Chapter 256 (1/2)
10 years have passed since it had been brought into realization.
The numbers going into missions decreased a lot. Of course the numbers go down when Lifers are being killed every day.
There is still no difficulty in levels D and E, that are configured with lower level mutants by nature, but levels B and C are slowly reaching their end. This is because Lifers prefer levels B and C missions most.
Life Mission artificially manipulates genes to create that rating, but they halted creation because there is no more information to get.
Even level A missions that had reached 50 to 60, now didn’t have many left. This was caused by the majority configuration of level A Lifers.
Level 8s are rare. They could create missions with the information they gathered over 5 years, but they didn’t get involved because there were more losses than gains. Standard level A Lifers took the missions below 3 billion points, and the World Federation and Bloody Kingdom swept through them. All that is left are the higher levels.
Because of that, the new inflow of level A Lifers got stuck at a wall they couldn’t get over from the start. The two powers took these in. The two powers could increase their influence, and the rookies could follow along with the leaders.
The level of skill was distinguished by body modification and battlesuit combination numbers.
No Lifer has a 10 combination battlesuit yet, other than Cha Jun Sung who stopped activity as a Lifer 5 years ago.
Not even the five level S Lifers.
Level A advancement has the contribution system, so Lifers cannot advance just with completion. Only 5 Lifers succeeded in reaching level S over the past 5 years.
Weapon Master and Chamma Sword from World Federation, and Blood King and Dark Side from Bloody Kingdom. Lastly, Empress of Light from Cha Jun Sung’s party.
They don’t know how the two from Bloody Kingdom advanced, but the two from World Federation and Empress of Light went through a fierce advancement mission.
It was last year.
10,000 entering personnel; the majority level A Lifers. It was configured with the rookies who are weak in body and battlesuit modifications but stronger than level B Lifers, and Rankers – the strongest force.
Mission title, Three Evil Bones
It was carried out in the Amazon, where they caught the Seven Color Beetle King Amazon in mission Catching Seven 4 years ago.
They took on 3 level 8 mutants, the three brothers born from Evil Queen and Bon Load. 8,295 out of the 10,000 Lifers died.
Of those who died, there were 5 Rankers. Puppet, Black Leopard, Boom Buster, Dual Blade, Longines.
There were many who didn’t die, but were brought to the brink of death. There were 6 Rankers who fought until the end.
Of them were Weapon Master who would rather die than retreat, Chamma Sword who enjoys battling stronger opponents, and Empress of Light who was blind with madness.
They met contribution requirements and completed level A advancement. After they became level S Lifers, all level A missions became smooth. World Federation tried their best to advance a few more, but it was no use. The ferocity was gone. They did not advance.
They completed all of the advancement missions in that process. Nothing is left.
All that is left are level S missions because there is no opportunity to advance.
5 level S: Asia’s Black Lord, Europe’s White Queen, South America’s Bon Load, Africa’s Parasite King, the ocean’s Sea God.
There were six Disasters, but two are out. North America’s Evil Queen and Africa’s Cruel King. And an unfamiliar addition. It is possible to understand why it was added from reading the description.
It is surprising that Disasters were taken out and added in, but they have also experienced Life Mission for 10 years. They know well that the missions are not perfect.
It isn’t important anyway, so they just let it be.
The key is whether they have the ability to complete the missions or not. Strategist thought that they were lacking.
They invested a tremendous amount of points in completing the Albatrus, so he is deciding between whether they should go into the Sea God mission or a different mission.
But it didn’t take long to make that decision.
In an absence of advancement missions and with stagnant growth, the only decision left to make is whether to stay at a halt or to move forward.
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There is only one spear but because of the ability of the person wielding it, it is split into dozens that go forward like meteors.
They penetrate the atmosphere at the speed of sound. The air is pushed by the spear and it whistles like sharp arrows shot from a bow, but the opponent is also tough. He pulls a sword from a scabbard and flings away the jabs. Then the sword is swung around to block the hundreds of spears.
Violet’s booster emits energy and closes the distance between herself and her opponent.
She holds the spear in the middle, turns it like a windmill, and creates a tornado. Her body dances brilliantly. She is on offense and defense simultaneously.
Cha Jun Sung didn’t avoid that attack. Violet likes close encounters. She is confident in them. That goes for Cha Jun Sung as well.
Woong.
Inside the battlesuit.
Cha Jun Sung’s face momentarily becomes demonic.
Partial awakening.
One pair of eyes become 9, and there is a sudden increase in vision. This vision exerts synergy with battlesuit capabilities, and plays back Violet’s windmill in slow motion.
He sees a weak spot.
Cha Jun Sung boldly stuck his hand in. Before the blade of the spear reached him, his fist hit Violet’s stomach.
Boom!
Kyak!
Violet screams with the sound of leather bursting. She is pushed back on impact. The powerful whirlwind is forcefully wound down.
Papat!
The flow is reversed. Cha Jun Sung went at her as if seeking to end it. His Overbooster explodes and slides like rollerblades. The Overbooster switches direction freely and Hades roars with energy from bisection.
Violet was dizzy.
Hades comes down on the blade between her hand holding the spear and her hand without stopping. She feels it in every joint in her body each time she blocks a blow.
Violet clenches her teeth and pushes her spear with all of her strength.
Cha Jun Sung is surprised for a moment, and creates distance between them.
He can’t get close to her when she is using that technique.
“Crazy Spear Dance!”
The booster on Violet’s elbow accelerates her outstretched arm.
He has seen a lot of jabs, but this is completely different.
The booster on her elbow has superior output to Cha Jun Sung’s Overbooster. The shame is that it is only on her elbow.
Violet’s 9 combination battlesuit. Crazy Spear Dance is purely offense.
It’s also called Infinite Stabbing. If left like this, she keeps stabbing until the battlesuit’s energy is gone. It boasts power that sees an end.
Violet followed as much as Cha Jun Sung quickly retreated.
Is the reversed flow being reversed again?
Of course not.
Cha Jun Sung has never lost to Violet in a spar.
Bang!
He avoided all attacks with a paper thin margin. The spear leaves afterimage as it stabs Cha Jun Sung, and his body also leaves an afterimage as he disappears.
‘I would have to have been prepared to die if it hadn’t been for my level 9 amplified vision.’
Violet is strong. She was one of the top five Rankers in the virtual version, and this isn’t very different in reality.