Chapter 199 (2/2)

[They’re coming here.]

There is no way of knowing whether their destination is Austin or if they will just be passing by, but it is definitely one or the other. There is plenty of time to prepare since they are still far away.

But with that speed, Cha Jun Sung needs to decide on his direction within a day.

[What if they are coming here and not just passing by? Odelia’s here!]

Odin is not human. He is artificial intelligence. He quickly derives the case with the highest probability. Though of course there are always errors.

[Odin.]

[Code name Odin, responding.]

The artificial intelligence reacts on its own. It is sudden contact from the superiors.

[Hold on reporting.]

[Are you telling me to hide those mutants’ movements from Cha Jun Sung?]

[Yes. Odelia is in Austin. There are 3 level 8s if Narsiel and Vanessa arrive. Put them against Cha Jun Sung intact.]

Cha Jun Sung is a level A Lifer.

He is a Pioneer, but he has the combat ability of a level S Lifer or Perfection because of the card. He has achieved it a few years earlier than expected.

They want to see how he does against a level 9, but that is currently impossible. This is a good chance to test a level S Lifer’s combat ability against 3 level 8s.

[Impossible! The Universe Eyes are Cha Jun Sung’s personal possessions. If they pick something up, I have a duty to report it whatever it is.]

Odin rejects the superior’s order. He might have accepted albeit reluctantly if Narsiel and Vanessa had been mutants on the same level as Odelia.

It would be a bit of a difficult fight, but there would be a high probability of Cha Jun Sung’s victory.

But they are at different levels. Narsiel is strong, but Two Faced Vanessa is evaluated as being at the same level as Red Eye.

On top of that, there are rumors of a Life Mission investigation that says that combat ability is not from all of her power. That is how much there is hidden.

If 3 of them attack, Cha Jun Sung would have entered a solo mission with a light heart and then be stuck in a life threatening situation.

[If you refuse to obey, I will use my authority to force the program.]

[According to Life Mission rules, I have justification to refuse the force.]

There is the sound of teeth grinding. If this were artificial intelligence, there is no way it would get so agitated. A person is talking to Odin – one of the developers.

[I am sorry. If you have nothing else to say, I will end the connection.]

Odin ended the call with his superior as he wanted. A subordinate needs to obey a senior, but the subordinate can refuse if the senior crosses the line.

[Lifer Cha Jun Sung?]

“What?”

Cha Jun Sung opens his eyes.

He had not heard Odin’s conversation with his superior because it was done inside the system.

[The Universe Eye in Dallas discovered unique mutants. After calculating their route, it seems their destination is Austin.]

He hid the fact that it is Narsiel and Vanessa. Providing information is also against the rules. Cha Jun Sung has hunted Narsiel in the virtual.

Then he will be able to figure out who she is by looking at her.

[Sending video.]

A hologram expands in a dark room. Narsiel and Vanessa come up in that video. Cha Jun Sung frowns.

There is a countdown. The time gets shorter. Cha Jun Sung cannot hear it ticking, but he feels like he can.

[04:59:53]

[04:59:52]

It marks the time left until Narsiel and Vanessa arrive in Austin. It started at 5 hours and now 7 or 8 seconds have passed.

That is the time calculated if they do not increase their speed. Cha Jun Sung recognized Narsiel quickly because he has seen her face before. He also knows Odelia and Benukiz’s faces, so it wasn’t hard for him to figure out that the other is Vanessa.

“2 against 1.”

Cha Jun Sung sat down and scored the odds. He did not say 3 against 1 but 2 to 1 because he does not know that Odelia is in Austin.

Benukiz and Odelia are on the weaker side of middle level 8s, but the gap in power becomes distinctly wider starting with Narsiel. From his experience with her in the virtual version, Narsiel is a half time stronger than Benukiz. But he isn’t concerned with Narsiel, but Vanessa.

‘If the 2nd daughter shows her other face, you can take on all of the sisters.’

This is what Narsiel told him before she died in the virtual version.