บท 189: Bounty Hunting
They are lead into the military compound, once through the reinforced entrance Afton can see many, many beige tents set up around the place. Not to mention the defensive positions placed there in case anyone actually managed to breach the gate.
At the side he could see the huge building that'd previously been the centre of the airport. NCR large groups of NCR troops entering and leaving on various tasks.
The NCR soldier guiding them eventually leads to to a tanned man with a large black beard. He wears a green beret along with some regular NCR armour, the only other thing noticeable about him is the large dark bags under his eyes, indicating that he hadn't had a good rest in a while.
Their guide walks over to him and gives a salute, "Major Dhatri, these men have come to see you on matter pertaining to the Fiends."
Dhatri gives a weak salute and sighs before turning to them. "So, you heard about the bounties then?" the group nods and the man continues, "Well, before I do anything, you should really know what you're getting into... Unless you'd been sleeping under a rock for a few years, you probably know about the Finds, chem'd up, savage, animals with no disregard for human decency or morality in general."
Afton nods, "We know, we've had encounters with the Fiends before." he says, wanting to learn about their targets instead of receiving a lecture.
Dhatri just shakes his head, "Yeah, you've deal with regular Fiends. The people I'll be sending you to deal with are anything but 'regular'. You try to fight them without preparing and I won't be sending anyone to come collect your mangled corpses." he states morosely.
"We'll prepare depending on the target." Karl states, feeling as if the warning as needed for the group.
Dhatri shrugs, "Fine. Currently, there are three targets, Violet, Driver Nephi, and Cook Cook."
"What're their bounties?" Afton asks, deciding not to mention how stupid their names sound.
"Violet is currently worth 3000 caps, should only be around 2000 but she's the one providing the Fiends with attack dogs, driving up her price... Driver Nephi isn't worth much to the Fiends aside from being a leader, but he's killed many people, and made just as many enemies... 4000 caps are on his head from varying sources."
"And Cook Cook?" Afton asks, seeing the man start glowering when it came to talk about him.
"5000 caps for that animal. Chipped in 500 caps myself, the shit he's done? It's personal." Dhatri states angrily.
Afton glances at the group, "Might as well start with Violet, tell us about her."
Dhatri nods, "Violet, one of the leaders of the Fiends and reportedly in charge of breeding their mongrels. Things match their owners, vicious, diseased, and filled wit chem's. I don't know what specifically what they do to their dogs, but I saw one get shot in the face and keep on moving... Freaky to say the least.
I haven't received much information about Violet's capabilities herself, she usually just lets her dogs deal with any potential attackers she may have. From... Survivors, she is apparently as vicious as her dogs, killing and eating people when she has the opportunity."
To be honest, Afton isn't all that surprised to hear that she literally eats people. From what he'd seen of the Fiends thus far, them eating folk isn't even the worst of it. "What's her location?"
"The place she usually stays and trains her dogs is at Trailer Fort West of the New Vegas ruins. To get there you'll probably have to fight through many Fiends, doesn't matter how good at sneaking you are, there are so many that one is bound to notice you." Dhatri explains.
"What would you recommend then?" Afton asks, if what the man says is correct than simply walking into the ruins will have them bombarded by the Fiends. This would explain why the NCR was having so much trouble in dealing with them... If they'd taken control of all teh ruins then gaining access to their leaders was almost impossible without an army.
"No idea, whatever you do just try to be quiet... Shaking the hive brings the bee's after all, and I'd rather be stung to death than be placed under the Fiend's tender mercies."
Karl nudges Afton with his elbow, "Can't we go through the sewers and bypass the most fortified areas?"
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Afton slowly nods at him, feeling slightly stupid that he'd not thought of it... "Yeah... We could."
Dhatri raises a brow at them, "Sewers huh? A word of warning, most are controlled by the Fiends, the tunnels make horrific choke points and are difficult to wrest from their control... Trust me, we've tried. Currently we have a few barricades stationed down there to prevent the Fiends with accessing the tunnels some civilians are using as homes... Why they'd want to live in a sewer I'll never know, but each to their own.
Ah, by the way, the Bounties require their heads to complete. Intact ones too, enough so we can recognise 'em. I know it sounds stupid to force you to retrieve them, but it's protocol. Personally I'd just snipe the fuckers and leave without the heads, but I guess you're doing it for the pay rather than the pleasure."
Afton shrugs, "Why can't it be for both?" he asks jokingly before turning to his companions, "Any idea's on what we might need to deal with Violet?"
Boone shakes his head, "I'm a sniper, so unless you want her head to explode like a ripe watermelon... No."
Afton glances to Karl, who hums in thought, "Maybe some explosives for her dogs, things usually like to approach in groups, might be useful to deal with most of the threat... Might need to retreat quickly afterwards though, explosions tend to be loud after all."
Afton nods, it was a good plan, everything else they could decide in the moment. Plans don't survive through first contact anyway. Before he leaves he realises one last thing and looks to Dhatri, "Ah, what should we do with any other Fiends we kill? Surely they have their own bounties right?"
Dhatri shrugs, "For the regular goons? Not really... But, since you're asking I guess I could set a reward for it... 2 caps per right ear, sound good?"
"Well, not as much as I was hoping but it's better than nothing." Afton admits before leaving with the group.
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บท 190: Dungeon Delving
Soon enough the group found themselves in the sewers, specifically sitting behind the NCR barricade that was currently under assault from the Fiends. The savages didn't seem to be trying to overtake the position either, instead just blindly firing town the dark tunnel, illuminating it in bright flashes of light which blinded those watching.
From what they'd heard, this was a regular occurrence, the Fiends seemed to think of this as a past time. Of course, Afton hadn't known about this when he'd first stepped into the sewers... The NCR soldiers didn't even bother to warn him. Fortunately he'd managed to deflect a bullet away with his knife, but he'd quickly had to throw himself in cover afterwards due to the intensity of the assault coming towards them.
"Well, this is probably why he NCR hasn't made any progress down here." Afton muttered to himself as the group hid behind the various sandbags.
"I can't get a decent shot." Boone growls out, every time he attempts to stick his head out of cover bullets start whizzing past him.
The tunnel itself was completely bare, providing no cover for them to slowly encroach upon the Fiends position. With how locked down the position was, they'd probably have to find another way around... That is, unless someone was suicidal enough to try and fight this onslaught...
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Afton had realised that he was uniquely suited to such a situation, having [Miracle Maker] just in case a stray bullet shot him in the face, VATS to allow him to peek over cover and get a good look at the enemies, and various other Perks and Skills that increase his combat efficiency above what many people could manage.
The captain of the NCR soldiers behind the barricade watches with wide eyes as Afton peeks over the cover momentarily before ducking back into cover as bullets shoot at his previous position. He then draws his two unique pistols and occasionally stands and shoots before hiding once again...
All he could think was whether or not this kid had a death wish. It only took one bullet to permanently put you down, and this guy was acting as if they were just BB guns or something! Not that he was going to complain though! He could see the intensity of the Fiends assault slowly decreasing the more shots the young man let off.
Afton had killed around eight to ten people with this tactic thus far, the Fiends were specifically aiming for him now, but it didn't stop him slowly decreasing their numbers... Eventually they seemed to realise that the position was a lost cause and started to make preparation to retreat... Only for Boone to finally get an opportunity to show his talents.
The Fiend leader had his head blown off by Boone as they were in the middle of giving orders. The Fiends lacked discipline and their chaotic nature made them unpredictable... Removing the leader would remove any potential strategy they could employ.
With the leader down the rest just looked at each other for a moment before splitting into two groups. The first of which were smarter than the others and immediately retreated down the tunnel to safety, while the second group stood their ground and hid themselves in the various small holes, makeshift rooms, and makeshift cover made from various pieces of scrap they'd found.
Despite the sudden change in the situation, the NCR soldiers refused to charge the position and claim it as their own as the orders from the higher-ups clearly stated to just hold the position unless told otherwise.
This left Afton, Karl, and Boone to deal with it themselves. Something none of the group appreciated.
Afton slowly walked towards the Fiends former position with Lucky and That Gun both in hand. The wet floor splashed with each step, making it obvious to any Fiend that they were about to get into another fight.
Afton could see an intersection to the tunnel up ahead, but didn't know where they would lead, or whether or not the Fiends had set up another firing line there. He clung close to the right wall as he snuck towards it, but is surprised when two Fiends charge is position from both directions.
*BANG!*
A shot rings out and drops the left Fiend, Boone pulling the bolt to ready another shot as Afton dodges the machete the other Fiend was swinging at him. They'd quickly rounded the corner he was hiding behind and had started randomly swinging at him.
It was clear they had no idea how to use the weapon which made it terribly easy for Afton to avoid it. They swing the machete down at him and he blocks it with Lucky, the machete not even denting the blackened metal as he simultaneously fires That Gun into their face, hitting them in the eye and dropping them like a puppet with its strings cut.
[Blind Fire : Shoot the eye's of your enemies : 1/100]
Afton struggles to not comment on the rather abrupt challenge the system had just given him... If he started actually pursuing this would he get a weird title? 'The Mojave's crazy eye shooter', or something similar? He shakes his head and continues with the task ahead of him.
Karl approaches while hugging the opposite wall, getting a good look down the right hallway while Afton does the same to the left. Neither could see any and so they both simultaneously ducked into their respective sides. Afton was greeted with what looked like a maintenance door?
On Karls side he spotted a storage door at the end of the tunnel, presumably to hold spare pipes, tools, and other essentials the people working down here before the war would need. Deciding it'd be better to do one at a time he booby traps the storage room door and walks towards Afton, Boone doing the same after determining he wouldn't be seeing any more action so far away.
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