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Digital Vendetta Pt.3; Dragonball Quest 3
Topic Started: May 31 2017, 04:28 PM (70 Views)
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Gutsman charged once again, as if anticipating some kind of attack from its opponent and sought to gain the advantage before the battle ended. Rubic held his ground, leveling the cannon towards the target, the central-processor in the android’s body already calculating the variables involved in such a shot—difficult, but not impossible. In order to make the attack work, however, he would need more power. A stronger blast.

ROUTING SUPPLEMENTARY POWER TO MEGA BUSTER.
PREPARING TO FIRE.

Just as Gutsman brought an arm up to crush the smaller robot into the ground, Rubic went down, kneeling in front of his aggressor and aiming up towards the exposed chest of the opposition. A brilliant flash of cerulean light engulfed the pair of them, the blast from the Mega Buster shooting straight through Gutsman, severing various internal systems and skeletal structures—the momentum of the attack sent Gutsman backwards through the air, landing upon his back with a resounding crash. Gutsman tried to push himself back up to his feet, to re-engage, but without the structure, systems, or power to continue the fight, Orion’s second minion soon fell silent.

Rubic’s systems were still recharging from the expenditure of energy—as necessary as it was—so he could not immediately vaporize Gutsman’s remains, at least not directly. Once again, the android pulled a small device from his storage container, this one quite different from the radar he was carrying. Roughly the size of a softball, Rubic attached the device to the remains, setting the thermite charge to one minute. Thermite was a two-stage device—first, the device used tungsten wires to superheat the surface, melting the remains of whatever it was attached to. Once the entirety of Gutsman’s remains were superheated and malleable, the second stage of the explosive would kick in, detonating with enough force to ruin whatever remained. While it took longer to accomplish the same thing the Mega Buster could accomplish in seconds, it was none-the-less effective at rendering the defeated android useless in terms of salvage. Nothing more than scrap metal.

Rubic was already airborne by the time the detonation reverberated across the quarry, the robotic combatant not even looking back to ensure the destruction of his opponent—the calculations did not lie in that regard. What mattered more, however, was acquiring the other five Dragon Balls before the opposition could gather them or descend upon Rubic in force. Thus far, Rubic encountered very few issues against the opposition, but that was likely due to their isolation; he could not be sure what their capabilities were as part of a team or cohesive unit. For all Rubic was aware, their abilities might enhance tenfold when benefitting from one another—such was the case against other RBC units on Damaskia, the horde able to benefit from one another due to the nature of so many androids acting in singular concert with one another. If that was the power these units had, Rubic would have to make sure to fight them separate, isolated, exposed.

The next Dragon ball location appeared to be located within a valley between a set of smaller mountain ranges. The valley was particularly deep, funneling downwards into an extensive, underground network of tunnels and caves—an ideal location for hiding any kind of object, due to the difficulty of navigating the darkness and chambers within. The radar, unfortunately, just let Rubic know how close he was to the object from an over-head level, rather than from an oblique angle—meaning the best method of obtaining the Dragon Ball would be to locate its coordinate and drill straight down. However, just as Rubic closed in on the location, an explosion rocked the valley, centered right where the android would have begun his drilling process. The resulting echo of sound and shockwave brought the mountains into play, rockslides raining boulders and debris down from the peaks towards the valley’s recesses, blocking off access to the tunnels in various places, likely a purposeful tactic by the synthetic unit sent by Unit Orion. Without the benefit of time now, Rubic descended towards the valley floor, preparing to blast his way through the topsoil and rock in order to get to the prize—however, the opposition was clearly there first, another explosion not only opening up a hole for the offender to escape, but the blast was enough to force Rubic to land on his feet.

This one seemed rather lean compared to Gutsman, but it was still heavily armored compared to Cutman. All of its plating and systems seemed geared towards absorbing or deflecting explosive detonations, while Rubic’s deep scans found various explosive-housing devices. This one’s body was capable of producing explosives on its own, as if a miniature warehouse and assembly line were housed within the android’s humanoid body. So in essence, this one had an unlimited supply of explosives.

ANALYSIS COMPLETE.
SYSTEM DESIGNATION: BOMBMAN

With the dragon ball in tow, Bombman took in its surroundings, as if unused to the bright light of day, noticing Rubic standing there to oppose it. Bombman raised a hand towards Rubic, pointing towards the android opponent.

“INFERIOR UNIT, SURRENDER YOUR POSSESSIONS OR FACE TERMINATION.”

Rubic leveled his Mega Buster towards Bombman, firing a flash of light towards the enemy, as a means of response. Bombman was able to leap out of the way of the blast, rolling with the momentum before throwing an explosive device with its free hand. The device exploded a few feet away from Rubic, forcing the android to roll with the force of the blast in order to mitigate its damage, but it also sent up dust and debris into the air, obscuring line of sight—or, at least, would have if Rubic did not rely solely on visual sensors. Even now, the Earth-made robot could detect opponents through a whole host of options, from heat, electromagnetic, seismic, radar, sonar, and various other methods. As such, as Bombman moved to capitalize on the obscurement, Rubic moved to re-engage, firing another blast from his arm cannon. The attack barely grazed Bombman’s leg, enough to damage the plating but little else.

Bombman responded in kind, flinging another pair of explosives towards the opposition, forcing Rubic to halt in his advance and take off into the air in order to avoid the explosions. With the height advantage, Rubic activated his left arm’s gattling gun, firing down towards Bombman, seeking to cut him down before he had a chance to escape or outmaneuver. Another explosion later, and Bombman was able to retreat into the caves, forcing Rubic to have to pursue within the tight confines—likely where Bombman held the tactical advantage with his explosives. As strong as Rubic was, he could not bench-press a planet.

At the moment, however, all Rubic could do was pursue, following after Bombman into the underground tunnels. Here, Rubic could use his Sonar to best effect—by sending out bands of sound across the environment, the android could map out the immediate area instantly with his system memory, noting any changes that could occur outside of his normal vision. The cool air also allowed his thermal sensors to operate more efficiently as well, following the trail of warm emissions from Bombman's systems—perhaps a factory oversight? It was strange for a synthetic organism such as Bombman to have to expel heat in such a way, and yet, it still fit in with the inefficiencies spotted with Cutman and Gutsman. It was possible Unit Orion was defective himself as he built these units, or perhaps he was forcing someone else to construct them? There were very few robotic experts in the galaxy—alive that is—that could handle this sophistication and durability. With Harold Hathaway reported dead, and all of those that knew of his experiments dead as well, it was hardly feasible that someone else would have taken up his mantle and research and begun anew… so what was going on then?

As Rubic gave chase, he was barely able to spot an odd device on a nearby cave wall, the blinking light all that gave away the presence of the explosive charge, forcing Rubic to use his speed and systems to roll in the opposite direction—just as the charge detected movement and exploded, caving in the immediate area and sealing off the method of chase. The tunnels were extensive however—there likely was a way to track down Bombman through a separate system. Now that Rubic was familiar with the electromagnetic systems on Bombman’s frame, he would at least know what to look for—perhaps even anticipate Bombman’s movements.

Rubic quickly got back to his feet and took a side passage through the tunnels, once again using his thermal optics and sonar systems to plot his way through the caves, looking for one that would intersect with Bombman’s last-known route of travel. Just then, Rubic paused in his pursuit, withdrawing the radar from his storage compartment. Of course—the one sure-fire method of tracking his opposition, since Bombman was carrying the one thing that gave him away the most. With that, Rubic started down another set of passages, plotting his way through them and trying to avoid any dead ends—but his sonar system could only go out so far before all he could see beyond was darkness, and the larger the chamber, the longer it took to properly map it out and determine an exit passage. But with the radar, Rubic was all but assured to find Bombman again—and it was not like Orion’s lackey could leave it behind or try to destroy it. It was essential to both Rubic’s mission and theirs, making it the most ideal method of manipulating the opposition, on both sides.

Eventually, the droid closed in on Bombman’s whereabouts, noticing more and more explosive charges set upon the walls and passages. Now that Rubic knew what to expect, he armed his own arm-gattling with EMP rounds, bullets capable of defeating the detonation circuits on the devices in order to prevent further explosions and cave ins—a welcome advantage in a scenario such as this. Rubic could not afford to become the victim of another cave-in, especially when time was on the line. From all appearances, it looked as if Bombman was trying to play for time, distracting Rubic long enough for the others to obtain their Dragon Ball targets and route back here to reinforce—something Rubic could not afford to allow. He would have to end this—and quickly.

Rubic opened fire on the various devices, giving away his position from the sound, but with the bombs unable to receive an explosion signal, the android was still able to give chase. Soon enough, however, another explosion rocked the underground caverns, this time from above—and it appeared that Bombman had used the situation to make enough time to get back to the surface. A second explosion from above told Rubic all he needed: Bombman was attempting to cause a cave-in from above to thwart pursuit. Rubic immediately shot up towards the tunnel ceiling, pushing through the rock and dirt with the assistance of his powerful strength, blasting out of the underground just before the entire network seemed to begin caving in.

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