Chapter 260 (1/2)

“Do you have to go?”

“I think it’s weird too. It isn’t a sense of duty and no one’s pushing me to do it. I’m deciding whether I want to go or not on my own, aren’t I? But I want to go.”

Park Jin Hyuk held both of Kyoko’s hands tightly. His hands are shaking.

10 years of Life Mission.

In that time, Park Jin Hyuk had reached his thirties.

He is no longer the high schooler he had been when he first met Cha Jun Sung.

“Koharu and Violet, Jun Sung are all beings like this. Why are you doing this too? Level S is level 9. It’s a Disaster. You could die. It’s not a joke.”

Not long ago, World Federation made a final decision on the level S mission they’ll go into. After debating between Sea God and Bon Load, they had decided on the latter.

Koharu, Violet, and Basil accepted the Bon Load mission that Strategist proposed. The same went for Park Jin Hyuk. Kyoko is the only person who won’t go.

Level S Lifer reinforcement is impossible because there are no level A advancement missions, so a lot of level A Lifers formed. All that’s left is whether they collide or not.

“What about our baby?”

Her full belly. Kyoko was left out of the mission because she is with child. Their mission is scheduled for next month. It is similar to her expected delivery date.

This means Park Jin Hyuk will be on the edge of life and death while the baby is being born.

“I won’t die.”

“Don’t kid yourself. We’re strong, but we’re not invincible. Honestly, I was too scared during Three Evil Bones. There were mounds of corpses everywhere!”

It was the worst level A advancement mission in which more than 8000 people died, including Rankers.

The difficulty had been incomparable to that of Deep Sea Teeth due to Cha Jun Sung’s absence. If the force that entered had been pushed back just a little, they would have been annihilated.

“If Jun Sung, our leader who was always one step ahead and who made the impossible possible, were going in too, I would have let you go without any issues. But he can’t do missions anymore. There was that much sacrifice for 8 billion points, so how will it be for 190 billion?”

Everything Kyoko is saying is right.

She wanted to take Park Jin Hyuk out of the Bon Load mission. If he falls back, Koharu and the others will follow.

Though it has been long since Cha Jun Sung has acted properly as a Lifer, he still retains his abilities. No, he is much better than he was before.

He is like two level S Lifers. How great would it be if he were present?

The reward points for the Bon Load mission is 190 billion.

Three Evil Bones was 8 billion.

With a simple calculation, it is almost 24 times that of Three Evil Bones.

They don’t need to experience it to know. Hell is waiting for Lifers.

“I already told them I’m going. There’ll be a hole in the force if our party falls out.”

Koharu, Basil, and Park Jin Hyuk are top level A Lifers, and Violet is one of only three level S Lifers.

“Try to understand my position.”

Kyoko shook her head.

When Park Jin Hyuk sees that Cha Jun Sung can’t go into missions, he feels a sense of duty that he needs to end it in his stead.

He won’t listen no matter how much she tries to stop him. She can only hope that he will come back alive.

***

Time went by quickly. Time goes by faster when you don’t want it to.

A month went by in the blink of an eye.

“We’re entering in two days. I want to see him before we go in, but where on earth is he? He went back on his promise all of a sudden?”

“Yeah. He said he couldn’t do it.”

Violet spoke.

Just one day after asking Cha Jun Sung to help with the Amazon search, he contacted her saying that he couldn’t do it.

She didn’t get angry that he went back on his promise.

It doesn’t matter if he doesn’t do it. She’s curious about why he turned them down, but she hadn’t been able to get a clear reason.

“It seems he’s inside a mission from the way he can’t be contacted.”

“His maximum is level B, but a level S Lifer staying inside a level B mission for several months?”

“He could be wandering around.”

Park Jin Hyuk laughed bitterly.

To cross paths like this. He will be sure to come back, but he wanted to see Cha Jun Sung’s face before going.

“Let’s just do a good job, complete the mission, and see him when we get back.”

“Okay.”

Violet gave Park Jin Hyuk strength.

It is the day after tomorrow.