[/Lifeform_evaluation:Highly Hostile]

[/Nonaggressive_policy: Disabled]

[/State_of_alert: High]

[/Warning: Module damage imminent]

[/Warning: Moderate module damage detected]

[/Warning: Plasaw module damaged | ]

The machine watches the bug's pincers gripping and ripping the machine's plasaw module on its left arm as its right fist comes into contact with the creature's head, both dealing heavy damage to each other as the bug falls down on the floor while the machine checking on the damaged module on its left arm.

[/Plasaw_offline]

The machine feels frustrated for the first time as it inspects the damaged module and looks back down at the bug on the ground, the machine has lost one of its most reliable and crucial piece of equipment which could hamper the machine's operating effectiveness greatly. The bug must be removed by all means.

The machine quickly moves toward the bug before it could regain its consciousness and balance as the machine raises its arm up to prepare for another strong blow to the bug's head, but before the machine can get in range to punch the downed bug, another fierce bug jumps out of the entry hole and attacks the machine with its strong pincers. The damage is not as severe as before since the bug did not have the time to aim for the machine's weak points, but it still scratched the machine's hull and forced the machine to back off to defend its dazed brethren.

As the machine observes the two aggressive creatures works together to fight the machine, two more large bugs jump out of the entry hole and enter the fray, it seems like the bugs are well aware that it could not win alone and has to rely on number to strike down the machine, and the machine knows that simple punches, kicks, and stomps won't be enough for this fight.

The machine decides to use the environment to aid it in combat as the machine kicks a small rock on the ground at the group of bugs to provoke it, the rock obviously could not handle the massive kinetic force applied onto it however as it shatters into multiple smaller and somewhat sharper pebbles before flying off toward the bugs like shotgun pellets being hurled at a bundle of thick skinned watermelons.

The attack has little effect on the bugs' hard carapace, but it sure make the bugs jumped a bit as they scatter out in surprise before charging at the machine all at the same time just as the machine predicted, the machine waits for the bugs to get closer for a second before it quickly dash aside, revealing a wall of old cobweb which is invisible in the bugs' infrared vision. The bugs all fall into the trap nicely and become confused as they thrash their legs and tail around violently to try escaping the invisible sticky webs.

Since the web is quite old and dry, the bugs managed to free themselves somewhat and able to get up, but their legs still tangled and stuck in the sticky trap as they try to use their pincers to cut the sticky threads while the machine quickly moves back to the fabricator and turns it on to craft the spear, the machine needs it to fight against the bugs.

[/Warning_low_power: 5%]

The machine hastens the production process by cutting down the spear designs, it removed the long staff body of the spear and replaces it with a short, stubby hilt, turning it into a simple dagger for emergency use at that point.

[/Construction_completed: Spearv2]

The machine uses the nanite constructor in his right arm to draw the nanite robots from the fabricator and build it on the ground in front of the machine, as soon as the dagger is finished the machine immediately picks it up and rushes toward the bugs, which have freed themselves from the old cobweb and now charging at the machine again.

The machine kicked up some dirt at the leading bug to distract it before the machine grabs one of its pincers to throw the bug down on its back, so far the machine has always tried to attack the bug's upper body which is covered in hard carapace, now the machine wants to see how hard the bug's lower body is as it stabs the bug's abdomen forcefully.

The bug screeches in agony as the blade pierces its soft lower body, it seems the machine's prediction is correct, its lower body is much more vulnerable than its upper body. But the bug is not dead yet as the wound is still small and not life threatening, so the machine pushes the dagger along the bug's lower body and bisects the bug completely as the bug goes silent.

[Pioneer 0 defeated Evolved Hiveravager | +1300 XP]

[Pioneer 0 assimilated Evolved Hiveravager | Lesser Evolution Core gained 200 XP]

The machine looks at the slightly chipped dagger on its hand while moving in to fight the rest of the bugs, it seems like the dagger won't make it through the fight against the giant scorpion-like bugs as strong and hard to kill as these creatures.

As the bugs now know that the machine will likely try to flip the bug on its back to expose their vulnerable belly, the bugs refrain themselves from leaping at the machine as they stick on the ground with their posture lowered as much as they could to improve their stability, however the bug did not plan their move beyond that as the machine change its tactic also after seeing the bugs went low, the machine stomps on one of the bugs and keeps it on the ground with the machine's weight before turning its upper body to face the two other bugs at the same time.

[/Warning_low_power: 3%]

[/Warning: Shutdown imminent]

The machine grabs the bug on its left side and hurls it toward the one on its right, the machine intended to use the bug's sharp pincers against their own kind as the machine spends its last few percent of reserve power into the fight. After beheading the bug on its right the machine then stabs the head of the bug it is holding onto and throws both of the brain dead bugs at the cobweb covered area to keep their thrashing body away from the machine.

One last bug remaining for the machine to kill, the machine wastes no time disposing of the bug by holding down its body and its thrashing tail with its front legs before it swings the chipped dagger down to cut off the head.

But before the machine could finish the bug off, the machine ran out of power, its body start locking up as the machine ceases all movement and becomes a lifeless statue. The machine is out of luck.

The bug continues thrashing its body around for a moment as it wiggles itself free from the machine's restraint, then without mercy the bug jumps onto the machine and crushes the machine's neck with its pincers. The hive ravager has won the fight as it celebrates by pulling the machine's head assembly out of its body, then it turns around and leaves the room with its trophy to return to its hive deep in the cave.

The newly formed colony goes quiet as the headless bugs' thrashing body settle down and become motionless, all signs of life in the room cease to exist as their body deforms and dissolves quickly.

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A group of adventures begins their venture into the dark cave, lead by a young talented hero and a beautiful priestess, their goal is to end all mysteries and secure the place for a better future for the dwarven mining town, but destiny has a different plan for them all.

"Something feels off..."