บท 312: Another One.
After his harrowing experience with Patient Zero, Afton was more than happy with the slight reprieve he found walking through the abandoned passageways leading to the Forbidden Dome. It was actually quite peculiar, the large red crystals sprouting from the ground must serve some sort of purpose, but he couldn't actually think of one.
Once he'd dealt with Mobius he would be sure to conduct some research on them. Whatever properties they have, he definitely wanted to take advantage of it, especially considering their apparent abundance here.
The peace didn't last long however, soon enough Nyx warned him of enemies up ahead. He dropped into a crouch and slowly made his way forwards, eventually spotting what looked like a large tunnel entrance with X-42 written on the wall.
This is most likely the Forbidden Dome, and his suspicions were only encouraged by the small army of Robo-Scorpions patrolling out the front. He was tempted to just blast them with the Sonic Emitter and let the explosion take care of them, but knew that'd likely collapse the Forbidden Dome entrance.
"Any ideas, Nyx?" he quietly asks.
"Sneak past them."
"Yeah, that's not going to happen... Remember last time? And the time before that? Their proximity sensors are the bane of my existence. Though, you have given me an idea..." he mutters, glancing behind him at the large crystal formations.
He retrieves his Anti-Material rifle from his back and takes aim after loading an Explosive round into it. The explosion wouldn't be as large as a chain reaction [Meltdown] would be, so he felt more confident controlling how much damage it'd do. He aims at a cluster of Robo-Scorpions that were walking in some-sort of formation and fires.
*BOOM!*
A fiery explosion lights up as around eight robots are either destroyed or crippled. Afton loads another and fires again, immediately afterwards getting to his feet and running towards the crystal formation. The Robo-Scorpions probably hot on his tail by now.
Using his maxed out Agility and [Masterful Movement], he's able to quickly climb the crystals, jumping from one to another. The Stealth suit boots and gloves provided him enough grip to scale to crystals without slipping. Eventually, he made it to the top of the canyon, looking down at the small army of Robo-Scorpions streaming towards his previous position.
Knowing he didn't have much time, he ran to the opposite side of the peak and started sliding down into another canyon passage. Once on the floor, sneaking towards the relatively empty Forbidden Dome entrance. There were still a few Robo-Scorpions milling about, but they didn't last long as he charged them with his Inversal axe.
One he'd killed the few remaining he quickly headed towards the entrance, getting out the device Klein had handed him and entering through the now raised doors. He was slightly worried that the Robo-Scorpions would attack him from behind once they noticed he was inside. But this proved false as the door slammed shut behind him.
"MWHAHAHAHA! You have entered my forbidden zone DOME! THERE WILL BE NO ESCAPE FOR YOU! And once you have been taken apart and rendered for materials, the Think Tank is next!" Mobius shouts maniacally over the intercom.
Afton smirks, "I'm not trapped here with you... You're trapped here with me!" he loudly retorts, thanking whatever gods allowed this situation to happen for the opportunity.
"Ha... Ooohhh, that was actually rather frightening... Could we tone this down a little bit? Wait, let me just..." Mobius mutters, leaving for a moment before coming back, "THAT'S BETTER! Your feeble words won't move me! MY FINAL DEFENCE WILL END YOU SWIFTLY!"
"Final defence? Pfft, yeah? What's that gonna be? A few more Robo-Scorpions?"
...
"YES!"
Afton palms his face, is this guy for real? He walks through the hallway of the Forbidden Dome and eventually exits into a humungous room. In the middle is the largest robot he'd ever seen. "Oh, so this is what he meant..." Afton mutters as he glares at the Giant Robo-Scorpion.
It looked identical to the other's he'd fought thus far, the only obvious exception being its size. It must have weighed tons, and that huge laser tail it possessed didn't look friendly at all. It seemed to be deactivated, but who knows how long that'll las-
"ATTACK MY BRILLIANT CREATION! ATTACK AND EXTERMINATE THIS PEST!"
*BrrrrRRRRRRR!*
The sound of many generators activating occurs as lightning rods hanging from the ceiling above the Robo-Scorpion shoot blue arcs down at it. This is apparently enough as he immediately starts moving, its massive claws clacking while its tail points in his direction.
"Oh, shi-" Afton leaps out of the way, into one of the many metal-reinforced bunkers littered around the place. He's surprised when it isn't a laser that's fired out of the Scorpions tail, no, instead it's a massive ball of energy that shakes the entire room when it hits.
The shockwave washes over Afton, but he takes no actual damage... Instead, his Pipboy bursts to life, immediately clicking to indicate the presence of high levels of radiation.
[Atomic! is in effect]
Afton glanced at the part of the wall that'd been struck by the ball of energy, it looked as if the metal was slowly melting. Despite the attack having ended. He knew if he got hit by it he'd been instantly incinerated...
Fortunately, the Robo-Scorpion appeared to need a few seconds to charge up another shot. Giving Afton time to think about how to properly move next. He uses VATS to extend this duration indefinitely.
Now that he was able to get a better look around the massive chamber, he saw many small buildings similar to the one he was in now. There was a single terminal in the one he was currently in, meaning the others would likely have similar things as well. Though, first, he'd need to check the terminal to see if anything useful would be on it.
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บท 313: WHERE'S THE WEAKPOINT!?!?
Afton quickly dashes forwards and activates the terminal, using VATS to stop time while he reads the text that appears on it. He needed to be quick about it otherwise the scorpion would get another shot off, he didn't actually know how many hits each of these bunkers could take...
The terminal itself seemed to be connected to some protections that were currently stored at the very back of the chamber. Afton could see them behind the Robo-Scorpion, from what he could tell, they appeared to be used for conducting combat tests, essentially target practises for the scorpion.
Hopefully, its programming would force it to target them instead of him. If not, then well, atleast he'd have a couple robots chipping away at it.
Deactivating VATS, he selects the option that activates the Protectrons and leaps backwards, just as another ball of energy strikes where he previously was, entirely incinerating the terminal and slagging a good portion of the metal bunker it had been located.
Fortunately, he'd got off the command just before it was destroyed. He could already see the rather small laser beams striking the scorpion in the back, doing literally no damage but annoying it nonetheless.
The Robo-Scorpion turns its attention from Afton to the Protections, the hum of its tail-blaster signalling that it intended to wipe out the Protectrons in as quick a manner as possible.
Afton at the various bunkers behind the Robo-Scorpion and wonders what other things he could alter. This is clearly a test chamber, so it must have some sort of emergency shut down, right?
Afton leaps out of the slightly melted bunker and sprints behind the Robo-Scorpion while it's busy with the Protectrons. He's tempted to try and cut it to pieces with his Proton axes, but is very hesitant to try... Mainly due to the fact that one blast would instantly kill him, and that even if he did manage to kill it, he wouldn't put it past Mobius to self destruct it. A robot so large with such great firepower would probably bring down the entire dome if detonated.
*BOOOM!!*
"Well, there goes another Protectron..." he mutters, watching over his shoulder as a Protectron is hit by a ball of energy and literally melts before his eyes. Yeah, he definitely didn't want to get hit by that.
"NO NO NO! ATTACK HIM X-42! NOT THE PROTECTRONS!" Mobius roars through the intercom system, and apparently, he had more control over the Giant Robo-Scorpion than Afton initially thought...
After hearing its masters command, it immediately turns to face Afton, its laser having to recharge due to its recent shot at the Protectrons.
"Oh shit!" Afton mutters as he reaches the staircase leading to some raised bunkers. He rapidly begins climbing them, all the while watching the blue glow of the Giant Robo-Scorpions laser getting brighter as it prepares to fire.
At the top he'd greeted by a forcefield blocking entrance into the bunker, so Afton fumbles with the Sonic Emitter, managing to deactivate it before throwing himself inside, just as the ball of energy is shot towards him.
*BOOOM!*
Yet again, the projectile strikes the bunker Afton was in, shaking it almost to the point of collapse. The radiation caused by it only empowering his cells, making him faster and stronger. He was pretty worried that one of the struts holding the bunker up would melt, but shook his head as there were more important things to think about at this moment.
Using VATS, he surveys the bunker he found himself in, frowning at the lack of any terminals. The only thing actually inside this place is a regular LAER and some ammunition. "Fuck." he mutters, turning to face the other exit which is also blocked off by another forcefield.
He could see that it lead to some sort of observation balcony, one which had a desk filled with many papers, holodisks, and other miscellaneous things. Starting time again, he shots the forcefield with the Sonic Emitter to deactivate it while waiting for the Robo-Scorpion to shoot at him again.
The remaining Protectrons were still firing at it, but their combined laser fire amounted to basically nothing, the robots armour was simply too thick and sturdy to actually take damage from them.
*BOOM!*
Like the firing of a gun to signal a race, Afton sprinted out of the bunker after it was hit with the Robo-Scorpions attack, he races past the desk and into the next bunker, finding a terminal that connected with the sentry turrets posted around the room, supposedly kept there to subdue the Giant Robo-Scorpion should it get out of control...
To be honest, Afton didn't believe them strong enough to do any damage at all, but he'd take what he could get. He activated them and started heading into the next bunker as the Robo-Scorpion began firing at them in retaliation.
Strangely, Mobius didn't seem to be giving it anymore commands, or even commenting on Afotn's progress... Perhaps the senile old man fell asleep? Shaking his head, he reached the next bunker and found a terminal, along with a few generators attached to the wall.
He accessed it and found many files detailing the process in which the scientists went through to create the massive robot. He liberally used VATS to absorb as much information as possible before the Robo-Scorpion set its sights back on him.
He'd just found a file that detailed a weakness in its design when he'd noticed that the Robo-Scorpion was powering it's laser up at him... Fortunately he was still in VATS, but he had no doubt the terminal would be destroyed if it got the shot off.
Though, it looked like it wouldn't be able to if he followed what this file stated... The Robo-Scoprions 'atomic laser' was apparently too powerful for it to handle on its own, the scientists refused to decrease its power to make it serviceable, and instead haphazardly slapped a backup generator on it. His eyes trailed towards the generators on the wall, and a vicious grin made its way onto his face.
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