50% resistant to all forms of damage except Fire. There is no defense piercing that bypasses this effect except the Fire Element. This effect applies only to the body of the virus, as the head of the virus sustains full damage as normal.

Area: ACDC, Electown, Okuden Valley

HP: 70
Attack Damage/Effect: 10 Wood per hit + Act-Shot + Ground Attack
Attack Accuracy: C
Attack Description: Throws its head at opponents. When it hits something, it bounces backwards one space, then tried to bounce forward again. When the cactus ball reaches the edge of the field, it appears again on the virus. This attack is stopped by objects.
Element: Wood
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): CactusBall1, Zenny
Special: Act-Shot: This attack may hit each target a number of times equal to the virus' max actions per turn, but the virus may only attack once per turn.
Special: Divided: This virus has two Hit Zones when attacking. Both may sustain damage from a single attack as if they were separate targets. Damage is cumulative.: DELETED
FighterPlaneFighterPlane (FighterPlane)

FighterPlanes attack and move at the same time, but dodge separately. FighterPlanes pick a target, then fly towards it while firing their guns each action until they either ram the target or pass it by. After this, they dodge once while selecting a target again (it can be the same target). They then repeat the attack cycle. FighterPlanes try to avoid physical contact with Terrain or Objects, and higher versions may attempt to dodge incoming attacks during their attack run.

Area: Electown, Dentech

HP: 140
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Null x 4 shots (Guns)
Primary Attack Accuracy: A
Primary Attack Description: Strafes target with gunfire.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: 5 Null x 2 shots (Guns)/ 10 Null + Impact (Ram)
Secondary Attack Accuracy: A / D
Secondary Attack Description: Fires guns while trying to kamikaze the target. Will break off this attack if the target is obstructed or vanishes from sight.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): AirRaid1, Zenny
Special: Flying.: DELETED

-=Navis=-
Critias.EXE: 150 HP [Broken][Debuff: -20 All Attacks]
Scourge.EXE: 170 HP [On Totem][Casing Broken!][Stun1]

-=Terrain=-
40% Normal

• No effects.

5% Metal

• Cannot be Broken or Cracked except with Geddon/PanelShot, cannot be Burrowed into.
• Elec attacks: +100% Source Damage.
• 100 Damage Aqua attacks: Change terrain hit to Cracked.
• 100 Damage Fire attacks: Change terrain hit to Furnace.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Break.

15% Solar

• Elec Elementals get +5 HP/action.
• Wood attacks: +100% Source Damage, change terrain hit to Cracked.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Stun1.

30% Magnet

• Non-Elec Elementals get -30% Evasion, and 50% (+/- 25% RP) chance to fail movement off the panel.
• Only Elec Elementals can burrow.
• Wood attacks: Change terrain hit to Normal.
• PanelShot: Imbue Elec + Seeking.

5% Cracked

• Changes to Broken when stepped on, chance to fall in when triggered.
• Burrow: Change terrain to Broken, Null 50 to burrower.
• Panel Crack attacks, >100 Damage Break/Impact/Drop attacks: Change terrain hit to Broken.
• PanelShot: Splash1.

5% Broken

• Not bottomless.
• Reverts to Normal after a time, if no one is inside.
• Doubles dodge penalties for bad RP.
• 1-4 Movements actions to climb back out depending on method.

-=Objects=-
QuestionBoxA: 40 HP [FloatShoes][solar][Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]
QuestionBoxB: 40 HP [FloatShoes][Solar][Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.][Has been hit; now sports some kind of red flower on top of it]
QuestionBoxC: 40 HP [FloatShoes][Solar][Floating high enough that anyone can get underneath them.]
Totem: 80 HP [Anchored][Element Shift: Healing(Wood)][West, between the Volgears]

-- Battle 2 Victory!! --
Rewards
Critias.EXE: 900z + 3 FXP
Scourge.EXE: 900z + 41 BugFrags + 3 FXP

---

[Z > 3625, BF > 146, CritFXP > 6.]

With the viruses routed, the area turned into a peaceful zone once more--at least, that would be what normally would happen. Beneath Scourge's feet, the Totem slowly lowered itself into the ground, vanishing as she touched down on her own two feet. Once she came up to Critias, she stopped in front of him and crossed her arms, looking up at the tall bat-wyvern Navi. The wide, extremely forced smile she displayed before came up once again. This time, however, it seemed to exude a sense of smugness, rather than the annoyance she had displayed prior to the battle. "So, I did what you asked me to. Care to explain why you're so concerned about me that you're following me around?" she said, tilting her head slightly.

Critias quickly grabbed the ledge and pulled himself up after a cool handstand. "I've fixed the debuff problem." Yusaku informed his navi. "It was...harder than I thought." The man added, his navi's expresssion turning into a puzzled one. "Uh? Really? I thought you were an amazing programmer." The navi commented while stretching around. The numbness was gone indeed.

"I have only three fingers, Critias."

That explains it. "Right, right. The haptic suit..." Critias folded his hands together as best he could without hurting his wings. "...why did it have to look like me though..." he thought out loud. Then, all of a sudden, the navi's extremely sensitive ears twitched, catching Scourge's voice. Looking down, the immensa bat-wyvern found himself staring at a smug grin. Now very frustrated, the navi leaned to the small girl's eye. "Please..." he started, swiftly booping her forhead with his tail, this time with just wee bit more force. "Exuse me for being considerate." he dryly cut the conversation short. "Allow me to cater to your own request though."

Turning around, the tall wyvern walked deeper in the net at a slow pace.

Recoiling slightly from the tap on her nose, Scourge's wide smile quickly dissolved into confusion as she watched Critias simply walk away. Was he just going to walk away like that? Her operator had roughly the same reaction as she scratched her head. "What was that about?" said Sofia. Scourge watched the other Navi's back, until he disappeared from her sight. She exhaled, and mirrored her operator's confused head scratching.

"No idea," the one-eyed girl said, turning around to go in the opposite direction. "What a buzzkill; I was just getting fired up, too--hm?" Something by the side of the road caught her eye; a small sign showing a graphic of a NormalNavi and a horde of Metools. "Wrangler's Bounty Shop... now open in Netfrica Net," she recited off of the sign. Below it, the sign detailed something about hunting down virus hordes for profit, which led to a raised eyebrow from Scourge as she cradled her chin in her hand in thought.

"Hey, that looks interesting. Sounds like you can beat up some viruses, do some good, and get paid for it," said Sofia, who was also reading off of the sign from her screen. "It says there's a link to the shop nearby."

Scourge punched her palm with an excited grin. "Nice, that sounds right up my alley. I'll check it out," she said, walking off in the direction of the link to find a transfer pad, before disappearing in a beam of light.

[>> Recruited to Rampage - Bounty Shop.]