UNHOLYSAVIOR and THE MONSTER

Heavy Iron is sort of on the loose!

With the defeat of Solidhorn and a new form of combatant the likes the outlaw has never seen before, he decided that he requires more information before planning his next moves.

"..."

" Do you know how anxious I was because I was afraid you might lose? „

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You all have one hour before HORDES start to infiltrate the place. Group up with other cardbots, find shelter, gather weapons to protect yourselves.

Do not let them see, hear, or track you.

If you are inside, lock your doors. Do not by any means answer the door for ANYONE. No matter how much they beg you to let them in, do NOT.

If you are with a group, do not lose them. Do not trail off your path no matter what you see or hear off the trail. Follow the trail north to get to a safe place.

Stay off any train tracks, out of the woods, and be cautious around suburban areas. The infected will do anything to lure you in. DO NOT FALL FOR IT.

If one of your group members becomes infected, leave them behind. There will be a cure later, LEAVE THEM BEHIND.

The trail is safe. It contains lights and a scent that messes with the zombies instincts. They cannot touch you if you Stay On The Trail.

If you cannot find Flintlock( @cowboy-cardbot ), then stick to the trail. It will lead you to Sabotage's lab.

"THIS IS YOUR INGENIOUS PLAN!?!?!?"

Munnie shrieked out of anger for the cardbot as she hung above several feet(or meters) off the ground. Dangling by a rope up top of the abandoned cathedral that glaciervane resides in as a "base".

Which clearly needs a makeover..

"Correct woman." Glaciervane replied with his usual indifferent tone. Tying the rope to a nearby pillar as munnie hung similarly to a fish on a fishing rod. Whilst she sway left and right by her own squirming. Glaciervane lunged himself on a balcony that was just above where munnie dangled. Looking past the distance of the country side, where the abandoned cathedral took settlement at originally.

Upon her reaching the abandoned cathedral, munnie and glaciervanes devices blared with the alert. Zombies? No such thing as that let alone a zombie cardbot. But here we are now currently.

Glaciervane narrowed his optics into the distance. Having a hologram of the alert appear above his arm. How does he do that? No one really knows the answer. Besides that, he looks back at the alert and where it was first announced. Tracking it from there. Only to soon realized that..

Except for the fact that there was a figure on the ice. And it was getting closer. Fast.

-- @zombie-cardbot

The harsh winds and frigid temperatures could make anyone freeze up. So how could one individual stand in the middle of the lake with no effect..?

Glaciervane stood unharmed in the middle, perhaps initially came for a reason but had paused when heard the rapid footsteps. Turning towards the sound before raising his fist and diving down to whomever was heading towards him. Without missing, leaving impact on the ice.

He spat at the result from the attempted attack, assuming it was an attack on him. Perhaps the human girl had sent them for revenge.

No matter.

You can call me Prime! I'm here to provide more information on the zombie cardbots including how to stay safe from them.

There's a hierarchy of power among the cardbots, the leader of them all being called The Motherboard. Let's begin.

Crawlers:

Crawlers are low tier zombies who are highly aggresive. Supervision of their targets only lasts for a few hours before they attack. Like the rest of the zombies, they have paralytic saliva. Classified by their smaller claws used for ripping and tearing apart prey. They have a poor sense of vision, which is why they use their sense of smell track down their prey and lunge. Best to cover up your fuel scent with the blood of other zombie cardbots so they're less likely to attack you.

Brawlers:

Brawlers are similar to Crawlers, except twice as big. They have an excellent sense of hearing and vision, making them sensitive to bright lights and higher frequencies that wolves or other canines might be able to hear. Dog whistle should suffice in weakening them enough for you to get away.

Unlike the Crawlers though, their claws are a bit thicker, allowing them to latch onto prey and pull them back. Not only do they have bigger claws, but they pack a punch akin to ten times the strength of a mantis shrimp.* Safe to say you want to dodge and weave.

Manti:

Manti have no servos. They instead have scythe-like claws that bend backwards, similar to a praying mantis. Hence their classification. Their hearing is quite shoddy, which is why they use the horns on their head to track scents. Their eyes are able to see heat signals, which make hiding useless. Best to run as far as you can or try to incapacitate them via shooting in the optics or legs. Since they're bigger, they can't run very fast, allowing you to properly fucking BOOK IT. BOOK IT NOW.

But unlike Crawlers who only stalk for a few hours, Manti will follow their prey for days, maybe even weeks. They memorize their schedules, leave gifts, even make noise to lure their prey out into the open and get them feeling on edge. They love to play with their food. If you hear any sounds in the middle of the night, turn all your lights off and close any windows until it stops. DO NOT BY ANY MEANS FOLLOW THE SOUND. YOU WILL DIE.

Termitus:

Be very very careful of these cardbots. Though they're stationary and burrow in one place, they have a varying amount of cables planted into the ground via burying process. These cables have sensors around them that if tripped will cause a needle to come up from the ground and stick the victim, sending dangerous nanites into their systems that eat them from the inside out. Very similar to Earth's termites.

Their sensors can only go to about four feet in front of them. If you see one stationed out in the wild, DO NOT STEP ANY CLOSER. Take four to five paces back and GO AROUND. I repeat, take four to five paces back and GO AROUND or RUN THE OTHER WAY. ANY attempt to aggravate this specimen will result in very certain death. If you catch yourself in the range of a Termitus' cables, do not panic. They can sense fear, making it easier for them to find you.

What you need to do is let steam from your frame leave your vents. The increased temperature will lower the defenses and temporarily cloud the senses of the cardbot so you can safely speedwalk out of range. Running will trigger the spikes.

Mirada del Abismo(Stare of The Abyss):

Miradas are a cluster of three or more bots who's plating has been melted together to form one entity. They each only have one optic, but they use their presence to lure you into looking at them. Victims who look into their optics will be lured into a hypnotic state and taken back to The Motherboard, where they will be forced to offer themselves to her so she can take their processing chips.

Surefire ways to avoid the lure is to cover your optics and your audials. Find a safe place to hunker down or move to an area that's more crowded. Miradas can only lure one victim at a time, so the thicker crowds will overwhelm them and scare them off. If there are no places nearby to hide and you find yourself being chased by one, keep your eyes to the ground and start making a lot of noise to alert other cardbots that may be in the area. Do not stop running until you find a safe place. Miradas give up on hunting after two days of being unsuccessful and will move on to another victim.

The Motherboard:

The Motherboard is a glitch that broke off from Deus Machina after failing to kill and take over their system. After Machina exploded, she traced the remains of the Cardbots all the way to Earth. Her ultimate goal is to turn them all into her kin.

All of the zombie cardbots serve The Motherboard. There is no changing their mind since she is their creator.

Now for each of their abilities.

Paralytic Saliva: An ability available to all zombie groups, including The Motherboard. It will paralyze any part it touches and will render the victim useless if it gets into their intake.

Claws: Only available to Manti, Brawlers, and Crawlers. Their claws and saliva carry the virus, so do NOT let them scratch or spit on you.

Echolocation: Available to Crawlers to aid them in navigating cramped areas.

Last but not least, things you SHOULD and SHOULD NOT DO.

When spotting one of these zombies, you SHOULD:

Run, call for help, find a weapon to protect yourself with, seek shelter.

You SHOULD NOT:

Try to keep one as a pet, try to tame one, try to befriend one, try to take on a horde by yourself, try to locate The Motherboard by yourself. Doing any of these will have lethal consequences.