Life Mission Chapter 28:

Life Mission
Volume 1 Chapter 28
 

Campbell Brian was a Lifer from America . He had been accepted into Field of Meat with 9 comrades and came into the mission 26 days ago .

20 days passed since they had been captured and he was the only survivor . His party was the first to attempt Field of Meat .

 

Lloyd’s team had thought that they would be the first, but they were wrong .

The world was large and there was a huge population . Talented Lifers all claimed that they were the best, but competition was fierce .

According to Campbell, 20 Lifers died in the meat locker instead of 15, and 9 people died outside while fighting the cannibals .

Though he lived, there were 30 people including himself – exactly 3 parties . Including Lloyd’s party, 4 had fallen for the cannibals’ trap .

“Are you saying that the cannibals learned while fighting with your party?”

“That’s right . It must have been their first time battling with Lifers because we were dominant at first, but they became more cunning with time . That’s how this happened . ”

They had not just been captured . They had taken a few hundred down with them .

“It seems they have the intellect of a 4 or 5 year old . You said that you were captured with an electric net? That’s an item that the party before you had . ”

Campbell had spoken with the dying Lifers and found out the details of how they fought with the cannibals and how they were captured .

It was to help him survive . It was precious information that could not be traded for money .

“They were clumsy with the 2nd party, but the 3rd was different . ”

The 3rd party had been caught when they fell into a hole in the ground . Not all of them fell in but the outcome was obvious because their power had been divided .

“They become more intelligent as they fight, and we just happened to be the 4th party . ”

“Why did they keep you alive? Not just for a day or two, but for dozens?”

Carlyle tossed a question sharply . Lifers were meat to cannibals . It was definite for them to eat him but to keep him alive? Something did not make sense .

“There are 2 things . Their intention is to dry me out slowly since I killed hundreds of their kin and I am helping them a little in order to stay alive . ”

“Help?”

“If you stay alive, you will find out . It’s a bother to say anymore . ”

Campbell changed the subject as though they would find out even if he did not tell them .

It could be that he did not want to tell them . It was a way to stay alive even for a little bit longer . The second he shared it, he would become useless to the cannibals .

Carlyle did not ask further either . In this state, he was going to end up being eaten by the cannibals . The only difference was in whether it would be faster or slower .

“Ke ke! Those guys are lucky . I’m sure they’ll have quit by now?”

Carlyle thought of Cha Jun Sung . He had resented them when they quit, but he was now envious . Had that not saved their lives?

“Who do you mean?”

“We also came in as a full party, but 2 people left because there was friction . I’m pretty sure they gave up and went back . ”

“Those are some lucky people . ”

“They’re outstanding Lifers . They’re the best that I’ve seen so far . ”

“What makes you say that?”

“They have each spent more than 10,000 points on their equipment alone . It also looked like the one who seems to be the leader has gone through body modification . ”

Campbell’s eyes widened with surprise . The more points someone accumulated meant that they had completed that many missions .

At that rate, it was appropriate to call him the best . Though it could not be reversed now, they would have been of great help if they had not left .

“Whew! What a waste . But what use is it since they’re not here?”

“That’s right . ”

He could not help but wish they were there . If Cha Jun Sung or another party did not come in to save them, they would not last more than a few days .

Kwa kwa kwa kwang!

While they were waiting to die, they heard an explosion that shook the base . This kind of power had to have come from outside .

It was an explosion that could not be made with a gun, but with something like a claymore or grenade . Even a fever shot was far from a bomb because it was something that only let out heat .

“They didn’t leave? They infiltrated the base!”

“No way!”

“Can they make it alive? I don’t want to die like Hicks! We’re here! Save us!”

The color returned to Lloyd’s gloomy face .

The heavens had thrown them a lifeline . There was no way of knowing if that lifeline would be of use to them at the moment, but they would think about that later .

‘2 people came?’

Campbell’s eyes narrowed . He had been conscious when dragged in, so he knew how dangerous it was outside . It was a problem from the entrance .

There were dozens of sentry guarding the entry . He guaranteed that if they killed those cannibals, they would raise an emergency and make the situation complication . They needed to lure the cannibals away if they wanted to move freely .

It was not 100% certain, but that was how Campbell had seen it .

Please!

Tsk tsk!

Campbell clucked his tongue at Smith and Jamie who were screaming .

Unlike Special Forces officers, they started Life Mission as regular people . He did not know of their skills, but they showed their weak mentality in extreme situations .

Lloyd’s team was equally scared . The difference from Smith’s team was that they did not want to become pathetic if there was nothing they could do, so they had just given up .

“It would be great if the luck you people are counting on reaches all the way here . ”

Campbell had never seen Cha Jun Sung, but he wanted him to come as soon as possible . As he said before, at least one person dies every half day .