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>Head towards the connecting bridge. You feel like you could run into the other Dogs of War there, and that could help deal with Strikedramon. It'll also lure him further away from the bomb and ensure that it detonates with no chance of interference from him.
"Up the stairs! There's no time to go back down."
You can't recall what that exit was, so there's no point diving deeper into the pit or revisiting old areas. You sprint across the bridge while Strikedramon gives chase. Even though there's no Virus Digimon standing around anymore, he's still in a frenzy. He makes it through the doors and collapses onto all fours, skittering towards you with long strides. You return to the sloped area you spoke to Phascomon in earlier, and your attention turns towards the ramp leading upwards.
"Hololize!"
Porcupamon materializes again, looking worse for wear, but still ready to fight. He brings up the rear while you ascend, ensuring you don't get caught off guard by Strikedramon. In the meantime, you activate your comms.
You've been told to not use it too much, in order to not mix signals between your solo stealth operation and the brute force unit. With your cover blown, you assume it's fine now, and give Wind a call.
[Hello? Marnie?]
"Wind! Where are you guys?"
[We're on the way out. What about you? Weren't you supposed to reach your core first?]
"Ran into big trouble. On the way to the exit point. I need coordinates!"
[I'll send them. But we can't stay in here, you'll have to-]
The rest of the sentence is made inaudible over the sound of explosive clashing. Strikedramon has caught up, and is currently biting Porcupamon's blunt arm viciously. A spiked fist descends over and over, trying to dislodge his grip.
<span class="mu-s">"MADNESS BROACH!"</span>
Porcupamon's spikes shoot out of his body, catching the Digimon in the chest yet again. He staggers back and collapses, sliding down the ramp before the spikes can be extracted and blasted at him. He looks close to defeat. His textures are a mess, and the metallic portions of his body have taken a permanent incandescence from overheating. The extended rage can't be good for his Digicore. You motion for your partner to ignore him and focus on climbing with you.
