Undeterred by the electrical attack he had sustained, Asymptote was looking on the brighter side of things; the Windbox that was hampering his movement previously was now wiped away, allowing him to focus his efforts on the remaining enemies. As the Satellite's scanning reticule swept the area near his faux lilypad, he patched up his small injury (+15) and darted closer into range to avoid the laser targeting. At the same time, the Billy's Thunderball fizzled out as he passed by it, and the spike-limbed virus that made it began to form a new one to replace it. However, it was preempted by the Twisty's remotely-controlled aliencraft hovering over its head and caving its head in with an impactful thunderbolt.

With the Billy being nothing more than a hole in the art installation, Asymptote himself was now free to use the ThunderBeam chip in his possession to clap out the corrupted Progs out of existence. The beams of electrical energy wrapped the broken green guys in a brilliant lightshow. "T-T-TH..." "THANK YOU..." "FOR COMING!" stuttered out the three Progs, before exploding into junk data. The sole remaining Satellite, now completely disarmed, was subject to Asymptote's final attack: a hail of projected multiplications of his fists, raining down on it and beating it into an unrecognizable pile of metal.

-=Viruses=-
SatelliteSatellite (Satellite)

Area: SciLab, Netopia, Sharo, NAXA

HP: 100
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: Trap(Enemy in Targeting Cursor) + Seeking: Movement (High-Alt) + Dodge + Lock-On + Nullify Invis
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Generates a targeting cursor that sweeps back and forth across the field, looking for a target. The cursor ignores decoys, objects, illusions, and invisibility. If the cursor intersects with an actual enemy, Lock-On is achieved, and the virus launches itself into the sky at High Altitude.
Secondary Attack Attack Damage/Effect: (3 Null + Seeking + Enhanced Accuracy) x 10 Shots
Secondary Attack Attack Accuracy: A
Secondary Attack Attack Description: When Lock-On is achieved, this virus fires a barrage of 10 highly accurate shots at its chosen target before landing in its original position. Accuracy debuffs on the Satellite while using this attack are reduced in severity by one rank.
Element: Null
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Lock-On1, Zenny
Special: Immobile outside of its primary attack.
Special: This virus will repeat its primary attack until it finds a target, after which it will be able to use its secondary attack once. When it changes targets, either of its own volition or its current target's death, or uses its Secondary Attack and lands in its original position, it must repeat its primary attack until it finds a new target.
Notes: Triggering invisibility or an illusion, or moving the Satellite forcefully after Lock-On is achieved does not allow a target to escape Lock-On. Lock-On is a shift in the Satellite's state, not a status inflicted on its target, and thus cannot be removed.: DELETED
DarkProgDarkProg (DarkProg)

DarkProgs are Mr. Progs cruelly corrupted and warped to become expendable soldiers. They appear mostly as normal Mr. Progs, but their face is much more darkly colored, and have glowing white eyes, as well as missing their left arm. They attack by emitting static around themselves. While they are fairly strong attackers, especially in groups, they have poor endurance, which is only exacerbated by the fact their attacks harm themselves. They very rarely dodge, but will often try to move close to the enemy before attacking.

Area: SciLab, Netopia, NAXA

HP: 60
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Nova 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Emits some of its life energy as a static field.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: Damage x 2, Self-Sacrifice x 2
Secondary Attack Accuracy: S
Secondary Attack Description: Charges up energy within itself. On its next turn, all of this virus's attacks deal +100% Source Damage, and deal twice as much damage to itself. This effect does not stack with itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): RingZap1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: ElecBody: This virus takes no damage from Elec elemental attacks.
Special: Self-Sacrifice: Every time this virus uses its Primary Attack, it loses 5 HP.
Special: Can use PanelGrab once. A: DELETED
DarkProgDarkProg (DarkProg)

DarkProgs are Mr. Progs cruelly corrupted and warped to become expendable soldiers. They appear mostly as normal Mr. Progs, but their face is much more darkly colored, and have glowing white eyes, as well as missing their left arm. They attack by emitting static around themselves. While they are fairly strong attackers, especially in groups, they have poor endurance, which is only exacerbated by the fact their attacks harm themselves. They very rarely dodge, but will often try to move close to the enemy before attacking.

Area: SciLab, Netopia, NAXA

HP: 60
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Nova 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Emits some of its life energy as a static field.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: Damage x 2, Self-Sacrifice x 2
Secondary Attack Accuracy: S
Secondary Attack Description: Charges up energy within itself. On its next turn, all of this virus's attacks deal +100% Source Damage, and deal twice as much damage to itself. This effect does not stack with itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): RingZap1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: ElecBody: This virus takes no damage from Elec elemental attacks.
Special: Self-Sacrifice: Every time this virus uses its Primary Attack, it loses 5 HP.
Special: Can use PanelGrab once. B: DELETED
DarkProgDarkProg (DarkProg)

DarkProgs are Mr. Progs cruelly corrupted and warped to become expendable soldiers. They appear mostly as normal Mr. Progs, but their face is much more darkly colored, and have glowing white eyes, as well as missing their left arm. They attack by emitting static around themselves. While they are fairly strong attackers, especially in groups, they have poor endurance, which is only exacerbated by the fact their attacks harm themselves. They very rarely dodge, but will often try to move close to the enemy before attacking.

Area: SciLab, Netopia, NAXA

HP: 60
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Nova 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Emits some of its life energy as a static field.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: Damage x 2, Self-Sacrifice x 2
Secondary Attack Accuracy: S
Secondary Attack Description: Charges up energy within itself. On its next turn, all of this virus's attacks deal +100% Source Damage, and deal twice as much damage to itself. This effect does not stack with itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): RingZap1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: ElecBody: This virus takes no damage from Elec elemental attacks.
Special: Self-Sacrifice: Every time this virus uses its Primary Attack, it loses 5 HP.
Special: Can use PanelGrab once. C: DELETED
WindBoxWindBox (Wind & Fan)

All viruses in this family are immobile during combat, with the exception of being able to turn to face any direction it wishes. Later versions of this virus may switch between Wind and Fan effects, which requires one action, during which time all wind or fan effects cease. Bonuses and penalties do not stack if multiples of the same virus family exist on the field. Wind and Fan do not push or pull Objects, only creatures.

Area: SciLab, Yoka, Beach, Sharo, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: Wind Effect, Northwind
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Causes a large scale gale of wind to blow across the entire field in the direction the virus is facing. This gale will constantly move all targets this virus considers to be enemies in the direction the wind is blowing, which makes it difficult to land many kinds of attacks on it and allied viruses, such as thrown attacks and close ranged attacks. All those affected by the wind will also have their barriers and auras blown off by a constant Northwind effect.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Wind, Zenny
Special: Causes short ranged attacks, such as (but not limited to) swords, melee attacks, and flame thrower style weapons, to suffer from a 30% accuracy penalty against targets they are being pushed away from. Both sides of the engagement suffer a 30% accuracy penalty with direct attacks perpendicular to the direction of the wind, and all thrown attacks.
Special: Those allied with this virus may opt to take advantage of the wind to increase movement speed or evasion by going with the wind. They do not suffer any penalties, however. Conversely, anyone may move along with the wind to increase accuracy by 10% for close ranged attacks, assuming the target is in that direction.
Special: Northwind effect to all enemies once per virus action while maintaining wind effect.: 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

-=Navi=-
Asymptote.EXE: 180Hp [Metal][East side of the bridge] [Equipped: Guard1Effect: (1 Hit Shield) + (Reflect(up to 60 + Piercing + Line Attack): On Hit)
Accuracy: S
Description: Generates a 1-Hit Shield upon activation. When this shield blocks one hit from a non-Break attack, it responds with a hyper-fast damage ray.
Duration: Until broken or overridden.
Element: Null
Special: Negated by Break. Ignores Impact.
Special: Reflect: Damage returned is equal to the damage of the attack blocked or the damage cap listed, whichever comes first. Reflect is not subject to negation by Impact.
Special: Status Guard: This chip blocks debuffs.
Trader Rank: E: 1/1 (Imbue Elec)]

-=Terrain=-
40% 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.

[The River]
35% Glass

• Slip Effect: -10% Accuracy, -10% Evasion to all.
• Non-Ice Aqua attacks causes it to be Wet, doubles slip effect for Non-Aqua Elementals for 1 turn. Wet can expire early with Fire attacks. Can cause slippage for poor RP or heavy impacts on Non-Aqua Elementals, 1-2 actions to recover.
• 200 Damage attacks: Change terrain hit to Broken. Damage threshold cut in half for Ground, Break, and Impact, to a minimum threshold of 25 when all 3 are present. Null 25 + Slashing + Nova 2 per panel broken, up to 200 (8 panels).
• Burrow: Change terrain to Broken, 50 Null + Slashing to burrower, Null 25 + Slashing + Nova2 to surroundings.
• PanelShot: Spread1.

[The Bridge]
10% 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.

[Center of the bridge, and lily pad west of the bridge]
15% Solar

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

[Scattered Lilly Pads]

-=Objects=-
RemoteBit1HP: 100
Properties: Anchored
Object Damage: 100 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 80 + Panel Break + Drop Attack
Accuracy: B
Description: Summons a Control Tower in your area and a Remote Bit to rain down lightning upon the enemy.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Elec
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: D (Asymptote): 100HP (1 turns remaining) [Glass][South end of the bridge]

-=Battle 3, Victory!!=-
Rewards: 1320z, 23 BugFrags, +1 Billy Bounty

Seeing that the art installation was clearly not very well-attended at the moment, Asymptote started to retreat from the collection of viruses to try to fight them off from afar, but the blustering winds from the WindBox made him rethink his strategy. His body patched itself up as he came upon an idea. (+15) Taking the one angle that the WindBox couldn't turn to, he summoned the RemoteBit by smashing his fist into the glass paneling. A spiky-haired Twisty rose from the cracks, and it summoned a small UFO and directed it towards Asymptote's primary target, while the hulking Navi himself relocated to one of the faux lilypads that spread throughout the area. Two of the Progs near him immediately sparked with a small ring of electrical arcs around their bodies as he passed.

"PLEASE BE WARY OF — MOVEMENT."
"DO — PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES."

One of them grazed its faulty discharge against his arm as he passed (-20). Fortunately, he managed to avoid the other's electrical mayhem with his quick movement, which also allowed him to skirt by the scanning laser that the Satellite had begun to put out. Meanwhile, the Twisty that he had summoned earlier received its orders from its master to fire down on the WindBox. The electrical strike impaled the fan virus with impunity, shattering the glass paneling underneath. Underneath the bridge, a Prog that seemed to have been hiding vibrated erratically as it was showered with stray glass shards.

"P-P-PLEASE REFRAIN FROM VANDAL — VANDAL — VIRUSES."

However, it didn't seem to be doing much at the moment to pursue Asymptote himself. Bright yellow electrical sparks began to snake across its dark green body, as if it was overflowing with energy. Another virus from the other end of the bridge didn't seem to have much qualms in that matter, however, as it charged up a Thunderball between its pronged limbs. Meanwhile, Asymptote was focusing more on a Satellite on his end of the bridge, firing a burst of heat and sparks towards it. The attack connected, but it didn't seem to affect the virus with any kind of damage. Instead, a long belt of ammunition started to spill out of its side, rolling onto the glowing lily pad that it was sitting on, most likely disabling its ability to deal any damage henceforth. Afterwards, the Thunderball that the Billy was charging was complete, and rolled towards Asymptote at a snail's pace. In fact, it was so slow that it seemed to have missed his position entirely on the first pass, but was slowly turning back towards him.

-=Viruses=-
SatelliteSatellite (Satellite)

Area: SciLab, Netopia, Sharo, NAXA

HP: 100
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: Trap(Enemy in Targeting Cursor) + Seeking: Movement (High-Alt) + Dodge + Lock-On + Nullify Invis
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Generates a targeting cursor that sweeps back and forth across the field, looking for a target. The cursor ignores decoys, objects, illusions, and invisibility. If the cursor intersects with an actual enemy, Lock-On is achieved, and the virus launches itself into the sky at High Altitude.
Secondary Attack Attack Damage/Effect: (3 Null + Seeking + Enhanced Accuracy) x 10 Shots
Secondary Attack Attack Accuracy: A
Secondary Attack Attack Description: When Lock-On is achieved, this virus fires a barrage of 10 highly accurate shots at its chosen target before landing in its original position. Accuracy debuffs on the Satellite while using this attack are reduced in severity by one rank.
Element: Null
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Lock-On1, Zenny
Special: Immobile outside of its primary attack.
Special: This virus will repeat its primary attack until it finds a target, after which it will be able to use its secondary attack once. When it changes targets, either of its own volition or its current target's death, or uses its Secondary Attack and lands in its original position, it must repeat its primary attack until it finds a new target.
Notes: Triggering invisibility or an illusion, or moving the Satellite forcefully after Lock-On is achieved does not allow a target to escape Lock-On. Lock-On is a shift in the Satellite's state, not a status inflicted on its target, and thus cannot be removed.: 100Hp [Solar][Lily pad on the east side of the bridge] [Debuff: Fire+20Status: Fire Element UP 20, Stackable
Accuracy: S
Description: Adds 20 Damage to all hits of a Fire Element attack chip, before any external environment-related or target-related damage modifiers apply.
Duration: Once
Element: Fire
Trader Rank: D]
DarkProgDarkProg (DarkProg)

DarkProgs are Mr. Progs cruelly corrupted and warped to become expendable soldiers. They appear mostly as normal Mr. Progs, but their face is much more darkly colored, and have glowing white eyes, as well as missing their left arm. They attack by emitting static around themselves. While they are fairly strong attackers, especially in groups, they have poor endurance, which is only exacerbated by the fact their attacks harm themselves. They very rarely dodge, but will often try to move close to the enemy before attacking.

Area: SciLab, Netopia, NAXA

HP: 60
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Nova 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Emits some of its life energy as a static field.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: Damage x 2, Self-Sacrifice x 2
Secondary Attack Accuracy: S
Secondary Attack Description: Charges up energy within itself. On its next turn, all of this virus's attacks deal +100% Source Damage, and deal twice as much damage to itself. This effect does not stack with itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): RingZap1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: ElecBody: This virus takes no damage from Elec elemental attacks.
Special: Self-Sacrifice: Every time this virus uses its Primary Attack, it loses 5 HP.
Special: Can use PanelGrab once. A: 60Hp [Metal][Under the bridge] [Charging!]
DarkProgDarkProg (DarkProg)

DarkProgs are Mr. Progs cruelly corrupted and warped to become expendable soldiers. They appear mostly as normal Mr. Progs, but their face is much more darkly colored, and have glowing white eyes, as well as missing their left arm. They attack by emitting static around themselves. While they are fairly strong attackers, especially in groups, they have poor endurance, which is only exacerbated by the fact their attacks harm themselves. They very rarely dodge, but will often try to move close to the enemy before attacking.

Area: SciLab, Netopia, NAXA

HP: 60
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Nova 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Emits some of its life energy as a static field.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: Damage x 2, Self-Sacrifice x 2
Secondary Attack Accuracy: S
Secondary Attack Description: Charges up energy within itself. On its next turn, all of this virus's attacks deal +100% Source Damage, and deal twice as much damage to itself. This effect does not stack with itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): RingZap1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: ElecBody: This virus takes no damage from Elec elemental attacks.
Special: Self-Sacrifice: Every time this virus uses its Primary Attack, it loses 5 HP.
Special: Can use PanelGrab once. B: 55Hp [Glass][Near side of the bridge]
DarkProgDarkProg (DarkProg)

DarkProgs are Mr. Progs cruelly corrupted and warped to become expendable soldiers. They appear mostly as normal Mr. Progs, but their face is much more darkly colored, and have glowing white eyes, as well as missing their left arm. They attack by emitting static around themselves. While they are fairly strong attackers, especially in groups, they have poor endurance, which is only exacerbated by the fact their attacks harm themselves. They very rarely dodge, but will often try to move close to the enemy before attacking.

Area: SciLab, Netopia, NAXA

HP: 60
Primary Attack Damage/Effect: 20 Elec + Nova 2
Primary Attack Accuracy: C
Primary Attack Description: Emits some of its life energy as a static field.
Secondary Attack Damage/Effect: Damage x 2, Self-Sacrifice x 2
Secondary Attack Accuracy: S
Secondary Attack Description: Charges up energy within itself. On its next turn, all of this virus's attacks deal +100% Source Damage, and deal twice as much damage to itself. This effect does not stack with itself.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): RingZap1 (Rare), Zenny
Special: ElecBody: This virus takes no damage from Elec elemental attacks.
Special: Self-Sacrifice: Every time this virus uses its Primary Attack, it loses 5 HP.
Special: Can use PanelGrab once. C: 55Hp [Glass][Near side of the bridge]
WindBoxWindBox (Wind & Fan)

All viruses in this family are immobile during combat, with the exception of being able to turn to face any direction it wishes. Later versions of this virus may switch between Wind and Fan effects, which requires one action, during which time all wind or fan effects cease. Bonuses and penalties do not stack if multiples of the same virus family exist on the field. Wind and Fan do not push or pull Objects, only creatures.

Area: SciLab, Yoka, Beach, Sharo, Netfrica, Hades Isle

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: Wind Effect, Northwind
Attack Accuracy: S
Attack Description: Causes a large scale gale of wind to blow across the entire field in the direction the virus is facing. This gale will constantly move all targets this virus considers to be enemies in the direction the wind is blowing, which makes it difficult to land many kinds of attacks on it and allied viruses, such as thrown attacks and close ranged attacks. All those affected by the wind will also have their barriers and auras blown off by a constant Northwind effect.
Element: None
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Wind, Zenny
Special: Causes short ranged attacks, such as (but not limited to) swords, melee attacks, and flame thrower style weapons, to suffer from a 30% accuracy penalty against targets they are being pushed away from. Both sides of the engagement suffer a 30% accuracy penalty with direct attacks perpendicular to the direction of the wind, and all thrown attacks.
Special: Those allied with this virus may opt to take advantage of the wind to increase movement speed or evasion by going with the wind. They do not suffer any penalties, however. Conversely, anyone may move along with the wind to increase accuracy by 10% for close ranged attacks, assuming the target is in that direction.
Special: Northwind effect to all enemies once per virus action while maintaining wind effect.: 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: 80Hp [Solar][Lily pad on the west side of the bridge]

-=Navi=-
Asymptote.EXE: 165Hp [Solar][Lily pad on east side of the bridge] [Equipped: Guard1Effect: (1 Hit Shield) + (Reflect(up to 60 + Piercing + Line Attack): On Hit)
Accuracy: S
Description: Generates a 1-Hit Shield upon activation. When this shield blocks one hit from a non-Break attack, it responds with a hyper-fast damage ray.
Duration: Until broken or overridden.
Element: Null
Special: Negated by Break. Ignores Impact.
Special: Reflect: Damage returned is equal to the damage of the attack blocked or the damage cap listed, whichever comes first. Reflect is not subject to negation by Impact.
Special: Status Guard: This chip blocks debuffs.
Trader Rank: E: 1/1 (Imbue Elec)] [Homing: Thunderball (Billy)]

-=Terrain=-
40% 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.

[The River]
35% Glass

• Slip Effect: -10% Accuracy, -10% Evasion to all.
• Non-Ice Aqua attacks causes it to be Wet, doubles slip effect for Non-Aqua Elementals for 1 turn. Wet can expire early with Fire attacks. Can cause slippage for poor RP or heavy impacts on Non-Aqua Elementals, 1-2 actions to recover.
• 200 Damage attacks: Change terrain hit to Broken. Damage threshold cut in half for Ground, Break, and Impact, to a minimum threshold of 25 when all 3 are present. Null 25 + Slashing + Nova 2 per panel broken, up to 200 (8 panels).
• Burrow: Change terrain to Broken, 50 Null + Slashing to burrower, Null 25 + Slashing + Nova2 to surroundings.
• PanelShot: Spread1.

[The Bridge]
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.

[Center of the bridge]
20% Solar

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

[Scattered Lilly Pads]

-=Objects=-
RemoteBit1HP: 100
Properties: Anchored
Object Damage: 100 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 80 + Panel Break + Drop Attack
Accuracy: B
Description: Summons a Control Tower in your area and a Remote Bit to rain down lightning upon the enemy.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Elec
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: D (Asymptote): 100HP (2 turns remaining) [Glass][South end of the bridge]

After obliterating the battlefield of all viruses in a single swoop, Asymptote approached the emerald data crystal, debating on whether he wanted to risk it without an Untrap program. In the end, he decided to throw caution to the wind, and began decrypting it... after which it split open into four, revealing a sizable cache of zenny!

[GMD: 2500z]

Asymptote's travels brought him through a metal-lined side path. He found some odd char marks scattered through the paths as he walked by, though they didn't seem to do anything more to the structure, other than slightly singe the well-built pathways. They seemed more frequent as he progressed, but as he turned a last corner, a flash of lightning crackled overhead, barely missing the top of his very tall body. Further ahead, he saw a circular dead end. In the middle of the dead end, a pair of towering pillars stood, tapering into spherical tops, with a series of coils around the top half. Both of them were crackling powerfully with extremely high-voltage arcs across each other. Behind the left tower, Asymptote spotted a familiar revolving green crystal, but what was more worthy of attention was what sat between them. A glowing circle of solar panels housed a pair of viruses -- a Billy standing behind a Scarecrow, with the Billy's arms pointed skyward at the two towers. Electricity fired from its arms towards the pillars, causing twin thunderbolts to erupt forth towards Asymptote.

Thankfully, it seemed like the Billy's aim wasn't very good, and the bolts crashed on the ground behind him instead. A pair of squeaky yelps from behind him revealed that two Larks had been tailing him from afar, perhaps trying to corner him into the dead end. From behind one of the towers, an Eleball also hovered into view, following a thin outline around the circular solar panel area. The Billy didn't seem to be deterred from its miss, however, and began to charge up its attack again!

-- Viruses --
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 [Solar] [Behind Scarecrow, between Tesla Coils]
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 [Solar] [Between Tesla Coils]
EleballEleball (Eleball)

Eleball rarely dodge, preferring to move into attack range, and strike. All Eleball viruses have one free passive movement.

Area: SciLab, Electown, NAXA

HP: 80
Attack Damage/Effect: (10 Elec + Spin Attack + Impact) x 2 Hits
Attack Accuracy: Special
Attack Description: Spinning balls of electricity orbit the virus, dealing damage to everything around it.
Element: Elec
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): Plasma1, Zenny
Special: OmniShoes
Special: Spin Attack: Strikes at all enemies in an 8-panel circle around the user. Accuracy varies depending on the number of targets designated: 1-3 targets @ B Accuracy, 4-6 targets @ C Accuracy, 7-8 targets @ D Accuracy.: 80 HP [Normal] [Next to Tesla Coil B, circling around the Solar area]
LarkLark (Lark)

Area: Electown, Yoka, Beach

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Aqua + Wide Attack
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Fires wideshot
Element: Aqua
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): WideShot1, Zenny
Special: Omnishoes: 100 HP [Metal] [Behind Asymptote]
LarkLark (Lark)

Area: Electown, Yoka, Beach

HP: 100
Attack Damage/Effect: 15 Aqua + Wide Attack
Attack Accuracy: A
Attack Description: Fires wideshot
Element: Aqua
Possible Rewards (Per Virus): WideShot1, Zenny
Special: Omnishoes: 100 HP [Metal] [Behind Asymptote]

-- Navis --
Asymptote.EXE: 190Hp [Metal]

-- Terrain --
65% 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.

(Road leading into dead end, large ring around the Solar terrain)
25% Solar

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

(Centre of the circular dead end)
10% Normal

• No effects.

(Thin ring of terrain around Solar)

-- Objects --
GMD: 25 HP [Normal] [Behind Tesla Coil A]
Tesla Coil A: 100 HP [Solar] [ElecBody, Anchored]
Tesla Coil B: 100 HP [Solar] [ElecBody, Anchored]
[Tesla Coil Effect: Applies a Chain(1) effect to any Elec attack fired towards it. If the attack already has a Chain effect, the effect's max is incremented by 1.]

-- Battle 2 Ready? Start!! --

The Untrap program began its work on the Mystery Data crystal, seeping into it as it was decrypted. However, it seemed that it was free of traps, and split open without issue. Housed within was a small data orb containing some battlechip data.

[GMD: CrackerBombDamage: 70 + Panel Crack + Blast 2
Accuracy: C
Description: Throw a bomb that damages or breaks panels in a small area.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Trader Rank: D]

Looks good, approved.

Beard-clasped PET, lol.

With the real perpetrator revealed among the masses of fakes, six chips found their way into Mach's queue, activated all in quick succession to each other, with the first being the Counter chip. His arm was covered in a hazy storm of data, obscuring the incredibly bulky transformation that immediately followed. While he set up his first defense to replace the Barrier that had just been destroyed, The tiny Remote Bit in the sky swerved towards him to fire on his location, but it hit slightly off the mark. Meanwhile, the Lock-On equipped bot hovering behind him started up its large minigun once more, and the roaring sound of gunpowder exploding filled the skies.

In a stroke of luck, he managed to evade the majority of the attack by using his weighted fist as a turning point, rolling around five of the bullet barrages. The final one ricocheted off of his bulked-up fist, triggering its defensive counterattack. The teleportation started up instantly, causing him to appear directly in front of the bot to smash it into pieces, while Shrike assisted with some heat rays that tore through the air. His next attack caused his figure to flicker about slightly, before a bright, yet silent moonlight beam fired out from his chest armor--right as another bot appeared in front of his target, wielding another one of the smaller caliber miniguns from the first one that had come earlier. The MoonRay's attack managed to heavily damage it, but not enough to stop its functions; as the propeller on its back buffeted its master with wind, its gun barrels started to revolve rapidly, showering Mach in a hail of bullets.

Mach wasn't one to stand around waiting for attacks, however, as his turbines spun up quickly, and his thrusters began to light up. His unexpectedly fast charge caused him to barrel directly into the path of the bullets, grazing a few of them along the way (-10x3) but escaping relatively unscathed for the most part through the attack. Unfortunately, the attack caused him to veer slightly off course of impacting the AirRaid bot itself, but the master bot directly behind it received the full impact of the attack. A muted thump from the veil of compressed air revealed that the bot was deceptively sturdy despite its appearances; this didn't compare to the more fragile bots he had destroyed just a minute ago.

In the meantime, the decoy MachMen made their appearance as well, seeking out the Remote Bit controller bot further down on the ground, which had expended its charge for the moment and essentially was as harmless as a sitting duck. Regardless, it did seem to be distracted by the decoys for the most part, swiveling its head to and fro from the decoys. Further up in the air, MachMan's assault continued, producing the BigHammer into his hands and straining with its weight. Unfortunately, the slight delay as he changed his thrust direction for the attack allowed the bot to swerve slightly out of the way, causing the warhammer to swing against thin air. The bot then suddenly split its body in half briefly, revealing a spherical core in the middle of its chest with a black camera lens on it. The lens glowed crimson for a moment, before unleashing a massive red laser beam directly into his path.

Fortunately, the warhammer being too heavy also worked in his favor, as its weight tore off his own hand, the laser beam went clear through the area where his hand was, and he himself was unhurt from the attack. While the hammer fell to the ground with an explosion, MachMan made a tactical retreat from the bot's vicinity, while it reassembled its two halves together, hiding the core from view. He then continued into a second round of his earlier compressed-air tackle, albeit with less oomph than before, before following up with a clawed swipe that dug into the bot's thin-looking carapace. Sparks flew as its body received a sizable tear across its torso, and it vibrated slightly as its camera head shook about, struggling to keep him in view.

The coarse old man's voice resounded once more, though this time without its omnipresence--it was clearly coming from the bot in front of MachMan. The face that had been projected earlier was also missing, making it an audio-only feed. "Hm, well, this bird seems a bit too fast for us. Heh, heh, very nice. What fun," the voice said, in dry amusement. It would have sounded a bit more mocking, as well, if it wasn't for the damage the bot had sustained.

-- Paparazzi Posse --
Broadcast Bot Collective A: DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective B [True]: 690 HP [Directly in front of MachMan] [HP Cloaking/Redirection: Disabled]
Broadcast Bot Collective C: DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective D: DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective E: DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective F: DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective G: DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective H ( AirRaid3HP: 100
Properties: Normal, Omnishoes, Mobile
Object Damage: 50 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Gun Attack Damage: 10 x 20 Shots
Accuracy: A
Description: Summons a fighter plane to strafe your enemies.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Null
Trader Rank: B): DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective I ( RemoteBit3HP: 100
Properties: Anchored
Object Damage: 100 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Attack Damage: 160 + Panel Break + Drop Attack
Accuracy: B
Description: Summons a Control Tower in your area and a Remote Bit to rain down lightning upon the enemy.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Elec
Special: Drop Attack: This attack originates above the battlefield, and falls to the ground. It gains one rank of accuracy against High Altitude targets.
Trader Rank: B): 100 HP (Inside Broken panel)
Broadcast Bot Collective J ( Lock-On3HP: 80
Properties: Omnishoes, Mobile
Object Damage: Not Applicable
Damage Method: Not Applicable
Attack Damage: 20 Null + Lock-On x 6 shots
Accuracy: A
Description: Summons an auto-targeting satellite cannon that fires a volley of 6 shots.
Duration: Until destroyed.
Element: Null
Special: RP quality does not boost or reduce this chip's accuracy. - This chip's accuracy cannot be boosted or reduced by any means.
Trader Rank: B): DESTROYED
Broadcast Bot Collective K ( AirRaid3HP: 100
Properties: Normal, Omnishoes, Mobile
Object Damage: 50 + Impact
Damage Method: Telekinesis
Gun Attack Damage: 10 x 20 Shots
Accuracy: A
Description: Summons a fighter plane to strafe your enemies.
Duration: 3 turns or Until destroyed
Element: Null
Trader Rank: B): 20 HP [Directly behind Broadcast Bot Collective B]

-- Focused Fliers --
MachMan.EXE: 610 HP (Flying over Soil, towards the right of the clearing) (Scramble: 2 Movements)
Shrike.SP: 80 HP (Flying over Soil, near MachMan)

-- Surrounding Stage --
35% Soil

• Wood Elementals get +10% Evasion.
• Wood attacks: +100% Source Damage, change terrain hit to Grass.
• 100 Damage Aqua attacks: Change terrain hit to Mud.
• 100 Damage Fire attacks: change terrain hit to Coal.
• PanelShot: Imbue Wood.

(Clearing)
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.

(Single panel in the middle of the clearing)
60% Grass

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

(Surrounding forested area)

Even with how much Aurora herself was fidgeting about, she noticed how much Lyntael was being hesitant about the entire thing. Part of her wished she had just pulled Lyntael along for the ride, but her own sense made her think better of it, especially since she had retracted the offer on her own already. In the middle of dressing, she had felt something familiar weakly wrap around her feet as well, causing her to sharply inhale in response. She had resisted the urge to turn back, and simply put her foot down on the insistent blue tendrils with a weak electrical charge, in order to dissuade Eternalis from going any further. Despite her efforts, the slime continued to wrap around her ankle, though it wasn't quite enough force to trip her over. I'm sorry, please hold on a little longer, her little heart thought.

As Lyntael went over to the administrative panel, she recalled the fact that their trip here hadn't been as smooth as a normal PET transfer, and that they were about to go through the static-filled emulation tunnel again. This time, however, she somewhat welcomed it; the pain could be a respite from the aching heat that seemed to be rising from inside her, and maybe briefly shock Eternalis out of the arousal feedback loop that she herself had started. "I-It's okay! We'll get through fine," said Aurora, giving Eternalis a quick glance; his body was steadily getting more out of control, and had already taken in her entire foot, working its way up her legs. She nodded quickly to Lyntael's query, before blurting out a final bit right as she vanished into the link. "You too!"

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