By this time, Blanche was on the edge of her seat. When she spoke, though, very little of her anxiousness showed through in her voice. "Blank Man, we're down to our last attack chip."

"Send it."

Blank Man took a ready stance, his eery, featureless mug staring down the remaining viruses. He wasn't terribly concerned, himself. He wasn't even damaged. He raised his arm and used that last chip, RageClaw1, his hand shifting again into the massive claw.

Blank Man lept at the enemies, tumbling into an evasive somorsault in his approach. He popped up into a stand before one of the bee viruses, swinging his claw savagely to strike at it. Then, he darted to the other, claw outstretched to pick it up and hurl it at the former.


Turn Summary:
1. Dodge
2. Rageclaw1 [51 (Buff +11) Null + Slash; Acc. B] @ ElebeeF
3. RageClaw1: Throw ElebeeD [20 + Impact] @ ElebeeF [20 + Impact]

Blank Man pulled out from the other end of the tunnel back into the light, swerving around a corner as he efficiently dispatching those viruses one after another. He swung his arm around to use that Shotgun chip, firing another blast at the angry insects. It was a tough shot, but if he was lucky he might catch them both in the blast.

Blanche's voice was heard, hurriedly explaining, "Blank Man, we're out of long-range chips."

"Then send me something close-range."

Blank Man rose up to stand on the seat of the NETcycle as it raced down the highway. Then, he lept from the vehicle, letting it land where it may, his fist bursting into flames as he lunged through the air at the remaining viruses. Diving fist-first into the fray, he swung a blow at one of the wasps, that errant NETcycle exploding in the distance.


Turn Summary:
Eq.: RiskyHoney1
1. Shotgun [50 Null + Spread 1; Acc. A] @ ElebeeD
2. Move (Dismount NETcycle)
3. FireHit1 [71 (Buff +11) Fire + Impact; Acc A] @ ElebeeD

Battlechips:
1x Cannon [60 Null + Knockback; Acc. A]
1x Rageclaw1 [40 Null + Slash OR 20 Null + Impact (throw); 6 Uses; Acc. B]
1x Shotgun [50 Null + Spread 1; Acc. A]
1x Recov30 [30 Healing; Acc. S]
1x TankCannon1 [80 Null; Acc. A] OR [80 Null + Blast 2; Acc. C]
1x FireHit1 [60 Fire + Impact; Acc A; Double Attack]
1x RiskyHoney1: [1-Hit Wood Shield + Riposte(10 damage x 5 hits + Homing): On Hit; Acc. A; Weak to Fire & Break; Blocks debuffs]

With half of the swarm deleted in a single hit, Blank Man rode into a tunnel, the ambient lighting going dim. It wasn't enough to dissuade those bees from making chase, of course. As the tunnel lights zoomed past over his head, the Navi received another battle chip from his operator, turning to make use of it.

With a pivot of his shoulders, Blank Man aimed his arm behind him, targeting one more of those bees. His arm transformed momentarily into a massive cannon, loosing a powerful blast at the virus. He followed up with a buster charge, drawing in energy from his environment, and releasing it in a potent blast aimed at the same foe.


Turn Summary
Eq.: RiskyHoney1
1. Cannon [71 Null (Buff +11) + Knockback; Acc. A] @ ElebeeB
2. Buster Charge
3. Half Charge Attack: [20 Null; Acc. B] @ ElebeeB

As Blank Man roared down the road on that motorcycle, he heard a threatening buzzing sound approaching fast. A quick glance in his mirror revealed a swarm of wasp-like viruses making chase. "Incoming viruses," he noted.

He put to use the first chip that Blanche sent him, RiskyHoney1, drawing that honeycomb shield again. Fight fire with fire, as they say. Playing it safe to start, Blank Man wove his motorcycle side to side evasively as he soared down the highway, hoping to avoid their attacks.

Blank Man soon received another chip from his operator, and quickly accessed it: TankCannon1. True to the attack's name, the white Navi drew a massive tank's cannon, swinging his arm around to take aim at the enemies. He launched a large, explosive shell into the middle of the swarm, hoping to take out as many of the wasps as he could in its blast.


Turn Summary
1. RiskyHoney1: [1-Hit Wood Shield + Riposte(10 damage x 5 hits + Homing): On Hit; Acc. A; Weak to Fire & Break; Blocks debuffs]
2. Dodge
3. TankCannon1 [91 Null (Buff +11) + Blast 2; Acc. C] @ ElebeeC

"All clear," Blank Man said. He had come across new chip data as well, TankCannon1, and relayed it to his operator.

"Good," Blanche replied. "You wanna take one of the vehicles for a spin?"

"Alright," Blank Man said dispassionately.

The Navi wandered around the garage, looking over the assorted vehicles, briefly examining each one. Off to one side, near the back, he found one that was modeled after a motorcycle, with a deep red palette.

"What do you think of that one?" Blanche asked.

Blank Man swung one leg over the bike and settled into the seat, his hands gripping the handles. This particular vehicle seemed to have open security. "It's not exactly my color."

The vehicle program rumbled to life under Blank Man as he activated it. He pulled out of the garage, turning his head to look down the road first one way, then the other. Then he picked a direction and drove, soon soaring down the information superhighway.

[Request Battle 4 (on a motorcycle)]

With the three Metools out of the way and the tank heavily damaged, Blank Man felt confident that he had this on in the bag. He dove to one side behind one of the stationary vehicles to get out of that tank's line of fire momentarily, reporting, "I need chip data."

Soon it came, starting with Recov30, which Blank Man used immediately to repair his own damage. With the second chip ready, FireHit1, Blank Man stepped out of his hiding spot again, and rushed at the last virus, swinging at it with a mighty, burning fist.


Turn Summary
1. Dodge
2. Recov30 [30 Healing; Acc. S]
3. FireHit1 [71 Fire (Buff +11) + Impact; Acc A; Double Attack]

Blank Man continued along the pathway until it led him to a garage. "There is a garage here," he reported succinctly. He strode in closer, moving through the garage door with caution, lifting his head to survey the surroundings. It was full of various vehicles that were used to travel the data pathways more quickly. Blank Man wasn't sure whether they were for general use, or if they had security protocols in place. "There are vehicles here."

Not a moment later, one of the vehicles, a tank, rumbled to life and turned to face Blank Man. A moment later, a trio of helmeted viruses descended the ramp behind him, leaving him surrounded in the enclosure of the garage.

"Incoming viruses."

The three new arrivals were Metools. Blanche and Blank Man were both familiar with them; Blanche had seen them in her virus busting classes. They had a reputation for being perhaps the most common and basic of viruses. They weren't likely to pose too much of a threat. The tank, on the other hand, Blank Man didn't recognize, and it looked dangerous.

Blanche slotted in chip data, starting with RiskyHoney1. She was eager to play with her new toy, no doubt. Blank Man didn't mind. It wouldn't hurt to improve his defenses when fighting a tank. The operator followed up with a pair of attacking chips: Cannon and Shotgun.

Blank Man quickly set to using his chip data, and in the order it was sent, no less. Immediately he accessed RiskyHoney1, equipping himself with a peculiar honeycomb shield. He turned first towards the tank, blasting at it with his powerful cannon attack. He followed by swiveling about to raise his arm, aiming his shotgun attack at the cluster of hardhats and firing, hoping to catch more than one of them with its blast.


Turn Summary
1. RiskyHoney1: [1-Hit Wood Shield + Riposte(10 damage x 5 hits + Homing): On Hit; Acc. A; Weak to Fire & Break; Blocks debuffs]
2. Cannon [71 Null (Buff +11) + Knockback; Acc. A] @ Catack
3. Shotgun [50 Null + Spread 1; Acc. A] @ MetoolA & MetoolB

A glowing orb emerged from the green data crystal, then coalesced into battle chip data. It was RiskyHoney1, a chip that Blanche felt was very unusual. She was eager to expand her folder, though, and flesh out Blank Man's combat options.

"Keep going down that ramp. See where the pathway goes," Blanche said. This trip wasn't simply a matter of deleting viruses, apparently. She also wanted to do a bit of exploring.

Blank Man obediently followed the winding data pathway, following its twists and turns to see where it would take him.

[Request Battle 3]

"All clear," blank man announced. "The mystery data is intact. Shall I decrypt it?"

"Yeah... Yeah, open it," Blanche murmured in response. She was a little anxious. She had never opened mystery data before. She wasn't really sure whether Blank Man had either; She didn't know how much experience he had before he was handed over to her.

Without a word of affirmation, Blank Man complied. He moved in toward that green crystal, and lifted his hand to its surface, accessing the data that it contained.

[Open it]