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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Chapter 353: Downfall of Death...-Claws
Afton returns to his group looking no worse for wear, they'd been dutifully holding the position while what sounded like a war was going on. Though, the fact that Afton was standing here right now meant that the group of Deathclaws had been dealt with.
Before he says anything else, he walks over to Dog-meat and waggles his finger at the animal, "Bad dog. Don't take eggs from Deathclaws nests"
The Cyberdog whines but after doesn't care and continues to tell it off for a couple minutes. Once he was thoroughly satisfied with his 'disciplining' of Dog-meat he turns to the others, "Alright, the Supermutants kill all the Deathclaws, but suffered heavy casualties as a result. You guys ready for another round?"
"You mean luring some more Deathclaws towards us?" Karl asks.
Afton nods, "Yeah. We'll send Dog-meat again... Hopefully, he won't steal any more eggs. I do doubt that the Deathclaws would be willing to send so many out of the Quarry now though, so it'll be pretty easy to kill the stragglers who're baited."
"Our traps killed a few Young Deathclaws by the way." Boone says, pointing over at the Quarry entrance where a few craters and headless Deathclaw bodies were lying.
"Nice." Afton mutters before looking at Dog-meat, "Alright boy, I'm giving you another chance here, go bark at some Deathclaws and come back here... WITHOUT AN EGG!"
"Woof!" the Cyberdog barks before sprinting off towards the Quarry once again.
"Odds that the mutt comes back with another egg?" Karl quietly asks in exasperation.
"Fifty-fifty I think." Boone adds, already looking down the scope towards the Quarry.
And so the group slowly begins thinning out the Deathclaw ranks, Dog-meat luring groups of them, single large males, and once even a brood mother. A couple hours pass and they eventually realise that another problem had sprung up...
"The rest ain't comin' out... Are they?" Karl asks, tapping his foot in boredom.
Afton shrugs, "Well, they must be smart enough to know when not to follow the strange death-bringing dog... That or we've finished them all off already... Which I doubt."
"What are we going to do, sir?" Anja asks, feeling pretty useless as she'd not had to use her weapon for an hour or so now. The Anti-Material rifles doing their jobs very effectively.
"What else is there to do? We go in ourselves. Even if they're all wiped out, we still need to destroy their nests and eggs." he says, getting to his feet.
The others follow a good distance behind him as he slowly approaches the Quarry entrance, having Nyx keep an eye out with her proximity sensors.
Afton enters inside the Quarry and quickly notices the lack of Deathclaws in the immediate vicinity. Though, the group do notice a couple nests lying about here and there. No one attempts to destroy them as of yet however, as the smell would undoubtedly bring the rest of the Deatclaws charging at them.
The group took up a position at a raised point in the Quarry as Afton continued sneaking around, eventually spotting a large group of Deathclaws huddled together in a clearing. There were around three huge brood mothers, most likely the strongest of the pack. They had thick grey scaled hides and stood almost twice as tall as the other adults.
Clearly, they were attempting to protect their young from whatever threat had begun attacking them... That was eerily intelligent for supposed creatures bent on death and destruction, but Afton wasn't about to question his morality after slaughtering most of them already.
So, he dropped to a knee and took up aim, focussing his scope on the temple of the nearest brood mother. Once he knew he had a clear shot, he pulled the trigger and blew its head clean off! He made sure that his silencer was off so the rest would notice and follow him...
Fortunately, they didn't need much other motivation than that. The headless corpse of the brood mother enrages the rest of them as they charge at him. Afton quickly sprints back to the others, explosive .50 cal shots ringing out as they begin firing at his pursuers.
Afton quickly climbs to their position and joins them in firing at the approaching Deathclaws, decimating them before they can even get close. There was the small problem of the Young and Baby Deathclaws charging at them, but Anja and Josie made short work of them with a barrage of rounds.
Similar fights like this continued throughout the Quarry, Afton baiting small groups of Deathclaws and the group killing them all off without much trouble. Eventually, all of the Deathclaws had been wiped out, which only left destroying the nests.
"I know it's stupid to ask, but... How much do you think these eggs are worth?" Afton asks while shaking the yolk from the shattered egg off of his boot.
Karl shrugs, "Oh, I don't know... Five-hundred? Eight-hundred? You'd be hard-pressed to find a buyer though. Only folk who want these are crazies or scientists."
Afton's eyes bulge at the number of caps they'd been smashing, "Why didn't you say so sooner!? These things are worth their weight in gold!" he exclaims.
Karl shakes his head, "Did you not listen to a word I just said? Even if you found a buyer, they wouldn't be able to afford hundreds of eggs... Take some along if you want, but I'm not hurting my back to carry 'em."
Afton reluctantly nods, scooping couple Deathclaw eggs into his backpack... They were headed to New Vegas soon so, maybe he could bet it in a poker game? That seemed like a fun thing to try. "I wouldn't want you guys to touch one of these anyway, any wandering Deathclaw would be attracted by the smell from miles."
"I don't much care about that. Take as many eggs as you want, as long as you promise not to try and hatch one as a pet... I swear to whatever higher-being exists I'll put a bullet through its skull before it can make a squeak."
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