Rust - Chapter 1028



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RUST [RUST]-1028

The red curtain grew thicker and thicker.

“hmm?”

The location information that had been floating around in Leon Bonnard’s head began to slowly fade away.

‘Abilities are weakened?’

That wasn’t it. It wasn’t that his abilities had weakened, but rather that the blood curtain had thickened and he was unable to perceive the outside world.

‘This way, we won’t be able to detonate it after seeing it approach.’

‘···Then we have no choice but to increase our power.’

An improved version of the B-61 nuclear bomb, with a yield that can be adjusted from a minimum of 10 kilotons to a maximum of 340 kilotons. It was a nuclear bomb brought by American troops overseas when they defected to the Empire.

“I need to unleash some power. Can you handle it?”

[To what extent?]

The scope of a nuclear explosion automatically appeared in Leon Bonnard’s mind.

“About 100 to 120 kilotons.”

[You know, I don’t know how powerful that is. Tell me how it compares to what just exploded.]

The tactical nuke detonated by the Holy Kingdom was somewhere between 30 and 40 kilotons. So it would be three or four times that, but Leon Bonnard said more.

“More than 5 times.”

[Are you crazy? Really?]

“In order to catch the guy for sure, we have to get him into the range of the hot sphere created by a nuclear explosion, or close to it. So, we have no choice.”

I had to kill him for sure. Vladimir Kalin was definitely receiving faith. I don’t know how much his powers were enhanced, but I could have caught him with a nuclear explosion.

But I couldn’t let my guard down. If only there was a guarantee that the blood curtain would definitely block it, I would pack in 340 kilotons and detonate it.

[I think there is more energy than I thought, so how about doubling it? Or tripling it? Anything more than that is realistically difficult.]

Even without that, he was able to endure more than that by absorbing fairly strong ability users, so if he was a normal person, it would have been impossible to absorb even ten thousand of them.

“What if the thickness of the curtain is not uniform, but rather thickened in the direction of the explosion?”

[It might be able to hold up, but it’s not a normal explosion. So we’re inside that sphere? That radius. The thin part probably won’t be able to hold up.]

It was as the red woman said. Leon Bonnard took a deep breath and calmed himself down.

“······.”

At some point, I felt that the curtain that had been growing thicker and thicker was no longer getting thicker. It was starting to be offset by the shock coming from outside.

“What’s the situation outside?”

[Not good. The sinkhole monster is starting to attack the curtain.]

When the sinkhole monster’s pus touched it, the curtain was damaged as if it had been sprayed with acid. In addition, the force that infected and eroded the curtain made of life force was present. The pressure of the sinkhole monster was stronger than expected.

After hearing the explanation, Leon Bonnard came to terms with reality. He adjusted the power of the tactical nuclear weapons, set the timer, and nodded toward the red woman.

The curtain suddenly shrank like a balloon deflating. As the red curtain shrank, equipment within the range began to appear outside the curtain.

The immortal monster that had been clinging to it suddenly fell over and was trampled by another monster as the curtain it had been pushing against suddenly retreated.

The curtain, which was getting thicker and stronger as it was reduced in range while being knocked down, trampled, and broken, was now a hemispherical dome that looked so red and strong that it should be called a barrier rather than a curtain.

And then the explosion followed.

A small sun rose from the surface of the earth, as if to melt the curtain that had been squeezed to the limit. Although it was a tactical nuclear device that had been adjusted to the limit, the power of the tactical nuclear device, which was close to 100 kilotons, was about 5 to 6 times the power of the nuclear bombs that exploded in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Because over ten thousand immortal monsters were swarming around the curtain, they were gathered at the center of the nuclear explosion.

Even the heat-resistant sinkhole monster could not withstand the heat of a nuclear explosion at close range. It vaporized and turned into a stain on the floor.

Cheeeeeeek-

The blood curtain began to shrink and shrink, counteracting the heat and shock. Blood bubbling. Blood vaporizing. Blackened, falling scabs.

After the terrible nuclear explosion, the location information began to resurface in Leon Bonnard’s mind, as the blood curtain was almost completely removed.

‘Who is that?’

Leon Bonnard found something alien in his stained brain. There was nothing where it had been before the nuclear explosion.

‘······.’

I looked around but there was nothing there.

Clearly, there was no trace of the alien.

‘Ha- I won.’

All that remains is the traces of the sinkhole monster.

[You know, I can’t stand it anymore.]

“Just hold on a little longer.”

Leon Bonnard is equipped with an exosuit that replaces parts blown off by an EMP (Electro-Magnetic Pulse).

“It’s going to be hard to breathe outside. You should dress warmly too.”

[This isn’t debt?]

“Okay. I’ll definitely pay you back this debt.”

[Okay. So there are two debts?]

Once when the first Holy Kingdom tactical nuke was dropped.

And the one you just detonated a nuke. So twice.

“Let’s do that. And there’s something I want you to tell your home country.”

[I can’t do it in a long line. I don’t have enough energy.]

“Have Dan Brown executed for attempting to assassinate the Emperor.”

Now that Vladimir Kalin had been dealt with, there was no reason to keep Den Brown alive. No, even if he had been alive, it would have been right to kill Den Brown.

‘Since they’ve shown their teeth so openly, there’s no need to waste time.’

[I delivered it. It’s hard now.]

“Okay. Then let’s go.”

As the woman released her power, the thinly held blood flowed out and the curtain, scorched by the heat, collapsed.

Pus …

All around was a sea of ​​fire. Smoke rose from the melted earth and sand. A huge mushroom cloud was visible.

A somewhat unrealistic sight.

How could you survive a nuclear explosion right in front of your nose?

Leon Bonnard’s cold expression softened for a moment.

Information that popped into my mind when I was free for a moment.

Let’s leave aside the sinkhole monsters that were starting to swarm in, but something was approaching at high speed.

An object flying at a speed of between 120 and 130 km/h.

The shape is circular.

It had no wings and no acceleration ability. Its trajectory was like throwing a rock.

‘What is this ambiguous thing?’

It was even more so because the trajectory was flying past overhead.

[You know, there’s something coming over there?]

[It is a trajectory passing overhead.

Clank-

Leon Bonnard inspected the exosuit’s armament.

The woman also checked the magazine of her exosuit and aimed at the flying object.

The sky, where the volcanic ash and dust had cleared from the nuclear explosion, was slowly turning gray again. Into that space, a black, round sphere was flying like a baseball.

[no way···.]

As he got closer, something began to feel strange, and Leon Bonnard’s pupils began to waver.

This feeling.

[That can’t be. That can’t be.]

That feeling I definitely felt before detonating the nuke.

This feeling was it. It was what he was giving off.

[What are you talking about?]

[Shoot!]

Leon Bonnard’s exosuit pulled its trigger toward the black sphere. The woman also fired at the unidentified flying object.

[What? What is it?]

[No! That can’t be!]

The enlarged black sphere on the HUD (Head-Up Display) had a strange structure. The bumpy surface resembled a round, coiled thread.

‘A thread?’

That’s not a thread – it’s a vine, right?

Vines? Black vines?

[It’s over there. Isn’t that it?]

[Shoot!]

The flying sphere spread out like a spider web in the air. It had been flying in a gentle parabolic arc, but then suddenly decelerated and began to fall vertically.

Papapapapak-

The special bullets hit the vine leaves, but failed to penetrate deep inside. The moment Leon Bonnard used his ability to change the landing position, the vines disappeared into black particles, and the monster was revealed.

[Fuck. F**k, die!]

Black death descending on Leon Bonnard’s scream. The red woman reflexively tried to create a spear of blood, but it froze as the blood flowed down onto the heated ground.

A black lightning bolt struck.

[Eww- Shoot!]

Leon Bonnard’s unique ability caused the orbit to twist, causing the Maru that had fallen next to him to swing the Nucleus horizontally.

The sword strike that left an afterimage in the form of a black semicircle rose slightly upwards, twisting in the rippling space. The red spear that penetrated the twisted gap was blocked by black vines.

Pushshuk-

Flap-

Branches shot out from the blood-soaked window, and black vines twisted and wrapped around the rising red branches. A moment of tense confrontation.

[Hold on!]

Leon Bonnard fired an anti-tank missile. The missile shot into the sky, changed direction sharply, and aimed for Maru’s head in a top attack style.

As the additional vines spread out from under Maru’s feet and tried to block the overhead space, the red branches that stretched out like branches slithered down, transforming into snakes and wrapping themselves around the black branches.

The road is open.

The length of time it takes to catch a monster cub.

[Die!]

Die now!

A black solid line reflected in Leon Bonnard’s pupil as he rapidly accelerated a vertically falling missile with his ability.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬—-

A solid line drawn vertically toward the sky cut through the missile. Everything in the vertical trajectory was cut off.

A surreal sight of spears and branches made of blood. Even snakes being torn to pieces. Even the black vines were split and turned into black particles and disappeared.

The red woman shouted as she tore off the exosuit’s forearm and held her bloody arm out in front of her, creating a bloody shield.

[I said that thing is dead!]

[FUCK——-!]

Who would have thought that a nuclear bomb would explode and they would still be alive? Leon Bonnard’s blue eyes looked at the monster.

Cheeeeeeek-

The sound of something ripening.

The sound of blood evaporating from the floor.

Yeah, that guy wasn’t normal either.

Burn marks visible here and there between broken armor pieces.

At least his helmet was intact, and he was breathing, but his heavy breathing was clearly audible.

Swish—whoosh—

Huuuup- khuuuu-

A rough breathing sound similar to that of an asthmatic. Even that damn monster had his limits.

[Did you hear breathing?]

[I heard.]

Not only is his breathing like that, but his abilities are also limited. If his abilities were normal, he would have spread out a terrible garden and attacked me all at once. He can’t do that, so he’s just defending himself.

(Take advantage of the opportunity!)

Leon Bonnard switched to secure communication and spoke to the woman.

Now, if you just consume the vines or whatever, the opportunity will come.

Tudadadadadak!

and

Ting- ting- ting-

The bullet ricocheted.

It didn’t even look like I swung it quickly. The bullet ricocheted.

What the-

Jeobuk-

Maru, one step closer.

Huuuup- haaaaa–

Another step, with heavy breathing.

Jeobuk-

‘Crazy! You bounced a bullet? At this distance?’

Tudadadadadak-

Ting- tiddidding- ting-

Jeobuk-

Ss …

It was terrifying.

Jeobuk-

[Euaaaaaaah- die—]

Leon Bonnard, who caught everyone’s attention with his gunshots and screams. At the moment when everyone was focused on his desperate resistance, a red snake aimed for Maru’s back.

Swish- One of the vines wrapped around the dagger split the snake’s head, and the bloody snake that had been aiming for the back suddenly shrank into two.

Quaddukduk-

The vine leaves began to squeeze the snake’s head like a Venus flytrap, sucking its life force out of it.

The red woman’s eyes wavered.

Extracting life force? There was no such information.

I knew that if I touched it I would die. But was it killing me by draining my life force?

‘Then that’s···.’

There were those who thought that Vladimir Kalin of the Holy Kingdom would become the king. He was the one who would make the imperfect new humanity whole. He was the one who led humanity to survival and opened a new world.

Cheeeeeeek-

The situation was not good. The scorching ground was too harsh for bloodshed, and it was dangerous to approach Vladimir Kalin.

‘I have to run away.’

If you approach, your life force will be sucked out. It must have been a trap that it didn’t suck out your life force in the first encounter. If there hadn’t been a crisis like this, I would have pretended it wasn’t happening until the end and ended it in one go.

The woman looked at Emperor Leon Bonnard, who was slowly backing away and firing his gun.

(I have to run away.)

(Now. Now is the chance.)

[Eww! Don’t come.]

[Kill me!]

(You know, I didn’t see it that way. It’s disappointing.)

(Fucking disappointment… This is my chance. What if I don’t catch that guy now and that monster recovers?)

Leon Bonnard shouted desperately.

(I think he’s going to let me go. I can’t run away! I can’t get away! You monster. You don’t know that he came to get us even though his body was in that state!)

(Nuclear talk- do.)

Leon Bonnard took a hasty step back at the woman’s words.

[Vladimir Kalin, stop! Strategic nukes are on standby.]

[Dan Brown is executed. No one in the Empire opposes nuclear war anymore!]

[If you kill us here, it’s nuclear war! Mutual destruction!]

Maru’s footsteps, which had been approaching slowly, stopped.

Towering-

Swish- huhu–

And then the end of the long breath that followed.

Maru’s gaze turned to Leon Bonnard.

When I tried to hit the neck, the trajectory was distorted and the bullet went straight to the head. So…

The calves and thighs, which had gathered strength, contracted for a moment and then expanded.

Pak-

He walked slowly, gathering his strength for just one moment. Leon Bonnard and the woman, who had become accustomed to his slow steps, missed Maru’s appearance. The HUD’s sensor sounded a warning and Maru slashed at the same time.

Leon Bonnard, who had figured out that the 13~14m stride was a long one, tried to change the trajectory with his ability, but it was too close to completely twist even a single step.

[Nuclear war—–]

A knife that changes the orbit.

Footsteps pushed aside.

And finally, the new clips that created the black solid line.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬—

The sword stroke that passed by Leon Bonnard’s waist missed and severed both of his legs. The sword strike was then drawn diagonally again towards his upper body as it fell with both legs cut off.

[no!]

The horizontal and diagonal slashes continued as one motion, as if it had been expected.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬—

Leon Bonnard’s upper body was cut off whole along with the Red Spear, even though it was blocked by the Red Spear. Even the special armor of the Emperor’s exclusive exosuit and the Blood Spear created by the power of a high-ranking vampire could not stop Maru’s sword strike.

Crunch-