Rust - Chapter 1012



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RUST [RUST]-1012

The Garden of Death, which caught the King of Thailand and the monster that grew stronger by eating faith, became terrifyingly strong.

Even just a blade of grass could now cut through buildings and armored vehicles. The same goes for shadow rats, now they can dig holes and enter buildings and anything else.

The Vine of Death had become overwhelmingly powerful in both attack and defense. Even moderate firepower was unable to penetrate the vine leaves.

[Now I can finish off that damn sinkhole monster all by myself?]

Kim Yang welcomed Maru back.

“If death is enough.”

[Oh- Then I guess I should keep sweeping? Or catch Wang Geon?]

To fill the death, you had to harvest a lot of lives, or catch the beasts, power users, cannibals, vampires, etc. that had eaten their faith. The point is to increase either quantity or quality.

“If you have something to say, say it.”

[Huh- did you get a lot of tea?]

Kim Yang made a strange expression. An expression that was strangely suited to gluttony, literally.

“Don’t be so nosy. What are you talking about?”

[That’s right. Can’t elephants eat it too? We ate the big bear back then and it was all good.]

what?

Before Maru’s expression changed to one of ‘What the hell are you talking about?’, Ms. Kim protested fervently.

[That’s elephant meat too. The ancestors of humans survived the ice age by eating elephant ancestors. That’s how it was.]

Elephants are a precious meat for mankind.

[Yeah. So it’s a sin for us to just throw away the meat that our ancestors ate. Really.]

Kim Yang was serious. When would I ever eat such a huge elephant again? It was even a shiny elephant. Mammoth? Mammoth? Bigger and stronger than those.

Above all, if Maru catches it using Death, all of its life is sucked out and it becomes manure, but the sacred elephant was killed by stabbing only its brain with Nuclipse, or maybe Death couldn’t eat everything. The corpse was left intact.

So I kept it in the refrigerator as a whole. I tried to disassemble it without Maru knowing, but I failed, so I had no choice but to confess like this.

[That meat is definitely effective. It’s been over a week since it died, but it’s still fresh and feels different. It’s true.]

Maru nodded, dumbfounded, at Kim Yang’s desperate explanation. After all, Kim Yang was always serious about meat. Even if it was a crocodile instead of an elephant, he would have gone for the meat.

Kim Yang added an explanation, perhaps taking the small nod as permission.

[I looked into it and they said it tastes good. It’s an old story, but there are records of elephant hunting in Africa when there was a severe drought. In some parts of India, there is a belief that elephant meat cures illness and makes you healthy.]

In Hinduism and Buddhism, elephants are considered sacred and eating their meat is prohibited, but in the Assam region, famous for its Indian black tea, it is said that elephant meat was considered a divine medicine.

As expected, it was Ms. Kim who searched hard for information related to meat.

[That one has tough leather… If you boil it with the bones after removing the meat, it should be soft to eat. Last time, I boiled the big bear and ate it in gomtang…]

‘Boiled pork’, ‘Gomtang’, ‘Will grilling be difficult?’ Maru, who was laughing at the sight of Ms. Kim starting to show signs of anxiety about meat here and there, happily decided to cut it up.

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Maru’s eyes turned cold as he entered the freezer where the elephant was stored for dismantling.

“Since when has it been like this?”

[What kind?]

A faint light was emanating from the elephant’s body, which had clearly lost its life. Maru, who had taken out his Nuclipse, strode toward the elephant’s head.

As soon as Maru pulled out the New Clips, Ms. Kim immediately reacted. 36 drones rose from her core armor and scattered throughout the freezer.

When she had taken her position, Kim Yang, who was sitting in the high corner, pulled the trigger. Clank- After she was ready to pull the trigger at any moment, she asked in a small voice.

[What’s going on?]

“This kid is shining.”

A question mark appeared in Kim Yang’s head at Maru’s answer.

[Why is that? Doesn’t shining mean there is something divine or religious?]

Isn’t that good? It means meat with faith? What does it taste like? Ms. Kim licked her lips without realizing it.

“······.”

Instead of answering, Maru climbed onto the elephant’s head, which was glowing softly. The hole he had made with the Nuclipse had become noticeably smaller.

Crazy- I’m dead and my wounds are healing?

‘This kid’s ability···.’

Brainwashing light? Crowd control? Suddenly, I remembered what Kim Yang had said. She said that in Hinduism and Buddhism, they are considered holy and divine, and they do not eat meat.

Hinduism.

Elephant statue with arms.

Ganesha.

So, ‘Ganesh-shah’.

A combination of the words ‘gane’ meaning ‘crowd’ and ‘sha’ meaning ‘owner’.

In other words, the master of the crowd.

What if there was a white elephant, a symbol of royal authority and the power of royal authority, combined with that?

‘Does it exist as long as faith continues?’

That’s what it was like when I saw a white elephant shining softly.

The end meant the collapse of the existing order and laws.

So, it is a world where things like the mind, emotions, and beliefs that were classified as mental activities have physical power.

No matter how many times you broadcast that Maru killed the elephant monster, what if people don’t believe it?

What if you believe that white elephants are avatars of God?

What if you still believe that the divine being is imbued with divine power?

Kujik-

When the nucleus was inserted into the healing wound, the elephant’s already dead eyelids fluttered. This meant that its nerves were recovering.

Maru frowned and pulled out his Nuclipse. A hole as large as a forearm passed through the elephant monster’s skull and reached the inner brain.

“Let’s move this to the square and advertise it here for anyone who wants to see it in person.”

[Okay, I understand.]

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People gathered in droves to see the announcement that the elephant’s body would be revealed. There were more people than expected who did not believe that Thailand’s sacred white elephant had died.

“Is he really dead?”

“You’re so normal?”

“Aren’t you sleeping?”

“When I breathe, my chest should move, but it doesn’t.”

The people gathered started taking pictures of the elephant with their smartphones and posting them on social media.

(Is this real? It’s not a composite, is it?)

(Do you believe this? It must have been created by AI.)

(No. My friend is there too.)

(Shorts are uploaded in real time.)

(How can you believe it, it’s short and tok?)

In Thailand as well, wired internet has been cut off for a long time in many Southeast Asian countries. This was partly because clever mutant monsters attacked power lines and communication networks, and even if the monsters did not cut it off, there were not many places with proper power and communication connections due to volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, and civil wars.

In such a situation, people began to flock there, perhaps because the wireless communication network using the Holy Kingdom’s stratospheric airship had been restored and communication using smartphones was once again possible.

“You’re sleeping even though there are so many people gathered here?”

“What’s strange? Is he really dead?”

“They must have used anesthesia.”

“Do you think anesthesia will work on that big guy?”

“No, look carefully. It’s shining.”

“What’s the use of shining a light when there’s such a big hole in your head?”

“How did you kill such a big beast?”

“You said you stabbed him in the head with a knife.”

“Do you believe that?”

“If I stab you in the head with a toothpick, will you die too?”

Kim Yang, who had not expected so many people to come, commanded the guards to set up additional barricades.

[Make the barricade chest high. Make sure they can’t stand too close together.]

[People keep coming.]

The wide square was filled with people. In such a complicated situation, Maru appeared.

Thud thud-

Maru, who had been walking nonchalantly despite being stared at by at least 100,000 people, stood in front of the white elephant.

Srrrrrrrr-

The cold, life-threatening noise suddenly ceased.

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Silence fell on the vast square.

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Even though the eyes of a crowd of over 100,000 were on him, Maru did not speak. He did not explain. He simply stepped onto the white elephant.

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People who believed that the white elephant was a divine being were outraged at this insult to the divine being, but they had no choice but to swallow it inwardly. It was because they felt as if some unknown energy was weighing them down.

In the midst of the utter silence, Maru flicked the blade of Nuclipse. The sound of the buzzing sound pierced their hearts, causing people to take a step back without realizing it.

Continued stabbing.

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A sword strike where you jump up vertically and then slash down.

As the unique power of Nuclipse was unleashed, the neck of a white elephant as thick as four containers combined was cut off.

Shock and horror. The shock and horror washed over the people like a tsunami. But the real shock and horror was just beginning.

Straight-straight-straight-straight-

Maru begins to dismember the decapitated elephant on the spot. The giant elephant is instantly turned into a lump of meat by the relentless sword swing.

The once white leather was soaked with bright red blood. The body, which was as large as a small building, began to peel off its leather and gradually turn into a lump of meat.

The horrific sight caused some to sob and some to faint while standing, but the dismantling did not stop.

Ganesha-

‘Char (Master)’ of ‘Gane (Crowd)’

The white elephant’s powerful crowd control ability ended up being dismantled in front of people.

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Since it was broadcast live, Dan Brown was also able to watch the dismantling show.

‘You’re crazy.’

Over 100,000 people gathered, and they were chopping up the corpse of the god they believed in right there. I seriously wanted to ask if they were in their right mind.

What if people just rushed in? Were they planning on wiping out unarmed civilians and all? Then Vladimir Kalin was truly crazy.

‘Are you telling me to go wild if I want to?’

The scene of the huge bones and meat being separated was overwhelming even when viewed on screen. Above all, the fact that the object being dismembered was a white elephant, considered a divine beast, gave rise to a strange feeling.

The sight of a being that had escaped the limits of life and was reduced to nothing more than flesh and bones seemed to stimulate a primal sense of fear.

‘A fundamental fear?’

What about the being that kills the gods and turns them into mere pieces of meat? Just as Dan Brown’s thoughts reached that point, a communication from Leon Bonnard came in.

[Have you seen what’s happening in Thailand right now?]

“I’m watching you.”

[The story goes that the avatar of God, the divine beast, was slaughtered and broadcast live throughout Southeast Asia.]

“yes.”

Leon Bonnard’s voice tone lowered at Dan Brown’s calm response.

[He is so clever. What do you think that performance is? It is not just a dismantling show. It is the power of a white elephant. It is trying to steal Ganesha’s faith.]

“······.”

Dan Brown, who chose to remain silent when Leon Bonnard, who had never been excited even at the risk of assassination, felt excited.

[Don’t you know? Vladimir Kalin is a god. He must know about faith. If we leave him alone, he will attain godhood. He will become a demigod. The demigod stories they playfully advertised will become reality.]

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After a moment of silence, Dan Brown said:

“You just figured it out? I guess you knew, but I wonder why you’re suddenly so sensitive.”

[······.]

Dan Brown’s gleaming eyes turned to Leon Bonnard across the screen.

“It seems that His Majesty the Emperor is also very interested in divinity and religion.”

Why did Emperor Leon Bonnard suddenly react so sensitively to Vladimir Kalin’s actions?

Why did you suddenly declare that you would participate in the futile Vietnam Civil War?

There may be many reasons, but judging by the current reaction, it is probably because of faith or divinity.

So what kind of faith did you gain?

If we think about the successive wars and victories, wouldn’t it be the realm of the god of war and the god of victory?

Coincidentally, the King of the Holy Kingdom, Vladimir Kalin, also won every war he fought in. Naturally, Maru must have been a thorn in his side.

“Isn’t it?”

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Leon Bonnard and Dan Brown’s eyes met on the screen.