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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บท 350: Slice and dice?
Afton quickly returned to the group and reported his findings, he didn't even need them to reply as their grim looks said everything. Even the usually stoic Boone had his left eye twitching slightly, a sign that he was less enthused with the situation.
"I think the plan will be to kill the young ones not currently inside the Quarry before setting the traps at its entrance... They are far enough away that clean kills won't alert the rest to our presence. Afterwards, we can lay the corpse bombs between us and them while we snipe any who show their ugly mugs." he explains.
Karl slowly shakes his head after a moment, "Won't the Supermutants try to intervene? They have bigger numbers than the NCR thought... They could probably take over Camp McCarren if they wanted."
"No, I don't think they will... The reason so many Supermutants have travelled to the mountain in the first place is to avoid contact with humans. You could consider them the more 'peaceful' members of their race... I suspect the only one who wishes to harm humans is Tabitha, the one on the radio that spouts Supermutant supremacy shit." Afton says.
"You sure? Feel like you're relying on a hunch instead of actual information... There'll be no escape if we're attacked by Supermutants while dealing with the Deathclaws..." Karl continues, and Afton can empathise with him, if he hadn't spent years monitoring the Mountain in the Brotherhood bunker, he'd feel the same.
However, he had what some would call an indicate understanding about just who was residing on the Mountain... If the Supermutants up there weren't so peaceful, the cult-like Brotherhood would've tried to wipe them out years ago.
"Trust me, they probably want the Deathclaws gone as much as we do... They'd probably even help if we asked. But I'd rather not resort to that." Afton says, he doubted the NCR would be willing to share the territory with them, even if they did, Afton didn't want to fight an NCR, Supermutant alliance when he eventually went against them.
Karl sighs, "Fine, whatever you say kid... Just don't bitch when I say 'I told you so'."
Afton chuckles, "Yeah, yeah... Keep hoping, old man." he looks to the others, "Alright... I spotted a good position opposite the Quarry entrance that'd give us a good sight-line of the Young Deathclaws. Leave the corpses here for now, we can't risk attracting them... Yet." he states and everyone nods, quickly following Afton as he leads them to the sniping point.
As the group are sneaking to their destination however, they seemed to attract the attention of a single young, Curious Deathclaw... They were too close to kill it without attracting the other seven that were patrolling around, the group would likely sustain injuries if they were charged while in this position...
"I got this... You guys just get into position." Afton states, activating his two Protonic Inversal Axes. They spark to life with bright purple blades of light that spark with similarly coloured electricity... The sudden light show only seems to interest the Deathclaw further, as it rears back and sniffs the air before suddenly charging at him with claws bared.
Afton doesn't flinch away either though, beginning to sprint at the Deathclaw as well. The group behind Afton can't help but watch as the two fighters clash... Afton abruptly before reaching the Deathclaw and cuts at the clawed hand coming straight at him.
The Inversal axe easily slices through the offending limb, and the Deathclaw gives a guttural roar of pain in response. The sound seems to know the group out of their stupor, and Karl quickly ushers them into position before the sound of combat can attract more Deathclaws.
Afton slashes the Deathclaws face as it tries to bite at him, burning a long, deep, black line in its scaled face. It rears back slightly at this, and Afton takes this opportunity to lunge under the animal, slashing its Achilles tendon and forcing it to its knees.
Afterwards, he leaps onto its back and cleanly decapitated it, leaving a large cauterized wound in its wake. The body drops to the floor lifelessly, and Afton is about to try and regroup with his team when more roars could be heard... He turns and spots three more Deathclaws coming right at him.
Before they're even able to charge however, bullets start flying from the sniping position he'd designated. *BAANG!* *BOOM!*
The trademark sound of an Anti-Material rifle firing echoes throughout the area, the .50 cal explosive bullet striking a Deathclaw directly in its face, burrowing into its flesh slightly before detonating, sending a shower of blood and bone fragments to pepper everything nearby.
The headless corpse unceremoniously flops to the ground as the other two give enraged roars and charge Afton anyway. Not even seeming to notice their brother's bloody demise.
More shots ring out, this time from Kar's LMG, and Josie's Marksman Carbine, and most likely also from Anja's Silenced 12.7mm submachine gun... Though, it's hard to tell the latter apart from the rest.
One of the approaching Deathclaws is peppered with bullets and attempts to shield its face with a claw, but finds its leg absolutely mauled by bullets. The other is about to reach Afton but receives similar treatment from earlier, having its head blown apart with yet another explosive .50 cal round.
Afton watches as the crippled Deathclaw continues to try and defend itself, but in the end, it's futile. Its skin wasn't as tough as the older Deathclaws, allowing the bullets to riddle its body until it eventually falls unconscious due to blood loss. Afton marches over and finishes it via decapitation and quickly makes his way back to the group.
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