Chapter 351: Cookie Jar...
Afton reaches the sniping point and looks at the others as they reload their magazines. It was clear just how tough and dangerous Deathclaws were by looking at how tough their young are... The young Deathclaws were weaker, smaller, and less tough than their parents, yet they still took hundreds of bullets from multiple weapons to properly put one down.
If he, Boone, and Karl didn't all have Anti-Material rifles ready, Afton would have never taken the job... He honestly doubted if small weapons fire could harm a Deathclaw at all, perhaps if putting a bullet in its eye, but that'd only piss it off further...
Indeed, Afton certainly wasn't looking forward to fighting the brood mothers, the largest and most fierce of their kind. "Alright... You guys see any more around? There should be three younger ones outside the Quarry.
The group looks around but only see's one in the distance, walking back into the Quarry, likely with the others. "Looks like they've returned to the Quarry... Time to start setting up traps?" Boone asks, and Afton nods.
"Yeah... Karl and Boone'll keep watch with their snipers, Anja, Josie, you're on me." he states.
"Urgh, do we have to? Corpse-muck gets under my nails..." Josie mutters, looking as grossed out as the last time they told he to drag corpses.
"Yes." Afton states, quickly heading to where they left the corpses. There were a couple Gecko's taking chunks out of them, but a few bullets put the fear of 'god' into them. After that Afton and the others start dragging corpses to the entrance of the Quarry.
Nyx keeps an eye out with her sensors to make sure they weren't going to be ambushed anytime soon, and fortunately, Deathclaws were easy to sense due to their larger than average weight. It isn't long before Afton the others leave the last of the around fifteen corpses in front of the Quarry. Afton tells Josie and Anja to head back up to the others while he himself activates the bombs planted on the corpses... Wouldn't want to lose a companion by making them set up bombs...
Once everything was done, Afton headed back and sat down with the others, taking a short food break so they would have the energy should combat take longer than expected...
"So, you guys ready for this?" Afton asks.
Josie shrugs, "It's a bit too late to back out now..."
"I think we'll do fine, sir." Anja quietly says.
Karl and Boone just give short nods in response. Afton stands up, "So, we've got three choices right now... Wait here for Deathclaw to spring the traps and eventually realise we're here... I go as bait... Or Dog-meat goes as bait..." he holds a hand up as Anja prepares to offer herself up too. "The only reason I have chosen myself or Dog-meat is because we might be faster than the Deathclaws... Anja, you definitely are not fast enough to outrun one of those things."
Karl shakes his head, "I'm still on the fence as to whether you're faster than one o' them."
Afton shrugs, "Whatever... For now, I think we should have Dog-meat draw a couple out. If I go as bait I can't shoot with you guys, and I doubt the girls here would be strong of skilled enough to use an Anti-Material rifle..."
The other two nod while the girls pout, they knew it wasn't an insult to them, merely an observation. Females were generally weaker than men, there is no argument about that... Though, some would dispute that fact should they ever face Tamia in combat...
Regardless, they all eventually decide to send Dog-meat first. The dog should be able to outrun them for a time, and the fact that he was an animal would attract the Deathclaws more than a human would... Most animals tend to try and stay away from humans after all, Deathclaws were no exception, and that was the main reason they took control of a place so far away from a human settlement.
After all is said and done, Afton kneels next to Dog-meat and rubs the dog all over, "Alright Dog-meat, you'll be running over to attract some Deathclaws already? You better be careful, I doubt Glados will appreciate it if you are eaten... Ok?"
The dog quickly nods its head, its cybernetic enhancements boosting its intelligence enough that it can understand the orders it'd been given. "Woof!" it barks out before quickly running towards the Quarry.
"Does that thing actually understand you, or were you just talking outta your ass?" Karl questions, the others giving similar looks.
Afton shrugs, "If he had vocal cords he might be able to speak out language... Don't doubt the effectiveness of cybernetics, hell, there's a dog the size of a large Deathclaw that's around two hundred years old down in Big Mt, it's only lived until now due to the cybernetics it has.
...
"So, er, where might a guy get some of these cybernetic?" Karl asks after a moment, causing the others to chuckle.
"I know you're an old dog, but I doubt dog cybernetics will work on you..." he says, mentally adding such a thing to a list for the scientists to research further.
"Ah, a shame... Seems like I'm doomed to get older..."
Afton gives him a dull look, "Aren't we all?"
Before the former ranger is able to retort, they all hear roars coming from the Quarry. Everyone immediately looks down the sights of their weapons and gabes at the fifteen large Deathclaws chasing after Dog-meat. Afton would have laughed if the situation wasn't so dire, as Dog-meat looked like he'd been caught in the cookie jar...
"Aim for the head, try not to eat Dog-meat!" Afton calls out, immediately making a shot for the nearest Deathclaw to Dog-meat.
*BAAANG!*
*BAAANG!*
*BAAANG!*
Two more shots ring out, courtesy of Karl and Boone, while Anja and Josie hold their fire for when the enemies inevitably get closer.
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Chapter 352: Change of plans!
Immediately, three Deathclaws have their heads explode in a bloody mess, their bodies dropping lifelessly and creating an obstacle that the others have to jump over. This gives Dog-meat enough time to completely pull away from them, taking him out of immediate danger...
The group continue shooting at the approaching Deathclaws, Afton shooting the fastest while Boone was in close second. Karl however who was generally not use to this sort of weapon, lagged behind and occasionally fucked up the bolt-action.
Regardless, the group managed to thin out the enemies to four Deathclaws which were rapidly approaching their position.
*BAANG!*
*BAANG!*
*BAANG!*
Afton explodes the head of one while Boone does another, Karl strikes one in the shoulder but doesn't manage to kill it. This left two Deathclaws still charging their position, though Afton highly doubted whether the one with a crippled shoulder would be able to climb up to them.
He supposed he'd never find out as Anja and Josie start firing. Most of Anja's submachine gun bullets bounce off of its thick, scaled hide. But it does manage to make it flinch, Josie's manage to pierce its flesh slightly, but definitely not enough to break bone or go further than skin level.
The weapon fire does make it incredibly difficult for the Deathclaws to climb to them however, the force of the bullets making the creature flinch and reel back, stopping their progression. This gives enough time for Afton and Boone to reload and take another shot.
*BAANG!*
*BAANG!*
*CRACK!*
The two Deathclaws have their heads explode simultaneously, finishing off this wave of their attack... By now Dog-meat had finally claimed up to their position, but once everyone with some degree of Deathclaw knowledge sees him, they take a step backwards.
"Dog-meat... What the fuck is that in your mouth..." Afton mutters, jabbing a finger at the egg in its mouth.
"OOOoohhh, fuck." Karl breathes, his eyes flitting to the Quarry entrance where a few brood mothers had started coming out, their noses following their missing egg... "Get that fuckin' egg outta here!" Karl quickly whispers, "The whole fuckin' nest will be up in our collectively fucked asses if we keep hold of it!"
Afton nods and grabs the egg from Dog-meats mouth, quickly dousing the dogs face with water to remove the scent of the egg. "You guys stay here, I've got a plan but I need you to stay quiet and not attract attention!" he says before running towards the Quarry entrance.
By now around forty Deathclaws were following the brood mothers, all of which was seething in rage at one of their eggs being stolen. Afton sprints over and activates his Stealthboy, he wouldn't be seen, but they'd still smell the egg... Which is exactly what he wants.
He waits for half a minute until the Deathclaws smell him, and once they start headed in his direction, he sprints directly for Black Mountain. "Fuck you Deathclaw douche bags!" he shouts, causing the Deathclaws to speed up their advance and start sprinting towards the scent of their egg.
Afton, despite his superhuman stats, was only barely faster than them. Nyx kept him updated on the distance between himself and the enemies behind him, as he didn't dare look around to see for himself.
Fortunately, Black Mountain isn't that far away. Soon enough he managed to reach the bottom of it where a small shack sat. He spotted a Supermutant peeking his head out of the shack, gaping at the Deathclaws and then retreating back inside... Yeah, even those green 'supermen' didn't want to fuck with Deathclaws.
As Afton was invisible and produced no sound due to his Stealth suit, the Super Mutants didn't notice him running past them and up the mountain. Though, they did notice the army of Deathclaws he brought in his wake.
"AHH! BIG LIZARDS!" One shouts and starts revving up the Minigun they were holding, immediately starting to blast a barrage of bullets at the 'big lizards'. The Deathclaws were unfazed however, simply charging up to him and cutting his head clean off.
By this time every other Supermutant on the mountain was aware of what was occurring, charging into battle themselves. Blue skinned Night-kin appear from their invisibility and swing large make-shift blades at the animals, slashing quite deep despite the tough hides of the Deathclaws.
The green-skinned Supermutants fought less with melee weapons and more with range. So with their elevated position they continued barraging the invading Deathclaws.
Casualties on both sides were piling up, and Afton was inwardly cheering for both sides mutual destruction... Unfortunately, it seemed like the Supermutant leader, Tabitha decided to get involved. Tearing a rocket launcher from the arms of another mutant and beginning to fire at the Deathclaws, the accurate shots quickly decimating their numbers.
Afton watched with a raised brow as the Supermutant accurate headshot Deathclaws for the top of the mountain... He hadn't been expecting that kind of accuracy from something as usually dim-witted as a Supemutant... Especially not one dressed up like Luna Lovegood...
Having achieved what he needed, he leaves the Deathclaw egg hidden in a rocky crevice up the mountain. But not before cracking it slightly so the creature within wouldn't survive. This was to make sure that if they failed to deal with the Deathclaws, the Supermutatnts would be forced to due to them wandering up the mountain following the egg's scent.
Once done, he washes his hands off of the scent and heads back to his group. Almost half the Deathclaws had been dealt with without them having to lift a finger, so things were looking up for the group... For now at least.
Elsewhere :
Neil peeks his head out after the Deathclaw invasion had been stopped. He breathes a sigh of relief at still being alive... He had no idea what had caused this, or whether anything was responsible at all. Perhaps the Deathclaws simply wished to move from the Quarry to the mountain?
Regardless, he'd need to begin scouting the place to make sure they'd be ready for another attack like that... He didn't think they'd survive another one... "Damn, I hate this place." he mutters, feeling sorry for himself.
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