My first firefight

[Nicko2580 398]

So I respawn on a new server (underpopulated - sometimes I have to take whatever servers appear in the list) right next to an unlooted Elektro - beauty. Rummaging around I find some food, clothing, a backpack and a crowbar. Then out on the streets I find this poor sod getting harassed by a few zombies without a melee weapon. So I smack these zombies down and the guy thanks me and we talk for a bit - he's never been to Elektro before. I give him a can of openable Tuna and I point out a few buildings that might contain some goodies, and then move on to search the school finding a Blaze and an SKS! 

Almost as soon as I pick up the SKS the server drops me and I'm forced to restart - this time on a fully populated server. So now I'm stuck in the school in Elektro, with an SKS & no ammo on a fully populated server... Fuck... I quickly search over the building again, finding nothing and start stealthily making my way through town. I find a few buildings that haven't been looted, surprisingly, and breathe a sigh of relief when I see that little box of 7.62x39mm and a map of NW Chenarus! How someone missed that I'll never know. 20 rounds. I slot in a clip, feeling more confident now.

I keep moving through the city, spotting a few players scavenging but deciding to keep away and try to head inland - I definitely don't want to be in Elektro. I get to the edge of the city, inside one of those buildings with the long corridor - two doors and a large room on each side of the hallway. I'm checking one when I happen to look out the window and see a 3 man team, heading my way. I duck and wait, hoping they'll pass, but I hear footsteps right outside the door. My plan is to cover the doors and blast anyone that walks in. Like all plans, it doesn't survive contact with the enemy. 

"Don't come in here!" I say, "I don't want trouble." - no answer, the footsteps just stop. Crap, I'm thinking. They're definitely bandits. Next minute BANG, a bullet hits the wall near my head, fired through the window from a house across the street. A fourth bandit covering the other three. I fire a shot back, forcing the guy into cover. The sound of my SKS makes me jump - it's so fucking loud. I move laterally across the hall, firing three rounds from the hip at a figure just appearing in the doorway. I'm fairly certain I score one decent hit and the guy drops out of sight. My first shots fired in anger - they feel so satisfying.

I creep up to the window, thinking I'll take a potshot at the guy across the road if he shows his face again and I see a body sprawled on the ground near the door - one down. 

Before I can react, shots start hitting the window frame from the bandit. He's come from a different angle, around the back of his house and I don't have a good shot so I don't return fire, instead just booking it out the back door of the building, hoping to escape. They had me covered though - another bandit is waiting for me with a Sawed-Off - one of the original three covering the back exit. I empty my clip at him and hit nothing but air and then barrel straight past him - he still hasn't fired at me so I assume I've taken him by surprise while  he's in his inventory. I make the corner and press myself against the wall, fumbling for another 10 round clip, knowing I've only got seconds before he realises what's happened. 

The clip slots home and I step back out, rifle raised and fire a single shot. And miss like a boob. He's too close and the angle is bad for a rifle. The shotgun rings out, both barrels, and I'm shredded. The familiar black screen appears and I sit back, smugly satisfied that in a 4 on 1 situation I managed to hold my own for at least a few minutes. 

Not a word was exchanged the entire time, which made it quite creepy but also fuckloads of fun!

Next time those bandits won't be so lucky.

[MysticL 71]

beanz for good story :)
nice one buddy

[StayAlive (DayZ) 169]

Thanks for sharing and good luck with your future endeavours;)

[Nicko2580 398]

lol thanks. It was a whole heap of fun!

[leefriendfield 438]

lol thanks. It was a whole heap of fun!

We need more literature post on these forums. They are great fun to read rather than the rant post we have been seeing lately.

[Nicko2580 398]

We need more literature post on these forums. They are great fun to read rather than the rant post we have been seeing lately.

Thanks. When I have a good experience like this, I usually try to post it and try to make it exciting, even if I have to embellish just a little. :p 

There is a lot of negativity here, but it's not as bad as some game forums I've been part of.

[leefriendfield 438]

Thanks. When I have a good experience like this, I usually try to post it and try to make it exciting, even if I have to embellish just a little. :P 

There is a lot of negativity here, but it's not as bad as some game forums I've been part of.

I never go to forums except for DayZ'z it has such a great community.