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Reese grunted a little as he felt the weight of the woman land on him, well this wasn't exactly what he planned, but if it meant the Super Mutant sized man would be taken care of, he wasn't going to complain, not that he had a death wish or anything, just the fact that he had been prepared to sacrifice himself if he needed too.

He listened when she spoke to him about the beast not stopping once it was set upon someone or something and said, “Well if it's anything like a Deathclaw, then I believe you.”

The bandit leader let out a yell as the beast toppled over him, blocking as it started to swipe and bite at him, obviously with that, his few remaining thugs couldn't just sit by and watch, Liv and Ral quickly dropped their ploy near Brick and then quickly went over to the area where the large man was being mauled.

“Hold on boss, we'll save you!” Liv shouted, quickly pulling out her laser pistol as did Ral, though the few remaining bandits with them fled, save for two, though anyone in that position would've fled.

“Blasted cowards.” Ral spoke as he, Liv and the other two bandits with them started to fire upon the beast, they had to be quick otherwise their leader was going to be dead.

“Forget them, we need to worry about the boss.” She spoke angrily as they continued to fire at the creature mauling their leader.

The beast let out a loud growl as lasers hit it's flesh, looking back before quickly charging at them. The leader on the ground barely alive as he coughed up blood, his body having been completely shredded, if he somehow got out of this, he'd be taking a long time to heal, though with how the creature was, it seemed the man would only get a temporary reprieve from it.

“Crap, it's coming right for us!” Ral shouted as the beast barrled through them, knocking Ral and Liv away, it deciding to go for the two in the back first, quickly grabbing the bandit on the left by the neck and then slashed slashed deeply across his chest, quickly killing him before running towards the bandit on the right who slowly backed up before trying to flee. The creature however quickly ended that endeavor, sprint around the man until it was in front of him and then lunged at him, ripping out his throat with his sharp teeth as the man tried to let out a sound but couldn't as his body fell to the ground.

“Damn...that things tough, come one Liv, we need to stop it.” He spoke as they both struggled to get up after being knocked over.

Liv having shakily watched the beast tear through them and killed two of their comrades, slowly backed up, fear on her face as she understood what they were truly facing, “N-No way, I'm not going to die by that thing, if you're smart you'll leave too, the boss has done a lot for us, but not enough for me to risk my life against...that.” She answered shakily and then ran before the beast who was feasting on their dead partner focused it's attention back on Ral.

Ral watched in shock as Liv fled before noticing the creature having returned it's attention to him, “Damn it Liv...” He spoke quietly to himself before slowly taking a step back, with her having fled, the two with them that hadn't fled having been killed, there was no way he could stop this thing by himself. It quickly started to charge at him, Ral shooting at the creature, though some of it's thicker skin absorbed the fire and continued on, ramming him to where he flew a few feet into the air and then skid against the ground, blood flowing from his head and chest as he tried to recover a little.

“No use, it's going to finish me, unless...” He thought to himself, looking at his leader and then back at the creature that was slowly approaching, “Sorry boss, but I choose life over you.” He quietly spoke, grabbing his laser pistol nearby and then shot his leader in the shoulder, the man letting out a loud scream which prompted the beast to attack him instead, having thought the man was dead and resumed to maul him while Ral struggled to flee, though with the creature focused on what was now his former leader, he knew he'd get away, he wished he had never ran into Reese.

Reese watched the chaos ensue below, unable to help but feel sorry for the people being slaughtered by the creature, though they had attacked him and the town first, he still didn't think they deserved a fate such as that. “Wow, I mean they clearly were a danger, but...even I didn't want this to happen.” He spoke aloud, more to himself though it would be easily heard by Eden.

He saw her rip her shirt to wrap her wound, “After we take care of that beast, though I don't know how we will, I should treat that wound.” He spoke, starting to get up before the pain of him putting pressure on his injured ankle caused him to topple over. “Ah, damn it.” He grunted as he gripped near the wound, at least the bullet exited out, it would heal on it's own given enough time, though if he had to face the creature on the ground, best he'd be able to do is limp.

“Sorry, guess I shouldn't be talking about treating other people when I'm in no better shape.” He lightly chuckled with a wince, looking down at the beast that was temporarily calmed by feasting on the large dead man, though he had a feeling it's rampage wasn't finished yet.