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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บท 533: Sit back! Relax!
After the group's battle against the Ghost Mutant, they began moving again, this time in the direction of the Salida del Sol. Obviously, Afton didn't forget to push Dean's shoulder back into it's socket, but maybe he should have just left it alone... That Ghoul's bitching about it made it difficult to decide...
During the journey, Afton had just to flex his new abilities but found it difficult due to the fact he was wearing Power armour... The small opening in his gauntlet allowed him to produced a whip covered in razor barbs, but he wasn't able to explore the mutations as much as he may have wished.
Perhaps after his next mutation, he'd be able to forgo Power armour on his plant-arm completely... As it is, an Anti-Material rifle could still punch through it, making it a massive weakness in any large scale battle. Even if he was always focussing on his Danger Sense he couldn't be one hundred percent sure he'd get out unscathed when an attack did come.
The next Mutation he'd get would be one that reinforces his plant arms defences, allowing him to change it into a steel-like substance... After that, he'd probably focus on reinforcing the rest of his body, or maybe trying out Telekinesis?... Technokinesis sounds pretty cool too, as well as a good combination with his current skillset.
Soon enough they reach the outskirts of the District and Afton could see the bell tower looming in the distance... Afton had already unconsciously started heading in its direction when Dean stops him.
"Hold up, we got the Switching Station to get to first, only then can we activate the event." he states, gesturing in the southern part of the Salida del Sol.
Afton just shrugs at him, "Lead on."
The group begins to move again but Veronica doesn't notice herself walking over a more ragged and fragile part of the rooftop...
"Veronica st-" Afton calls out but is too late, the combined weight of her body and the Power armour easily breaching the roof. She falls straight down with a high-pitched shriek, tumbling through the first floor she hits, then the second, then onto the ground floor... Fortunately, there wasn't any Cloud down there, so she should be relatively unharmed... Hopefully.
Afton and Dean crowd around the hole, "You okay down there?" he calls out while shining a light down it at Veronica who was lying in a heap.
...
"Ugh, yeah... Oh shit...!?" she exclaims but quickly quietens down after nothing happens.
"What is it?" Afton asks, ready to jump down and defend her.
Veronica glances back up the hole and gestures at something not visible to them in the room, "There's a Hologram here... It isn't attacking though..."
Dean's eyes light up at this, "Ah? Must be a Hologram trader, I haven't even found that one yet... Good job!" he chuckles while flashing a thumbs up, while Veronica flips him off in response.
Afton glances at Dean questioningly, "Hologram trader?"
Dean nods, "Yes... Old Frederick didn't think paying for hostesses and staff was worth the effort, so he just had Holograms made instead to serve their functions... If you got any prewar cash, we might be able to buy something useful."
Afton shakes his head, "No... Only thing I use dollars for nowadays is toilet paper." he sheepishly admits, only now realising how ridiculous that would sound to his previous self's sensibilities.
Dean bursts into laughter at this, wiping a stray tear out of his eye, "Oh! now isn't that just a hilarious change of priorities... Whatever, use your plat-arm? thing? and pull her up, I doubt scrounging for change and buying half a Stimpack would achieve anything at this point."
Afton nods and shoots a whip down to Veronica, wrapping it around her waist and bracing himself while pulling her up. Even a Supermutant would find this difficult, but Afton just continues the task without a sweat. "Alright, now, do I need to instruct you on how to not fall into any more holes?" Afton asks Veronica semi-sarcastically.
She just smacks him in the arm and begins walking southwards again, "That was one time." she retorts.
Fortunately, the streets below them were relatively clear of the Cloud, however, this wasn't the case for Ghosts, which seemed to infest literally every street corner within view. Even the destroyed building had many on the ground level, promoting just how dangerous this area was... Afton couldn't imagine how difficult it would be if he was forced to travel via the streets. (Yes I'm throwing shade at the Courier for not using the rooftops in the DLC)
The group continues to travel for around an hour until they spot a large square next to a wide-open gate, inside the gated area was an illuminated clearing that had a number of rusted electrical switches, which is presumably what they were here for...
Unfortunately, the square and the gated area were both completely full of Ghosts. Not to mention the egregious amount of bear traps that'd been laid around. Afton was unsure if the Ghosts were responsible for those though, especially since they seemed to instinctively avoid them.
Afton just groans aloud, "Urgh, why is this fucking town so fucking annoying! Can't they just give us a freebee for once?"
Dean snorts, "I don't know who 'they' are, but this is proper 'Sierra Madre hospitality'." he chuckles.
Veronica shakes her head, "I have no idea how you have lived this long... We're struggling and we're kitted out in the best armour and weaponry you can and can't find in the wasteland."
Dean purses his lips, "Just skill... A bit of starvation, and the best escaping technique you've ever seen... Now, both of you stop your bitching, you've got Ghosts to kill." he states as he sits on the edge of the rooftop.
Afton crooks a brow, "What about you?"
Dean shrugs with a laugh, "As your friend just said, you are far better equipped than I am." he says while lying back as if he were on vacation.
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