Chapter 255 (2/2)

But now, there are a few more at 56. Of those, there are 22 that are below 1.5 billion, and they picked the 1.2 billion point one.

Of the lower point missions, there was one mutant that was comparatively easy to catch.

[Level A Mission: Catching Seven]

– Goal: Attainment

– Description: The seven colored armed beetle is living somewhere in the tough Amazon, the largest forest on earth, so big that it can’t even be expressed as wide. The Seven Color Beetle King is always hiding if not under special circumstances. Find him and kill him.

– Reward: 1,200,000,000 points. Lucky box.

Several candidates had been discussed.

Rankers have caught level 8s in the virtual version. But Basil is the only one who has gotten Seven Color Beetle King.

Seven Color Beetle King’s combat ability is weaker than that of other level 8s, but its ability to hide is impressive. It basically hides 364 out of 365 days.

Once they find it, it is easy to catch it with the World Federation’s abilities. Its defense is as great as its ability to hide, but that is it.

There’s nothing else for it to show.

Basil caught the Seven Color Beetle King after wandering around in 9 combination stealth function for several months. When the Seven Color Beetle King feels an oncoming threat, it hides even deeper.

The annoying thing is that it is small, contrary to its name as king.

It is similar to a mid sized car. It would be easy to spot if it were big, but it can be completely hidden if it is behind a couple large trees.

Basil knows a lot about the Seven Color Beetle King. That is why he mentioned it as one that is easy to catch when each of the Lifers were laying out their opinions.

That is how Catching Seven became World Federation’s second level A mission.

Basil clearly said.

Finding it is the problem. Seven Color Beetle King prefers quiet places and when something gets near, it watches the situation and then moves. They need to find it first.

“It would be nice if Jun Sung could go with us.”

It is absurd.

Losing entry qualification. What on earth did he do while going around alone that he got such sanctions? They can’t understand it.

“It’ll be released soon.”

“Right?”

Park Jin Hyuk agrees with Kyoko.

He doesn’t think that Cha Jun Sung will be blocked forever either. The restriction will be released after a couple months.

“We are entering in two months. I will send out a notice, so stay prepared.”

Strategist ended the meeting. Lifers group with the people they are close with.

Park Jin Hyuk’s group watched and then scattered to spend time on their own. In two months, they will be starting a real level A mission.

Two months was short. Park Jin Hyuk’s group and World Federation entered Catching Seven without Cha Jun Sung.

Then at some point, 5 years passed.

Where there is a start, there is an end. An end that isn’t clear, but foggy? Then that is the end.

This year will mark 10 years since Life Mission was applied to reality. The virtual was used for 10 years as well, so that means 20 years has passed combined.

20 years – a long period of time in which newborn babies become young adults, young adults become middle-aged, and the middle-aged surpass old age and pass away. Common people naturally aged following time. But Lifers chosen by Life Mission were different.

Aging stopped for young people as an effect of body modifications. Time reversed 20 to 30 years for the old, and they rediscovered their youth.

5 years ago or even before that, there were several changes to the mission system. The biggest were unrestricted entry and weakening of upgrade conditions.

The majority of Lifers who survived the last 10 years are level B. There are a few above and below. Even the worst of them had gone through the 4th stage of body modifications, and level Bs were in the 5th and 6th stages.

The estimated life expectancy of 4th stage level C Lifers is over 100 years. They can spend about half of that life span as youths. Level B Lifers can live longer than those at lower levels, and they maintain their youth for a longer period of time. And there’s no need to mention levels S and A.

Lifers don’t get sick with small or serious diseases.

Not long ago, there was a news report that a level B Lifer ignored a traffic light and crossed the street without a battlesuit.

It would be expected for a human to be squashed flat after colliding with a car that weighs tons. But that Lifer only sustained a few bruises. They can’t really be called humans anymore. They are superhuman.

They had 3 to 4 times the abilities of ordinary people even if they didn’t go through body modification. These were called rookies.

Life Mission changed the world.

The changes that occurred over 20 years are more extreme than changes that should be made over hundreds or thousands of years.

Lifer selection and recruitment stopped after 10 rounds.

1st to 3rd rounds were tens of millions, but the number decreased from the 4th round.

Supervisors halted recruitment because they didn’t need more lower level Lifers, and they focused on the Lifers they had now.