Life Mission Chapter 92:
Life Mission
Volume 3 Chapter 92
The power of the flames were so strong that they were pushed back to the capsule . Even while they were screaming, they did their best to try to advance .
They left the survivors without change, locked in the capsule . They will be released once this is all taken care of . It will become a problem if they are released and change later .
Burning the hosts went smoothly . Even if the outside was burned, the inside may not be, so Hercules followed after and finished the job up .
Parasites come jumping out of the hosts that are burned black . Hercules caught them instantly and popped them . They really are disgusting .
They did not neglect the clean up because there could not be a single mistake . They need to avoid letting even 1 go that could infect a force member .
Several hours passed . 90% of the 1199 capsules were done . Now, they only have 1 more leg to go . There are only 17 survivors left .
No matter how much they search through sleeping rooms 2 through 8, it seems it would be difficult to reach over 200 people . According to the lieutenant, the uninfected would not be more than 0 . 1% . This might as well be annihilation .
“Huh?”
The force members look at capsule number 1156 and are puzzled . They do appear to be hosts, but their behavior patterns are different from the 9 they killed before .
The others tried to break open the capsule, but these guys are just staring . It feels weird because they are glaring with their bloodshot eyes .
“What are you looking at?”
He got close to the bulletproof glass and taunted the host .
Kya!
The host opens its mouth . Is it angry? It acted special, but it reacted to the provocation . There! Try making a fuss .
It did not take even 0 . 1 seconds . A parasite flew out of the host’s mouth, penetrated the bulletproof glass, and flooded the force member’s face .
The force member’s body bends reflexively . The 2nd stage of his body modifications helped him barely avoid the tentacles’ attack .
He would have already become a host if he had been in the conditions of his beginner days .
“Da-damn!”
The force went back in a cold sweat . They do not have the courage to go forward and press the button . They had almost lost their lives with an involuntary provocation .
After a bit of noise, the force members’ attention was directed to capsule number 1156 . It cannot be an ordinary parasite if it can get through bulletproof glass .
-[Avoid it!]
Lim Si Hyun yelled . Avoid it? When they avoided it already? The force members did not understand, and they were losing consciousness when they did .
The host’s tentacles inflated and a parasite flew out of the hole at the end . It is a dark brown .
It is comparable just in appearance to the clear or white parasites .
As soon as it spit out the brown parasite, the host’s skin crumbled and withered like that of an elderly person . Eventually, it became flaccid and died .
It had already gathered all of the nutrients from the host .
The brown parasite went into the metal armor . It did not penetrate it . It is body armor, but there are holes for ventilation to make action easier .
The parasite had attacked one of those . It could not get through the strong impact tights and traveled up, entering orally and heading straight for the brain .
The host was hidden by the metal armor and started to go through abnormal transitions .
If a good seed meets a good field, the fruition must also be good . The Lifer who had been remodeled with body modifications is the best ingredient for the parasite .
“It’s too late to save him!”
“Kill him!”
While it was transitioning, the force members used the flamethrower on the host . The flames covered the metal armor, but the transition did not stop .
The material itself is strong against heat and cold and he even has the impact tights, so the effect is weak . It is unbelievable that a mutant is benefiting from their gear .
“Hercules! Take care of it!”
“Kill the enemy!”
Hercules hits off from the ground and rushes . When the force members saw Hercules charge like a bull, they quickly left the site .
Bang bang!
It struck the metal armor with its shoulder . The host flew 10m and hit the wall . There was not much damage and it stood up right away .
Hercules put pressure on the host’s neck and chest, scanned its insides with its eyes, and tried to rip the metal armor off with its hands .
Zing!
The scanning results are delivered through the hologram . The mutation process is included . A thread-like, brown parasite made roots in the brain .
It is abnormal as though looking at a living being rather than a brain .
As it was infected by the parasite, the physical ability multiplied . Numerically speaking, it is similar to Cha Jun Sung or Park Jin Hyuk .
“It’s at least a level 3 . ”
“At most a level 4 . ”
Cha Jun Sung and Koharu face each other . Since parasites are not mutants with constant shape, it is hard to make a distinction just from appearances .
According to the stats shown on the hologram, the mutation is in progress from level 3 . It can evolve with rich nutrients and time .
The host kicked at Hercules’ temple hard with its foot . The power was strong and made Hercules let go .
Kiki!
The host takes a stance like a human . It is awkward, but it is not behavior that a mutant should be showing . This is the fear of parasites .
Parasites dominate their hosts’ brains . Humans have the highest intellect in the world . Inevitably, they will advance as much .
It has the memories of when the host was human, and uses what it knows .
A restriction per se is that it uses the host’s brain less if it is of a lower level and more if it is at a higher level . If it is level 3 or 4, it will use the brain at least a little .
-[Metal armor shock absorber, breakage rate under 1 . 5% . Mutant level, level 3 . ]
Hercules relaxes its neck after being hit, and gives the mutant a level .
Intermediate or lower . If it were the Slayer, there would be 5% damage and more . It is still impressive . A bug had changed a person into a level 3 mutant .
Kyak!
Papat!
The host avoids Hercules . It went up against Hercules once and realized that it cannot win . It is agile and not easily caught .
Huh?
There is a change in the hologram . The brown parasite that fused with the brain divides into hundreds . Then they came out through the host’s mouth .
Papapapat!
The parasites as small as ants spread all over the floor and enter the mouths of the burnt hosts . What are they trying to do inside dead bodies?
Chomp chomp .
They are eating the corpses . They exclude the burnt parts and eat away at the rest . The force members were swinging the flamethrowers around even more because of their aversion to the effect on the brain .
The parasites avoided the flames and repeated their actions several times . They grew bigger and bigger . After a while, they were the size of a human fist .
They killed most of the parasites, but dozens of them avoided the bullets and flames to survive . They had the vitality of cockroaches .
“Do I need to get involved?”
Pew pew!
Park Jin Hyuk hit the parasites with his Head Hunter . It was like a turtle was crawling . There were so many that he could not kill all of them and missed half .
They hear the sound of something being chewed . The host chews and eats the parasites . This is how it makes up for the nutrients it lacks . The serious part comes next .
The host trusts its metal armor, and walks around to eat the dead parasites . It seems it does not matter whether they are dead or alive .
Kyak!
The host roared, pressed the release button, and took the metal armor off .
It had used the force member’s memory . The impact tights are swollen . Its bulky muscles and veins are showing through the thick fibers .
The lieutenant’s nightmares had come alive again . He ran away behind the force members, and goes in a frenzy to the survivors in the capsule . A few even fainted .
The host went around, hiding in places with cover .
It knows what guns and flamethrowers are, and it moved while predicting the paths for attack . They cannot set off bombs because the force has gathered to a small space .
Tatak!
Then it glances over the force from dozens of meters away, on the ceiling .
-[Everyone get out . ]
Cha Jun Sung radios in . He cannot fight properly because there are too many Lifers .
-[Are you saying we should ignore it?]
-[This is a space where we cannot attack together . Let’s leave it to Hercules . ]
They cannot win fully, but he had brought some equipment that he needs . He believes that he can repair the damage one or two times .
-[Alright . ]
-[We’re going outside . ]
Lim Si Hyun sent the force to the entrance . Survivors were kept in the capsules . They mean to keep the time since they need to be watched for a day .
The impact tights could not withstand the strength of the inflation, and ripped little by little .
It does not reach 4m in size, but the tentacles all over its body writhe like snakes . It is certain that anyone caught on those will become a host .
“I’ll stay . ”
“What?”
Lim Si Hyun and the force are surprised when Cha Jun Sung speaks . If he stays here and Hercules loses, he will die or become infected, which would only exacerbate the situation .
“I need to remain if I am to give detailed instructions . Don’t worry . ”
They will combine their power and get rid of it quickly . It is not like Cha Jun Sung to drag it on for a long time .
“We’ll leave it to you . ”
Lim Si Hyun closed the door . Inside the capsule are only Cha Jun Sung, Hercules, the host, and the survivors . The environment had become suitable for battle .
“You won’t come down?”
Kihik!
The host has no thoughts of coming down from the ceiling . It is thinking about how it can infect the survivors who are locked up in the capsule .
“What are you thinking about so hard? If you don’t come down, I’m going up . ”
Pang!
Cha Jun Sung steps on the wall and stairs and bursts through the air .
Hercules also started up the booster under its feet . It is one level 4 against the 2 . There is an obvious outcome, but they cannot avoid battle .