Sten decided to take his new found energy and put it to use in DGO. He stopped for a moment as an idea formed in his head and he opened up his messages to review the one the Jester sent. He then clicked the reply button and began to write up a message.
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[b]From:[/b] Solitary Watcher
[b]To:[/b] Silver Jester the Masked Man
[b]Subject:[/b] Re:Your Final Vengeance

I am sending this message to first apologize for my previously sent swear. While it indeed matches my feeling about your message, it was rude. I wish to meet up with you and talk. There are things I have to ask. I imagine a hacker like yourself will have no problem finding me, but I shall be in the Hunting Grounds hunting a level six serpent dissolution.

Regards,
The Solitary Watcher
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Sten then logged onto DGO.

[b]Welcome, Solitary Watcher![/b]

Solitary Watcher looked around to realize that he was within the Black City. This was something that would take getting used to. He trudged off to the Hunting Grounds quite purposefully. There he found his quarry. He activated his active camouflage and climbed to the top of a building to observe the pattern of its travel path. He spent a good five minutes doing so. He counted out the time it took for it to complete its path several times over just to make sure he knew exactly how long it took. Then he spent another five minutes making sure there was a pathway that the other dissolutions in the area didn't cross with the serpent. He found one and gave himself thirty seconds to set up his trap there and get back before the serpent arrived on that spot twelve seconds later.

He waited for it to just finish crossing that point and dashed as quickly as possible over there. One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. When he made it he slapped a proximity mine on the wall of a nearby decrepit building. Seven. He then dashed to the point where the dissolution crossed over. Eight. And then he placed another mine there. Nine. He knew that it would alter its path as soon as he fired and pulled aggro onto it. He double checked his information and the area. Nine. When all was clear he rushed back to his previously used vantage point. Ten. Eleven. Twelve. Thirteen. Fourteen. Fifteen. Sixteen. Grappling Hook up the building. Seventeen. Eighteen. Getting prone at his previous spot.

He had plenty of time to charge up his passive and while he was waiting he checked his experience. From the day of the battle he had gotten about two-thirds of the way to level six. This would definitely be enough to push him over that line. The fortieth second passed and he saw the serpent slithering to his target location. Forty-one. Forty-two. BOOM! The first mine went off at the same time that Watcher fired and landed a headshot for critical damage. The serpent writhed and then quickly turned to charge at Watcher who had no just become visible from his stealth. This set off the second mine which brought the creature down to one-fifth of its full hit points. It moved quickly towards him. 300 yards. 250 yards. Watcher carefully aimed at its head. 200 yards. This was no time to get worried over the beast's charging. He had this. 150 yards. BANG! He fired again this time the bullet didn't hit the head, but the body hit was just enough to kill the creature. Experience crystals rushed to him and when the last one arrived that rewarding message appeared:

[b]Congratulations! You have leveled up.

You have unlocked a new ability: Stalker Drone.
Please pick your perk. Sleight of Hand, or Eagle Eye.[/b]

He selected Eagle Eye, and looked at the details of his new ability. It was an active summon. That was interesting. It summoned a drone that he could spy on enemies with. He activated it and discovered a video feed popped up on his visor showing what the little three inch diameter drone could see. He smiled as he sat up straight to wait for the Jester to show up.