Sunday, December 2, 2007

Head Upriver - Part 2

I have to tell you, this island has some beautiful scenery along my river walk. Of course, not too long after seeing that guy with the metal coming out of his back, I ran into a few more packs of North Korean soldiers, who spoiled the view. After eliminating them, I was able to take a quick picture of my day, so you can see what I see right now.



I kind of figured that I had already met up with a good percentage of the soldiers on this island. Well, as my radar starting going nuts, I realized that another batch was heading my way now. I guess they saw the reflection of something when I took the picture. All I know is that they were heading my way and quickly.

So, I put the Nanosuit into speed mode and raced down the river. I was able to hide behind a large rock formation and go into cloak mode in order to assess the situation. It looks like there are approximately 10 - 15 soldiers heading my way. Sure, that is far less than the 40 I originally thought, but certainly enough to end my visit on the island and reduce hope to rescue the remaining American scientists.

I placed a silencer on the FY71 and took up a position near the edge of the water. The good news is, I don't think they can get to me from above or behind. They have to come at me head on. As I noted earlier, I am pretty much full on ammo still and should be able to make it through this as long as I keep my cool.

The first two soldiers came into range and I was able to pop them off quickly without anyone noticing what happened. The river was flowing toward me, so their remains floated downstream and made the end-result less noticeable to the North Koreans.

Things began to get a bit faster as the remaining groups came at me quickly. I took a few hits to the Nanosuit, but it healed me quickly. After about 10 minutes of being on the edge, I had managed to eliminate all but one solider.



I had marked him with my binoculars and realized he was far above me. So, I managed to get alongside him and go prone on some rocks. Using the sniper rifle, I was able to take him out. I wasn't completely certain I had eliminated everyone, so I took a walk around the entire area. No one was around. This place is kind of creepy when it's only me walking around. Still, the scenery is great.

Was this the end of this part of the island? I still had no clue. I didn't like the idea of leaving the SCAR behind at the village, so I ran back to the village and dropped the FY71 in order to pick up the SCAR. The SCAR only has about 200 or so bullets left, but some of those are from Jester and Aztec. I want to make sure to keep them with me as long as possible, as a memory of my lost team members.

No radio updates occurred while I was back in the village, so I figured the way out must be upriver somewhere. So I returned back to where I was, now with my SCAR in hand.

I followed the source of the water and located another waterfall coming over the rocks.



I was really thirsty and fresh water is always a good choice. I had eaten some food back at the village, so I wasn't really hungry at this point. After taking a drink, I noticed a cave to the right of the water fall. If I was a dead civilization, I am pretty sure I would have a cave in my plans.

So, with no other way out, I decided to take a walk into the cave.



I heard some wicked noises as I entered the cave. So I am guessing that's a good sign ... or a bad sign ... depending on how you look at it.

Nomad ... signing out.