Chapter 143 (1/2)

All they see are mutant corpses and skins. The only things that are alive and moving must be hiding in corners, because they cannot distinguish them.

On top of that, they cannot measure the ceiling thickness. It is thicker than a line of apartments. Because of the angle, they need to ride it down if they want to see deep inside.

‘What should we do?’

Strategist thinks. He had come up with a plan on their way here. It is a good location to attack Public Underground, but it is in the middle of the city. He needs to consider the appearance of mutants including Adumoques.

Four parties built a wall to take on the enemies outside and six parties will target the ceiling. They will first throw a biochemical gas gun in, then a shock grenade to spread the range. Even if this does not work against Blood Suckers, it will against the Blood Devils and Blood Parasites to the cocoons.

They can get rid of some of the underlings like this. The blood clan will be furious and they’ll either come out through the ceiling or around through the blocked entrance.

Whatever situation, it is advantageous for the force. If they come out through the ceiling, the force can kill them with machine guns, artillery, laser pulverizers, and mines that have been prepared in advance. The force will become the residing while the blood clan brings on the siege.

It is alright if they come around through the entrance as well. Mutants on ground are hostile and if enemies invade, mutants and humans are both considered enemies. They may not have to do anything to get the job done.

‘It’s all just assumptions.’

These present situations when everything goes as they want without any variables.

“Someone needs to go down and take a look at the dynamics. We can’t just attack wildly.”

“How many people are going down?”

“One person.”

The force members gulp. He wants one person to go down, not a party unit or even a few people? If that person is attacked, he or she could die.

“Someone familiar with using the booster will need to go down.”

It is basically climbing down a collapsed wall, but to prevent falling and prepare against enemy attack, the person needs to be used to the booster’s functions.

The force members look to one place.

“What? Why?”

Cha Jun Sung is taken aback. He is confident in using the booster. His battlesuit fighting uses the booster as a foundation. But he is also human. He does not want to go in.

“Jun Sung, it looks like you’ve been chosen.”

“Ah.”

Park Jin Hyuk pats Cha Jun Sung’s shoulder. He has been chosen by the others.

“Can we leave it to you?”

“I guess it can’t be helped.”

Cha Jun Sung allows it. He decides to think about contribution. They need to have enough contribution to advance. He will gain as much as other people are averse to it.

It is deep and dark. Cha Jun Sung takes a deep breath and prepares to go down.

That is when they heard a strange sound. Inside Public Underground? No. It is outside, on the ground where the force is.

“Oh no. Why now…..”

Strategist’s voice trembles. He backs away from the hole and the force members follow suit.

Chamma Sword, Weapon Master, and the rankers take out their vibration weapons and watch the front. Cha Jun Sung was the only person who was a step behind with a late reaction because he had been looking down into the hole.

“Huh?”

He raised his head. He sees something. If Cha Jun Sung is at the 6:00 position, it is at 12:00, directly on the other side. It is small. It will not even be half of Cha Jun Sung’s height. It is a slimy black liquid, the highest level monster appearing in fantasy novels.

Kik?

“O – Oriax…..”

It is the basic form that has not yet found a host. Its battle style is changing its body into any form it wants from that state. It can split into particles like amoebas and can create sharp weapons. It is so fast is it difficult to distinguish because it jumps around like a spring.

There is a reason why it has been ranked in level 6 even though it looks like that.

“Jun – Jun Sung.”

“Sh.”

Cha Jun Sung puts a finger to his lips when Park Jin Hyuk calls out to him. The force members who already saw the Oriax created distance, but Cha Jun Sung had not been able to do so because his attention had been elsewhere, and he still could not move after seeing it.

‘Stay calm.’

It has a meek nature. As long as it does not feel threatened, hungry, or the need to look for a host, it will just pass them by.

The force will not attack, and the Oriax would not have decided on a human as a host. In the virtual game, the Oriax used level 6 and 7s as hosts. Its criteria for choosing is a fresh life with potential, and it does not even look at humans that do not live up to standards. He just needs to pray that it is not hungry.

‘It’s too close. Will we be able to react?’

Woong!