Chapter 53 – [What Is Life, Just Live as You Live]

It was a quiet night, and the mountain was filled with only the sound of insects chirping quietly. But then there were people who took advantage of the night to climb the mountain.

Only ten people. There was no private house nearby, so they quickly climbed the mountain where the only light was the faint moonlight.

“Team A, we have reached the target point. Team B, please start the operation.”

[This is Team B. I checked the radio. No general public within a radius of 500 meters. I will spread the noise blocking field. I hope you will be aware of the radius of the force field and prevent any unexpected situations from occurring]

“Razer”

A faint force spread somewhere and wrapped around where they were, blocking them. Then the place where the grass bugs could be heard became quiet in an instant.

The force field developed by the interferometer force users blocked all sounds going outside. The width of the force field that one person can unfold is not large, but there is no problem as the width of the force field that can be unfolded by several people at the same time is quite wide.

Night is good for sneaking around, but not for making a fuss. However, if you just block out the sound, you can get away with most things.

The ten Force users who entered the force field took up their own weapons. It may be effective to use firearms because they can block out sound, but since they already have information about the target they will be facing, they judge that firearms are not effective and do not equip them.

The target should be treated as an enemy species rather than a force user. For this reason, cold weapons are the main weapons used along with auxiliary equipment.

“The reaction?”

“There is a reaction of the red species. It seems that it is inside the rock cave.”

The entrance to the cave, which was made by stacking large rocks like dolmens, was quite large, so it was a den that animals such as bears could live in, not small animals. The target seemed to be in the burrow, as the radar they had had a response coming right in front of them.

“First of all, tear gas is used. If the human part remains, it will react even a little.”

“All right”

Waiting behind the bushes and trees, vigilantly in the direction of the burrow, they threw a couple of tear grenades into the burrow. There was a sound of something hitting and rolling along with the sound of gas being discharged, and white smoke slowly began to rise from inside the cave.

Many things are different whether they are human or hostile species, but in the end they are living things. The first thing a living thing needs is breathing.

3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, 3 minutes without air. Even if it’s a half-monster, there’s only a difference in time, but not much difference.

“There’s a reaction! It’s coming out soon!”

“Vanguard! Forward!”

Three Force users stepped forward while operating their equipment. They marched forward holding a specially made heavy club in one hand and a shield large enough to cover their upper body in the other.

Their role is to effectively deal with enemies and draw attention. All three of them are force users with power generation characteristics, so they use specially designed shields to intimidate them by flowing electricity through them.

Before long, a huge lump of flesh protruded from the burrow. Raising their shields at an angle, they deflected and prepared for a collision with him. And it crashed right away.

Bang!

“…….Uh?”

Crash did. But something was different.

Thinking of how many times the impact the bull had received, he gripped the hand holding the shield tightly, but the actual impact was weak. Of course, considering the mass of the huge piece of flesh, being thrown lightly was a threatening enough shock, but it was not at the level they had imagined.

“Were you looking for him?”

“……!!!”

And a man walked out of the cave.

Since they are all Force users, they can be seen at night as well as during the day, but they cannot be seen because of the smoke from the tear gas. However, the voice came clear enough to confirm that it must have been tampered with.

“He’s also of the opposite sex. But since he goes back and forth like dementia, he was afraid of hurting people, so he shut himself up in the mountains. After talking for a while, he stopped breathing.”

Eventually, the man who came out of the cave clearing the smoke was a monster wearing a mechanical mask. They knew his name because he had already been heard from the superiors and because he was famous.

“Raccoon Man!!!”

“I was waiting for you guys to come.

You can’t see his eyes, but his voice oozes contempt. The inexplicable sense of intimidation from him made me nervous, and a cold sweat ran down my back.

“I’m like this too, but he must have been awful?”

The worst said while looking at the test subject that had already stopped breathing.

The sound of someone swallowing and the sound of a hand gripping a weapon being straightened is heard.

“Do you want me to tell you that you won’t catch those who don’t want to die if they run away? Do you guys deserve it?”

The worst untied his hands. A thump and a threatening sound came from his fingers.

“Since I have something to ask you, shall we suppress it first?”

“Request support right now…!!”

And no sound was heard.

They saw only the darkness approaching them for the last time.

*          *    *

I don’t know who opened their eyes first, but after a while, all those who fainted opened their eyes.

Team A specialized in combat and Team B specialized in support. They were all captured and gathered in one place.

“Uh…..?”

“Is everyone awake?”

As soon as I couldn’t understand the current situation, the worst spoke to me. He wasn’t tied to anyone, but his body couldn’t move. He does not move from the neck down, as if using some special restraining method. Even the force had no response.

“Now, let’s start the game of truth. If hyung doesn’t answer because he’s in a fucking dirty mood, there’s no second chance, so answer well. Okay?”

“…….”

It’s a joke, but the atmosphere wasn’t like that. Worst bent over and looked at one of them who couldn’t move.

“Where do you guys come from?”

“…..I can’t speak”

Awesome!!!

At that moment, the answering man’s head turned. About 720 degrees. His neck bones were bound to break, and he dangled, barely attached to his body by a single piece of his skin.

He screamed as the man next to him slumped as if his throat had been cut.

“Ughhhhh!!”

“Sah, save me! We only did what we were told! Please!”

“If I told you to do everything, would you die if I told you to? Where are you talking bullshit?”

Worst of all, one who died instantly was thrown into a rock cave.

And he asked the same question again to the second person.

“Where do you guys come from?”

“That, that’s… Uh…”

“Leaving out”

Pooh!!!

With that said, the worst stuffed his hand into the man’s chest. I crush his ribs and reach for his heart.

“Turn off, turn off! Aaaaa!!”

He screamed in horror and pain as he saw the hand impaled on his own chest. But no matter how much he screams, no one comes to help.

And he had his heart taken out alive while he was still alive.

It is said that humans remain conscious for a few seconds even after their throats are cut. Even more so, if you are a Force user, even if your heart is removed, you will remain conscious for some time.

“Come on, your heart”

The worst was showing his heart in front of the man whose heart was pulled out. He was still weakly twitching and throbbing in his muscles.

Then, with a pout, he squeezed his hand and exploded it. Reddish blood and flesh fell to the ground.

After that, the man died. I don’t know if the cause of death was from excessive blood loss, heart removal, or shock, but I’m glad it eased the pain.

“I’m going to kill you more and more painfully. You can expect how creative I am. Even Satan asks me if I’m a human being.”

Some screamed, some went crazy, and some trembled.

Although they have killed people, it is only natural that their attitude will change once they become the target.

“How can you be so cruel…..! You bastard! He has a daughter who will be entering elementary school next year! Fuck, what’s the law to kill like that!”

The worst eyes were on the man who shouted. Perhaps he was venting his resentment as if he were close friends with a man whose heart had just been pulled out alive.

Quietly, Worst asked the man.

“Where do you guys come from?”

“This baby! I’ve eaten your mom, what to do !!!”

“……..”

Seeing the man screaming in anger, the worst dragged him and threw him to the ground.

“Try! If you try anything, try it !!!

“Okay, should I do as you wish?”

The worst grabbed the man’s arm. I grabbed his wrist and held it with force.

His skin was ripped, his muscles ripped out, and his joints groaning. The arm that had been torn off had been ripped from the shoulder and was bleeding terribly.

“Before it dies from excessive blood loss, we have to remove all limbs.”

“Aaaaa!!”

I screamed and struggled, shaking only my head like crazy, but it was meaningless.

Worst of all, the other arm was also pulled out and his leg was also pulled out.

The man who had become a living man without limbs was still breathing. The force user’s vitality is different from that of ordinary people, so he was still alive even though he should have died of shock in the first place.

But that doesn’t last long either.

“Do you have any last words?”

“OMG……”

Worst asked the man. He will die shortly after due to hemorrhage. The moment the man was about to say something when he asked as if it were his last mercy.

Kwajik!!!

He trampled on his head and crushed it. His red blood and white brain water were splattered everywhere.

“I asked if there was anything I wanted to say, but he didn’t listen.”

At least the people who died of a broken neck or a torn heart did not suffer for long, but the man suffered for quite a long time.

One here, as this interrogation goes on, the intensity of suffering increases. Unexpectedly, the intensity suddenly increased at once, but it did not decrease again.

The worst questioned a man again. Trembling and unable to make eye contact, he unknowingly urinated in his pants.

“Where do you guys come from?”

“Uh, uh, uh, uh, we belong to, Les, Reverie, Ridge Laboratory, yi, da…….”

The image of a man who could barely speak with his teeth shaking naturally was unsightly, but he was the first to answer.

The worst patted him on the shoulder and said.

“It’s a fact I knew, but I told you first… I won’t kill you for now.”

“Thank you, thank you. Thank you very much.

The fact that his life was saved, the man rather expressed his gratitude and shed tears.

He was lucky

Because there was only one person needed anyway.

“It only takes one person to cooperate. So I don’t need you anymore.”

“What, what are you talking about?! I’ll tell you everything I know! So please help me too…”

“If you’re going to change your attitude like that, you shouldn’t have done this in the first place. You didn’t know what you were trying to do, didn’t you?”

Everyone here knows what they are doing and what they have to deal with.

He is probably registered as a force user belonging to the research institute, but in reality, his main job is to do cleanup like this rather than research support.

“We only have one sin to do as we are told!”

“Okay?”

The worst said to the man who shouted.

“I’ll get you moving, so hit your head on a rock over there and die. Wouldn’t it be better to commit suicide than to die painfully?”

“Uh…Uh, that’s…”

“It’s the same thing, but I can’t do mine, and I do what they asked me to do? Look at this bastard’s duplicity? I give you 5 seconds. Hit me in the head”

As the worst beckoned, the power that restrained the man’s body was released. All of his limbs moved and the Force started reacting again.

“One”

After counting and waiting exactly 5 seconds, the man chose to strike the worst, albeit recklessly, rather than bang his head.

Paralyzed by fear, he was unable to make good judgments. Seeing that he had already subdued everyone, he was in a situation where he had little chance of winning, but he forgot about it.

“Uhhhhh!!!”

Wearing a violent force field, he charged the worst with all his strength in his bare fists. Like a ferocious bull, it had the fierce power to blow away everything it struck, but such desperate efforts were meaningless.

“It would have been great if I had done other good things with that mindset, right?”

When the worst beckoned again, the man’s body stopped. The Gaia Force, which had been spewing out violently, disappeared before anyone knew it, and his body was also deprived of freedom.

“You hit your head”

Strangely, as if an invisible hand was controlling a small puppet, the man’s model flew and hit its head on a rock.

Not to die at once with exquisite power control, but at a level that can cause enough pain.

Thud!

“100 million!”

Thud!

“Ouch!”

Thud!

“OMG……”

Thud!

“Oops!”

The man’s groaning stopped when the sound of the collision passed 20 times.

And thump! Even the sound of talking is half-snapped! It was only then that the man’s body regained freedom.

“Now, what should the next guys do?”

They could only scream.

But soon, no one could scream.

*        *    *

“This is Team B. Requesting support.”

[What’s going on?]

“…The operation failed due to the intrusion of Raccoon Man during the operation. The test subject was killed, and Raccoon Man escaped after killing all members of Team A and all but two members of Team B.”

[Is that true?]

The man over the radio asked in disbelief.

[How did the member you are currently receiving survive?]

“At the same time as the incident happened, I avoided my body and spread a force field to hide my presence. It was a narrow gap, but I barely survived.”

[Is it…..]

“This side needs support. We need a vehicle to retrieve us, the corpses of the test subjects, and a disposal team to dispose of the corpses of the crew.”

[I get it. I will send support there now]

After some time, two container trucks arrived on a deserted mountain road. One is a vehicle for the Evidence Destruction Squad and the other is a vehicle for returning survivors.

Dozens of people who got off the disposal team’s vehicle moved in perfect order. And the person who seemed to be the leader came up to the two survivors and said.

“It’s a thunderbolt in the dry sky. What’s that bastard wearing a raccoon mask coming out of nowhere?”

“…That’s right. But wasn’t it a raccoon and not a raccoon?”

“Aren’t they both the same?”

“Not different”

The chief’s gaze looked at the other crew member next to the man. He looked like a frightened little rabbit, staring at the ground while shivering.

“Why is he like that? Did he get a shock?”

“It would be okay if the crew member I was talking about just now had his neck turned and his heart pulled out alive right in front of his eyes.

“……The situation at the site must be a mess. You worked hard. Go back to the headquarters and rest.”

The two got into the truck. Inside the container of the vehicle, which appears to be a container truck, was equipped with seats for several people to sit and move, and simple medical equipment. It was like a vehicle used to dispatch a large number of Force users unnoticed.

After getting into the car and tapping the wall in the direction of the driver’s seat twice, the car started moving.

The two of them sat down and sighed.

The worst said as he took off the mask that half covered his face.

“How is it? Are my acting skills still usable?”

The man who had to spend the next hour or two alone with the man who had killed his comrades shuddered in fear.