Chapter 8: Ambushed
Cursing in pain I quickly leaped behind a nearby boulder avoiding another round that hit just where I was standing.
I instantly pulled out the 10mm Pistol in my inventory and stored my water away into my inventory to prevent it from getting damaged.
I took out the 10mm pistol clip and made sure I had a full clip of ammo before reinserting the clip into the pistol.
Holding the pistol with two hands and my back up against the boulder I took in deep breaths and quickly looked over the boulder and spotted two men not far away and approaching my position before lowering my head just as fast and not even a moment later a round hit the top of the boulder where my head would have been.
I took a deep breath and grabbed a rock to my side before once again raising my head above the boulder and tossing the rock with all my strength at one of the men, as he instinctively dodged and his companion didn't have enough time to react I raised my 10mm Pistol and fired, accurately hitting the man who hasn't reacted in the head before shooting the other man who was raising his gun to fire.
[Congratulations on successfully surviving the Random Encounter: Bandit Ambush]
[You have been rewarded with: 1 Stat Point and 5 System Points!]
[Note that using the Stat Point will affect both your Story Charcter and real body!]
Oh? Such a good reward!
Looking through my Stats I ultimately decided to place my Stat point into Endurance.
In this kind of wasteland Endurance is a lifesaver.
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Name: Damian Dust
Race: Human
Age: 18
[Average Human Attribute is 10]
Strength: 10
Perception: 12
Endurance: 11
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 12
Agility: 10
Dexterity: 15
Free Stat Points: 0
Skills: [Quirk: Danger Sense], [Radiation Immunity]
System Inventory: Unaccsessable
Pipboy Inventory: 2 Leather Bags of Water, Modified Vault Suit(Equipped), Raw Gecko Meat, Gecko Hide x1, 2 Flares, 18 Lockpicks, 4 Stimpacks, 62 10mm Rounds, Combat Knife(Equipped), 10mm Pistol(Equipped)
[System Points: 125]
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Speaking of which I even found a way to see the descriptions of my attributes!
[Strength(Attribute)
Description: Strength is the Attribute that defines the person's strength, it is how much the person can lift or carry, how strong their grip is, and how hard they can punch and kick]
[Perception(Attribute)
Description: Perception is how keen and strong a person's senses are, it reflects how strong their vision, hearing, taste, touch, smell, and any other kind of sixth is. The higher a persons perception the more clearly they can 'see' the world around them]
[Endurance(Attribute)
Description: Endurance is how fit and durable a person's body is. It's how long they can run, how long they can stand pain, how much the body can handle whether it be labor or damage. A person with a high endurance has an unbreakable will and can endure a fight against the world]
[Constitution(Attribute)
Description: Consitution reflects how healthy a person's body is and how fast it can heal itself. The higher a person's constitution the easier the body can heal any damage done to it, as well as fight off against any disease or infection. It is said that a person with a high constitution has an immortal body that can heal everything the world throughs at it]
[Intelligence(Attribute)
Description: Intelligence reflects how strong a person's brain is and how much it can process and at what speed. Intelligence is related to a person's Cognition and how much their brain can comprehend, understand, and process as well as how fast they can do mental activities. They say the higher your intelligence the more you can understand and comprehend the world around you and how fast you can do so]
[Agility(Attribute)
Description: A person's agility is directly related to their speed, reaction time, and how easily they can move. The higher a person's agility the faster they become with a person who has incredibly high agility being described as a Speedster and Superhuman]
[Dexterity(Attribute)
Description: Dexterity represents a person's control and steadiness, the higher a person's dexterity the more they can control their body and keep it steady. It is said a person with an incredibly high Dexterity can become the greatest Marksmen or artisan]
As I read over all the attribute descriptions I couldn't help but think all of them were useful in some way to me!
Well then, I am going to go see if they have anything of value on their bodies.
Walking over I made sure that they were dead before checking out their bodies.
On the first guy, I found: 30 Bottle Caps, A Varmint Rifle with 25 5.56 rounds, a stimpack, a few bandages, which I promptly used to bandage my bullet wound in my arm, boots, a leather jacket, a simple white shirt, and black jeans.
Of course, I took the Leather jacket and put it on as it would provide me greater protection...and make me look cooler.
Anyway...On the second guy, I found: 48 Bottle Caps, a 9mm Pistol with a little over 30 rounds, and some basic clothing along with a bandage.
What the hell is with these people and Bottle Caps?
Ignoring the Bottle Caps on both the corpses, I grabbed their weapons, ammo, and medical supplies and stored them away into my Pipboy's Inventory.