Rust - Chapter 1024



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Rust [RUST]-1024

[Evacuation?]

[Are you saying we should abandon the mainland now?]

There is no way to stop a swarm of rats unless a special gas is activated.

Dan Brown decided that the only way was to evacuate as many people as possible to the coastal city and then escape into the Atlantic Ocean.

The sea city, made up of several mega floats, was slow but movable, since it could avoid attacks from crows and rats by going out to sea.

After that, they could have recovered by creating a state of standoff using nuclear power and then building up their power again, starting with Europe and the southeastern region.

‘First, we must preserve our power as much as possible and create a ceasefire.’

It’s hard to convince Vladi Maru Kalin, but Bernard Green and Kim Ki-soon will be able to make rational decisions.

If we appealed to the doves like Ki-soon, PD, hackers, and nurses that an all-out war was useless, the worst might have been avoided.

Even if the Holy Kingdom depends on Vladimir Kalin’s decision, if his closest associates insist that war is futile, he may have to make many concessions, but he may be able to secure a ceasefire.

‘No. You have to do it that way.’

We have not yet entered the territory of the Holy Kingdom. The war is currently taking place entirely on Imperial territory. Except for the attack on Kim Ki-soon’s airship, it was the Imperial Army that was being unilaterally attacked.

We had to preserve our power unconditionally, even for the future. That way, we could gather strength through armistice negotiations and reorganization.

Despite the tense mood in the conference room, Dan Brown made a decision.

“Evacuate, focusing on the young people. Move all production facilities that can be salvaged to the coastal city.”

[Are you serious?]

Human resources were important for the production of the clone troop to get on track. And so were the production facilities. It took a long time to set up the production facilities. Any facilities that escaped the bombing had to be taken care of at all costs.

“Instead of bombing support, we will provide retreat support. Mobilize all airships to assist the retreat of the local defense forces and the Holy Kingdom assault force.”

[The military command rests with His Majesty the Emperor.]

[His Majesty the Emperor’s orders were to support the conquest of the Holy Kingdom.]

Dan Brown, his blood vessels bursting in his eyes, slammed his desk.

thud-

“Time is of the essence now. There is no time to wait for the Emperor’s – His Majesty the Emperor’s – orders.”

Even with the blunt impact, people didn’t even blink an eye. That was the case with most of Dan Brown’s subordinates who had been with him for a long time.

An emptiness filled the conference room, as if an old lion was roaring and no one cared. Dan Brown felt a sense of loss in that subtle atmosphere.

“The Empire must now conserve its power. If it fails before even making its first attack, it must retreat immediately. It is time to conserve its power.”

Supply depots and factories on the mainland were bombed. The elite troops heading to the Holy Kingdom didn’t know how long they could hold out.

We had to save as many troops as possible and bring as many people, equipment, and supplies as possible, centered on young people, to the maritime city.

[Why do you keep thinking about retreating?]

[A retreat must be ordered by His Majesty the Emperor.]

[Our allies are under attack. We must rescue them.]

[Are you suggesting that we ignore the request for support from our allies?]

[The attacking force requested air bombing support.]

[Refusing support? Are you planning to take over the maritime city?]

What? What’s wrong?

Dan Brown looked around at the blood pressure rising remark.

“······.”

“······.”

“······.”

The Marine City Defense Forces continued to show hostility towards Dan Brown, while his subordinates, who were supposed to be preventing such pressure, turned a blind eye in silence.

ah-

Dan Brown’s forces were now reduced to half.

‘Is that so?’

More than half of his subordinates who shared his belief in the succession of the United States of America turned to the victories and glory shown by Emperor Leon Bonnard.

The silence of the Dan Brown forces led to action by the commander of the Marine City Defense Command.

[I hereby order, on behalf of His Majesty the Emperor, that Prime Minister Dan Brown be removed from office and placed under house arrest.]

“Get up.”

Dan Brown let out a laugh.

He was dragged down from the position of President and now he is being dragged down from the position of Prime Minister.

Although he was put in charge of internal affairs with the pretext of being a prime minister who could check the emperor, the reality was that he was not even able to check him.

A sickening feeling. The empire he had saved, the last legacy of the United States, was coming to an end. He could see the end clearly.

Who is it because of?

Because of the emperor who is crazy about divinity?

Because of politicians blinded by power?

no.

This is an imperial citizen.

It was the people’s will.

When Dan Brown was the Führer, if he had truly been supported by the people of the Empire, the people of the Empire would have taken up arms and resisted his resignation. But did they? No.

“······.”

Why did we maintain gun freedom when we founded the empire? Because gun freedom was one of the legacies of the United States.

This was because I believed that true democracy was possible only when there was real power to resist government oppression or coercion.

okay.

We maintained gun freedom because we believed that citizens should have real power to resist government misjudgments.

But even when he stepped down from the position of President, and when the presidential system was abolished and the Emperor ascended to the throne.

And now.

Even though the emperor declared war on Southeast Asia and started a war with the Holy Kingdom, the people of the empire did not take up arms and resist. They did not oppose it, saying that war with the Holy Kingdom was a wrong decision.

The power to resist.

Even though the weapons are in their hands.

The president’s resignation.

The end of the presidential system.

And the Emperor’s War.

It was what the citizens of the empire wanted.

Dan Brown left the emergency conference room with a trembling gait.

There were a lot of bodyguards stationed around him, either to prevent any impulsive actions or for surveillance.

Beetle-

As he staggered, the bodyguard next to him grabbed his arm. With terrible force.

“No. It’s okay.”

Another bodyguard clung to the other arm as if he hadn’t heard the sound. It was more like a detention than a security detail, but no one in the conference room tried to stop him.

“Just go.”

“Relax and lean back.”

Even his subordinates who had been with Dan Brown for a long time turned away as if they had not seen him.

“······.”

As I opened the door and went outside, the air support of the assault unit passed through the conference room at breakneck speed.

‘We need to mobilize all airships.’

‘What about the Raven Corps of the Holy Kingdom?’

‘You can use ultrasound to chase away flocks of birds.’

‘We must restart the destroyed factories as quickly as possible and return the coastal city to its wartime state.’

‘We need to reduce the supply lines as much as possible.’

‘For smooth distribution, the current location of the maritime city is too far from the mainland.’

‘Yes, it seems like it would be effective to move to a distance that can lead to a bridge.’

The argument that the supply problem and the maritime cities should be brought closer to the mainland and that the supplies produced in the maritime cities should be sent as quickly as possible was also passed.

‘We need to start recruiting.’

‘Let’s start recruiting first.’

‘Let’s go to the conscription office after checking the recruitment situation.’

‘——!’

‘——.’

The sound of it getting smaller and smaller was no longer audible.

“······.”

What they are saying now is that they are going to fight an all-out war.

total war.

Dan Brown suddenly remembered his research on World War II.

The story is not about the German citizens who were crazy about Hitler being monsters.

The army that resolved the grudge from the first war.

A victory so powerful that the humiliation of World War I was forgotten.

The party that revived the economy that had collapsed during World War I.

And the Führer who led it all.

The economy was in fact on the verge of bankruptcy, and war was the only answer. It was also because of serious internal problems in France that they were able to so quickly defeat their enemy in World War I, but for the German people, what was important was not the truth, but the results.

And it was the same now.

It didn’t matter how much supplies were needed for Leon Bonnard’s victory, and how much trade with the Holy Kingdom and Korea was needed to wait for those supplies.

What was important to the citizens of the empire was victory and more victory. The glory of the empire that came with it. That was why they could be enthusiastic about declaring the dispatch of troops to take over the Southeast Asian market.

Not so long ago, the United States of America commanded the world. It was a declaration of war that made me feel nostalgic for that time.

This is a declaration of war by the emperor who has won every battle so far, so he is full of victory spirit, but if he adds revenge for the old Vietnam War, how can he resist it?

Is Korea in trouble because of the Empire’s military actions? Does that matter? What mattered to the people of the Empire was the Empire’s victory and glory.

The same was true of the elite forces that attacked the Holy Kingdom. When Emperor Leon Bonard secretly swapped the local defense forces and elite forces to target the Holy Kingdom, the reason the General Staff did not object was the same.

He was an emperor who had won all the wars that had been considered impossible until now. He had overcome the threat of assassination and ascended to the throne with the support of the citizens of the empire.

He chose to go to war with the Holy Kingdom. It was predicted that the ants, rats, and crows that the Holy Kingdom could mobilize would be difficult to mobilize in the harsh winter. That meant that after this winter, they would have to wait until the next winter.

Give Vladimir Kalin a year? He was already a god of death, and with his repeated gangster activities in Southeast Asia, he had already started to build up his image as a god of war and victory, so giving him time was judged to be impossible.

In one year, Vladimir Kalin would have had too many faiths to take. It would be too much for the Emperor, who had only recently begun to gain faith in the god of war and victory, to catch up.

It was now that faith in Vladimir Kalin was at its lowest.

The Holy Kingdom was at its weakest when its main force was dispersed across Southeast Asia. It was this winter.

The common conclusion of Emperor Leon Bonnard and his staff was that if they missed this winter, there would be no chance of victory.

The Emperor’s Decision.

The staff’s prediction.

And the trust of the Imperial Army and Imperial citizens supported the choice to wage war against the Holy Kingdom.

That was the reality.

The reality of this total war right now.

Didn’t Leon Bonnard know that this was going to be an all-out war?

Even Dan Brown himself knows?

It means that they started the war knowingly.

Jureuk – A drop of blood flowed down from the burst blood vessel in his eye.

For Emperor Leon Bonnard, the empire was not important.

It was a victory and the divinity that came after that victory.

Kkuk-

Dan Brown pressed the jewel on the ring.

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[Check the white airship.]

[This is Vladimir Kalin’s private airship.]

[Approaching at high speed.]

The imperial troops who were waiting were all amazed at the Emperor’s foresight.

The prediction that Vladimir Kalin would come here even though the important country of Korea was attacked by a sinkhole monster and the Holy Kingdom’s home country was attacked turned out to be correct.

The reason we were able to plan this operation was because we were able to secure telepathic individuals in Southeast Asia.

“check.”

[Inspection completed.]

Volcanic eruptions were occurring at several active volcanoes, mainly in Indonesia and the Philippines.

Although there were no unusually large-scale eruptions like those in Japan, the mere rise of volcanic ash and smoke inevitably caused communication and flight disruptions.

‘Come. Come.’

But because of the volcanic ash and smoke, reconnaissance by drone or crow will be limited. Since there are traces, we will fly at low speed to confirm.

If you lower your altitude and slow down, you can blow up the volcano. It will erupt. Even if you have a special plane with a shield and high-speed maneuverability, it is impossible to pass through a volcano that has exploded at close range.

Even if it were possible, the bombardment was ready. A volcanic eruption and concentrated bombardment would be enough to finish off a slow-flying airship.

Even if they escaped the airship and survived, the attacks would continue. The bombardment would not stop, and they planned to blow up a nearby sinkhole and drive it in the direction that Vladimir Kalin escaped from.

The bombardment continues, and what if a sinkhole monster of a hundred thousand units is swarming in a situation where communication is cut off due to a volcanic eruption and breathing is limited? Will Vladimir Kalin, who spent his life in Korea, be able to endure it?

‘I can’t stand it.’

If by any chance he could endure all that, it was Emperor Leon Bonnard who was prepared to detonate a tactical nuclear weapon.

Strategic nuclear weapons would explode a ring of fire, so they would hold back, but tactical nuclear weapons were calculated to cause volcanic eruptions and earthquakes in the surrounding area.

Even if detonating a tactical nuclear weapon could result in the deaths of friendly forces, it would be a noble sacrifice if only Vladimir Kalin could be captured.

‘I don’t think we’ll ever need to use nuclear weapons.’

Leon Bonnard could have caught Vladimir Kalin with his own abilities and traps.

‘It can be ended unilaterally.’

The one blocked by volcanic ash and smoke was unable to attack this side, and this side was able to use its ability to accurately hit the shells.

[It’s high-speed. It will pass the volcano in 20 seconds.]

“Prepare to blow up.”

[Ready.]

It was such a fast movement that it made you wonder if that was the speed an airship could achieve. It was a special plane that was far removed from an airship from the start.

The moment the smooth white marble-like body approached the area of ​​volcanic ash and dust rising up here and there, Leon Bonnard, who was about to shout “Blast,” saw the accelerating airship.

And then, swish – it was gone.

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