Chapter 674 - Jumpstation (part Two) (1/2)

Dex shook his head at the outrageous racket of five Ducati revving up their engines at the same time. He picked his gear and then stepped onto the last circle to load up.

[Honjo Masamune- Sword]

Stiletto's Modified Demon Code

Range: Melee

Damage: Untested

[Under Armor-Black]

ICE Type: General Defensive

10 YB

[Combat Boots w/side zipper]

ICE Type: General Defensive

5 YB

[Flexible Body Armor-Black]

ICE Type: Electrical 50 YB

ICE Type: Abestos 50 YB

ICE Type: Impact 50 YB

Reserve Bank: 200 YB

[DeVisor]

Description: Works in either real or virtual environments. Enhanced Sight, Night vision, Thermal vision, Vision Sharing.

[Dex-Gloves]

Coding Gloves with spike interface.

Memory Storage: 100 YB

[Shield]

ICE Type: Electrical 10 YB

ICE Type: Asbestos 100 YB

ICE Type: Impact 100 YB

Reserve Bank: 500 YB

Hara moved behind the counter, taking Nix with her. ”All of you will be running the same diagnostic when you arrive. So split up, try and break some things. Maybe start a fight or two and see what their response looks like.” She glanced at Nix, who was playing with one of the shields from the rack. ”I miss anything, Nix?”

”Hmm?” Nix pushed his arm through the straps on the Shield. ”If this wasn't black, it would look like Captain America's shield.” He paused for a moment and considered Hara's question. ”If you see anything burning or manage to start a fire. Be sure to analyze it.”

”Nix...” Hara shook her head and powered up the jumpstation's launchpad. ”Ready?” When they nodded their heads, she counted down. ”Three, Two, One.... and Launch!”

All six Ducati appeared on the Nav-Platform with Syntax at the controls a moment later.

[I will be monitoring today's incursion into New England Virtual.]

Syntax set the course for New England Virtual (NEV) but kept the speed down so she could brief them.

[Your defensive ICE will absorb incoming damage but will count down with each hit. When it reaches zero, you will be pushed out of the node.]

”Fuck,” Thumper cursed under her breath. ”Can I use your shield, Dex?”

”No.” Dex had the black Shield strapped to his back. ”Syntax will be monitoring us. Your armor has a reserve bank; she will use that to recharge your armors ICE when you need it.”

[Additionally, because of the T-6's resource sharing capabilities, we can utilize anyone's reserve to recharge any member of the group.]

Gadget was the first to see the dome in the distance. It was the largest single structure any of them had ever seen; v-Earth didn't really count since it was a virtual world. ”How are we getting in?”

[The Nav-Platform has been modified to act as a gateway. Keep two things in mind. One, the time the gateway stays open is limited. Make sure to return before the timer expires.]

Darsi nodded. ”Got it. And two?”

[When you enter the node, most likely, you will immediately be noticed as an intruder.]

Quicksilver patted her cased rifle. ”That's why we brought weapons.”

[Perhaps we will be able to develop masking protocols once we've completed an analysis of this node.]