Chapter 66: The Last Mission
Thus, Hekate's story is over, and the whole story is accurate and has many flaws and mistakes in many details and key points, the fundamental reason is that Hekate, although she has the desire to express, still cannot tell everything, and there are many omissions, cuts, uses and allegories in her narrative.
Many parts of the story are speculated and filled in by Andy based on what he has seen, so there must be discrepancies from what actually happened.
But, at least the story barely makes sense, and Hekate has had many good fortunes; She was lucky not to be crucified by the legions, she did not die at the hands of others or wild beasts while fleeing, and she was dying across the northern desert to the nursery when she was seriously ill and lacked food and clothing, and was coincidentally found by a robot sent by Diana who patrolled the surroundings.
After leaving the nursery, her luck was even more amazing, the withdrawal of the legion and the clever timing of the NcR's eastward march had not yet officially begun, so that the Ouroboros, which had just begun to develop its power, was not detected by the hostile forces prematurely, and the addition of the Viper directly provided it with a complete armed force system, and she developed smoothly and rapidly until she had laid the foundation for strength.
And just as Hecate's inflated thirst for revenge was about to devour his sanity and lead to destruction, the timely return of the Legion and the outbreak of their battle with the NcR made Hecate calm down and think about how much he wasn't doing enough.
In this way, although Hekate's extremist practices have led some to think that she is completely insane, she is not.
With such a terrible obsession for revenge rooted in her heart, as the leader of a vast tribal alliance, her command and strategy have always been basically correct.
As for the rapid development brought about by those coincidences, it can only be attributed to her luck, which also strengthens her pretentious self-confidence.
Andy witnessed all this, and Hekat claimed that he was the first person to hear such a complete account so far, and that there would probably not be a second one in the future.
The reason why she suddenly had this idea was also influenced by Alidean, who told Hekat that if no one knew her history, her deeds would eventually be hidden in the dust.
Before leaving, Hekate gave him some strange black ointment. This item is generally only supplied to hounds, who use it in small quantities on a daily basis, and in large quantities before every fight.
When Hekate was in the nursery, he was given the analysis of the active ingredient of a chemical drug, a military drug that originated before the war, which could make people stronger, fierce, aggressive, and not afraid of pain.
Although the intricacy of the production was definitely not something that Hecate could have perfectly reproduced, she finally made her own knock-off version by grinding and mixing the glands of several plants and a mutated insect after searching for a replacement for some time.
The effect of this ointment is not so immediate and immediate, but the specific manifestations are highly similar. The hounds' superior fighting power is not only from Hecate
"Race breeding" is inseparable from the blessing of these ointments, Hekat is convinced that this force has the strength to compete with the NcR and the Legion, they have superior weapons and armor than any natives, fanatical belief in Lady Hekate and Ouroboros, and superhuman combat power provided by this ointment.
When the herbs mixed with the fruit of hope brought by Andy were distributed among the tribes, the natives who had escaped from the threat of the new plague would not thank Andy, but only Hekate for his protection.
Andy knew this, there was no way, if he didn't use Hekate's power and make this exchange with her, it would be too difficult to get those tribesmen to eat the fruit quickly.
With the help of this wave of people's hearts, I believe that with the passage of time, Ouroboros is still getting stronger rapidly.
But the future is not Andy's business, he just wants to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible, those slaves who were kicked to the ground by the hound and whipped madly are pulling Andy's nerves.
Unlike Blackfoot's time, Hekate would never be as easily persuaded by Andy as Kurisu, for Hekate, slavery provided her with abundant labor and some of the income from trade, which was an important part of her tax system.
She was not a slave, she was a privileged member of the tribe back in the days of the Curly Hair Tribe, and it was absolutely impossible for her to agree to give up slavery on her toes.
One last glance at the tower, which towered like a giant metal monster behind him, Andy turned and walked towards the gate of Ouroboros Village.
Aride came to meet Andy from the side, feeling that some natives looked at him strangely, and he was quite afraid that he would be dragged into the dungeon if he didn't say a word.
"Let's go, I'm afraid your companions are almost at Hoover Dam, and it will be difficult for you to reach your destination by walking alone, so it's better to let you take my ride." Blackie leads the way ahead and looks cheerful.
When it came to Hekate's vicinity, it behaved in pain, as if Hekate's presence was terrible for it.
"Do you have a car? God, that's not very common.... I thought I was going to have to go back to my feet, but that's good news. The two left the village, and Andy didn't say goodbye to anyone, and no one came to see him off..... They arrived at the place where Andy was hiding the car, and although there was a temporary occupant under the car, Blackie had quickly let the mutant scorpion pay for the room with his life.
"Oh, it really scared me just now, I thought—" Alidean sat on the Atomic Humvee in shock, and couldn't help but exclaim, the car was sturdy, and the back seat was even equipped with a machine gun.
In his opinion, the car might be able to crush a small tribe directly, and all it would take was a frenzied ram and machine-gun fire to get the natives to escape.
"Alright, shut up, and I'll send you to Hoover Dam next. You don't have to run this far again, this time you're lucky, and it's unlikely that someone will save you next time. Andy started the car and was about to slam on the accelerator when a strong reflection suddenly hit him in the eye.
"Hell! Who? He jumped out of the car and pulled out his pistol, looking warily at the source of the light, where a guy in a trench coat and a black helmet was provocatively shining Andy with a reflective piece of metal.
"Siris? Why don't you go back to your Mojave and stay here? I'm telling you that very clearly, right? The veins on Andy's forehead twitched slightly, and he was slightly angry about Siris's behavior.
The man took off his helmet, and it was indeed Siris, and this time his complexion was more than a little better than it had been before.
It appears that after his injuries were healed and the Fruit of Hope was cured of the new plague, the Desert Ranger had come back to life.
"You guy, are you going to get out of here like this? Don't you think there's something you should have done but didn't? Siris leaned against a rock, and a man in a white lab coat poked his head out of him.
"Bridge! Oh my God, I can still see you! Excited, Alidean jumped off the Atomic Hummer and hugged Bridge, who was also full of excitement.
"Oh God!! You're not dead! I wanted to get out of here, but I couldn't let go of you, and I was almost caught by the natives while wandering around here, but luckily this good man in a helmet saved my life. Bridge choked with excitement, and the two hugged each other and cried.
The two of them, who had been reunited for a long time, began to talk to each other as if no one was around, and at one point they began to talk to each other, and Siris and Andy stood aside with their awkward toes about to buckle into the sand.
"Damn, stay away, go where I can't see, and come back when I'm done!" Andy yelled at the two of them.
After the two good friends left, Cialis and Andy were a little silent, and Xiao Hei hovered vigilantly behind Andy, as long as he was instructed to pounce on the dangerous guy in front of him again.
"What do you mean I should have done but didn't?" Andy broke the awkward silence. Sirius coughed twice and looked at Andy very seriously.
"You must have seen those slaves, did you? See how miserable they are? There are quite a few immigrants from the west, and you haven't seen the scars left on the corpses of those slaves, those natives are simply a bunch of demons, and those slaves are not even as good as animals! Can you turn a blind eye to this? If you could, I was a desert ranger, and my ancestor was an upright soldier in the SA before the war, and he was an upright man, and so was I, so I can't do it! Andy clenched his fists, and that's where his emotions came from.
"So what? I told you everything, for the whole world, the existence of Hekat and Ouroboros Village is necessary now, so Hekat cannot die, and this tribe cannot be destroyed. What can you do on this basis? Siris spoke his mind firmly.
"I'm going to free those slaves!" Andy shook his head and sighed.
"What's the point? How do those people survive in the desert outside and the pursuit of the natives after they run out? Maybe a few people were lucky enough to escape, but so what? Hekat collected a steady stream of slave tribute, and you put one batch and two batches, two and four batches! Even if you let a group of people go, you can't change the situation where there will always be slaves suffering. Siris didn't look like he had the slightest intention of changing his mind.
"Maybe you're right, but it has nothing to do with what I'm going to do, and I know that I'm limited in what I can do. But I have not accomplished anything so far since I came here, so I can't accept to go back to my hometown in such a gloomy way, and what I have to do is very simple, just tonight, go and release the slaves inside, since I see it, I can't sit idly by, and only after I can get out of here without any hindrance. ”
"Would you like to help me?" Andy took a heavy deep breath and closed his eyes in contemplation for a few minutes.
When he opened his eyes again, the anxiety had disappeared from his eyes.