HUSH Hollow Boss Loadout: Prepare for Chief and Mayor

For a Nightmare night run targeting both the Chief and Mayor, use these ammunition reserves as preparation targets:

These are total preparation targets for the attempt, not amounts to add together. They are neither entry requirements nor fixed ammunition costs. Different weapons and ammunition types should not be assumed to deliver the same results from the same round count.

Outbreak adds more infected, so the larger reserve accounts for enemies you may face alongside the bosses. Choose the target that fits your conditions, then balance it against the medical supplies and weight tradeoffs below. For ammunition sources and weapon slots, see the weapons and ammo guide.

Bring plenty of medical supplies alongside your ammunition. Excessive carried weight reduces movement speed, making a heavier reserve a real tradeoff when you need to reposition during a fight.

• Reserve space for medical supplies before filling the remaining storage with ammunition or optional equipment. Use the healing guide to choose supplies for bleeding and health recovery.
• Consider leaving the secondary weapon behind in this ammunition-heavy setup if you do not need it. That is a weight-saving choice for this plan, rather than a rule for every loadout.
• Leave room for cards, useful supplies, and valuables collected during the run. Avoid treating every empty slot as space that must be filled before deployment.

If storage layout is limiting what you can bring, use the inventory guide to organize your carried items. More supplies help only while you can still move effectively enough to use them.

The Chief

Look for a dark uniform and white cap in Security HQ, in the southeastern part of The Hollow. Bring a Staff Card to open HQ before committing to the Chief route. Guards wearing security-style clothing and carrying flashlights can drop that card, but each guard is not guaranteed to have one.

Use the Hollow map guide to locate HQ and the keycard guide for card-search details.

The Mayor

The Mayor is Ellen Whitmore, recognizable by her red suit. Her information card lists BOSS, FAST, HEAVY damage, and SHARP HEARING. She can sprint, so preserve room to move rather than letting the fight push you into a confined position.

When “She heard you” appears, she has heard you and is heading directly toward you. Treat it as a cue to prepare for her approach and reposition while you have space. Keep an open path behind you instead of relying on a single doorway to hold her off.

The two boss cards lead to different destinations:

Plan the tunnel extraction around Black Card. Red Card’s director-door access does not replace the tunnel’s Black keycard requirement. Choose a backup exit before the fights so your departure does not depend entirely on obtaining the Chief’s card; compare the alternatives in the Hollow extraction guide.

The Chief’s remains have also yielded 5.56 AP and valuables in a Nightmare night encounter. Check for useful supplies after the fight, but pack your starting reserve without counting on that ammunition being available. Those items were part of one loot result, rather than a guaranteed replenishment package.

If gold weapons are your main reason for choosing a target, use the separate Chief and Old Mine loot comparison.