Chapter Twenty-Five: Once Upon a Time in the West
Andy talks to Blackjack for a while, and learns that his change stems from something called the FEV virus, which looks like a pile of green slime, and magically, if humans are exposed to it, it can have a chain reaction that can finally break out of the cocoon and be reborn after a severe pain that can cause a mental breakdown.
Blackjack took out a large bag from the small cave where he was sheltered, and it was filled with things, and Andy looked at it and saw that it should be all food, in addition to packaged and canned food, there were also homemade foods such as jerky, plant roots, etc.
Blackjack smiled when he saw Andy looking at his storage.
"You know why I'm not afraid that woman will trap me, right? Haha, how can our super mutant have the stamina that her woman can compare? I still have so much food, even if she starves to death three times, I won't starve to death! ”
It has to be said that his intelligence is very high, and according to his situation, time is on his side.
Kurisu was also a little amazed as he watched Blackjack's terrible ** from the sidelines.
"What good are you doing other than being strong?"
Blackjack counted on his fingers.
"That's too much, I'll see.... Our bones, muscles, and skin are many times stronger than humans, and we don't even need to wear much armor. The madwoman shot me a lot, but it didn't work, and even if they could penetrate my skin, they would get stuck in my muscles and bones, and they wouldn't hurt me at all. ”
As he spoke, he used a force in his arm to squeeze out a bullet.
"Hey... You see, it's not that easy for the shooting to work on me, the bullets are stuck in my body, and I need to get a doctor to get them out. ”
He pointed to the sore left by the bullet, which was emitting a faint puff of white smoke that was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Also, our ability to heal is far greater than that of humans, and even if the wound doesn't heal, our immune system can keep it from getting infected, and we won't even get sick... In all the years since I became a super mutant, I've been hungry, but I've never gotten sick. ”
Blackjack pinched his chin and thought again.
"Did I say we're not afraid of radiation? Yes, we are not afraid of radiation at all, and the things that you humans fear are harmless hot air to us, which is still uncomfortable, but it does no harm. ”
Kuresu and Andy are numb, what kind of super creatures are these, compared to the people who are struggling in the wasteland, these guys are almost made for the current environment.
Andy suddenly thought of Blackjack and said that those changes in him stemmed from a sudden incident decades ago, so...
Looking at the face that couldn't tell the age at all, Andy asked, "How old are you now?" ”
Blackjack was stunned for a moment, then rubbed his head and thought for a while.
"It's been a long time since anyone mentioned it, and I hardly think about it, but I guess it's about a hundred years old.... Ah, I can't be sure, because all the things I used to be human are blurred, but I've been a super mutant for decades, so it should add up to about that age. ”
"It's horrible."
Kurisu shook his head in exclamation.
"Looks aside, you have few flaws.... But are you really not flawed? ”
Blackjack smiled, then sighed.
"Of course there is... In fact, we are not fertile, not physically, but biologically .... We can't seem to produce germ cells, so new super mutants can only be born by transforming humans..."
He looked to the west, his expression a little dazed.
"So, the Bishop started a war against humanity in the West, he wanted to make everyone super mutants, but failed, it was many years ago, and I can even remember how frustrated we all were at that time.... The days that have since become bitter, and there will always be people who hate us, even though we no longer fight for the bishop. Things seem to have gotten better before, but the NCR has been in the past few years..."
Blackjack didn't want to say anything more, and picked up the bag on the ground.
"Anything else? I don't have any money on me, and if I want you to give it back, I'll have to give you this food, you see... I even had a fake weapon, and the timing of that crazy woman's attack on me was so good that I didn't even have time to bring a weapon. ”
Andy didn't let him grease the soles of his feet.
"Actually, I really have something you need to do, it's important, and since you owe me a favor, you owe me a favor, right?"
Blackjack was stunned for a moment, standing still and waiting for Andy to finish.
Andy looked at his left arm, which was struggling to tie a beep boy that looked like a beaded bracelet.... It's hard to imagine how Odysseus managed to fix this thing at that time.
"I'm here for you in the hope that you'll be able to go back to Tibbetts Prison, it won't take you long."
Given that the lifespan of this super mutant is not at all comparable to ordinary people, Andy decides to make a reasonable concealment.... Anyway, he doesn't lack time at all, for the sake of all mankind, you should just squat in prison for a little longer....
Blackjack let out a surprised sound.
"What? I don't want to go back to that damn place! At that time, I was playing well, but when my luck was getting stronger, a large group of robots suddenly ran out and shot a messy light wave at me, and I was so headache that I was smashing all those broken robots flat, and an iron thing as big as a hill came and stunned me.... When I woke up, I was locked in a small broken room day after day, and I didn't want to go back to the cell! ”
Andy pressed his hands downwards and motioned for him to calm down.
"Listen to me, man, it's not for me to let you go back to the cell, but for all of us, if you don't want to go back, Tibbetts Prison will continue to hunt you down.... You may be lucky that you haven't run into a pursuing robot yet, but that doesn't mean you will never be able to do so, so will you be comfortable if you go on like this? That big guy like a hill will come and try to stun you. Listen to me, when all of us go back, the prison will be released, and then our lives will return to normal..."
Knowing the reason of emotion... Half an hour later, Andy finally succeeded in persuading Blackjack to go back to Tibbetts Prison, making Andy's mouth dry, this guy is very clever, and he can't be deceived casually.
"You..."
Andy was tempted to ask if he should be sent back to Tibbetts Prison, but when he compared the size of his carriage with that of Blackjack, it didn't seem feasible.
Blackjack didn't understand what Andy meant, and thought it was Andy asking him when he was going back.
"In this way, don't worry, I will go to the doctor to deal with the body first, and then... I'll go back to Tibbetts Prison. ”
Andy knew he had no other way but to do it.
"Alright then, you must go back in time."
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