Chương 199: Bountilicious
Karl and Boone had started getting worried over Afton's safety when chaos suddenly erupted at the Trailer Fort. Even from the building they were sequestered in they could hear the brutal barks and whines of the dogs while they tore each other apart.
Neither knew what could've caused this, but both hoped Afton wasn't in the centre of it. Things didn't even seem to be getting better as the Fiends had apparently noticed the commotion and started heading over to see what was happening.
The group of Fiends attempted to stop the dogs from killing each other, but this only brought their wrath down upon themselves. Due to this the Fiends started opening fire on the dogs, the sound of discharging firearms being louder than nuclear bombs in the wasteland night.
The worst part was the fact neither man could do anything about this, if they were spotted then every reinforcing Fiend would converge on their position. Even if Afton was okay he'd likely find nothing but their corpses left here.
Karl sighs and takes out a cigarette from his pocket, he'd not needed to smoke in a while but felt that this was a good of a situation that any. He'd just lit it and taken a couple puffs when a hand snatches it straight outta his mouth.
"Yo, why the fuck are you smoking? The light from it is very, very obvious you know!" Afton's voice scolds, causing him to turn.
In front of him was the kid who looked no worse for ware, the only difference Karl could notice was a head-sized object wrapped in fabric hanging from his waist. "So you didn't die." Karl states as if he still wasn't sure.
Afton raises a brow and starts patting himself over, "No, wait, how could I have not noticed? I'm dead!" he says dramatically.
"Fuck off, kid." Karl grouses.
Boone just gives him a meaningful nod while gesturing to his Anti-Material rifle he'd left with them, as well as the rest of his gear. "You wouldn't happen to know what the hell's going on down there?"
Afton shrugs, "Maybe there's a dog called Willian who suddenly wants freedom?" he jokes but has his amusement doused by the unenthused looks sent at him. "Fine, I got a bunch of dogs to eat Psycho and let them go around killing shit, using the distraction to deal with Violet. Cool?"
"Yea." Boone says quietly as he slowly gets up from where he'd been sitting and observing the Trailer Fort. "We should get moving while the Fiends are distracted, no better time than now."
Both knew the truth in Boone's words and quickly started sneaking back towards the sewer tunnels, truthfully, it was incredibly easy to sneak through the Fiends territory while the group was frantically trying to quell the raging Psycho dogs he'd inadvertently created.
The group eventually found themselves walking part the NCR fortification in the sewers, the soldiers themselves giving the ma wide berth. Clearly they'd heard of the massacre they'd performed against the Fiends down here.
Once they'd reached safety the entire group felt the sudden tiredness, this was mainly due to the fact they'd not slept in so long. The adrenaline and tenseness of the situation had finally ended, allowing their bodies to relax.
They decided to just get some rest in the NCR barricade and hand over the bounty tomorrow. It wasn't like they were in a rush or anything.
The next day the group were stood outside Camp McCarren, Afton brushing some dust off of Dirt-Bird that'd been left here for the NCR to protect. Fortuantely no one had seemed to touch it, he needed to give props to the NCR for following their own rules and not laying a hand on his property.
The group was led inside by a rather gracious-looking soldier who handed them off to Major Dhatri who gave them a surprised look when he spotted them.
"Damn, just who I needed to see. We've already received word of your work down there, good job. Clearing the sewers, and causing chaos deep in their territory all in the same day? I have to admit, I wasn't expecting that."
Afton nods while grabbing the bag strapped to his waist, handing it to him. Dhatri opens it up and reveals a broad grin. "Not looking so good now are you Violet?" he sneers before tossing the head at a soldier. To be honest, Afton wasn't sure what they'd do with the head, the NCR didn't seem the type to create trophies out of their enemies.
Dhatri also sends another soldier off to retrieve their reward, looking back at the group with a satisfied nod, "Don't know how you did it, but I won't pry, all that matters is the results in the end."
"Well, we might as well keep pushing while the iron is hot. We wanna take another bounty." Afton states.
Dhatri nods, "Yeah? Cook-Cook or Driver Nephi?"
...
All of the group hated Cook-Cook with a passion, everyone had read Dermot's ledger and wanted a piece of the raping bastard for what he'd done. But... Practically, going after Cook-Cook at this moment was rather difficult, with the chaos they'd caused in the Fiend's territory everyone there would be on high alert.
Cook-Cook was a harder target than Driver Nephi due to his location. The latter essentially being the front line compared to sitting directly next to their main base.
From the information he'd gathered from Violet, Driver Nephi usually holed up in the Samson Rock Crushing Plant. The man only used a golf driver, which meant is was incredibly vulnerable to range attacks... Due to this, he was hard to draw out and usually stayed within confined areas to lure people closer.
The Rock Crushing Plant was the farthest point in the Fiends territory, the NCR had tried many times to kill the man but had all failed, somehow all getting killed by Driver Nephi and his golf club...
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Chương 200: Bloody Hell!
Afton looks to Dhatri and asks, "Tell me about Driver Nephi." he asks, wanting to see if the NCR knew anything Afton didn't.
"Driver Nephi, not as sick as Cook-Cook but definitely up there. Bastard's killed many of the men I'd sent to deal with him, putting their heads on pikes outside his hideout just to mock me. He seems to take satisfaction from killing those that come for him, thinking of it more as a sport than anything else... I want you to put the fear of God in him, show him that this shit ain't a game."
"Any tips on how to deal with him?" Afton inquires.
Dhatri shakes his head, "I'd say bring a sniper but you already have one," he says gesturing to Boone, "Even then, the bastard never leaves his hideout. You'll probably have to go inside to deal with him."
Afton scratches his face, not bothering to even notice the slowly growing beard. "Hm, well, we'll think of something." he says just as the soldier Dhatri sent off comes back with a few large sacks of caps in hand.
Dhatri hands them to him and Afton nods gratefully, judging how many caps are in each by their weight. Yep, around three thousand. He was about to thank the man when time freezes, he shakes his head at the sensation, it was almost familial at this point...
[WELCOME TO LEVEL 28]
[WELCOME TO LEVEL 29]
He's immediately greeted with the skill selection of the system, he was obviously going to max out his Energy Weapons skill, but what to do afterwards? He wondered to himself if it was finally time to max out Science...
First of all, he points 18 points into Energy Weapons to see what Perk he'd get for it. His brow almost reaches his hairline when he spots a Vault Boy who looks suspiciously like Ewan McGregor, wearing robes and holding what looks like a laser pistol...
[Uncivilized Weapon] : All Energy weapons become overcharged, adding +100% damage to any Energy Weapon you use! Wow... That was definitely unexpected, the Guns Perk [John Wick Style] didn't primarily affect only ballistic weapons, so Afton had been expecting something similar... But now it seemed he'd need to readjust his fighting style to incorporate more Energy Weapons...
With this new Perk he was sure a Gauss Rifle was way more powerful than his Anti-Material rifle could ever be. He remembers the Deathclaw who took a blast straight to the chest and imagines it being reduced to red mist. Yes, he'd definitely make use of this in the future.
Afton's eyes brush over new available Perk, wondering if the system was on its last legs or something... Still, the Perk it showed was incredibly valuable.
[Rad Absorption] : -1 Rad every 20 seconds. This Perk would essentially make Afton all but immune to radiation. He'd not have to worry about everyday things like the rad levels of food, water, and other consumables. The only thing that could possibly harm him would be intense levels of radiation, akin to standing next to a cracked nuclear reactor for a good amount of time.
The only other Perks he was actually considering at this point were [Explorer] and [Intense Training]. Still, both of those could wait, [Rad Absorption] was simply too good to not get right now.
Once he selected confirm, time stopped and Afton found himself looking between Major Dhatri and his companions... Just as the pain hit. The burning sensation moved through his body like a wave, trigger every pain receptor it touched and causing it to blare in his mind. He managed to stifle a scream, but still dropped to a knee. Presumably, people would be curious over what was happening to him, but he was in no state to explain anything.
Knowledge of Energy Weapons and a huge amount of scientific theorems stuffed themselves in his cranium, all while he was trying to figure out what was happening within his body. He could feel something wet dripping from his ears, nose, and mouth, and upon touching the warm liquid he quickly realised it was blood.
Soon enough even his vision started turning red as the cells in his eyes ruptured and started reforming themselves. From his knowledge of the human body, he could tell he was undergoing massive mutations across his entire body, the only thing he could think of that would be causing this would be the [Rad Absorbtion] Perk.
Damn! He'd known that some Perks affected his body, but he'd just selected a Perk that would most likely mutate his body to suit it, all while in the middle of a conversation. He didn't know how it looked from the outside, but if someone dropped to a knee and started bleeding from their entire body he'd run as far away as possible, fearing it to be contagious. What is the NCR saw fit to put him out of his misery and discovered his [Miracle Maker] Perk? He could only imagine the experiments he'd be subjected to.
Soon enough even his muscles gave out as he dropped to the floor. It wasn't long before he felt something picking him up and carrying him away. He hoped it was just to the medical facility within Camp McCarren and not somewhere else... He doubted Boone and Karl would allow them to start experimenting on him, but who knows what could happen in a panic...
It wasn't long before he felt himself be placed on something soft, presumably a bed. Afterwards having many things attached to him, from the pinch he could tell they'd hooked him up to some blood bags... Hopefully they'd checked his blood type beforehand... The only people who actually knew that information was the Brotherhood of Steel, Christine, and Veronica.
He struggled to try and stay awake, but the softness his body was pressing against allowed him slowly relax, the pain had dimmed and everything finally went black.
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