บท 154: Fiendish Situation.
Afton glanced down at the dead bandit before looking back at his companions, "Alright, let's loot these guys and move on." he bends down to start searching the man for his possessions when time suddenly grinds to a halt...
[WELCOME TO LEVEL 21]
...
"Huh... Maybe this guy was worth more EXP than I first thought?" he mutters to himself, having not expected to level up after only these few bandits.
He wouldn't be able to get a Perk this level, but he was given skillpoints to use... Wait, now that he thinks about it, isn't he able to max out his Medicine skill?
...
Well, he'd definitely be doing that, but what skill should he level up after that? Science? No, he still felt slightly paranoid that the Legion would be sending assassins after him. Hm, on that thought, wouldn't upgrading his Sneak skill allow how to recognise stealth better? It wouldn't just increase his abilities to sneak, but also to spot other people sneaking.
Nodding to himself, he immediately placed the points in Medicine and Sneak.
[Medicine Skill maxed, Perk gained! : Miracle Maker]
[Miracle Maker] : A fatal injury to yourself can be instantly healed once a week!
...
That is completely broken. Afton could now survive a bullet causes his head to explode with this Perk alone... Of course, it'd only work once a week, but he sincerely doubted he'd allow that to happen to him within such a timespan.
With that done he clicks confirm and time resumes again, Afton squinting due to the pain of knowledge burning itself in his mind. He closes his eyes for a couple moments and waits it out, the other's not noticing as they loot the bandit corpses.
Half an hour later the trio had looted everything worth any caps from the bandits. The bodies were piled into a heap at the side of the road, whether or not someone would deal with them was anyone's guess. The group didn't want to waste any resources to burn or even dig them a shallow grave, so it'd be up to the NCR to get rid of them before pests started infesting the road.
Afton marches over to the barricade as Karl and Boone watch. The sun was still beating down on them and supercharging the former-Brotherhood of Steel member. Once he reached the scrap metal wall he gave it a hard kick, sending a good portion of it falling over.
It hadn't even been welded together, simply propped up against one another in order to stop the group from riding past on Dirt-Bird. Afton easily shifted it outta the way though, his 10 strength wasn't for nothing after all... Right now he literally had peak human capabilities. No matter how hard someone trained, they'd never be able to get stronger than him. Getting equal strength? Maybe, but it'd still take a lifetime of training and dedication.
Once the barricade was outta the way the group slipped through on Dirt-Bird and continued their journey. But, it didn't seem like they'd be getting to the Gun Runners without trouble stopping them every step of the way.
*Bang! Bang! Bang!*
The sound of gunfire could be heard off in the distance, and Afton was debating whether or not it'd be worth checking it out. If it was a large scale battle they could just wait until it was over and pick up the remaining loot. Or, if it was smallscale, they could clean it up themselves depending on who was fighting.
"You guys think we should check it out?" Afton asks the others.
Karl nods, "Yeah, might be some folk who need help. This close to New Vegas has a lot of Fiends wanderin' around, wouldn't sit right with me if we didn't atleast makesure nothing untoward was happening."
"Untoward? Having a gunfight isn't 'Untoward?" Afton retorts dryly.
Karl just shrugs, "Kid, in the Mojave a gunfight is like invitin' your family over. No one wants it but they feel obligated to come anyway." he states, causing them both to chuckle, Afton could sware he heard Boone laugh too... But, if the man had then he'd buried it under his facade quickly after.
"Boone?" Afton inquires, wanting to know his thoughts.
"Might as well. I'll stay behind you and watch your back, try not to do anything stupid."
Afton nods, "Right, well I guess we're taking a detour then." he says, steering Dirt-Bird into a side road heading west from the highway.
As they approach the noise just gets louder and louder, eventually the group can spot a grouping of buildings. One that seemed to be patrolled by robots, probably a RobCo property judging from the specific robots... As well as the "RobCo sign placed at the front. Across the street from that were a group of three buildings that had dirty-looking people stood atop it. All of which were shooting at a small group of NCR soldiers that were hiding behind sandbags down the street.
Afton drove Dirt-Bird up to them after the Fiends seemed to lose interest in wasting ammunition on the hiding soldiers. "Yo." he says simply, giving a small wave as they give him a confused look.
"W-what? Civilians you need to leave this area now! The fiends have taken up position on those buildings over there and are firing at everything that moves!" the Sargeant of the group commands before peeking over to check on what the fiends were doing.
Karl just hops off of the bike and walks up to him, "Don't worry son, we're just here to help. We're mercenaries after all."
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"You can help? Thank god. I thought we'd be stuck here for days waiting for reinforcements... We can prevent those fuckers from running away, but taking them out is beyond us right now. We have a couple rangers who went in to do it, but one is already dead, and the other is heavily injured. Look." he says, handing Karl some binoculars.
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บท 155: Bear with me
Karl looks through the binoculars at the situation and scowls as he inspects it. The Sergeant was clearly new to this and didn't have a clue about what was actually happening... One of the Rangers had already been shot dead while the other was laying on the floor covered in wounds.
He was still alive, not because he was lucky or durable, but because the Fiends were playing with him like prey. They were crazy, occasionally tossing rocks and other objects at the downed NCR ranger while laughing and cackling madly.
Karl had seen this many times before, the Fiends held a deep hatred for the NCR and basically brainwashed their members to despise them. They reinforce those feelings with addictive chems and an oppressive power scheme, as well as brutal leaders who'll rape, kill, and torture as they please.
Karl shoves the binoculars back into the Sergeants hands and shakes his head at him, "Son, you don't even know the mess you've been caught up in, do you?"
"Sorry?" the man asks, confused at was Karl might be inferring.
He points a finger towards the Fiends, "They've left the Ranger alive, do you know why?" the Sergeant shakes his head and Karl continues, "Because they know the NCR will do everything they can to take back their own soldiers. The Fiends are trying to lure NCR to them so to try and kill as many as possible before they themselves are taken down... A "Honeypot" they call it."
The Sergeant pales at how badly he'd misjudged the situation. He'd always considered the Fiends to just be mindless drug-addled freaks, not capable of any tactics or strategy. Clearly, he'd misjudged their intelligence. as well as their cruelty. "I... Can you help us? I'll make sure you're paid for your time. There'll be more if you manage to get Ranger Morales' outta there alive."
Karl nods at him, "We'll get on it... First let me talk with my partners, need to see what they make of this mess." he says before turning around to Boone and Afton.
"Think we can actually get the Ranger out alive? Situation's already looking a bit dicey." Afton says, his perception being high enough to see everything while using VATS. The Fiends seemed to be getting very bored, very quickly. Without more NCR to shoot they'd probably finish off the Ranger in half an hour or so.
Karl shrugs, "Compared to what you two did to that Legion camp this is nothing. We'll get the Sergeant to bring their attention to him, while he does that me and the kid will sneak around the side. Boone, there'll be a good position next to the REPCONN building... Just ignore the robots and start taking out the Fiends while we approach."
Boone nods, "Fine by me."
The group was currently north-west of the Fiends position, the REPCONN building was south of them and had a good amount of cover for the group to sneak into position. Karl had already given the Sergeant instructions to follow as the group got into position.
Obviously, they left Dirt-Bird with the NCR soldiers as they'd immediately be noticed if they tried to ride around on that. Not only was it a reflective metal, but the engine wasn't completely silent either.
Boone got into position behind one of the REPCONN pillars and could already see the many Fiends... Most had Hunting Rifles and seem proficient with them, making the group a lot more dangerous than your typical bandits. Hopefully the drugs they were taken would give them shakey hands... Though, if they all had a steady supply of, well, Steady. They might have trouble once they're discovered.
Karl and Afton continued sneaking towards the south of the Fiends position. Fortunately they wouldn't need to be all that stealthy as the Sergeant had finally started following the plan. The sound of discharging weapons could be heard as the Sergeant and his men shoot at the Fiends, drawing most of their attention towards that direction.
While the Fiends boredom was a threat to the Ranger's life, it was also a boon. The first sign of something 'interesting' happening meant that most of them turn their attention towards it. Allowing Karl and Afton to approach without being instantly spotted.
With the around twenty Fiends all firing madly at the NCR's position it wasn't difficult for Afton and Karl to reach the buildings the Fiends were at. All they needed to do now was make it to the rooftops and then they'd be able to eliminate the rest of 'em.
Karl signals Boone with a hand sign while Afton sneaks around the back of the building.
*BANG!*
Boone's first shot seems louder than all the other's as his bullet tears through the skull of one of the Fiends. The other's immediately take notice and duck behind cover, looking towards the west of the building at where the shot had come from.
While this was happening Afton had stepped into the dark alleyway between the buildings. They were pre-war and seemed to be entirely boarded up so he'd need to find a way to the roof without entering inside them.
He kept an eye on the roof as he slowly makes his way arou-*CLUNK*, a bear trap bites into his leg, causing him to release a pained grunt as he struggles to stifle his voice.
Fuck! He should've known that those freaks would've put down traps!... Fortunately his Endurance, Recon armour, and [Toughness] was enough to prevent his leg from being completely crippled. He'd have a huge bruise on it later though...
He struggled and fiddled around with it for a bit until he finally managed to wrench it open, quickly pulling his foot out as he allowed it to clamp down on nothing. He quickly checked his leg for damage but didn't see anything that needed any immediate medical attention.
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