Chapter 263 (2/2)

“Level 8?”

“No. Not even Inferno who is the strongest of level 8s in human form would show that kind of ability in his awakened state.”

Gabenu refutes what Borteth is saying. It isn’t a level 8.

For convenience, they decided to call the mutant inside the video the White Haired Reaper. White Haired Reaper is going wild among 700 Lifers. A level 8 might be able to kill 700 Lifers, but it would have sustained a wound. That is how powerful the force is.

The helpers inside the battlesuits of the Lifers that died there saved video footage of the battle and sent it to the supervisors.

They are automatically edited to send through easily, so there was no need for them to touch the footage up. All the supervisors have to do is make a judgment.

“Could it be level 9?”

“The chance that it’s a level 9 is high, but it’s weird. This is before she’s awakened, but she’s too strong.”

The difference between levels 8 and 9 manifest after awakening. It is difficult to show transcendent strength in the shell of whatever they are whether that might be human form.

The White Haired Reaper used partial awakening with power similar to one weakest level 8 and killed an entire raid within moments.

The first 3 forces were defeated one by one but from watching video, it didn’t seem like the result would be much different even when they were swarming in together.

“On top of that, there are two patterns.”

Gabenu pauses the video. White Haired Reaper has two patterns.

Attacks using tentacles and defense using a white carapace that looks like a bone.

It isn’t fixed. It switched according to the situation. She applies in variety. It is inevitable that the Lifers die helplessly.

“The decision?”

“We’re done though we’re not 100% sure.”

According to all of the information they collected in Life Mission until now, White Haired Reaper’s identity has to be one of three.

“I studied Evil Queen’s corpse that had been in South America. In conclusion, it is like a snake shedding.”

“The inside is empty?”

“Yes. The genes are the same, but we can’t say that it is Evil Queen.”

“Then is that Evil Queen?”

“The pattern of using tentacles matches Evil Queen’s combat style. It is obvious why she went to South America – to meet Bon Load.”

Jigneon heard the report and became lost in thought.

Of the A virus put into South America’s Amazon, the strangest was F type 155.

A virus is just the term that unites all of them. Within that, there are tens of thousands of types.

Those injected into Disasters and Nightmares are all unusual. The existing ones cling to a living being and change the host, but F type 155 is one that sticks a life form to itself.

That is why not even the supervisors can know what form they will evolve into. That is why before realization of Life Mission’s missions, they sent in cyborgs to check on evolved F type 155s.

They had little information on Disasters because they couldn’t check properly.

“So what you’re saying?”

“Whatever the appearance is, that’s either Evil Queen or Evil Queen fused with Bon Load. Or it could be that a new being has appeared.”

“The order of possibility?”

“Fusion, herself, new.”

Jigneon agrees with Gabenu.

The order as well.

That’s why he is more worried. Two ordinary mutants can’t become one. For example, Parasite King taking over Cruel King can’t be referred to as fusing. In that case, Parasite King just took Cruel King’s body.

White Haired Reaper’s two patterns, Evil Queen’s tentacles and Bon Load’s bones. If all hypotheses line up, this is a serious matter.

The strength of even one level 9 is enough to swallow up a continent whole, but there is nothing to say if two are combined.

“Transcension that goes beyond transcension. Does that mean mutants are superior to Lifers?”

Borteth smirks. Jigneon and Gabenu support Lifer research, but he is for mutant research.

The fusion process is unclear but if Evil Queen has gone beyond level 9, 3 level S Lifers won’t be able to complete the mission.

Gabenu signaled to Jigneon without Borteth knowing. Jigneon thought he had something in mind, and nodded.

“We won’t make Ruler of Bones into a special mission and leave it for now. We don’t know anything yet, and the Lifers have just got started.”

It is first contact.

It is way too early to make a decision.