บท 531: Mutative Mutations on Mutants Mutagens...
Afton scrambles up the roof as Rick Astley blares over the speakers... Already the entire plaza was full of Ghosts, and Afton was sure there were Ghosts from other Districts as well... There were so many that they could probably use one another like ladders to reach higher places... Which is an incredibly unnerving thought.
"Come on, let's get moving before we catch the horde's attention." he quickly says to Dean and Veronica as they start jogging away.
*CLANG!*
Unfortunately, it seems as if they'd attracted the 'boss' with the racket they'd created... The group timidly turn around at the sound of heavy, rattling metal and heavy obstructed breathing...
Afton's eyes focus on the figure that's standing directly opposite them... It's tall despite being hunched over, almost taller than Afton was even in his Power armour... It had crimson skin and the words 'GOD' scarred across its chest... Its arms and legs were covered in rusty chains that it seems to be used as weapons, and it's wearing a gas mask, one that looks as if it were pried from one of the other Ghosts... "Super mutant?" Afton mutters, utterly confused by its presence.
Dean backs away slightly with a fearful look on its ghoulish face, "It's him again! That damned Dog!... I thought he was killed in the Cloud!?" he shouts, pointing towards the familiar collar that's still around its neck.
Veronica shakes her head, "Looks like he was mutated..." she mutters, knowing that she'd barely won the fight last time, if it'd gotten stronger then she'd need both Afton and Dean to work together on this...
Afton glares at the rasping figure, wondering when it'd decide to attack... For now, he uses [Living Anatomy] to see how it differed from the other Ghosts.
[Ghost Mutant Reaver]
Health : ??%
Stamina : ??%
DT : 30
Strength : 17
Perception : 3
Endurance : 17
Charisma : 0
Intelligence : 2
Agility : 3
Luck : 0
Ailments :
[Cloud-Ridden] : An unfortunate soul complete contaminated by the Cloud, forcing them to live an agonized and tortured resistance. Unable to die through most conventional means, regenerative capabilities, enhanced strength and endurance while everything else is significantly reduced.
[Blood-Crazed Hunter] : Massively enhanced agility when attacking, mental derangement.
[Super Mutant] : Immune to most diseases and radiation.
...
Well, fuck. This thing was strong as hell, though, Afton didn't know if his various Perks and Power armour would put him above it... Regardless, its regeneration would be a problem.
Afton draws his Ultra Chainsword and taps the unactivated blade against his thigh, "WELL THEN? COME ON!" he taunts, with both arms spread eagle.
With an angry grunt, the Ghost bursts into movement, far faster than any of the other Ghosts were able to. It flies towards Afton with a spin to gain momentum for its chains. Afton just ignites his blade and slashes down at the offending chains though, easily cutting through them and destroying the Mutants 'weapon'.
He hadn't expected the creature to be absolutely unrelenting however, he'd thought it'd be taken off guard by the loss of its weapon, but the unavoidable fist to the side of his head begged to differ.
*CLANK!*
[Grit is in effect]
The punch would be strong enough to knock him off of his feet, but his [Stonewall] Perk prevents anything like that from happening, instead, forcing him to stand upright as the Mutant tries to attack again.
His Danger sense niggles in his mind at the slight damage he's taking, but before he has the chance to retaliate Veronica was already upon them. Coming down from a leap and slamming her fist-shotgun into the back of the Mutants head, blowing a large hole into it and covering Afton's helmet with the gory contents.
Strangely though, the Mutant just stumbles instead of falling unconscious like most Ghosts usually do once their brain is destroyed. It tries to look around but is unable to due to its lack of eyes, but the hole in its head quickly begins to heal up.
Dean shoots it from behind, but his bullets basically bounce off of its skin, displaying just how tough its skin actually is... Add it's regeneration and Afton was sure it'd destroy any task force the NCR or Legion could send... Perhaps even the Brotherhood and Enclave wouldn't be able to fight this thing.
Dean's shots don't achieve anything aside from drawing the Mutant's attention... Dean gives a womanly sounding shriek as he flees in the opposite direction, the Mutant hot on his tail.
Afton gives a short sigh as he and Veronica chase them. Deans agilely hops across the rooftops while juking the Mutant, barely managing to keep out of its grasp... That doesn't last for long though as it eventually grasps Dean by the throat.
Dean tries to retaliate by shooting the Mutant in its eyes, but it doesn't even flinch at the loss of its sensory organs... Dean can feel darkness quickly overtaking him as the grip increasing in strength, feeling as if his eyes are about to pop from his skull!
*SLASH!*
Dean's let go as the Mutant's arm drops to the floor, attracting both it and Dean's attention... Afton had flung his Chainsword forward with his whip-like Plant arm, and was now retracting it back to normal.
The Mutant growls and gives Dean a fierce kick which launches him off of the roof in response before jumping back onto the roof where Afton and Veronica were... Veronica runs to intercept as Afton throws his plant arm out again, this time to intercept Dean's fall... The Cloud wasn't present below, but a horde of Ghosts certainly was...
Afton feels his rope-arm wrap around something, but Dean was now out of view and out of time... So, he takes the risk and pulls it taut before tugging it up, pulling the Ghoul back to them. He glances to the side as Veronica fights the Super Mutant, both of them trading blows but Veronica clearly being on the losing end of the trades...
Sure she was more skilled, but the Mutant was far stronger, and had utterly ridiculous levels of regeneration that not even Afton could match. Even its arm had already grown back, making it feel like an unwinnable fight.
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บท 532: Dog given a God's death
The Mutant punches Veronica in her chest plate, a shockwave rippling through her body and knocking her away as it charges back at Afton. It throws a heavy punch at his helmet, and Afton is forced to allow it to connect due to the risk of dropping Dean.
*CLUNK!*
The fist strikes him in the side of the head, but again, his [Stonewall] Perk allows him to hold his ground, even with the tremendous force that'd just stuck him... If he were anyone else wearing this armour, his neck would've immediately broken.
Afton's palm strikes the Mutant in the solar plexus with his other than while giving one final tug to bring Dean back up. The Ghoul managing to grab ahold of the edge and pull himself up, though, Afton's rescue of him had dislocated his shoulder.
With Dean saved, Afton turned his full attention towards the Mutant, dodging another punch and using his Plant arm to wrap a long wood-like rope around its neck, tightly pulling it so it couldn't attempt to tear it off.
Afton twisted behind it and pulled as tightly as possible, hoping to render it unconscious. It continues to struggle in his grip but he holds it still while Veronica comes over to assist...
And by assist, he meant pummeling the Mutant with as many shotgun-fist fueled punches as the Mutant's body allowed. She spent a minute straight wailing on the unfortunate creature, and by the time she was out of breath, it looked like a charred, bloody, pile of flesh.
Its regeneration was struggling to keep up with the amount of mass its body had lost. And with it not looking close to going unconscious, Afton determined that the creature didn't need air to breathe... So, he instead just twists its head like a looney toons cartoon, breaking its neck and allowing it to fall to the ground.
Veronica and Dean walk and stand either side of him, both looking down at the wriggling pile of flesh that was still trying to reconstitute itself...
Afton considered for a moment just tossing the 'corpse' into the horde of Ghosts and using his Sonic Emitter and [Meltdown] Perk to annihilate them. This thought was quickly squashed however when he realised that such an action would also destroy the wiring system needed for the Gala, as well as any other hidden subsystems.
Perhaps he should just toss the thing in the air and detonate it there? The other Ghosts weren't really a threat compared to this one, they weren't able to climb rooftops and certainly weren't anywhere near as strong. If he didn't kill it now he had no doubt it'd bite him in the ass later.
"Alright, you wait there for a minute." he says before getting out of his Power armour and pressing his hand against the floor... For this he'd need the full capabilities his arm granted him to make sure everything went off without a hitch.
His arm melded to the rooftop and grew towards the mutant, one it arrived roots immediately begin burrowing inside its flesh taking the place of the Mutants vital organs to make sure it wouldn't regenerate. After that, he exerted more power into it, causing a large wooden pole to form with the Mutant's body sitting atop it.
Afton pulls his arm back and wipes the sweat from his brow, he'd never done anything so 'grand' with his abilities before, it was surprisingly quite exhausting... Fortunately, his regeneration was also recovering the stamina he'd exerted.
"I thought you were weird before, but that's just freakish..." Dean mutters, holding his injured shoulder.
Veronica unconsciously nods, "When have you been able to that!?"
Afton shrugs, "Have most of your body devoured by mutative plant life and survive, maybe you will you get a chance to do this... Still unlikely though, I was a lucky case." he states while drawing his Sonic Emitter and pointing it at the Mutant. "You guys should back up slightly." he warns as he begins firing.
The explosive effect caused by the Sonic Emitter would only occur during critical hits, which is why he couldn't just toss it in the air and hope to get lucky. The shots cause bits and pieces of the Mutants body to explode into red paste, but his roots held it together so it couldn't escape its binding.
Soon enough, a crit occurs.
*BOOM!*
An explosion shakes the rooftop they were standing on as a fireball enveloped the Mutants body... This is quickly followed by another explosion which causes a large green plasma shockwave to ring out, literally incinerating anything that comes into contact with it... The pole the Mutants body was sitting atop is almost completely destroyed, leaving only a stump and the smell of burnt flesh in its wake.
"D-did you kil-" Dean starts but stops halfway as time freezes around them, Afton being the only person left aware of it.
[WELCOME TO LEVEL 53!!]
Points : 1
[Stats]
[Perks]
[Mutations]
Afton doesn't even have to think about what he wants as he'd already decided long before this...
[Beauveria mordicana rasorium] : Enables user to form incredibly sharp blades on their arm.
This would essentially make him a living weapon... The whips he'd been using to grab things could now be used to attack... He could even change his fingers into claws, or form a Prototype blade if he wanted... There were so many options, yet, all he needed now was to extend these abilities to the rest of his body... Hmm, he'd need to search for something like that next level... For now, confirm!
Once time resumes, Afton grips his fist and rolls his shoulder, not noticing the duo looking at him strangely... "What?" he asks as Dean coughs into his fist. "Is it dead or not?" he asks, Afton having ignored his earlier question for some reason.
Afton nods, "Yeah, definitely." he states with confidence, it wasn't unfounded either, he'd just levelled up from killing it after all.
"You okay?" Veronica asks after a moment.
Afton nods, realising he must've looked odd ignoring Dean's earlier question. "Er, yeah... Just thinking about things."
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