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49.08% Steel Waste / Chapter 348: Ambush?

บท 348: Ambush?

"Yeah? That's because they are 'that' advanced. Big Mt literally has real Holograms and forcefields..." he says, causing the others to look at him with suspicion... Sure he'd showed them some high tech stuff, but holograms and forcefields were shit you'd see in sci-fi movies and novels... Not something that could be made in real life... Though, by the way Afton looks and his miraculous survival, it was somewhat believable.

Afton himself elects to avoid telling them about the Giant Robo-scorpion that was currently being repaired, the army of super-advanced Cyberdogs, and Big Mt's teleportation technology.

"Yeah... There were some side effects of contracting the fungus though." he mutters, pulling back his sleeve and revealing his 'plant-arm'.

Josie gasps, but everyone else just looks on appraisingly at the limb, "So that's where that thing came from... Huh, you think I should try out the 'fungus treatment' if I lose somethin'?" Karl asks semi-sarcastically.

"I think that's what Doctor Usanagi was trying to figure out as well. But I doubt it. The serum used to neutralise the fungus removes its ability to spread and produce spores. I reckon another hour of no treatment and I'd be one of those Spore Carriers we found in Vault 22." he says, glancing to Anja who nods grimly.

"Spore Carrier?" Josie asks.

Afton nods, "Basically humanoid plant zombies that were way faster than a regular human could move... They crawled on all fours and had no eyes, somehow sensing their surroundings with sound alone. It wouldn't have been all bad down there, the Spore Carriers and deadly fungus were tough enough, but there were more mutated strains..."

"Like what?" Josie asks, curious.

He shrugs, "A rose-bush that swung whips that had poisoned thorns covering them, plants that'd shoot deadly acid out of their mouths. And a giant tree that could literally cause an earthquake by itself..."

"Freaky... You don't think I'll have to fight anything like that, do you?" she timidly asks.

Karl shakes his head, "I fuckin' hope not. Otherwise, I'm headed in the opposite direction. I'm just a retired soldier, I ain't dealin' with world-destroying threats like that shit you described."

Afton nods, "Yeah, same. If we see anything like that I'll find a way to get rid of it without going near. I've had enough close calls this year..."

...

"So what's the plan for the Deathclaws?" Josie asks.

Afton shrugs, "I was thinking to grab some of those Fiend corpses and use them as bait. They won't have started rotting yet, but'll be pungent enough to attract some attention from at least the younger Deathclaws. After that we'll find a good position, trap the fuck out of the land between us and them, and snipe at them until they're all gone."

Boones nods, "Good enough for me."

"I don't know... I've seen Deathclaws climb better than most creatures... Even if we find a high place to set up, they'll be on us in minutes depending on the distance." Karl explains.

"Yeah, that's why we'll ambush the young ones first. The only thing that'll be tough to deal with is their numbers. The big ones will be fairly easy to put down with a couple .50cal shots to the head, but if twenty, thirty, or maybe even forty young Deathclaws charge our position, we'd be up shit creek without a paddle."

"You guys are making this sound less and less appealing..." Josie mutters, Anja nodding in agreement.

"It's alright... If any reach us we'll just have Dog-meat bite their ankles or something." Afton jokes, the Cyberdog barking along as if affirming him.

Karl just grumbles at him, "Whatever, if I die doing this job I'll come back and haunt you all." he says, turning around and laying out his sleeping bag.

Afton chuckles and begins doing the same, deciding to get up bright and early tomorrow so they can scout the area around the quarry before doing anything.

...

The next day the group is all on their way towards the highway leading to the Quarry. Josie and Anja were 'competent enough' to be useful should shit hit the fan, so Afton didn't they needed any last-minute adjustments to their technique.

Unfortunately, as they were about to enter the danger zone classified as Deathclaw territory, Afton felt a foreboding feeling coming from the West of their position. Without even waiting for the first shot, he throws himself at the others, pulling them all to the ground just before bullets whizz past where they'd just been standing.

"What the hell is that!" Karl exclaims, wondering who would be attacking them this close to NCR territory... Camp McCarren was literally just a couple miles up the street after all.

"I don't know, but I doubt they'd be willing to tell us." Afton says, pulling his Ant-Material rifle off of his back and aiming down the scope, spotting the enemy...

"Ah... That makes sense." he quietly mutters, but the others hear him despite the bullets whizzing overhead.

"What?" Karl asks.

"Some old friends of ours Karl... Powder Gangers." Afton states, before looking around in confusion. "Wait, where's Dog-meat?"

...

The others glance around as well but don't see the animal... That is, until they all hear a loud bark that echoes through the desert. Afterwards the bullets stop, the only thing audible being the sound of a man screaming while getting mauled.

Afton looks through his scope and spots Dog-meat tearing the flesh out of a guys arm while his unconscious buddy lies next to him... The sonic blast must've taken out the other one. "Found him... Maybe we can get some answers out of them after all. Good too, my torture techniques were getting rusty."


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บท 349: Staring Death...-Claws, in the face.

The group quickly approaches the two downed men, Afton whistles at Dog-meat, allowing the dog to stop mauling its unfortunate victim... The Cyberdogs metal teeth and enhanced jaws had ended clean through the flesh and bone in the man's arm, he'd either need extensive surgery to be able to use it again, or amputation to stop it from getting gangrenous or infected... And that's only if you could stop the profuse bleeding.

Afton smirks down at the injured and crying man, "Howdy!" he mocks in a stereotypical cowboy voice, "Didn't expect to see any of you folk down 'ere, must be ma' lucky day!"

*Slap!*

Karl cuffs Afton around the ear for being stupid, "Stop with that stupid voice and act serious for a moment, will ya'?"

Afton shrugs and focuses on the Powder Ganger, "So... Are you gonna start speaking or should I warm up my tools?... If you last that long anyway. If not I'll just use your buddy instead." he threatens, sadistic glee obvious in his voice.

"F-F-Fuck you!" the Powder Ganger stutters out before spitting at the ground near Afton's feet.

Afton just shrugs, "Alright." before punting the man in the side and beginning to beat the shit out of him with his fists. By the time he's finished, the man's face is a bloody mess, if the others hadn't quickly up a Tourniquet on his mauled arm, he would've bled out before Afton was finished.

Unfortunately, even with the vicious beating he'd just had, he still wasn't willing to talk... "Alright." Afton mutters, "Time for plan 'Crucify you for your friend to see'" he says, dragging the man over to a large rock.

"N-NO! NOOOOOO!" The Powder Ganger upon hearing this screams, "DON'T DO ME LIKE THEM! NO! I'LL TALK!"

Afton grins, good thing the guy agreed as he wouldn't have crucified him like the Legion had done back in Nipton... As hypocritical as it might seem, he felt himself better than those savages, so doing anything even remotely similar struck him as unnecessary...

"Now that we've come to an agreement... TALK."

"W-we was just scouting the area for NCR! We never thought we'd run into the traitors... P-please let us go!"

Afton glances over at Karl, "Shouldn't the NCR have wiped out the Powder Gangers by now? Especially since we did most of the work."

Karl just shrugs, "Apparently not.

...

Afton crosses his arms and hums, "Youknow what? Fuck it. It's the NCR's problem to deal with. We aren't janitors so we'll not go around cleaning up their shit." he states, the Powder Ganger's eyes lighting up with hope.

"So you'll let us go-" *BANG!*

Afton's only response to the man's words is a bullet to his skull, he then walks over to the other Powder Ganger and does the same... While he could continue interrogating them for the Powder Gangers base, he really couldn't be asked to try.

Why should he clean up the NCR's shit if they weren't gonna pay him for it? He imagined that once they cleared the Deathclaws out of the Quarry, the supplies would begin getting harassed by the Powder Gangers, giving the group yet another bounty to eventually claim.

"Add those two to the sleigh" he says, Anja and Josie reluctantly dragging the bodies and tossing them onto the pile with the Fiend corpses. Afton had been the one dragging it as he was strong enough to do it without breaking a sweat. He'd not bother exhausting everyone by taking turns, he needed the min tiptop shape after all.

They continue down the highway until they end up between a large canyon holding the Quarry, and Black mountain which was currently completely infested by Deathclaws. Even now he could hear Tabitha's broadcast over the radio... No one had dealt with her yet, probably due to the Deathclaws if he were honest.

Afton stopped dragging the Sleigh and gave everyone a look, "Keep watch while Karl and I plant bombs on the corpses. You see anything, you call it out, we ain't risking shit for this job, so be careful." he states, and retrieves the many mines they'd bought from the Gunrunners.

It takes around ten to twenty minutes to properly fix the mines on the fifteen corpses they had. Making sure the mines didn't fall off or improperly activate. They weren't armed currently, but once the bodies were laid where they needed to be, they would be.

He looks to Anja, "I would get you to scout, but Deathclaws have a ridiculous sense of smell... and, well..."

She gives a deprecating smile, "I know... I'm a ghoul and I stink, just do what you need to, sir." she says, only giving the slightest indication that it bothered her... Whether it was because of her ghoul nature or because her primary duty in the team was being taken, the group didn't know.

Afton nods apologetically and begins climbing the canyon wall, eventually making it to the top. Once there he starts surveying the land. Further up the highway, there were around eight Young Deathclaws that were patrolling around... Despite their age though, they were still much larger than a regular human and had claws that could shred steel.

He looks over to the Quarry and spots all the heavy machinery the NCR had brought in to mine the place. It was a very dusty and rocky area, allowing the Deathclaws to hide their eggs in a variety of places... It'd probably take days to find them all, which the group would end up having to do...

His initial estimate of how many there were was a bit wrong... He'd thought there'd be sixty to eighty, but without counting the baby Deathclaws, there was around one hundred. Already, he could spot the huge, black-scaled brood mothers that trod around with many Baby's following in a line like ducklings... Yeah, this would be difficult.


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