Life Mission Chapter 26:
Life Mission
Volume 1 Chapter 26
Kyak!
It was weak, but Cha Jun Sung heard it . His amplified hearing caught the sound of a person’s scream .
It seemed one of the party members taken away by the cannibals had died . He felt bad for him but that was it . There was nothing that they could do for the party in the present .
“It’s a scream . ”
“I didn’t hear it… . . Can you tell where it is?”
“No . ”
He might have been able to locate it if it came out in a series, but it would be difficult to figure that out with one yell . He did get something out of it however . Thanks to the sound, he could tell the approximate direction .
The two of them waited in a storage room to observe the situation . Cannibals wandered around outside, but they did not come in .
This place held conventional weapons right before the disposal, so it was full of scrap metal or broken supplies . The residents before the cannibals, the soldiers, had put them in here .
Park Jin Hyuk’s keen eye had discovered this place . Cannibals do not have a concept of cleaning . They thought that they had nothing to worry about as long as they did not do anything that would call attention to them .
Chichik!
“This… . . The walls must be so thick that the goggles can’t function properly . ”
“How much of the energy is left?”
“24% . ”
“I have 26% . We only have 4 charging kits . If we don’t save it, we won’t last for more than a few days . ”
“6 hours per charging kit, 12 hours on power save mode, 24 to 48 hours at most since we have 4, so it’s 27 to 54 hours with the remaining energy . ”
The 50m search range was drastically reduced because not only were they underground, but there were a lot of concrete and iron structures . It barely reached a fourth of its normal range .
Tak .
Cha Jun Sung took out his share of the 2 charging kits and handed them to Park Jin Hyuk . Park Jin Hyuk did not say anything and took them . He knew what it meant .
“Gather them . ”
“Okay . ”
Cha Jun Sung was a blader . He was an expert in melees, so he did not really need to use it . Instead of taking turns using it, it was better to give them all to the sniper .
“We can’t keep staying here…… Should we kill them as we go or hide as we go?”
“There are pros and cons . ”
“If we kill them as we go, we’ll reduce their numbers but we’ll be revealing our presence . If we hide as we go, we’ll avoid being seen but we’ll have to keep on alert . ”
Park Jin Hyuk stroked his chin . He thought for a moment and hardened his expression .
“Let’s go bold . ”
“Bold?”
“Lure them into a narrow passage where a surprise attack is impossible and kill everything that comes . Throw a grenade once too many come; we have plenty of supplies . ”
10,000 only in bullets, they had packed dozens of different types of bombs including fever shots and grenades . They also had a few remote control claymores even if they had never used them before .
They had filled the space compression bag . If they had anything left over after the mission, they could use it later . It was better to be over prepared .
“I saw a place where we can do this on the way here . It’s close . ”
Maybe because Park Jin Hyuk had gotten used to life in the underpass, he was first to identify other locations like places to hide or run away to .
He had memorized the path and characteristics of the structure while they were finding this storage room .
“Your role will be important . ”
“I might be on top in terms of firepower, but it’s hollow without you, Jun Sung . ”
The cannibals who could only attack in a straight line in a confined space, one shot of the powerful sniper rifle would go through 2 or 3 of them .
If there were too many for them to handle, they could clear it with one grenade at a time .
However, if they did not have Cha Jun Sung actively fighting on the forefront, they would not be able to focus on the fire support no matter how strong the attack was .
“Let’s go out . ”
“Sure . ”
Click!
Cha Jun Sung and Park Jin Hyuk checked their equipment and left the storage room . It is not something they would have been able to do in the open forest, but it would be possible here .
***
An arrow pierced the forehead of a cannibal turning in the alley . It died instantly . As the smell of the blood spread, more cannibals started gaining interest .
Cha Jun Sung took out the arrow . They could not underestimate the advantage of recycling .
12 died with one . They could kill hundreds if they came one at a time, but only as long as the situation arose .
Park Jin Hyuk laid on his stomach at the end of the alley with his eye to the scope . The sniper rifle did not shake because it was placed on top of the cradle .
They were done researching the area . It was a space so tight it was frustrating . There was a door behind Park Jin Hyuk, but it was storage full of useless material .
This entire area seemed to be designated to storage . Regardless, it was a good space for the them to face many . They would kill them as they saw them .
Kyak!
Pew!
As soon as a cannibal appeared, Park Jin Hyuk’s sniper rifle fired before Cha Jun Sung’s red fire did . His reaction was as good as a sniper’s should be .
Pew pew!
Cha Jun Sung had nothing to do and observed . They died even if he left them alone . He was helping by staying out of the line of fire .
They did not dwell on the points . They were comrades who would share billions of points in the future . Sincere trust could not be traded for anything .
“Your aim is good . ”
“I’m not really aiming either . ”
It was the truth . He was not even moving the cradle . The cannibals were putting themselves in the line of the scope . It was all thanks to the small space .
Papat!
“They’re coming . ”
“Confirmed . ”
The floor vibrated and the sound came . They could feel more than 100 .
They came in hordes because none of them had returned from this place and there was the smell of gunpowder .
Cannibals remember the smell of gunpowder . Before Cha Jun Sung, they had suffered a lot of damages because of Lifers who tried to fight back before they were taken away .
Cha Jun Sung held up his red fire . There won’t be time to take his finger off the trigger . All that was left to do was to shoot until the battle was over .
It was obvious that they would try to overwhelm them with volume . Using the sword would not help .
They could be pushed back if they all came rushing in at the same time . Cha Jun Sung went to the front of the alley to slow them down as they rushed in .
“It’s **** . ”
Kyak!
The cannibals discovered Cha Jun Sung who had appeared suddenly, acted surprised, and glared . They stared at him .
Pew pew!
The red fire set to serial emptied its magazine . The forefront of the cannibals unexpectedly became meat shields for those in the back because they were pushed in .
Beep beep .
Cha Jun Sung hit the switch of the fever shot he set for 10 seconds and threw it above the cannibals’ heads . He could not see where it fell .
He made sure they could not get in with the red fire and counted 10 seconds with the clock on his PDA . With 2 seconds, he escaped to where Park Jin Hyuk was stationed .
Bam!
Kyak!
A fiery heat engulfed the cannibals . Because there was a destruction radius, the aftermath did not affect Cha Jun Sung who had turned the corner of the alley .
The destruction radius of the fever shot was 15m . If someone was even 1cm outside of this, he wouldn’t suffer any damages . The compressed heat was released to that distance exactly .
“Come take a look . It’s a spectacle . ”
“Where!”
Park Jin Hyuk put his sniper rifle down and ran over quickly . He was speechless at the devastation created by the fever shot . It had burned everything .
“It’s no joke . ”
“I threw one and it’s like that . ”
It did not kill all of the cannibals . 70%? The remaining 30% were not in good condition either .
The ones that had been burned badly were melted and staying alive with their bodies in half liquid state . There were only a few that were capable of movement .
“I’ll be back there . ”
“Okay . ”
He ended their lives with the crossbow . It would take time for them to come rushing in again . He took care of the rest of the cannibals because he could not just sit around .
He recovered all of the arrows . Bullets are not infinite . He was thinking of saving them as much as possible . They would decrease if he used them without thought .
Cha Jun Sung took out the empty magazine . They had plenty of bullets, but only 9 magazines . It would be a problem if they ran out during battle . He needed to keep them filled up beforehand .
Kereung!
Cha Jun Sung was filling the magazine when he shifted his eyes to the side . There were suddenly a group of cannibals in numbers similar to the last group staring at him and drooling .
Tak .
The last bullet indicated a full magazine . The 30-bullet magazine was complete .
“Sorry . ”
He was going to play them a song as an apology for keeping such important guests waiting . Prelude to Massacre with the guests’ screams set as the base .