Chapter 31 (1/2)

Papapapat!

Cha Jun Sung and Park Jin Hyuk ran. They looked back when they could to shoot and throw grenades. Each time, one or two cannibals always died.

“I did as much as I could.”

“Agreed!”

Lloyd’s group did not follow them. They had set everything up for them with difficulty and all they had to do was take it, but he could not take care of that for them as well.

It seemed the man they met in the meat locker, Campbell, had also followed Lloyd. Had they formed a friendship in the few days they spent together?

“They’re persistent!”

“Jump into the ocean once we reach the summons area.”

“The ocean?”

“If they follow us in, today’s the day they die.”

If they had taken the right path, the cliff they were first summoned to would appear.

It was 20 to 25m high.

Even if they fell into the ocean, the absorptivity of their equipment would reduce the friction.

The end of the forest was coming. They could hear the sound of waves nearby. Cha Jun Sung took out a grenade and pulled the pin. Park Jin Hyuk followed suit.

“Put the grenade on the ground and run!”

“Ack!”

Pat!

The grenade fell to the ground. It would go off in 5 seconds. Park Jin Hyuk made a fuss and jumped into the ocean. The cannibals filled the area behind them.

They were similar in speed to Cha Jun Sung, but the distance closed in as they ran. There was the problem of stamina as well, so it would have been a problem if it had been a long distance.

Kwang!

The grenades exploded and fragments flew out. It swept the cannibals that had gathered and they collapsed. But it was not over. There were still some standing.

Kung!

When the explosion disappeared, the evil cannibals and dozens of cannibals threw themselves into the ocean. They were determined to kill Cha Jun Sung at the very least.

“I prepared this for you.”

“Kung!”

Cha Jun Sung threw the grenade in his hand. The cannibals opened their eyes wide. They were falling in open space. Unless they could fly away like birds, there was no way to avoid it.

Kwang!

The shockwaves of the grenade hit Cha Jun Sung and Park Jin Hyuk’s bodies. Fragments came flying at them, but their plastic armor and impact tights absorbed it.

Splash!

Still it was early to think that they were safe because they had fallen in the water. The cannibals that had survived the blast were swimming towards the two. It was a complete horror.

Tutututu!

The cannibals were not used to swimming and there was a notable difference in the way they moved in comparison to the way they moved on land. This made it easier to shoot them.

In their submerged state, they made the approaching cannibals into fish food.

“Let’s end this, it’s a drag.”

“My thoughts exactly!”

If the difficulty of Level E was this high, nothing needed to be said about Level D. Level D would be uncertain even after acquiring the best gear and going through the 2nd stage of body modification.

The number of cannibals gradually decreased and they eventually killed all of them off.

“Is that the end?”

“Could be?”

“There aren’t anymore.”

“Wow!”

Park Jin Hyuk put his hands in the air and cheered. Their attack on the cannibals was over. Then they heard the words they wanted to hear so much.

-[Congratulations. You have cleared Level E upgrade mission, Field of Meat.]

-[You have earned 3000 points, and Level D mission and store are open.]

Park Jin Hyuk was delighted at the fact that the Level D mission and store had been unlocked. Cha Jun Sung did not hear the last words because he had already unlocked them.

-[Please go to shore to return to the briefing room or reality.]

“Let’s find a low place.”

Cha Jun Sung looked at the cliff slopes and shook his head. They could not climb it.

But they both knew how to swim. They swam and rested by floating when they were too tired. After swimming like this for 20 minutes, they came to a beautiful waterfront.

Park Jin Hyuk put all of the weaponry into the space compression bag and held only the sniper rifle. It was the best weapon against a surprise attack.

“Now that we’ve finished, it’s a bother to annihilate them.”

“Should we go back?”

The purpose of Field of Meat was not annihilation. There could be cannibals remaining on the base, but he did not want to continue fighting.

“Let’s follow the waterfront. We might find Lloyd and his men.”

“Okay.”

Their shoulders were heavy. They were exhausted and as their tension relaxed, the fatigue spread. However, he did wonder what happened to Lloyd and the others.

There was nothing they could do if they had died in the forest, but they might run into them if they had made it out.

“There!”