บท 129: A dynamite time
Afton had just ducked back into cover when he heard vicious sounding barks coming from nearby. The mongrels had apparently been allowed to go ahead of the larger unit as Afton could see a few of them almost on top of his and Boone's position.
Their thick shaggy fur and orange, almost coming on red eyes gave them a fierce appearance. Especially with how their teeth were currently bared. One ahead of the pack leapt towards Afton and attempted to bite him, going for the nearest thing it could reach.
Afton kicked the snarling beast in the face as it jumped at him, putting a bullet between its brows as the other's charged him. "Fuck! Boone, dogs!" he exclaims, causing his parter to swivel around and start shooting at them.
Afton himself had already unloaded his two pistols on the creatures, the pack was larger than expected though and he was forced to unsheath his knife as he had no time to reload. He could've perhaps used the sawed-off shotgun strapped to his chest, but it only had two shots in it before he'd need to reload that too.
His laser and plasma pistols were also an option but neither was suited for this. The laser pistol might not be able to kill them in one shot, and the plasma pistol lacked the fire rate to be useful.
His eyes fluttered upwards as a mongrel launched itself from a boulder to try and get a bite at his neck. He used VATS just as he heard the sound and got a good look at it as time was frozen, once time resumed he spun around as if he had eyes on the back of his head and plunged the knife into the dogs chest.
His 8 strength displayed itself as he held the dog up by its throat and stabbed it a couple more times for good measure before tossing it down the hill towards the advancing Legionaries to slow they ascent slightly.
This battle between man and beast continued until Afton was covered in blood that wasn't his own, and bitemarks. His endurance and [Toughness] Perk prevented the mongrels from doing any meaningful damage, but he'd definitely be sore tomorrow, not to mention the many potential diseases they could have conferred to him.
He sheathes his bloody knife and start reloading his two pistols, thinking to himself that it was about time that his trap activated. "Boone, on my signal we'll retreat from this place."
"What's your signal?"
Afton grins, "You'll know when it happens!" he shouts and continues firing at the enemy.
A Legionary recruit had just climbed up a boulder to try and reach their enemy. These cowardly NCR snipers had managed to kill their hostages, as well as a swath of the advancing Legionaries with not a single injury as of yet.
The lone brave Legionary growled as he spotted a mongrel corpse nearby, seems like their animal companions had failed to do any damage whatsoever. He takes a step forward but is stopped... His foot had been caught by some sort of cord? He takes a closer look at it but almost shits himself when a spark travels down it to an unknown location.
He quickly stands and looks down at his fellow advancing Legionaries and is about to shout for them, but... *BANG!*, he falls onto his stomach after getting shot in the spine, disabling his legs completely. He crawls towards the edge in an attempt to warn the others but another shot rings out and cuts him off, his head exploding like a melon.
Sadly, even if he had managed to warn the others, it was still too late.
The fuse connected to the payload of dynamite sparked as he entered the red sticks...
*BOOM!*
A huge explosion occurs and it kills a few Legionaries who were at the front of the group, but that isn't what it was primarily placed there for... Instead, it's the dislodged rocks and stones that immediately start cascading down the hill like a rock-slide that does the most damage.
The Legionaries start sprinting down the hill away from the bone crushing wave way faster than they'd climbed it. Some trip and strat flipping the down mountain, getting heavily injured in the process. Other's simply aren't fast enough and are enveloped by the dirt and stone, any caught in it will either be crushed or suffocate under it.
As soon as the explosion occurs Afton and Boone quickly start retreating. Yeah sure, the Legion was temporarily routed, but there was definitely more where that came from. That's not even mentioning the fact Afton didn't have any dynamite left to use. Even if he did it'd be almost impossible to cause another rock-slide without moving to another area.
"That your signal?" Boone asks as he hefts himself over a boulder than Afton'd just climbed up.
"Obviously? If that wasn't the signal then we might need another Great War to get you moving." Afton jokes.
"Didn't know you knew your way around explosives, causing a rock-slide is harder than it looks youknow. Trust me, I've tried."
Afton nods at that, if his Repair wasn't maxed out he wouldn't have been able to locate a weak spot in the hillside that'd cause a chain reaction once removed. He had no idea if the dynamite would be enough to trigger it, but it was worth a shot. It paid off in the end anyway. "It was luck, don't count on me to do it again..." he admits.
Boone shrugs, "Let's get back to the camp before the Legion sends more after us. After this the NCR might be able to retake Nelson."
"They better be, we must've wiped out twenty to thirty percent of their numbers."
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บท 130: Bountiful Bounties
Afton and Boone slowly made their way back to the NCR blockade. The only evidence of the recent battle that'd just taken place was the small amounts of dirt covering them... That, and the fact Afton was still covered in mongrel blood.
Some NCR soldiers had been watching from afar but didn't dare approach, they could distinctly hear a huge amount of firearms being discharged in the nearby fight, as well as an explosion that almost caused a rock-slide to envelop Nelson itself.
They backed away from Boone and Afton with fearful expressions as they approached. The knew the duo had just gone toe to toe with many Legionaries. The fact they'd also executed a number of NCR hostages was also well-known...
Afton raises a brow at their reactions, sure they'd just killed a few people and he himself was covered in blood. But surely that was an average day for the Mojave? "Chill out guys, it's not like we'd just done fifty percent of your job for you." he says sarcastically, causing a few to scowl at him.
"You think this is a joke? You killed our friends!" A soldier shouts from the side.
"The Legionaries?" he asks in disbelief.
Boone sighs, "No, the hostages remember?"
Afton drops a fist into his palm, "Ah, right... Sorry, the adrenaline is still pumping." he says sheepishly.
Ranger Milo finally enters the scene, he's about pat them on the backs but decides to only do so for Boone... Must be the blood. "You two are fuckin' crazy! I was watching the fight from afar and I have to say, I'm glad you're on our side!" he looks at the surrounding soldiers, "These two quickly completed their objective and fought off against around forty Legionaries, as well as their dogs. If that's not commendable enough then you lot should be dragged somewhere and shot!"
"THEY KILLED NCR HOSTAGES!"
"They mercy killed some people unfortunate enough to have been captured. Be happy there weren't more women in that unit and shut your mouth!" Milo commands, spittle flying out of his mouth as he reprimands the undisciplined few who feel the need to shout at t heir commanding officer.
"I hate to interrupt, but can we get paid already? I wanna get back to Novac and clean myself up... Hopefully before this blood coagulates." Afton says from the side.
Milo nods, "Yeah." he holds out a large pouch, "Was only expecting to be paying you for the original job, but for what you've done to Nelson I think you deserve a little extra. There are 600 caps in here." he states as he's about to pass it to Afton, but instead gives it to Boone... Damn blood.
"Thanks. Before we go, I wanted to ask if there were any bounties on anyone in Nelson?" Afton asks after remembering that bounties did indeed exist, it was good to ask especially since the NCR was very willing to pay them out on high-value targets.
Milo shrugs, "Er, I'm not sure... We have one on the commander but he almost never shows his face."
Afton grins greedily, "Got any information on his looks? Or a photo?"
Milo nods, walks off and retrieves a large piece of paper. On it was a large photo of a man that seemed to be taken from a distance. Obviously, they weren't able to get up close for a photo otherwise the bounty would be unnecessary.
Funnily enough, the man on the photo reminded him on the man that they had executed as he tried to run for cover. It reads :
Bounty for : Dead Sea
Rank : Decanus of Caesar's Legion
Difficulty : 5/10
Reward : 1500 caps
"Well would you look at that, remember that guy Boone? Shit himself and started running when we started shooting at him?"
Boone nods, his blank expression gaining a small, almost insignificant smirk. "Yeah. Almost beheaded him with that shot through his neck."
Afton looks at Milo, "I don't suppose we'll need proof?" he asks, hoping he wouldn't have to go down there and collect the body for a measly 1500 caps.
Miles shakes his head, "No, that'd be suicidal. We just need to verify your claims and you'll get the caps. I'll send word for someone to investigate... It's good you brought this up now, I suspect Camp Forlorn Hope'll be planning to retake Nelson with the chaos you've created. If they invaded before you made known that you'd killed Dead Sea then someone else might take the bounty."
Afton nods, it makes sense. The NCR aren't omniscient and wouldn't know who killed who... Unless you carved your name into every bullet, but that was... Stupid? It did sound like a fun idea to work with, let people know who you'd killed. Shaking his head he refocusses on Milo, "Where do we claim the bounty?"
"Well, it'll be delivered to you once it's confirmed... You're staying in Novac right?" Afton nods at the question and Milo continues, "Then I'll have someone send it down once it's confirmed, it shouldn't take more than a few days so don't go anywhere until then."
Afton nods at the man just as time stops...
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