Chapter 47 (1/2)

Blood dripping from the stomach flows down the leg. The Lifer who had radioed in was hanging 2 meters in the air.

6 nails that were like a rake had penetrated his stomach, and came out. They are almost 1m long. A lifeless body hit the cold cement.

A forked tongue covered in yellow bumps licked the blood on its nails.

Kihik!

It looks around the area. There are objects born from the matrix and pieces of meat with sweet scents everywhere. It is a favorable scene.

-[Sniper…..]

-[Craymore…..]

The Lifers could sense movement beyond the door. Even though they could not see it, they could hear it and their emotions showed in their sweat.

After taking a few steps, it is at the door. As large as it is, its strides are long.

It can see a Crawlion leaning lifeless on the door. It is a hindrance to its focus. It grabbed the Crawlion by the head and flung it to the side. A 200kg weight hit the ground.

Kikik!

Kyak!

Another of the same type appeared. Brothers born at the same time, their appearance and ability to fight were the same. The two mutants recognized each other.

They both thought. Should they break the door? They could crush it with one or two hits. Should they crush it and go in to fill their stomachs with the blood and guts of weak beings?

Kung!

Kyak!

The nest stopped them and gave them a different order.

They made a fuss and gathered the corpses in one place. They even made sure to pick up the small pieces. They did not separate the mutants and humans.

A large lump detached itself from the nest’s main body, crawled down, and swallowed the corpses. It is getting supplements by consuming nutrients.

It spit out the gear that it cannot digest and even sucked the bones of what it could digest. With this amount, it would not need to worry about food for a while.

The lump that absorbed the corpses went back to the main body and supplied it with rich nutrients. It went back to a healthier state than before it had given birth.

Woowoo!

Kyahak!

The nest gave its 2nd order. Because the creatures are large, it is dangerous to go through the passage. They need to find a path where they will not be attacked.

Papat!

Kwajik!

They searched through the rest area, broke a door on the east side, and entered the warehouse.

Kihaek!

They disappeared into the warehouse and the rest area fell into silence. The nest trusted the creatures and produced 26 eggs. They are all level 2 mutants.

The creatures surprise attack the force from the back and the level 2 mutants can join to spread confusion. That is the nest’s plan.

Oh!

Level 2 mutants are born. They varied by specialty in those with sturdy skin, petite and fast bodies, and large with strength.

The nest had distributed roles just as the force did. It did not know if the force members knew this or not, and was just waiting for the door to open.

***

The snipers climbed to the top of a container box.

No matter how much they look around, this is the best place as there are no obstructions and it is high up. It is refreshing because they have a view of everything.

If they need to shoot from the bottom, they could. They could stay in a corner.

There is a worst case scenario. If the mutants get through the passage and go to the warehouse, a higher place is best.

“I can see well.”

Park Jin Hyuk put his eye to the scope to check the passage. It seems they could see everything from the bottom, but the view is clearly different from the top.

He changed the scope. The long-range expands too much, so it disturbs the short-range. A proper sniper has 3 or 4 scopes to fit distance.

“If they come in, I’ll have to hit all of them.”

Hihit!

Park Jin Hyuk got in position 25m away from the passage. Of the 7 snipers on top of the container box, he was closest.

He could not know the other Lifers’ sniper skills, but being closer is better if the speed of their bullets is similar. That is of course if the passage is open.

Crunch.

“Huh?”

Is someone grinding his teeth? Park Jin Hyuk tilted his head and looked behind him.

He sees snipers. They all have their faces on the container box. Their necks are stiff from keeping their eyes on the scope.