บท 447: Warzone
Karl, Boone, and Anja all follow Dogmeat through the more residential area of the Legion's Fort. Slaves and noncombatants cower in their tents and around one another while the occasional soldier directs them to stay calm and obedient.
Of course, the sounds of utter mayhem at the front of the Fort wasn't helping their efforts along. Karl's eyes were like a Hawk's as he sifted through the cowering people for his daughter, yet he'd not spotted her yet. This would be disheartening to most, but Karl was sure his daughter was made of tougher stuff than that.
Dogmeat continued leading them until they spotted a relatively large group of Praetorian guards surrounding some people... Though, upon closer inspection it was actually Josie and Tamia, the latter of which was holding CAESAR GOD DAMN HOSTAGE!?
Karl holds Dogmeat back as the others of his group prepare to enter the fray, once Boone and Anja were ready they leap into action. Dogmeat runs up towards the group and immediately lets out a Sonic bark, knocking most of them off of their feet. Afterwards dashing forwards and tearing out a Praetorian guard's throat.
Karl and Anja were already moving as well, their automatic weapons spraying the unfortunate guard with bullets. They aren't able to properly defend themselves due to being disorientated by Dogmeat's attack, making them easy prey for the rest.
Boone himself was more interested in taking out higher priority targets, specifically the one's wielding heavy rifles instead of Power fists... If one of his group got killed by a Powerfist then they probably deserved it...
Most of the Praetorian guards are immediately killed in the sudden assault, but the few that survive to retaliate with lethal force. Karl and Anja get shot a couple times, but the bullets don't pierce through their Deathclaw leather dusters, instead just lodging themselves in the hide and bruising the flesh underneath.
The only real injury they sustain from the guards is on Anja and Karl who receive a couple of grazing shots that'll be hurting like a bitch tomorrow. Karl runs up and kicks the rifle out of a guard's hands while smashing him in the face with the butt of his rifle, afterwards shooting four shots into their chest and head for good measure...
With that, the battle ends, leaving the only enemy still in the area, Caesar. Not that it mattered, judging by how pale the tyrant looked, Tamia had him completely under control. Josie was using a crutch to walk and her leg was covered by bloody bandages, it seemed to be quite a severe injury...
"Tamia! How the fuck did this happen?!" Karl exclaims, utterly confused about how their relatively simple mission had changed into a kidnapping!
"Are you complaining?! I have the biggest scum of the earth at my mercy!" she states, tightening her hold around Caesar's neck.
"You will all regret this! I know your faces, I know your group... Your tribe is forfeit as well your traitorous whore-Ghuk!" his rant is interrupted as Karl slams his fist into the tyrant's face.
The older man shakes his sister off and brushes some ethereal dirt from his knuckles, "I'll make sure you won't live to try, bastard!... Now. WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER!" he shouts in his face, spittle wetting Caesar's cheeks.
"Daughter? I know nothing about your children, scum." Caesar calmly retorts, as if the saliva on his face is an everyday occurrence.
Karl growls and lightly drives the barrel of his weapon into Caesar's chest, knocking the wind out of him and causing him to splutter. "You will tell me anything you know, you rotten piece of shit!"
"G-guys, can we try and get on with the mission... I don't know about you but I'm feeling a little light-headed..." Josie says from the side, blood loss clearly starting to affect her.
Karl scowls and shakes his head, get him to lead you to the bunker, I'll be looking for my daughter." he states, giving a nod to Boone before walking away.
Tamia examines the group and is about to wonder where Afton and Veronica are... Though, it isn't difficult to guess judging by the sounds of absolute carnage happening not far from their position.
She turns her attention to Caesar who already looks to be scheming his escape... Not that it was likely in the current situation, the man didn't seem to be all that combat-capable, even Josie in her injured state could probably overpower him.
"Alright, 'Great and Mighty Caesar', let's go see how that underground bunker is doing, maybe after I'll consider letting you go with your manhood intact." she states ominously.
"Your here for that? You won't be able to open it, even a ton of TNT wouldn't blow that place open. You're wasting your time!" he scoffs.
Tamia snorts, "We'll have to wait and see then, won't we. Now, remember, if you lead us astray I'll cut you to pieces, started with little Caesar."
Elsewhere :
Afton slams into another crowd of Legionaries, continuing his charge even after impact until he's eventually stopped by a brick building that seems incredibly out of place in the Fort. Regardless, the unfortunate people who'd been caught between him and the brick wall during his charge were just red smears now.
He pulls himself out of the human-shaped indent he'd made and charges back towards the larger group of Legionaries who were still shooting at him.
Veronica was nearby, punching people to her heart's desire... Her unique weapon Two-Step Goodbye caused people to explode every few attacks, she still didn't understand how, but the fact it worked was all that mattered.
*brum-brum-brum-brum-brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!*
She ducks as she hears the sound, narrowly avoiding the chainsaw-wielding psycho before bringing her arms up to block the next attack. The Chainsaw blade is brought down on her armoured forearms, the metal teeth grinding against her Saturnite plating by achieving almost nothing.
The only 'harm' it does cause is the metal heating up slightly due to the friction. Sparks fly away from where they were pushing against one another, Veronica gets a huff and pushes the man away, her mechanically enhanced strength easily sending the man flying!
The chainsaw flies out of his hands and hit another Legionary in the neck, chewing his flesh up well and good, judging by how much he's bleeding he certainly wouldn't live through it!
"You guys are so damn stupid!" she huffs, beginning to feel tired but continuing her massacre regardless.
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บท 448: Hole in the wall
The attack on the Fort had certainly sent alarm bells ringing throughout the entire Legion. Despite their heavy reluctance to use technology, they still used radio to communicate with one another, allowing them to relay events to each outpost and try to coordinate a counter-assault...
Unfortunately, the Legion had never expected, nor planned for an invasion via a small and elite task force, especially once that's able to destroy their defensive positions with ease and crash through the rest.
The like gate Ease of the Dam was supposedly impenetrable, yet it'd been instantly destroyed by some sort of nuclear strike. The teams behind it were not ready for what came next, the blaze of destruction left by the group driving some sort of armoured assault vehicle.
They'd successfully made it into the Fort and were doing god knows what to their leader and families inside. The troops who'd been closely following the vehicle had been annihilated by some sort of self-destruction. This left reinforcements struggling to get around the now heavily irradiated collapsed entrance that was once the only gate into the Fort.
Still, while the ordinary troops were unable to get in, that didn't mean the elite units weren't. Each had been equipped to deal with machinery, high tech weapons and armour, potential robots, and anything else their enemies might've brought with them.
Their recent heavy losses via the Brotherhood of Steel had made them reprioritise their elite troops functions. It was clear they couldn't even begin to fight against technological might with simple numbers, especially in such confined areas, thus, the Legion had twisted their 'no technology' doctrine slightly to allow elite units to utilise them.
Vulpes Inculta was pulling his hair out as he looked at the map filled with coloured pieces... Many red pieces were scattered around Legion territory, with a few black pieces inside the Fort, and a large number of blue pieces approaching the Legion's defensive positions east of the Dam.
It seems that Afton and his parties reign of destruction had jolted the NCR into action, he'd been forced to pull reinforcements heading to the Fort away and towards the front lines. Otherwise the Legion would have lost far too much ground to recover from.
As of now, the NCR had taken ahold of the canyon passage, cutting off Cottonwood Cove completely and making them unable to reinforce or receive troops from it. No doubt the recent events will change the battlefield in the Mojave entirely, the Legion would likely have to pull back their encampments to reinforce their front lines for their final attempt at taking Hoover Dam.
"PARKER! YOU DESTROY MY PLANS AGAIN! I SHOULD HAVE STOMPED YOU OUT LIKE THE BUG YOU WERE WHEN YOU CRAWLED OUT OF THAT DAMN TUNNEL!" Vulpes roars as he sweeps the pieces off of the map.
Behind him several Centurions back away, they'd never seen Vulpes Inculta lose his temper like this before. One thing was for sure, if you wanted to stay alive in the Legion, you needed to be strong or ignored.
Elsewhere :
Karl ducks behind a Legion tent as more troops run to reinforce the army attempting in vain to fight Afton and Veronica. He decides that finding his daughter was currently more important than killing those sportswear-wearing fucks.
He continues to brush past the large groups of non-combatants and slaves, but still doesn't see hidden or hair of them... That is, until he hears a couple people talking about some people going off to find their children... Karl scowled at the thought, but couldn't ignore it. His daughter has been here for years, so it wouldn't be surprising for her to give birth, nor would it be for her to make friends here during her captivity...
Upon interrogating the loose-lipped legionaries who move to go find them, apparently, the kids had last been seen at the gate of the Fort, the place where Dirt-Hog had self-destructed. The place was basically deserted, yet he could see hundreds of Legionaries in yellow radiation suits trying to clear rubble to get inside.
He ignores them for now, but his ears perk up at the sound of crying... A child's if he had to guess. His eyes were drawn towards the nearby wall that had a small hole at the base of it... After making sure he was alone, he bends down and sticks his head through, immediately pulling it back as a spear tries to give him a new orifice...
Karl growls as he rubs his face where the new cut adorned it. "Anyone who doesn't want to die hit the deck, I'll gonna fuckin' shoot my way in!" he shouts, giving the people behind the wall a couple seconds before he opens fire. Blasting numerous holds in the wall before crashing through it shoulder first.
Around the room, he only spots women who were fearfully clutching their children to their chests. All of them already pleading for their lives, yet, the one who'd tried to spear him earlier was glaring at him with anger and fierce determination... She looked familiar was his first thought before he finally realised who she was.
"Caroline!?" he exclaims, his eyes threatening to tear up at the sight of her. Her hair with frazzled and matted, her face dirty, scarred and weathered with hard experiences. She was wearing regular Legion civilian wear, rags with red adornments that hid her modesty. She was currently holding a spear with one hand while holding a boy behind her with the other.
At Karl's words, her brows raise, "How do you know me!?"
Karl feels like his heart is going to explode from his chest as he attempts to explain, "I-I'm your father! Don't you recognise me! It's Karl!"
...
She eyes him wearily for a moment before her breath gets caught in her throat, she thought she'd been forgotten by them, by the NCR... Yet her father had come for her, right in the heart of Legion territory. "D-Dad!?"
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