Chapter 45 (2/2)

The force members pushed their bodies against the wall. The passage is narrow but when they moved around a little, they could make enough space for Chun Myung Ik and a few others to get through.

When they arrived at the front, Chun Myung Ik looked in the direction the Lifers indicated.

-[We’ve found the right place.]

A rest area is a place to meet. Even if they had rode the cargo lifts into a different warehouse, they would have had to go through this one anyway.

It seems the road pioneering mission exists because of the nest. Since it is in the center, blocking the path to the latter half of the mission, they will need to either avoid it or kill it.

“Do you think the mission will be complete even if we avoid it?”

“I don’t think so if it’s pioneering.”

“Right? If we avoid it, it’ll stay alive. That’s not pioneering it. With time, it’ll multiply or develop into headquarters.”

The force members nodded to Park Jin Hyuk’s words without realizing.

It makes sense. What if when they received a sample takeover that is suspected to be a link, the starting point selection is always a tunnel? Every time they come, they would have to face the nest.

[Battle will be the worst possible situation. We will go in the direction of avoiding it.]

Chun Myung Ik thought on Park Jin Hyuk’s words before making his decision. They will go with the lower risk first. Battle is not the best method, it is the second best.

***

Cha Jun Sung who was passing through the rest area with the force members slightly tilted his head.

Boom boom!

The nest is moving. Is it because it senses movement in the area but not danger? They were being consistent without showing activity. Even if it noticed that they have a motive, it had no way to know what that is. Look. Does that bizarre creature have expression? It is just stuck to wall.

‘Throwing it is a problem too, but the middle falls and blasts if the bomb’s timing is off. In this battle, a bomb is a double-edged sword.’

The distance between the floor and ceiling is about 30m, higher than a 10 story building. This problem is not to be resolved with strength alone. There needs to be a sense for measuring distance.

Even with Cha Jun Sung’s muscular strength, he could not guarantee that he would get the timing right.

To only bring shock?

As a building type, the outer shell of the nest is tough and thick. The eggs is hatches are indescribably hard as well.

‘Confine them.’

There are 100 people in the force. It is a large space of almost 500 to 600 square feet, but a battle here would put shackles on the Lifers.

If they misuse the weapons, allies will be hurt. Weapons do not have eyes.

‘It’s the best way.’

A few Lifers kill the hatching eggs that fall one by one.

A few check from the rear. The Lifers cannot get mixed up no matter what. A level 3 that falls will keep several Lifers tied up.

If this happens, there will be fewer deaths. There is no guarantee for what will happen once they encounter it. It is all just prediction.

-[The situation at the tail-end?]

-[Groups 7 and 8 just passed. Now, only 9 and 10 need to pass.]

Soon after, the rest of the groups came over. The force went into a connected path. A change occurred while they were get farther away from the nest’s sensing range like this.

-[If you would like to complete the mission, you must get rid of the nest in the rest area.]

-[Ack!]

-[This is crazy!]

The force was in despair. What Park Jin Hyuk said had come true. They could not avoid battle. They reacted with sensitivity because the situation has a direct impact on their lives.

-[We’ll need to split up into teams. It is not a good environment for 100 people to start shooting.]

-[Are you saying that some people will have to go out and fight while others stay back and keep a lookout?]

-[If you have a twisted outlook like that from the beginning, our teamwork will only come apart.]

There are several conversations. There is one meaning in all of the conversations. ‘I don’t want to go out and fight, so you go out.’

It is different if the entire force goes out, but they do not want to take the initiative to go out and fight. Cha Jun Sung did not refute this either. He was the same.

-[Can’t we lure them into the warehouse?]

-[Oh! It would work if we take on a few with our large numbers!]

It is the method that Cha Jun Sung and Park Jin Hyuk used in Field of Meat. If they use that narrow passage, they could reduce the nest’s productivity for sure.

‘Will the nest be deceived so easily?’