Chapter 153 (1/2)
The Caicus was dug into with nails. It has scratched through and eaten the organs and fleshy parts. All that is left are parts like arms and calves.
‘I’ll recover a little with even that much. Let’s not get greedy and work easily.’
There is no reason to get the Devil Saurus. It is enough to enter dangerous situations only when it is absolutely necessary.
The Devil Saurus disappears. This area must be under its influence.
The wind blows in Cha Jun Sung’s direction. It must keep blowing this way. It will become troublesome if the wind reverses and the Devil Saurus gets a whiff of him.
“That pig. It ate this up clean. A Caicus is several tons in weight.”
Cha Jun Sung grumbles as he looks at the hacked up corpse. Then he put his hand where there is flesh left over.
A shadow draped over his hand for a moment, and strange teeth appeared all over his fingers and hand to swallow the flesh.
He stretched automatically without having to move, and sucked up the organ leftovers lying at a distance. He even clung to the skin and bones.
‘My strength is coming back.’
If his state before had been a fiercely glowing flame that had been put out, he is now a wick that is flickering light since eating the Caicus’ corpse.
His dry skin becomes glossy. He did not get bigger, but his muscles become harder with the nutrient intake and his body is activated.
“I can recover 30 to 40% by eating. I have no choice but to depend on rest for the rest. It’ll be best not to fight beyond hunting.”
It’s like Cha Jun Sung is a patient. If he had been a human, he would be getting an IV drip in the hospital right now.
He has no problem with motion as he is a level 8, but he has become weak. Eating a mutant will help him with nutrients and stamina.
If he wants to go back to normal, he must get an enormous supply of nutrients and treat his damaged body without resting. But does a patient get better just by eating?
Cha Jun Sung needs time. Like Medusa, he needs to get medical treatment for several months. He can take on hordes of level 6s once he is recovered to an extent, but it would be preferable to avoid level 7s.
A tiger does not get killed by a rabbit just because it is injured. But what if it is a fox? A fox would be able to rip the skin of an injured tiger.
“A little bit more… This isn’t enough.”
It feels like he did not get to eat to the end. There is a saying, ‘Having too much is as bad as having too little’. This is a case where Cha Jun Sung cannot agree.
“Should I catch it?”
The Devil Saurus is not far away. It is near. It cannot smell him because of the direction of the wind, so it will not have even realized his presence.
Cha Jun Sung considered it a bit and decided not to catch it. With this much, there will not be much of an issue in moving around.
It is also a good idea to eat level 1 and 2s while on his way to Czechoslovakia.
“Is there a supermarket somewhere? I’m sure something will come out.”
There is a lot that he needs to find. This is the first time his residual period has been so long in Life Mission. The Dead Ark had been over 1 month. He cannot even get a sense of how much time has passed since he was taken over by the Oriax.
At least a few months must have passed, and the worst-case scenario could be years. Time is passing by even at this moment as he stands still.
“Some clothing at least.”
Even if no one is watching, he is embarrassed to walk around nude. Though he has become a mutant, he still has a concept of clothing. He would cover himself with rags if he could.
Cha Jun Sung was about to walk in the opposite direction of where he could tell the Devil Saurus was. He must be unlucky, because the wind switched direction. Mutants’ sense of smell is similar to that of animals. It is different to the degenerated senses of humans.