S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - Heart of Chornobyl #889: The Running Man
I left Rostok and went northeast to Deaf Meadow, where I grabbed an artifact. From there I went east to the Old Mill village, where getting near the barn by the main road, I detected another artifact in the underground. As I went back towards the house, that had the entrance to below, my HUD went red, and I heard a Bloodsucker roar. Then was attacked by a gang of Bandits.
I fought most of the Bandits from the windows inside the house. The last two Bandits moved around to the other side. I killed one in the doorway entrance and another outside trying to hide behind the trees. After looting all the Bandits, I went back inside the house and descended into the underground. The Bloodsucker must have been confused by all the gunfire above. I killed it, grabbed the artifact and was soon talking the escape ladder coming out of the well.
Nearby at the campfire, I found a Loner squad all slaughtered in a circle. I guess the Bandits got the jump on them. I grabbed all the Loner loot and was soon back in Zalissya with two new artifact and the loot from the Bandits and Loners. After I went back outside, to my surprise I found a Mercenary at the western gate, with his back turned to me. His companion was just outside the sandbag wall. Shortly after this, a Bloodsucker entered Zalissya and all the Loners gathered to kill it.
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