Chapter 164 (2/2)
They try to whip at them and skewer them. Hundreds of roots entangle to create a net in order to catch Cha Jun Sung’s group. Roots the thickness of a body appeared as well.
Boom boom!
The ground rings. It is not in one place, and they are appearing from everywhere. Heat detectors still did not pick them up, but they were identifiable because they are so close.
“They’re Eclipse Trees.”
It looks like a normal tree. The leaves, trunk, and roots are the same. But they are foxes that are hiding their true appearances.
Kikiki!
The Eclipse Trees open their center and there are demon’s faces. They do not have teeth, but the open trees are as sharp as teeth.
“There’s no plan. Kill them all.”
About 20 appeared. There are a lot but they are all level 5, so they are not burdensome opponents. There is no need to assign roles for each party member when fighting something like this. All they have to do is kill them as they see them.
Bang bang bang!
Violet’s spear goes through an Eclipse Tree’s body. Koharu goes between roots and makes blows overall. Park Jin Hyuk sniped while in motion. Basil turned on stealth mode and raided like a ghost. Kyoko also took on a few with weapons with high fire power.
Even if they are level 5s, they were attacking too unilaterally. Eclipse Trees are at the same level as the Caicus. They are in no terms a lowly mutant. Over time, each party member’s abilities rode a rising curve.
6 people – that is the number of people in the party including Cha Jun Sung. They are a small number, but they are superior to most parties in all aspects. The only thing they fall behind in is head count.
Park Jin Hyuk and Kyoko have 8 combinations, and the rest have 9 to 10 for their battlesuits. Koharu’s group tried to help them get to 9, but failed in the end.
One needs a lot of luck to succeed in 9 combinations. There is no need to mention luck for 10. Kyoko found her own method of combinations while playing the virtual version, but Park Jin Hyuk quit after less than 1 year. He was able to get to 8 combinations because the party members shared what they know with him.
[Go, Clairvoyance!]
Zing!
Park Jin Hyuk’s 8 combination Shootskill Clairvoyance activated and each of the Eclipse Tree’s movement became minute until he could see gaps that were not visible before.
Clairvoyance uses increased vision and expanded field view to amplify one of the 5 senses, sight, to the limit. It is not grand but it is very useful.
It’s particularly useful to a sniper like him who shoots while in motion.
Tatatatang!
With proper distance support, a small number can take on a large group. Below level mutants become prey even without support.
Boom boom!
The Eclipse Trees collapse one by one. They get 180,000 points for each. The amount that they earn increases proportionally to the rising mission level and difficulty, but it felt like the experience value following the level seems to stay in place.
Cha Jun Sung received 10 billion points in exchange for giving a sample, but other level B Lifers were frantically trying to gather that amount.
Level B gear easily goes over 1 million points. Lifers like rankers save points by succeeding with battlesuit combinations on the first try.
Those who fail in their combinations were busy gathering points. The future is dreary as to whether they will be able to modify their battlesuits and get the gear they need.
Kyah!
The last standing Eclipse Tree falls over. With this, the first battle is over.
“I’m tired!”
“There could be more. Be careful.”
Park Jin Hyuk shook his gun to Cha Jun Sung’s warning and scanned the area with the Clairvoyance. He acts lazy but he also is a skilled hunter. Battlesuit inside cameras identify and search objects. It can tell things like whether that a mutant that looks like a tree, rock, the ground, or weasel.
Click!
The Clairvoyance picks up a mutant sitting on top of a high tree. A weasel as big as a person blinks and looks down. It is small for a mutant. The 7 meter tail on its rear gives the atmosphere that they must not underestimate it.
“Jung Sung, that! Blade Weasel!”
“What?”
Park Jin Hyuk points to Blade Weasel’s position. All of the party members’ attention focused to one place. A brown creature similar in color to bark. It hides half of its body in the large tree and has its tail held stiff to disguise it as a branch. The Blade Weasel bares its knife-sharp teeth.