Life Mission Chapter 24:
Life Mission
Volume 1 Chapter 24
“If we had gotten involved, there would have been a struggle . ”
“A struggle would have been fortunate . ”
Cha Jun Sung who had been watching in hiding let out his breath . The cannibals disappeared from the goggles . They had not been picked up in the cannibals’ senses because they were far off .
“If I had fought the evil cannibal, I’m pretty sure you would have had to handle all of the cannibals . ”
“That’s too much . ”
Park Jin Hyuk waved the notion away . If it had been a small space like the underpass, the space he had to cover would’ve been limited and it could have worked .
A sniper was most appreciated as support, not as the main .
This was a forest . They might have been able to do something if they had already claimed their spots from a distance, but they would not last long if they approached them in this state .
If cannibals appeared from everywhere, they would die helplessly even if the heavens sent a sharpshooter down to them . They might even curse the heavens .
“It’s different from the virtual version . ”
“Are you saying that reality can change at any time unlike the virtual where everything is already decided?”
Cha Jun Sung nodded .
His brain held extensive information on Life Mission . He could think of a mutant’s name, skill, and weakness just by looking at its face .
Though it was just the virtual version, he had run his blog for 10 years and had gone up to a high position – past the super rankers .
His last Evil Queen raid was still a legend .
“The mutants in the virtual version moved in a system, but the mutants in reality move on their own . The difference between an existing limit and the lack of one . This difference is creating variables that Lifers can’t expect . ”
The cannibals had built certain ranks albeit barbaric . They were even putting good use to Lifers’ items that they had somehow gotten their hands on .
They had developed the learning ability to use tools and remember things they had seen . This would not have been possible in the virtual version where they followed the system .
Just as ancient people had followed the steps to become modern humans, it looked like the mutants were following the same steps .
“What are you going to do?”
“Should we give up?”
“Are you serious?”
“Joking . ”
They could not give up now when this was the beginning . Cha Jun Sung looked at the ground . The cannibals had left a clear trace .
If they had used a mix of traces and hunches to come here, now they were going to follow only by looking at the floor . The military base would be where the trail ends .
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Kuok!
The cannibals and evil cannibal went into a cave among crevices .
Is the base inside a cave? It is the best location to avoid sightings from outside . A few cannibals were standing guard at the entrance .
“Is that the only entrance?”
“That’s the worst . ”
They looked all over the area, but there was only one entry into the base . If they wanted to infiltrate, they had no choice but to go where they would be seen .
“There are 2 guards . ”
“We need to go closer . There’s a limit to what the goggles can pick up because of the distance . ”
From 50m, there were only 2 cannibals . Since they could not just go barging in, they needed to get at least 10m from the cave to identify what was inside .
“There’s less cover as we get closer . It’s dangerous if you think of their senses . ”
“Hm… . . we can’t stay here . ”
“Even if we kill the guards or lure them somewhere and somehow succeed in infiltrating, we don’t know how many are inside . As long as we’re checking it, let’s do it right . ”
Cha Jun Sung left Park Jin Hyuk where they were and disappeared for 10 minutes before returning . They needed a simple experiment to take on the cannibals .
“Let’s go up that tree . It’s possible, right?”
“I don’t think I can do it . ”
Park Jin Hyuk looked at the tree and shook his head . It was about 20m high . The support was not very sturdy either . He could not climb it with his muscular strength .
“Get on my back . ”
“Huh?”
“Hurry . ”
Park Jin Hyuk put all of their equipment in the space compression bag and got on his back . Cha Jun Sung felt the heavy weight and carefully went up the tree .
The two weighed over 160kg with all of their equipment . Even with the body modification, he would not have been able to climb up if his basic strength had been terrible .
“After 1 and 6 minutes, I’m going to set off a shot at 150m on either side . ”
“Ah! They’ll come out in hordes . ”
“If the cannibals were standing guard on a schedule, only the ones that were on duty will come out . The others won’t pay attention to it . ”
The feeling of being annoyed was existent regardless of species, an emotion that all living beings have in common . Even cannibals will want to rest during their breaks .
The cannibals that come out to the noise will be the ones on duty at the time .
They had brought 8 sonic grenades to create disturbances . There were 6 left . He had set up 2 just in case because changes could happen at any time .
Wiing!
The first grenade went off . It was fine because it went off from afar, but anyone who had been in front of it would have gone deaf .
Kyak?
Kya!
The first to react were the 2 guards . As soon as they yelled in the direction of the noise, dozens of cannibals rushed out of the cave .
‘2, 5, 7, 15, 20 . ’
Cha Jun Sung counted their heads . There are 20 guards . 20 cannibals left the entrance and looked for the noise . No more came out .
Wiing!
After a moment, the 2nd grenade went off . The cannibals that had gone running left changed their direction and went the opposite way . The entrance remained the same .
Cha Jun Sung’s postulation had been correct . The cannibals on break did not care what was going on outside .
“Get on my back! We need to go inside!”
“Let me know your plans beforehand!”
Park Jin Hyuk frowned . Cha Jun Sung was saying they needed to go inside the cave without giving him time to get ready . His body was already getting on his back though .
Tak!
Cha Jun Sung and Park Jin Hyuk who descended as if falling infiltrated the cave . Their heart beat faster . They were experiencing fear and bliss at the same time .
Entry into the cave was linear . They could not turn around once they entered .
Papat!
“The path splits . ”
“That’s blood . ”
Cha Jun Sung slid his finger along the blood on the ground . It was still wet . It must be that of the party members that had been dragged away by the cannibals .
“We’re going down the middle . ”
“I think my heart is going to burst . ”
They chose the middle of the 3 paths . It would all be the same because they were all new places, but probability told them to go through the middle .
As they went further inside, the more it went from a dank cave to a military base . Nothing could be done about the west of time, but the structure itself became more complex .
“Since it’s a large place, let’s look for a place to hide first . ”
“Sure . ”
It was a place where 1500 soldiers used to work . If it had been created for daily life, there would have been a lot of separate spaces for rooms or warehouses .
They said it had become a lair for cannibals, but an empty place would come out if they searched for it .