After hearing the whistles of the Scars, I realized Yara and Lev were in danger and moved to intercept the enemies. I used a mix of stealth, melee, and explosives to neutralize a large group of cultists, including several heavies. After executing a final scout, I scavenged a heavy axe for future battles.
I heard the whistles of Scars which confirmed my fears that Yara and Lev were not alone in this area. I didn't waste any time and started going for the source of the sound to prevent them from being surrounded.
After reaching that place, I noticed there were a handful of Scars checking around the perimeter with their weapons drawn. I knew I was outnumbered, so I hid and took cover real fast.
As this one Scar came close to my position while looking around the tall grass, I got a chance to strike. I took him down real quick and quietly before he could alert his friends to my hiding spot.
There was another Scar on the other side who became my next target, but there was a third one nearby whom I knew I couldn't take down in a stealth move. He was too large for a quick kill, so I waited for the right moment when he turned his back to me.
When the big one went to the other side of the yard, I decided to go for my target. However, I messed up the stealth chance and the enemy spotted me at the last second. I had to take him down in a frantic melee attack, while the other one heard the noises and started looking for me.
I didn't want to fight this one in melee because he looked much stronger than the last one. Instead, I threw pipe bombs on him and watched as two bombs blew him up in a burst of flames.
While I was fighting another Scar in a fist fight, there was another big one of them who ran after me with a heavy weapon. I had to dodge his massive swings and keep moving to avoid being crushed.
After making some distance from the heavy attacker, I blew him up with pipe bombs as well. The explosion neutralized the immediate threat around me for the time being.
Then I finally got a chance to heal up as I had lost some blood during the struggle. I realized there were still more enemies around, so I patched my wounds quickly while staying behind a cover.
I noticed this lady came about to check around while carrying a big gun. When I grabbed her from behind, she acted all innocent and surprised, as if she wasn't part of the group trying to kill me.
I was not entirely sure if she was the last one, but I still decided to blow her brains out. I shot her in the head which was a cold move, but survival in this world requires making those kinds of difficult choices every day.
I made sure there were no more enemies around, so I decided to scavenge the area for anything useful. I took this big axe from one of the fallen enemies so I could use it in melee attacks later. Having a heavy blade like that would definitely come in handy for the next encounter.
We'll check what happens next in another post.
Image Source: In game screenshots.
End of the post.
Peace.
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