Defend Location From Mercs — Headhunters, Veteran Contractor, Nyx

Defend Location From Mercs is an illegal mercenary Star Citizen mission from Headhunters in Nyx.

Mission details

• Mission giver: Headhunters
• Type: mercenary
• Location: Nyx
• Pick up at: nyx
• Reputation: +250 reputation with Headhunters
• Required standing: Veteran Contractor to Elite Contractor
• Legality: Illegal
• Cooldown: 15 s
• Cooldown after abandoning: 15 s

So, I thought we had done a good job of keeping things on the quiet side, but looks like the fact Location has Headhunters ties has gotten out. Now there are some heavy operators causing major problems there, targeting the Objects and generally causing me a massive headache. With the amount of firepower these interlopers are packing, you're gonna need to bring along a crew of your own to pull this off. Especially since I need you to be protecting any friendly ships that need help. This op needs…

Item rewards

• Carryable 1h Cy Physical Currency Scrip Council 1: how to get it

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