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Chapter 127: Boom! Headshot.

Dead Sea was a Legionary decanus, he had been put in charge of this camp called Nelson but was still unsure whether it was truly useful to the greater whole of the empire. He was sure his talents could be used elsewhere... But so boldly questioning Caesar's orders was basically asking for death.

As of now, he made use of his off time by torturing the feckless NCR soldiers they'd captured. He wasn't afraid of retaliation as their enemy had a long history of being weak and indecisive in moments such as this... This was also the reason he wouldn't kill their hostages until they acquired new ones.

His scouts updated him daily on the movements of the NCR, and he took much satisfaction to know that they'd watch him mutilate their comrade for hours on end. It's a shame he was forced to send the females off back to the Fort, they could've made much better 'tools' to force the NCR to feel fear and indignant rage.

The NCR was organised and disciplined... A break in their ranks could cause a lot of damage, more so than he himself could alone. And that was saying something.

"You know you'll not leave here alive? I'll continue cutting pieces from you until there's nothing left." Dead Sea taunts at the bloody man strapped to the cross.

The NCR soldier spits at the man, "Bullshit. My friends'll save me eventually, so have your fun while you can." he states, getting pitying looks from the other twenty NCR soldiers on crosses around the area.

They knew that talking back would only aggravate the legionaries further, that's why they stayed quiet... Some hoped they'd be rescued but didn't voice it for fear of getting their captors attention.

Dead Sea snorts at the brave man and cuts another piece of flesh from their leg, "I wonder if they'll come soon enough to save your legs? Or arms? Hmm, maybe I should castrate you to your stupidity from spreading in the future?"

"Fuck you. Just you wait, soon enough you'll feel lead pierce your skul-" *BANG!*

The NCR soldier goes limp as his head explodes, showering everyone nearby in blood. Dead Sea quickly backs away at this and looks around for the cause, it wouldn't be the first time one of his men had executed the hostages, but that didn't seem to be the case this time.

*BANG!*

He turns towards where the bullet had shot and spots another hostage going limp... Whoever it was is trying to kill all of their captured NCR soldiers!

The men strapped to crosses who were watching this happened start weeping. They knew what this was, a ranger had probably been ordered to execute them... They wouldn't betray their country by letting this known, but they weren't happy about it either.

One person broke down completely as the person next to them slouched as their head exploded, "NOO! I DON'T WANT TO DIE! PLEASE SOMEONE! STOP PLEASE! STOOOO-"*BANG!*

Dead Sea gritted his teeth and roared at his men, "IT'S A SNIPER! FIND THEM AND RUSH THEIR POSITION! FOR CAESAR!"

The sniper was obviously very talented due to how quickly he was eliminating people. While yes, the targets are tied to crosses, he could tell they were quite far away judging by the sound. It seemed to be coming west but it was hard to be sure.

Forty of his men immediately started running towards the shots with their mongrels following them. Their equipment varied between throwing spears, pistols, rifles, machetes and shotguns. Almost all of which was very poorly maintained. The Legion was known for their melee weapons, and as such their soldiers didn't pay much attention to maintaining their guns, despite the fact these weapons needed maintenance the most.

Boone had just eliminated ten out of the twenty captured NCR soldiers, Afton was using VATS to find the exact distance of their next target, using the frozen time to plan which target was easiest to shoot before moving onto the next.

Boone felt that they made an excellent team, better than he and Manny had ever been. They weren't close at all, but Afton just seemed to know the exact information he needed to easily pull off each shot. That's not to say his considerable skill didn't come into the equation, as without his steady hand even with Afton spotting a lesser man might've missed all these shots.

The Legionary camp was already on the move towards their position, they didn't know the duo's exact position but their mongrels would eventually track them, so they needed to be quick before they were overwhelmed.

*Clack, PING!* he pulled the bolt on his hunting rifle and quickly shoved another round inside.

Afton comes out of VATS and takes a look around their position while giving Boone the next target, "Third captured NCR 1537 meters away." he states while rummaging a hand through his deathclaw leather satchel.

*BANG!*

*Clack, PING!* Boone reloads and gets ready to shoot again.

Afton enters VATS after locating some dynamite. He gets the distance of the next target and relays it to Boone while taking the time to mark out the likely paths the Legion soldiers will take to reach them.

He disables VATS and moves towards one path, "Second NCR 1510 meters." he states as he unfurls a long fuse. Karl had shown him that having more was always better, even if he just needed a short fuse he could always just cut it where he needed it. He ties a couple sticks of dynamite and hides them in various places where approaching enemies wouldn't spot before crawling next to Boone again, finding the next target.

*BANG!*

*Clack, PING!*

*BANG!*

*Clack, PING!*

*BANG!*

*Clack, PING!*

*BANG!*

*Clack, PING!*

Eventually, they'd managed to eliminate all the hostages, Boone looked tense but both knew the fight was far from over.

Afton slaps him on the back, "Chin up, we're shoot at people we actually dislike now." he states with a malicious grin.


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Chapter 128: Killionaire

Dead Sea could do nothing but watch as the last of his hostages were executed. He could see that his men had only just made it to the bottom of the steep hill that'd most likely lead to whoever was responsible.

"FUCKING COWARD!" he shouts at the west, releasing his frustrations at having failed Caesar, even if there was nothing he could do about it. He and the rest of the Legion saw snipers as the biggest cowards possible. There was no honour, no bravery in killing someone who was completely unaware and unable to fight back. Some may find this hypocritical due to them lashing their defeated enemies on crosses, but any who made the comparison would find themselves joining those on the crosses.

He knew he'd likely be punished for this turn of events, but that wasn't as big a loss as the fact his reputation would be in ruins. He'd been a useless orphan among the Great Salt Lake and was taken in by the Legionaries, trained to be a fierce warrior. Everything he was, he could be was in question at this very moment.

His eyes squinted as he spotted a glint of light off in the distance. It was like looking at a reflective material from very, very far away... His eyes widened and he quickly threw himself to the floor, just as a bullet passed over his head.

*BANG!*

Afton frowned as the Legionary somehow ducked under Boone's bullet. Did the man have superpowers or something? Spider sense? Dodging a bullet simply shouldn't be possible. Regardless he entered VATS and mentally calculated the distance the man would be after Boone reloaded, locating where he'd be after running for a moment.

"1600 meters, 8 feet away from the corner of the building on his right." he quickly says and Boone gives a small nod.

Afton watches as Boone lines up the shot... *BANG!*, he could see the faint trail it made as it zoomed towards the Legionaries position. They were a mile away so it too a couple seconds for the bullet to reach the enemy... Fortunately, it looked like his calculations were correct. If someone were to watch Dead Sea in slow motion it'd look like the man was running into the path of the bullet. It was slightly off and didn't blow his head off, instead hitting the man in the neck.

"Nice shot." Afton states, he guessed that the Legionary they'd just shot was the leader of the encampment judging by how he ordered the others around, so it was lucky they'd managed to eliminate him.

Boone glances at him, "No, it's your spotting that made it happen. Not my longest shot ever, but impressive nonetheless, especially on a moving target."

Afton shakes his head and looks over the cliff edge at the rapidly advancing Legionaries, "Enough fo the compliments, we got rapey footballers coming in hot." he states. They hadn't noticed the duo yet and so Afton wanted to get the first shots in.

He stands atop the edge and looks down at the enemy, they were still quite far away but he had the high ground and an amazing vantage point. Boones looks at him in confusion as he places a hand on Lucky and uses VATS to stop time and allow him to prepare his first actions.

[John Wick Style is in effect]

Time resumes and he rapidly draws Lucky, fanning the hammer and firing all six shots down at the Legionaries so quickly it sounds like he's firing an SMG. He quickly holsters it and draws That Gun and fires all five shots from it as well.

Almost all shots struck where he was aiming, ten heads have new holes in them while a Legionary found that'd he'd been giving an abrupt tracheotomy. Screams of surprised terror erupt from the group as they all duck into cover, Afton does the same, dropping to the floor while rapidly reloading both his weapons.

Boone is surprised by what he just saw, Afton had eliminated eleven people in a couple seconds... Sure, he had the advantage of surprise but the skill he'd displayed with those pistols was nothing to scoff at. Shaking his head and deciding to leave these thoughts for another more appropriate time, he crawls backwards to get away from the edge. The Legionaries knew where they were now so popping his head out to take a look would likely be a death sentence. "Got any plans?" he asks his spotter, knowing that it'd be difficult to retreat from here with the legion mongrels still around.

Afton smirks at him and flicks open a lighter and igniting the bundled fuse he'd prepared earlier. It was fortunate dynamite was so easy to deal with, his Explosives skill wasn't all that great, but he knew enough to deal with some fuses. Not to mention his Repair skill helped him in that regard.

The fuses spark and start travelling towards their payloads. The Legionaries probably wouldn't notice them due to the cords snaking in between and through rocks and boulders. Even if they did they'd have trouble locating where the dynamite actually was.

Boone peaks around a corner and fires a shot from his hunting rifle, the bullet blasting through a recruit's face and causing them to tumble down the steep hill the Legion was trying to fight their way up.

The sound of discharging weaponry fills the area, shotgun pellets, rifle rounds, and many other different kinds of ballistic ammunition is fires at the duo's position. Though, either from the adrenaline, poor strategic positioning, or lack of personal skill. The Legionaries were unable to shoot anything noteworthy. Not that Afton or Boone were giving them a chance to hit them of course.

Both knew to listen for the brief gaps between shots when their enemy was reloading to fire off one of their own. Superior skill allowed them to slowly pick off the enemy as they continued to approach.


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