Chapter 190 - Dungeon Delving

Soon enough the group found themselves in the sewers, specifically sitting behind the NCR barricade that was currently under assault from the Fiends. The savages didn't seem to be trying to overtake the position either, instead just blindly firing town the dark tunnel, illuminating it in bright flashes of light which blinded those watching.

From what they'd heard, this was a regular occurrence, the Fiends seemed to think of this as a past time. Of course, Afton hadn't known about this when he'd first stepped into the sewers... The NCR soldiers didn't even bother to warn him. Fortunately he'd managed to deflect a bullet away with his knife, but he'd quickly had to throw himself in cover afterwards due to the intensity of the assault coming towards them.​​

"Well, this is probably why he NCR hasn't made any progress down here." Afton muttered to himself as the group hid behind the various sandbags.

"I can't get a decent shot." Boone growls out, every time he attempts to stick his head out of cover bullets start whizzing past him.

The tunnel itself was completely bare, providing no cover for them to slowly encroach upon the Fiends position. With how locked down the position was, they'd probably have to find another way around... That is, unless someone was suicidal enough to try and fight this onslaught...

...

Afton had realised that he was uniquely suited to such a situation, having [Miracle Maker] just in case a stray bullet shot him in the face, VATS to allow him to peek over cover and get a good look at the enemies, and various other Perks and Skills that increase his combat efficiency above what many people could manage.

The captain of the NCR soldiers behind the barricade watches with wide eyes as Afton peeks over the cover momentarily before ducking back into cover as bullets shoot at his previous position. He then draws his two unique pistols and occasionally stands and shoots before hiding once again...

All he could think was whether or not this kid had a death wish. It only took one bullet to permanently put you down, and this guy was acting as if they were just BB guns or something! Not that he was going to complain though! He could see the intensity of the Fiends assault slowly decreasing the more shots the young man let off.

Afton had killed around eight to ten people with this tactic thus far, the Fiends were specifically aiming for him now, but it didn't stop him slowly decreasing their numbers... Eventually they seemed to realise that the position was a lost cause and started to make preparation to retreat... Only for Boone to finally get an opportunity to show his talents.

The Fiend leader had his head blown off by Boone as they were in the middle of giving orders. The Fiends lacked discipline and their chaotic nature made them unpredictable... Removing the leader would remove any potential strategy they could employ.

With the leader down the rest just looked at each other for a moment before splitting into two groups. The first of which were smarter than the others and immediately retreated down the tunnel to safety, while the second group stood their ground and hid themselves in the various small holes, makeshift rooms, and makeshift cover made from various pieces of scrap they'd found.

Despite the sudden change in the situation, the NCR soldiers refused to charge the position and claim it as their own as the orders from the higher-ups clearly stated to just hold the position unless told otherwise.

This left Afton, Karl, and Boone to deal with it themselves. Something none of the group appreciated.

Afton slowly walked towards the Fiends former position with Lucky and That Gun both in hand. The wet floor splashed with each step, making it obvious to any Fiend that they were about to get into another fight.

Afton could see an intersection to the tunnel up ahead, but didn't know where they would lead, or whether or not the Fiends had set up another firing line there. He clung close to the right wall as he snuck towards it, but is surprised when two Fiends charge is position from both directions.

*BANG!*

A shot rings out and drops the left Fiend, Boone pulling the bolt to ready another shot as Afton dodges the machete the other Fiend was swinging at him. They'd quickly rounded the corner he was hiding behind and had started randomly swinging at him.

It was clear they had no idea how to use the weapon which made it terribly easy for Afton to avoid it. They swing the machete down at him and he blocks it with Lucky, the machete not even denting the blackened metal as he simultaneously fires That Gun into their face, hitting them in the eye and dropping them like a puppet with its strings cut.

[Blind Fire : Shoot the eye's of your enemies : 1/100]

Afton struggles to not comment on the rather abrupt challenge the system had just given him... If he started actually pursuing this would he get a weird title? 'The Mojave's crazy eye shooter', or something similar? He shakes his head and continues with the task ahead of him.

Karl approaches while hugging the opposite wall, getting a good look down the right hallway while Afton does the same to the left. Neither could see any and so they both simultaneously ducked into their respective sides. Afton was greeted with what looked like a maintenance door?

On Karls side he spotted a storage door at the end of the tunnel, presumably to hold spare pipes, tools, and other essentials the people working down here before the war would need. Deciding it'd be better to do one at a time he booby traps the storage room door and walks towards Afton, Boone doing the same after determining he wouldn't be seeing any more action so far away.