5/6 - Onboard The X-Ang (7)

• Open with Blue Energy Band or CS INTL CHECK hack.
• Control room of blinking lights and computer terminals.
• Lone crew corpse sits in central chair with NVS deck attached to their skull. Wires from cyber-helm attach to the ceiling. 
• Yuki determines this was an X-ANG hacker monitoring and guarding her brain. 
• Any attempt to move or tamper with the hacker jolts the dead thing back to life. A virus reanimates it, and although stationary, multiple ranged electric prods spring from hacker’s chair. 
• X-ANG Hacker - (MT - ST) - 2 attacks/CR with electric prods. 
  • Can only be defeated by removing cyber-helm––physically (CS VIG CHECK) or majickally.
  • If helm isn’t removed will always retain at least 1 VIG HP. 
  • Any party member attempting to wear helm must make CS INTL CHECK or suffer 3d8 psychic DMG. If they survive, permanent -2 INTL STAT from the raw cosmic horror exposure. Yuki warns against wearing helm. 
• Metal door to NE. Opens with Blue Energy Band or CS INTL CHECK hack.

**END OF LEVEL 18**