Rust - Chapter 1019



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RUST [RUST]-1019

The combination of the 12.7mm machine gun and special bullets for monsters was devastating.

Toodoodoo-

A dull thud followed by a heavy gunshot.

puck-

The sight of the skull and brain bursting and collapsing.

“Huh? Huh? What the hell?”

The monster whose head had been blown off raised its body again, flailing.

“Keep shooting!”

“If it doesn’t work, just change it!”

“Ammo! Quick!”

“Bring ammo, bring ammo!”

The sight of a monster slowly advancing with its limbs and head blown off by the relentless crossfire was truly terrifying.

Mutant monsters, cannibals, and those that lose their heads are usually finished, but the sinkhole monsters that crossed the sea moved despite losing their heads. And they were deadly even without claws or teeth.

If you touch the bodily fluids that are scattered everywhere, that’s the end. You’ll be infected in an instant and the erosion will begin. Those who suffer from the excruciating pain that feels like their entire body is burning will instantly turn into the same ones.

Kkaaaaaaaaa-

The appearance of a comrade who had been fighting alongside you just a few minutes ago has changed. And then the infection spreads, and the erosion spreads.

“Cremoa trigger!”

“percussion!”

The chain of infection and erosion was broken with an explosion.

“Don’t let them get near. They won’t die anyway.”

“The priority is to eliminate their mobility. Shoot their legs!”

Because they were blocking key strongholds at the squad and platoon level, orders were different for each unit.

“You idiot. Then he’ll crawl towards me with his arms! Shoot him in the arms first!”

“Aim for the head. The head!”

“I told you to shoot the leg!”

“Turn off the flamethrower, you crazy bastard. Are you planning on burning everything to the ground?”

It was fortunate that the advance was slowed down by sprinkling salt and seawater, otherwise the front line would have collapsed in an instant.

As soon as the first wave was stopped, the second wave came rushing in.

“What is that shell-like thing?”

“12.7mm armor-piercing bullets don’t work?”

The sinkhole monster’s appearance was terrifying.

The skin was distorted as if it had been burned, and not only was it oozing with pus and fluid, but there were also dried scabs.

“Keep shooting. If you keep shooting, you’ll get hit!”

“Aim for the joints. If the joints are too hard, aim for the head!”

Contrary to its appearance, the dark gray crust formed by the volcanic ash and dust hardening like cement was harder than most bulletproof plates.

The response of the Korean military was swift. As soon as they received reports that the 12.7mm was difficult, they sent a 30mm self-propelled anti-aircraft gun unit to Busan.

“30mm anti-aircraft gun. The anti-aircraft gun is here!”

“Let the 30mm clear and get back.”

The 30mm anti-aircraft guns were more than enough to grind them down, but there weren’t enough of them.

“This side is open! I said, come from this side!”

“It’s urgent here too!”

It was difficult to defend Busan with 150 wheeled anti-aircraft guns that had been hastily brought down. Even with the monsters slowed down by salt and seawater, they could not help but be pushed back little by little.

“When is K-9 coming?”

“They said they’ll arrive in 6 hours. Just hold on a little longer!”

And before the first monster had even landed in Busan, Busan was in danger of falling, and Gimhae and Tongyeong were in danger of being blown away at the same time.

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The command center was on high alert due to the sudden invasion of the sinkhole monster.

“A million? That’s ridiculous. At first glance, it’s clearly over four million, but you say it’s only a million? What kind of idiot are you? What kind of idiot would report something like that?”

“It was initially estimated at less than a million.”

“Then what? What is that number?”

“Isn’t it the numbers that matter now?”

Another general calmed down the man who had started to rant.

“The problem is that they keep coming.”

“Didn’t you say that you broke the ice sea so that they couldn’t cross?”

The colonel answered the stars’ nagging.

“They say that after breaking the sea towards Daema Island, they detoured towards Ulsan, Gimhae, and Tongyeong.”

“I told you to destroy the sea with the firepower you are using in the wrong places!”

The situation was changing rapidly. Even the K-9 self-propelled howitzers were brought down to block the immortal monster, but they were barely able to maintain the front line.

“What happened to the King of the Holy Kingdom?”

“Didn’t you say that the King arrived at the Busan front?”

He had single-handedly pushed away the sinkhole monsters during the container ship incident off the coast of Busan, so many people had high expectations for him this time as well.

“Things are different now.”

“Hmm- but with the power of the King of the Holy Kingdom, the defense line won’t collapse so easily.”

“The King’s power is certain. It is more than possible to prevent them from breaking through the Nakdong River defense line.”

“If I connect with the King, how about giving him a self-propelled artillery unit?”

“Good idea.”

“They must have come with the guards. What would be the point of attaching self-propelled guns?”

“Yes. He is strong in the short and medium distances.”

“If we have an artillery unit that can be used conveniently, we will have more room to maneuver.”

“Let’s get started right away.”

These were generals who judged that supporting Maru would be effective.

“This is an emergency call from Busan. We are requesting permission to use nuclear weapons.”

“No way!”

“Say no.

“Using nuclear weapons is difficult.”

“There was intelligence that the situation in China was strange.”

“I want to convey that we are in a situation where we must preserve our nuclear power as much as possible, whether it be tactical or strategic nuclear weapons.”

The Busan front line had no room to hang on.

“We must fire tactical nuclear weapons immediately! No, even if we fire strategic nuclear weapons, we must prevent them from crossing the Korea Strait!”

[They say that nuclear weapons are a no-no. They say that there are currently strange signs in the Chinese civil war, so nuclear power should be preserved as much as possible.]

Chinese Civil War? Is the Chinese Civil War a problem right now? It looks like it’s going to be pushed back right now.

“If you don’t stop those damn monsters from coming over, you’ll get kicked out before you can even use that nuke. Did you convey the situation correctly? Did you report it correctly?”

[Yes. In the worst case scenario, it is an order to use the Nakdong River as a defensive line. If there is a request from the King of the Holy Kingdom, it is an order to respond to the request as a top priority.]

We had to stop them from coming any further, even if it meant using nukes, but the command prohibited the use of nukes. It wasn’t against it, it was just prohibited.

“This is driving me crazy. Seriously.”

There was no news of the King of the Holy Kingdom there.

‘Garden of Death.’

It was a unique ability that was so flashy that it was bound to catch the eye. If it had been used, there would have definitely been sightings, but there was no news even after a day.

“Move the self-propelled guns. Tell them to prepare to sprinkle salt and seawater.”

If Busan was going to be lost anyway, it would have been right to waste time by fighting in the streets.

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Kwajik-

With a sound of something splitting, the immortal monster that had rushed forward split left and right. Wherever the floor went, immortal corpses that had been separated left and right or up and down wriggled.

‘These kids are still the same.’

As if emerging from a long shadow, the vines of death swayed. Daggers containing fragments of the altar were hung from the vines like whips, slicing the sinkhole monster up and down.

The upper and lower bodies of a sinkhole monster rushing towards the floor even while its internal organs flow out.

Blind actions without a single penny of will or purpose. Movements that seem to reflexively infect and corrode.

It was the vine of death that stopped that meaningless movement.

Phew phew phew phew-

A dagger hanging from the tip of a vine turned the immortal flesh into minced meat. Whether it was already dead or an immortal monster, once it was minced, it was over.

[Chijijik- K-9 self-propelled howitzer battalion···. Chijijik-]

A communication came in from the Korean military saying that they were sending a K-9 self-propelled artillery battalion, but Maru did not respond. This was because he was feeling increasingly uneasy.

If you use the Garden of Death, you can reduce their numbers in an instant, but you will have to use up all the deaths you have accumulated so far.

There was no way to replenish the dead that had been exhausted in Korea, because they had made a peace treaty with the animals, so they could not catch animals, and they could not harvest people either.

Maru, who had thought that far, confronted the sinkhole monster with Nuclipse and the Vine Dagger. He used a method that did not consume as much death as possible.

Thump- thump-

My heart was pounding as if it was doing well.

Maru looked into the distance from the top of the meat made of immortal monsters. His eyes could see the thick clouds and fog beginning to cover Busan.

The thick clouds remained in clumps and did not disperse even in the strong sea breeze.

[Chijik – Drone close-up shots begin.]

At first, clouds rolled in, followed by fog like a tide. The camera footage, which seemed a little blurry, suddenly went black, and communication with the drone was cut off several times.

Maru remembered the time when he escaped from Japan. That fog was a mixture of volcanic ash and dust. It could have been fog made from volcanic dust.

“Did you get the fog sample?”

[Beep – Analysis has begun.]

“Send out a crow scout party.”

[Scouts ready. Crow Scout mission begins.]

Kaaaak!

Caw!

The crow scouts entered the fog and not long afterwards, the artificial intelligence Diana made an urgent report.

[Chijijik- Chik- Communication with Kim Ki-soon, who was returning from a meeting in the Empire, was cut off.]

Diana says that communication with Kisun was suddenly cut off. The last communication contained information that they were engaged in combat with the enemy.

Swish- huhu-

Maru calmed his mind.

The airship that Ki-soon rode was also a dedicated airship, just like Kim Yang’s. It could not be shot down by a simple attack. Even if it was shot down, it had various response systems that would allow it to survive.

‘I was attacked on my way back from seeing that old man.’

Who is it?

Why did you attack Gisun?

How did you know that Ki-sun was going to the empire?

Anyway, if there are any enemies that can attack Kisun’s airship, there are three.

A multinational force calling for a new world order, a high-ranking cannibal or vampire who began to build his own power in the fallen South, and finally the Empire.

‘Empire.’

The Empire attacked Gisun? If it was the Empire that attacked, then Ajae Den wouldn’t have given the order.

‘What if Emperor Leon Bonnard ordered an attack on Gisun?’

There must be a reason. An invisible reason···.

Maru took a deep breath again and checked the report that followed.

[Chijik- It has been confirmed that we were attacked by a hypersonic missile. Chijik-]

“Life and death?”

[Not yet confirmed.]

“I authorize the mobilization of androids. I order the mobilization of hunters. We must find the survivors and the black box.”

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Why sinkhole monsters haven’t spread anywhere yet.

The first one. For some unknown reason, monsters that come out of the sinkhole will return to the sinkhole after some time.

Second. It is weak to salt and seawater. Monsters that come into contact with salt and seawater will not die, but their movements will be slowed or deactivated. In other words, they will not move.

It would become active again when the salt water washed away, but once it fell into the sea, that was the end. The sea was a natural barrier that prevented the sinkhole monster from spreading.

The last third. It is weak to sunlight or anything related to sunlight. Refined salt is not ineffective, but it is less effective than sea salt made from the sun and sea breeze, and artificial sunlight is not ineffective, but it is less effective than noon sunlight.

And so far, the only clue that might completely eliminate the immortal sinkhole monster lies in the sunlight.

“So wouldn’t a nuclear weapon be enough?”

An exclamation mark, “Nuclear!!!” appeared above Kim Yang’s head. The principle of the hydrogen bomb was actually the same as that of the artificial sun.

To put it simply, it is a reaction of tritium to produce heat and light. So, if you detonate it with a large and powerful hydrogen bomb, it will be a monster that is immortal and all, and it will be turned into a pile of ash.

[There was definitely a reason why it was so sensitive to nuclear weapons.]

Na Ju-yeon countered Hood’s story that the nucleus may have come out because it was a weakness.

[Did you forget? I said the smallest sinkhole was caused by a nuclear attack.]

Why wasn’t a nuclear weapon used on the sinkhole in Japan? It was assumed that the sinkhole and the nuclear weapon would have reacted and grown to a huge size.

While Kim Yang, Hood, and Na Ju-yeon were having a meeting, the artificial intelligence Diana reported an emergency.

[This is an emergency. Kim Ki-soon’s airship, which was returning from talks with the Empire, has been attacked by an unidentified enemy.]

“!”

[?]

[!]

[His Majesty has ordered that we switch to wartime mode as of now.]