Head Upriver - Part 1

So, the village appears to be cleared out now. By my own rough count, it feels like I had eliminated about 70 - 75 enemy soldiers up until the point when Jester was taken. Since then, I believe I have added another hundred or so to the list. I am beginning to wonder if all the North Korean soldiers are stationed on this island.

At this point, I am really glad I picked up the FY71, because the extra ammo I keep finding is becoming very helpful! I am even more glad to be wearing this multi-million dollar Nanosuit - because it has helped me out of some tough situations so far. Sure, the tax payers freaked out when the Senate challenged the budget back in 2015 - but we've been far safer as soldiers ever since that point. Not one suit has made it's way into enemy hands, either!

At any rate, I saw a road heading out of the village from the opposite direction in which I arrived. I can't imagine there are any more troops near this village, but I thought I better check out the road to see where it leads.

After seeing that it might be a long walk, I opted to get in a Hummer and drive up the road. Well, the road stopped at this huge metal door that wasn't opening ... not from trying out the Hummer's top-mounted guns or ramming the door at full speed, either. Still, I had some fun at their expense.



There wasn't a control panel on the side of the door or anything else that might cause the door to open. The rocks were too steep for the Hummer to climb, so I am guessing this road is not part of my current plan. Also, hopefully I have jammed it shut for a surprise visit from the other side of the door too.

In walking around the village, I found a path leading into the woods. So this must be the path that will lead me to this dead civilization and hopefully some additional American scientists. I was honestly left kind of up in the air after I had destroyed the last three tanks. Maybe they did tell me what to do ... but I certainly didn't hear them or remember hearing them. Lone wolf, again, is totally fine with me at this point.

I don't see a way to get the Hummer to come with me, so I guess I am going to do this venture on foot. As far as inventory goes, I still have the rocket launcher (three rockets remaining), two pistols - fully loaded, the FY71 with full ammo and the sniper rifle - with full ammo too. I have some shot gun shells too ... but I am not really sure why. Oh yeah, I have all kinds of grenades strapped to me.

As I walked up the path, I could see a waterfall to my left. As I recalled the map from the make-shift base, I began to wonder if I really am close to the scene depicted on this map. The one thing I am sure of, is that I am going the right way - because I see more soldiers up ahead.



At first, I thought they had spotted me, but I was incorrect. For some reason, they were shooting at something above them. They were making quite a bit of noise too. I wonder if they have ever heard of a silencer before?

I was able to get in close, but could not determine the source of their target fire. I got too close and blew my cover, but they proved to be somewhat easy to take out. It appeared that only two or three soldiers were close by. However, I did notice a freaky situation when I arrived next to them.



There was a male laying over the rocks with what appeared to be something really freaky and metal-like coming out of his back.

Now, I am certainly one of age who ends up with lower back issues from time to time. But my back issues have never been this extreme. I don't believe taking even a triple dose of Aleve will help this guy!

Looking ahead, it appears that I am going to be heading upriver in a valley which has large rocks on each side of me. I am not a fan of being so low to the ground - and easy to spot. So, I am going to take this slowly and see what lies before me.

I will be back in touch soon.

Nomad ... signing out.

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.