The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

(Recommended background music for this chapter: "Uninvited" Source: Fallout 4 Soundtrack.)

In Elvin Jordan's house near Charleston Train Station.

"Man, are you serious? You want to come with us? That's great. Oh, no. I mean, you're such a kind person, it's great that you can help..."

Although he had doubts in his heart, Marvin did not show them. He asked about the specific location of the mine.

"Hey, you mean the mine, I, I..." Speaking of the mine, he hesitated, obviously frightened, and finally gritted his teeth.

"I can help. I... I can ask them to come back together. That way, we will be more confident. They... they will definitely be willing."

"No need. Just show me where the foundation is and I will go find you."

"That's fine... but you don't have a Pip-Boy..."

"Open your map and show it to me."

"Oh, okay... this is the White Springs train station. Go south and turn east here. Follow the tracks all the way up to the top of the mountain and you will see the foundation. It's big, you won't miss it..."

Marvin ignored the other party's subsequent meaningless chatter and replied, "Okay. I'll take note. Do you know where there is artificial intelligence?" This question is what he wants to ask the most.

"Artificial intelligence?" Alvin was a little surprised that this wastelander actually knew this high technology, but for his own purpose, he still thought about it carefully and suddenly slapped his thigh.

"I remember, Grafton, we saw an AI when we went to Grafton, oh, it's artificial intelligence. Can you believe that there is no one in Grafton, but they still have a mayor, and the mayor is an AI, oh, artificial intelligence. Right there..."

"Okay, Elvin. Where is Grafton?"

"Oh, oh, it's in the north. You can see it if you follow the railroad tracks from Sutton Town to the end. You can't even imagine..."

"I still have to complete the supervisor's commission. Goodbye."

"Ah? It's so late, why don't you sleep here? I'll add a bed for you, it's very simple. Hey? You really left..."

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Before leaving, Elvin Jordan kept repeating that he must go to the foundation, and his enthusiasm was too much.

It doesn't matter, just wait and see, he wants to see what purpose this person has.

Marvin recorded the spatial coordinates near the Charleston train station, teleported back to the lakeside manor, and returned to his underground base.

The next morning, he crossed the bridge along the railroad tracks from the Charleston train station to the south...

The surrounding scenery became visibly desolate, chaotic, and gloomy.

The gloomy sky, the red broken mountains, the destroyed ruins, and the broken and collapsed skyscrapers in the distance to the east.

This is the wasteland that fits his impression.

Along the way, he came to a dilapidated building. Looking at the sign on the building, it seems to be a big hospital.

The hospital gate was sealed, but monsters seemed to live in other buildings of the hospital. Human-like footprints, the stench of rotten meat, and the huge meat sacs hanging from the roof... all awakened Marvin's memory.

Super mutants, another biological modification product.

In some ways, the super mutant experiment is not a failure.

Marvin didn't know the real strength of super mutants in reality, so he decided to test their weight.

As long as you don't rush into the hospital, it won't be too dangerous. If there are too many enemies, it will be convenient to escape.

There is a lot of space around the hospital. Marvin took out his combat rifle and moved forward without firing a gun.

Just after turning the corner, he saw a green-skinned bald man about 2.5 meters tall. He was carrying the body of a wild dog and walking to the left.

The distance was about 30 meters, there was no cover, and the target was large, so Marvin fired decisively.

Bang, bang.

The combat rifle bolt was set to semi-automatic, and he preferred to pull the trigger twice in a row to fire two short bursts.

The first two shots hit the target's left arm, and the target shook slightly, but failed to be knocked down. The next two shots hit the target's head, and the target fell to the ground and got up again.

Bang, bang, and two more short bursts hit the target's head and chest. The target bled and had difficulty moving... The target stopped moving and was suspected to be dead.

Marvin refused to shoot and retreated, and the gunshots would attract more enemies.

While retreating, another green-skinned mutant ran out from behind the right wall in front.

Marvin stopped and fired two short bursts in a row, hitting the target's head and chest. The mutant fell to the ground and did not move. He fired two more shots and continued to retreat.

There were footsteps and heavy breathing from behind, as if it was some kind of beast.

Marvin turned around, and a muscular green beast pounced on him. There were messy fangs and a foul smell in the big mouth.

He dodged sideways, and instantly changed the gun in his hand into a long knife. He slashed up with one knife, and then cut off the beast's head with another knife with his backhand, and then immediately lay down and rolled to hide behind the beast's corpse.

The sound of bullets whizzing through the air and the rough shouts of mutants came from above: "Little bastard, don't hide, come out..."

The beast's corpse used as a cover was shaken by bullets. He vaguely remembered that this green beast monster was a mutant hound raised by super mutants.

The gunshots stopped, and the footsteps of the green-skinned strong man gradually approached.

"You're dead, you're dead..."

Marvin quickly rolled out from behind the dog's corpse, knocked down the enemy with two consecutive short bursts, and then immediately stood up, switched the bolt to full automatic, and fired half a magazine at the fallen enemy in one breath.

There were not many bullets left in the magazine, so he immediately switched his weapons to a long knife in one hand and a revolver in the other, keeping an eye on the surroundings and moving forward slowly.

"Hah!"

Suddenly, a mutant wearing metal armor rushed out from the corner and rushed over with a sledgehammer.

Playing melee combat has a future.

Marvin took a step sideways and flashed his sword at the same time.

Click, pop, the green blood rushed away from the bald head.

With a clang, a strange-looking metal sledgehammer landed with two arms.

There was silence around him. He searched around and saw no more super mutants. There were only two crazy ghouls lying on their backs pretending to be corpses. When they got up, they were shot down by Marvin with two shots.

After searching for the loot, I only got 2 slightly worn rifles, an iron pipe gun, a metal sledgehammer with power jet, and some bullets.

Super mutants are much stronger and stronger than humans.

If the bullet only hits the torso and limbs, it will take a long time for them to bleed before the movement will be affected. If the bullet can hit vital points such as the heart and spleen, it will not do much damage to the super mutant.

Only the head is still an obvious critical point. But compared to the muscular body, the mutant's head is a bit small. In addition, mutants wearing protective gear seem to be stronger.

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Super mutants are the product of research on forced evolution of viruses.

Forced Evolutionary Virus (FEV) is an artificial virus developed by the Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Department of Western Technology Corporation. It can force genotypic and phenotypic mutations, and was used by different organizations and individuals after the war. It is the main source of mutant organisms in the wasteland.

The version of the forced evolution virus that can produce regular super mutants is FEV-II, which represents the pinnacle of pre-war virus research.

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After leaving the hospital and continuing to turn southeast along the highway, Marvin found a red two-story building that was relatively well-preserved, with "Charleston Fire Station" marked on the door.

There were no zombies or other enemies in the firehouse. There was only a red-painted firefighting robot standing quietly in the office on the second floor.

This robot is not an enemy and can have simple conversations.

There used to be a group of organizations here called the "Flame Breath Team" dedicated to eradicating the zombies and protecting the safety of the people. Perhaps due to lack of strength or other reasons, there is currently no one in the "Flame Breath Team".

The people in Vault 76 took the test to join the "Flame Breath Team", but disappeared after taking the third test.

It seems that the third test is to go to the mine. Maybe there is something they need there, or maybe there is some monster to kill.

As a result, there were so many zombies inside that the shelter boys were beaten away.

Now it's up to Marvin to clean up the mess.

Now that it was relatively safe, Marvin began to organize his equipment.

When you use a lot of guns, preparation before battle becomes very troublesome. For example, all magazines must be full, right?

Considering that there were too many spoke corpses in the cave, Marvin bought 6 additional spare magazines for the battle rifle, 2 magazines for the sniper rifle, 2 revolver quick loaders, and bought a muzzle for the battle rifle. Suppressor. Total cost is 80RP.

After loading all the magazines and loaders with bullets and putting them away, Marvin left the fire station and started climbing the mountain.

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On the way up the mountain, I came across a very interesting place. It was a bar called Rusty Hao Town, and it was quite lively inside.

The bartender is a mole man, and his voice seems to be that of a woman.

According to her own introduction, the Mole People were miners before the war. They were trapped in the latest miner uniforms and could not come out. Eventually they became unconscious. Coupled with some unknown reasons, they mutated, forming the shape we see now. Arrival appearance.

A few mole people can communicate, but most of the rest are irascible.

These are the words of the bartender. As for whether they are true or false, everyone has different opinions.

The bartender not only sells alcohol, but also buys and sells weapons.

Marvin went out and loaded the loot in the inventory as well as the unused guns, bullets, and medicines.

Returning to the bar, a pile of items sold for a total of more than 200 bottle caps. He also doesn’t use bottle caps very much and doesn’t bother to negotiate the price.

After getting a bottle of beer, which he wouldn't drink anyway, Marvin sat in the corner and planned to listen to what others were talking about.

Sure enough, there is something interesting.

People from Vault 76 rescued someone from the Blood Eagle Gang's camp and killed the Blood Eagle Gang boss.

Now the Blood Eagle Gang has elected a new boss and is looking for them everywhere.

The Blood Eagle Gang is a gang of predators lingering in the ashes. They are cruel and bloodthirsty, sometimes even willing to sacrifice their lives for money. Everyone is afraid of them.

The trouble in the mine should not have spread yet, at least Marvin didn't hear anyone here.

After gathering the necessary information, he walked out of Rusty Pickaxe Town and continued climbing the mountain.

As luck would have it, three people from the Blood Eagle Gang were guarding an abandoned car and were blocked on the only way. The red eagle is painted on the back of the black leather jacket, which is so easy to recognize.

Since they are said to be cruel, there is no need to go up and negotiate.

When he was within 50 meters of the three people, Marvin put his battle rifle on his shoulder instantly, bang bang, bang bang, bang bang, 3 seconds was over and it was time to call it a day. Isn't this much faster than half a day?

As for whether the Blood Eagle Gang was wronged or not, he didn't care. It was almost noon and he was in a hurry.

After collecting the loot, we continued climbing. After passing a cement house with an unknown purpose, we saw the target mine.

The iron door of the mine was blocked by a large piece of cement, presumably to prevent the zombies inside from escaping. There are many corpses outside the door, including scavengers, looters, corpse-radiators, and some with only skeletons left. There is also the name of the mine "Hiccups Betty" on the iron gate.

Move the cement blocks away, throw them away, open the iron door and walk into the mine, and the mission officially begins.

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Just entering the mine, there are some rooms, including a dressing room, bathroom, meeting room, and office. There are no monsters in this area.

Marvin is here to clear monsters, not to pick up garbage, so the search progress is relatively fast.

Because of the existence of high-tech production tools such as "workshops" and "C.A.M.P", the shelter boys need to collect all kinds of waste materials, such as steel, plastic, glass, chemical raw materials, etc., and then use the workshop to produce what they need.

From cement slabs and houses to bullets and stickers, they can all be obtained in this way.

Therefore, radiation players who wander around the wasteland all day long call themselves "junk men".

In addition, whether building a house or a gun, you must first have a blueprint.

Marvin also needs these blueprints, so there is one more reason to cooperate with the shelter people.

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After passing through this area and coming to the mine, sporadic scorched people began to appear.

There are still some emergency lights on here, and the dim red makes people feel uncomfortable.

From time to time, the mine cave was filled with rhythmic bursts of combat rifle fire, or the loud roar of revolvers, or the flash of a sharp knife.

At the end of the mine cave, there appeared a simple metal structure house, which was piled with tools, crates, or tables, chairs and dead bones.

The terrain of this area was complex, and Marvin had to work hard to clean it up.

In these simple metal rooms, he found some interesting notes left by several real "Flame Breath Team" reserves.

There were 5 of them in total, and they were also taking the third test here, but they found something wrong when they came in.

Two of them wanted to escape, but were stopped by others. As a result, they were surrounded by scorched corpses before the dispute was over, and the whole army was wiped out.

There was also a person who presided over the assessment who died here. The notes on his body wrote that they found a kind of ore called radioactive galaxy ore, which was very restrained against scorched corpses, and they already had the capital to fight against scorched corpses...

No. Is there something wrong with this Flame Breath Team? Is the entry assessment so hardcore? It takes 5 people to fight dozens? People like Marvin have to risk their leather jackets being scrapped and their armor being damaged to come in and fight hard. How can ordinary people deal with such an intense battle?

So far, although Marvin has encountered many scorched corpses in the mine, they are not scary.

He climbed up the stairs and found that this was not the end. After turning two corners, there was another staircase that could go down, and the other side was still a mine.

Marvin saw from the grid-covered floor that there were no less than twenty scorched corpses below, and he didn't know how many were in the deeper cave. If they didn't disperse and rush over all at once, he would have to run.

He quietly returned to the corner and gave himself a treatment injection, and the tingling sensation in various parts of his body slowly subsided. He replenished food and water and rested for half an hour.

After he was ready, Marvin tried to lighten his steps, walked to the edge of the platform, threw a grenade down, and randomly found a target to fire two bursts, and then Marvin turned and ran.

The grid metal floor behind his feet was hit by bullets and made a loud noise.

Marvin took out an item he had never used since he got it, the full metal tower shield of Ilerith.

The tower shield was lying on the ground, and Marvin squatted behind the tower shield with his gun held, the height was just right.

There was a sound of footsteps on the metal floor from the opposite side, and Marvin placed the battle rifle firmly on the top of the tower shield.

As long as something showed up, whether it was a human or a ghost, he would shoot two bursts, and if he couldn't knock it down, he would shoot two more.

He shot at the target for ten minutes here, killing a total of 17, which was obviously wrong. Not hearing the sound of anyone coming up the stairs, Marvin retreated to the corner, listening carefully while loading bullets.

Fortunately, not all the scorched corpses on the opposite side had guns, at least three-quarters of them were either empty-handed or only had shovels and pickaxes, otherwise the bullets would not be enough to consume all the way in.

Walking back to the edge of the platform, there were only two scorched corpses within the visible range under his feet.

Marvin knocked down with two short bursts, turned around and ran back, and he didn't care whether the enemy was dead or not.

However, there were no chasing bullets this time.

After waiting for 1 minute, nothing came up the stairs. Marvin switched to a pistol and a knife and went downstairs.

"Uh, ah ah..." Dangdangdang...

Marvin stopped and stepped back, but no monster appeared.

The strange sound repeated, and a few seconds later, it repeated again...

He was extremely careful, walked down the stairs, turned, and then froze...

A scorched man holding a shovel was blocked by a cart at the corner. He was going to turn around, but by chance, his tattered jeans were caught on the iron spikes of the cart, and the cart full of tools and stones was very heavy.

The scorched man couldn't move, so he could only hum. The shovel in his hand hit the cart, Dangdangdang...

The scorched man smelled a fresh living person and was very excited.

Swish, the tattered jeans finally couldn't bear the weight and fell off.

"Ah, hehe..." It rushed over, PIA, it fell down, clang, the shovel flew, poof, it stopped moving...

...

After going down the stairs, there was a short mine, and further inside was a large space with various huge machines connected in the middle.

Due to the complex terrain, although it was a bit troublesome to find, it was not so dangerous without having to face more than 3 enemies at once.

Marvin searched all the corners and should have missed nothing.

All the way back to the mine entrance, pushed open the iron door, Marvin looked up at the dark clouds above his head, and really saw the light of day again.

God knows how these people caused so many monsters. Roughly calculated, he killed nearly 80 scorched corpses in the mine.

But it was not without gain. Gun Mastery was raised by 2 levels. Actual combat was indeed much faster than training.

[Gun Mastery: 7 + (When using live ammunition guns and energy guns, accuracy increased by 35%, stability increased by 35%, physical strength consumption -7%, easier to learn gun knowledge.)]

The price was that there were many more bullet holes on the leather jacket.

There was no one around, Marvin teleported back to the lakeside villa, and didn't think about anything else, so he went to sleep first.

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