Chapter 44: Visitors from the West
"Pong!" The force of this blow was not light, and the position of the blow was extremely tricky, and Andy had nowhere to dodge the heavy blow.
There was a gold star in front of him, and he stumbled against the cave wall. The man saw his hand, and his other hand instantly reached into his coat and touched the gun.
But before he could take out his hand, Xiao Hei pounced again, and the sleeve was directly bitten through by the sharp teeth of the wolverine, and blood immediately came out there.
"Woo——!" He let out a painful snort and swung his arm to the side, but Xiao Hei flexibly let go of his mouth to avoid the smash, and the man hurriedly changed direction to prevent himself from throwing his arm against the cave wall, but this inconsistency directly caused him to lose his balance and almost fall down when he was already limping.
Before he could regain his balance, Xiao Hei rushed over and bit one of his legs, which hurt the man and let out a scream on the spot.
He half-knelt on the ground and pulled out a short knife and slashed at Xiao Hei, who knew that Xiao Hei actually twisted his ass and released a muddy stinky fart, which smoked him so much that he wanted to cough out his lungs, rolled his eyes and almost carried it in one breath.
Andy shook his head and stood up again, almost vomiting when he smelled the smell, in order to prevent being killed by Xiao Hei in this unventilated place, he immediately took out the gas mask and put it on his face.
At this time, in a foggy cavern, Andy barely groped his way forward with the light of the beep boy, and suddenly a sound of breaking the air came from the front, although he had avoided as much as possible, he still felt a numbness on the right side of his body.
The man pounced, the tip of the short knife in his hand stabbing straight into Andy's eye, but he couldn't get an inch.
At this time, Andy saw that he had put on a black composite helmet at some point, and on the part of his face was a full-coverage gas mask, with a pair of red eyepieces on it.
The power of Xiao Hei's fart is obviously not something that anyone can swallow, and this person coughs almost trembling in the helmet, causing the strength in his hands to be described as weak for Andy.
He clamped the opponent's hands holding the short knife with one hand, and the other hand shone under the man's ribs with two old fists.
He curled up like a shrimp, and no longer resisted Xiao Hei, who pounced on him again, and under the combined force of serious injuries and multiple toxins, this unknown guy was finally overwhelmed and fell to the ground motionless.
After a moment of confusion, there was a guy on the ground who had fallen into a baby's sleep. Andy dragged him all the way to the entrance of the cave and took off the black helmet from his head, which was made of a very special material, not only very hard but also very light.
It seems that this thing combines the functions of a bulletproof steel helmet and a gas mask, and some complex electronic structures can be observed around the eyepiece, and he guesses that this thing may also have night vision and auxiliary aiming functions, which can be called a rare pre-war high-tech equipment.
"That's a good thing..."Andy liked it more and more, and he glanced at the guy's face again, and he was a rough guy with a scruffy beard.
Squatted down and injected the guy with a burst of antidote solvent, then gave him a few slaps, and after a breath of fresh air blowing in from outside, the unconscious man finally woke up.
The man opened his puffy eyes with difficulty and saw that the strong man in front of him wearing a gray gas mask was playing with his helmet in front of him, and he immediately tried to touch his gun, but when he moved, he found that his wrist was tied, and his gun was being held in the mouth by the strange animal not far away.
The leg that had been injured before was now rewound and became even more painful than before. twitched the corners of his mouth, the man knew that he was afraid that he was going to plant this time, so he couldn't help but break the jar and break it.
"You bastard, you don't look like a native.... Not like those Hecate dogs, what are you? A mercenary mercenary? Phew! Just to make money, you are willing to sell your soul and abandon your morality! It's disgusting that you're doing things for a disgusting slave owner! Andy crouched in front of him, holding his helmet with one finger and turning it in a few circles, unresponsive to the man's accusations.
The man finally calmed down after a little venting his anger, and he looked at Andy, who was uncertain, hoping to find some breakthrough through his mouth cannon.
"What are you looking for me for? Is it for money? We might be able to talk and let me offer a better price? If you're trying to gain Hecate's favor then you don't have to, I've been here for a while, there's something wrong with that woman, believe it or not.... I suspect that the woman is assigning her men to the tribes to do some human trafficking! I saw those people boiling some unidentified herbs that tasted so bad that they were going to be distributed to all the tribes. This must be some kind of nefarious plan, if I want me to say that she is planning to make drugs and control all the natives here! ”
"That woman is a demon, a devil! You shouldn't help her, you should be with me..."Andy was still unmoved, calmly throwing the helmet in his hand up and down.
"With you, what?" The man sighed through his nose.
"With me... Free those slaves, and find a chance to kill that crazy woman of Hekate! Andy was noncommittal, just put the helmet on the ground and stared at the man in front of him.
His appearance was a little sloppy and decadent due to the environment and encounters, but through the hair and beard, it could still be seen that this person was by no means a native man, which was confirmed from what he had just said. Not only the helmet, but also the long brown coat definitely didn't look like it was made of ordinary materials.
And this intention to liberate the slaves with an open mouth and a closed mouth ....
"Where are you from?" Andy asked.
"West." The man became wary again because he couldn't figure out Andy's thoughts, and his hands behind his back were already fumbling to try to untie the rope.
"West? NcR? Andy thought to himself, based on his past understanding, the NcR of the Hoover Dam is now in a state of shrinkage due to the steel plague that has been cut off from the mainland for a long time, could it be that the NcR still has the heart to send someone to assassinate Hekate?
This seems to make some sense....
"You're an NcR, aren't you?" Instead of answering, the man began to ask Andy rhetorically.
"If you don't say it, I can guess it, how could it not be, there are almost no so-called civilized natives in this realm except for the natives, since you are not natives, you must be NcR people. Do you know who I am? You should assist me! You know what I'm relying on behind it! You know what it means! Andy understood what the man meant, and he seemed to be implying that he was an NcR Ranger.
The NcR Ranger is a special forces unit independent of the NcR Army, and has been secretly guarding the security and interests of the nation since its birth.
Over the years, the Rangers have performed numerous feats and won numerous accolades, making this unit a national aura of glory in the NcR, and the term Ranger itself carries an extremely heavy weight.
In terms of the results of his own operations, he did live up to the legendary standards of the NcR Ranger, walking a long way to Ouroboros village alone, and for a long time moving around Hekate's base camp.
Even if it was later revealed that he was wounded in the leg by Danday, the strongest of the Hekat hounds, he stubbornly escaped from the encirclement, even hiding in such a dangerous place to heal his injuries while calling for help on the improvised radio.
But is this really true? Andy looked into his eyes, why did he subconsciously choose to hint instead of say it in the first place.
"You're saying you're an NcR Ranger?" The man's mouth opened a little, but he answered yes anyway.
As if he felt that Andy had seen a mistake, the man emphasized it again.
"I'm a Ranger, do you think anyone else would come here and do something like this without danger and pay?" Andy nodded, but he was still noncommittal, he thought about it and asked from a different angle.
"Why the hell are you here in the first place?" The man shook his head, as if he found it difficult to talk to Andy.
"I've said it all, haven't I? To save the poor enslaved people here, and to see if there is a chance to shoot the madman Hecate! Do you believe me? Xiao Hei on the side suddenly shouted loudly, Andy glanced at it, and found that the arm behind this guy's back seemed to be a little dishonest.
He pulled out the python and aimed it at the man's head, and then immediately fired a shot into the hole, the loud sound of gunfire echoing in the narrow space, and the loud noise and fright made the man grin.
As the smoke cleared, Andy turned his gun to take the python back.
"Don't take me for a fool." Andy looked at the captive in front of him with a cold expression.
"NcR knows very little, if not anything, about the situation in Ouroboros Village. What's more, they were now too busy to take care of themselves, how could they possibly send a valuable Ranger to carry out such a mission that was almost like sending them to death without any information? You're not an NcR Ranger, you don't even have any NcR insignia or insignia on you, and your attitude is funny... You don't really like NcR very much, do you? This time the man fell silent, and he looked at Andy without saying a word.
"To be honest, maybe we have the possibility to talk further. Otherwise, for a shameless liar, I generally like to shoot them in the mouth, you choose. The man was silent for a while, and finally spoke again.
"I'm a Ranger, but I'm not an NcR." Andy nodded in satisfaction and repeated his previous question.
"Where are you from? What are you doing here? The man took a deep breath and closed his eyes, his eyes becoming determined when they were opened again.
"I'm from the Mojave Desert and I'm here to find someone.... I'm a desert ranger, and in order to find a missing mother's daughter, I spent half a year tracking down slave traders, and finally found this place. Believe it or not, this is the truth .... Now, tell me what you think? ”