Chapter 170 (2/2)

It is the same for the party members whether they decide to continue or not. They earned more points from going through missions alone than they did with the World Federation.

“I’m thinking.”

“Go back. I have a bad feeling. That awful sound is foreboding too.”

He understands. Cha Jun Sung’s hair rises too. When the party members who are in the middle of levels 6 and 7 in combat ability hear it, it will be like the devil’s whisper.

“Odin, why isn’t a special mission forming?”

[Applying a special mission seems simple, but it is surprisingly complicated. It has not been applied because it is not directly related.]

There is something called coverage. Cruel King or the mutants under his command did not pick up on Cha Jun Sung’s group with their senses. This is why the mission is not being applied.

Limiting missions to Africa was not decided by the helpers, but by the higher ups.

They are watching for when the war between White Queen and Cruel King starts, but they have ulterior motives. Just this time when the special mission is applied, level B Lifers with advanced manpower can return to reality, but those below level C must follow the rules and complete it, whether they survive or die.

There are 2 reasons why they are making a distinction between the Lifers.

They are trying to cut down the power of the two forces by pushing with volume, and using this opportunity as a foothold to filter through Lifers with potential power.

True value comes out amidst danger. There is already a saturation of level C Lifers in Mechanic City. 1st and 2nd rounds of selection reach 10 million and the 3rd round is currently increasing rapidly.

If they step back because they dread level C advancement, they stagnate and are unable to advance. If they will not go themselves, they will need to be forced.

Many Lifers died, but the world’s population is still over 10 billion. No matter how many die, the spots will be filled in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th rounds. Even if the population dries out, if they can kill all level 9s and take care of all of the missions, the higher ups and helpers are prepared to push Lifers to the ledge.

To summarize, the preferential treatment is applicable only to level B, and everyone below needs to figure it out on their own.

The helpers have been observing mission patterns for several years with surveyed statistics of information such as when Lifers enter missions, when they come out, and how many times they go in, but they fit perfectly like an answer sheet.

The level B Lifers that they need to protect have an 80 to 90% probability of not even thinking of entering a mission for a period of time after completing a level B mission. It is because their sights have been set higher because of the tremendous amount of points they have acquired and because they rest in order to deal with the pressure they feel that they might really die. As proof of that, there are less than 10 level B Lifers who are going through missions in Africa right now. Of those, 6 are Cha Jun Sung and his party.

Cha Jun Sung’s group did not get a special mission because they were not picked up on Cruel King’s senses, but Odin would have pulled them out immediately even if it had been applied.

And even if the situation turned sour, Odin felt like Cha Jun Sung would manage to survive. In the 1 year 5 months that he disappeared, he went through strange experiences that increased his combat skills dramatically.

“Let’s quit.”

“Good thinking.”

“Agreed! Since we’ve seen your ability, let’s do a level B advancement next!”

The party members respected and accepted Cha Jun Sung’s stance.

“When we get to level A, I’m going to use the card to open the level S store. I don’t know what the point requirements are going to look like, but that means we can recover the force from the virtual version.”

Level S. If he meets the requirements, he does not need to awaken. With full alteration of the battlesuit, he becomes stronger than level 8. It means that he would be weaker if he fought without it.

He will think about facing a level S mission when he gets to it. Fighting with level 9s… He has a general idea if the disasters are as strong as they are in the virtual version, but he cannot handle the repercussions if there are differences. They will be killed.

“Card! Jackpot! I completely forgot about that.”

“Let’s go back.”

Cha Jun Sung’s group returned to reality. When they were returning, agitation was rising among Lifers because the number of level C lifers dying in the mission was increasing.