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Having grown stronger from his victory over Cyber Peacock, little is able to stand in the way of KB-BL as he finally arrives at the peak of the abandoned facility.

>???: Huh? Your X? You look nothing like that description the boss gave~!

Spinning down from atop the tower, a small-mushroom shaped Maverick sizes up KB-BL, its infantile voice scratching against the Knot Beret's audio receivers.

>KB-BL: Who was responsible for reactivating this facility, and for what reason?
>???: Wouldn't you like to know, fat-man. Nah, you ain't X! Your just some loser that stumbled in here! Oh, your a Repliforce! Hehe~! Now I can see why you look so dumb~! All of you idiots are doing exactly what the boss wants~! I may have orders to wait for X, but I can warm up ripping you apart!
>KB-BL: Orders...this riot was planned then?
>???: Ugh, your annoying! I am Split Mushroom, Administrator of this facility! You won't make for a very fun playmate, but i'll drain you dry until I am satisfied! Kya~kya~kya!!!

Despite Split Mushroom's immense agility and acrobatics, KB-BL's immense upgrades from destroying Cyber Peacock gives him the immediate edge in keeping track of the small Maverick, allowing him to gun it down with relative ease.

>Split Mushroom:I'll...get yoooou~!!
>KB-BL: Target destroyed...error, signal still detected. Continuing mission.

Plunging deeper into the facility, KB-BL makes his way through the jagged and spike infested ruins to reach the very bowels of the laboratory.