Hunter and the Hunted [4/3]

Name of Mission: Hunter and the Hunted
Member Count: 3
Rank: A
Client: Cherrymon, Guardian of the Dark Woods
Levels Needed: Ultimate or Higher. The Hunter will scale appropriately.
Requirements: N/A. Tracker skills may be helpful or you may get blindsided.

Plot Description:

Oh? So you'll listen to our request from the Dark Woods? Well, you are in luck, as we have need of some of the more violent types that the Mission Guild has to offer.

You can think of the Dark Woods as our own native Timberlands in the Dark Area. The soil is rich, the trees prosper, and we're a thriving source of many of the fruit used in the Digital World's finer wine and alcohol. Of course, our gatherers and workers understand the risk, and we're no stranger to loss or casualty on the job. Please, don't fret - they are capable, committed, and compensated handsomely for their efforts. But your goal is not any mere beast, but one that has forced us to stop our business cold.

There's one thing to take a risk, and another to throw away one's life without reason. But until this beast is handled, we are left at a standstill. For your reference, please scan the attached for the Digivice entry:

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Yes, Meicoomon. An uncommon species, they are generally known for their resistance to corruption as well as their ability to consume and absorb large amounts of data. Left unchecked, a Meicoomon can easily run the gamut from Champion through Mega in the course of a week, and leave entire villages behind as a ghost town. Fret not - your objective will not be to defend us. We have hired a very capable Xros General to man that front - so your objective is simple.

Hunt down Meicoomon, and bring back evidence of its defeat. Be warned, there is something crazed about this one. If you're not capable, we may have no choice but to call a request to the Empyrean Skies to destroy this part of the continent.

I digress. Please come to these coordinates...

Mission Description:

It is as our entrepreneur above says: a curious species of Meicoomon is running havoc across quite a profitable part of the Dark Area. The 'Hunter', as its called, is hiding somewhere in the Dark Woods, and until recently has been using hit-and-run tactics to try and increase its power.

Left unchecked, the threat will grow exponentially. Further, the beast has the potential to grow in the middle of the mission itself, either by attacking data rich targets or feeding on weaker links of the mission.

Eliminate Meicoomon, and try not to be eliminated yourself. The cat has been feeding quite openly up to now - who knows what tricks she already has in store?

Objective Summary:

• Track down the Hunter.
• Eliminate Meicoomon.
• Minimize casualties.

Grace Period: Three Days

Reward Offered:
50 Posts or 36,000 Bits

Available Artifact -
Shadow Talisman
At the start of combat, your attacks gain 'Ethereal'. The first shield, per thread, that your attack comes into contact with is ignored, OR The first instance of your opponent's teleportation or intangibility is cancelled.
A dull gray stone on a metal string, said to originate from the Core of Darkness.