The Void Pathfinder from the Demon Hunter World

In the next few days, in addition to participating in rescue and reading books, Marvin spent most of his remaining time on adapting to the Gauss rifle.

Because the scorched corpses and frenzied ghouls around Poseidon Energy had been cleared to a few, Marvin chose New Gard as his practice point.

He had seen the dried-up lake from a distance at the tower on the top of the mountain behind the White Spring Resort. At that time, Letty Hartman said that it was occupied by a large number of super mutants. (Chapter 41 of this volume)

Marvin first teleported to the headquarters of Honnwright Industries, and then walked northeast according to the map. Who knew that as soon as he climbed to the top of the hill, he saw an airport, which seemed to be a military airport, and there were also many super mutants entrenched here.

The open terrain of the airport is very suitable for practicing sniper rifles, so Marvin simply decided to stay here, and it didn’t matter if he went to New Gard.

The electromagnetic bullets fired after full energy can easily penetrate the inhuman bodies of the green-skinned strongmen, leaving a cup-sized blood hole in their chest and abdomen. Even if they fail to kill with one shot, they will inevitably cause the target to fall to the ground, bleed profusely or be mutilated, thus losing most of their combat effectiveness.

If it hits the head, it will definitely kill with one shot.

But when fired without energy, the Gauss rifle has a small caliber and a range that is not as good as a combat rifle, so the damage is very touching.

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As supplies gradually become abundant, new weapons are increasing, and the search teams are gradually decreasing.

Most of the teams in the shelter dispersed to perform their unfinished tasks, leaving only the power armor fighters to prepare for subsequent operations.

The Foundation also resumed its normal work in the past, and the bastards in the crater began to wander around again.

Marvin no longer needs to stay in the watchtower every day and act as a firefighter.

He participated in a meeting, and the participants included Paladin Tagti, the Supervisor, the boss of the crater, Meg, the leader of the Foundation, Page, Commander Weber, and several captains of the shelter.

The meeting was held at the most peaceful and neutral Foundation.

The theme of the meeting was clear: How to attack the lair of the scorched beasts and destroy all the monsters inside?

In fact, similar meetings have been held twice, and this should be the last time.

Marvin had already shared the internal maps of the glass mine and three mines with the leaders of various forces.

Because it was copied from the map of the learning machine, it was very accurate.

Marvin had explored three mines, and the A hole in the northeast was cleaned up.

In the remaining two mines, there were only a few monsters left except the scorched beasts.

The shelter and the crater believed his words, after all, they had cooperated many times.

Page of the Foundation kept silent, he was just here to make soy sauce.

The stubborn Brotherhood of Steel naturally did not believe it, and out of self-esteem, they sent a team to the glass mine.

However, when they reached the V9 outpost bunker, they could no longer fight, and the monsters nearby were simply endless.

Fortunately, there is a sturdy bunker to hide in, otherwise the team would not be able to come back.

Since then, the Brotherhood has had a clearer concept of Marvin's individual combat power.

There are two focuses of discussion at this time.

1. How to rush through the area full of monsters and rush into the glass mine?

2. How to fight the scorched beasts in the narrow underground caves, how to avoid sonic attacks and collisions with giant beasts to reduce combat losses?

The result of the discussion is nothing more than increasing investment, bringing more people, more weapons, and more power armor...

After that, it entered the stage of wrangling again, which side should send how many people? And can we send less...

This general attack is related to Marvin's long-term mission, and the mission time limit has already passed halfway, so he is naturally very concerned.

Seeing that these old people are still arguing, he really can't listen anymore.

"Hmm, interrupt me, I have a suggestion."

The supervisor agreed immediately: "No problem, go ahead."

The Paladin looked at the young man who had given her several surprises and shocks, thought for a moment, and nodded.

Meg, who had a short haircut, simply picked up the bottle of wine to moisten her throat, and looked like she was listening attentively.

Paige didn't even pretend, and studied the wrench very seriously.

"Why do we have to go into the mine? Since those monsters will fly out sooner or later, just force them to fly out."

Marvin paused and continued: "There are holes leading to the surface in the lair of the scorched corpses, and they climbed up from there. I said this last time. Why not force them out and destroy them?"

He looked at Paladin Tagti: "Paladin, you have built so many bases and missiles on the edge of the Cranberry Swamp, aren't they used for this?"

As the cooperation deepened, Marvin learned more and more details. The Brotherhood of Steel built not 4 bases with missile launchers in the Cranberry Swamp, but 7.

These forward bases, together with the resistance fortress, completely circle the cranberry swamp.

If the scorched beasts want to rush out of the cranberry swamp, whether they go north or west, they will inevitably experience a wave of missile baptism.

It's just that these big monsters prefer to go west.

Marvin's idea is very simple. If expressed in Chinese, four words are enough, to startle the snake, or to lure the snake out of the hole.

But it's very troublesome to explain to these uneducated Westerners.

The method is also very simple, just throw bombs into the hole.

The scorched beasts are very ferocious monsters, and they should not be indifferent to such obvious provocations.

As long as the radiated corpse beasts are willing to fly out, there are defense circles to the north and west, and more people can be sent to the stronghold. With missiles and more powerful new weapons, it will be no problem to kill a handful of big bats.

Even if an accident occurs, Marvin can ensure that he arrives in time to assist the stronghold defenders in destroying the Radiant Corpse Beast.

And that's exactly what he promised.

The supervisor was strongly supportive under Robert's instigation, the paladin was hesitant, and Meg and Page were silent.

"You can try it first..." Marvin stood up, pointed on the map with his right index finger and said: "You can start from Cave C where there are fewer monsters. Even if something goes wrong, it won't be big. If it works, then continue. But if it’s not feasible, then we’ll have to find a way.”

Paladin Tagti crossed his arms and raised his head and asked, "You mean, you do the job of throwing bombs alone?"

"Yes." Marvin answered simply.

Robert wanted to say something, but was stopped by the supervisor.

"Then I have no problem." Taggarty sat up straight and stated directly, "I agree."

The supervisor also agreed, and the remaining two had no objections.

The remaining questions are simple.

Add troops to each outpost, adding 4 to 5 people and 4 to 5 power armors to each outpost. Coupled with new weapons and missiles in the stronghold, the security is very high.

The leaders of several forces stopped trying to shirk the blame and quickly agreed on the number of people.

There were 20 people from Vault 76, 12 knights from other places from the Brotherhood of Steel, 5 from the Crater, and 4 from the Foundation.

Everyone is equipped with power armor and plasma Gatling, Gauss rifle or M202 rocket launcher, and all ammunition is distributed uniformly.

Among them, 35 people were assigned to 7 forward strongholds, and the remaining 7 people stayed at the resistance fortress as a substitute.

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Five days later, all personnel were in place.

Marvin even went into Cave A specifically to confirm that there was still no Radiant Corpse Beast inside.

He was standing on the edge of the mine, the goggles on his helmet lighting up slightly.

"We have arrived at the designated location and the bomb is expected to be dropped in 10 minutes."

"Zizzi..." The sound of electricity sounded in the communicator, and then the voice of the Paladin came out: "Roger."

Marvin turned around and left the mine, heading southeast.

In the sky, a small black dot also flew southeast. That was Modus.

Before, without it, Marvin could only stand on the ground and observe. It was basically impossible to find a hole within ten meters in diameter in the muddy and rugged cranberry bog. But now it was completely different.

In less than 2 minutes, the ground in the shared screen in the upper right corner of Marvin's field of vision continued to zoom in, and a dark pit appeared in the purple-red mud.

Then the screen switched to a small map, showing that the distance between him and the cave was about 4 kilometers.

Marvin immediately accelerated, avoiding the monster's entanglement, and headed straight for the pothole.

After four shots to kill the scorched corpses wandering around the pit, Marvin stood on the edge and looked down, unable to see anything in the darkness.

He picked up a piece of rubbish weighing several kilograms and threw it down directly.

"Roar... quack, quack..."

The roar of monsters came from beneath the pit. The hole was so deep that if he hadn't been so familiar with the sound, he wouldn't have been able to distinguish it.

This kind of dirt and debris is everywhere in the wasteland, and pieces of it will inevitably fall off. The monsters below will at most react a little, but will never get angry and climb up.

After confirming that the Radiant Corpse Beast's lair was below, Marvin waved to the sky.

The small black dot in the sky circled in a circle, then plunged down suddenly, spreading its wings and slowing down as it approached the ground.

Modus fell heavily on his shoulders. Fortunately, Marvin was strong enough to stabilize his lower body, otherwise he would have been staggered.

The raven, with its head pointed back and its tail pointed forward, shared its flight experience.

"Marvin, there's a strange smell in the sky."

After saying that, I realized that I was going in the wrong direction. I fluttered up and down again. This time I was in the right direction.

"My sensors have analyzed a lot of things that are harmful to the human body, you know..."

Marvin was too lazy to discuss the issue of air pollution with it, so he took out four grenades. They were not fragmentation grenades, but shock bombs, stocked by the Brotherhood of Steel.

Shock bombs have little lethality against monsters and are only useful against humans, so they are rarely seen in the wasteland.

But shock bombs are very suitable for use here. They can make a loud enough noise but will not collapse the cave.

Marvin did not throw it directly, but took out another metal disc, hung four shock bombs on the disc one by one, and tied the tabs.

This is a timing mechanical device that Tal made for him. It can be activated at a scheduled time. After activation, it will pull off all the tabs at once and detonate the grenade.

Why not just drop it and explode it?

Because he didn't know how deep the pit was, wouldn't it be a waste if it fell halfway and exploded? Moreover, he didn't want the Radiant Corpse Beast to target him as soon as it climbed up.

After setting the explosion time, Marvin threw the disc into the pit, turned around and ran away...

He started so hard that Modus lost his balance, fell down, and chased after him again.

"Hey, you should have reminded me..."

Marvin had watched and hid in the ditch before he jumped into it.

Since there were so many helpers, he didn't want to fight on his own without benefiting from it.

Modus also jumped down and landed in the mud at the bottom of the ditch. It shook the mud off its paws and complained: "This place is too narrow. I won't be able to take off for a while."

Marvin grabbed the raven's mouth and said, "Quiet, or I'll lock you back."

Although this doesn't stop a bionic machine from making sounds, it just makes sense.

Because the soil was too thick, Marvin didn't hear the explosion.

The Scorchbeasts were obviously enraged. The two giant beasts climbed up to the surface one after another. Unable to find the enemy, they could only vent their anger on the "small" monsters nearby, and then flew north.

Looking at the flying monsters, Marvin grabbed the raven and jumped onto the ground, pressing the communicator on his helmet to report to the resistance fortress.

"This is Marvin."

"Got it, go ahead." Listening to the voice, it was still the Paladin Tagti.

"Hole C was successfully detonated, and two scorched beasts are flying north."

"Received, arrange defense immediately. Well done, bounty hunter."

This kind of praise is meaningless to Marvin. It is probably said to the others on her side. Marvin did not respond, but asked: "Then I will wait here first?"

"Yes, let's do it according to the plan. We will try to kill both of them."

More than half an hour later, the resistance fortress initiated a call, "Marvin, please reply if you receive it."

"Received."

"Two scorched beasts, one was intercepted by the LT base, and the other was intercepted by the Major base. Both were killed."

"Understood, I will start exploring the C hole immediately."

"Okay, be careful."

Marvin did not jump from the deep pit on the ground. There were too many uncertainties and there was no need to take risks.

He chose to return to the mine, enter from the mine entrance, and explore the C hole for the second time.

Modus was useless in the mine. Marvin left it on the surface and could also monitor whether there was any danger outside.

C hole was still the same. The first half had been cleaned up a few days ago, and there was no monster. The second half had a few new scorched people, and no one knew where they came from.

The last part was similar to A hole. The top of a resting cave was dug through to the surface, connected to the nest for feeding cubs.

What he didn't expect was that there was also a scorched beast here. It looked like it had just grown up and was only a little over 3 meters long.

For some reason, this one didn't crawl out with its companions, but stayed in the cave.

He remembered that there were only two scorched beasts when he explored A hole last time. It seems that the growth cycle of scorched beasts is really short. No wonder these monsters can do nothing to the Brotherhood of Steel.

When Marvin entered the cave, the monster was wandering around aimlessly inside, looking very anxious.

Without giving it any chance, Marvin started with a series of combos, cutting throats, breaking wings, breaking legs, and disemboweling, and then holding the plasma Gatling gun at the exposed internal organs of the scorched beast to shoot the entire core.

[The scorched beast has been killed. 】

1V1, he now has many ways to kill the Scorchbeast, and this one currently consumes the least mana and has the greatest chance of success.

After killing the cub in the deepest part of the nest, Marvin injected himself with Radion-Abolition while communicating with Modus through a newly added text chat.

The thick soil layer blocked the radio waves, and Marvin could not contact the Resistance Fortress. But now he has Modus, which makes him less worried.

Raven reported that everything was normal in the outside world.

After confirming that there were no more Scorchbeasts in the mine, Marvin turned and left.

Today's work is done, and Cave B is tomorrow's business.

...

The next day, about 4 kilometers east of the glass mine, next to two deep caves.

Marvin threw the disc with 8 stun grenades into the cave, and hid in the mud ditch next to it with Modus. Everything was familiar...

The largest beast nest is expected to be in Cave B, and there may also be the original Scorchbeast.

Marvin guessed that it was the Queen of the Scorchbeasts.

He had revealed the news of the original scorchbeast during the meeting, but did not mention the name "Scorchbeast Queen".

Everyone had the same idea that the original scorchbeast should be just a larger scorchbeast. Since there were more people, more power armor and new weapons, everyone was very confident...

The scorchbeasts underground were enraged and crawled out of the caves one after another.

One, two, three... A total of five scorchbeasts crawled out, which was a bit too many, but still a little different from the maximum number expected by everyone.

This time, everyone was prepared to deal with ten scorchbeasts at a time.

Marvin squatted and moved quietly in the ditch. Modus also followed behind with his head shrunk, but his muddy claws made him very uncomfortable, and he had to shake his claws from time to time, leaving mud spots everywhere.

After being far enough away, Marvin stopped and stuck his head out to look.

The monsters nearby were unlucky and were attacked indiscriminately by five scorchbeasts, with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Marvin pressed the call button to report: "This is Marvin."

"Received."

"There are 5 scorchbeasts in total...wait, there's one more..."

The last scorchbeast squeezed onto the ground, its huge body even scraped off the sand and gravel around the hole, expanding the already large cave a bit.

The dark red body of this giant beast seemed to be covered with a stratum corneum, and it looked very tough.

[Tip: The key mission target, the queen of scorchbeasts, has been detected. The queen of scorchbeasts must be killed as soon as possible. ]

Modus heard Marvin's tone was wrong, jumped on his shoulder, and looked together, "Watfak, what the hell is this?"

Marvin stared at the giant beast that was much larger than the other monsters, and said without looking back: "Queen of scorchbeasts, can you estimate how big it is?"

Ah~~~~~

The dark red queen of scorchbeasts roared and suddenly flew into the sky.

Marvin was dizzy from the huge roar.

Modus almost fell off his shoulder. After regaining his balance, he answered: "The wingspan is 14.2 meters, the body length is 5.3 meters, and the weight... I don't know. God, I will never fly..."

Marvin then noticed the voice in the helmet intercom: "Marvin, what's wrong with you? Marvin..." It was Paladin Tagti, and his voice was a little anxious.

"Huh... I'm fine. Six scorched beasts are flying westward. I think I saw the original scorched beast. It's more than five meters long and has a wingspan of more than 14 meters. I'm afraid only the resistance fortress can deal with it. Don't lead it away when you advance to the base. It will kill people."

"You finally replied, got it." The Paladin's voice didn't sound nervous.

This is not surprising. The oppressive feeling brought by the huge size of the monster is difficult to empathize unless you see it with your own eyes, even if you know the data.

Marvin jumped onto the ground and pressed the intercom to remind: "Let all ordinary soldiers hide in the fortress, they can't participate in the battle."

"Understood, wait for the news of our victory."

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