Rust - Chapter 1029



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RUST – 1029

The woman desperately tried to save Leon Bonnard, but was unable to prevent his certain death. His entrails spilled out from his torso, split diagonally, and spilled onto the floor.

Before the blood spears and snakes could absorb Leon Bonnard’s blood, black vines wrapped around his legs and lower body.

Pussuk-

Black vines that sucked out life in an instant. The two legs and lower body that had remained alive even after being cut off turned into fine fertilizer.

Swish- huh-

The woman’s gaze turned to the floor at the sound of her heavy breathing. Even though her entire body was in tatters to the point where she didn’t know how she could stand, her murderous spirit did not subside at all.

Her body was frozen by that ominous murderous intent. If a high-ranking person like her could freeze, an ordinary person or someone with weak abilities would probably die of a heart attack.

‘monster···.’

If a monster can kill a person with the intention of living, then what is a monster? People who don’t know anything say that the new humans are cannibals and vampires, but then what should we call them?

Sseueuup- huu-

Jeokbuk-

The woman spoke to Maru, who started walking towards her with slow steps as if he was taking a walk.

[You know. I’m a freelancer. A mercenary. So, my employer is dead, so I don’t want to fight anymore. So there’s no reason for us to fight. Right?]

The footsteps continued with an answer.

Jeokbuk-

Huuuup- sseuu-

Jeokbuk-

[No. Stop for a moment. You were a mercenary, right? You don’t look in good shape, but do you really have to risk your life to fight?]

Chiiik-

The heat had not yet cooled down after the nuclear explosion. White steam rose from the heated floor, and burnt skin was visible through the tattered suits.

Even though it was an extremely dire situation where the black vines would not last long even if pulled out and would turn into black particles, Maru did not stop walking.

‘If you wanted to run away, you should have done so long ago.’

She must have run away without looking back while she was fussing like that. So that girl must have been after something.

Jeokbuk-

It was equally difficult for the woman who was slowly backing away under the slow pressure.

‘It’s not good.’

The situation was not good for the woman either. She had to spray blood, but it would ripen quickly. On top of that, she had to deal with black vines that sucked her life force, so it was a terrible experience.

‘You have to keep them from coming within a certain distance.’

When I think back to when Leon Bonnard was attacked, he was walking slowly and then suddenly closed the distance. I had to assume that the monster’s range was about 15 meters.

I wanted to just throw everything away and run away, but I couldn’t come all this way and go back without achieving anything.

The woman’s gaze turned to Leon Bonnard’s upper body. A corpse cut diagonally, with only the right arm and head remaining.

The woman slightly stepped back diagonally from the position of the floor that seemed to block the corpse. At the same time, Maru took a step forward and stood in a position facing the woman head-on.

‘chance?’

Once again. This time completely to the side. As the woman stepped to the side, jerk- Maru took the same step to the side.

As a result, the composition once again seemed to cover Leon Bonnard’s body. The same composition twice?

‘It wasn’t a coincidence.’

That means that’s also Leon Bonnard’s corpse. I guess they’re trying to retrieve the head. Should I give up and go? Or should I try?

Cheeeeeeek-

This one was armed with an exosuit and was able to withstand the heat to some extent, while that Baekjeong’s injuries were getting worse from the heat.

Even if we don’t fight, if we continue the standoff a little longer, we won’t be able to recover Leon Bonnard’s body, but the monster will be useless.

If it were an achievement to prevent the Holy Kingdom from obtaining a sample of someone with the abilities of Leon Bonnard, it would be an achievement. The woman decided to continue the standoff a little longer…

Thud-thud-thud-thud-

In an instant, Maru’s movements as he strode forward three steps made the woman spray drops of blood. The round drops of blood stretched out in the air and transformed into long snakes before flying away.

Squeak-

Maru exhaled as he swept away the scattered snakes in one swing.

Huuuuu- Suuuup-

And take a long breath.

‘Coming.’

Then you should avoid it. The woman had no intention of confronting you head-on. All she had to do was waste time.

Shashashasak-

The woman quickly retreated, slithering like a snake, drawing a semicircle. As Maru widened his stride to follow the woman’s movements, the tip of the sword shook.

Knock knock knock

Drops of blood that had been stuck to the new clip fell to the floor, making sizzling footprints.

Footsteps briskly closing the distance between the rising steam.

A woman who moves cleverly like a snake to keep Maru from approaching.

And the boiling earth.

In it, Maru’s breathing became ragged and heavy.

Swish- huhuhu-

She pretended to be tired by letting out long, labored breaths, but she was a woman who would not be fooled.

[You know. I think it’s all ripe by now, so I’ll go now. Don’t hate us too much. You know that. In this world, there are no eternal enemies or allies. So···.]

The moment he said goodbye, saying, “Then,” Maru’s surprise attack took place at the very moment when he had just relaxed his mind and decided to leave.

Maru closed the distance between them, holding his breath and not breathing.

Shuaaaak-

One step that tore through the air as he rolled his right foot.

I shortened it by 15m in one breath.

And before the speed drops, accelerate once with your left foot that touched the ground.

Swaaaak-

[then···.]

Before he could finish his words, Newclips’ blade was extended towards the woman’s neck.

!!!

The moment when a long black line continues on its tail.

Droplets of blood gushed from the woman’s arms, forming layer upon layer of curtains.

Dadadak-

Quajajajak—-

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬——

The sound of tearing, tearing, and being torn ends.

The multiple layers of curtain split open.

Thud-thud-

The two pieces of blood curtain lost their shape and turned into blood.

Choaaaak-

There was no woman in the space where the blood drops sprinkled on the heated ground gave rise to steam.

Tsk-

Maru, who clicked his tongue, frowned.

‘You were planning to run away from the beginning.’

But why did he waste time? Why did he keep talking so much? Anyway, he wasn’t supposed to be here. Even with the painkillers and the rapid treatment, the burning continued and was painful enough.

‘Let’s get out of the heat for now.’

It was a shame to lose the vampire bitches, but it was not a situation to pursue them. The heat-resistant sinkhole monsters were slowly gathering again.

Since I had used up all the rapid medicine I had, I had to go back to where the lifeboat landed and start with treatment. When Maru picked up Leon Bonard’s body,

Whirik-

The vines that sprouted from underfoot threw the floor into the sky.

Kwoooooooo-

Woooooooooooo-

The area was filled with immortal monsters rushing toward the center of the explosion.

‧

The burn marks that had been blotchy were being erased in real time.

While Maru treated the wounds with rapid healing medicine, the assistant AI reported the situation.

[Emperor Leon Bonnard’s body is unusable as a sample.]

The assistant AI quickly explained, reading Maru’s expression that seemed to say, ‘I worked hard to get it, so why?’

[It is difficult to use for research purposes because it is fully ripe.]

“······.”

Maru got up from his seat, his back moving smoothly, wondering if the stiff wound from the burn had healed. The wound on his back reflected in the mirror was wider than he had thought.

The difference in color between the old skin and the newly grown skin, and the slightly blotchy appearance, told me how dangerous it was.

If I hadn’t run away immediately at the strange feeling, if I hadn’t accumulated enough deaths, and if I hadn’t had a rapid cure, I wouldn’t have survived.

“I used to carry two quick fixes. I should increase that to three.”

[I’ll prepare it when I get back.]

“And you should always keep four or five of them on your private airship.”

[Okay, I understand. What should we do with Leon Bonnard’s body?]

It’s ripe and useless, so there’s no need to take up the weight of the escape pod.

“Throw it away.”

[yes.]

“Let’s go back.”

[Where should we go?]

My private airship was destroyed so I had to build a new one, and with Leon Bonnard talking about nuclear war, it seemed like it would be best to return to the Holy Kingdom to check the situation.

But I couldn’t go there in one go on the emergency airship. I had to go to the nearest base and take a transport ship back.

“I have to manage the bunker here, and I also have to recover the crashed private airship. Let’s go to the nearest base for now.”

[Check the nearest base. Depart for Thailand base.]

The escape blimp rose from the emergency bunker and slowly gained altitude.

‧

Even though the king has returned, let’s go straight to the Thai base without any talk of compensation, the crow commander croaked softly.

Kaaaak? (What about the promise?)

[Please wait. Since you have merit, you will definitely be given a special meal.]

The crow’s eyes changed.

Kaaa? (or not?)

[Don’t worry, I have something to satisfy you. If he has forgotten, I will make sure to give it to him separately.]

The CCTV lens of the assistant AI was pointed at the discarded body of Leon Bonnard.

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Maru arrived at the security force base and immediately reported the situation.

[Nuclear bomb? They detonated a nuke?]

But how did you live? Kim Yang swallowed her words. Did you become a being that could not be expressed in words? As expected, the highest dignity that started walking the path of the human. Even if a nuclear bomb exploded, you would survive.

[Ha- This is driving me crazy. I’m glad I’m alive.]

Ki-soon’s heart sank. Using a nuclear weapon at close range would have been a half-self-destruction. If it wasn’t a self-destruction, there must have been something that could withstand the nuclear weapon.

‘If they have the special ability to block close-range nuclear weapons, then they can use those traps again.’

Ki-sun’s thin eyes became even thinner.

It seemed like Ms. Kim instinctively felt what Gi-sun was thinking.

[If those imperial years do something wrong, they’ll use nuclear weapons.]

Kim Yang’s main argument was that nuclear weapons are those that have never been used, but those that have only been used once. He argued that since the empire has already used strategic nuclear weapons and tactical nuclear weapons, there is a possibility that they will be used again.

“I guess so.”

Maru nodded calmly and told Leon Bonnard’s will.

“He threatened that if he died, a nuclear war would break out.”

[She was a crazy girl. Yeah. The Emperor is weighing his own life and tens of millions of people on the same scale? I thought she was a nice girl, but she’s a total idiot.]

Kim Yang was indignant and Ki-sun’s expression hardened.

[So what did you do? In the end… did you kill him?]

“He wasn’t the kind of guy to be spared.”

He tried to kill Maru by setting up elaborate traps and even using a nuclear bomb at the end. Even after failing to kill him with the nuclear bomb, he continued to attack until the very end.

He was the one who went all the way to the very end and begged for his life, saying that a nuclear war was about to break out, only after he was in a situation where he would die right away.

At that point, he thought he would die coolly, but the sight of him struggling to survive until the end gave Maru goosebumps.

The appearance of trying to survive even if it means putting the Empire and the Holy Kingdom on the scale. The desire to survive hidden behind the ugly side of it all. The earnestness hidden in the desperate voice as if there is a chance if only they survive.

Although he had no ability to read emotions, he felt a sense of alienation at the plea of ​​the emperor, who was called a hero, to survive by using the empire as bait.

What would have happened if Maru had saved him? The elite soldiers of the empire who had been brought to dig a trap were annihilated, and even the three legions that were trying to attack the Holy Kingdom were annihilated.

Everything that has been revered as the god of war, the god of victory, and the heroic emperor will crumble the moment he returns to life.

Still, Leon Bonnard tried to survive.

Will you become a hero when you die?

Will you live to endure the humiliation?

Leon Bonnard was the one who chose the latter.

And Maru had no intention of leaving alive a guy who was obviously going to sleep on firewood and taste gall.

[Huh- Well done. If you keep something like that alive, it’ll be a headache for a long time. Yeah]

It was the same when she worked at the company. Ms. Kim remembered an incident where a child who didn’t know anything begged for her life, and she couldn’t bring herself to kill him, so she let him live, but later he pooped a big, solid poop.

I thought he was a guy who begged for his life and threatened with nuclear war, so I thought he was lacking in substance, but after listening to Maru’s story, I realized he was a scary guy.

But Ki-sun’s reaction was subtle.

[Haa- So that’s why?] “Why?”

[That old man was executed.]

“What? Suddenly?”

[They said they tried to assassinate the emperor.]

Since it was already in a state of war, they were hacking from all directions without caring about traces or anything, so they were able to learn of Dan Brown’s execution.

“Sudden assassination?”

[He was put under house arrest because he opposed the Emperor’s unilateral war with us. Then, when talk of nuclear war arose, it seems that he mobilized the old man’s forces to try to assassinate the Emperor.]

He failed and was executed.

[······.]

“······.”

When that old man leaves, it’s like a work of art. So fleeting.

[The Empire is running wild, with the disappearance of two key figures, Emperor Leon Bonnard and Prime Minister Dan Brown. The Senate and the military are preparing to use strategic nuclear weapons.]

“The interception preparations will be perfect, right?”

If it was a missile targeting the Holy Kingdom, it could have been stopped perfectly. Even if it was attached to a hypersonic missile warhead, it could have been stopped easily if it was a major city in the Holy Kingdom.

[Yeah, that’s right.]

Ki-soon uploaded the hacking data with very narrow eyes.

[The problem is… we are not the target. It’s the Ring of Fire and the Yellowstone Volcano.]

crazy-