Another World Mall
Author: Fixten
Chapter 855: Nuclear Zone
"Well, I never thought the messenger would be you." Clovis looked at the woman in front of him.
"What are you talking about? You definitely know it will be me. Didn’t Madam Silvia say so?" Vina smiled.
"..." Clovis remembered what the last thing Silvia said was. He smiled wryly before sighing. "So..."
"I have come to give you the mission." Vina smiled. "But it looks like you will be in a much more dangerous place than you originally expected..."
"Why is that?"
Clovis didn’t understand what was going on. He thought he would be visiting the enemy’s territory, which meant they had to fight not only the beasts but also the humans.
However, Vina took out a piece of paper. "This is the location."
There was only one name on that paper.
Curea.
"This..." Christina was the first one to recognize this name. "Are you serious?"
"What’s wrong? What is this place?" Kanaria asked.
"It is one of the sealed areas. It was one of the few places that had been nuked."
"!!!" Kanaria raised her eyebrows.
Melody turned solemn. "According to the information spreading on the internet, a nuclear danger zone is different from other danger zones.
"The danger zone is actually divided into three types. The first one is the influenced area, meaning the beasts get weakened due to the influence of the tower. The second one is the non-influenced area, which is usually 30 km from the tower’s radius.
"Last but not least, the nuclear zone. There aren’t many places that have radioactive zones, but it is said that the beasts in those areas have mutated.
"You may meet the beasts with their full power on the second type, but you will actually meet a beast that is as abnormal as us. In other words, if you meet a Tier 6 mutated beast, it will possess a strength comparable to a Tier 7 beast.
"Yes, all the mutated beasts are said to have the strength one Tier above their actual Tier. That’s why the nuclear zone is a restricted area.
"It is extremely dangerous. In addition, you can’t stay there for too long. After all, your body might end up catching the radioactive particles, which... you probably know what will happen to your body.
"Besides, the mutated essence is something that shouldn’t be absorbed into one’s body. There are people who have done such a thing, but they experience the same thing.
"Their bodies start to mutate, and they will die... not very peacefully.
"Still, the government would definitely love to get the mutated essence. There is a lot of ongoing research about the mutated essence. Most of the time, they have a hard time procuring a high-level beast because of their strength.
"So, if people are desperate enough, they will most likely come to the nuclear zone to earn a lot of money. However, 40% of them have never come back."
Although Clovis had heard about the nuclear zone, this was the first time he had ever heard such detailed information. In the first place, he never had any interest in it, but after listening to the information earlier, Clovis’ mind came up with a possibility.
"Wait a minute. One Tier above their actual Tier... Doesn’t that mean a Tier 9 beast..." Clovis raised his eyebrows.
"You are right. A Tier 9 beast is most likely equal to something that no one has ever seen before. A Tier 10 creature. There is no one who can reach Tier 10, simply because there aren’t many Tier 9 creatures in the world.
"Actually, there is one Level 10 Danger Zone in the world, and that danger zone is considered a nuclear zone with a mutated Tier 9 in it."
"!!!" Clovis wondered if this had something to do with one of the seven towers. But for the time being, the mission from his great-grandmother was pretty clear.
"So, our mission this time..." Clovis turned his head to Vina.
Vina took out a picture of a beast. This beast looked like a deer, but it was a white deer, as if it were an albino. In addition, the deer’s body deformed quite a bit. Some weird things were attached to the deer, and even though it was only a picture, they could feel something from this deer.
"This is your mission target this time. A Tier 7 mutated beast." Vina took out a brown envelope. "These are the details of your mission. Because of your sensitive identity, you have to sneak inside the danger zone.
"Inside the envelope, you will find all the information about the smuggler and all the routes. So, you just have to follow it to enter that zone.
"You also can’t stay for too long. From the reading over there, you have at most one week before you reach the maximum dosage.
"Don’t forget to bring the medicine for it. I’m sure Luci knows about the medicine."
Clovis fell silent for a moment before asking, "Do you want us to kill it?"
This was a Tier 7 mutated beast. If what the information said was true, this beast was equal to a Tier 8 beast. It was practically the same as the bison they had fought not long ago.
"That’s right." Vina nodded. "Your mission is to kill it. And I have to warn you that this Tier 7 mutated beast is not ordinary. There is a high chance that a mutated beast soul will appear.
"You may use the beast essence however you want, but Madam Silvia requests that you bring the beast soul to her. If you don’t get it, that is also fine."
Clovis looked down. He knew how powerful a Tier 8 beast was. If he had to be honest, he didn’t think his group could handle a Tier 8 beast yet.
However, it would change if several of them reached Tier 7. Aileen, Luci, and Rin should be close to Tier 7. Meanwhile, Melody, Ragna, and Erwin were still halfway there.
So, if he wanted to kill this beast, he might have to plan it in a way that Aileen, Luci, and Rin reached Tier 7 first.
This might be another test from his great-grandmother. She wanted to see whether Clovis would recklessly go right away after knowing the information or focus on making sure that he had enough strength to complete it.
"I accept the mission."
"What are you talking about? You definitely know it will be me. Didn’t Madam Silvia say so?" Vina smiled.
"..." Clovis remembered what the last thing Silvia said was. He smiled wryly before sighing. "So..."
"I have come to give you the mission." Vina smiled. "But it looks like you will be in a much more dangerous place than you originally expected..."
"Why is that?"
Clovis didn’t understand what was going on. He thought he would be visiting the enemy’s territory, which meant they had to fight not only the beasts but also the humans.
However, Vina took out a piece of paper. "This is the location."
There was only one name on that paper.
Curea.
"This..." Christina was the first one to recognize this name. "Are you serious?"
"What’s wrong? What is this place?" Kanaria asked.
"It is one of the sealed areas. It was one of the few places that had been nuked."
"!!!" Kanaria raised her eyebrows.
Melody turned solemn. "According to the information spreading on the internet, a nuclear danger zone is different from other danger zones.
"The danger zone is actually divided into three types. The first one is the influenced area, meaning the beasts get weakened due to the influence of the tower. The second one is the non-influenced area, which is usually 30 km from the tower’s radius.
"Last but not least, the nuclear zone. There aren’t many places that have radioactive zones, but it is said that the beasts in those areas have mutated.
"You may meet the beasts with their full power on the second type, but you will actually meet a beast that is as abnormal as us. In other words, if you meet a Tier 6 mutated beast, it will possess a strength comparable to a Tier 7 beast.
"Yes, all the mutated beasts are said to have the strength one Tier above their actual Tier. That’s why the nuclear zone is a restricted area.
"It is extremely dangerous. In addition, you can’t stay there for too long. After all, your body might end up catching the radioactive particles, which... you probably know what will happen to your body.
"Besides, the mutated essence is something that shouldn’t be absorbed into one’s body. There are people who have done such a thing, but they experience the same thing.
"Their bodies start to mutate, and they will die... not very peacefully.
"Still, the government would definitely love to get the mutated essence. There is a lot of ongoing research about the mutated essence. Most of the time, they have a hard time procuring a high-level beast because of their strength.
"So, if people are desperate enough, they will most likely come to the nuclear zone to earn a lot of money. However, 40% of them have never come back."
Although Clovis had heard about the nuclear zone, this was the first time he had ever heard such detailed information. In the first place, he never had any interest in it, but after listening to the information earlier, Clovis’ mind came up with a possibility.
"Wait a minute. One Tier above their actual Tier... Doesn’t that mean a Tier 9 beast..." Clovis raised his eyebrows.
"You are right. A Tier 9 beast is most likely equal to something that no one has ever seen before. A Tier 10 creature. There is no one who can reach Tier 10, simply because there aren’t many Tier 9 creatures in the world.
"Actually, there is one Level 10 Danger Zone in the world, and that danger zone is considered a nuclear zone with a mutated Tier 9 in it."
"!!!" Clovis wondered if this had something to do with one of the seven towers. But for the time being, the mission from his great-grandmother was pretty clear.
"So, our mission this time..." Clovis turned his head to Vina.
Vina took out a picture of a beast. This beast looked like a deer, but it was a white deer, as if it were an albino. In addition, the deer’s body deformed quite a bit. Some weird things were attached to the deer, and even though it was only a picture, they could feel something from this deer.
"This is your mission target this time. A Tier 7 mutated beast." Vina took out a brown envelope. "These are the details of your mission. Because of your sensitive identity, you have to sneak inside the danger zone.
"Inside the envelope, you will find all the information about the smuggler and all the routes. So, you just have to follow it to enter that zone.
"You also can’t stay for too long. From the reading over there, you have at most one week before you reach the maximum dosage.
"Don’t forget to bring the medicine for it. I’m sure Luci knows about the medicine."
Clovis fell silent for a moment before asking, "Do you want us to kill it?"
This was a Tier 7 mutated beast. If what the information said was true, this beast was equal to a Tier 8 beast. It was practically the same as the bison they had fought not long ago.
"That’s right." Vina nodded. "Your mission is to kill it. And I have to warn you that this Tier 7 mutated beast is not ordinary. There is a high chance that a mutated beast soul will appear.
"You may use the beast essence however you want, but Madam Silvia requests that you bring the beast soul to her. If you don’t get it, that is also fine."
Clovis looked down. He knew how powerful a Tier 8 beast was. If he had to be honest, he didn’t think his group could handle a Tier 8 beast yet.
However, it would change if several of them reached Tier 7. Aileen, Luci, and Rin should be close to Tier 7. Meanwhile, Melody, Ragna, and Erwin were still halfway there.
So, if he wanted to kill this beast, he might have to plan it in a way that Aileen, Luci, and Rin reached Tier 7 first.
This might be another test from his great-grandmother. She wanted to see whether Clovis would recklessly go right away after knowing the information or focus on making sure that he had enough strength to complete it.
"I accept the mission."