บท 340: Death of a loved one...
Motor-Runner had just begun to give vague orders to his men, most of which were basically telling them to charge at the NCR and take control of the trench by any means necessary... He was charismatic, and everyone was getting hyped at the idea of finally escaping, unfortunately, charisma can only take you so far, and doesn't seem to affect bullets at all.
*Pew!*
*CRACK!*
The sound of a barely audible silenced weapon going off is followed by a loud impact where the bullet had hit... Everyone's eyes were drawn towards their leader however, watching as the man barely registered the huge hole penetrating his chest.
Motor-Runner looks down and coughs up some blood, tracing the wound with his hands before finally falling over backwards, dead.
...
"SNIPER!"
"FUCK!"
"WE'RE ALL FUCKING DEAD!"
"GAME OVER MAN! IT'S GAME OVER!"
"THE NCR DID THIS!"
"YEAH!" x30
"FUCK THE NCR!"
"YEAH!!" x90
"KILL THEM ALL!"
"YEEAAAAAHHHHHH!" x230
The enraged crowd immediately charges out of the building with weapons raised, heading directly for the NCR encampment. To be honest, Afton wasn't sure if that was a good thing or a bad thing... He thought they might try to run away after their leader was killed, but apparently he'd just stoked the flames of hatred instead.
"Fuck." he mutters, grabbing his shit and quickly heading to the ground floor to attack the force from the back.
Back at the trenches, the rest of the NCR forces were already ready and waiting for the Fiend assault. So most weren't surprised when a stream of enemies started sprinting from the ruined buildings and towards them.
Immediately bullets start flying from either side. The Fiends had the numerical advantage, but the NCR were firmly entrenched and were incredibly difficult to actually hit, especially while the Fiends were running.
Karl was shooting directly at the building's chokepoint where most Fiends were coming from with his LMG, while Boone was picking off those that were using better weapons than the others. Anja, who didn't have much experience in warfare as the other two, simply sprayed her Submachine gun at the Fiends nearest to her position, managing to kill quite a few.
It was only Boone who could see Fiends at the back of the group dropping dead, he could spot Afton flanking and attack them from behind with his revolvers.
*ARF! ARF!*
Dog-meat barks at the enemy while trying to leap over the trench to fight them, Anja tries to hold the Cyberdog back, but is surprised at the sheer strength of it. She loses her grip and it charges the Fiends, taking a few hits to its mechanical parts but shrugs them off regardless.
"WOOF!!"
Anja and the rest of the trench are all shocked when the Cyber dog barks at the enemy, producing a visible sonic wave that launches quite a few Fiends off of their feet, and into many more behind them.
Dog-meat doesn't stop there however, leaping into the group and beginning to tear apart any who are unlucky enough to get into melee range. A few Fiends try to fight it off with machetes and bats, but find that the animals metal teeth and claws are the superior weapon.
Afton drops Lucky back into its holster after unloading all of its ammo, reaching to his chest to grab the Sonic Emitter. He makes sure [Meltdown] is deactivated before he starts firing, each person hit with the weapon literally have their body's disintegrate into a red puddle.
There were even a few unlucky ones who got 'crit', exploding into red mist and killing a few of their allies who happened to be standing nearby. It's only when half the Fiend forces were killed that they noticed Afton.
Some tried to charge him, but the rest decided that getting control of the trench was way more important. It was only when a quarter of them remained that they finally reached the trench, Fiends leaping inside and beginning to slice, bash, and blindly shoot at the unprepared NCR soldiers.
The men simply weren't trained for this sort of melee combat, allowing the Fiends to easily butcher their way through the trenches. Anja and Boone retreat to Karl's position along with a few other soldiers who were more intelligent than the rest.
The Fiends attempted to go through the trench to attack them, but tripped a trap Karl had set up previously, having expected this kind of outcome.
*BOOM!*
The explosion shakes the trench, fiery death travelling through it and killing quite a few Fiends. Soon enough there were only a few of each force left. The only remaining NCR were the one's who'd gathered with Karl, and the last Fiends were the ones currently scavenging the NCR corpses for better weapons and ammo.
Afton himself had already finished off the Fiends who' come for him, and quickly started making his way back to the trench. He was pretty worried if he were honest... Dirt-Bird was still inside!... Yeah, it was callous, but he knew Karl, Boone, and Anja would be fine, they were made of tougher shit than most people.
So, he headed towards where Dirt-Bird was last placed, looking down at the trench and spotting his bike blasting Fiends with lasers... He thought that it'd be fine, but was proven wrong with a Fiend charged the bike with a grenade in hand. He was shot in the throat and drops dead on top of it, but the grenade was still live.
*BOOM!*
"NO! MY FUCKING BIKE!" Afton roars out, shooting any visible Fiends and jumping down to the fiery pit to check if it was recoverable...
Though, the only thing he could find is melted metal and for some reason, the head of the Protectron he'd used as a makeshift anti-thief-machine. He growls and tosses it away, converting his indignation at losing his bike into anger for the Fiends. "YOU GUYS ARE DONE FOR!"
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บท 341: Cleaning up
Rapid gunshots and explosions continue to occur around the trenches, both sides fighting for their lives and none were willing to grant quarter. Eventually though, the sounds slowly stopped.
The group of NCR soldiers holed up with Karl all uncomfortably looked at one another, this could only mean two things, one, the Fiends had won... Or two, the NCR had won.
Karl looks at them all, "Alight, betta go check it out." he says, but most seem unwilling to go first, causing him to scoff, "Hah, fine. I'll lead, NCR these days, makin' an old man lead 'em." he mutters, leaving the fortified area and heading into the other parts of the trench.
The other soldiers followed, and most were surprised to see utter destruction. Corpses belonging to both NCR and Fiends littered the ground, and there were signs of battle everywhere... Scorched dirt, still burning debris, heck, occasionally even someone still alive. Though that didn't last long due to their injuries.
Walking a bit further, the group eventually come across a lone figure, standing next to a burning pile of scrap. "Kid?" Karl asks, wondering what Afton was doing.
Afton sends a sad look at him, "Karl, they killed Dirt-Bird..."
...
"Your bike?" Karl asks, wondering what the big deal was.
Afton shakes his head, "OUR bike." he gestures dramatically at the burning debris, "LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO OUR BOY-...*Ahem*, Bike!"
Karls about to begin berating him for being incredibly stupid, but Boone's hand on his shoulder persuades him otherwise. The soldiers watching on behind them were feeling slightly indignant that their apparent saviour was more concerned over the death of his bike than their fellow troops.
"Woof!" Dog-meat greets as he drops into the trench, almost entirely covered in blood that wasn't his own. To be honest, it was a ghastly sight that almost had some soldiers expel their bowels...
"Dog-meat! Look what those bastards did!" Afton continues to complain, and everyone else leaves him to check that the rest of the trenches were cleared. Afterwards once everyone was assured that all the Fiends were finally dead, they began packing up their equipment... Or, as much of it as they could carry.
The NCR forces had been reduced by around 80%, most of which were killed in the recent battle. So they simply didn't have enough manpower to carry all of it. Not that Afton was going to complain, he intended to sell the guns he collected for more ammunition and equipment at the Gunrunners, as well as some more Implants at Doctor Usanagi.
While everyone was packing their shit up, Afton decided to take a peek into the Vault to find the ventilation components needed for the Brotherhood bunker... There was still some viable air left inside due to the Fiends expedient exit, and with him being the only one using it he likely had a couple days worth of air down there.
Still, it only took three hours to actually find what he was looking for. He examines the Reverse pulse cleaner in his hands and smiles to himself when a notification comes up.
[Find parts to repair Bunkers ventilation systems. 3/3]
[Quest updated! Return to Bunker to install ventilation systems.]
"Kid, you done checking the ruins out?" Karl asks as Afton returns looking pretty satisfied with himself.
Afton nods, "Yeah, what's up?"
"We still need to cash in our bounties at Camp McCarren, you comin'?"
Afton shrugs, "Yeah, sure. Maybe I'll get to 'greet' Doctor Hildern while we're there. I've still got a contract concerning him." he says with a vicious grin.
With that, the group of bounty hunters and surviving NCR soldiers left their ruined encampment and back to Camp McCarren. Fortunately, they didn't have any trouble entering inside like Afton had previously, seems that travelling with many NCR soldiers gave you some degree of legitimacy.
Once inside they headed straight for Major Datri who was sat inside his military tent with stacks of paperwork in front of him. Honestly, with that miserable look he seemed five more sheets away from capping himself.
"Yo, Datri." Afton greets, giving a small wave.
"Mmm, Parker-" He rapidly looks up and slams his hands on his desk, "PARKER? W-Your arm!? Where have you been? The NCR has been looking all over the Mojave for you..."
...
"Wait, why?" Afton asks, confused.
Major Datri gestures at Karl, Boone, and Anja behind him, "Because these chuckle-heads wouldn't say a word about you. Not to mention the higher-ups wants to make use of you, something like a 'Nuclear-Deterrent'... If you'll pardon the pun." he says.
Afton raises a brow, "Because I used a nuke in the past, or they're hoping I'll nuke their enemies in future?... And can we not talk about the arm? I feel like I'm gonna get sick of explaining myself soon."
Datri chuckles, "A bit of both I reckon... Anyway, I doubt you're here on a social call, and seeing as you guys are here... The Fiend threat has been neutralised, I hope?"
Karl nods, "No help from you fuckers, we barely made it out alive, and most of the men stationed there didn't even get that. What the fuck is wrong you? Did it not occur to you that we were lacking forces?"
"It was out of my hands. The higher-ups thought the Fiends were simply a diversion from a Legion advance... They weren't wrong either, even with their preparations the Legion still managed to retake Nelson, along with slaughtering a good portion of Camp Forlorn Hope... To be honest, we're lucky they haven't started making their way deeper into the Mojave yet."
The group all look at one another grimly, they'd heard about Nelson's recapture, but not the state of Camp Forlorn Hope. That was one of the major defensive locations near Hoover Dam, and any weakening of it might bolster the Legion to try and invade it again.
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