S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 - Heart of Chornobyl #1,284: Malachite Maneuvers

It was raining and dismal when I left STC Malachite and went north to the Spark campfire by the railroad bridge. From there I decided to go west, across the valley and up the hillside, north of VPC Mirror. The weather changed and the sun came out, as I was hoping to come across some friendly Factions, as I did before, but there was no one, as I went all the way to the shoreline of the river. I decided to go north, crossing the road and going towards the railroad bridge and finding supplies in the sentry tower. This was the farthest northwest corner of the Malachite territory, and I was expecting some Snorks but saw none.

I returned the same way I had come, going back to the northern hillside of VPC Mirror, but skirting the edge of it and going south in the woods, just below the sight of it. I continued going south until I was near the southern exit of the Malachite Railway Tunnel, where I turned to the southeast, heading directly towards the Ward campfire, where this time I found only three Ward there. I got up on the pipeline and looked around to the Malachite Repair Facility but saw no sign of men or mutants.

I was expecting an Emission, so I decided to head back to STC Malachite, but instead of entering the complex, I went east through the abandoned section and came out the other side, to go visit the Spark campfire. Not much was happening there, and still no artifacts in the electrical anomaly field. I went north and thought I saw some movement in the woods next to the bluff wall. It was three Mercenaries in Wolfhound armor. I took them out and they had the typical weapons of a small squad: An AR 416, a GP-37 and a Mark 1 EMR, which was good loot. I returned to STC Malachite and dropped off the loot. When I went back outside, it was raining again.

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