Eyewitnesses report that the Kentucky Fried Corpse gang attempted an audacious heist on The Replicants last Tuesday, as the Van Saar attempted to move a large cache of ammo across the hive.
The Corpse Grinders’ infamous infiltration capabilities saw half their gang spring a surprise attack from close range, sending the defenders into a flurry of desperate manoeuvres to sure up their exposed position.
The Grinders had not, however, realised that a lone figure scanning the alleyways far above them on the right flank was in fact a Bounty Hunter in the employ of Van Saar, and Nexus-1, as he is known on the street, swiftly vaulted down a staircase and let rip with his boltgun on the shadowy, obscured shape lurking in the darkness beneath.ย The results of his practised aim were confirmed by a muffled cry and the first KFC casualty of the night falling motionless into view.
On the left flank the first infiltrators came rushing round a corner to take chunks out of Roy, a Van Saar Champion, who managed to dodge the incoming blows, employing hisย plasma gun as a close quarters make-do shield.ย Obviously realising he was not equipped for this fight he was heard to coolly bark at specialist Hannibal to “shoot this Frakker on my mark!” and as he ducked to one side screaming “Mark!” a lasgun shot struck home, downing the Corpse.ย Reports suggest when he next woke up it was in a Van Saar cell deep in their territory, and his ultimate fate remains uncertain.
The ambush fast turning South, but with the group of 3 Van Saar now revealed in close proximity, the KFC changed tactics, the next one appearing employing a flamer through the guarded doorway. Hannibal, in the centre of the inferno, took the brunt of the heat and collapsed screaming and rolling as the smell of well-grilled flesh wafted through the neighbourhood. The unintended smoke screen from the blast saw the Van Saar firing wildly to no avail before the click of a reload signalled a repeat flame burst, this time, the targets’ position now confirmed, arcing neatly across the 2 remaining silhouettes, downing Roy and the Juve Leon who was also now desperately writhing as flames threatened to cook him alive in his mesh armour.
Meanwhile Deckard, the Van Saar leader, took another Juve, Pris, on a central path to try to guard from a flanking manoeuvre while creating a kill box if a leftwards pointing door could be opened.ย Eager to impress the boss, Pris reached and opened the door, but also instinctively caught a skulking Corpse on the other side with a lasgun shot.ย Distracted by her good work, Deckard had no time to react to a turbocharged run from a Grinder armed with a fearsome rotary flensing saw, tackling him from his right, wrapping the saw round his back causing a grievous spinal wound with a deft pulling motion.
Rachael, a lookout Juve, shouted “Heads up, enforcers incoming!”, and both sides decided to make themselves scarce before the law found the bodies, fire damage or ammo crates. It was a short but brutal encounter, leaving both sides with plenty to think about as they retuened to base to lick their wounds.
