Chapter 215 (1/2)

Volume 8 / Chapter 215

TL: LightNovelCafe

Editor: Hungry Panda

“Huh? You’re saying the entire city was covered in Head Quarters?”

“To be precise, that’s not it. How many Head Quarters were there?”

Park Jin Hyuk frowns in thought and looks at Kyoko. He can’t remember how many there were.

She looks at him pathetically, “There was one level 7, about 30 level 6s, and hundreds of nests and hatcheries, so we couldn’t count properly. The volume… Phew!”

It’s horrible to even think about, and Kyoko shakes her head.

Park Jin Hyuk, Kyoko, Violet, and Basil get a cold sweat when they even think about what happened.

Before Cha Jun Sung entered Path of Blood, Park Jin Hyuk’s group created a raid with the World Federation and entered a level B advance mission first.

But they didn’t come out until about half a month after Cha Jun Sung, who had remained inside his mission for some time.

The mutants they met inside that mission were the Head Quarters they had encountered at the Institute of Biological Sciences before, and there had been dozens of them. A large city had been contaminated by level 7 Head Quarters, but the only person in their group who had tried catching them in the virtual version had been Nine Tail.

“They’re layered by sequence of evolution like a hamburger, and the outside looked like a hatchery. I’m not lying, but levels 1 and 2 created several tens of thousands within moments.”

Levels 1 and 2 mutants aren’t big threats to level B Lifers. They’re so weak that they can be swept away with just automatic cannons or reinforced rifles.

Even if there are tens of thousands of them.

The problem is that once this was repeated a few times, they started to use up all of the equipment they had brought. They can’t kill without laying a hand on them. After getting through the hatchery wall, it is a nest. Mutant levels went up to levels 3 and 4 as well. Those are still weak levels, but they rebel more.

“Head Quarters and nests are big, and they’re visible from far away, right? And wasn’t it a big city? Couldn’t you use something like a white phosphorous shell?”

Park Jin Hyuk shook his head.

There were so many hatcheries gathered together that there were a lot of different mutant types. There were all different types.

“Jun Sung. You know what Red Blood Worms are, right?”

“Ugh! Red Blood Worms? If those were there, that means they would have been everywhere.”

Level 4 Red Blood Worms.

They spit out a liquid that is as red as blood, that becomes as hard as steel. They are weak in offense, but strong on defense.

A massive about of Red Blood Worms completed a block in the shape of a dome over several years, with Head Quarters living inside. Only a hole for Lifers to enter had been created, and the rest of the paths in and out had been blocked. The Lifers had struggled fiercely to created a way out.

They found out later, but the thickness had been 4m. That means it was like a steel wall 4m thick. They tried throwing bombs at it, but it only affected the outer wall. They were only able to reach the hatcheries once they had gotten through the wall of Red Blood Worms, and they took care of those sequentially.

“More than 600 people died. We had to fight head on against two level 7s and hundreds of level 6s that the Head Quarters created.”

Head Quarters created a massive amount of powerful soldiers while the hatchery and nest created time.

And they created a total war.

“Ugh…! If it hadn’t been for Nine Tail, we might have been completely wiped out.”

Nine Tail had said that they cannot leave the Head Quarters’ main body. He said that once they’re backed into a corner, the sub-objects suck nutrients from the main body.

Something about how if that happens, they could pick off the level 7s by the hour.

Park Jin Hyuk’s group works well together, so they took on the Head Quarters. The rest of the people fought the level 6 and 7s, but a lot of them died in that battle.

There weren’t 30 Lifers who advanced even with that sacrifice. Fortunately, Park Jin Hyuk’s group’s contribution was high, so they all advanced along with a few Rankers.

“Jun Sung, tell us what happened to you too.”

“Me?”

What can he tell?

Cha Jun Sung explained his battles against Odelia, Narsiel, and Vanessa. Everyone listened with interest.

Rankers Koharu, Violet, and Basil in particular know that level 8s’ offense is stronger than people think.

It is difficult for even a total trailblazing level A Lifer to fight one-on-one against a level 8. Even with the weakest, they need to stick with at least a party.

“Just because a mission level is high doesn’t always mean you need to enter with a force or raid. There are restrictions with larger numbers.”

The maximum entry for level A missions is a 10,000 member core or corps.

If they go around in hordes, it is easier for mutants to spot them.

This means they could end up in an unnecessary battle.