On a Trek, to the Coast! Or... are they? [OPEN]

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So, the Cipher Jungles, again. The last time Hans was in the Jungles he ended up rescuing some digimons who traveled here in search of some fruits. And this is how Walzman met Kazumi and who actually did the stuff, which Hans was supposed to do on his own. But this time he was here for another reason and the source of this is the same as before - the Feral Tribes. One of those drug sellers revealed there are some farms in Jungles where the Tribes cropping plants, which then they turn into the weed. Hans' mission was either to find and destroy the farm or find any clues on the actual location of the farm.

But that's not going to happen today as the ninja spotted an unknown group not far away. Luckily, he was alone as he didn't want Renamon to get hot just by walking, so that greatly reduces his visibility and generally, allows him to 'fly under radars'. Hans couldn't identify persons in the group, but as he was here because of the Tribes, he needs to verify if it's the Feral Tribes or not. Or do they present any threat in general? Walzman wasn't a person who looks for troubles but if that's mean to save lives, he'll act right away. Not like he was obliged, more like social responsibility and karma (even though he doesn't believe in that too much). As a soldier, he feels like it's his duty. And so, like a true shinobi, he decided to follow the group, trying to keep his distance.

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He couldn't tell why exactly, but he feel like he should follow the group. Something was telling him it would be worth it, though Hans wasn't sure what makes him think like that. It's like a sixth sense or things like that. So hiding between bushes and trees, the Swiss guy continued to follow the group of strangers. But as soon as the distance between him and the group was getting closer, he sprawled on the ground and continued his way in such a position. Of course, it wasn't too handy, but he wouldn't complain if he had to do the same in places like Chernobyl. He was trained to ignore trifles like that, the end will justify the means. This way he reduced his visibility once more, so to spot him the one should have an eagle eye. He even muted his Digivice, so Renamon couldn't talk with him even if she wanted to do so.

But as the wind was flowing toward Hans' direction, the guy managed to catch some words but they didn't make any sense. He had no choice but to stalk them until it's clear the group isn't from the list of potential threats or enemies.

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But Hans didn't want to jump into the action just because Natsuya murdered someone. Even after Walzman has discovered that there was a human in the group, which was quite a surprise, the Swiss ninja assumed there was a reason why Natsuya did so. Maybe that Monitamon was a criminal and deserve it? Hans didn't know that. In fact, if that digimon belonged to the Feral Tribes Hans could do the same. That's because those barbaric persons can't stop making problems for Rosewood. And even if Natsuya murdered that digimon for no reason, Hans didn't want to confront him as his opponent has an advantage in numbers. He needed another, a smarter solution that won't involve a direct approach.

That's why Hans decided to take photos of the group, so if Natsuya is actually a criminal, which Walzman didn't want to believe, he simply upload the photos to Tamernet. In this way, everyone will know about the guy and will take the corresponding action, up to destroying his Digivice. But humans in this world are supposed to help it, isn't it? Yggdrasil himself won't let corrupted people come here as Hans thought. But what if it's not true? Shinobi wanted to know it badly.

To do so he advanced to the point where the distance was acceptable and pulled out his Digivice. Then he turned on the camera and silently took some photos from his position. The camera's quality was pretty much mediocre, but it was enough to outline the physical description of Natsuya briefly. However, the sunlight from Han's Digivice reflected right into Natsuya's face, telling him that he wasn't alone here at all. Hans noticed that he revealed his location and moved slightly away just to see what will happen now. But, will the other guy buy it?

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None of Natsuya's digimons attacks reached its target as Hans was out of their reach, missing slightly. But he was smart enough to not invoke Renamon yet, knowing it will give away his location instantly. Now his plan is to make Natsuya lose him as he proved he's definitely not a nice person and has to be watched closely. But even then Hans decided to wait till the last moment and act only when it will clearly visible what's Takeda is going to do. So using the element of surprise, Hans can make his appearance and prevent a possible unnecessary murder. Even if he won't manage to do this, photos on Tamernet will do their job. Walzman suspected it may give some popularity to Natsuya's, but Hans also knew there are digimons and people who'll want his head. That means Natsuya was walking on very thin ice.

To increases his chances to success, shinobi moved further, making distance away from the other guy among bushes and trees. But while he can't be seen, Solarmon can hear him and so to track if he wishes. The problem was a huge amount of plants and grass, so searching for the ninja will be quite a quest. In addition, Hans was trying to move in a way to appear like he's fading away.

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As Hans was trying to lose heat, he didn't notice as at one moment his legs didn't connect with the ground. That resulted in his falling in somewhat a cave, rolling over a stone slope for three or four seconds. It was far from being a pleasant experience as some bruises will appear later on. However, as Walzman observed the cave, he noticed a lot of wooden boxes. After a quick inspection, it revealed that all of them were filled with cannabis leaves. Perhaps, it's a temporal warehouse of Feral Tribes? In this case, it has to be destroyed. But Hans didn't have enough firepower or any lighter with him to burn them. He wouldn't be able to do it anyway as a couple of Togemons appeared from nowhere (actually, from the cave's deeps).

"Intruders, kill da intruders!". The Jungle Troopers' family digimons shouted, heading in Hans' direction. He suspected that Renamon won't stand against these guys, so he decided to make the Togemons fight with Natsuya. Perhaps, amount of data those plant-type digimons have will be enough for the Xros general to change his mind and won't destroy the egg? Even if not, the general will do the job which Hans has to do by himself, but since there was a chance, the ninja wanted to make use of it, fully. So he run away from the cave as fast as he could.

Escaping from the wrath of cactus-like digital monsters, Hans finally appeared open but he didn't care about another guy anymore as he had more important matters at the moment. One of them, however, spotted Mekanorimon and since tribal digimons had issues with anger management (and a bunch of other things), turned against the Xros guy. Mostly because those Togemons were overprotective about the cave they were guarding and so treating everyone as an enemy.

"Lightspeed Jabbing!". One of Togemons announced, closing the distance with Mekanorimon at alarming rate.

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OOC: Lightspeed Jabbing - Closes in at the speed of light to jab the enemy multiple times. Cooldown: 1 post.

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Mekanorimon's strike found its target as the Togemon produced a scream of pain, yet the amount of damage wasn't enough to kill him yet. As he recovered from the received punch, the plant-like monster proceeded with another attack, the Coconut Punch.

"You'll pay for that! Coconut Punch!". The Togemon shouted, rushing to his opponent in an attempt to rain hits. Being blind by pure rage and anger, he decided to ignore the damage caused him, so his attack was slightly less accurate than it could be.

Slightly further from the epicenter of real action, Hans was running away from another Togemon. Luckily, his physical abilities allow him to run long enough, but he couldn't run forever. Considering local climate and temperature reduces his stamina even more. Then he remembered, that not long ago his Digivice was updated and added a thing that Hans prized as a valuable - a grappling hook. In his possible missions, this tool could be a life savior and so the ninja decided to use it. Of course, he couldn't spawn it while was running as he'll need to reduce his pace. But soon enough he got a reason to stop as he approached a mountain foundation. As he turned back to see how close the chasing him Togemon could be, Hans faced Ken, something he didn't expect, and heavily regretted not wearing his ninja suit. Mostly because he didn't plan to have any fights with any human and didn't consider it necessary. Turned out, he was wrong (the same was true about humans in this world).

"I appreciate your concern, but I got my own orders. Cheers.". Hans said coldly and once the Hagurumon turned back, he pulled out his Digivice. Then he launched the grappling hook application as his finger was already placed over the icon.

That spawned a grappling hook on his wrist in a folded state. As he tested its functionality before, Hans simply launched the hook above him without checking where it hooked. Instead, the moment he felt like the hook attached to something, Walzman activated the mechanism which folds the spawned device. That launched him in the air somewhere among trees, leaving Ken for the mercy of the angry Togemon. To his luck, the giant cactus decided not to use any of its moves and rushed to the orange Hagurumon in an attempt to hit him in his face with a basic attack.

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OOC: Coconut Punch - Rains hits on a foe like falling coconuts. Cooldown: 1 post.

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The Mekanorimon has succeeded once more as his opponent fell on the ground, hitting it with his face. That has made him unable to move, but even when the shock is gone, the plant-like monster was too weak to cause serious harm. Perhaps, he needed one single blow to get him finished. The Togemon didn't even resist much as his attempts to hit the Mekanorimon were now even slower as they were a moment ago as his attacks now were limited to basic ones.

Away from the place, another Togemon was being flipped by the Hagurumon's attack. It didn't do much damage but provided some time to attack the plant monster once more. By that time Hans was already on the mountain ledge by using his hook again. The ninja was about to run away as he didn't have the intention to fight since he got photos and now needs to publish them. But he feel wrong by leaving that Hagurumon to fight alone against a Champion since sides weren't equal in strength with the Togemon as strongest. So to make the fight equal, Walzman finally has released his Renamon from the Digivice to join the fight.

"Diamond Storm!". The vixen announced, sending a bunch of sharpened leaves into the opponent below, aiming for his legs. Just as Hans ordered. But since the two were separated by some distance, with Renamon higher, only three of the bundle reached their target. However, it did its job when the Togemon wanted to stand up, but fall again as a Renamon's attack pierced his leg. That opened a good opportunity to land some attack on the vegetation monster.

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